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2009–10 Airdrie United F.C. season

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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)

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

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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

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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

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[5][6]  Win   Draw   Loss

First Division

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8 August 2009 SFL1 Ross County 2–1 Airdrie United Victoria Park
Di Giacomo 18'
Wood 32'
SFL Report
BBC Report
Baird 42' (pen.)
Lagana Yellow card 45' Red card
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Thompson
15 August 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–1 Queen of the South Excelsior Stadium
Donnelly 81' SFL Report Kean 70' Attendance: 1,079
Referee: Charleston
22 August 2009 SFL1 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Airdrie United East End Park
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
Lauchlan 42' (Own Goal) SFL Report
BBC Report
McMenamin 36' Attendance: 1,516
Referee: Nicholls
26 September 2009 SFL1 Greenock Morton 1–0 Airdrie United Cappielow
Graham 79' SFL Report Attendance: 2,104
Referee: O'Reilly
17 October 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 0–1 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
SFL Report Wood 78' Attendance: 756
Referee: Law
31 October 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 3–1 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium
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
Higgins 28', 35' BBC Report Baird 25' Attendance: 4,121
Referee: McDermott
12 December 2009 SFL1 Airdrie United 2–5 Partick Thistle Excelsior Stadium
Baird 1', 52' SFL Report Donnelly 26'
McKeown 45'
Lovell 47', 55'
Cairney 66'
Attendance: 1,321
Referee: Crawford
19 December 2009 SFL1 Ross County 5–3 Airdrie United Victoria 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 SFL1 Dundee 0–1 Airdrie United Dens Park
SFL Report McDonald 25' (pen.) Attendance: 4,319
Referee: Brown
13 February 2010 SFL1 Partick Thistle 2–0 Airdrie United Firhill Stadium
Cairney 29', 42' SFL Report Attendance: 2,404
Referee: MacDonald
13 March 2010 SFL1 Airdrie United 1–1 Ayr United Excelsior Stadium
Keegan 95' SFL Report McKay 91' Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Law
3 April 2010 SFL1 Airdrie United 2–0 Partick Thistle Excelsior Stadium
Lovering 71' (pen.)
McLaughlin 74'
SFL Report Attendance: 1,142
Referee: McLean
14 April 2010 SFL1 Airdrie United 3–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
Baird 5', 65'
Waddell 84'
SFL Report Attendance: 815
Referee: O'Rielly
21 April 2010 SFL1 Ayr United 1–4 Airdrie United Somerset Park
Keenan 67' SFL Report Gemmill 46'
Baird 65', 69', 93'
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Charleston

First Division play-offs

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Challenge Cup

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League Cup

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1 August 2009 League Cup R1 Airdrie United 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Alloa Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Lovering Red card 25' BBC Sport Anderson Red card 110' Attendance: 756
Referee: Richmond

Scottish Cup

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25 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 Raith Rovers 1–1 Airdrie United Stark's Park
19:45 Simmons Red card 28'
Smyth 56' (o.g.)
BBC Sport Baird 5' Attendance: 1,599
Referee: Nicholls

Player statistics

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Squad

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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 SCO Stephen Robertson 37 0 33 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
GK Scotland SCO Lee Hollis 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO David Nixon 8 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Bobby Donnelly 36 1 30 1 2 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Bain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Paul Lovering 28 3 24 3 1 0 1 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ricky Waddell 35 3 29 3 2 0 1 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Tom Parratt 12 0 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Australia AUS Simon Storey 34 0 30 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Marc Smyth 26 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Fraser Keast 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Darren Smith 21 0 17 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Alan Trouten 31 4 26 2 2 2 1 0 2 0
MF England ENG Kevin McDonald 33 3 28 3 2 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott McLaughlin 38 3 32 3 2 0 1 0 3 0
MF Australia AUS Frankie Lagana 21 0 18 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland SCO Ryan McCann 32 0 28 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Ireland EIR Paul Keegan 31 1 25 1 2 0 1 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO John Baird 35 13 29 11 2 2 1 0 3 0
FW Scotland SCO Kevin Watt 22 0 19 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Scott Gemmill 27 6 22 5 1 0 1 0 3 1
FW Ireland EIR 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 playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  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.
  6. ^ "Airdrie United results 2009/2010". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 29 November 2011.