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
8 August 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
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Di Giacomo 18' Wood 32' |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Baird 42' (Penalty) Lagana 45' |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson |
15 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
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Donnelly 81' | SFL Report | Kean 70' | Attendance: 1,079 Referee: Charleston |
22 August 2009 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
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Bayne 19' Nolan 58' (Own Goal) |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Law |
29 August 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
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Lauchlan 42' (Own Goal) | SFL Report BBC Report |
McMenamin 36' | Attendance: 1,516 Referee: Nicholls |
12 September 2009 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
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Roberts 48' | SFL Report BBC Report |
Gemmill 9' | Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Salmond |
19 September 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
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Baird 25' | SFL Report | Hayes 83' | Attendance: 951 Referee: McKendrick |
26 September 2009 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
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Graham 79' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,104 Referee: O'Reilly |
3 October 2009 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
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Hodge 53' Donnelly 67' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,839 Referee: Muir |
10 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
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O'Carroll 87' | SFL Report BBC Report |
Davidson 26' Willianson 47' Tade 84' |
Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Richmond |
17 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
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SFL Report | Wood 78' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Law |
24 October 2009 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
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Kean 41' Lilley 27' Wyness 83' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Charleston |
31 October 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
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Trouten 35', 73' O'Carroll 61' |
SFL Report | McCann 45' (Own Goal) | Attendance: 1,184 Referee: Evans |
7 November 2009 SFL1 | Dundee | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
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Higgins 28', 35' | BBC Report | Baird 25' | Attendance: 4,121 Referee: McDermott |
14 November 2009 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
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Sanchez 45' Odhiambo 69' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,780 Referee: MacKay |
21 November 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2 – 4 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
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Nixon 2' Baird 4' |
BBC Report | McGuffie 43' Wake 45', 53' van Zanten 67' |
Attendance: 1,164 Referee: Conroy |
12 December 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2 – 5 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
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Baird 1', 52' | SFL Report | Donnelly 26' McKeown 45' Lovell 47', 55' Cairney 66' |
Attendance: 1,321 Referee: Crawford |
15 December 2009 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
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Corredera 4' | SFL Report | Gemmill 84' | Attendance: 1,247 Referee: Macdonald |
19 December 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 5 – 3 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
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Craig 1' Brittain 32', 63' (Penalty) Gardyne 48' Scott 79' |
SFL Report | Waddell 29' O'Carroll 34' McDonald 78' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Finnie |
3 January 2010 SFL1 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
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SFL Report | McDonald 25' (Penalty) | Attendance: 4,319 Referee: Brown |
23 January 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
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SFL Report | Rooney 43' (Penalty) | Attendance: 839 Referee: McLean |
13 February 2010 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
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Cairney 29', 42' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,404 Referee: MacDonald |
6 March 2010 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
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Kirk 54', Penalty' Bell 87' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Muir |
9 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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Waddell 24' | SFL Report | Gibson 87' | Attendance: 703 Referee: Winter |
13 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
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Keegan 95' | SFL Report | McKay 91' | Attendance: 1,122 Referee: Law |
17 March 2010 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
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Weatherson 20' MacGregor 66' |
SFL Report | O'Carroll 56' | Attendance: 1,266 Referee: Conroy |
20 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
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McLaughlin 54' O'Carroll 60' Gemmill 75' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,172 Referee: Finnie |
23 March 2010 SFL1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 – 0 | Airdrie United | Caledonian Stadium |
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Rooney 10' Foran 24' Munro 46' Hayes 83' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,008 Referee: Murray |
27 March 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
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McGuffie 34' (Own Goal) Lovering 56' (Penalty), 65' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,017 Referee: Colvin |
3 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
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Lovering 71' (Penalty) McLaughlin 74' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,142 Referee: McLean |
12 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
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SFL Report | Mclaren 88' | Attendance: 825 Referee: Somers |
14 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
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Baird 5', 65' Waddell 84' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 815 Referee: O'Rielly |
17 April 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
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McDonald 90' (Penalty) | SFL Report | Craig 63' | Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson |
21 April 2010 SFL1 | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
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Keenan 67' | SFL Report | Gemmill 46' Baird 65', 69', 93' |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Charleston |
24 April 2010 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
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Homes 33' Weatherston 92' |
SFL Report | Gemmill 43' Waddell 50' |
Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Madden |
26 April 2010 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
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SFL Report | McLaughlin 81' | Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Watters |
1 May 2010 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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SFL Report | Phinn 37' | Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Crawford |
First Division Play-offs
5 May 2010 Play-offs SF R1 | Brechin City | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
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19:45 | McAllister 10' King 44' (pen) |
BBC Sport | Gemmill 15' | Attendance: 583 Referee: Winter |
8 May 2010 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | BBC Sport | McAllister 61' | Attendance: 1,156 Referee: Norris |
Challenge Cup
25 July 2009 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | BBC Sport | Buchanan 51' | Attendance: 1,325 Referee: Smith |
League Cup
1 August 2009 League Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) |
Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Lovering 25' | BBC Sport | Anderson 110' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish Cup
28 November 2009 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 4 – 0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Trouten 11', 39' Baird 23' O'Carroll 65' |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,141 Referee: Norris |
25 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
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19:45 | Simmons 28' Smyth 56' (o.g.) |
BBC Sport | Baird 5' | Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Nicholls |
27 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Airdrie United | 1 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
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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] | |||||
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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; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament 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.