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Ayr United Football Academy

Not to be confused with Ayr United F.C. or Ayre United A.F.C..

Ayr United Football Academy is incorporated as a not for profit Company Limited by guarantee. Its members are Ayr United Football Club, The Ayr United Community Initiative (The Honest Men Trust), NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Community Health Partnership), Ayrshire College and South Ayrshire Council, each of which is represented by a board director. In addition there are three independent directors and an independent chairperson.[1]

Ayr United Football Academy
Full nameAyr United Football Academy
Nickname(s)The Honest Men
Founded2 December 2005; 18 years ago (2005-12-02)
GroundSomerset Park
ChairmanAllan Gunning
Head of AcademyDavid White
LeagueSPFL Reserve League 2, Club Academy Scotland, Scottish Women's Football
Websitehttp://www.aufa.org.uk/

Directors

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Name Role
Allan Gunning Chairman
Brian Connolly Director
John Crawford Director
Stuart Millar Director
Elizabeth Moore Director
Alan Murray Director
Graham Peterkin Director
Lorraine Stobie Director
Phil White Director

Players

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Under 18's squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   SCO Liam Breuls
— DF   SCO Jude McClymont
— DF   SCO Jack Pryce
— DF   SCO Lewis Allan
— DF   SCO Jack McEwan
— DF   SCO Kyle Fraser
— DF   SCO Adam McNally
— MF   SCO Joe Cassidy
— MF   SCO Shaun Donnelly
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   SCO Bruce Strachan
— MF   SCO Blaike Hay
— MF   SCO David Craig
— MF   SCO Evan Ferguson
— FW   SCO Lucas McRoberts
— FW   SCO Jack Allan
— FW   SCO Brandon Cullen
— FW   SCO Jamie Hislop

Staff

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Position Name
Head of Academy David White

List of academy graduates

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Below is a list of players that have come through the club's academy set-up who made a competitive first-team appearance for Ayr United F.C. since 2006 to the present day.

Players in bold are currently at the club or out on loan.

First-team graduates
# Name and nationality Date of debut Opposition Home or Away Apps Goals
1   Alastair Woodburn (2007-12-08)8 December 2007 Peterhead Away 35 0
2   Lloyd Kinnaird (2008-04-19)19 April 2008 Queen's Park Away 1 0
3   Iain Fisher (2009-05-09)9 May 2009 Peterhead Away 1 0
4   Aaron Connolly (2010-01-18)18 January 2010 Brechin City Home 8 1
5   Roddy Paterson (2010-07-24)24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away 9 1
6   Ross Robertson (2010-07-24)24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away 76 5
7   Jonathan Tiffoney (2010-07-24)24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away 87 2
8   Shaun Kelly (2010-11-20)20 November 2010 Sunnybank Home 1 0
9   Mark Shankland (2011-05-07)7 May 2011 Brechin City Away 34 2
10   Gareth Armstrong (2011-05-07)7 May 2011 Brechin City Away 8 0
11   Steven Hutchinson (2012-04-28)28 April 2012 Dundee Home 2 0
12   Jackson Longridge (2012-04-28)28 April 2012 Dundee Home 11 0
13   Aaron Wyllie (2012-05-05)5 May 2012 Falkirk Away 12 0
14   Darren McGill (2012-05-05)5 May 2012 Falkirk Away 4 0
15   Robbie Crawford (2012-05-05)5 May 2012 Falkirk Away 225 12
16   Ryan Nisbet (2013-04-27)27 April 2013 Arbroath Home 15 0
17   Michael Wardrope (2013-04-27)27 April 2013 Arbroath Home 24 2
18   Alan Forrest (2013-07-27)27 July 2013 Queen's Park Away 245 55
19   Josh McArthur (2013-08-06)6 August 2013 Partick Thistle Away 5 0
20   Peter McGill (2014-07-26)26 July 2014 Clyde Away 10 0
21   Andrew Muir (2014-08-02)2 August 2014 East Stirling Away 12 0
22   Sean McKenzie (2014-08-09)9 August 2014 Greenock Morton Home 11 0
23   Craig McCracken (2014-11-11)11 November 2014 Alloa Athletic Away 7 0
24   Craig McGuffie (2016-04-09)9 April 2016 Albion Rovers Home 110 10
25   Andy Johnstone (2016-07-16)16 July 2016 Hamilton Accies Home 2 0
26   Luke McCowan (2017-07-18)18 July 2017 Dumbarton Away 77 19
27   Leon Murphy (2017-07-25)25 July 2017 Clyde Home 10 1
28   David Waite (2017-08-16)16 August 2017 East Stirling Away 1 0
29   Stuart Faulds (2017-08-16)16 August 2017 East Stirling Away 4 0
30   James Hilton (2017-08-16)16 August 2017 East Stirling Away 2 0
31   Finn Ecrepont (2018-11-30)30 November 2018 Dundee United Away 20 0
32   Ellis Hare-Reid (2019-09-07)7 September 2019 Wrexham Away 1 0
33   Mark McKenzie (2019-09-07)7 September 2019 Wrexham Away 158 14
34   Michael Hewitt (2020-10-06)6 October 2020 Albion Rovers Away 32 0
35   Paul Smith (2020-10-06)6 October 2020 Albion Rovers Away 54 0
36   Kinlay Bilham (2021-09-14)14 September 2021 Rangers B Away 3 0
37   Alex Jeanes (2021-09-14)14 September 2021 Rangers B Away 1 0
38   Fraser Bryden (2022-01-08)8 January 2022 Arbroath Away 71 9
39   Dylan Watret (2022-12-03)3 December 2022 Raith Rovers Away 5 0
40   Scott Tomlinson (2023-02-11)11 February 2023 Elgin City Away 21 0
41   Oliver Ecrepont (2023-07-29)29 July 2023 Alloa Athletic Away 1 0
42   Max Guthrie (2024-02-10)10 February 2024 Rangers Away 1 0
43   Lucas McRoberts (2024-03-29)29 March 2024 Airdrieonians Away 5 1

Notable former players

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Below are the notable former players who have played for the academy but left before making a first team appearance.

Notes

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1.^ Returned to the club in 2019 and made his debut at the age of 28 having left in 2008 without making an appearance.
2.^ Had two loan spells at the club during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons
3.^ Played for the club on loan during the 2021-22 season

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References

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  1. ^ "The Academy". April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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