| Sir Alex Ferguson CBE
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| Steve Archibald
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| Alan Rough
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| Ally MacLeod
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* years involved as manager
; English Football Hall of Fame
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! year Inducted
! Player
! Years at Ayr United
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| Sir Alex Ferguson CBE
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International players
Only includes caps won while playing for Ayr United.
; Scotland
- Johnny Crosbie (2 caps, 0 goals) 1919–1920
- Bob Hepburn (1 cap, 0 goals) 1931
- John Smith (1 cap, 0 goals) 1924
- Jens Martin Knudsen (3 caps, 0 goals) 1999–2000