The 2022–23 season was Ayr United's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship after being promoted from league one in the 2017–18 season. Ayr also competed in the, League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2022–23 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | David Smith | |||
| Manager | Lee Bullen | |||
| Stadium | Somerset Park | |||
| Scottish Championship | 2nd | |||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-final | |||
| Scottish League Cup | Group stage | |||
| Scottish Challenge Cup | Third round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Dipo Akinyemi (20) All: Dipo Akinyemi (24) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,194 vs. Elgin City, League Cup, 9 July 2022 | |||
| Average home league attendance | 3,097 vs. Partick Thistle, Championship, 18 February 2023 | |||
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Summary
editSeason
editIn their first full season under the management of Lee Bullen, Ayr United finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship and thus progressed to the semi-final of the Premiership play-off. Ultimately their bid for promotion was ended by Partick Thistle who would on to win 8−0 on aggregate across the two legs.[1][2]
Results and fixtures
editWin Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
edit| 23 June 2022 | Ayr United | 1−1 | Dumbarton | Largs |
| 19:00 | McNiff  9 o.g.' |
Report | Love 12' |
Stadium: National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde |
| 25 June 2022 | Ayr United | 2−1 | Stranraer | Kilwinning |
| 12:00 | Ashford 19' Bryden 68' |
Trialist 67' |
Stadium: Kilwinning Sports Club |
| 28 June 2022 | Ayr United | 3−0 | Darvel | Largs |
| Akinyemi 10', 19' Murdoch 12' |
Report | Stadium: National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde |
| 30 June 2022 | Ayr United | 1−1 | University of Washington | Cumnock |
| Akinyemi 56' |
Report | 84' |
Stadium: Townhead Park |
| 18 August 2022 | Ayr United | 0−4 | Young Queen's Park | Cumnock |
| 15:00 | Report | Connolly 47', 65' Scott 62'Longridge 75' |
Stadium: Townhead Park |
Scottish Championship
edit| 30 July 2022 1 | Ayr United | 0−0 | Arbroath | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | O'Brien  81' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,872 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 5 August 2022 2 | Queen's Park | 2−3 | Ayr United | Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Murray 18' Thomas 32' |
Report | Akinyemi 46', 90+2 pen.' McGinty 78' |
Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 943 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 13 August 2022 3 | Ayr United | 2−2 | Hamilton Academical | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Akinyemi 3' Murdoch 85' |
Report | Winter 14' O'Reilly 73' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,014 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 20 August 2022 4 | Cove Rangers | 1−2 | Ayr United | Cove Bay |
| 15:00 | Masson 90+2 pen.' |
Report | Dempsey 59 pen.' Akinyemi 68' |
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 951 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 26 August 2022 5 | Ayr United | 3−1 | Dundee | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Akinyemi 17', 67' Houston 62' |
Report | Rudden 4' Sweeney 90+2' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,274 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 3 September 2022 6 | Greenock Morton | 1−2 | Ayr United | Greenock |
| 15:00 | Muirhead 80' |
Report | Akinyemi 34' McKeznie 74' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 17 September 2022 7 | Raith Rovers | 3−2 | Ayr United | Kirkcaldy |
| 15:00 | Connell 8' Stanton 35'Brown 83' |
Report | Young 51' Murdoch 68' |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 2,045 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 1 October 2022 8 | Ayr United | 0−1 | Inverness CT | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Harper 47' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,866 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 8 October 2022 9 | Ayr United | 5−0 | Queen's Park | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Akinyemi 6', 36', 53' Young 59'Dempsey 62' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,052 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 15 October 2022 10 | Dundee | 2−1 | Ayr United | Dundee |
| 15:00 | McMullan 38' Robinson 49' |
Report | Mullin 61' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,490 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 22 October 2022 11 | Ayr United | 2−2 | Cove Rangers | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Akinyemi 29' Kirk 37' |
Report | Scully 31' McDonagh 52' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,847 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 25 October 2022 12 | Ayr United | 4−2 | Partick Thistle | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Chalmers 11' Brownlie 39 o.g.'Mullin 55'McKenzie 90+1' |
Report | Hodson 18' Graham 51' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,782 Referee: William Collum |
| 29 October 2022 13 | Arbroath | 0−2 | Ayr United | Arbroath |
| 15:00 | Report | Dempsey 70 pen.' Mitchell-Lawson 89' |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 5 November 2022 14 | Ayr United | 1−1 | Greenock Morton | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Kirk 3' |
Report | Quitongo 16' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,819 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 11 November 2022 15 | Hamilton Academical | 2−3 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
| 19:45 | Lawson 50 pen.' Ecrepont 80 o.g.' |
Report | Akinyemi 4', 69' Dempsey 83 pen.' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,677 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 19 November 2022 16 | Inverness CT | 2−2 | Ayr United | Inverness |
| 15:00 | Shaw 6', 87' |
Report | McKenzie 66' Akinyemi 82' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 3 December 2022 17 | Ayr United | 2−0 | Raith Rovers | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Mullin 31', 70' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 17 December 2022 18 | Partick Thistle | 3−2 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Milne 21' Graham 45+1'Lawless 56' |
Report | Akinyemi 9' Chalmers 47' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,831 Referee: David Munro |
| 23 December 2022 19 | Ayr United | 0−2 | Dundee | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Bangala 63' |
Report | Mulligan 19' McCowan 68', 84' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 7 January 2023 20 | Ayr United | 1−0 | Hamilton Academical | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Mullin 32' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,988 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 14 January 2023 21 | Ayr United | 2−2 | Arbroath | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Dempsey 38 pen.' McGinty 76' |
Report | Adarkwa 57' Ben El-Mhanni 63' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 27 January 2023 22 | Cove Rangers | 0−5 | Ayr United | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | Report | McAllister 21' Dempsey 55'Mullin 61', 89'Bryden 82' |
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Referee: Graham Grainger |
| 3 February 2023 23 | Queen's Park | 2−0 | Ayr United | Stenhousemuir |
| 19:45 | Thomas 59 pen.' McAllister 79 o.g.' |
Report | Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 1,192 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 18 February 2023 24 | Ayr United | 0−1 | Partick Thistle | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Mullen 32' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 24 February 2023 25 | Raith Rovers | 0−0 | Ayr United | Kirkcaldy |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,939 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 4 March 2023 26 | Ayr United | 1−2 | Inverness CT | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Akinyemi 12' O'Connor 29' |
Report | Welsh 19' Henderson 74' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,820 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 7 March 2023 27 | Greenock Morton | 1−3 | Ayr United | Greenock |
| 19:45 | Crawford 29' |
Report | Ashford 7' McGinty 34'Akinyemi 43' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,309 Referee: Peter Stuart |
| 18 March 2023 28 | Hamilton Academical | 0−2 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Report | Dempsey 12 pen.' Ashford 27' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Calum Scott |
| 21 March 2023 29 | Dundee | 3−1 | Ayr United | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Sweeney 13' Jakubiak 59'McCowan 80' |
Report | Akinyemi 17' |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 24 March 2023 30 | Ayr United | 3−0 | Cove Rangers | Ayr |
| 19:45 | O'Connor 7' Akinyemi 24'Mitchell-Lawson 74' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 31 March 2023 31 | Arbroath | 2−0 | Ayr United | Arbroath |
| 19:45 | Hilson 27' Gold 60' |
Report | Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Chris Graham |
| 8 April 2023 32 | Ayr United | 1−1 | Greenock Morton | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Musonda 62' |
Report | Waters 47' Oakley 72' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,265 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 15 April 2023 33 | Partick Thistle | 1−1 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Tiffoney 14' |
Report | Akinyemi 72' |
Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 21 April 2023 34 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Queen's Park | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,230 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 29 April 2023 35 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Raith Rovers | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Musonda 55' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,331 Referee: David Munro |
| 5 May 2023 36 | Inverness CT | 1–2 | Ayr United | Inverness |
| 19:45 | Shaw 81' |
Report | Mullin 35' McKenzie 88' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,435 Referee: Don Robertson |
Premiership play-off
edit| 19 May 2023 Semi-final 1st Leg | Partick Thistle | 3–0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | McMillan 16' Graham 50', 72' |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,012 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 26 May 2023 Semi-final 2nd Leg | Ayr United | 0–5 (0–8 agg.) | Partick Thistle | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Akinyemi 25' |
Report | McMillan 7' Tiffoney 27', 54' Lawless 63' Holt 88' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Colin Steven |
Scottish League Cup
editGroup stage
editResults
| 9 July 2022 Group stage | Ayr United | 3−0[A] | Elgin City | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,194 Referee: David Munro |
| 12 July 2022 Group stage | Ayr United | 0−3 | Queen of the South | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Report | Connelly 8' Murray 60'Todd 82' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,352 Referee: Duncan Williams |
| 19 July 2022 Group stage | Annan Athletic | 1−1 (5−4 p) | Ayr United | Annan |
| 19:45 | Docherty 78' Wallace 90+5 pen.' |
Report | Bryden 71' |
Stadium: Galabank Attendance: 528 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
| 23 July 2022 Group stage | St Johnstone | 1−0 | Ayr United | Perth |
| 15:00 | Carey 2' |
Report | Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,036 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
Scottish Challenge Cup
edit| 22 September 2022 Third round | Greenock Morton | 1−1 (5−4 p) | Ayr United | Greenock |
| 19:45 | McGregor 12' |
Mullin 39' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 988 Referee: Craig Napier |
Scottish Cup
edit| 28 November 2022 Third round | Ayr United | 1−0 | Pollok | Ayr |
| 19:45 | Dempsey 51' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,425 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 31 January 2023 Fourth round | Cove Rangers | 0−3 | Ayr United | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | Report | McKenzie 23' Akinyemi 68'Ashford 77' |
Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 433 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
| 11 February 2023 Fifth round | Ayr United | 4−1 | Elgin City | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Bryden 90' Dempsey 94 pen.'Akinyemi 103', 106' |
Report | Hester 41' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,819 Referee: John Beaton |
Squad statistics
editAppearances
edit- As of 26 May 2023[3]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
|
Aidan McAdams | 7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
|
Jordan Houston | 25 | 1 | 10+7 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Patrick Reading | 46 | 0 | 36+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  ZAM
|
Frankie Musonda | 30 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  IRL
|
Sean McGinty | 43 | 3 | 30+5 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Andy Murdoch | 34 | 2 | 26+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF |  ENG
|
Ben Dempsey | 46 | 9 | 37+0 | 7 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Dipo Akinyemi | 46 | 24 | 37+0 | 20 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 4 |
| 10 | MF | IRL
|
Daire O'Connor | 32 | 1 | 14+12 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | 36 | 2 | 9+21 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO
|
Josh Mullin | 26 | 9 | 22+2 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Alex Kirk | 24 | 2 | 19+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | SCO
|
Nick McAllister | 33 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
|
Reece McAlear | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO
|
Michael Hewitt | 17 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG
|
Charlie Albinson | 40 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | SCO
|
Mark McKenzie | 43 | 5 | 15+20 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 23 | FW | ENG
|
Sam Ashford | 42 | 3 | 21+13 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | SCO
|
Scott Tomlinson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | SCO
|
Kinlay Bilham | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO
|
Max Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | SCO
|
Fraser Bryden | 20 | 3 | 3+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+4 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | SCO
|
Paul Smith | 24 | 0 | 6+12 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO
|
Dylan Watret | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO
|
Carter Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | SCO
|
Chris Maguire | 15 | 0 | 7+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SCO
|
Michael Moffat | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Logan Chalmers | 12 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG
|
Brad Young | 13 | 2 | 7+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | ENG
|
Tom Carter | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO
|
Finn Ecrepont | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | SCO
|
Alex Jeanes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF |  COD
|
David Bangala | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | SCO
|
Dario Viviani | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee (C, P) | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 66 | 40 | +26 | 63 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Ayr United | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 43 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Queen's Park | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 58 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 45 | +20 | 57 | |
| 5 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 57 |
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
League Cup table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ANN | QOS | STJ | AYR | ELG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annan Athletic | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 10 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | — | p1–1 | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Queen of the South | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | 2–3 | — | p2–2 | — | — | ||
| 3 | St Johnstone | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | 0–0p | — | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 4 | Ayr United | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | — | 0–3 | — | — | 3–0[a] | ||
| 5 | Elgin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | — | 0–2 | 2–4 | — | — |
Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2022 | MF | Ben Dempsey
|
Charlton Athletic
|
Undisclosed | [9] |
| 3 June 2022 | FW | Dipo Akinyemi
|
Welling United
|
Free transfer | [10] |
| 10 June 2022 | MF | David Bangala
|
 Pohronie
|
[11] | |
| 22 June 2022 | DF | Frankie Musonda
|
Raith Rovers | [12] | |
| 28 June 2022 | MF | Jayden Mitchell-Lawson
|
Swindon Town
|
[13] | |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Josh Mullin | Livingston | [14] | |
| 20 February 2023 | FW | Chris Maguire | Free Agent | [15] |
Transfers out
edit| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2022 | DF | Ryan Gondoh
|
Sevenoaks Town
|
Free transfer | [16] |
| DF |  Markus Fjørtoft
|
Retired[16] | |||
| MF | Alex Kenyon
|
Chester
|
Free transfer | [16][17] | |
| MF | Michael Miller | Stenhousemuir | [16][18] | ||
| 16 May 2022 | DF | Aaron Muirhead | Partick Thistle | [19] | |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | Jack Baird | Greenock Morton | [20] | |
| 15 July 2022 | FW | Tomi Adeloye
|
Swindon Town
|
[21] | |
Loans in
edit| Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2022 | DF | Alex Kirk
|
Arsenal
|
31 May 2023 | [22] |
| 19 August 2022 | GK | Jack McConnell | Rangers | 26 August 2022 | [23] |
| 31 August 2022 | MF | Josh Mullin | Livingston | 31 January 2023 | [24] |
| 1 September 2022 | FW | Brad Young
|
Aston Villa
|
31 May 2023 | [25] |
| 3 September 2022 | GK | Tom Carter
|
Hibernian | 10 September 2022 | [26] |
| 30 September 2022 | MF | Logan Chalmers | Dundee United | 14 January 2023 | [27] |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | Reece McAlear | Tranmere Rovers
|
31 May 2023 | [28] |
Loans out
edit| Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2022 | DF | Michael Hewitt | Peterhead | 1 January 2023 | [29] |
| 26 January 2023 | DF | Finn Ecrepont | Stranraer | 31 May 2023 | [30] |
| 31 January 2023 | FW | Michael Moffat | Glenafton Athletic | [31] | |
| 1 February 2023 | MF | David Bangala
|
Cove Rangers | [32] |
Notes
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- ^ "Swindon Town sign Saidou Khan, Remeao Hutton & Tomi Adeloye". BBC Sport. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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- ^ "Rangers prospect in emergency loan switch to Ayr United after goalkeeper suffers injury". Daily Record. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Josh Mullin Joins on Loan". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "Brad Young Joins on Loan". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Hibs youngster joins Championship side on emergency loan". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
- ^ "LOGAN CHALMERS JOINS AYR UNITED ON LOAN". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United FC. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Reece McAlear Joins the Honest Men". ayrunitedfc.co.uk. Ayr United FC. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "MICHAEL HEWITT JOINS PETERHEAD ON LOAN". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Finn Ecrepont". Stranraer FC. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
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