Ayr United Football Academy

Ayr United Football Academy
Full nameAyr United Football Academy
NicknameThe Honest Men
Founded2 December 2005 (2005-12-02)
GroundSomerset Park
ChairmanAllan Gunning
Head of AcademyDavid White
LeagueSPFL Reserve League 2, Club Academy Scotland, Scottish Women's Football
Websitehttp://www.aufa.org.uk/

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 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; 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

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 nationality Date of debut Opposition Home or Away Apps Goals
1Scotland Alastair Woodburn8 December 2007PeterheadAway350
2Scotland Lloyd Kinnaird19 April 2008Queen's ParkAway10
3Scotland Iain Fisher9 May 2009PeterheadAway10
4Scotland Aaron Connolly18 January 2010Brechin CityHome81
5Scotland Roddy Paterson24 July 2010AirdrieoniansAway91
6Scotland Ross Robertson24 July 2010AirdrieoniansAway765
7Scotland Jonathan Tiffoney24 July 2010AirdrieoniansAway872
8Scotland Shaun Kelly20 November 2010SunnybankHome10
9Scotland Mark Shankland7 May 2011Brechin CityAway342
10Scotland Gareth Armstrong7 May 2011Brechin CityAway80
11Scotland Steven Hutchinson28 April 2012DundeeHome20
12Scotland Jackson Longridge28 April 2012DundeeHome110
13Scotland Aaron Wyllie5 May 2012FalkirkAway120
14Scotland Darren McGill5 May 2012FalkirkAway40
15Scotland Robbie Crawford5 May 2012FalkirkAway22512
16Scotland Ryan Nisbet27 April 2013ArbroathHome150
17Scotland Michael Wardrope27 April 2013ArbroathHome242
18Scotland Alan Forrest27 July 2013Queen's ParkAway24555
19Scotland Peter McGill26 July 2014ClydeAway100
20Scotland Andrew Muir2 August 2014East StirlingAway120
21Scotland Sean McKenzie9 August 2014Greenock MortonHome110
22Scotland Craig McCracken11 November 2014Alloa AthleticAway70
23Scotland Craig McGuffie9 April 2016Albion RoversHome11010
24Scotland Andy Johnstone16 July 2016Hamilton AcciesHome20
25Scotland Luke McCowan18 July 2017DumbartonAway7719
26Scotland Leon Murphy25 July 2017ClydeHome101
27Scotland David Waite16 August 2017East StirlingAway10
28Scotland Stuart Faulds16 August 2017East StirlingAway40
29Scotland James Hilton16 August 2017East StirlingAway20
30Scotland Finn Ecrepont30 November 2018Dundee UnitedAway200
31New Zealand Ellis Hare-Reid7 September 2019WrexhamAway10
32Scotland Mark McKenzie7 September 2019WrexhamAway17515
33Scotland Michael Hewitt6 October 2020Albion RoversAway320
34Scotland Paul Smith6 October 2020Albion RoversAway540
35Scotland Kinlay Bilham14 September 2021Rangers BAway30
36Scotland Alex Jeanes14 September 2021Rangers BAway10
37Scotland Fraser Bryden8 January 2022ArbroathAway729
38Scotland Dylan Watret3 December 2022Raith RoversAway212
39Scotland Scott Tomlinson11 February 2023Elgin CityAway230
40Scotland Oliver Ecrepont29 July 2023Alloa AthleticAway10
41Scotland Max Guthrie10 February 2024RangersAway10
42Scotland Lucas McRoberts29 March 2024AirdrieoniansAway51
43Scotland Jamie Hislop21 September 2024Queen's ParkAway30
44Scotland David Craig14 December 2024FalkirkAway10

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". April 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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