The 2022–23 season was Ayr United's fifth 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.

Summary 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.

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

Scottish Championship

Premiership play-offs

Scottish League Cup

Group stage Results

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics Appearances

|colspan="10"|Players who left the club during the 2022–23 season

Team statistics League table

League Cup table

Transfers

Transfers in DatePositionNameFromFeeRef.16 May 2022MF Ben Dempsey Charlton AthleticUndisclosed3 June 2022FW Dipo Akinyemi Welling UnitedFree transfer10 June 2022MF David Bangala Pohronie22 June 2022DF Frankie MusondaRaith Rovers28 June 2022MF Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Swindon Town31 January 2023MFJosh MullinLivingston20 February 2023FWChris MaguireFree Agent

Transfers out DatePositionNameToFeeRef.6 May 2022DF Ryan Gondoh Sevenoaks TownFree transferDF Markus FjørtoftRetiredMF Alex Kenyon ChesterFree transferMFMichael MillerStenhousemuir16 May 2022DFAaron MuirheadPartick Thistle1 July 2022DFJack BairdGreenock Morton15 July 2022FW Tomi Adeloye Swindon Town

Loans in DatePositionNameFromEnd dateRef.7 July 2022DF Alex Kirk Arsenal31 May 202319 August 2022GKJack McConnell Rangers26 August 202231 August 2022MFJosh MullinLivingston31 January 20231 September 2022FW Brad Young Aston Villa31 May 20233 September 2022GK Tom CarterHibernian10 September 202230 September 2022MFLogan ChalmersDundee United14 January 202331 January 2023MFReece McAlear Tranmere Rovers31 May 2023

Loans out DatePositionNameToEnd dateRef.30 September 2022DFMichael HewittPeterhead1 January 202326 January 2023DFFinn EcrepontStranraer31 May 202331 January 2023FWMichael MoffatGlenafton Athletic1 February 2023MF David BangalaCove Rangers

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