Ayr United Football Academy

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Ayr United Football Academy
Full nameAyr United Football Academy
Nickname(s)The Honest Men
Founded2 December 2005;18 years ago (2005-12-02)
Ground Somerset Park
ChairmanAllan Gunning
Head of AcademyDavid White
LeagueSPFL Reserve League 2, Club Academy Scotland, Scottish Women's Football
Website Club website

Ayr United Football Academy is incorporated as a not for profit Company Limited by guarantee. Its members are Ayr United Football Club, The Ayr United Community Initiative (The Honest Men Trust), NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Community Health Partnership), Ayrshire College and South Ayrshire Council, each of which is represented by a board director. In addition there are three independent directors and an independent chairperson. [1]

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Directors

NameRole
Allan GunningChairman
Brian ConnollyDirector
John CrawfordDirector
Stuart MillarDirector
Elizabeth MooreDirector
Alan MurrayDirector
Graham PeterkinDirector
Lorraine StobieDirector
Phil WhiteDirector

Players

Under 18's squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
GK Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Liam Breuls
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jude McClymont
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Pryce
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lewis Allan
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack McEwan
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Kyle Fraser
DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Adam McNally
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Joe Cassidy
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Shaun Donnelly
No.Pos.NationPlayer
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Bruce Strachan
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Blaike Hay
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO David Craig
MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Evan Ferguson
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Lucas McRoberts
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jack Allan
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Brandon Cullen
FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jamie Hislop

Staff

PositionName
Head of AcademyDavid White

List of academy graduates

Below is a list of players that have come through the club's academy set-up who made a competitive first-team appearance for Ayr United F.C. since 2006 to the present day.

Players in bold are currently at the club or out on loan.

First-team graduates
#Name and nationalityDate of debutOppositionHome or AwayAppsGoals
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Woodburn8 December 2007 Peterhead Away350
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Lloyd Kinnaird19 April 2008 Queen's Park Away10
3 Flag of Scotland.svg Iain Fisher9 May 2009 Peterhead Away10
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Aaron Connolly 18 January 2010 Brechin City Home81
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Roddy Paterson 24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away91
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Ross Robertson 24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away765
7 Flag of Scotland.svg Jonathan Tiffoney 24 July 2010 Airdrieonians Away872
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Shaun Kelly20 November 2010 Sunnybank Home10
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Shankland 7 May 2011 Brechin City Away342
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Gareth Armstrong7 May 2011 Brechin City Away80
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Hutchinson28 April 2012 Dundee Home20
12 Flag of Scotland.svg Jackson Longridge 28 April 2012 Dundee Home110
13 Flag of Scotland.svg Aaron Wyllie5 May 2012 Falkirk Away120
14 Flag of Scotland.svg Darren McGill5 May 2012 Falkirk Away40
15 Flag of Scotland.svg Robbie Crawford 5 May 2012 Falkirk Away22512
16 Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Nisbet27 April 2013 Arbroath Home150
17 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Wardrope 27 April 2013 Arbroath Home242
18 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Forrest 27 July 2013 Queen's Park Away24555
19 Flag of Scotland.svg Josh McArthur6 August 2013 Partick Thistle Away50
20 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter McGill26 July 2014 Clyde Away100
21 Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Muir2 August 2014 East Stirling Away120
22 Flag of Scotland.svg Sean McKenzie9 August 2014 Greenock Morton Home110
23 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig McCracken11 November 2014 Alloa Athletic Away70
24 Flag of Scotland.svg Craig McGuffie 9 April 2016 Albion Rovers Home11010
25 Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Johnstone16 July 2016 Hamilton Accies Home20
26 Flag of Scotland.svg Luke McCowan 18 July 2017 Dumbarton Away7719
27 Flag of Scotland.svg Leon Murphy25 July 2017 Clyde Home101
28 Flag of Scotland.svg David Waite16 August 2017 East Stirling Away10
29 Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Faulds16 August 2017 East Stirling Away40
30 Flag of Scotland.svg James Hilton16 August 2017 East Stirling Away20
31 Flag of Scotland.svg Finn Ecrepont 30 November 2018 Dundee United Away200
32 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ellis Hare-Reid7 September 2019 Wrexham Away10
33 Flag of Scotland.svg Mark McKenzie 7 September 2019 Wrexham Away15514
34 Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Hewitt6 October 2020 Albion Rovers Away320
35 Flag of Scotland.svg Paul Smith6 October 2020 Albion Rovers Away540
36 Flag of Scotland.svg Kinlay Bilham14 September 2021 Rangers B Away30
37 Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Jeanes14 September 2021 Rangers B Away10
38 Flag of Scotland.svg Fraser Bryden8 January 2022 Arbroath Away689
39 Flag of Scotland.svg Dylan Watret3 December 2022 Raith Rovers Away30
40 Flag of Scotland.svg Scott Tomlinson11 February 2023 Elgin City Away190
41 Flag of Scotland.svg Oliver Ecrepont29 July 2023 Alloa Athletic Away10
42 Flag of Scotland.svg Max Guthrie10 February 2024 Rangers Away10
43 Flag of Scotland.svg Lucas McRoberts29 March 2024 Airdrieonians Away41

Notable former players

Below are the notable former players who have played for the academy but left before making a first team appearance.

Notes

1. ^ Returned to the club in 2019 and made his debut at the age of 28 having left in 2008 without making an appearance.
2. ^ Had two loan spells at the club during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons
3. ^ Played for the club on loan during the 2021-22 season

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References

  1. "The Academy" . Retrieved 8 January 2021.