2006–07 Airdrie United F.C. season

Season 2006–07 was Airdrie United's fifth competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United
2006–07 season
ChairmanJim Ballantyne
ManagerSandy Stewart (until 13 November 2006)
Kenny Black (from 17 November 2006)
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish First DivisionNinth Place
Scottish CupThird Round
League CupSecond Round
Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gary Twigg (10)

All:
Gary Twigg (12)

Summary

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Airdrie United finished ninth in the First Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 5-4 to Stirling Albion on aggregate and were relegated to the Second Division.[2] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[5]

Manager's

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Airdrie started the season under the stewardship of Sandy Stewart who on 13 November 2006 was sacked by the club.[6] Stewart was replaced by Kenny Black on 17 November.[7]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Livingston 36 11 12 13 41 46 −5 45
7 Partick Thistle 36 12 9 15 47 63 −16 45
8 Queen of the South 36 10 11 15 34 54 −20 41
9 Airdrie United (R) 36 11 7 18 39 50 −11 40 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
10 Ross County (R) 36 9 10 17 40 57 −17 37 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: "2006-2007 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results and fixtures

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[8]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division

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5 August 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–2 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report McKinlay   23'
Gardyne   50'
Attendance: 1,262
Referee: Underhill
12 August 2006 SFL1 Partick Thistle 4–2 Airdrie United Firhill Stadium
15:00 Roberts   21'
Donnelly   30'
Gibson   50'
Brady   56'
ESPN Report McKeown   57' (Penalty)
Taylor   88'
Attendance: 3,473
Referee: Frickleton
19 August 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 2–2 Queen of the South Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McPhee   65'
Tierney   90'
BBC Report O'Neil   74' (Penalty)
Henderson   83'
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Allan
26 August 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–2 Hamilton Academical Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Taylor   88' BBC Report Gilhaney   65'
McLeod   81'
Attendance: 1,416
Referee: McCurry
9 September 2006 SFL1 Livingston 3–0 Airdrie United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Craig   26'
McPake   45'
Mitchell   65'
Livi Mad Report Attendance: 2,054
Referee: Freeland
16 September 2006 SFL1 St Johnstone 1–0 Airdrie United McDiarmid Park
15:00 Milne   45' BBC Report Attendance: 2,181
Referee: MacDonald
23 September 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–1 Dundee Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Lyle   26' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,249
Referee: Collum
30 September 2006 SFL1 Gretna 0–2 Airdrie United Raydale Park
15:00 BBC Report McKenna   41'
McPhee   46'
Attendance: 1,492
Referee: McDonald
14 October 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 2–1 Clyde Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Barrau   50'
McDonald   71'
BBC Report O'Donnell   54' Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Dougal
21 October 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–2 Partick Thistle Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Taylor   37' BBC Report Roberts   16'
Strachan   51'
Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Tumilty
28 October 2006 SFL1 Ross County 2–1 Airdrie United Victoria Park
15:00 Dowie   14'
Gardyne   34'
BBC Report Lovering   58' Attendance: 2,010
Referee: MacKay
4 November 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–1 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Livi Mad Report Tweed   90' Attendance: 1,455
Referee: Finnie
11 November 2006 SFL1 Hamilton Academical 2–1 Airdrie United New Douglas Park
15:00 Offiong   10'
Wake   86'
BBC Report Prunty   37' Attendance: 1,724
Referee: Brines
18 November 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 2–1 St Johnstone Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Barrau   39' (Penalty)
Smyth   59'
BBC Report Milne   85' Attendance: 1,550
Referee: Conroy
25 November 2006 SFL1 Dundee 1–0 Airdrie United Dens Park
15:00 Smith   35' BBC Report Attendance: 3,528
Referee: MacDonald
2 December 2006 SFL1 Clyde 0–0 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium
15;00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,347
Referee: Freeland
9 December 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 4–2 Gretna Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McDougall   42'
Twigg   61', 70', 79'
BBC Report Townsley   22', 74' Attendance: 1,169
Referee: McDonald
16 December 2006 SFL1 Queen of the South 1–1 Airdrie United Palmerston Park
15;00 Lovering   58' (Own Goal) BBC Report Prunty   89' Attendance: 1,577
Referee: Winter
26 December 2006 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–1 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Scott   25' Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Richmond
30 December 2006 SFL1 Livingston 1–3 Airdrie United Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Cuthbert   33' BBC Report Twigg   12' (80)
Holmes   71'
Attendance: 1,945
Referee: MacKay
20 January 2007 SFL1 St Johnstone 4–3 Airdrie United McDiarmid Park
15:00 Tierney   25' (Own Goal)
Scotland   33', 46'
McLaren   76'
BBC Report Koudou   53', 57'
Twigg   75'
Attendance: 2,106
Referee: Richmond
27 January 2007 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–0 Clyde Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Twigg   37' BBC Report Attendance: 1,340
Referee: Sproule
3 February 2007 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–3 Dundee Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Lyle   36', 65'
Robertson   61'
Attendance: 1,404
Referee: Conroy
10 February 2007 SFL1 Gretna 0–0 Airdrie United Raydale Park
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,299
Referee: Somers
17 February 2007 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–3 Queen of the South Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Dobbie   9' (Penalty), 32'
O'Connor   65'
Attendance: 1,805
Referee: McCurry
3 March 2007 SFL1 Hamilton Academical 3–0 Airdrie United New Douglas Park
15;00 Offiong   12', 46'
Easton   34'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,714
Referee: MacKay
10 March 2007 SFL1 Airdrie United 3–1 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Holmes   49'
Taylor   77'
Proctor   90'
BBC Report Mackay   34' (Penalty)
Tweed   38'
Mole   41'
Attendance: 1,162
Referee: Boyle
17 March 2007 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–2 St Johnstone Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Holmes   35' BBC Report Hardie   25'
Scotland   80'
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Thomson
25 March 2007 SFL1 Partick Thistle 0–1 Airdrie United Firhill Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Harty   36' Attendance: 2,211
Referee: Muir
1 April 2007 SFL1 Dundee 2–1 Airdrie United Dens Park
15:00 Daal   27', 56' BBC Report Harty   17' Attendance: 2,837
Referee: Allan
4 April 2007 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–0 Gretna Excelsior Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Attendance: 1,209
Referee: Finnie
7 April 2007 SFL1 Clyde 0–1 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium
15:00 BBC Report McDonald   14' Attendance: 1,306
Referee: Collum
14 April 2007 SFL1 Ross County 1–1 Airdrie United Victoria Park
15:00 Proctor   16' (Own Goal) BBC Report Twigg   7' Attendance: 2,717
Referee: Tumilty
21 April 2007 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–1 Partick Thistle Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Twigg   8' BBC Report Smith   13' Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Conroy
28 April 2007 SFL1 Queen of the South 0–3 Airdrie United Palmerston Park
15:00 BBC Report Tayloer   10'
Harty   19'
Lovering   60'
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Boyle

First Division play-offs

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2 May 2007 Play-offs SF R1 Brechin City 1–3 Airdrie United Glebe Park
Iain Russell   52' BBC Report Harty   14'   22' (pen.)
Gary Twigg   16'
Attendance: 954
Referee: MacDonald

Challenge Cup

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16 August 2006 Challenge Cup R1 Airdrie United 0–3 Gretna Excelsior Stadium
19:45 BBC Report Deuchar   12', 76'
Tosh   71'
Attendance: 1,093
Referee: Clark

League Cup

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8 August 2006 League Cup R1 Raith Rovers 1–2 Airdrie United Stark's Park
19:45 One   40' BBC Report Willie McLaren   47'
Prunty   73'
Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup

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Player statistics

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Squad

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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 43 0 36 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
GK   SCO Lee Hollis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Stephen McKenna 38 1 31 1 1 0 2 0 4 0
DF   SCO Neil McGowan 33 0 27 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
DF   SCO Kevin Christie 13 0 10 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO David Proctor 15 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
DF   POL Marcin Lukaszewski 10 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Craig Potter 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF   SCO Paul Lovering 37 2 31 2 0 0 2 0 4 0
DF   SCO Marc Smyth 36 1 29 1 1 0 2 0 4 0
MF   ENG Kevin McDonald 28 4 24 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
MF   SCO Graeme Watson 9 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Gary Tierney 17 1 14 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Stephen McKeown 38 3 30 1 1 0 2 0 5 2
MF   SCO Graeme Holmes 43 3 35 3 1 0 2 0 5 0
MF   FRA Xavier Barrau 14 2 13 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO David McGuire 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Stuart Taylor 38 6 31 5 1 0 2 0 4 1
FW   SCO Steven McDougall 42 1 34 1 1 0 2 0 5 0
FW   SCO Bryan Prunty 30 3 26 2 1 0 2 1 1 0
FW   SCO Ian Harty 15 6 11 3 0 0 0 0 4 3
FW   SCO Brian McPhee 29 2 25 2 1 0 2 0 1 0
FW   CIV Aimé Koudou 7 2 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Willie McLaren 7 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
FW   SCO Gary Twigg 40 12 33 10 1 0 1 0 5 2
     Trialist 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "2006–07 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-3 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. ^ "2006–07 Scottish Cup". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. ^ "2006–07 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Airdrie United 0-3 Gretna". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Airdrie part company with manager". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Black appointed new Airdrie boss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Airdrie United results 2006/2007". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 14 December 2011.