2009–10 Airdrie United F.C. season
Airdrie United 2009–10 football season
| 2009–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Kenny Black |
| Manager | Jimmy Boyle |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Scottish First Division | Ninth place |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Challenge Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Baird (11) All: John Baird (13) |
Season 2009–10 was Airdrie United's eighth competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Airdrie United finished ninth in the First Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 3–1 to Brechin on aggregate and were relegated to the Second Division.[2] They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, the first round of the League Cup[3] and the first round of the Challenge Cup.[4]
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 42 | |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 37 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 33 | Qualification to the First Division play-offs |
| 10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 31 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(R) Relegated
Results and fixtures
First Division
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 8 August 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
Di Giacomo  18'Wood 32' | SFL Report BBC Report | Baird 42' (pen.) Lagana  45'  | Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 15 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| Donnelly 81' | SFL Report | Kean 70' | Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Charleston |
Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrie United
| 22 August 2009 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| Bayne 19' Nolan 58' (Own Goal) | SFL Report BBC Report | Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Law |
Airdrie United v Dundee
| 29 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lauchlan 42' (Own Goal) | SFL Report BBC Report | McMenamin 36' | Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Nicholls |
Ayr United v Airdrie United
| 12 September 2009 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| Roberts 48' | SFL Report BBC Report | Gemmill 9' | Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Salmond |
Airdrie United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| 19 September 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird 25' | SFL Report | Hayes 83' | Attendance: 951 Referee: McKendrick |
Greenock Morton v Airdrie United
| 26 September 2009 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| Graham 79' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,104 Referee: O'Reilly |
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
| 3 October 2009 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| Hodge 53' Donnelly 67' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Muir |
Airdrie United v Raith Rovers
| 10 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| O'Carroll 87' | SFL Report BBC Report | Davidson 26' Willianson 47'Tade 84' | Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Richmond |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 17 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Wood 78' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Law |
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
| 24 October 2009 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 3–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Kean 41' Lilley 27'Wyness 83' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Charleston |
Airdrie United v Ayr United
| 31 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Trouten 35', 73' O'Carroll 61' | SFL Report | McCann 45' (Own Goal) | Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Evans |
Dundee v Airdrie United
| 7 November 2009 SFL1 | Dundee | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| Higgins 28', 35' | BBC Report | Baird 25' | Attendance: 4,121 Referee: McDermott |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Airdrie United
| 14 November 2009 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
| Sanchez 45' Odhiambo 69' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,780 Referee: MacKay |
Airdrie United v Greenock Morton
| 21 November 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–4 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| Nixon 2' Baird 4' | BBC Report | McGuffie 43' Wake 45', 53'van Zanten 67' | Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Conroy |
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
| 12 December 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–5 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird 1', 52' | SFL Report | Donnelly 26' McKeown 45'Lovell 47', 55'Cairney 66' | Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Crawford |
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United
| 15 December 2009 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| Corredera 4' | SFL Report | Gemmill 84' | Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Macdonald |
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 19 December 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 5–3 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Craig 1' Brittain 32', 63' (pen.)Gardyne 48'Scott 79' | SFL Report | Waddell 29' O'Carroll 34'McDonald 78' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Finnie |
Dundee v Airdrie United
| 3 January 2010 SFL1 | Dundee | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| SFL Report | McDonald 25' (pen.) | Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Brown |
Airdrie United v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| 23 January 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Rooney 43' (pen.) | Attendance: 839 Referee: McLean |
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
| 13 February 2010 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| Cairney 29', 42' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,404 Referee: MacDonald |
Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrie United
| 6 March 2010 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| Kirk 54', pen.' Bell 87' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Muir |
Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic
| 9 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| Waddell 24' | SFL Report | Gibson 87' | Attendance: 703 Referee: Winter |
Airdrie United v Ayr United
| 13 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| Keegan 95' | SFL Report | McKay 91' | Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Law |
Greenock Morton v Airdrie United
| 17 March 2010 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
| Weatherson 20' MacGregor 66' | SFL Report | O'Carroll 56' | Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Conroy |
Airdrie United v Dundee
| 20 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| McLaughlin 54' O'Carroll 60'Gemmill 75' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Finnie |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Airdrie United
| 23 March 2010 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4–0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
| Rooney 10' Foran 24'Munro 46'Hayes 83' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Murray |
Airdrie United v Greenock Morton
| 27 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
| McGuffie 34' (o.g.) Lovering 56' (pen.), 65' (pen.) | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Colvin |
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
| 3 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| Lovering 71' (pen.) McLaughlin 74' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,142 Referee: McLean |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 12 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Mclaren 88' | Attendance: 825 Referee: Somers |
Airdrie United v Raith Rovers
| 14 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| Baird 5', 65' Waddell 84' | SFL Report | Attendance: 815 Referee: O'Rielly |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 17 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McDonald 90' (pen.) | SFL Report | Craig 63' | Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson |
Ayr United v Airdrie United
| 21 April 2010 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1–4 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| Keenan 67' | SFL Report | Gemmill 46' Baird 65', 69', 93' | Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Charleston |
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
| 24 April 2010 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| Homes 33' Weatherston 92' | SFL Report | Gemmill 43' Waddell 50' | Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Madden |
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United
| 26 April 2010 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| SFL Report | McLaughlin 81' | Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Watters |
Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic
| 1 May 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Phinn 37' | Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Crawford |
First Division play-offs
Brechin City v Airdrie United
| 5 May 2010 Play-offs SF R1 | Brechin City | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 19:45 | McAllister 10' King 44' (pen.) | BBC Sport | Gemmill 15' | Attendance: 583 Referee: Winter |
Airdrie United v Brechin City
| 8 May 2010 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | McAllister 61' | Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Norris |
Challenge Cup
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
| 25 July 2009 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Buchanan 51' | Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Smith |
League Cup
Airdrie United v Alloa Athletic
| 1 August 2009 League Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lovering 25' | BBC Sport | Anderson 110' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish Cup
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 28 November 2009 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 4–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Trouten 11', 39' Baird 23' O'Carroll 65' | BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Norris |
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United
| 25 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Simmons 28' Smyth 56' (o.g.) | BBC Sport | Baird 5' | Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Nicholls |
Airdrie United v Raith Rovers
| 27 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Airdrie United | 1–3 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Donnelly 39' Robertson 90' | BBC Sport | K.Smith 24' Tadé 45' Russell 90' (pen.) | Attendance: 852 Referee: Nicholls |
Player statistics
Squad
| 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 | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Lee Hollis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | David Nixon | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Ricky Waddell | 35 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Tom Parratt | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF |  AUS | Simon Storey | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Marc Smyth | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Alan Trouten | 31 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF |  ENG | Kevin McDonald | 33 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Scott McLaughlin | 38 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | AUS | Frankie Lagana | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Ryan McCann | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW |  EIR | Paul Keegan | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Baird | 35 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Kevin Watt | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Scott Gemmill | 27 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | EIR | Diarmuid O'Carroll | 31 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
 | Trialists | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- ^ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 0-1 Brechin (1-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "2009–10 League Cup". Scottish football archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2009–2010". Scottish football league. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "IRN-BRU First Division Results 2009–2010". Scottish football league. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United results 2009/2010". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
