2006–07 Airdrie United F.C. season
Airdrie United 2006–07 football season
| 2006–07 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim Ballantyne |
| Manager | Sandy Stewart (until 13 November 2006) Kenny Black (from 17 November 2006) |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Scottish First Division | Ninth Place |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round |
| League Cup | Second Round |
| Challenge Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Gary Twigg (10) All: Gary Twigg (12) |
Season 2006–07 was Airdrie United's fifth 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 5-4 to Stirling Albion on aggregate and were relegated to the Second Division.[2] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[5]
Manager's
Airdrie started the season under the stewardship of Sandy Stewart who on 13 November 2006 was sacked by the club.[6] Stewart was replaced by Kenny Black on 17 November.[7]
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 40 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Ross County (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: "2006-2007 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Results and fixtures
[8] Win Draw Loss
First Division
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 5 August 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | McKinlay  23'Gardyne 50' | Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Underhill |
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
| 12 August 2006 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 4–2 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Roberts 21' Donnelly 30'Gibson 50'Brady 56' | ESPN Report | McKeown 57' (Penalty) Taylor 88' | Attendance: 3,473 Referee: Frickleton |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 19 August 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McPhee 65' Tierney 90' | BBC Report | O'Neil 74' (Penalty) Henderson 83' | Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Allan |
Airdrie United v Hamilton Academical
| 26 August 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor 88' | BBC Report | Gilhaney 65' McLeod 81' | Attendance: 1,416 Referee: McCurry |
Livingston v Airdrie United
| 9 September 2006 SFL1 | Livingston | 3–0 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Craig 26' McPake 45'Mitchell 65' | Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 2,054 Referee: Freeland |
St Johnstone v Airdrie United
| 16 September 2006 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Milne 45' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,181 Referee: MacDonald |
Airdrie United v Dundee
| 23 September 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Lyle 26' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Collum |
Gretna v Airdrie United
| 30 September 2006 SFL1 | Gretna | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Raydale Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McKenna 41' McPhee 46' | Attendance: 1,492 Referee: McDonald |
Airdrie United v Clyde
| 14 October 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barrau 50' McDonald 71' | BBC Report | O'Donnell 54' | Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Dougal |
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
| 21 October 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor 37' | BBC Report | Roberts 16' Strachan 51' | Attendance: 2,321 Referee: Tumilty |
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 28 October 2006 SFL1 | Ross County | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Dowie 14' Gardyne 34' | BBC Report | Lovering 58' | Attendance: 2,010 Referee: MacKay |
Airdrie United v Livingston
| 4 November 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Tweed 90' | Attendance: 1,455 Referee: Finnie |
Hamilton Academical v Airdrie United
| 11 November 2006 SFL1 | Hamilton Academical | 2–1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Offiong 10' Wake 86' | BBC Report | Prunty 37' | Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Brines |
Airdrie United v St Johnstone
| 18 November 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Barrau 39' (Penalty) Smyth 59' | BBC Report | Milne 85' | Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Conroy |
Dundee v Airdrie United
| 25 November 2006 SFL1 | Dundee | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Smith 35' | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,528 Referee: MacDonald |
Clyde v Airdrie United
| 2 December 2006 SFL1 | Clyde | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15;00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Freeland |
Airdrie United v Gretna
| 9 December 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 4–2 | Gretna | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McDougall 42' Twigg 61', 70', 79' | BBC Report | Townsley 22', 74' | Attendance: 1,169 Referee: McDonald |
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
| 16 December 2006 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| 15;00 | Lovering 58' (Own Goal) | BBC Report | Prunty 89' | Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Winter |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 26 December 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Scott 25' | Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Richmond |
Livingston v Airdrie United
| 30 December 2006 SFL1 | Livingston | 1–3 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Cuthbert 33' | BBC Report | Twigg 12' (80) Holmes 71' | Attendance: 1,945 Referee: MacKay |
Airdrie United v Hamilton Academical
| 2 January 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Twigg 7' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,414 Referee: Underhill |
St Johnstone v Airdrie United
| 20 January 2007 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 4–3 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Tierney 25' (Own Goal) Scotland 33', 46'McLaren 76' | BBC Report | Koudou 53', 57' Twigg 75' | Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Richmond |
Airdrie United v Clyde
| 27 January 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Twigg 37' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Sproule |
Airdrie United v Dundee
| 3 February 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–3 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Lyle 36', 65' Robertson 61' | Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Conroy |
Gretna v Airdrie United
| 10 February 2007 SFL1 | Gretna | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Raydale Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,299 Referee: Somers |
Airdrie United v Queen of the South
| 17 February 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–3 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Dobbie 9' (Penalty), 32' O'Connor 65' | Attendance: 1,805 Referee: McCurry |
Hamilton Academical v Airdrie United
| 3 March 2007 SFL1 | Hamilton Academical | 3–0 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
| 15;00 | Offiong 12', 46' Easton 34' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,714 Referee: MacKay |
Airdrie United v Livingston
| 10 March 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Holmes 49' Taylor 77'Proctor 90' | BBC Report | Mackay 34' (Penalty) Tweed  38'Mole 41' | Attendance: 1,162 Referee: Boyle |
Airdrie United v St Johnstone
| 17 March 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Holmes 35' | BBC Report | Hardie 25' Scotland 80' | Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Thomson |
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
| 25 March 2007 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Harty 36' | Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Muir |
Dundee v Airdrie United
| 1 April 2007 SFL1 | Dundee | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Daal 27', 56' | BBC Report | Harty 17' | Attendance: 2,837 Referee: Allan |
Airdrie United v Gretna
| 4 April 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 | Gretna | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Finnie |
Clyde v Airdrie United
| 7 April 2007 SFL1 | Clyde | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McDonald 14' | Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Collum |
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 14 April 2007 SFL1 | Ross County | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Proctor 16' (Own Goal) | BBC Report | Twigg 7' | Attendance: 2,717 Referee: Tumilty |
Airdrie United v Partick Thistle
| 21 April 2007 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Twigg 8' | BBC Report | Smith 13' | Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Conroy |
Queen of the South v Airdrie United
| 28 April 2007 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 0–3 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Tayloer 10' Harty 19'Lovering 60' | Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Boyle |
First Division play-offs
Brechin City v Airdrie United
| 2 May 2007 Play-offs SF R1 | Brechin City | 1–3 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| Iain Russell 52' | BBC Report | Harty 14' 22' (pen.) Gary Twigg 16' | Attendance: 954 Referee: MacDonald |
Airdrie United v Brechin City
| 5 May 2007 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| MacDonald 40' McKeown 76', 84' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Ritchie |
Stirling Albion v Airdrie United
| 9 May 2007 Play-offs Final R1 | Stirling Albion | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Forthbank Stadium |
| Nugent 87' Chris Aitken 90' | BBC Report | Gary Twigg 35' Harty 45' | Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Brown |
Airdrie United v Stirling Albion
| 12 May 2007 Play-offs Final R2 | Airdrie United | 2–3 | Stirling Albion | Excelsior Stadium |
| Taylor 40' McDonald 72' | BBC Report | Snodgrass 5', 17' Devine 68' | Attendance: 3,465 Referee: Thomson |
Challenge Cup
Airdrie United v Gretna
| 16 August 2006 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–3 | Gretna | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Deuchar 12', 76' Tosh 71' | Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Clark |
League Cup
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United
| 8 August 2006 League Cup R1 | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | One 40' | BBC Report | Willie McLaren 47' Prunty 73' | Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Thomson |
Dundee United v Airdrie United
| 22 August 2006 League Cup R2 | Dundee United | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Tannadice Park |
| 19:45 | Robertson 118' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Conroy |
Scottish Cup
Airdrie United v Motherwell
| 6 January 2007 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Motherwell | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Ritchie Foran 31' | Attendance: 5,924 Referee: Clark |
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 |  SCO | Stephen Robertson | 43 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Lee Hollis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Stephen McKenna | 38 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Neil McGowan | 33 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Kevin Christie | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | David Proctor | 15 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF |  POL | Marcin Lukaszewski | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Craig Potter | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 37 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Marc Smyth | 36 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF |  ENG | Kevin McDonald | 28 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| MF | SCO | Graeme Watson | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Gary Tierney | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Stephen McKeown | 38 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| MF | SCO | Graeme Holmes | 43 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| MF |  FRA | Xavier Barrau | 14 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | David McGuire | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Stuart Taylor | 38 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Steven McDougall | 42 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Bryan Prunty | 30 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Ian Harty | 15 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | ||
| FW | SCO | Brian McPhee | 29 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW |  CIV | Aimé Koudou | 7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Willie McLaren | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Gary Twigg | 40 | 12 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
 | Trialist | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- ^ "2006–07 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-3 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "2006–07 Scottish Cup". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "2006–07 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United 0-3 Gretna". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie part company with manager". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ^ "Black appointed new Airdrie boss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
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