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

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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 playoff, 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 quarterfinal of the Challenge Cup losing 2–0 to Dunfermline Athletic.[5]

League table

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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[a]
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) Champions; (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

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[6]  Win   Draw   Loss

Second Division

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4 August 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–1 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Andrews   10' Attendance: 1,645
Referee: Finnie
11 August 2007 SFL2 Alloa Athletic 0–6 Airdrie United Recreation Park
15:00 ESPN Report McKeown   19', 38'
Noble   31'
Russell   48'
McDonald   51'
Holmes   71'
Attendance: 801
Referee: Law
25 August 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–0 Queen's Park Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Noble   53' BBC Report Attendance: 1,148
Referee: Conroy
1 September 2007 SFL2 Ross County 1–1 Airdrie United Victoria Park
15;00 Barrowman   39' ESPN Report Noble   31' Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Underhill
15 September 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–1 Peterhead Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Russell   55' BBC Report Mackay   33' Attendance: 936
Referee: McKendrick
22 September 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–1 Brechin City Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Prunty   53'
Waddell   75'
BBC Report Geddes   81' (Penalty) Attendance: 872
Referee: Nicholls
29 September 2007 SFL2 Cowdenbeath 1–1 Airdrie United Central Park
15:00 Clarke   5' BBC Report Noble   55' Attendance: 493
Referee: Boyd
6 October 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–0 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Attendance: 1,269
Referee: Smith
20 October 2007 SFL2 Raith Rovers 2–1 Airdrie United Stark's Park
15;00 Weir   63' (Penalty)
Sloan   84'
BBC Report McKeown   21' Attendance: 1,729
Referee: Norris
27 October 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 4–0 Berwick Rangers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Russell   17'
Noble   34'
McKeown   42' (Penalty), 61'
BBC Report Attendance: 850
Referee: Law
3 November 2007 SFL2 Queen's Park 0–1 Airdrie United Hampden Park
15;00 BBC Report Russell   38' Attendance: 1,211
Referee: Winter
10 November 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–1 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Shields   80' Attendance: 1,062
Referee: Tumilty
1 December 2007 SFL2 Peterhead 0–1 Airdrie United Balmoor Stadium
15:00 BBC Report Russell   36' Attendance: 689
Referee: MacKay
8 December 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 3–1 Cowdenbeath Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McDougall   18'
Noble   36'
Russell   79'
BBC Report McConalogue   3' Attendance: 823
Referee: Finnie
15 December 2007 SFL2 Brechin City 4–2 Airdrie United Glebe Park
15:00 White   21'
Callaghan   66'
Smith   67'
King   80'
BBC Report Noble   33'
Russell   49'
Attendance: 434
Referee: Norris
26 December 2007 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–0 Alloa Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Noble   6'
McDonald   48'
BBC Report Attendance: 934
Referee: Charleston
29 December 2007 SFL2 Berwick Rangers 2–4 Airdrie United Shielfield 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 SFL2 Airdrie United 3–2 Queen's Park Excelsior 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 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–0 Peterhead Excelsior Stadium
15;00 Watt   80', 85' BBC Report Attendance: 892
Referee: Law
19 January 2008 SFL2 Ross County 3–2 Airdrie United Victoria Park, Dingwall
15:00 Barrowman   25', 90'
Golabek   55'
BBC Report McDonald   2'
Noble   58'
Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Finnie
26 January 2008 SFL2 Alloa Athletic 1–2 Airdrie United Recreation Park
15:00 Scott   77' BBC Report Russell   18'
Prunty   61'
Attendance: 769
Referee: Winter
2 February 2008 SFL2 Airdrie United 3–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Smith   50'
Prunty   68'
Russell   75'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,252
Referee: Hornby
9 February 2008 SFL2 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Airdrie United Central Park
15:00 BBC Report Noble   58' Attendance: 475
Referee: Muir
16 February 2008 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–2 Brechin City Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Noble   88' BBC Report Smith   57'
King   79'
Attendance: 997
Referee: Boyd
27 February 2008 SFL2 Ayr United 1–1 Airdrie United Somerset Park
19:45 Forrest   67' ESPN Report McDonald   44' Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Nicholls
1 March 2008 SFL2 Queen's Park 0–2 Airdrie United Hampden Park
15:00 BBC Report Russell   61', 80' Attendance: 913
Referee: Somers
5 March 2008 SFL2 Airdrie United 3–0 Berwick Rangers Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Russell   10', 11', 62' BBC Report Attendance: 611
Referee: Muir
15 March 2008 SFL2 Raith Rovers 1–0 Airdrie United Stark's Park
15:00 Goodwillie   20' BBC Report Attendance: 1,458
Referee: McKendrick
19 March 2008 SFL2 Airdrie United 0–2 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium
19:45 BBC Report McLeod   53'
Stevenson   69'
Attendance: 737
Referee: Brown
22 March 2008 SFL2 Peterhead 1–4 Airdrie United Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Anderson   84' BBC Report Noble   32'
Russell   33'
Watt   48', 50'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Charleston
5 April 2008 SFL2 Brechin City 2–1 Airdrie United Glebe Park
15:00 Paton   7'
Walker   87'
BBC Report Noble   3' Attendance: 466
Referee: Freeland
9 April 2008 SFL2 Airdrie United 2–0 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
19;45 Noble   23'
Russell   56'
BBC Report Attendance: 724
Referee: Salmond
15 April 2008 SFL2 Airdrie United 4–0 Cowdenbeath Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Andreoni   20'
Holmes   36'
Prunty   60'
Waddell   79'
BBC Report Attendance: 735
Referee: Law
19 April 2008 SFL2 Airdrie United 1–1 Alloa Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Prunty   59' BBC Report MacAulay   21' Attendance: 928
Referee: Tumilty
26 April 2008 SFL2 Ayr United 1–2 Airdrie United Somerset Park
15:00 Forrest   3' BBC Report Gillies   8'
Andreoni   76' (Penalty)
Attendance: 1,333
Referee: Conroy

First Division play-offs

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30 April 2008 Play-offs SF R1 Raith Rovers 0–2 Airdrie United Stark's Park
19:45 Report Russell   31'   39' Attendance: 2,841
Referee: McDonald
3 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2 Airdrie United 2–2 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Prunty   10'
Donnelly   77'
Report Weir   18'   81' (pen.) Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Thomson
7 May 2008 Play-offs Final R1 Airdrie United 0–1 Clyde Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Report Clarke   77' Attendance: 1,878
Referee: Brines
10 May 2008 Play-offs Final R2 Clyde 2–0 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium
15:00 McSwegan   47'
Clarke   65'
Report Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Underhill

Challenge Cup

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14 August 2007 Challenge Cup R1 Stenhousemuir 1–3 Airdrie United Ochilview Park
Dempster   59' BBC Sport McEwan   16' (o.g.)
Lyle   82' (o.g.)
Noble   85'
Attendance: 583
Referee: Allan
4 September 2007 Challenge Cup R2 Airdrie United 5–1 Arbroath Excelsior Stadium
Russell   15', 61', 85' (Penalty), 86'
McDonald   26'
BBC Sport Tosh   37'
Rennie   89'
Attendance: 754
Referee: Muir

League Cup

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Scottish Cup

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24 November 2007 Scottish Cup R3 Airdrie United 1–1 Queen's Park Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McKeown   57' BBC Sport Ferry   70' Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Boyle
4 December 2007 Scottish Cup R3 Replay Queen's Park 2–4 (a.e.t.) Airdrie United Hampden 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 R4 Airdrie United 0–2 Kilmarnock Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Smith   78'   83' BBC Sport Hamill   25'
Nish   37' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,258
Referee: McDonald

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Stephen Robertson 45 0 34 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
GK   SCO Lee Hollis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Stephen McKenna 37 1 30 0 3 0 1 1 3 0
DF   SCO James Sharp 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   SCO Bobby Donnelly 29 3 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 1
DF   SCO Steven Campbell 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO William Soutar 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Fraser Craig 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Chris McMenamin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Paul Lovering 40 0 30 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
DF   SCO Marc Smyth 39 0 28 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
DF   SCO Paul Byrne 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Marco Andreoni 22 3 17 3 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF   SCO Darren Smith 42 1 32 1 2 0 1 0 7 0
MF   ENG Kevin McDonald 44 8 33 6 3 1 1 0 7 1
MF   SCO Calum Brady 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Stephen McKeown 21 7 15 6 2 1 1 0 3 0
MF   SCO Graeme Holmes 29 2 19 2 2 0 1 0 7 0
MF   SCO Ricky Waddell 44 1 33 1 3 0 1 0 7 0
FW   SCO Steven McDougall 23 2 17 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
FW   SCO Stuart Noble 45 16 34 14 3 1 1 0 7 1
FW   SCO Kevin Watt 28 5 22 4 2 1 0 0 4 0
FW   SCO Mark McCarry 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Bryan Prunty 41 6 32 5 3 0 0 0 6 1
FW   SCO Allan Russell 43 26 32 19 3 1 1 0 7 6
FW   SCO David Gillies 19 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

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  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.