2007–08 Airdrie United F.C. season

Season 2007–08 was Airdrie United's sixth competitive season. They competed in the Second Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United
2007–08 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne
ManagerKenny Black
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish Second DivisionSecond Place (Promoted)
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupFirst Round
Challenge CupQuarter Final
Top goalscorerLeague:
Allan Russell (19)
All:
Allan Russell (26)

Summary

Airdrie United finished second in the Second Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 3-0 to Clyde on aggregate.[2] Despite losing in the play off, they were promoted to the first division due to Gretna's forced relegation due to going into administration and being unable to prove they could complete fixtures. They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and reached the Quarter final of the Challenge Cup losing 2-0 to Dunfermline Athletic.[5]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C, P) 36 22 7 7 78 44 +34 73 Promotion to the First Division
2 Airdrie United (P) 36 20 6 10 64 34 +30 66 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Raith Rovers 36 19 3 14 60 50 +10 60
4 Alloa Athletic 36 16 8 12 57 56 +1 56
5 Peterhead 36 16 7 13 65 54 +11 55
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One. Airdrie United won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.

Results and fixtures

[6]  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division
4 August 2007 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 1Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Andrews  10' Attendance: 1,645
Referee: Finnie
11 August 2007 SFL2Alloa Athletic0 – 6Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
15:00 ESPN Report McKeown  19', 38'
Noble  31'
Russell  48'
McDonald  51'
Holmes  71'		 Attendance: 801
Referee: Law
18 August 2007 SFL2Berwick Rangers2 – 0Airdrie UnitedShielfield Park
15:00 McLeish  7'
Gemmill  28'		 BBC Report Attendance: 678
Referee: Charleston
25 August 2007 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 0Queen's ParkExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Noble  53' BBC Report Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Conroy
1 September 2007 SFL2Ross County1 – 1Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
15;00 Barrowman  39' ESPN Report Noble  31' Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Underhill
15 September 2007 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1PeterheadExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Russell  55' BBC Report Mackay  33' Attendance: 936
Referee: McKendrick
22 September 2007 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 1Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Prunty  53'
Waddell  75'		 BBC Report Geddes  81' (Penalty) Attendance: 872
Referee: Nicholls
29 September 2007 SFL2Cowdenbeath1 – 1Airdrie UnitedCentral Park
15:00 Clarke  5' BBC Report Noble  55' Attendance: 493
Referee: Boyd
6 October 2007 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 0Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,269
Referee: Smith
20 October 2007 SFL2Raith Rovers2 – 1Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
15;00 Weir  63' (Penalty)
Sloan  84'		 BBC Report McKeown  21' Attendance: 1,729
Referee: Norris
27 October 2007 SFL2Airdrie United4 – 0Berwick RangersExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Russell  17'
Noble  34'
McKeown  42' (Penalty), 61'		 BBC Report Attendance: 850
Referee: Law
3 November 2007 SFL2Queen's Park0 – 1Airdrie UnitedHampden Park
15;00 BBC Report Russell  38' Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Winter
10 November 2007 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 1Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Shields  80' Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Tumilty
1 December 2007 SFL2Peterhead0 – 1Airdrie UnitedBalmoor Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Russell  36' Attendance: 689
Referee: MacKay
8 December 2007 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 1CowdenbeathExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McDougall  18'
Noble  36'
Russell  79'		 BBC Report McConalogue  3' Attendance: 823
Referee: Finnie
15 December 2007 SFL2Brechin City4 – 2Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
15:00 White  21'
Callaghan  66'
Smith  67'
King  80'		 BBC Report Noble  33'
Russell  49'		 Attendance: 434
Referee: Norris
26 December 2007 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Noble  6'
McDonald  48'		 BBC Report Attendance: 934
Referee: Charleston
29 December 2007 SFL2Berwick Rangers2 – 4Airdrie UnitedShielfield Park
15:00 Swanson  56' (Penalty)
Diack  66'		 BBC Report McKeown  2' (Penalty)
Russell  15', 25'
McDonald  26'		 Attendance: 672
Referee: Boyle
2 January 2008 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 2Queen's ParkExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McDonald  47'
Russell  57'
McDougall  89'		 ESPN Report Trouten  7' (Penalty)
Cairney  17'		 Attendance: 1,244
Referee: O'Reilly
5 January 2008 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0PeterheadExcelsior Stadium
15;00 Watt  80', 85' BBC Report Attendance: 892
Referee: Law
19 January 2008 SFL2Ross County3 – 2Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 Barrowman  25', 90'
Golabek  55'		 BBC Report McDonald  2'
Noble  58'		 Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Finnie
26 January 2008 SFL2Alloa Athletic1 – 2Airdrie UnitedRecreation Park
15:00 Scott  77' BBC Report Russell  18'
Prunty  61'		 Attendance: 769
Referee: Winter
2 February 2008 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 0Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Smith  50'
Prunty  68'
Russell  75'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Hornby
9 February 2008 SFL2Cowdenbeath0 – 1Airdrie UnitedCentral Park
15:00 BBC Report Noble  58' Attendance: 475
Referee: Muir
16 February 2008 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 2Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Noble  88' BBC Report Smith  57'
King  79'		 Attendance: 997
Referee: Boyd
27 February 2008 SFL2Ayr United1 – 1Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
19:45 Forrest  67' ESPN Report McDonald  44' Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Nicholls
1 March 2008 SFL2Queen's Park0 – 2Airdrie UnitedHampden Park
15:00 BBC Report Russell  61', 80' Attendance: 913
Referee: Somers
5 March 2008 SFL2Airdrie United3 – 0Berwick RangersExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Russell  10', 11', 62' BBC Report Attendance: 611
Referee: Muir
15 March 2008 SFL2Raith Rovers1 – 0Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
15:00 Goodwillie  20' BBC Report Attendance: 1,458
Referee: McKendrick
19 March 2008 SFL2Airdrie United0 – 2Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
19:45 BBC Report McLeod  53'
Stevenson  69'		 Attendance: 737
Referee: Brown
22 March 2008 SFL2Peterhead1 – 4Airdrie UnitedBalmoor Stadium
15:00 Anderson  84' BBC Report Noble  32'
Russell  33'
Watt  48', 50'		 Attendance: 550
Referee: Charleston
5 April 2008 SFL2Brechin City2 – 1Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
15:00 Paton  7'
Walker  87'		 BBC Report Noble  3' Attendance: 466
Referee: Freeland
9 April 2008 SFL2Airdrie United2 – 0Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
19;45 Noble  23'
Russell  56'		 BBC Report Attendance: 724
Referee: Salmond
15 April 2008 SFL2Airdrie United4 – 0CowdenbeathExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Andreoni  20'
Holmes  36'
Prunty  60'
Waddell  79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 735
Referee: Law
19 April 2008 SFL2Airdrie United1 – 1Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Prunty  59' BBC Report MacAulay  21' Attendance: 928
Referee: Tumilty
26 April 2008 SFL2Ayr United1 – 2Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
15:00 Forrest  3' BBC Report Gillies  8'
Andreoni  76' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,333
Referee: Conroy

First Division Play-offs
30 April 2008 Play-offs SF R1Raith Rovers0 – 2Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
19:45 Report Russell  31'  39' Attendance: 2,841
Referee: McDonald
3 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2Airdrie United2 – 2Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Prunty  10'
Donnelly  77'		 Report Weir  18'  81' (pen.) Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Thomson
7 May 2008 Play-offs Final R1Airdrie United0 – 1ClydeExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Report Clarke  77' Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Brines
10 May 2008 Play-offs Final R2Clyde2 – 0Airdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium
15:00 McSwegan  47'
Clarke  65'		 Report Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Underhill

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup
14 August 2007 Challenge Cup R1Stenhousemuir1 – 3Airdrie UnitedOchilview Park
Dempster  59' BBC Sport McEwan  16' (o.g.)
Lyle  82' (o.g.)
Noble  85'		 Attendance: 583
Referee: Allan
4 September 2007 Challenge Cup R2Airdrie United5 – 1ArbroathExcelsior Stadium
Russell  15', 61', 85' (Penalty), 86'
McDonald  26'		 BBC Sport Tosh  37'
Rennie  89'		 Attendance: 754
Referee: Muir
18 September 2007 Challenge Cup QFAirdrie United0 – 2Dunfermline AthleticExcelsior Stadium
McKeown  86' BBC Sport Burchill  54',  81'
Woods  86'		 Attendance: 931
Referee: Tumilty

League Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish League Cup
8 August 2007 League Cup R1Partick Thistle2 – 1Airdrie UnitedFirhill Stadium
Harkins  14'
Murray  89'		 BBC Sport McKenna  62' Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Richmond

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Cup
24 November 2007 Scottish Cup R3Airdrie United1 – 1Queen's ParkExcelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown  57' BBC Sport Ferry  70' Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Boyle
4 December 2007 Scottish Cup R3 ReplayQueen's Park2 – 4 (a.e.t.)Airdrie UnitedHampden Park
19:45 Trouten  75'
Ferry  90'		 BBC Sport McDonald  15'
Noble  17'
Russell  97'
Watt  109'		 Attendance: 579
Referee: Boyle
28 January 2008 Scottish Cup R4Airdrie United0 – 2KilmarnockExcelsior Stadium
19:45 Smith  78'  83' BBC Sport Hamill  25'
Nish  37' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,258
Referee: McDonald

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Stephen Robertson 450340301070
GK Lee Hollis 3030000000
DF Stephen McKenna 371300301130
DF James Sharp 9080001000
DF Bobby Donnelly 2932503000031
DF Steven Campbell 9080000010
DF William Soutar 2020000000
DF Fraser Craig 1010000000
DF Chris McMenamin 2020000000
DF Paul Lovering 400300201070
DF Marc Smyth 390280301070
DF Paul Byrne 1010000000
MF Marco Andreoni 223173100040
MF Darren Smith 421321201070
MF Kevin McDonald 448336311071
MF Calum Brady 4040000000
MF Stephen McKeown 217156211030
MF Graeme Holmes 292192201070
MF Ricky Waddell 441331301070
FW Steven McDougall 232172201030
FW Stuart Noble 45163414311071
FW Kevin Watt 285224210040
FW Mark McCarry 1010000000
FW Bryan Prunty 416325300061
FW Allan Russell 43263219311076
FW David Gillies 191151000040
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
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References
  1. "2007-08 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. "Clyde 2-0 Airdrie United (3-0)". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. "Airdrie United F.C. v Kilmarnock F.C." Scottish Football Association. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007-08". London Hearts. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  5. "Airdrie 0-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  6. "Airdrie United results 2007/2008". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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