2009–10 Airdrie United F.C. season

Season 2009–10 was Airdrie United's eighth competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Airdrie United
2009–10 season
ChairmanKenny Black
ManagerJimmy Boyle
StadiumExcelsior Stadium
Scottish First DivisionNinth Place
Scottish CupFourth Round
League CupFirst Round
Challenge CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Baird (11)
All:
John Baird (13)

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.

Results and fixtures

[5][6]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish First Division
8 August 2009 SFL1Ross County2 – 1Airdrie UnitedVictoria Park
Di Giacomo  18'
Wood  32'		 SFL Report
BBC Report		 Baird  42' (pen.)
Lagana  45' 		 Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Thompson
15 August 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1 – 1Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
Donnelly  81' SFL Report Kean  70' Attendance: 1,079
Referee: Charleston
22 August 2009 SFL1Dunfermline Athletic2 – 0Airdrie UnitedEast End Park
Bayne  19'
Nolan  58' (Own Goal)		 SFL Report
BBC Report		 Attendance: 2,834
Referee: Law
29 August 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1 – 1DundeeExcelsior Stadium
Lauchlan  42' (Own Goal) SFL Report
BBC Report		 McMenamin  36' Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Nicholls
12 September 2009 SFL1Ayr United1 – 1Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
Roberts  48' SFL Report
BBC Report		 Gemmill  9' Attendance: 1,718
Referee: Salmond
19 September 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1 – 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleExcelsior Stadium
Baird  25' SFL Report Hayes  83' Attendance: 951
Referee: McKendrick
26 September 2009 SFL1Greenock Morton1 – 0Airdrie UnitedCappielow
Graham  79' SFL Report Attendance: 2,104
Referee: O'Reilly
3 October 2009 SFL1Partick Thistle2 – 0Airdrie UnitedFirhill Stadium
Hodge  53'
Donnelly  67'		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,839
Referee: Muir
10 October 2009 SFL1Airdrie United1 – 2Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
O'Carroll  87' SFL Report
BBC Report		 Davidson  26'
Willianson  47'
Tade  84' 		 Attendance: 1,186
Referee: Richmond
17 October 2009 SFL1Airdrie United0 – 1Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
SFL Report Wood  78' Attendance: 756
Referee: Law
24 October 2009 SFL1Queen of the South3 – 0Airdrie UnitedPalmerston Park
Kean  41'
Lilley  27'
Wyness  83'		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Charleston
31 October 2009 SFL1Airdrie United3 – 1Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
Trouten  35', 73'
O'Carroll  61'		 SFL Report McCann  45' (Own Goal) Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Evans
7 November 2009 SFL1Dundee2 – 1Airdrie UnitedDens Park
Higgins  28', 35' BBC Report Baird  25' Attendance: 4,121
Referee: McDermott
14 November 2009 SFL1Inverness Caledonian Thistle2 – 0Airdrie UnitedCaledonian Stadium
Sanchez  45'
Odhiambo  69'		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,780
Referee: MacKay
21 November 2009 SFL1Airdrie United2 – 4Greenock MortonExcelsior Stadium
Nixon  2'
Baird  4'		 BBC Report McGuffie  43'
Wake  45', 53'
van Zanten  67'		 Attendance: 1,164
Referee: Conroy
12 December 2009 SFL1Airdrie United2 – 5Partick ThistleExcelsior Stadium
Baird  1', 52' SFL Report Donnelly  26'
McKeown  45'
Lovell  47', 55'
Cairney  66'		 Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Crawford
15 December 2009 SFL1Raith Rovers1 – 1Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
Corredera  4' SFL Report Gemmill  84' Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Macdonald
19 December 2009 SFL1Ross County5 – 3Airdrie UnitedVictoria 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
3 January 2010 SFL1Dundee0 – 1Airdrie UnitedDens Park
SFL Report McDonald  25' (pen.) Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Brown
23 January 2010 SFL1Airdrie United0 – 1Inverness Caledonian ThistleExcelsior Stadium
SFL Report Rooney  43' (pen.) Attendance: 839
Referee: McLean
13 February 2010 SFL1Partick Thistle2 – 0Airdrie UnitedFirhill Stadium
Cairney  29', 42' SFL Report Attendance: 2,404
Referee: MacDonald
6 March 2010 SFL1Dunfermline Athletic2 – 0Airdrie UnitedEast End Park
Kirk  54', pen.'
Bell  87'		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,252
Referee: Muir
9 March 2010 SFL1Airdrie United1 – 1Dunfermline AthleticExcelsior Stadium
Waddell  24' SFL Report Gibson  87' Attendance: 703
Referee: Winter
13 March 2010 SFL1Airdrie United1 – 1Ayr UnitedExcelsior Stadium
Keegan  95' SFL Report McKay  91' Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Law
17 March 2010 SFL1Greenock Morton2 – 1Airdrie UnitedCappielow
Weatherson  20'
MacGregor  66'		 SFL Report O'Carroll  56' Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Conroy
20 March 2010 SFL1Airdrie United3 – 0DundeeExcelsior Stadium
McLaughlin  54'
O'Carroll  60'
Gemmill  75'		 SFL Report Attendance: 1,172
Referee: Finnie
23 March 2010 SFL1Inverness Caledonian Thistle4 – 0Airdrie UnitedCaledonian Stadium
Rooney  10'
Foran  24'
Munro  46'
Hayes  83'		 SFL Report Attendance: 2,008
Referee: Murray
27 March 2010 SFL1Airdrie United3 – 0Greenock MortonExcelsior Stadium
McGuffie  34' (o.g.)
Lovering  56' (pen.), 65' (pen.)		 SFL Report Attendance: 1,017
Referee: Colvin
3 April 2010 SFL1Airdrie United2 – 0Partick ThistleExcelsior Stadium
Lovering  71' (pen.)
McLaughlin  74'		 SFL Report Attendance: 1,142
Referee: McLean
12 April 2010 SFL1Airdrie United0 – 1Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
SFL Report Mclaren  88' Attendance: 825
Referee: Somers
14 April 2010 SFL1Airdrie United3 – 0Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
Baird  5', 65'
Waddell  84'		 SFL Report Attendance: 815
Referee: O'Rielly
17 April 2010 SFL1Airdrie United1 – 1Ross CountyExcelsior Stadium
McDonald  90' (pen.) SFL Report Craig  63' Attendance: 798
Referee: Nicholson
21 April 2010 SFL1Ayr United1 – 4Airdrie UnitedSomerset Park
Keenan  67' SFL Report Gemmill  46'
Baird  65', 69', 93'		 Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Charleston
24 April 2010 SFL1Queen of the South2 – 2Airdrie UnitedPalmerston Park
Homes  33'
Weatherston  92'		 SFL Report Gemmill  43'
Waddell  50'		 Attendance: 2,541
Referee: Madden
26 April 2010 SFL1Raith Rovers0 – 1Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
SFL Report McLaughlin  81' Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Watters
1 May 2010 SFL1Airdrie United0 – 1Dunfermline AthleticExcelsior Stadium
SFL Report Phinn  37' Attendance: 1,864
Referee: Crawford

First Division Play-offs
5 May 2010 Play-offs SF R1Brechin City2 – 1Airdrie UnitedGlebe Park
19:45 McAllister  10'
King  44' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Gemmill  15' Attendance: 583
Referee: Winter
8 May 2010 Play-offs SF R2Airdrie United0 – 1Brechin CityExcelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Sport McAllister  61' Attendance: 1,156
Referee: Norris

Challenge Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2009 Challenge Cup R1Airdrie United0 – 1Partick ThistleExcelsior Stadium
15:00 BBC Sport Buchanan  51' Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Smith

League Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup
1 August 2009 League Cup R1Airdrie United0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)		Alloa AthleticExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Lovering  25' BBC Sport Anderson  110' Attendance: 756
Referee: Richmond

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup
28 November 2009 Scottish Cup R3Airdrie United4 – 0Queen of the SouthExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Trouten  11',  39'
Baird  23'
O'Carroll  65'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Norris
25 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4Raith Rovers1 – 1Airdrie UnitedStark's Park
19:45 Simmons  28'
Smyth  56' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport Baird  5' Attendance: 1,599
Referee: Nicholls
27 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 ReplayAirdrie United1 – 3Raith RoversExcelsior 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 TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupOther[a]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Stephen Robertson 370330201010
GK Lee Hollis 5030000020
DF David Nixon 8161001010
DF Bobby Donnelly 361301201030
DF Jamie Bain 1010000000
DF Paul Lovering 283243101020
DF Ricky Waddell 353293201030
DF Tom Parratt 120100100010
DF Simon Storey 340300200020
DF Marc Smyth 260230100020
MF Fraser Keast 1010000000
MF Darren Smith 210170101020
MF Alan Trouten 314262221020
MF Kevin McDonald 333283201020
MF Scott McLaughlin 383323201030
MF Frankie Lagana 210180101010
MF Ryan McCann 320280200020
FW Paul Keegan 311251201030
FW John Baird 35132911221030
FW Kevin Watt 220190101010
FW Scott Gemmill 276225101031
FW Diarmuid O'Carroll 316285110020
  Trialists 7070000000
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References
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  2. "Airdrie Utd 0-1 Brechin (1-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  3. "2009-10 League Cup". Scottish football archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. "Ramsdens Cup Results 2009-2010". Scottish football league. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  5. "IRN-BRU First Division Results 2009-2010". Scottish football league. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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