2021–22 season | |||
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Chairman | David Smith | ||
Manager |
David Hopkin (until 9 September) Jim Duffy (from 1 October–19 December) Lee Bullen (from 7 January) | ||
Stadium | Somerset Park | ||
Scottish Championship | 8th | ||
Scottish League Cup | Second round | ||
Scottish Challenge Cup | Second round | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Tomi Adeloye (11) All: Tomi Adeloye (14) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,136 vs. Kilmarnock, Championship, 11 March 2022 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 472 vs. Raith Rovers, Championship, 26 December 2021 | ||
Average home league attendance | 1,574 | ||
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The 2021–22 season was Ayr United's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Championship after being promoted from league one in the 2017–18 season. Ayr also competed in the, League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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. [1] 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. [2] On 7 January 2022, Ayr United confirmed the appointment of Lee Bullen as their new manager. [3]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
25 June 2021 | Ayr United | 1–0 | The New Saints | Townhead Park, Cumnock |
15:00 |
Baird ![]() |
Report |
29 June 2021 | Stranraer | 0–2 | Ayr United | Stair Park, Stranraer |
19:30 | Trialist ![]() Trialist ![]() |
2 July 2021 | Heart of Midlothian | 1–1 | Ayr United | National Sports Training Centre, Largs |
15:00 |
Boyce ![]() |
Moffat ![]() |
2 August 2021 1 | Kilmarnock | 2–0 | Ayr United | Kilmarnock |
19:45 |
Polworth ![]() Cameron ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Rugby Park Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Don Robertson |
7 August 2021 2 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Arbroath | Ayr |
15:00 | Adeloye ![]() McKenzie ![]() |
Report |
Nouble ![]() McKenna ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Colin Steven |
21 August 2021 3 | Inverness CT | 1–0 | Ayr United | Inverness |
15:00 |
McGinty ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
7 September 2021 4 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Raith Rovers | Ayr |
15:00 |
Muirhead ![]() Afolabi ![]() |
Report |
Varian ![]() Zanatta ![]() Riley-Snow ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,204 Referee: Chris Graham |
11 September 2021 5 | Ayr United | 3–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr |
15:00 | Adeloye ![]() Salkeld ![]() |
Report |
Todorov ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Barry Cook |
18 September 2021 6 | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
15:00 | Report |
Bradley ![]() Adeloye ![]() |
Stadium:
New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
25 September 2021 7 | Ayr United | 0–0 | Greenock Morton | Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Mike Roncone |
2 October 2021 8 | Partick Thistle | 4–0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
15:00 |
Rudden ![]() Smith ![]() Graham ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,667 Referee: Duncan Williams |
16 October 2021 9 | Ayr United | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Ayr |
15:00 |
Muirhead ![]() Maxwell ![]() |
Report |
Connelly ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,663 Referee: David Dickinson |
23 October 2021 10 | Arbroath | 1–1 | Ayr United | Arbroath |
15:00 |
McKenna ![]() |
Report |
Afolabi ![]() |
Stadium:
Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,415 Referee: John Beaton |
26 October 2021 11 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Kilmarnock | Ayr |
19:45 | Report |
Shaw ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 6,052 Referee: Nick Walsh |
30 October 2021 12 | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Ayr United | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 |
Ross ![]() Zanatta ![]() |
Report |
Baird ![]() |
Stadium:
Stark's Park Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Greg Aitken |
6 November 2021 13 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Inverness CT | Ayr |
15:00 |
Chalmers ![]() Reading ![]() |
Report |
Welsh ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,289 Referee: Steven McLean |
13 November 2021 14 | Ayr United | 0–4 | Partick Thistle | Ayr |
15:00 | Report |
Docherty ![]() Graham ![]() Gordon ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
20 November 2021 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–0 | Ayr United | Dunfermline |
15:00 |
McCann ![]() Dow ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
East End Park Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Alan Newlands |
4 December 2021 16 | Greenock Morton | 2–2 | Ayr United | Greenock |
15:00 |
Ugwu ![]() |
Report |
Bradley ![]() Adeloye ![]() |
Stadium:
Cappielow Attendance: 1,335 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
10 December 2021 17 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Ayr |
19:45 | Adeloye ![]() |
Report |
Smith ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 951 Referee: Craig Napier |
18 December 2021 19 | Queen of the South | 3–0 | Ayr United | Dumfries |
15:00 |
East ![]() Cameron ![]() Todd ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Palmerston Park Attendance: 997 Referee: David Munro |
26 December 2021 20 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Ayr |
15:00 | Adeloye ![]() McKenzie ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 472 Referee: David Dickinson |
8 January 2022 21 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Arbroath | Ayr |
15:00 |
Maxwell ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 500 Referee: David Munro |
15 January 2022 22 | Ayr United | 0–2 | Greenock Morton | Ayr |
15:00 | Report |
Reilly ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 500 Referee: John Beaton |
29 January 2022 23 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
15:00 |
Kennedy ![]() |
Report |
Ashford ![]() |
Stadium:
New Douglas Park Referee: John Beaton |
1 February 2022 18 | Partick Thistle | 1–0 | Ayr United | Glasgow |
19:45 |
Graham ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,207 Referee: Greg Aitken |
5 February 2022 24 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr |
15:00 |
Martin ![]() |
Report |
Donaldson ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Alan Muir |
9 February 2022 25 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Ayr United | Kilmarnock |
19:45 |
Murray ![]() |
Report |
Maxwell ![]() Reading ![]() |
Stadium:
Rugby Park Attendance: 7,560 Referee: Bobby Madden |
19 February 2022 26 | Inverness CT | 1–2 | Ayr United | Inverness |
15:00 |
Carson ![]() Nicolson ![]() |
Report |
McGinty ![]() Adeloye ![]() |
Stadium:
Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,850 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
26 February 2022 27 | Ayr United | 0–1 | Queen of the South | Ayr |
15:00 | Report |
Fitzpatrick ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,875 Referee: Steven McLean |
5 March 2022 28 | Raith Rovers | 0–4 | Ayr United | Kirkcaldy |
15:00 | Report | Adeloye ![]() Maxwell ![]() Ashford ![]() |
Stadium:
Stark's Park Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Don Robertson |
11 March 2022 29 | Ayr United | 1–3 | Kilmarnock | Ayr |
19:45 |
Fjørtoft ![]() McInroy ![]() |
Report |
McKenzie ![]() Shaw ![]() Sanders ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 6,136 Referee: Alan Muir |
19 March 2022 30 | Arbroath | 1–0 | Ayr United | Arbroath |
15:00 |
Hamilton ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,727 Referee: Steven McLean |
26 March 2022 31 | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Ayr United | Greenock |
15:00 |
Blues ![]() |
Report | Adeloye ![]() |
Stadium:
Cappielow Attendance: 1,815 Referee: Mike Roncone |
1 April 2022 32 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Ayr |
19:45 |
McInroy ![]() |
Report |
Winter ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Chris Graham |
9 April 2022 33 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Inverness CT | Ayr |
15:00 | Bryden ![]() Fjørtoft ![]() |
Report |
Sutherland ![]() Chalmers ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 1,756 Referee: William Collum |
16 April 2022 34 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Ayr United | Dunfermline |
15:00 |
Cole ![]() Todorov ![]() |
Report |
Muirhead ![]() |
Stadium:
East End Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Colin Steven |
23 April 2022 35 | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Ayr United | Dumfries |
15:00 |
East ![]() |
Report |
East ![]() |
Stadium:
Palmerston Park Attendance: 2,271 Referee: William Collum |
29 April 2022 36 | Ayr United | 3–1 | Partick Thistle | Somerset Park |
19:45 |
Muirhead ![]() Adeloye ![]() |
Report |
Jakubiak ![]() |
Attendance: 3,426 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Results
10 July 2021 Group stage | Albion Rovers | 0–0 (4–2 p) | Ayr United | Coatbridge |
15:00 | Report | Stadium:
Cliftonhill Attendance: 150 Referee: Grant Irvine |
13 July 2021 Group stage | Ayr United | 3–0 | Edinburgh City | Ayr |
19:45 | Adeloye ![]() Murdoch ![]() |
Report | Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 439 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
20 July 2021 Group stage | Hamilton Academical | 0–1 | Ayr United | Hamilton |
18:00 | Report |
Salkeld ![]() |
Stadium:
New Douglas Park Attendance: 801 Referee: Bobby Madden |
24 July 2021 Group stage | Ayr United | 3–0 [A] | Falkirk | Ayr |
15:00 | Stadium: Somerset Park |
14 August 2021 Second round | Ayr United | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Dundee United | Ayr |
15:00 | Report | Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 2,196 Referee: Nick Walsh |
14 September 2021 Second round | Rangers B | 3–0 [A] | Ayr United | Dumbarton |
19:30 | Report |
O'Connor ![]() Chalmers ![]() Fjørtoft ![]() |
Stadium:
Dumbarton Football Stadium Referee: Steven Reid |
Notes
27 November 2021 Third round | Ayr United | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | Ayr |
15:00 |
Maxwell ![]() Moffat ![]() |
Report | Wright ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 986 Referee: William Collum |
22 January 2022 Fourth round | Ayr United | 0–2 | St Mirren | Ayr |
15:00 | Report |
McAllister ![]() Kiltie ![]() |
Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 3,423 Referee: David Dickinson |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Aidan McAdams | 32 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan Houston | 33 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Patrick Reading | 41 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Aaron Muirhead | 35 | 4 | 27+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Sean McGinty | 35 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Andy Murdoch | 39 | 1 | 32+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Michael Moffat | 21 | 1 | 4+14 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Kerr McInroy | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Tomi Adeloye | 38 | 14 | 24+8 | 11 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Daire O'Connor | 27 | 1 | 13+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Alex Kenyon | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Blaine Rowe | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
James Maxwell | 37 | 6 | 29+5 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Jack Baird | 33 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Ryan Gondoh | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
17 | DF | ![]() |
Nick McAllister | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Ben Dempsey | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Sam Ashford | 12 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Hewitt | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | GK | ![]() |
Charlie Albinson | 11 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
22 | FW | ![]() |
Mark McKenzie | 34 | 2 | 20+8 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
23 | DF | ![]() |
Markus Fjørtoft | 23 | 2 | 14+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Tomlinson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
25 | DF | ![]() |
Finn Ecrepont | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Kinlay Bilham | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
27 | FW | ![]() |
Max Guthrie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
28 | DF | ![]() |
Alex Jeanes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | FW | ![]() |
Fraser Bryden | 12 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() |
Paul Smith | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
32 | MF | ![]() |
Dylan Watret | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
33 | MF | ![]() |
Carter Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
34 | FW | ![]() |
Dario Viviani | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players who left the club during the 2021–22 season | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Michael Miller | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Cameron Salkeld | 21 | 2 | 8+7 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Steven Bradley | 15 | 2 | 6+7 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Joe Chalmers | 19 | 2 | 13+3 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Jonathan Afolabi | 16 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 42 | |
7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 40 | |
8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 39 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
10 | Queen of the South (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 33 | Relegation to League One |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AYR | HAM | ALB | EDI | FAL | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ayr United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 10 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | — | 3–0 | 3–0 [a] | |
2 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 8 | 0–1 | — | p2–2 | — | — | ||
3 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 5 | p0–0 | — | — | p1–1 | — | ||
4 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | — | 0–1 | — | — | 3–0 [b] | ||
5 | Falkirk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | — | 1–2 | 5–1 | — | — |
Date | Position | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
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25 May 2021 | MF |
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Greenock Morton | Free transfer | [13] |
27 May 2021 | DF |
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Free transfer | [14] | |
DF |
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Free transfer | [14] | ||
DF | Nick McAllister | St Mirren | Free transfer | [14] | |
21 June 2021 | GK | Aidan McAdams | Greenock Morton | Free transfer | [15] |
1 July 2021 | FW |
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Free transfer | [16] |
8 July 2021 | GK |
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Free transfer | [17] |
28 July 2021 | MF |
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Free transfer | [18] |
12 January 2022 | MF |
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Free transfer | [19] |
29 January 2022 | MF |
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Free transfer | [20] |
7 March 2022 | MF |
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Free transfer | [21] |
Date | Position | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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7 May 2021 | MF | Liam Miller | Free Agent | Free transfer | [22] |
DF | Sam Roscoe |
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Free transfer | [22] [23] | |
FW |
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Free transfer | [22] [24] | |
MF |
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Raith Rovers | Free transfer | [22] [25] | |
1 June 2021 | MF | Luke McCowan | Dundee | Free transfer | [26] |
24 January 2022 | MF | Joe Chalmers | Dunfermline Athletic | Undisclosed | [27] |
Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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27 July 2021 | DF | James Maxwell | Rangers | 31 May 2022 | [28] |
2 August 2021 | FW |
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Celtic | 11 February 2022 | [29] |
6 September 2021 | MF | Steven Bradley | Hibernian | 3 January 2022 | [30] |
24 January 2022 | MF |
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31 May 2022 | [31] |
31 January 2022 | MF | Kerr McInroy | Celtic | 31 May 2022 | [32] |
DF |
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31 May 2022 | [33] |
Date | Position | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
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31 August 2021 | FW | Paul Smith | Cumnock Juniors | 31 May 2022 | [34] |
3 September 2021 | DF | Michael Miller | Stenhousemuir | 31 May 2022 | [35] |
28 January 2022 | DF | Nick McAllister | Clyde | 31 May 2022 | [36] |