Ayr United Football Academy

Ayr United Football Academy
Full name	Ayr United Football Academy
Nickname(s)	The Honest Men
Founded	2 December 2005;19 years ago
Ground	Somerset Park
Chairman	Allan Gunning
Head of Academy	David White
League	SPFL Reserve League 2, Club Academy Scotland, Scottish Women's Football
Website	http://www.aufa.org.uk/
Home colours	Away colours

Last updated December 15, 2024

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]

Directors

Name	Role
Allan Gunning	Chairman
Brian Connolly	Director
John Crawford	Director
Stuart Millar	Director
Elizabeth Moore	Director
Alan Murray	Director
Graham Peterkin	Director
Lorraine Stobie	Director
Phil White	Director

Players

Under 18's squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	SCO	Liam Breuls
—	DF	SCO	Jude McClymont
—	DF	SCO	Jack Pryce
—	DF	SCO	Lewis Allan
—	DF	SCO	Jack McEwan
—	DF	SCO	Kyle Fraser
—	DF	SCO	Adam McNally
—	MF	SCO	Joe Cassidy
—	MF	SCO	Shaun Donnelly


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	SCO	Bruce Strachan
—	MF	SCO	Blaike Hay
—	MF	SCO	David Craig
—	MF	SCO	Evan Ferguson
—	FW	SCO	Lucas McRoberts
—	FW	SCO	Jack Allan
—	FW	SCO	Brandon Cullen
—	FW	SCO	Jamie Hislop

Staff

Position	Name
Head of Academy	David 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 nationality	Date of debut	Opposition	Home or Away	Apps	Goals
1	Alastair Woodburn	(2007-12-08)8 December 2007	Peterhead	Away	35	0
2	Lloyd Kinnaird	(2008-04-19)19 April 2008	Queen's Park	Away	1	0
3	Iain Fisher	(2009-05-09)9 May 2009	Peterhead	Away	1	0
4	Aaron Connolly	(2010-01-18)18 January 2010	Brechin City	Home	8	1
5	Roddy Paterson	(2010-07-24)24 July 2010	Airdrieonians	Away	9	1
6	Ross Robertson	(2010-07-24)24 July 2010	Airdrieonians	Away	76	5
7	Jonathan Tiffoney	(2010-07-24)24 July 2010	Airdrieonians	Away	87	2
8	Shaun Kelly	(2010-11-20)20 November 2010	Sunnybank	Home	1	0
9	Mark Shankland	(2011-05-07)7 May 2011	Brechin City	Away	34	2
10	Gareth Armstrong	(2011-05-07)7 May 2011	Brechin City	Away	8	0
11	Steven Hutchinson	(2012-04-28)28 April 2012	Dundee	Home	2	0
12	Jackson Longridge	(2012-04-28)28 April 2012	Dundee	Home	11	0
13	Aaron Wyllie	(2012-05-05)5 May 2012	Falkirk	Away	12	0
14	Darren McGill	(2012-05-05)5 May 2012	Falkirk	Away	4	0
15	Robbie Crawford	(2012-05-05)5 May 2012	Falkirk	Away	225	12
16	Ryan Nisbet	(2013-04-27)27 April 2013	Arbroath	Home	15	0
17	Michael Wardrope	(2013-04-27)27 April 2013	Arbroath	Home	24	2
18	Alan Forrest	(2013-07-27)27 July 2013	Queen's Park	Away	245	55
19	Peter McGill	(2014-07-26)26 July 2014	Clyde	Away	10	0
20	Andrew Muir	(2014-08-02)2 August 2014	East Stirling	Away	12	0
21	Sean McKenzie	(2014-08-09)9 August 2014	Greenock Morton	Home	11	0
22	Craig McCracken	(2014-11-11)11 November 2014	Alloa Athletic	Away	7	0
23	Craig McGuffie	(2016-04-09)9 April 2016	Albion Rovers	Home	110	10
24	Andy Johnstone	(2016-07-16)16 July 2016	Hamilton Accies	Home	2	0
25	Luke McCowan	(2017-07-18)18 July 2017	Dumbarton	Away	77	19
26	Leon Murphy	(2017-07-25)25 July 2017	Clyde	Home	10	1
27	David Waite	(2017-08-16)16 August 2017	East Stirling	Away	1	0
28	Stuart Faulds	(2017-08-16)16 August 2017	East Stirling	Away	4	0
29	James Hilton	(2017-08-16)16 August 2017	East Stirling	Away	2	0
30	Finn Ecrepont	(2018-11-30)30 November 2018	Dundee United	Away	20	0
31	Ellis Hare-Reid	(2019-09-07)7 September 2019	Wrexham	Away	1	0
32	Mark McKenzie	(2019-09-07)7 September 2019	Wrexham	Away	175	15
33	Michael Hewitt	(2020-10-06)6 October 2020	Albion Rovers	Away	32	0
34	Paul Smith	(2020-10-06)6 October 2020	Albion Rovers	Away	54	0
35	Kinlay Bilham	(2021-09-14)14 September 2021	Rangers B	Away	3	0
36	Alex Jeanes	(2021-09-14)14 September 2021	Rangers B	Away	1	0
37	Fraser Bryden	(2022-01-08)8 January 2022	Arbroath	Away	72	9
38	Dylan Watret	(2022-12-03)3 December 2022	Raith Rovers	Away	21	2
39	Scott Tomlinson	(2023-02-11)11 February 2023	Elgin City	Away	23	0
40	Oliver Ecrepont	(2023-07-29)29 July 2023	Alloa Athletic	Away	1	0
41	Max Guthrie	(2024-02-10)10 February 2024	Rangers	Away	1	0
42	Lucas McRoberts	(2024-03-29)29 March 2024	Airdrieonians	Away	5	1
43	Jamie Hislop	(2024-09-21)21 September 2024	Queen's Park	Away	3	0
44	David Craig	(2024-12-14)14 December 2024	Falkirk	Away	1	0

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

↑ "The Academy". April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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[1] "The Academy". April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

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