2008–09 Airdrie United F.C. season

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.

Airdrie United
2008–09 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne
ManagerKenny Black
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish First DivisionNinth Place
Scottish CupFifth Round
League CupThird Round
Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Simon Lynch (10)
All:
Simon Lynch (14)

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 play off, they regained their first division status due to Livingston's forced relegation due to going into administration.[3] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] the third round of the League Cup[5] and clinched the Challenge Cup beating Ross County in the final.[6]

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[lower-alpha 1]
8 Ross County 36 13 8 15 42 46 −4 47
9 Airdrie United 36 10 12 14 29 43 −14 42[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[lower-alpha 3]
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:
  1. Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
  2. Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
  3. 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

[7]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish First Division
2 August 2008 SFL1Queen of the South0–0Airdrie UnitedPalmerston Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,914
Referee: Richmond
9 August 2008 SFL1Airdrie United0–1Partick ThistleExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Gray  74' Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Collum
16 August 2008 SFL1Airdrie United0–0DundeeExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Finnie
23 August 2008 SFL1Dunfermline Athletic0–0Airdrie UnitedEast End Park
BBC Report Attendance: 3,334
Referee: Charleston
30 August 2008 SFL1Airdrie United5–0Greenock MortonExcelsior Stadium
McLaughlin  13', 26'
Di Giacomo  36'
Nixon  58'
Lynch  63'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,793
Referee: Muir
13 September 2008 SFL1Livingston1–2Airdrie UnitedAlmondvale Stadium
Elliot  90' BBC Report Lynch  34'
McLaughlin  64'		 Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Smith
19 September 2008 SFL1Airdrie United0–2ClydeExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Waddell  27'
Brown  59'		 Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Winter
27 September 2008 SFL1Ross County2–0Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
Smyth  10' (Own Goal)
Craig  77'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,259
Referee: McKendrick
4 October 2008 SFL1St Johnstone3–1Airdrie UnitedMcDiarmid Park
Swankie  4'
Milne  56', 90'		 BBC Report Nixon  48' Attendance: 2,259
Referee: McDonald
18 October 2008 SFL1Airdrie United2–0Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
Cardle  7'
Lynch  44'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,524
Referee: McCurry
1 November 2008 SFL1Dundee1–1Airdrie UnitedDens Park
Antoine-Curier  66' BBC Report Lynch  11' Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Boyle
4 November 2008 SFL1Airdrie United1–3Dunfermline AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Di Giacomo  9' BBC Report Woods  4'
Glass  29'
Phinn  55'		 Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Collum
8 November 2008 SFL1Airdrie United0–0LivingstonExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Conroy
21 November 2008 SFL1Airdrie United0–2Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Higgins  33'
Brittain  67'		 Attendance: 939
Referee: Muir
25 November 2008 SFL1Greenock Morton2–0Airdrie UnitedCappielow Park
Wake  34'
Jenkins  90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Allan
13 December 2008 SFL1Partick Thistle2–1Airdrie UnitedFir Park
Harkins  19'
McLaughlin  61' (Own Goal)		 BBC Report Lynch  13' Attendance: 2,296
Referee: McCurry
16 December 2008 SFL1Clyde1–0Airdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium
Trouten  74' BBC Report Attendance: 864
Referee: Boyle
20 December 2008 SFL1Airdrie United1–1St JohnstoneExcelsior Stadium
Maguire  89' BBC Report Craig  80' (pen.) Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Norris
27 December 2008 SFL1Airdrie United1–0Greenock MortonExcelsior Stadium
Lynch  45' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 1,663
Referee: Murray
3 January 2009 SFL1Livingston1–1Airdrie UnitedAlmondvale Stadium
Elliot  86' BBC Report Lynch  68' Attendance: 1,462
Referee: O'Reilly
17 January 2009 SFL1Dunfermline Athletic1–1Airdrie UnitedEast End Park
Loy  49' BBC Report Lynch  15' Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Somers
24 January 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1–0DundeeExcelsior Stadium
Di Giacomo  68' BBC Report Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Winter
31 January 2009 SFL1Airdrie United0–1Partick ThistleExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Buchanan  43' Attendance: 1,988
Referee: MacDonald
14 February 2009 SFL1Queen of the South4–0Airdrie UnitedPalmerston Park
Dobbie  35' (pen.), 67'
Harris  52'
Weatherston  84'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,443
Referee: Muir
22 February 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1–0ClydeExcelsior Stadium
Di Giacomo  4' BBC Report Attendance: 1,189
Referee: McDonald
28 February 2009 SFL1Ross County0–0Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,290
Referee: MacKay
7 March 2009 SFL1Airdrie United4–4LivingstonExcelsior 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 SFL1Greenock Morton0–0Airdrie UnitedCappielow
BBC Report Attendance: 1,865
Referee: Norris
14 March 2009 SFL1Airdrie United2–0Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
Smyth  50'
McLaughlin  58'		 Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Thomson
21 March 2009 SFL1St Johnstone3–0Airdrie UnitedMcDiarmid Park
Samuel  13', 36'
Sheerin  90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Winter
4 April 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1–1Dunfermline AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Smith  83' BBC Report Ross  90' Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Richmond
11 April 2009 SFL1Dundee0–1Airdrie UnitedDens Park
BBC Report Lynch  18' Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Boyle
18 April 2009 SFL1Clyde3–0Airdrie UnitedBroadwood Stadium
Waddell  5'
MacLennan  61', 74'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,614
Referee: McLean
25 April 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1–0Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
McKenna  65' BBC Report Attendance: 927
Referee: Conroy
2 May 2009 SFL1Partick Thistle0–1Airdrie UnitedFir Park
BBC Report Lynch  90' Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Allan
11 May 2009 SFL1Airdrie United0–4St JohnstoneExcelsior Stadium
BBC Report Swankie  49'
Anderson  80'
May  86'
Barrett  90'		 Attendance: 633
Referee: Law

First Division Play-offs
14 May 2009 Play-offs SF R1Peterhead0–2Airdrie UnitedBalmoor
19:45 Report Baird  9'
McLaughlin  47'		 Attendance: 1,364
Referee: C MacKay
17 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2Airdrie United2–1PeterheadExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Smyth  61'
Baird  85'		 Report McKay  45' Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Finnie
20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R1Ayr United2–2Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
19:45 Roberts  48'  67' Report di Giacomo  30'
Baird  43'		 Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Smith
24 May 2009 Play-offs Final R2Airdrie United0–1Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
15:15 Report Stevenson  29' Attendance: 3,303
Referee: I Brines

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup
26 July 2008 Challenge Cup R1Airdrie United3–2DumbartonExcelsior 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 R2East Fife0–2Airdrie UnitedBayview Stadium
19:45 BBC Sport Lynch  10'
Smith  84'		 Attendance: 606
Referee: Tumilty
7 September 2008 Challenge Cup QFCowdenbeath1–2Airdrie UnitedCentral Park
15:00 Fairbairn  79'
Baxter  84'		 Report di Giacomo  53'  75' Attendance: 643
Referee: Finnie
12 October 2008 Challenge Cup SFPartick Thistle0–1Airdrie UnitedFirhill Stadium
14:00 Report di Giacomo  4' Attendance: 2,761
Referee: Somers
16 November 2008 Challenge Cup FinalAirdrie United2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 p)		Ross CountyMcDiarmid 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
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish League Cup
5 August 2008 League Cup R1Ross County2–3 (a.e.t.)Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
19:45 Dall  43'
Hart  76'		 BBC Sport di Giacomo  23'  112'
Noble  86'		 Attendance: 869
Referee: Allan
27 August 2008 League Cup R2Heart of Midlothian2–3 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)		Airdrie UnitedTynecastle Stadium
19:45 BBC Sport McDonald  107'  Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Smith
23 September 2008 League Cup R3Dundee United2–0Airdrie UnitedTannadice Park
19:45 Goodwillie  33'
Robertson  42'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 3,444
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Cup
29 November 2008 Scottish Cup R3Airdrie United3–0Cove RangersExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Cardle  20'
Lynch  38'  41'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 821
Referee: Salmond
10 January 2009 Scottish Cup R4Airdrie United2–1SpartansExcelsior Stadium
15:00 di Giacomo  26'
Lynch  43'		 BBC Sport Malin  54' Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Muir
17 February 2009 Scottish Cup R5Airdrie United1–2Dunfermline AthleticExcelsior Stadium
19:45 McLaughlin  14' (pen.) BBC Sport Holmes  2'
Bayne 73'		 Attendance: 1,772
Referee: Murray

Player statistics

Squad
No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Stephen Robertson 480330303090
GK Lee Hollis 3030000000
DF Stephen McKenna 492351303081
DF Matt Hazley 270190302030
DF David Nixon 432322103070
DF William McLachlan 230180100040
DF Bobby Donnelly 3693102030090
DF Jamie Bain 1010000000
DF Liam Sloan 1010000000
DF Paul Lovering 180110000070
DF Marc Smyth 463332302081
DF Paul Byrne 1000100000
MF Fraser Keast 1010000000
MF David Taylor 1010000000
MF Patrick McCabe 1010000000
MF Darren Smith 352221103091
MF Kevin McDonald 440320202080
MF Scott McLaughlin 496344313091
MF Michael Brown 170110102030
FW Paul Di Giacomo 4813335313295
MF Simon Lynch 45143310332071
MF Joe Cardle 343241313041
FW John Baird 174132000042
FW Steven McDougall 450300303090
FW Stuart Noble 232160102141
FW Stephen Maguire 171111302010
FW Kevin Watt 8060100010
FW Stefan McCluskey 1010000000
FW Ryan Donnelly 1010000000
FW Kieran Donaghy 1010000000
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
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References
  1. "2008-09 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  2. "Airdrie Utd 0-1 Ayr Utd (2-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. "'Rescued' Livingston demoted to division three for breach of insolvency rules". Daily Mail. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  4. "Airdrie Utd 1-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  5. "2008-09 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  6. "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  7. "Airdrie United results 2008/2009". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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