2009–10 Airdrie United F.C. season
| 2009–10 season | |||
| Chairman | Kenny Black | ||
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| 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) |
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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]
Results & fixtures
First Division
| SFL1 8 August 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park | ||
| Di Giacomo Wood |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Baird Lagana |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson |
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| SFL1 15 August 2009 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Donnelly |
SFL Report | Kean |
Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Charleston |
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| SFL1 22 August 2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | East End Park | ||
| Bayne Nolan |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Law |
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| SFL1 29 August 2009 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Lauchlan |
SFL Report BBC Report |
McMenamin |
Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Nicholls |
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| SFL1 12 September 2009 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park | ||
| Roberts |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Gemmill |
Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Salmond |
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| SFL1 19 September 2009 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Baird |
SFL Report | Hayes |
Attendance: 951 Referee: McKendrick |
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| SFL1 26 September 2009 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow | ||
| Graham |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,104 Referee: O'Reilly |
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| SFL1 3 October 2009 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium | ||
| Hodge Donnelly |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Muir |
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| SFL1 10 October 2009 | Airdrie United | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| O'Carroll |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Davidson Willianson Tade |
Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Richmond |
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| SFL1 17 October 2009 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| SFL Report | Wood |
Attendance: 756 Referee: Law |
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| SFL1 24 October 2009 | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park | ||
| Kean Lilley Wyness |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Charleston |
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| SFL1 31 October 2009 | Airdrie United | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Trouten O'Carroll |
SFL Report | McCann |
Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Evans |
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| SFL1 7 November 2009 | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park | ||
| Higgins |
BBC Report | Baird |
Attendance: 4,121 Referee: McDermott |
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| SFL1 14 November 2009 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium | ||
| Sanchez Odhiambo |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,780 Referee: MacKay |
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| SFL1 21 November 2009 | Airdrie United | 2 – 4 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Nixon Baird |
BBC Report | McGuffie Wake van Zanten |
Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Conroy |
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| SFL1 12 December 2009 | Airdrie United | 2 – 5 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Baird |
SFL Report | Donnelly McKeown Lovell Cairney |
Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Crawford |
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| SFL1 15 December 2009 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park | ||
| Corredera |
SFL Report | Gemmill |
Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Macdonald |
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| SFL1 19 December 2009 | Ross County | 5 – 3 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park | ||
| Craig Brittain Gardyne Scott |
SFL Report | Waddell O'Carroll McDonald |
Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Finnie |
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| SFL1 3 January 2010 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park | ||
| SFL Report | McDonald |
Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Brown |
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| SFL1 23 January 2010 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| SFL Report | Rooney |
Attendance: 839 Referee: McLean |
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| SFL1 13 February 2010 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium | ||
| Cairney |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,404 Referee: MacDonald |
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| SFL1 6 March 2010 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | East End Park | ||
| Kirk Bell |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Muir |
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| SFL1 9 March 2010 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Waddell |
SFL Report | Gibson |
Attendance: 703 Referee: Winter |
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| SFL1 13 March 2010 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Keegan |
SFL Report | McKay |
Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Law |
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| SFL1 17 March 2010 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Cappielow | ||
| Weatherson MacGregor |
SFL Report | O'Carroll |
Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Conroy |
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| SFL1 20 March 2010 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| McLaughlin O'Carroll Gemmill |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Finnie |
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| SFL1 23 March 2010 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 – 0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium | ||
| Rooney Foran Munro Hayes |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Murray |
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| SFL1 27 March 2010 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| McGuffie Lovering |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Colvin |
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| SFL1 3 April 2010 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Lovering McLaughlin |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,142 Referee: McLean |
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| SFL1 12 April 2010 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| SFL Report | Mclaren |
Attendance: 825 Referee: Somers |
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| SFL1 14 April 2010 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| Baird Waddell |
SFL Report | Attendance: 815 Referee: O'Rielly |
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| SFL1 17 April 2010 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| McDonald |
SFL Report | Craig |
Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson |
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| SFL1 21 April 2010 | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park | ||
| Keenan |
SFL Report | Gemmill Baird |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Charleston |
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| SFL1 24 April 2010 | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park | ||
| Homes Weatherston |
SFL Report | Gemmill Waddell |
Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Madden |
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| SFL1 26 April 2010 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park | ||
| SFL Report | McLaughlin |
Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Watters |
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| SFL1 1 May 2010 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| SFL Report | Phinn |
Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Crawford |
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First Division Play-offs
| Play-offs SF R1 5 May 2010 | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park | ||
| 19:45 | McAllister King |
BBC Sport | Gemmill |
Attendance: 583 Referee: Winter |
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| Play-offs SF R2 8 May 2010 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | McAllister |
Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Norris |
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Challenge Cup
| Challenge Cup R1 25 July 2009 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Buchanan |
Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Smith |
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League Cup
| League Cup R1 1 August 2009 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 (aet) (3 – 4 p)
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Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| 15:00 | Lovering |
BBC Sport | Anderson |
Attendance: 756 Referee: Richmond |
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Scottish Cup
| Scottish Cup R3 28 November 2009 | Airdrie United | 4 – 0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| 15:00 | Trouten Baird O'Carroll |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Norris |
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| Scottish Cup R4 25 January 2010 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park | ||
| 19:45 | Simmons Smyth |
BBC Sport | Baird |
Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Nicholls |
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| Scottish Cup R4 Replay 27 January 2010 | Airdrie United | 1 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium | ||
| 19:45 | Donnelly Robertson |
BBC Sport | K.Smith Tadé Russell |
Attendance: 852 Referee: Nicholls |
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Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Stephen Robertson | 37 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| GK | Lee Hollis | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | David Nixon | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Paul Lovering | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ricky Waddell | 35 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tom Parratt | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Simon Storey | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Marc Smyth | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Darren Smith | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alan Trouten | 31 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kevin McDonald | 33 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| MF | Scott McLaughlin | 38 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | Frankie Lagana | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ryan McCann | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Paul Keegan | 31 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | John Baird | 35 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kevin Watt | 22 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Scott Gemmill | 27 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| FW | 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 play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Statistics
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C) (P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 73 | Scottish Premier League |
| 2 | Dundee | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 61 | |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 58 | |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 56 | |
| 5 | Ross County | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 | |
| 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 | First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 31 | Second Division |
Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
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 gete a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2009-2010". Scottish football league. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "IRN-BRU First Division Results 2009-2010". Scottish football league. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United results 2009/2010". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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