2022−23 Ayr United F.C. season

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.

Ayr United

2022–23 season
Chairman	David Smith
Manager	Lee Bullen
Stadium	Somerset Park
Scottish Championship	2nd
Scottish Cup	Quarter-final
Scottish League Cup	Group stage
Scottish Challenge Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Dipo Akinyemi (20) All: Dipo Akinyemi (24)
Lowest home attendance	1,194 vs. Elgin City, League Cup, 9 July 2022
Average home league attendance	3,097 vs. Partick Thistle, Championship, 18 February 2023
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Summary

Season

In their first full season under the management of Lee Bullen, Ayr United finished as runners-up in the Scottish Championship and thus progressed to the semi-final of the Premiership play-off. Ultimately their bid for promotion was ended by Partick Thistle who would on to win 8−0 on aggregate across the two legs.^[1][2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Ayr United v Dumbarton

23 June 2022	Ayr United	1−1	Dumbarton	Largs
19:00	McNiff 9 o.g.'	Report	Love 12'	Stadium: National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde

Ayr United v Stranraer

25 June 2022	Ayr United	2−1	Stranraer	Kilwinning
12:00	Ashford 19' Bryden 68'		Trialist 67'	Stadium: Kilwinning Sports Club

Ayr United v Darvel

28 June 2022	Ayr United	3−0	Darvel	Largs
	Akinyemi 10', 19' Murdoch 12'	Report		Stadium: National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde

Ayr United v University of Washington

30 June 2022	Ayr United	1−1	University of Washington	Cumnock
	Akinyemi 56'	Report	84'	Stadium: Townhead Park

Ayr United v Young Queen's 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

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Championship

Ayr United v Arbroath

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

Queen's Park v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Hamilton Academical

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

Cove Rangers v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Dundee

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

Greenock Morton v Ayr United

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

Raith Rovers v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Inverness CT

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

Ayr United v Queen's Park

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

Dundee v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Cove Rangers

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

Ayr United v Partick Thistle

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

Arbroath v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Greenock Morton

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

Hamilton Academical v Ayr United

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

Inverness CT v Ayr United

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

Ayr United v Raith Rovers

3 December 2022 17	Ayr United	2−0	Raith Rovers	Ayr
15:00	Mullin 31', 70'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Kevin Clancy

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

17 December 2022 18	Partick Thistle	3−2	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00	Milne 21' Graham 45+1' Lawless 56'	Report	Akinyemi 9' Chalmers 47'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,831 Referee: David Munro

Ayr United v Dundee

23 December 2022 19	Ayr United	0−2	Dundee	Ayr
19:45	Bangala  63'	Report	Mulligan  19' McCowan 68', 84'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Steven McLean

Ayr United v Hamilton Academical

7 January 2023 20	Ayr United	1−0	Hamilton Academical	Ayr
15:00	Mullin 32'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,988 Referee: Calum Scott

Ayr United v Arbroath

14 January 2023 21	Ayr United	2−2	Arbroath	Ayr
15:00	Dempsey 38 pen.' McGinty 76'	Report	Adarkwa 57' Ben El-Mhanni 63'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,064 Referee: Craig Napier

Cove Rangers v Ayr United

27 January 2023 22	Cove Rangers	0−5	Ayr United	Aberdeen
19:45		Report	McAllister 21' Dempsey 55' Mullin 61', 89' Bryden 82'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Referee: Graham Grainger

Queen's Park v Ayr United

3 February 2023 23	Queen's Park	2−0	Ayr United	Stenhousemuir
19:45	Thomas 59 pen.' McAllister 79 o.g.'	Report		Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 1,192 Referee: Steven McLean

Ayr United v Partick Thistle

18 February 2023 24	Ayr United	0−1	Partick Thistle	Ayr
15:00		Report	Mullen 32'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 3,097 Referee: Nick Walsh

Raith Rovers v Ayr United

24 February 2023 25	Raith Rovers	0−0	Ayr United	Kirkcaldy
19:45		Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,939 Referee: Colin Steven

Ayr United v Inverness CT

4 March 2023 26	Ayr United	1−2	Inverness CT	Ayr
15:00	Akinyemi 12' O'Connor  29'	Report	Welsh 19' Henderson 74'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,820 Referee: Scott Lambie

Greenock Morton v Ayr United

7 March 2023 27	Greenock Morton	1−3	Ayr United	Greenock
19:45	Crawford 29'	Report	Ashford 7' McGinty 34' Akinyemi 43'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,309 Referee: Peter Stuart

Hamilton Academical v Ayr United

18 March 2023 28	Hamilton Academical	0−2	Ayr United	Hamilton
15:00		Report	Dempsey 12 pen.' Ashford 27'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Calum Scott

Dundee v Ayr United

21 March 2023 29	Dundee	3−1	Ayr United	Dundee
19:45	Sweeney 13' Jakubiak 59' McCowan 80'	Report	Akinyemi 17'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,007 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Ayr United v Cove Rangers

24 March 2023 30	Ayr United	3−0	Cove Rangers	Ayr
19:45	O'Connor 7' Akinyemi 24' Mitchell-Lawson 74'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Craig Napier

Arbroath v Ayr United

31 March 2023 31	Arbroath	2−0	Ayr United	Arbroath
19:45	Hilson 27' Gold 60'	Report		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Chris Graham

Ayr United v Greenock Morton

8 April 2023 32	Ayr United	1−1	Greenock Morton	Ayr
15:00	Musonda 62'	Report	Waters 47' Oakley  72'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,265 Referee: Colin Steven

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

15 April 2023 33	Partick Thistle	1−1	Ayr United	Glasgow
15:00	Tiffoney 14'	Report	Akinyemi 72'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 4,102 Referee: Grant Irvine

Ayr United v Queen's Park

21 April 2023 34	Ayr United	0–0	Queen's Park	Ayr
19:45		Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,230 Referee: Steven McLean

Ayr United v Raith Rovers

29 April 2023 35	Ayr United	1–0	Raith Rovers	Ayr
15:00	Musonda 55'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,331 Referee: David Munro

Inverness CT v Ayr United

5 May 2023 36	Inverness CT	1–2	Ayr United	Inverness
19:45	Shaw 81'	Report	Mullin 35' McKenzie 88'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,435 Referee: Don Robertson

Premiership play-off

Partick Thistle v Ayr United

19 May 2023 Semi-final 1st Leg	Partick Thistle	3–0	Ayr United	Glasgow
19:45	McMillan 16' Graham 50', 72'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 7,012 Referee: Greg Aitken

Ayr United v Partick Thistle

26 May 2023 Semi-final 2nd Leg	Ayr United	0–5 (0–8 agg.)	Partick Thistle	Ayr
19:45	Akinyemi  25'	Report	McMillan 7' Tiffoney 27', 54' Lawless 63' Holt 88'	Stadium: Somerset Park Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group stage

Results

Ayr United v Elgin City

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

Ayr United v Queen of the South

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

Annan Athletic v Ayr United

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

St Johnstone v Ayr United

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

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Challenge Cup

Greenock Morton v Ayr United

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

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish Cup

Ayr United v Pollok

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

Cove Rangers v Ayr United

31 January 2023 Fourth round	Cove Rangers	0−3	Ayr United	Aberdeen
19:45		Report	McKenzie 23' Akinyemi 68' Ashford 77'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 433 Referee: Steven Kirkland

Ayr United v Elgin City

11 February 2023 Fifth round	Ayr United	4−1	Elgin City	Ayr
15:00	Bryden 90' Dempsey 94 pen.' Akinyemi 103', 106'	Report	Hester 41'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,819 Referee: John Beaton

Falkirk v Ayr United

13 March 2023 Quarter-final	Falkirk	2−1	Ayr United	Falkirk
19:45	Morrison 66 pen.' Kennedy 83'	Report	Akinyemi 12'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,375 Referee: Nick Walsh

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 26 May 2023^[3]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Aidan McAdams	7	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jordan Houston	25	1	10+7	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Patrick Reading	46	0	36+2	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
4	DF	ZAM	Frankie Musonda	30	1	24+1	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	IRL	Sean McGinty	43	3	30+5	3	3+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Andy Murdoch	34	2	26+2	2	4+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Ben Dempsey	46	9	37+0	7	3+1	0	1+0	0	4+0	2
9	FW	ENG	Dipo Akinyemi	46	24	37+0	20	4+0	0	0+1	0	4+0	4
10	MF	IRL	Daire O'Connor	32	1	14+12	1	2+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
11	MF	ENG	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	36	2	9+21	2	2+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
14	MF	SCO	Josh Mullin	26	9	22+2	8	0+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Alex Kirk	24	2	19+1	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
17	DF	SCO	Nick McAllister	33	1	25+2	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
18	MF	SCO	Reece McAlear	17	0	12+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Michael Hewitt	17	0	8+4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Charlie Albinson	40	0	38+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	SCO	Mark McKenzie	43	5	15+20	4	1+2	0	0+1	0	2+2	1
23	FW	ENG	Sam Ashford	42	3	21+13	2	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+2	1
24	MF	SCO	Scott Tomlinson	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
26	DF	SCO	Kinlay Bilham	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
27	FW	SCO	Max Guthrie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	SCO	Fraser Bryden	20	3	3+10	1	0+3	1	0+0	0	0+4	1
31	MF	SCO	Paul Smith	24	0	6+12	0	2+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
32	MF	SCO	Dylan Watret	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
33	MF	SCO	Carter Jenkins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
77	FW	SCO	Chris Maguire	15	0	7+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season
7	FW	SCO	Michael Moffat	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Logan Chalmers	12	2	8+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	FW	ENG	Brad Young	13	2	7+4	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	GK	ENG	Tom Carter	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF	SCO	Finn Ecrepont	9	0	2+4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	DF	SCO	Alex Jeanes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	MF	COD	David Bangala	9	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
34	FW	SCO	Dario Viviani	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Team statistics

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
5	Greenock Morton	36	15	12	9	53	43	+10	57

Source: ^[4]
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).^[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Cup table

Main article: 2022–23 Scottish League Cup § Group F

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			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[lower-alpha 1]
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0			—	0–2	2–4	—	—

Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[8]
Notes:

1. 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.^[6]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
16 May 2022	MF	Ben Dempsey	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[9]
3 June 2022	FW	Dipo Akinyemi	Welling United	Free transfer	[10]
10 June 2022	MF	David Bangala	Pohronie		[11]
22 June 2022	DF	Frankie Musonda	Raith Rovers		[12]
28 June 2022	MF	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	Swindon Town		[13]
31 January 2023	MF	Josh Mullin	Livingston		[14]
20 February 2023	FW	Chris Maguire	Free Agent		[15]

Transfers out

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

Loans in

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
7 July 2022	DF	Alex Kirk	Arsenal	31 May 2023	[22]
19 August 2022	GK	Jack McConnell	Rangers	26 August 2022	[23]
31 August 2022	MF	Josh Mullin	Livingston	31 January 2023	[24]
1 September 2022	FW	Brad Young	Aston Villa	31 May 2023	[25]
3 September 2022	GK	Tom Carter	Hibernian	10 September 2022	[26]
30 September 2022	MF	Logan Chalmers	Dundee United	14 January 2023	[27]
31 January 2023	MF	Reece McAlear	Tranmere Rovers	31 May 2023	[28]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
30 September 2022	DF	Michael Hewitt	Peterhead	1 January 2023	[29]
26 January 2023	DF	Finn Ecrepont	Stranraer	31 May 2023	[30]
31 January 2023	FW	Michael Moffat	Glenafton Athletic		[31]
1 February 2023	MF	David Bangala	Cove Rangers		[32]

Notes

1. ^
   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.^[33]

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