2022−23 Ayr United F.C. season: Difference between revisions

Ayr United
2022–23 season
Chairman	David Smith
Manager	Lee Bullen
Stadium	Somerset Park
Scottish Championship	1st
Scottish League Cup	Group Stage
Scottish Challenge Cup	Third round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
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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.

Summary

Season

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

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

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

Scottish League Cup

Group Stage

Results

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

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

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

21 January 2023 Fourth round	Cove Rangers	v	Ayr United	Aberdeen
15:00				Stadium: Balmoral Stadium

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Greenock Morton	36	15	12	9	53	43	+10	57

Source: ^[1]
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).^[2]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification for the second round	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	—	—

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[5]
Notes:

^ Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Elgin City, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 0–0, with Ayr United securing the bonus point following a 4–3 win on penalties.^[3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
16 May 2022	MF	Ben Dempsey	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[6]
3 June 2022	FW	Dipo Akinyemi	Welling United	Free transfer	^[7]
10 June 2022	MF	David Bangala	Pohronie	Free transfer	^[8]
22 June 2022	DF	Frankie Musonda	Raith Rovers	Free transfer	^[9]
28 June 2022	MF	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	Swindon Town	Free transfer	^[10]

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
7 July 2022	DF	Alex Kirk	Arsenal	31 May 2023	^[11]
19 August 2022	GK	Jack McConnell	Rangers	26 August 2022	^[12]
31 August 2022	MF	Josh Mullin	Livingston	31 May 2023	^[13]
1 September 2022	FW	Brad Young	Aston Villa	31 May 2023	^[14]
3 September 2022	GK	Tom Carter	Hibernian	10 September 2022	^[15]
30 September 2022	MF	Logan Chalmers	Dundee United	31 May 2023	^[16]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
6 May 2022	DF	Ryan Gondoh	Sevenoaks Town	Free transfer	^[17]
	DF	Markus Fjørtoft		Retired	^[17]
	MF	Alex Kenyon	Chester	Free transfer	^[17]^[18]
	MF	Michael Miller	Stenhousemuir	Free transfer	^[17]^[19]
16 May 2022	DF	Aaron Muirhead	Partick Thistle	Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2022	DF	Jack Baird	Greenock Morton	Free transfer	^[21]
15 July 2022	FW	Tomi Adeloye	Swindon Town	Free transfer	^[22]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
30 September 2022	DF	Michael Hewitt	Peterhead	31 May 2023	^[23]

Notes

^
A: Ayr United had originally drawn 0 – 0 with Elgin City, however it was later revealed that Elgin had fielded an ineligible player during the match and were subsequently charged by the SPFL with Ayr awarded a 3 – 0 victory.^[24]

References

^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "SPFL Statement 14/07/22". SPFL. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on permanent deal". Charlton Athletic FC. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
^ "Dipo Akinyemi Joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "Ayr United new boy David Bangala promises warrior spirit at Somerset Park". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
^ "Frankie Musonda joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Alex Kirk joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
^ "Rangers prospect in emergency loan switch to Ayr United after goalkeeper suffers injury". Daily Record. 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Squad Update End of Season 2021/22". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^ "BREAKING, Chester FC sign Alex Kenyon!". Chester FC. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
^ "Summer signings". SPFL. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
^ "Aaron Muirhead signs pre-contract agreement with the club". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Jack Baird signs pre-contract agreement with the club". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "Swindon Town sign Saidou Khan, Remeao Hutton & Tomi Adeloye". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "MICHAEL HEWITT JOINS PETERHEAD ON LOAN". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
^ "Rangers B in SPFL Trust Trophy twist as Ayr charged by SPFL". The Herald. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

[table_note_AYR_ELG0.022968913439181-4] Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Elgin City, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 0–0, with Ayr United securing the bonus point following a 4–3 win on penalties.^[3]

[cnote_A] 
A: Ayr United had originally drawn 0 – 0 with Elgin City, however it was later revealed that Elgin had fielded an ineligible player during the match and were subsequently charged by the SPFL with Ayr awarded a 3 – 0 victory.^[24]

[1] "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[2] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[AYR_v_ELG-3] "SPFL Statement 14/07/22". SPFL. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[5] "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.

[format-6] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[7] "Ben Dempsey joins Ayr United on permanent deal". Charlton Athletic FC. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[8] "Dipo Akinyemi Joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[9] "Ayr United new boy David Bangala promises warrior spirit at Somerset Park". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 June 2022.

[10] "Frankie Musonda joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[11] "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[12] "Alex Kirk joins the Honest Men". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[13] "Rangers prospect in emergency loan switch to Ayr United after goalkeeper suffers injury". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[14] "Josh Mullin Joins on Loan". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[15] "Brad Young Joins on Loan". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[16] "Hibs youngster joins Championship side on emergency loan". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 4 September 2022.

[17] "LOGAN CHALMERS JOINS AYR UNITED ON LOAN". dundeeunitedfc.co.uk. Dundee United FC. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[Squad_Update-18] "Squad Update End of Season 2021/22". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

[19] "BREAKING, Chester FC sign Alex Kenyon!". Chester FC. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[20] "Summer signings". SPFL. Retrieved 26 June 2022.

[21] "Aaron Muirhead signs pre-contract agreement with the club". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[22] "Jack Baird signs pre-contract agreement with the club". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[23] "Swindon Town sign Saidou Khan, Remeao Hutton & Tomi Adeloye". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[24] "MICHAEL HEWITT JOINS PETERHEAD ON LOAN". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

[25] "Rangers B in SPFL Trust Trophy twist as Ayr charged by SPFL". The Herald. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

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