2008–09 Airdrie United F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim Ballantyne |
| Manager | Kenny Black |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Scottish First Division | Ninth place |
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round |
| League Cup | Third round |
| Challenge Cup | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: Simon Lynch (10) All: Simon Lynch (14) |
In association football, season 2008–09 was Airdrie United's seventh competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup, and the Scottish Cup.
Summary[edit]
Airdrie United finished ninth in the First Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 3–2 to Ayr United on aggregate.[2] Despite losing in the playoff, they regained their first division status due to Livingston's forced relegation due to going into administration.[3][4] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[5] the third round of the League Cup,[6] and clinched the Challenge Cup beating Ross County in the final.[7]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | |
| 7 | Livingston (R) | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 47[a] | |
| 8 | Ross County | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 42[b] | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[c] |
| 10 | Clyde (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 39 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
- ^ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
- ^ The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division.
Results and fixtures[edit]
[8] Win Draw Loss
First Division[edit]
| 2 August 2008 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Richmond |
| 9 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Gray  74' | Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Collum |
| 16 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,787 Referee: Finnie |
| 23 August 2008 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Charleston |
| 30 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 5–0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| McLaughlin 13', 26' Di Giacomo 36'Nixon 58'Lynch 63' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Muir |
| 13 September 2008 SFL1 | Livingston | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Elliot 90' | BBC Report | Lynch 34' McLaughlin 64' | Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Smith |
| 19 September 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Waddell 27' Brown 59' | Attendance: 1,489 Referee: Winter |
| 27 September 2008 SFL1 | Ross County | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Smyth 10' (Own Goal) Craig 77' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McKendrick |
| 4 October 2008 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 3–1 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| Swankie 4' Milne 56', 90' | BBC Report | Nixon 48' | Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McDonald |
| 18 October 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| Cardle 7' Lynch 44' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,524 Referee: McCurry |
| 1 November 2008 SFL1 | Dundee | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| Antoine-Curier 66' | BBC Report | Lynch 11' | Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Boyle |
| 4 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Di Giacomo 9' | BBC Report | Woods 4' Glass 29'Phinn 55' | Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Collum |
| 8 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Conroy |
| 21 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Higgins 33' Brittain 67' | Attendance: 939 Referee: Muir |
| 25 November 2008 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow Park |
| Wake 34' Jenkins 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Allan |
| 13 December 2008 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Fir Park |
| Harkins 19' McLaughlin 61' (Own Goal) | BBC Report | Lynch 13' | Attendance: 2,296 Referee: McCurry |
| 16 December 2008 SFL1 | Clyde | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
| Trouten 74' | BBC Report | Attendance: 864 Referee: Boyle |
| 20 December 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| Maguire 89' | BBC Report | Craig 80' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Norris |
| 27 December 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lynch 45' (pen.) | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Murray |
| 3 January 2009 SFL1 | Livingston | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
| Elliot 86' | BBC Report | Lynch 68' | Attendance: 1,462 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 17 January 2009 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| Loy 49' | BBC Report | Lynch 15' | Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Somers |
| 24 January 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| Di Giacomo 68' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Winter |
| 31 January 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Buchanan 43' | Attendance: 1,988 Referee: MacDonald |
| 14 February 2009 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 4–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Dobbie 35' (pen.), 67' Harris 52'Weatherston 84' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,443 Referee: Muir |
| 22 February 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| Di Giacomo 4' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,189 Referee: McDonald |
| 28 February 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,290 Referee: MacKay |
| 7 March 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 4–4 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird 8' (64) Di Giacomo 54'Cardle  60'Smyth 66' | BBC Report | Griffiths 42' (57) One 43' (51) | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Nicholls |
| 10 March 2009 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Norris |
| 14 March 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| Smyth 50' McLaughlin 58' | Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Thomson |
| 21 March 2009 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| Samuel 13', 36' Sheerin 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Winter |
| 4 April 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Smith 83' | BBC Report | Ross 90' | Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Richmond |
| 11 April 2009 SFL1 | Dundee | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| BBC Report | Lynch 18' | Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Boyle |
| 18 April 2009 SFL1 | Clyde | 3–0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
| Waddell 5' MacLennan 61', 74' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,614 Referee: McLean |
| 25 April 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McKenna 65' | BBC Report | Attendance: 927 Referee: Conroy |
| 2 May 2009 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Fir Park |
| BBC Report | Lynch 90' | Attendance: 3,255 Referee: Allan |
| 11 May 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–4 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Swankie 49' Anderson 80'May 86'Barrett 90' | Attendance: 633 Referee: Law |
First Division play-offs[edit]
| 14 May 2009 Play-offs SF R1 | Peterhead | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Balmoor |
| 19:45 | Report | Baird 9' McLaughlin 47' | Attendance: 1,364 Referee: C MacKay |
| 17 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Peterhead | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Smyth 61' Baird 85' | Report | McKay 45' | Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Finnie |
| 20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R1 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| 19:45 | Roberts 48' 67' | Report | di Giacomo 30' Baird 43' | Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Smith |
| 24 May 2009 Play-offs Final R2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:15 | Report | Stevenson 29' | Attendance: 3,303 Referee: I Brines |
Challenge Cup[edit]
| 26 July 2008 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Noble 53' Cardle 58' di Giacomo 75' | BBC Sport | Clark 25' Carcary 43' | Attendance: 808 Referee: Murray |
| 13 August 2008 Challenge Cup R2 | East Fife | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | Lynch 10' Smith 84' | Attendance: 606 Referee: Tumilty |
| 7 September 2008 Challenge Cup QF | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Fairbairn 79' Baxter 84' | Report | di Giacomo 53' 75' | Attendance: 643 Referee: Finnie |
| 12 October 2008 Challenge Cup SF | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| 14:00 | Report | di Giacomo 4' | Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Somers |
| 16 November 2008 Challenge Cup Final | Airdrie United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p) | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | McKenna 80' Dowie 103' (o.g.) | Report | Nixon 59' (o.g.) Higgins 113' | Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Murray |
| Penalties | ||||
Lynch  McLaughlin  Hazley McDonald Smyth | Winters Higgins Hart Morrison Scott | |||
League Cup[edit]
| 5 August 2008 League Cup R1 | Ross County | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Dall 43' Hart 76' | BBC Sport | di Giacomo 23' 112' Noble 86' | Attendance: 869 Referee: Allan |
| 27 August 2008 League Cup R2 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–3 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) | Airdrie United | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport | McDonald  107' | Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Smith |
| 23 September 2008 League Cup R3 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Goodwillie 33' Robertson 42' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish Cup[edit]
| 29 November 2008 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Cove Rangers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cardle 20' Lynch 38' 41' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 821 Referee: Salmond |
| 10 January 2009 Scottish Cup R4 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Spartans | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | di Giacomo 26' Lynch 43' | BBC Sport | Malin 54' | Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Muir |
| 17 February 2009 Scottish Cup R5 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | McLaughlin 14' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Holmes 2' Bayne 73' | Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Murray |
Player statistics[edit]
Squad[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK |  SCO | Stephen Robertson | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Lee Hollis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Stephen McKenna | 49 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| DF |  NIR | Matt Hazley | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | David Nixon | 43 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | William McLachlan | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Liam Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Marc Smyth | 46 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| DF | SCO | Paul Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | David Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Patrick McCabe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 35 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| MF |  ENG | Kevin McDonald | 44 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Scott McLaughlin | 49 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| MF |  AUS | Michael Brown | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Paul Di Giacomo | 48 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
| MF | ENG | Simon Lynch | 45 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Joe Cardle | 34 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | John Baird | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| FW | SCO | Steven McDougall | 45 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Stuart Noble | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Stephen Maguire | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Kevin Watt | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Stefan McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ryan Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Kieran Donaghy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References[edit]
- ^ "2008–09 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 0-1 Ayr Utd (2-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Livi relegated to Division Three". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Relegation 'death knell' for troubled Livingston". The Scotsman. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 1-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "2008–09 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United results 2008/2009". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 7 December 2011.