2009–10 Airdrie United F.C. season
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| 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) |
Season 2009–10 was Airdrie United's eighth 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 3–1 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
| 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
First Division
| 8 August 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo File:Soccerball shade.svg 18' Wood File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (pen.) Lagana Yellow card 45' Red card |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson |
| 15 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| Donnelly File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' | SFL Report | Kean File:Soccerball shade.svg 70' | Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Charleston |
| 22 August 2009 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| Bayne File:Soccerball shade.svg 19' Nolan File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' (Own Goal) |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Law |
| 29 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lauchlan File:Soccerball shade.svg 42' (Own Goal) | SFL Report BBC Report |
McMenamin File:Soccerball shade.svg 36' | Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Nicholls |
| 12 September 2009 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| Roberts File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' | SFL Report BBC Report |
Gemmill File:Soccerball shade.svg 9' | Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Salmond |
| 19 September 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | SFL Report | Hayes File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' | Attendance: 951 Referee: McKendrick |
| 26 September 2009 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| Graham File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,104 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 3 October 2009 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| Hodge File:Soccerball shade.svg 53' Donnelly File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Muir |
| 10 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| O'Carroll File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | SFL Report BBC Report |
Davidson File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' Willianson File:Soccerball shade.svg 47' Tade Yellow card 84' Red card |
Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Richmond |
| 17 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Wood File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Law |
| 24 October 2009 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 3–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Kean File:Soccerball shade.svg 41' Lilley File:Soccerball shade.svg 27' Wyness File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Charleston |
| 31 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Trouten File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 73' O'Carroll File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' |
SFL Report | McCann File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' (Own Goal) | Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Evans |
| 7 November 2009 SFL1 | Dundee | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| Higgins File:Soccerball shade.svg 28', 35' | BBC Report | Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' | Attendance: 4,121 Referee: McDermott |
| 14 November 2009 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
| Sanchez File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Odhiambo File:Soccerball shade.svg 69' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,780 Referee: MacKay |
| 21 November 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–4 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Nixon File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' |
BBC Report | McGuffie File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Wake File:Soccerball shade.svg 45', 53' van Zanten File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' |
Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Conroy |
| 12 December 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–5 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 52' | SFL Report | Donnelly File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' McKeown File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Lovell File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 55' Cairney File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Crawford |
| 15 December 2009 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| Corredera File:Soccerball shade.svg 4' | SFL Report | Gemmill File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' | Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Macdonald |
| 19 December 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 5–3 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Craig File:Soccerball shade.svg 1' Brittain File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 63' (pen.) Gardyne File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' Scott File:Soccerball shade.svg 79' |
SFL Report | Waddell File:Soccerball shade.svg 29' O'Carroll File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' McDonald File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' (pen.) |
Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Finnie |
| 3 January 2010 SFL1 | Dundee | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| SFL Report | McDonald File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' (pen.) | Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Brown |
| 23 January 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' (pen.) | Attendance: 839 Referee: McLean |
| 13 February 2010 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| Cairney File:Soccerball shade.svg 29', 42' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,404 Referee: MacDonald |
| 6 March 2010 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| Kirk File:Soccerball shade.svg 54', pen.' Bell File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Muir |
| 9 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Waddell File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' | SFL Report | Gibson File:Soccerball shade.svg 87' | Attendance: 703 Referee: Winter |
| 13 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Keegan File:Soccerball shade.svg 95' | SFL Report | McKay File:Soccerball shade.svg 91' | Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Law |
| 17 March 2010 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| Weatherson File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' MacGregor File:Soccerball shade.svg 66' |
SFL Report | O'Carroll File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' | Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Conroy |
| 20 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| McLaughlin File:Soccerball shade.svg 54' O'Carroll File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' Gemmill File:Soccerball shade.svg 75' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Finnie |
| 23 March 2010 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
| Rooney File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Foran File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Munro File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Hayes File:Soccerball shade.svg 83' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Murray |
| 27 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| McGuffie File:Soccerball shade.svg 34' (o.g.) Lovering File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (pen.), 65' (pen.) |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Colvin |
| 3 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lovering File:Soccerball shade.svg 71' (pen.) McLaughlin File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 88' | Attendance: 825 Referee: Somers |
| 14 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 5', 65' Waddell File:Soccerball shade.svg 84' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 815 Referee: O'Rielly |
| 17 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McDonald File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) | SFL Report | Craig File:Soccerball shade.svg 63' | Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson |
| 21 April 2010 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1–4 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| Keenan File:Soccerball shade.svg 67' | SFL Report | Gemmill File:Soccerball shade.svg 46' Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 65', 69', 93' |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Charleston |
| 24 April 2010 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Homes File:Soccerball shade.svg 33' Weatherston File:Soccerball shade.svg 92' |
SFL Report | Gemmill File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Waddell File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' |
Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Madden |
| 26 April 2010 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| SFL Report | McLaughlin File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' | Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Watters |
| 1 May 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Phinn File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' | Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Crawford |
First Division play-offs
| 5 May 2010 Play-offs SF R1 | Brechin City | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McAllister File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' King File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' (pen.) |
BBC Sport | Gemmill File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' | Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Norris |
Challenge Cup
| 25 July 2009 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Buchanan File:Soccerball shade.svg 51' | Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Smith |
League Cup
| 1 August 2009 League Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lovering Red card 25' | BBC Sport | Anderson Red card 110' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish Cup
| 28 November 2009 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 4–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Trouten File:Soccerball shade.svg 11', File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 23' O'Carroll File:Soccerball shade.svg 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 Red card 28' Smyth File:Soccerball shade.svg 56' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Baird File:Soccerball shade.svg 5' | Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Nicholls |
| 27 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Airdrie United | 1–3 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Donnelly File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Robertson Yellow card 90' Red card |
BBC Sport | K.Smith File:Soccerball shade.svg 24' Tadé File:Soccerball shade.svg 45' Russell File:Soccerball shade.svg 90' (pen.) |
Attendance: 852 Referee: Nicholls |
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 | Scotland SCO | Stephen Robertson | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | Scotland SCO | Lee Hollis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | David Nixon | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | Paul Lovering | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | Ricky Waddell | 35 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | Tom Parratt | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Australia AUS | Simon Storey | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Scotland SCO | Marc Smyth | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Scotland SCO | Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Scotland SCO | Darren Smith | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Scotland SCO | Alan Trouten | 31 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | England ENG | Kevin McDonald | 33 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | Scotland SCO | Scott McLaughlin | 38 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Australia AUS | Frankie Lagana | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | Scotland SCO | Ryan McCann | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Ireland EIR | Paul Keegan | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Scotland SCO | John Baird | 35 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Scotland SCO | Kevin Watt | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | Scotland SCO | Scott Gemmill | 27 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | Ireland EIR | Diarmuid O'Carroll | 31 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| File:Flag placeholder.svg | Trialists | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- ↑ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. 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.
- ↑ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2009–2010". Scottish football league. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ↑ "IRN-BRU First Division Results 2009–2010". 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.