2021–22 Ayr United F.C. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/ayr-united-part-company-with-david-hopkin|title=Ayr United part company with David Hopkin |publisher=Ayr United FC |access-date=9 September 2021}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/ayr-united-announces-the-departure-of-jim-duffy-john-joyce|title=Ayr United Announces the Departure of Jim Duffy|publisher=Ayr United FC|access-date=20 December 2021|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220111413/https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/ayr-united-announces-the-departure-of-jim-duffy-john-joyce|url-status=dead}} On 7 January 2022, Ayr United confirmed the appointment of Lee Bullen as their new manager.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/lee-bullen-appointed-ayr-united-head-coach/|title=Lee Bullen appointed Ayr United head coach |publisher=Sheffield Wednesday FC |access-date=7 January 2022}}

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{{football box collapsible

|date = 25 June 2021

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Ayr United

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://www.tnsfc.co.uk/event/ayr-united-vs-the-new-saints-fc/ Report]

|team2 = The New Saints

|goals1 = Baird {{goal|33}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Townhead Park, Cumnock

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 29 June 2021

|time = 19:30

|team1 = Stranraer

|score = 0–2

|report =

|team2 = Ayr United

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Trialist {{goal|19}}
Trialist {{goal|80}}

|stadium = Stair Park, Stranraer

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 2 July 2021

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Heart of Midlothian

|score = 1–1

|report =

|team2 = Ayr United

|goals1 = Boyce {{goal|76}}

|goals2 = Moffat {{goal|75}}

|stadium = National Sports Training Centre, Largs

|result = D

}}

{{Main|2021–22 Scottish Championship}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=2 August 2021

|time=19:45

|round=1

|team1=Kilmarnock

|score=2–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57965776 Report]

|goals1=Polworth {{goal|56}}
Cameron {{goal|86 pen.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Rugby Park

|location=Kilmarnock

|attendance=3,692

|referee=Don Robertson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=7 August 2021

|time=15:00

|round=2

|team1=Ayr United

|score=2–2

|team2=Arbroath

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58036530 Report]

|goals1=Adeloye {{goal|70}}
McKenzie {{goal|87}}

|goals2=Nouble {{goal|10}}
McKenna {{goal|28}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,244

|referee=Colin Steven

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=21 August 2021

|time=15:00

|round=3

|team1=Inverness CT

|score=1–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58210072 Report]

|goals1=McGinty {{goal|54 o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Caledonian Stadium

|location=Inverness

|attendance=2,032

|referee=Kevin Clancy

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=7 September 2021

|time=15:00

|round=4

|team1=Ayr United

|score=0–2

|team2=Raith Rovers

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58289772 Report]

|goals1=Muirhead {{sent off|0|70}}
Afolabi {{sent off|0|75}}

|goals2=Varian {{goal|14}}
Zanatta {{goal|25}}
Riley-Snow {{sent off|0|79}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,204

|referee=Chris Graham

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=11 September 2021

|time=15:00

|round=5

|team1=Ayr United

|score=3–1

|team2=Dunfermline Athletic

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58445121 Report]

|goals1=Adeloye {{goal|3||63}}
Salkeld {{goal|25}}

|goals2=Todorov {{goal|28}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,553

|referee=Barry Cook

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=18 September 2021

|time=15:00

|round=6

|team1=Hamilton Academical

|score= 0–2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58525695 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Bradley {{goal|64}}
Adeloye {{goal|78}}

|stadium=New Douglas Park

|location=Hamilton

|attendance=1,365

|referee=Andrew Dallas

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=25 September 2021

|time=15:00

|round=7

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0–0

|team2=Greenock Morton

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58606600 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,638

|referee=Mike Roncone

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=2 October 2021

|time=15:00

|round=8

|team1=Partick Thistle

|score= 4–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58688206 Report]

|goals1=Rudden {{goal|34||72}}
Smith {{goal|45}}
Graham {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Firhill Stadium

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=2,667

|referee=Duncan Williams

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=16 October 2021

|time=15:00

|round=9

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 2–1

|team2=Queen of the South

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58796142 Report]

|goals1=Muirhead {{goal|73 pen.}}
Maxwell {{goal|79}}

|goals2=Connelly {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,663

|referee=David Dickinson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=23 October 2021

|time=15:00

|round=10

|team1=Arbroath

|score= 1–1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58936550 Report]

|goals1=McKenna {{goal|56}}

|goals2=Afolabi {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Gayfield Park

|location=Arbroath

|attendance=1,415

|referee=John Beaton

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=26 October 2021

|time=19:45

|round=11

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0–1

|team2=Kilmarnock

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58963353 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Shaw {{goal|89 pen.}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=6,052

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=30 October 2021

|time=15:00

|round=12

|team1=Raith Rovers

|score=2–1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59019458 Report]

|goals1=Ross {{goal|12}}
Zanatta {{goal|27}}

|goals2=Baird {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Stark's Park

|location=Kirkcaldy

|attendance=1,602

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=6 November 2021

|time=15:00

|round=13

|team1=Ayr United

|score=2–2

|team2=Inverness CT

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59099997 Report]

|goals1=Chalmers {{goal|15}}
Reading {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Welsh {{goal|13}}
Gardyne {{goal|26}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,289

|referee=Steven McLean

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=13 November 2021

|time=15:00

|round=14

|team1=Ayr United

|score=0–4

|team2=Partick Thistle

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59187627 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Docherty {{goal|30}}
Graham {{goal|33||81}}
Gordon {{goal|90+2}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,037

|referee=Gavin Duncan

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=20 November 2021

|time=15:00

|round=15

|team1=Dunfermline Athletic

|score=3–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59271690 Report]

|goals1=McCann {{goal|14||52}}
Dow {{goal|40}}

|goals2=

|stadium=East End Park

|location=Dunfermline

|attendance=3,503

|referee=Alan Newlands

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=4 December 2021

|time=15:00

|round=16

|team1=Greenock Morton

|score=2–2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59441168 Report]

|goals1=Ugwu {{goal|26||84}}

|goals2=Bradley {{goal|73}}
Adeloye {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Cappielow

|location=Greenock

|attendance=1,335

|referee=Matthew MacDermid

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=10 December 2021

|time=19:45

|round=17

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1–1

|team2=Hamilton Academical

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59514689 Report]

|goals1=Adeloye {{goal|48}}

|goals2=Smith {{goal|40}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=951

|referee=Craig Napier

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=18 December 2021

|time=15:00

|round=19

|team1=Queen of the South

|score=3–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59618519 Report]

|goals1=East {{goal|9}}
Cameron {{goal|29}}
Todd {{goal|48}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Palmerston Park

|location=Dumfries

|attendance=997

|referee=David Munro

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=26 December 2021

|time=15:00

|round=20

|team1=Ayr United

|score=2–0

|team2=Raith Rovers

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59715733 Report]

|goals1=Adeloye {{goal|22}}
McKenzie {{goal|76}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=472

|referee=David Dickinson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=8 January 2022

|time=15:00

|round=21

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1–0

|team2=Arbroath

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59844617 Report]

|goals1=Maxwell {{goal|18}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=500

|referee=David Munro

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=15 January 2022

|time=15:00

|round=22

|team1=Ayr United

|score=0–2

|team2=Greenock Morton

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59918984 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Reilly {{goal|27||61}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=500

|referee=John Beaton

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=29 January 2022

|time=15:00

|round=23

|team1=Hamilton Academical

|score=1–1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60093675 Report]

|goals1=Kennedy {{goal|7}}

|goals2=Ashford {{goal|66}}

|stadium=New Douglas Park

|location=Hamilton

|attendance=

|referee=John Beaton

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=1 February 2022

|time=19:45

|round=18

|team1=Partick Thistle

|score=1–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59751291 Report]

|goals1=Graham {{goal|51}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Firhill Stadium

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=2,207

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=5 February 2022

|time=15:00

|round=24

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1–1

|team2=Dunfermline Athletic

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59844617 Report]

|goals1=Martin {{goal|17 o.g.}}

|goals2=Donaldson {{goal|10}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,611

|referee=Alan Muir

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=9 February 2022

|time=19:45

|round=25

|team1=Kilmarnock

|score=1–2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59792648 Report]

|goals1=Murray {{goal|7}}

|goals2=Maxwell {{goal|14}}
Reading {{goal|80}}

|stadium=Rugby Park

|location=Kilmarnock

|attendance=7,560

|referee=Bobby Madden

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=19 February 2022

|time=15:00

|round=26

|team1=Inverness CT

|score=1–2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60357655 Report]

|goals1=Carson {{sent off|0|68}}
Nicolson {{goal|86}}

|goals2=McGinty {{goal|35}}
Adeloye {{goal|64}}

|stadium=Caledonian Stadium

|location=Inverness

|attendance=1,850

|referee=Kevin Clancy

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=26 February 2022

|time=15:00

|round=27

|team1=Ayr United

|score=0–1

|team2=Queen of the South

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59844617 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Fitzpatrick {{goal|32}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,875

|referee=Steven McLean

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=5 March 2022

|time=15:00

|round=28

|team1=Raith Rovers

|score=0–4

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60534540 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Adeloye {{goal|3}}
Maxwell {{goal|32||38}}
Ashford {{goal|65}}

|stadium=Stark's Park

|location=Kirkcaldy

|attendance=1,513

|referee=Don Robertson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=11 March 2022

|time=19:45

|round=29

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1–3

|team2=Kilmarnock

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59844617 Report]

|goals1=Fjørtoft {{sent off|0|30}}
McInroy {{goal|38}}

|goals2=McKenzie {{goal|3}}
Shaw {{goal|12}}
Sanders {{goal|16}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=6,136

|referee=Alan Muir

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=19 March 2022

|time=15:00

|round=30

|team1=Arbroath

|score=1–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60717539 Report]

|goals1=Hamilton {{goal|50}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Gayfield Park

|location=Arbroath

|attendance=1,727

|referee=Steven McLean

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=26 March 2022

|time=15:00

|round=31

|team1=Greenock Morton

|score=1–1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60803728 Report]

|goals1=Blues {{goal|38}}

|goals2=Adeloye {{goal|79}}

|stadium=Cappielow

|location=Greenock

|attendance=1,815

|referee=Mike Roncone

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=1 April 2022

|time=19:45

|round=32

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1–1

|team2=Hamilton Academical

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60870048 Report]

|goals1=McInroy {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2=Winter {{goal|6}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,618

|referee=Chris Graham

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=9 April 2022

|time=15:00

|round=33

|team1=Ayr United

|score=2–2

|team2=Inverness CT

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60903259 Report]

|goals1=Bryden {{goal|54}}
Fjørtoft {{goal|76}}

|goals2=Sutherland {{goal|6}}
Chalmers {{goal|13}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,756

|referee=William Collum

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=16 April 2022

|time=15:00

|round=34

|team1=Dunfermline Athletic

|score=2–1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60903634 Report]

|goals1=Cole {{goal|79}}
Todorov {{goal|86}}

|goals2=Muirhead {{goal|35 pen.}}

|stadium=East End Park

|location=Dunfermline

|attendance=4,855

|referee=Colin Steven

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=23 April 2022

|time=15:00

|round=35

|team1=Queen of the South

|score=1–1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61125156 Report]

|goals1=East {{goal|80}}

|goals2=East {{goal|87 o.g.}}

|stadium=Palmerston Park

|location=Dumfries

|attendance=2,271

|referee=William Collum

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=29 April 2022

|time=19:45

|round=36

|team1=Ayr United

|score=3–1

|team2=Partick Thistle

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61185123

|goals1=Muirhead {{goal|5 pen.||61 pen.}}
Adeloye {{goal|30}}

|goals2=Jakubiak {{goal|81}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|attendance=3,426

|referee=Bobby Madden

}}

{{Main|2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage}}

Results

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=10 July 2021

|time=15:00

|round=Group stage

|team1=Albion Rovers

|score= 0–0

|penaltyscore= 4–2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57790060 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Cliftonhill

|location=Coatbridge

|attendance=150

|referee=Grant Irvine

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=13 July 2021

|time=19:45

|round=Group stage

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 3–0

|team2=Edinburgh City

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57825363 Report]

|goals1=Adeloye {{goal|37||49}}
Murdoch {{goal|84}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=439

|referee=Lloyd Wilson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=20 July 2021

|time=18:00

|round=Group stage

|team1=Hamilton Academical

|score= 0–1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57906705 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Salkeld {{goal|27}}

|stadium=New Douglas Park

|location= Hamilton

|attendance=801

|referee=Bobby Madden

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=24 July 2021

|time=15:00

|round=Group stage

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 3–0{{Cref2|A}}

|team2=Falkirk

|result=W

|report=

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=

|referee=

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=14 August 2021

|time=15:00

|round=Second round

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0–0

|penaltyscore= 3–4

|team2=Dundee United

|result=D

|report=[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58137905 Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,196

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

{{Main|2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=14 September 2021

|time=19:30

|round=Second round

|team1=Rangers B

|score= 3–0{{Cref2|A}}

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58386839

|goals1=

|goals2=O'Connor {{goal|40}}
Chalmers {{goal|74}}
Fjørtoft {{goal|78}}

|stadium=Dumbarton Football Stadium

|location=Dumbarton

|attendance=

|referee=Steven Reid

}}

Notes

{{Cnote2 Begin|liststyle=disc}}

{{Cnote2|B|A: Ayr United had originally beaten Rangers B 3 – 0, however it was later revealed that Ayr had fielded 2 ineligible players during the game and were subsequently charged by the SPFL with Rangers B awarded a 3 – 0, victory.{{cite web |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/19586220.rangers-b-spfl-trust-trophy-twist-ayr-charged-spfl/#comments-anchor |title=Rangers B in SPFL Trust Trophy twist as Ayr charged by SPFL |publisher=The Herald |date=16 September 2021 |accessdate=16 September 2021}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

{{Main|2021–22 Scottish Cup}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=27 November 2021

|time=15:00

|round=Third round

|team1=Ayr United

|score=2–1

|team2=Albion Rovers

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59357010

|goals1=Maxwell {{goal|54}}
Moffat {{goal|65}}

|goals2=Wright {{goal|46}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=986

|referee=William Collum

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=22 January 2022

|time=15:00

|round=Fourth round

|team1=Ayr United

|score=0–2

|team2=St Mirren

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60005933

|goals1=

|goals2=McAllister {{goal|7}}
Kiltie {{goal|24}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=3,423

|referee=David Dickinson

}}

{{updated|29 April 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=172&comp_id=13&teamTabs=stats | title=Ayr United FC Player Appearances | publisher=Soccerbase | work=soccerbase.com | accessdate=13 May 2020}}

{{Efs start|Championship|League Cup|Challenge Cup|Scottish Cup}}

{{Efs player|no=1|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Aidan McAdams|27+0|0|2+0|0|1+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=2|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Jordan Houston|26+0|0|4+0|0|1+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=3|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Patrick Reading|35+0|2|4+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=4|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Aaron Muirhead|27+1|4|4+0|0|1+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=5|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Sean McGinty|28+0|1|3+1|0|1+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=6|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Andy Murdoch|32+0|0|4+0|1|1+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=7|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Michael Moffat|4+14|0|0+0|0|1+0|0|2+0|1}}

{{Efs player|no=8|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Kerr McInroy|13+1|2|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Tomi Adeloye|24+8|11|4+0|3|0+1|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=10|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Daire O'Connor|13+11|0|0+0|0|1+0|1|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Alex Kenyon|3+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Blaine Rowe|0+3|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=14|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=James Maxwell|29+5|5|1+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|1}}

{{Efs player|no=15|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Jack Baird|24+3|1|4+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ryan Gondoh|1+5|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=17|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Nick McAllister|11+1|0|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ben Dempsey|6+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sam Ashford|12+0|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=20|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Michael Hewitt|2+2|0|3+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Charlie Albinson|9+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=22|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Mark McKenzie|20+8|2|4+0|0|1+0|0|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=23|nat=NOR|pos=DF|name=Markus Fjørtoft|14+6|1|1+1|0|1+0|1|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=24|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Scott Tomlinson|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=25|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Finn Ecrepont|0+1|0|0+2|0|1+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=26|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Kinlay Bilham|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=27|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Max Guthrie|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=28|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Alex Jeanes|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=30|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Fraser Bryden|3+8|1|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=31|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Paul Smith|1+4|0|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=32|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Dylan Watret|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=33|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Carter Jenkins|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=34|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Dario Viviani|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

|-

|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season

|-

{{Efs player|no=8|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Michael Miller|0+0|0|1+3|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Cameron Salkeld|8+7|1|3+1|1|0+1|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=16|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Steven Bradley|6+7|2|0+0|0|0+1|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=18|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Joe Chalmers|13+3|1|0+2|0|1+0|1|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=24|nat=IRL|pos=FW|name=Jonathan Afolabi|5+9|1|0+1|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

|}

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;Notes

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{{Cnote2|A|A: Ayr United were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Falkirk, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.{{cite web |url=https://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/2021/07/21/club-statement-23/ |title=Club Statement |publisher=Falkirk FC |date=20 July 2021 |access-date=22 July 2021}}}}

{{Cnote2 End}}

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{{Ayr United F.C. seasons}}

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