2008–09 Airdrie United F.C. season
Airdrie United 2008–09 football season
2008–09 season | |
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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
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
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
[8] Win Draw Loss
First Division
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
2 August 2008 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Richmond |
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
9 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Gray ![]() | Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Collum |
Airdrie United v Dundee
16 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,787 Referee: Finnie |
Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrie United
23 August 2008 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Charleston |
Airdrie United v Greenock Morton
30 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 5–0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
McLaughlin ![]() Di Giacomo ![]() Nixon ![]() Lynch ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Muir |
Livingston v Airdrie United
13 September 2008 SFL1 | Livingston | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
Elliot ![]() | BBC Report | Lynch ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Smith |
Airdrie United v Clyde
19 September 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Waddell ![]() Brown ![]() | Attendance: 1,489 Referee: Winter |
Ross County v Airdrie United
27 September 2008 SFL1 | Ross County | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
Smyth ![]() Craig ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McKendrick |
St Johnstone v Airdrie United
4 October 2008 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 3–1 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
Swankie ![]() Milne ![]() | BBC Report | Nixon ![]() | Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McDonald |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
18 October 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
Cardle ![]() Lynch ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,524 Referee: McCurry |
Dundee v Airdrie United
1 November 2008 SFL1 | Dundee | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
Antoine-Curier ![]() | BBC Report | Lynch ![]() | Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Boyle |
Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic
4 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
Di Giacomo ![]() | BBC Report | Woods ![]() Glass ![]() Phinn ![]() | Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Collum |
Airdrie United v Livingston
8 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Conroy |
Airdrie United v Ross County
21 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Higgins ![]() Brittain ![]() | Attendance: 939 Referee: Muir |
Greenock Morton v Airdrie United
25 November 2008 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow Park |
Wake ![]() Jenkins ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Allan |
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
13 December 2008 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Fir Park |
Harkins ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | BBC Report | Lynch ![]() | Attendance: 2,296 Referee: McCurry |
Clyde v Airdrie United
16 December 2008 SFL1 | Clyde | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
Trouten ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 864 Referee: Boyle |
Airdrie United v St Johnstone
20 December 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
Maguire ![]() | BBC Report | Craig ![]() | Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Norris |
Airdrie United v Greenock Morton
27 December 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
Lynch ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Murray |
Livingston v Airdrie United
3 January 2009 SFL1 | Livingston | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
Elliot ![]() | BBC Report | Lynch ![]() | Attendance: 1,462 Referee: O'Reilly |
Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrie United
17 January 2009 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
Loy ![]() | BBC Report | Lynch ![]() | Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Somers |
Airdrie United v Dundee
24 January 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
Di Giacomo ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Winter |
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
31 January 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Buchanan ![]() | Attendance: 1,988 Referee: MacDonald |
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
14 February 2009 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 4–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
Dobbie ![]() Harris ![]() Weatherston ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,443 Referee: Muir |
Airdrie United v Clyde
22 February 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
Di Giacomo ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,189 Referee: McDonald |
Ross County v Airdrie United
28 February 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,290 Referee: MacKay |
Airdrie United v Livingston
7 March 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 4–4 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
Baird ![]() Di Giacomo ![]() Cardle ![]() Smyth ![]() | BBC Report | Griffiths ![]() One ![]() | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Nicholls |
Greenock Morton v Airdrie United
10 March 2009 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Norris |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
14 March 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
Smyth ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Thomson |
St Johnstone v Airdrie United
21 March 2009 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 3–0 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
Samuel ![]() Sheerin ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Winter |
Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic
4 April 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
Smith ![]() | BBC Report | Ross ![]() | Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Richmond |
Dundee v Airdrie United
11 April 2009 SFL1 | Dundee | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
BBC Report | Lynch ![]() | Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Boyle |
Clyde v Airdrie United
18 April 2009 SFL1 | Clyde | 3–0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
Waddell ![]() MacLennan ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,614 Referee: McLean |
Airdrie United v Ross County
25 April 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
McKenna ![]() | BBC Report | Attendance: 927 Referee: Conroy |
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
2 May 2009 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Fir Park |
BBC Report | Lynch ![]() | Attendance: 3,255 Referee: Allan |
Airdrie United v St Johnstone
11 May 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–4 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | Swankie ![]() Anderson ![]() May ![]() Barrett ![]() | Attendance: 633 Referee: Law |
First Division play-offs
Peterhead v Airdrie United
14 May 2009 Play-offs SF R1 | Peterhead | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Balmoor |
19:45 | Report | Baird ![]() McLaughlin ![]() | Attendance: 1,364 Referee: C MacKay |
Airdrie United v Peterhead
17 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Peterhead | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | Smyth ![]() Baird ![]() | Report | McKay ![]() | Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Finnie |
Ayr United v Airdrie United
20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R1 | Ayr United | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
19:45 | Roberts ![]() ![]() | Report | di Giacomo ![]() Baird ![]() | Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Smith |
Airdrie United v Ayr United
24 May 2009 Play-offs Final R2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
15:15 | Report | Stevenson ![]() | Attendance: 3,303 Referee: I Brines |
Challenge Cup
Airdrie United v Dumbarton
26 July 2008 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 3–2 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | Noble ![]() Cardle ![]() di Giacomo ![]() | BBC Sport | Clark ![]() Carcary ![]() | Attendance: 808 Referee: Murray |
East Fife v Airdrie United
13 August 2008 Challenge Cup R2 | East Fife | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
19:45 | BBC Sport | Lynch ![]() Smith ![]() | Attendance: 606 Referee: Tumilty |
Cowdenbeath v Airdrie United
7 September 2008 Challenge Cup QF | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Central Park |
15:00 | Fairbairn ![]() Baxter ![]() | Report | di Giacomo ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 643 Referee: Finnie |
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
12 October 2008 Challenge Cup SF | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
14:00 | Report | di Giacomo ![]() | Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Somers |
Airdrie United v Ross County
16 November 2008 Challenge Cup Final | Airdrie United | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p) | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | McKenna ![]() Dowie ![]() | Report | Nixon ![]() Higgins ![]() | Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Murray |
Penalties | ||||
Lynch ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Hazley ![]() McDonald ![]() Smyth ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
League Cup
Ross County v Airdrie United
5 August 2008 League Cup R1 | Ross County | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
19:45 | Dall ![]() Hart ![]() | BBC Sport | di Giacomo ![]() ![]() Noble ![]() | Attendance: 869 Referee: Allan |
Heart of Midlothian v Airdrie United
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 ![]() ![]() | Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Smith |
Dundee United v Airdrie United
23 September 2008 League Cup R3 | Dundee United | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Tannadice Park |
19:45 | Goodwillie ![]() Robertson ![]() | BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish Cup
Airdrie United v Cove Rangers
29 November 2008 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Cove Rangers | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | Cardle ![]() Lynch ![]() ![]() | BBC Sport | Attendance: 821 Referee: Salmond |
Airdrie United v Spartans
10 January 2009 Scottish Cup R4 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Spartans | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | di Giacomo ![]() Lynch ![]() | BBC Sport | Malin ![]() | Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Muir |
Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic
17 February 2009 Scottish Cup R5 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
19:45 | McLaughlin ![]() | BBC Sport | Holmes ![]() Bayne ![]() | Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Murray |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
GK | ![]() | Stephen Robertson | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
GK | ![]() | Lee Hollis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | Stephen McKenna | 49 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
DF | ![]() | Matt Hazley | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | David Nixon | 43 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | William McLachlan | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() | Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | Liam Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | Paul Lovering | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
DF | ![]() | Marc Smyth | 46 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
DF | ![]() | Paul Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() | Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() | David Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() | Patrick McCabe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() | Darren Smith | 35 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
MF | ![]() | Kevin McDonald | 44 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
MF | ![]() | Scott McLaughlin | 49 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
MF | ![]() | Michael Brown | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | ![]() | Paul Di Giacomo | 48 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
MF | ![]() | Simon Lynch | 45 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
MF | ![]() | Joe Cardle | 34 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | ![]() | John Baird | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
FW | ![]() | Steven McDougall | 45 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
FW | ![]() | Stuart Noble | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | ![]() | Stephen Maguire | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | ![]() | Kevin Watt | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | ![]() | Stefan McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | ![]() | Ryan Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
FW | ![]() | 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
- ^ "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.