List of Airdrieonians F.C. seasons

This is a list of Airdrieonians Football Club's seasons since the club's formation in 2002–03 as Airdrie United (having purchased and rebranded Clydebank to secure a Scottish Football League place,[1] after the original Airdrieonians went out of business)[2] up to the present day. The list details Airdrie's record in major league and cup competitions, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season.

For the previous club of the same name, see List of Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) seasons.
For the club whose league place was bought by Airdrie United, see List of Clydebank F.C. seasons.

Seasons

As Airdrie United
Season League Scottish Cup[3] League Cup Challenge Cup[4] Top league goalscorer[5]
Division  P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts  Pos  Name Goals
2002–03[lower-alpha 1] SFL 2 36141210514454 3rd[6] R3 R3 R2 Vareille 18
2003–04 SFL 2 3620106643670 1st[7] R3 R2 Runners-up[8] Coyle 13
2004–05[lower-alpha 1] SFL 1 3614814444850 5th[9] R3 R2 R1 Coyle 14
2005–06 SFL 1 36111213574345 6th[10] R4 R1 R2 Prunty 15
2006–07 SFL 1 3611718395040 9th[a][11] R3 R2 R1 Twigg 10
2007–08 SFL 2 3620610643466 2nd[b][12] R4 R1 QF Russell 19
2008–09 SFL 1 36101214294342 9th[c][13] R5 R3 Winners[14] Lynch 10
2009–10 SFL 1 368919415633 9th[a][15] R4 R1 R1 Baird 11
2010–11 SFL 2 3613914526048 6th[16] R4 R2 R1 Gemmill 9
2011–12 SFL 2 36141012686052 4th[17] R4 R3 R1 Donnelly 21
2012–13 SFL 1 365724418922 10th[18] R3 R1 R2 Boyle 10

As Airdrieonians
Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Top league goalscorer
Division  P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts  Pos  Name Goals
2013–14 League One 3612915475745 6th R3 R2 R2 Jim Lister 10
2014–15 League One 36161010533958 5th R3 R1 R1 Bryan Prunty 14
2015–16 League One 3614715485049 5th R4 R2 R1 Jim Lister 8
2016–17 League One 3616416616652 3rd R3 GS R3 Andy Ryan 23
2017–18 League One 36101115466041 7th R3 GS R1 Willis Furtado & Ryan Conroy 6
2018–19 League One 3614616514448 5th R4 GS R2 Leighton McIntosh 15

Key
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Footnotes
  1. Also Lanarkshire Cup winners.
a.^ Relegated after defeat in play-offs.
b.^ Defeated in play-off final but secured promotion to the First Division due to the demise of Gretna.
c.^ Defeated in play-off final but maintained First Division status due to the demotion of Livingston to the Third Division.

League performance summary

The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II,[lower-alpha 1] the national top division has been played every season since.[lower-alpha 2] The following is a summary of Airdrieonians' divisional status since their move from Clydebank in 2002:

  1. The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
  2. The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
  3. Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
  4. Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
  5. Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
  6. Has existed since 1994.

References
  1. "Airdrie buy Bankies". BBC. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. "End of the line for Airdrie". The Scotsman. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. "Scotland - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  4. "Scottish Football League Challenge Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  5. Leading goalscorers, airdrieunited-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  6. "2002-03 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. "2003-04 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  8. "Inverness CT claim cup win". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 October 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  9. "2004-05 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  10. "2005-06 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  11. "2006-07 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  12. "2007-08 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  13. "2008-09 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  14. "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  15. "2009-10 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  16. "Scottish Division Two 2010-2011 : Table". Statto. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  17. "2011/12 Scottish Division Two Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  18. "2012/13 Scottish Division One Table". ESPN FC. ESPN FC. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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