The 2011–12 season was Ayr United's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Ayr also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary Ayr United finished ninth in the First Division, entering the play-offs losing 3–1 to Airdrie United on aggregate in the Semi-final and were relegated to the Second Division. They reached the Quarter-final of the Challenge Cup, the Semi-final of the League Cup and the Quarter-final of the Scottish Cup.
Results and fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish First Division
First Division play-offs
Scottish League Cup
Scottish Cup
Scottish Challenge Cup
|}Last updated: 11 August 2011Source: The Scottish Football League
Player statistics
Captains
Squad statistics Last updated 13 May 2012
a. Includes other competitive competitions, including the play-offs and the 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup.
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
Last updated 13 May 2012
NationPositionNameScottish First DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotal GK Ryan McWilliams1000000010 GK Kevin Cuthbert1010000020 DF Martyn Campbell5110001071 DF Bobby Donnelly0000000000 DF Iain Fisher0000000000 DF Eddie Malone72301000112 DF Ross Robertson4010001060 DF Chris Smith3000100040 DF John Robertson3000000030 DF Gareth Armstrong1000001020 DF Jackson Longridge0000000101 MF Michael McGowan6000100070 MF Dean Keenan0000000000 MF Sean Kelly0000000000 MF Andy Geggan90101010120 MF Jonathan Tiffoney51200041112 MF Alan Trouten5010101080 MF Alex Burke0000000000 MF Jamie McKernon4000000040 MF Ryan Connolly0000000000 MF Stuart Duff1000000010 MF Ryan Connolly0000000000 MF Adam Dodd2100000021 MF Liam Tomsett6010001080 MF Steven Hutchinson0000000000 MF Aaron Wyllie0000000000 MF Darren McGill0000000000 MF Robbie Crawford0000000000 FW Tam McManus2000000020 FW Michael Moffat3000100040 FW Dale Moore0000000000 FW Roddy Patterson0000000000 FW Mark Roberts5000000050 FW Gareth Wardlaw4000100050 FW Marc Dyer0000000000 FW Sean Higgins0000000000 FW Keigan Parker5000000050
Team stats
League table
Results by round
Club
Coaching staff {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |Manager|| Brian Reid |- |Assistant First Team Manager|| Scott Mackenzie |- |First Team Fitness Coach|| David Johnston |- |Groundsman|| David Harkness
Other information
Transfers
In
Total spending: £0 million
Out
Total Income: £0.00 million
Expenditure: £0.00 million
References