2017–18 Ayr United F.C. season

Ayr United
2017–18 season
Manager	Ian McCall
Stadium	Somerset Park
Scottish League One	1st (Champions)
Scottish Cup	Fifth Round
League Cup	Second Round
Challenge Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Lawrence Shankland (26); All: Lawrence Shankland (29)
Highest home attendance	9,346 v Rangers, Scottish Cup, 11 February 2018
Lowest home attendance	906 v Montrose, Challenge Cup, 29 August, 2017
Average home league attendance	1,532
Home colours	Away colours

The 2017–18 season was Ayr United’s 108th season of competitive football and their first season back in League One following their relegation from the Championship in the 2016–17 season.[1] Ayr also competed in the League Cup, Scottish Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Summary

Season

In their first season back in the third–tier of Scottish football, Ayr United finished in first place and were promoted as Champions back to the Scottish Championship after only one season in League One.[2]

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Scottish League One

5 August 2017 1	Albion Rovers	1 – 5	Ayr United	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00	Shields 87'	Report	McDaid 2' Moffat 34' Moore 39', 70 pen.', 79'	Attendance: 806 Referee: Graham Beaton

12 August 2017 2	Ayr United	3 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moore 37' McDaid 37' Crawford 81'	Report		Attendance: 1,399 Referee: David Lowe

19 August 2017 3	Stranraer	3 – 4	Ayr United	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	Wallace 16' Thomson 79', 81'	Report	McDaid 42' Moore 49' Moffat 59' Boyle 85'	Attendance: 1,070 Referee: Craig Charleston

26 August 2017 4	Ayr United	1 – 2	Arbroath	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Higgins 42'	Report	Kader 45+2' Whatley 59'	Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Mike Roncone

9 September 2017 5	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Ayr United	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Vaughan 50' Thomson 59'	Report	Shankland 45+2' Higgins 88'	Attendance: 2,286 Referee: Alan Muir

16 September 2017 6	Ayr United	3 – 3	Alloa Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Shankland 4', 90+4' Adams 80'	Report	Reid 36' (o.g.) Cawley 61' Taggart 84' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Euan Anderson

23 September 2017 7	Queen's Park	0 – 2	Ayr United	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00		Report	Adams 23' Shankland 68'	Attendance: 1,051 Referee: Alan Muir

30 September 2017 8	Ayr United	3 – 0	East Fife	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Shankland 7' Geggan 50' Higgins 73'	Report	Page 61'	Attendance: 1,382 Referee: Barry Cook

14 October 2017 9	Ayr United	2 – 2	Airdrieonians	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Geggan 55', 57'	Report	McGregor 29' Furtado 65'	Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Steven Reid

21 October 2017 10	Forfar Athletic	0 – 5	Ayr United	Station Park, Forfar
15:00		Report	Moffat 15', 64', 81' Shankland 52' Moore 85'	Attendance: 664 Referee: Steven Kirkland

28 October 2017 11	Ayr United	2 – 0	Stranraer	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moffat 66' Shankland 80'	Report	Robertson 75' Bell 90+1'	Attendance: 1,473 Referee: Mat Northcroft

4 November 2017 12	Arbroath	1 – 4	Ayr United	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00	Swankie 86'	Report	Shankland 36', 57' Gold 53' (o.g.) Moore 58'	Attendance: 922 Referee: Alan Muir

14 November 2017 13	Ayr United	3 – 0	Raith Rovers	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Shankland 16' Crawford 22' Moore 90+3'	Report		Attendance: 2,040 Referee: Barry Cook

25 November 2017 14	Alloa Athletic	1 – 2	Ayr United	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00	Taggart 76'	Report	Moffat 4' Moore 90+1'	Attendance: 854 Referee: David Munro

2 December 2017 15	Ayr United	3 – 2	Albion Rovers	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moore 16' Shankland 73' C.Higgins 77'	Report	S.Higgins 25' Trouten 75'	Attendance: 1,426 Referee: Craig Charleston

9 December 2017 16	Ayr United	3 – 2	Queen's Park	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moore 24' (pen.) McDaid 79' Forrest 88'	Report	McVey 42' Reid 48' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Gavin Ross

16 December 2017 17	East Fife	1 – 4	Ayr United	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00	Duggan 36'	Report	Rose 57', 72' Moore 75' Shankland 88'	Attendance: 637 Referee: John McKendrick

23 December 2017 18	Airdrieonians	2 – 0	Ayr United	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	Russell 4' Brownlie 26'	Report		Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Scott Millar

30 December 2017 19	Ayr United	2 – 3	Forfar Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moffat 45' Shankland 67'	Report	Hornby 75' Aitken 83', 88'	Attendance: 1,477 Referee: Colin Steven

2 January 2018 20	Stranraer	1 – 5	Ayr United	Stair Park, Stranraer
15:00	Turner 80'	Report	Shankland 8', 53' Moffat 39' Forrest 49', 63'	Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Grant Irvine

6 January 2018 21	Ayr United	1 – 2	Arbroath	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Forrest 4'	Report	Wallace 68' O'Brien 82' McIntosh 88'	Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Steven Kirkland

13 January 2018 22	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Ayr United	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
15:00	Spence 47'	Report	Shankland 34'	Attendance: 3,064 Referee: Barry Cook

27 January 2018 23	Queen's Park	1 – 4	Ayr United	Hampden Park, Glasgow
15:00	Cummins 89'	Report	Moore 5' Forrest 43' McGuffie 80', 87'	Attendance: 1,233 Referee: Greg Aitken

3 February 2018 24	Ayr United	1 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Shankland 10'	Report	McCart 14' Stewart 17'	Attendance: 1,139 Referee: Craig Napier

17 February 2018 25	Ayr United	3 – 0	East Fife	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	McDaid 32' Shankland 53' Forrest 60' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 1,170 Referee: David Lowe

24 February 2018 26	Ayr United	3 – 0	Airdrieonians	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Geggan 50' Shankland 81' (pen.), 84'	Report		Attendance: 1,456 Referee: Alan Newlands

10 March 2018 27	Ayr United	3 – 0	Raith Rovers	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Shankland 34' Adams 43' Moffat 53'	Report		Attendance: 2,126 Referee: Gavin Ross

14 March 2018 28	Arbroath	1 – 1	Ayr United	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
19:45	Denholm 45'	Report	McGuffie 86'	Attendance: 653 Referee: Colin Steven

17 March 2018 29	Forfar Athletic	0 – 2	Ayr United	Station Park, Forfar
15:00	Munro 81'	Report	Moffat 10' Moore 81' (pen.)	Attendance: 629 Referee: Kevin Graham

20 March 2018 30	Albion Rovers	2 – 3	Ayr United	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
19:45	Hester 39' Trouten 66'	Report	Moore 28' Adams 36' Shankland 75'	Attendance: 652 Referee: Stephen Finnie

24 March 2018 31	Ayr United	4 – 0	Queen's Park	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Shankland 10', 29', 34' Moore 76' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Barry Cook

31 March 2018 32	East Fife	2 – 3	Ayr United	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00	Duggan 22', 53'	Report	Forrest 4' Bell 72' Moore 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 759 Referee: David Lowe

7 April 2018 33	Airdrieonians	1 – 2	Ayr United	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	Carrick 10' Watt 90+2'	Report	Crawford 37' Shankland 70'	Attendance: 1,129 Referee: Colin Steven

14 April 2018 34	Ayr United	1 – 2	Stranraer	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Adams 16' Shankland 32'	Report	Anderson 3' Agnew 85' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Euan Anderson

22 April 2018 35	Alloa Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Recreation Park, Alloa
15:00	Flannigan 21' Crane 33'	Report	Moore 50'	Attendance: 1,749 Referee: Greg Aitken

28 April 2018 36	Ayr United	2 – 0	Albion Rovers	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Moore 34' McDaid 86'	Report		Attendance: 2,441 Referee: Barry Cook

Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

14 July 2017 Group Stage	Ayr United	1 – 0	Kilmarnock	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Geggan 39'	Report		Attendance: 6,417 Referee: John Beaton

18 July 2017 Group Stage	Dumbarton	1 – 3	Ayr United	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00	Nadé 45+2'	Report	Dowie 36' (o.g.) McDaid 71' Crawford 88'	Attendance: 615 Referee: Barry Cook

14 July 2017 Group Stage	Ayr United	5 – 1	Clyde	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Crawford 20' Moore 30' (64) McDaid 75'	Report		Attendance: 1,501 Referee: Colin Steven

29 July 2017 Group Stage	Annan Athletic	1 – 6	Ayr United	Galabank, Annan
15:00	Sinnamon 85'	Report	Docherty 1' McGuffie 3' Moffat 25' Moore 45' Geggan 67' McDaid 81'	Attendance: 659 Referee: Steven Reid

Group E Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AYR	KIL	CLY	ANN	DUM
1	Ayr United (Q)	4	4	0	0	0	15	3	+12	12	Qualification for the Second Round	—	1–0	5–1	—	—
2	Kilmarnock (Q)	4	3	0	0	1	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for the Second Round	—	—	4–2	—	3–0
3	Clyde	4	2	0	0	2	7	11	−4	6		—	—	—	2–1	2–1
4	Annan Athletic	4	0	1	0	3	2	10	−8	2		1–6	0–2	—	—	—
5	Dumbarton	4	0	0	1	3	2	8	−6	1		1–3	—	—	0–0p	—

Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Knockout phase

8 August 2017 Round 2	Hibernian	5 – 0	Ayr United	Easter Road, Edinburgh
19:45	Stokes 20', 59' Murray 31' Ambrose 69' Matulevičius 85'	Report		Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Challenge Cup

16 August 2017 Round 1	East Stirlingshire	1 – 5	Ayr United	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
19:45		Report	Murphy 26' Gilmour 38' Moore 54' Forrest 58' McCowan 88'	Attendance: 274 Referee: David Munro

29 August 2017 Round 2	Ayr United	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 6 p)	Montrose	Somerset Park, Ayr
19:45	Moore 28'	Report	Campbell 2'	Attendance: 906 Referee: Grant Irvine

Scottish Cup

18 November 2017 Round 3	Banks O'Dee	2 – 6	Ayr United	Spain Park, Aberdeen
15:00	Watt 9' (pen.), 26' (pen.) Winton 56'	Report	Shankland 1', 37' McDaid 43', 45+1' Moore 63', 66'	Attendance: 469 Referee: Craig Napier

20 January 2018 Round 4	Ayr United	4 – 1	Arbroath	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	McDaid 9', 83' Shankland 58' Moore 90+3'	Report	McCord 79'	Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Mike Roncone

11 February 2018 Round 5	Ayr United	1 – 6	Rangers	Somerset Park, Ayr
15:00	Forrest 11'	Report	Morelos 31', 72' Cummings 66' Windass 69', 81' Murphy 88'	Attendance: 9,346 Referee: Nick Walsh

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 28 April 2018[5]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Jordan Hart	33	0	25+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Chris Higgins	26	3	19+0	3	5+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Patrick Boyle	36	1	26+1	1	5+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF		Brian Gilmour	19	1	7+7	0	1+2	0	1+1	1	0+0	0
5	DF		Michael Rose	40	3	33+1	2	2+0	0	1+0	1	3+0	0
6	MF		Andy Geggan	34	6	25+1	4	5+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0
7	FW		Michael Moffat	45	13	30+5	11	5+0	2	1+1	0	3+0	0
8	MF		Robbie Crawford	28	5	21+1	3	4+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
9	FW		Craig Moore	41	27	15+16	19	5+0	3	2+0	2	3+0	3
10	MF		Alan Forrest	34	9	16+13	7	0+1	0	1+1	1	2+0	1
11	FW		Declan McDaid	43	13	28+6	6	5+0	3	1+0	0	2+1	4
12	MF		Craig McGuffie	38	4	6+23	3	2+2	1	1+1	0	0+3	0
14	DF		David Ferguson	34	0	21+4	0	1+3	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
15	MF		James Hilton	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Jamie Adams	30	5	21+4	5	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	FW		Lawrence Shankland	33	29	30+0	26	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	3
18	MF		Stuart Faulds	8	0	0+3	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
19	GK		Ellis Hare-Reid	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	GK		Lyle Avci	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	GK		Jack Ruddy	13	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
21	DF		David Waite	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF		Kieran Balfour	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF		Ross Docherty	23	1	14+2	0	5+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
24	MF		Leon Murphy	11	1	0+5	0	0+4	0	1+0	1	0+1	0
25	MF		Luke McCowan	5	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	1	0+1	0
26	DF		Craig Reid	29	0	19+4	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
27	MF		Mark Kerr	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF		Steven Bell	15	1	15+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ayr United (C, P)	36	24	4	8	92	42	+50	76	Promotion to the Championship
2	Raith Rovers	36	22	9	5	68	32	+36	75	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Alloa Athletic (O, P)	36	17	9	10	56	43	+13	60
4	Arbroath	36	17	8	11	70	51	+19	59
5	Stranraer	36	16	5	15	58	66	−8	53

Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	W
Position	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Chris Higgins	Queen of the South	Free[7]
Michael Moffat	Dunfermline Athletic	Free[8]
Andy Geggan	Dunfermline Athletic	Free[9]
Craig Moore	Motherwell	Free[10]
Craig Reid	Peterhead	Free[11]
David Ferguson	Motherwell	Free[12]
Lawrence Shankland	Aberdeen	Free[13]
Steven Bell	Stranraer	Free[14]
Jack Ruddy	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan[15]
Mark Kerr	Falkirk	Free[16]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Daryll Meggatt	Alloa Athletic	Free[17]
Peter Murphy	Annan Athletic	Free[18]
Gary Harkins	Greenock Morton	Free[19]
Greg Fleming	Peterhead	Free[20]
Nicky Devlin	Walsall	Free[21]
Paul Cairney	Peterhead	Free[22]
Conrad Balatoni	Falkirk	Free[23]
Farid El Alagui	Edinburgh City	Free[24]
Lyle Avci	Troon	Loan[25]

gollark: Also, you apparently didn't hide anyone else's faces. That's probably impressive, though? I mean, I don't have context for such numbers, but they seem big.

gollark: I checked on the internet™, and apparently there are something like 10 combat-sports places in [somewhat nearby city I go to school in]. I'm sort of wondering if there's some local history I've missed. [nearby city] is still something like 25 minutes to travel to from where I am, which is annoying, and there don't seem to be any nearer ones.

gollark: > I'd say exercise is pretty fun if it's combat sportsI should probably try that (those?) when stuff reopens here.

gollark: Exercise is already pretty not fun, but I don't think I'd prefer to be electrocuted at the same time.

gollark: I mean, probably? But you would still have to sit there being exercised. And there would probably be issues with them not being coordinated properly with the rest of the body.

References

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"Gary Harkins Joins Morton". gmfc.net. Greenock Morton FC. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
"Fleming is 'league's best keeper' says Peterhead boss McInally". eveningexpress.co.uk. Evening Express. 24 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
"Nicky Devlin:Walsall sign Scottish right-back following Ayr United exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
"Peterhead land Cairney". spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 14 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
"Falkirk sign defenders Jordan McGhee and Conrad Balatoni". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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"Lyle Avci Signs". Troon FC. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

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