2022−23 Ayr United F.C. 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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65643013|title=Ayr United 0−5 Partick Thistle (agg 0−8): Visitors cruise into Premiership play-off final |date=25 May 2023 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=26 May 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/36621/12889849/ayr-united-0-5-partick-thistle-jags-cruise-into-scottish-premiership-play-off|title=Ayr United 0-5 Partick Thistle: Jags cruise into Scottish Premiership play-off |publisher=Sky Sports |access-date=26 May 2023}}

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{{football box collapsible

|date = 23 June 2022

|time = 19:00

|team1 = Ayr United

|score = 1−1

|report = https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/match-report-ayr-united-1-v-1-dumbarton

|team2 = Dumbarton

|goals1 = McNiff {{goal|9 o.g.}}

|goals2 = Love {{goal|12}}

|stadium = National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde

|location = Largs

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 25 June 2022

|time = 12:00

|team1 = Ayr United

|score = 2−1

|report =

|team2 = Stranraer

|goals1 = Ashford {{goal|19}}
Bryden {{goal|68}}

|goals2 = Trialist {{goal|67}}

|stadium = Kilwinning Sports Club

|location = Kilwinning

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 28 June 2022

|time =

|team1 = Ayr United

|score = 3−0

|report = https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/match-report-ayr-united-3-v-0-darvel

|team2 = Darvel

|goals1 = Akinyemi {{goal|10||19}}
Murdoch {{goal|12}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = National Sports Training Centre Inverclyde

|location = Largs

|result = W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 30 June 2022

|time =

|team1 = Ayr United

|score = 1−1

|report = https://ayrunitedfc.co.uk/match-report-ayr-united-1-v-1-university-of-washington

|team2 = University of Washington

|goals1 = Akinyemi {{goal|56}}

|goals2 = {{goal|84}}

|stadium = Townhead Park

|location = Cumnock

|result = D

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date = 18 August 2022

|time = 15:00

|team1 = Ayr United

|score = 0−4

|team2 = Young Queen's Park

|result = L

|report = https://queensparkfc.co.uk/ayr-united-0-young-queens-park-4/

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Connolly {{goal|47||65}}
Scott {{goal|62}}
Longridge {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Townhead Park

|location = Cumnock

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

{{Main|2022–23 Scottish Championship}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=30 July 2022

|time=15:00

|round=1

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0−0

|team2=Arbroath

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62275201

|goals1=

|goals2=O'Brien {{sent off|0|81}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,872

|referee=Chris Graham

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=5 August 2022

|time=19:45

|round=2

|team1=Queen's Park

|score= 2−3

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62342943

|goals1=Murray {{goal|18}}
Thomas {{goal|32}}

|goals2=Akinyemi {{goal|46||90+2 pen.}}
McGinty {{goal|78}}

|stadium=Ochilview Park

|location=Stenhousemuir

|attendance=943

|referee=Matthew MacDermid

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=13 August 2022

|time=15:00

|round=3

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 2−2

|team2=Hamilton Academical

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62445824

|goals1=Akinyemi {{goal|3}}
Murdoch {{goal|85}}

|goals2=Winter {{goal|14}}
O'Reilly {{goal|73}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,014

|referee=Gavin Duncan

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=20 August 2022

|time=15:00

|round=4

|team1=Cove Rangers

|score= 1−2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62530189

|goals1=Masson {{goal|90+2 pen.}}

|goals2=Dempsey {{goal|59 pen.}}
Akinyemi {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Balmoral Stadium

|location=Cove Bay

|attendance=951

|referee=Scott Lambie

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=26 August 2022

|time=19:45

|round=5

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 3−1

|team2=Dundee

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62600252

|goals1=Akinyemi {{goal|17||67}}
Houston {{goal|62}}

|goals2=Rudden {{goal|4}}
Sweeney {{sent off|0|90+2}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,274

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=3 September 2022

|time=15:00

|round=6

|team1=Greenock Morton

|score= 1−2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62697821

|goals1=Muirhead {{goal|80}}

|goals2=Akinyemi {{goal|34}}
McKeznie {{goal|74}}

|stadium=Cappielow

|location=Greenock

|attendance=1,935

|referee=Lloyd Wilson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=17 September 2022

|time=15:00

|round=7

|team1=Raith Rovers

|score= 3−2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62859922

|goals1=Connell {{goal|8}}
Stanton {{goal|35}}
Brown {{goal|83}}

|goals2=Young {{goal|51}}
Murdoch {{goal|68}}

|stadium=Stark's Park

|location=Kirkcaldy

|attendance=2,045

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=1 October 2022

|time=15:00

|round=8

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0−1

|team2=Inverness CT

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63018088

|goals1=

|goals2=Harper {{goal|47}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,866

|referee=Colin Steven

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=8 October 2022

|time=15:00

|round= 9

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 5−0

|team2= Queen's Park

|result= W

|report= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63099547

|goals1=Akinyemi {{goal|6||36||53}}
Young {{goal|59}}
Dempsey {{goal|62}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,052

|referee=Don Robertson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=15 October 2022

|time=15:00

|round=10

|team1=Dundee

|score= 2−1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63182479

|goals1=McMullan {{goal|38}}
Robinson {{goal|49}}

|goals2=Mullin {{goal|61}}

|stadium=Dens Park

|location=Dundee

|attendance=4,490

|referee=Grant Irvine

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=22 October 2022

|time=15:00

|round= 11

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 2−2

|team2= Cove Rangers

|result= D

|report= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63267374

|goals1=Akinyemi {{goal|29}}
Kirk {{goal|37}}

|goals2=Scully {{goal|31}}
McDonagh {{goal|52}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,847

|referee=Calum Scott

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=25 October 2022

|time=19:45

|round= 12

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 4−2

|team2= Partick Thistle

|result= W

|report= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62776558

|goals1=Chalmers {{goal|11}}
Brownlie {{goal|39 o.g.}}
Mullin {{goal|55}}
McKenzie {{goal|90+1}}

|goals2=Hodson {{goal|18}}
Graham {{goal|51}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,782

|referee=William Collum

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=29 October 2022

|time=15:00

|round=13

|team1=Arbroath

|score= 0−2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63355049

|goals1=

|goals2=Dempsey {{goal|70 pen.}}
Mitchell-Lawson {{goal|89}}

|stadium=Gayfield Park

|location=Arbroath

|attendance=

|referee=Graham Grainger

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=5 November 2022

|time=15:00

|round= 14

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 1−1

|team2= Greenock Morton

|result= D

|report= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63436296

|goals1=Kirk {{goal|3}}

|goals2=Quitongo {{goal|16}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,819

|referee=Euan Anderson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=11 November 2022

|time=19:45

|round=15

|team1=Hamilton Academical

|score= 2−3

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63508959

|goals1=Lawson {{goal|50 pen.}}
Ecrepont {{goal|80 o.g.}}

|goals2=Akinyemi {{goal|4||69}}
Dempsey {{goal|83 pen.}}

|stadium=New Douglas Park

|location=Hamilton

|attendance=1,677

|referee=Matthew MacDermid

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=19 November 2022

|time=15:00

|round=16

|team1=Inverness CT

|score= 2−2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63606505

|goals1=Shaw {{goal|6||87}}

|goals2=McKenzie {{goal|66}}
Akinyemi {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Caledonian Stadium

|location=Inverness

|attendance=2,066

|referee=Grant Irvine

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=3 December 2022

|time=15:00

|round=17

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 2−0

|team2=Raith Rovers

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63765257

|goals1=Mullin {{goal|31||70}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,094

|referee=Kevin Clancy

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=17 December 2022

|time=15:00

|round=18

|team1=Partick Thistle

|score= 3−2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63896844

|goals1=Milne {{goal|21}}
Graham {{goal|45+1}}
Lawless {{goal|56}}

|goals2=Akinyemi {{goal|9}}
Chalmers {{goal|47}}

|stadium=Firhill Stadium

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=2,831

|referee=David Munro

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=23 December 2022

|time=19:45

|round=19

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0−2

|team2=Dundee

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63995718

|goals1=Bangala {{sent off|0|63}}

|goals2=Mulligan {{sent off|0|19}}
McCowan {{goal|68||84}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,704

|referee=Steven McLean

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=7 January 2023

|time=15:00

|round=20

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 1−0

|team2=Hamilton Academical

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64132747

|goals1=Mullin {{goal|32}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,988

|referee=Calum Scott

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=14 January 2023

|time=15:00

|round=21

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 2−2

|team2=Arbroath

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64195275

|goals1=Dempsey {{goal|38 pen.}}
McGinty {{goal|76}}

|goals2=Adarkwa {{goal|57}}
Ben El-Mhanni {{goal|63}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,064

|referee=Craig Napier

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=27 January 2023

|time=19:45

|round=22

|team1=Cove Rangers

|score= 0−5

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/64285678

|goals1=

|goals2=McAllister {{goal|21}}
Dempsey {{goal|55}}
Mullin {{goal|61||89}}
Bryden {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Balmoral Stadium

|location=Aberdeen

|attendance=

|referee=Graham Grainger

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=3 February 2023

|time=19:45

|round=23

|team1=Queen's Park

|score= 2−0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64413093

|goals1=Thomas {{goal|59 pen.}}
McAllister {{goal|79 o.g.}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Ochilview Park

|location=Stenhousemuir

|attendance=1,192

|referee=Steven McLean

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=18 February 2023

|time=15:00

|round=24

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0−1

|team2=Partick Thistle

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64607423

|goals1=

|goals2=Mullen {{goal|32}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=3,097

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=24 February 2023

|time=19:45

|round=25

|team1=Raith Rovers

|score= 0−0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/64628537

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Stark's Park

|location=Kirkcaldy

|attendance=1,939

|referee=Colin Steven

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=4 March 2023

|time=15:00

|round=26

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 1−2

|team2=Inverness CT

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64768221

|goals1=Akinyemi {{goal|12}}
O'Connor {{sent off|0|29}}

|goals2=Welsh {{goal|19}}
Henderson {{goal|74}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,820

|referee=Scott Lambie

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=7 March 2023

|time=19:45

|round=27

|team1=Greenock Morton

|score= 1−3

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64092691

|goals1=Crawford {{goal|29}}

|goals2=Ashford {{goal|7}}
McGinty {{goal|34}}
Akinyemi {{goal|43}}

|stadium=Cappielow

|location=Greenock

|attendance=2,309

|referee=Peter Stuart

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=18 March 2023

|time=15:00

|round=28

|team1=Hamilton Academical

|score= 0−2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64923848

|goals1=

|goals2=Dempsey {{goal|12 pen.}}
Ashford {{goal|27}}

|stadium=New Douglas Park

|location=Hamilton

|attendance=1,284

|referee=Calum Scott

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=21 March 2023

|time=19:45

|round=29

|team1=Dundee

|score=3−1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64943831

|goals1=Sweeney {{goal|13}}
Jakubiak {{goal|59}}
McCowan {{goal|80}}

|goals2=Akinyemi {{goal|17}}

|stadium=Dens Park

|location=Dundee

|attendance=4,007

|referee=Steven Kirkland

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=24 March 2023

|time=19:45

|round=30

|team1=Ayr United

|score=3−0

|team2=Cove Rangers

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64968689

|goals1=O'Connor {{goal|7}}
Akinyemi {{goal|24}}
Mitchell-Lawson {{goal|74}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,710

|referee=Craig Napier

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=31 March 2023

|time=19:45

|round=31

|team1=Arbroath

|score=2−0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65052896

|goals1=Hilson {{goal|27}}
Gold {{goal|60}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Gayfield Park

|location=Arbroath

|attendance=1,759

|referee=Chris Graham

}}

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|date=8 April 2023

|time=15:00

|round=32

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1−1

|team2=Greenock Morton

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65124997

|goals1=Musonda {{goal|62}}

|goals2=Waters {{goal|47}}
Oakley {{sent off|0|72}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,265

|referee=Colin Steven

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=15 April 2023

|time=15:00

|round=33

|team1=Partick Thistle

|score= 1−1

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65217940

|goals1=Tiffoney {{goal|14}}

|goals2=Akinyemi {{goal|72}}

|stadium=Firhill Stadium

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=4,102

|referee=Grant Irvine

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=21 April 2023

|time=19:45

|round=34

|team1=Ayr United

|score=0–0

|team2=Queen's Park

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65271724

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,230

|referee=Steven McLean

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=29 April 2023

|time=15:00

|round=35

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1–0

|team2=Raith Rovers

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65357334

|goals1=Musonda {{goal|55}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,331

|referee=David Munro

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=5 May 2023

|time=19:45

|round=36

|team1=Inverness CT

|score=1–2

|team2=Ayr United

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65420804

|goals1=Shaw {{goal|81}}

|goals2=Mullin {{goal|35}}
McKenzie {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Caledonian Stadium

|location=Inverness

|attendance=3,435

|referee=Don Robertson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=19 May 2023

|time=19:45

|round=Semi-final 1st Leg

|team1=Partick Thistle

|score=3–0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65567466

|goals1=McMillan {{goal|16}}
Graham {{goal|50||72}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Firhill Stadium

|location=Glasgow

|attendance=7,012

|referee=Greg Aitken

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=26 May 2023

|time=19:45

|round=Semi-final 2nd Leg

|team1=Ayr United

|score=0–5

|aggregatescore=0–8

|team2=Partick Thistle

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65643013

|goals1=Akinyemi {{sent off|0|25}}

|goals2=McMillan {{goal|7}}
Tiffoney {{goal|27||54}}
Lawless {{goal|63}}
Holt {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=

|referee=Colin Steven

}}

{{Main|2022–23 Scottish League Cup group stage}}

Results

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=9 July 2022

|time=15:00

|round=Group stage

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 3−0{{Cref2|A}}

|team2=Elgin City

|result=W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62107630

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,194

|referee=David Munro

}}

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|date=12 July 2022

|time=19:45

|round=Group stage

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 0−3

|team2=Queen of the South

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62122700

|goals1=

|goals2=Connelly {{goal|8}}
Murray {{goal|60}}
Todd {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,352

|referee=Duncan Williams

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=19 July 2022

|time=19:45

|round=Group stage

|team1=Annan Athletic

|score= 1−1

|penaltyscore= 5−4

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62209564

|goals1=Docherty {{sent off|0|78}}
Wallace {{goal|90+5 pen.}}

|goals2=Bryden {{goal|71}}

|stadium=Galabank

|location=Annan

|attendance=528

|referee=Lloyd Wilson

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=23 July 2022

|time=15:00

|round=Group stage

|team1=St Johnstone

|score=1−0

|team2=Ayr United

|result=L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/62210531

|goals1=Carey {{goal|2}}

|goals2=

|stadium=McDiarmid Park

|location=Perth

|attendance=2,036

|referee=Gavin Duncan

}}

{{Main|2022–23 Scottish Challenge Cup}}

{{footballbox collapsible

|date=22 September 2022

|time=19:45

|round=Third round

|team1=Greenock Morton

|score= 1−1

|penaltyscore= 5−4

|team2=Ayr United

|result=D

|report=

|goals1=McGregor {{goal|12}}

|goals2=Mullin {{goal|39}}

|stadium=Cappielow

|location=Greenock

|attendance=988

|referee=Craig Napier

}}

{{Main|2022–23 Scottish Cup}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=28 November 2022

|time=19:45

|round= Third round

|team1=Ayr United

|score=1−0

|team2= Pollok

|result= W

|report= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/63698307

|goals1=Dempsey {{goal|51}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=2,425

|referee=Don Robertson

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=31 January 2023

|time=19:45

|round=Fourth round

|team1=Cove Rangers

|score=0−3

|team2= Ayr United

|result= W

|report= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64272746

|goals1=

|goals2=McKenzie {{goal|23}}
Akinyemi {{goal|68}}
Ashford {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Balmoral Stadium

|location=Aberdeen

|attendance=433

|referee=Steven Kirkland

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=11 February 2023

|time=15:00

|round= Fifth round

|team1=Ayr United

|score= 4−1

|team2= Elgin City

|result= W

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64520974

|goals1=Bryden {{goal|90}}
Dempsey {{goal|94 pen.}}
Akinyemi {{goal|103||106}}

|goals2=Hester {{goal|41}}

|stadium=Somerset Park

|location=Ayr

|attendance=1,819

|referee=John Beaton

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date=13 March 2023

|time=19:45

|round= Quarter-final

|team1=Falkirk

|score= 2−1

|team2=Ayr United

|result= L

|report=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64857304

|goals1=Morrison {{goal|66 pen.}}
Kennedy {{goal|83}}

|goals2=Akinyemi {{goal|12}}

|stadium=Falkirk Stadium

|location=Falkirk

|attendance=6,375

|referee=Nick Walsh

}}

{{updated|26 May 2023}}{{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=26 May 2023}}

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

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{{Efs player|no=5|nat=IRL|pos=DF|name=Sean McGinty|30+5|3|3+0|0|1+0|0|4+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=6|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Andy Murdoch|26+2|2|4+0|0|0+1|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=8|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Ben Dempsey|37+0|7|3+1|0|1+0|0|4+0|2}}

{{Efs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dipo Akinyemi|37+0|20|4+0|0|0+1|0|4+0|4}}

{{Efs player|no=10|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Daire O'Connor|14+12|1|2+2|0|0+0|0|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jayden Mitchell-Lawson|9+21|2|2+1|0|0+0|0|2+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=14|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Josh Mullin|22+2|8|0+0|0|1+0|1|1+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Alex Kirk|19+1|2|2+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=17|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Nick McAllister|25+2|1|2+0|0|1+0|0|2+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=18|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Reece McAlear|12+3|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|2+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=20|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Michael Hewitt|8+4|0|1+3|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Charlie Albinson|38+0|0|2+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=22|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Mark McKenzie|15+20|4|1+2|0|0+1|0|2+2|1}}

{{Efs player|no=23|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Sam Ashford|21+13|2|3+0|0|1+0|0|2+2|1}}

{{Efs player|no=24|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Scott Tomlinson|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=26|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Kinlay Bilham|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|0|0+1|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=30|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Fraser Bryden|3+10|1|0+3|1|0+0|0|0+4|1}}

{{Efs player|no=31|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Paul Smith|6+12|0|2+1|0|1+0|0|1+1|0}}

{{Efs player|no=32|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Dylan Watret|0+1|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+1|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=77|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Chris Maguire|7+7|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

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{{Efs player|no=16|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Logan Chalmers|8+3|2|0+0|0|0+0|0|1+0|0}}

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{{Efs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Tom Carter|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0|0+0|0}}

{{Efs player|no=25|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Finn Ecrepont|2+4|0|1+1|0|0+1|0|0+0|0}}

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

{{Efs player|no=29|nat=DRC|pos=MF|name=David Bangala|1+5|0|0+0|0|1+0|0|2+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}}

|}

{{:2022–23 Scottish Championship|showteam=AYR}}

{{Main|2022–23 Scottish League Cup #Group F}}

{{#lst:2022–23 Scottish League Cup group stage|GF}}

Notes

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{{Cnote2|A|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.{{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}}

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{{Ayr United F.C. seasons}}

{{2022–23 in Scottish football}}

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