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2009–10 Airdrie United F.C. season
Season 2009–10 was Airdrie United's eighth competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2009–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Kenny Black |
| Manager | Jimmy Boyle |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Scottish First Division | Ninth place |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Challenge Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Baird (11) All: John Baird (13) |
Summary edit
Airdrie United finished ninth in the First Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 3–1 to Brechin on aggregate and were relegated to the Second Division.[2] They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, the first round of the League Cup[3] and the first round of the Challenge Cup.[4]
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 42 | |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 37 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 33 | Qualification to the First Division play-offs |
| 10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(R) Relegated
Results and fixtures edit
First Division edit
| 8 August 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo 18' Wood 32' | SFL Report BBC Report | Baird 42' (pen.) Lagana 45' | Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson |
| 15 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| Donnelly 81' | SFL Report | Kean 70' | Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Charleston |
| 22 August 2009 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| Bayne 19' Nolan 58' (Own Goal) | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Law |
| 29 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lauchlan 42' (Own Goal) | SFL Report BBC Report | McMenamin 36' | Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Nicholls |
| 12 September 2009 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| Roberts 48' | SFL Report BBC Report | Gemmill 9' | Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Salmond |
| 19 September 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird 25' | SFL Report | Hayes 83' | Attendance: 951 Referee: McKendrick |
| 26 September 2009 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| Graham 79' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,104 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 3 October 2009 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| Hodge 53' Donnelly 67' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Muir |
| 10 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| O'Carroll 87' | SFL Report BBC Report | Davidson 26' Willianson 47' Tade 84' | Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Richmond |
| 17 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Wood 78' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Law |
| 24 October 2009 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 3–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Kean 41' Lilley 27' Wyness 83' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Charleston |
| 31 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Trouten 35', 73' O'Carroll 61' | SFL Report | McCann 45' (Own Goal) | Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Evans |
| 14 November 2009 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
| Sanchez 45' Odhiambo 69' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,780 Referee: MacKay |
| 21 November 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–4 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Nixon 2' Baird 4' | BBC Report | McGuffie 43' Wake 45', 53' van Zanten 67' | Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Conroy |
| 12 December 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–5 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird 1', 52' | SFL Report | Donnelly 26' McKeown 45' Lovell 47', 55' Cairney 66' | Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Crawford |
| 15 December 2009 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| Corredera 4' | SFL Report | Gemmill 84' | Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Macdonald |
| 19 December 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 5–3 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Craig 1' Brittain 32', 63' (pen.) Gardyne 48' Scott 79' | SFL Report | Waddell 29' O'Carroll 34' McDonald 78' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Finnie |
| 23 January 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Rooney 43' (pen.) | Attendance: 839 Referee: McLean |
| 13 February 2010 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| Cairney 29', 42' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,404 Referee: MacDonald |
| 6 March 2010 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| Kirk 54', pen.' Bell 87' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Muir |
| 9 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Waddell 24' | SFL Report | Gibson 87' | Attendance: 703 Referee: Winter |
| 13 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Keegan 95' | SFL Report | McKay 91' | Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Law |
| 17 March 2010 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| Weatherson 20' MacGregor 66' | SFL Report | O'Carroll 56' | Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Conroy |
| 20 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| McLaughlin 54' O'Carroll 60' Gemmill 75' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Finnie |
| 23 March 2010 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
| Rooney 10' Foran 24' Munro 46' Hayes 83' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Murray |
| 27 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| McGuffie 34' (o.g.) Lovering 56' (pen.), 65' (pen.) | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Colvin |
| 3 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lovering 71' (pen.) McLaughlin 74' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,142 Referee: McLean |
| 12 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Mclaren 88' | Attendance: 825 Referee: Somers |
| 14 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird 5', 65' Waddell 84' | SFL Report | Attendance: 815 Referee: O'Rielly |
| 17 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McDonald 90' (pen.) | SFL Report | Craig 63' | Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson |
| 21 April 2010 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1–4 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| Keenan 67' | SFL Report | Gemmill 46' Baird 65', 69', 93' | Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Charleston |
| 24 April 2010 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Homes 33' Weatherston 92' | SFL Report | Gemmill 43' Waddell 50' | Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Madden |
| 26 April 2010 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| SFL Report | McLaughlin 81' | Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Watters |
| 1 May 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Phinn 37' | Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Crawford |
First Division play-offs edit
| 5 May 2010 Play-offs SF R1 | Brechin City | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McAllister 10' King 44' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Gemmill 15' | Attendance: 583 Referee: Winter |
| 8 May 2010 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | McAllister 61' | Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Norris |
Challenge Cup edit
| 25 July 2009 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Buchanan 51' | Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Smith |
League Cup edit
| 1 August 2009 League Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lovering 25' | BBC Sport | Anderson 110' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish Cup edit
| 28 November 2009 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 4–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Trouten 11', 39' Baird 23' O'Carroll 65' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Norris |
| 25 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Simmons 28' Smyth 56' (o.g.) | BBC Sport | Baird 5' | Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Nicholls |
| 27 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Airdrie United | 1–3 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Donnelly 39' Robertson 90' | BBC Sport | K.Smith 24' Tadé 45' Russell 90' (pen.) | Attendance: 852 Referee: Nicholls |
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 | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Lee Hollis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | David Nixon | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Ricky Waddell | 35 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Tom Parratt | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | AUS | Simon Storey | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Marc Smyth | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Alan Trouten | 31 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Kevin McDonald | 33 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Scott McLaughlin | 38 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | AUS | Frankie Lagana | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Ryan McCann | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | EIR | Paul Keegan | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Baird | 35 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Kevin Watt | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Scott Gemmill | 27 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | EIR | Diarmuid O'Carroll | 31 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Trialists | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References edit
- ^ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 0-1 Brechin (1-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "2009–10 League Cup". Scottish football archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ . Scottish football league. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ . Scottish football league. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United results 2009/2010". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 29 November 2011.