2008–09 Airdrie United F.C. season

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Airdrie United
2008–09 season
Chairman Jim Ballantyne
Manager Kenny Black
Stadium Excelsior Stadium
Scottish First Division Ninth Place
Scottish Cup Fifth Round
League Cup Third Round
Challenge Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Simon Lynch (10)
All:
Simon Lynch (14)
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

In association football, season 2008–09 was Airdrie United's seventh 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 3-2 to Ayr United on aggregate.[2] Despite losing in the play off, they regained their first division status due to Livingston's forced relegation due to going into administration.[3] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] the third round of the League Cup[5] and clinched the Challenge Cup beating Ross County in the final.[6]

Results & fixtures

[7]      Win       Draw       Loss

First Division

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Main article: 2008-09 Scottish First Division

First Division Play-offs

Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup

League Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Cup

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 Scotland Stephen Robertson 48 0 33 0 3 0 3 0 9 0
GK Scotland Lee Hollis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Stephen McKenna 49 2 35 1 3 0 3 0 8 1
DF Northern Ireland Matt Hazley 27 0 19 0 3 0 2 0 3 0
DF Scotland David Nixon 43 2 32 2 1 0 3 0 7 0
DF Scotland William McLachlan 23 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
DF Scotland Bobby Donnelly 36 9 31 0 2 0 3 0 0 9
DF Scotland Jamie Bain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Liam Sloan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Paul Lovering 18 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
DF Scotland Marc Smyth 46 3 33 2 3 0 2 0 8 1
DF Scotland Paul Byrne 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Fraser Keast 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland David Taylor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Patrick McCabe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Darren Smith 35 2 22 1 1 0 3 0 9 1
MF England Kevin McDonald 44 0 32 0 2 0 2 0 8 0
MF Scotland Scott McLaughlin 49 6 34 4 3 1 3 0 9 1
MF Australia Michael Brown 17 0 11 0 1 0 2 0 3 0
FW Scotland Paul Di Giacomo 48 13 33 5 3 1 3 2 9 5
MF England Simon Lynch 45 14 33 10 3 3 2 0 7 1
MF Scotland Joe Cardle 34 3 24 1 3 1 3 0 4 1
FW Scotland John Baird 17 4 13 2 0 0 0 0 4 2
FW Scotland Steven McDougall 45 0 30 0 3 0 3 0 9 0
FW Scotland Stuart Noble 23 2 16 0 1 0 2 1 4 1
FW Scotland Stephen Maguire 17 1 11 1 3 0 2 0 1 0
FW Scotland Kevin Watt 8 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Stefan McCluskey 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Ryan Donnelly 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Kieran Donaghy 1 0 1 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
1 St Johnstone (C) (P) 36 17 14 5 55 35 +20 65 Scottish Premier League
2 Partick Thistle 36 16 7 13 39 35 +4 55
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 14 9 13 51 43 +8 51
4 Dundee 36 13 11 12 33 32 +1 50
5 Queen of the South 36 12 11 13 57 50 +7 47
6 Greenock Morton 36 12 11 13 40 40 0 47
7 Livingston (R) 36 13 8 15 56 58 −2 47[8]
8 Ross County 36 13 8 15 42 46 −4 47
9 Airdrie United 36 10 12 14 29 43 −14 42[9] First Division Play-offs
10 Clyde (R) 36 10 9 17 41 58 −17 39 Second Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 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

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  8. ↑ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
  9. ↑ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston


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