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

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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 playoff, they regained their first division status due to Livingston's forced relegation due to going into administration.[3][4] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[5] the third round of the League Cup,[6] and clinched the Challenge Cup beating Ross County in the final.[7]

League table

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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[a]
8 Ross County 36 13 8 15 42 46 −4 47
9 Airdrie United 36 10 12 14 29 43 −14 42[b] Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[c]
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

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[8]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division

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9 August 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–1 Partick Thistle Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Gray   74' Attendance: 2,165
Referee: Collum
16 August 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–0 Dundee Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Finnie
30 August 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 5–0 Greenock Morton Excelsior Stadium
McLaughlin   13', 26'
Di Giacomo   36'
Nixon   58'
Lynch   63'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,793
Referee: Muir
13 September 2008 SFL1 Livingston 1–2 Airdrie United Almondvale Stadium
Elliot   90' BBC Report Lynch   34'
McLaughlin   64'
Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Smith
19 September 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–2 Clyde Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Waddell   27'
Brown   59'
Attendance: 1,489
Referee: Winter
27 September 2008 SFL1 Ross County 2–0 Airdrie United Victoria Park
Smyth   10' (Own Goal)
Craig   77'
BBC Report Attendance: 2,259
Referee: McKendrick
4 October 2008 SFL1 St Johnstone 3–1 Airdrie United McDiarmid Park
Swankie   4'
Milne   56', 90'
BBC Report Nixon   48' Attendance: 2,259
Referee: McDonald
1 November 2008 SFL1 Dundee 1–1 Airdrie United Dens Park
Antoine-Curier   66' BBC Report Lynch   11' Attendance: 3,456
Referee: Boyle
8 November 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–0 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Conroy
21 November 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–2 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Higgins   33'
Brittain   67'
Attendance: 939
Referee: Muir
25 November 2008 SFL1 Greenock Morton 2–0 Airdrie United Cappielow Park
Wake   34'
Jenkins   90'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Allan
13 December 2008 SFL1 Partick Thistle 2–1 Airdrie United Fir Park
Harkins   19'
McLaughlin   61' (Own Goal)
BBC Report Lynch   13' Attendance: 2,296
Referee: McCurry
16 December 2008 SFL1 Clyde 1–0 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium
Trouten   74' BBC Report Attendance: 864
Referee: Boyle
20 December 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–1 St Johnstone Excelsior Stadium
Maguire   89' BBC Report Craig   80' (pen.) Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Norris
27 December 2008 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–0 Greenock Morton Excelsior Stadium
Lynch   45' (pen.) BBC Report Attendance: 1,663
Referee: Murray
3 January 2009 SFL1 Livingston 1–1 Airdrie United Almondvale Stadium
Elliot   86' BBC Report Lynch   68' Attendance: 1,462
Referee: O'Reilly
17 January 2009 SFL1 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Airdrie United East End Park
Loy   49' BBC Report Lynch   15' Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Somers
24 January 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–0 Dundee Excelsior Stadium
Di Giacomo   68' BBC Report Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Winter
31 January 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–1 Partick Thistle Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Buchanan   43' Attendance: 1,988
Referee: MacDonald
14 February 2009 SFL1 Queen of the South 4–0 Airdrie United Palmerston Park
Dobbie   35' (pen.), 67'
Harris   52'
Weatherston   84'
BBC Report Attendance: 2,443
Referee: Muir
22 February 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–0 Clyde Excelsior Stadium
Di Giacomo   4' BBC Report Attendance: 1,189
Referee: McDonald
28 February 2009 SFL1 Ross County 0–0 Airdrie United Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,290
Referee: MacKay
7 March 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 4–4 Livingston Excelsior Stadium
Baird   8' (64)
Di Giacomo   54'
Cardle   60'
Smyth   66'
BBC Report Griffiths   42' (57)
One   43' (51)
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Nicholls
21 March 2009 SFL1 St Johnstone 3–0 Airdrie United McDiarmid Park
Samuel   13', 36'
Sheerin   90'
BBC Report Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Winter
11 April 2009 SFL1 Dundee 0–1 Airdrie United Dens Park
BBC Report Lynch   18' Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Boyle
18 April 2009 SFL1 Clyde 3–0 Airdrie United Broadwood Stadium
Waddell   5'
MacLennan   61', 74'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,614
Referee: McLean
2 May 2009 SFL1 Partick Thistle 0–1 Airdrie United Fir Park
BBC Report Lynch   90' Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Allan
11 May 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–4 St Johnstone Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Swankie   49'
Anderson   80'
May   86'
Barrett   90'
Attendance: 633
Referee: Law

First Division play-offs

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14 May 2009 Play-offs SF R1 Peterhead 0–2 Airdrie United Balmoor
19:45 Report Baird   9'
McLaughlin   47'
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: C MacKay
17 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2 Airdrie United 2–1 Peterhead Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Smyth   61'
Baird   85'
Report McKay   45' Attendance: 1,008
Referee: Finnie
20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R1 Ayr United 2–2 Airdrie United Somerset Park
19:45 Roberts   48'   67' Report di Giacomo   30'
Baird   43'
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Smith

Challenge Cup

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26 July 2008 Challenge Cup R1 Airdrie United 3–2 Dumbarton Excelsior 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 R2 East Fife 0–2 Airdrie United Bayview Stadium
19:45 BBC Sport Lynch   10'
Smith   84'
Attendance: 606
Referee: Tumilty
7 September 2008 Challenge Cup QF Cowdenbeath 1–2 Airdrie United Central Park
15:00 Fairbairn   79'
Baxter   84'
Report di Giacomo   53'   75' Attendance: 643
Referee: Finnie
16 November 2008 Challenge Cup Final Airdrie United 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 p)
Ross County McDiarmid 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

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5 August 2008 League Cup R1 Ross County 2–3 (a.e.t.) Airdrie United Victoria Park
19:45 Dall   43'
Hart   76'
BBC Sport di Giacomo   23'   112'
Noble   86'
Attendance: 869
Referee: Allan
27 August 2008 League Cup R2 Heart of Midlothian 2–3 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)
Airdrie United Tynecastle Stadium
19:45 BBC Sport McDonald   107'   Attendance: 6,844
Referee: Smith
23 September 2008 League Cup R3 Dundee United 2–0 Airdrie United Tannadice Park
19:45 Goodwillie   33'
Robertson   42'
BBC Sport Attendance: 3,444
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish Cup

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29 November 2008 Scottish Cup R3 Airdrie United 3–0 Cove Rangers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Cardle   20'
Lynch   38'   41'
BBC Sport Attendance: 821
Referee: Salmond
10 January 2009 Scottish Cup R4 Airdrie United 2–1 Spartans Excelsior Stadium
15:00 di Giacomo   26'
Lynch   43'
BBC Sport Malin   54' Attendance: 1,460
Referee: Muir

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 48 0 33 0 3 0 3 0 9 0
GK   SCO Lee Hollis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Stephen McKenna 49 2 35 1 3 0 3 0 8 1
DF   NIR Matt Hazley 27 0 19 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
DF   SCO David Nixon 43 2 32 2 1 0 3 0 7 0
DF   SCO William McLachlan 23 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
DF   SCO Bobby Donnelly 36 9 31 0 2 0 3 0 0 9 0
DF   SCO Jamie Bain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Liam Sloan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Paul Lovering 18 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DF   SCO Marc Smyth 46 3 33 2 3 0 2 0 8 1
DF   SCO Paul Byrne 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Fraser Keast 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO David Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Patrick McCabe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Darren Smith 35 2 22 1 1 0 3 0 9 1
MF   ENG Kevin McDonald 44 0 32 0 2 0 2 0 8 0
MF   SCO Scott McLaughlin 49 6 34 4 3 1 3 0 9 1
MF   AUS Michael Brown 17 0 11 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
FW   SCO Paul Di Giacomo 48 13 33 5 3 1 3 2 9 5
MF   ENG Simon Lynch 45 14 33 10 3 3 2 0 7 1
MF   SCO Joe Cardle 34 3 24 1 3 1 3 0 4 1
FW   SCO John Baird 17 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
FW   SCO Steven McDougall 45 0 30 0 3 0 3 0 9 0
FW   SCO Stuart Noble 23 2 16 0 1 0 2 1 4 1
FW   SCO Stephen Maguire 17 1 11 1 3 0 2 0 1 0
FW   SCO Kevin Watt 8 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Stefan McCluskey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Ryan Donnelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Kieran Donaghy 1 0 1 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. ^ "2008–09 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Airdrie Utd 0-1 Ayr Utd (2-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Livi relegated to Division Three". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Relegation 'death knell' for troubled Livingston". The Scotsman. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Airdrie Utd 1-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  6. ^ "2008–09 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Airdrie United results 2008/2009". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 7 December 2011.