2021–22 Ayr United F.C. season
2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | David Smith | ||
Manager | David Hopkin (until 9 September) Jim Duffy (from 1 October–19 December) | ||
Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
Scottish Championship | 7th | ||
Scottish League Cup | Second round | ||
Scottish Challenge Cup | Second round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | Tomi Adeloye (7) | ||
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The 2021–22 season is Ayr United's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship after being promoted from league one in the 2017–18 season. Ayr will also compete in the, League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary[]
Season[]
Ayr United began the season under the management of David Hopkin who had been in charge since March of the previous season. Hopkin would step down from his position on 9 September following a poor start to the season.[1] He was replaced by his assistant Jim Duffy before he was also relieved of his duties by the club after just one win in eleven games.[2]
Results and fixtures[]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season[]
25 June 2021 | Ayr United | 1–0 | The New Saints | Townhead Park, Cumnock |
15:00 | Baird 33' | Report |
29 June 2021 | Stranraer | 0–2 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
19:30 | Trialist 19' Trialist 80' |
2 July 2021 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Ayr United | National Sports Training Centre, Largs |
15:00 | Moffat 75' | Boyce 76' |
Scottish Championship[]
2 August 2021 1 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Ayr United | Kilmarnock |
19:45 | Polworth 56' Cameron 86 pen.' |
Report | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Don Robertson |
7 August 2021 2 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Arbroath | Ayr |
15:00 | Adeloye 70' McKenzie 87' |
Report | Nouble 10' McKenna 28' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Colin Steven |
21 August 2021 3 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | Ayr United | Inverness |
15:00 | McGinty 54 o.g.' | Report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
7 September 2021 4 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Raith Rovers | Ayr |
15:00 | Muirhead 70' Afolabi 75' |
Report | Varian 14' Zanatta 25' Riley-Snow 79' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,204 Referee: Chris Graham |
11 September 2021 5 | Ayr United | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr |
15:00 | Adeloye 3', 63' Salkeld 25' |
Report | Todorov 28' | Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Barry Cook |
18 September 2021 6 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
15:00 | Report | Bradley 64' Adeloye 78' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
25 September 2021 7 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Mike Roncone |
2 October 2021 8 | Partick Thistle | 4–0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
15:00 | Rudden 34', 72' Smith 45' Graham 85' |
Report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Duncan Williams |
16 October 2021 9 | Ayr United | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Ayr |
15:00 | Muirhead 73 pen.' Maxwell 79' |
Report | Connelly 68' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,663 Referee: David Dickinson |
23 October 2021 10 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Ayr United | Arbroath |
15:00 | McKenna 56' | Report | Afolabi 80' | Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,415 Referee: John Beaton |
26 October 2021 11 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Ayr |
19:45 | Report | Shaw 89 pen.' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 6,052 Referee: Nick Walsh |
30 October 2021 12 | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Ayr United | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Ross 12' Zanatta 27' |
Report | Baird 71' | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Greg Aitken |
6 November 2021 13 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Inverness CT | Ayr |
15:00 | Chalmers 15' Reading 53' |
Report | Welsh 13' Gardyne 26' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,289 Referee: Steven McLean |
13 November 2021 14 | Ayr United | 0–4 | Partick Thistle | Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Docherty 30' Graham 33', 81' Gordon 90+2' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
20 November 2021 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | Ayr United | Dunfermline |
15:00 | McCann 14', 52' Dow 40' |
Report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Alan Newlands |
4 December 2021 16 | Greenock Morton | 2–2 | Ayr United | Greenock |
15:00 | Ugwu 26', 84' | Report | Bradley 73' Adeloye 77' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,335 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
10 December 2021 17 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Ayr |
19:45 | Adeloye 48' | Report | Smith 40' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 951 Referee: Craig Napier |
18 December 2021 18 | Queen of the South | 3–0 | Ayr United | Dumfries |
15:00 | East 9' Cameron 29' Todd 48' |
Report | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 997 Referee: David Munro |
26 December 2021 17 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Ayr |
15:00 | Adeloye 22' McKenzie 76' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 472 Referee: David Dickinson |
29 December 2021 18 | Partick Thistle | P–P | Ayr United | Glasgow |
19:45 | Stadium: Firhill Stadium |
Scottish League Cup[]
Group Stage[]
Results
10 July 2021 Group stage | Albion Rovers | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Ayr United | Coatbridge |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 150 Referee: Grant Irvine |
13 July 2021 Group stage | Ayr United | 3–0 | Edinburgh City | Ayr |
19:45 | Adeloye 37', 49' Murdoch 84' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
20 July 2021 Group stage | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
18:00 | Report | Salkeld 27' | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 801 Referee: Bobby Madden |
24 July 2021 Group stage | Ayr United | 3–0[A] | Falkirk | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
Knockout stage[]
14 August 2021 Second round | Ayr United | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Dundee United | Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish Challenge Cup[]
14 September 2021 Second round | Rangers B | 3–0[A] | Ayr United | Dumbarton |
19:30 | Report | O'Connor 40' Chalmers 74' Fjørtoft 78' |
Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Referee: Steven Reid |
Notes
Scottish Cup[]
27 November 2021 Third round | Ayr United | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | Ayr |
15:00 | Maxwell 54' Moffat 65' |
Report | Wright 46' | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 986 Referee: William Collum |
22 January 2022 Fourth round | Ayr United | v | St Mirren | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
League table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 31 | |
6 | Hamilton Academical | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 34 | −15 | 20 | |
7 | Ayr United | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 18 | |
8 | Queen of the South | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 17 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 31 | −13 | 14 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 December 2021. Source: [4][5]
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).[6]
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).[6]
League Cup table[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AYR | HAM | ALB | EDI | FAL | |
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1 | Ayr United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | — | 3–0 | 3–0[a] | |
2 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | p2–2 | — | — | ||
3 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | p0–0 | — | — | p1–1 | — | ||
4 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 3–0[b] | ||
5 | Falkirk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | — | 1–2 | 5–1 | — | — |
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]
Notes:
Transfers[]
Transfers in[]
Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 May 2021 | MF | Cameron Salkeld | Greenock Morton | Free transfer | [11] |
27 May 2021 | DF | Markus Fjørtoft | Free transfer | [12] | |
DF | Sean McGinty | Free transfer | [12] | ||
DF | Nick McAllister | St Mirren | Free transfer | [12] | |
21 June 2021 | GK | Aidan McAdams | Greenock Morton | Free transfer | [13] |
1 July 2021 | FW | Tomi Adeloye | Barnet | Free transfer | [14] |
8 July 2021 | GK | Charlie Albinson | Warrington Town | Free transfer | [15] |
28 July 2021 | MF | Daire O'Connor | Cliftonville | Free transfer | [16] |
Loans in[]
Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
27 July 2021 | DF | James Maxwell | Rangers | 31 May 2021 | [17] |
2 August 2021 | FW | Jonathan Afolabi | Celtic | 31 May 2021 | [18] |
6 September 2021 | MF | Steven Bradley | Hibernian | 31 May 2021 | [19] |
Transfers out[]
Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 May 2021 | MF | Liam Miller | Free Agent | Free transfer | [20] |
FW | Sam Roscoe | Linfield | Free transfer | [20][21] | |
FW | Andre Wright | Free Agent | Free transfer | [20] | |
MF | Dario Zanatta | Raith Rovers | Free transfer | [20][22] | |
1 June 2021 | MF | Luke McCowan | Dundee | Free transfer | [23] |
Loans out[]
Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 August 2021 | FW | Paul Smith | Cumnock Juniors | 31 May 2021 | [24] |
3 September 2021 | DF | Michael Miller | Stenhousemuir | 31 May 2021 | [25] |
- Notes
References[]
- ^ "Ayr United part company with David Hopkin". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Ayr United Announces the Departure of Jim Duffy". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "Rangers B in SPFL Trust Trophy twist as Ayr charged by SPFL". The Herald. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Ayr United v Falkirk". SPFL. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Edinburgh City v Falkirk". SPFL. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Salkeld signs for United". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Super Thursday". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "McAdams is new United keeper". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Tomi is an Honest Man". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "United sign Albinson". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Daire is an Honest Man". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Maxwell joins from Rangers". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "United sign Afolabi". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "UNITED SIGN BRADLEY". Ayr United FC. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Player Update". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Sam Roscoe: Linfield set to sign defender from Ayr United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Dario Zanatta signs on at Raith Rovers". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Luke McCowan joins Dundee from Ayr United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Cumnock Juniors announce signing from Ayr United". Cumnock Chronicle. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "We can confirm that Michael Miller has joined Stenhousemuir on loan until the end of the season". Ayr United FC. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Club Statement". Falkirk FC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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