2007–08 Airdrie United F.C. season
Airdrie United 2007–08 football season
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim Ballantyne |
| Manager | Kenny Black |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Scottish Second Division | Second Place (Promoted) |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-final |
| Top goalscorer | League: Allan Russell (19) All: Allan Russell (26) |
Season 2007–08 was Airdrie United's sixth competitive season. They competed in the Second Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Airdrie United finished second in the Second Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 3–0 to Clyde on aggregate.[2] Despite losing in the playoff, they were promoted to the first division due to Gretna's forced relegation due to going into administration and being unable to prove they could complete fixtures. They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and reached the quarterfinal of the Challenge Cup losing 2–0 to Dunfermline Athletic.[5]
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 73 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[a] |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 60 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | |
| 5 | Peterhead | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 55 |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One. Airdrie United won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.
Results and fixtures
[6] Win Draw Loss
Second Division
Airdrie United v Raith Rovers
| 4 August 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Andrews  10' | Attendance: 1,645 Referee: Finnie |
Alloa Athletic v Airdrie United
| 11 August 2007 SFL2 | Alloa Athletic | 0–6 | Airdrie United | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | ESPN Report | McKeown 19', 38' Noble 31'Russell 48'McDonald 51'Holmes 71' | Attendance: 801 Referee: Law |
Berwick Rangers v Airdrie United
| 18 August 2007 SFL2 | Berwick Rangers | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Shielfield Park |
| 15:00 | McLeish 7' Gemmill 28' | BBC Report | Attendance: 678 Referee: Charleston |
Airdrie United v Queen's Park
| 25 August 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Queen's Park | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Noble 53' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Conroy |
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 1 September 2007 SFL2 | Ross County | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15;00 | Barrowman 39' | ESPN Report | Noble 31' | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Underhill |
Airdrie United v Peterhead
| 15 September 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Peterhead | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell 55' | BBC Report | Mackay 33' | Attendance: 936 Referee: McKendrick |
Airdrie United v Brechin City
| 22 September 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 53' Waddell 75' | BBC Report | Geddes 81' (Penalty) | Attendance: 872 Referee: Nicholls |
Cowdenbeath v Airdrie United
| 29 September 2007 SFL2 | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Clarke 5' | BBC Report | Noble 55' | Attendance: 493 Referee: Boyd |
Airdrie United v Ayr United
| 6 October 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–0 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,269 Referee: Smith |
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United
| 20 October 2007 SFL2 | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 15;00 | Weir 63' (Penalty) Sloan 84' | BBC Report | McKeown 21' | Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Norris |
Airdrie United v Berwick Rangers
| 27 October 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 4–0 | Berwick Rangers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Russell 17' Noble 34'McKeown 42' (Penalty), 61' | BBC Report | Attendance: 850 Referee: Law |
Queen's Park v Airdrie United
| 3 November 2007 SFL2 | Queen's Park | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Hampden Park |
| 15;00 | BBC Report | Russell 38' | Attendance: 1,211 Referee: Winter |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 10 November 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Shields 80' | Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Tumilty |
Peterhead v Airdrie United
| 1 December 2007 SFL2 | Peterhead | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Balmoor Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Russell 36' | Attendance: 689 Referee: MacKay |
Airdrie United v Cowdenbeath
| 8 December 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McDougall 18' Noble 36'Russell 79' | BBC Report | McConalogue 3' | Attendance: 823 Referee: Finnie |
Brechin City v Airdrie United
| 15 December 2007 SFL2 | Brechin City | 4–2 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | White 21' Callaghan 66'Smith 67'King 80' | BBC Report | Noble 33' Russell 49' | Attendance: 434 Referee: Norris |
Airdrie United v Alloa Athletic
| 26 December 2007 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Noble 6' McDonald 48' | BBC Report | Attendance: 934 Referee: Charleston |
Berwick Rangers v Airdrie United
| 29 December 2007 SFL2 | Berwick Rangers | 2–4 | Airdrie United | Shielfield Park |
| 15:00 | Swanson 56' (Penalty) Diack 66' | BBC Report | McKeown 2' (Penalty) Russell 15', 25'McDonald 26' | Attendance: 672 Referee: Boyle |
Airdrie United v Queen's Park
| 2 January 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 3–2 | Queen's Park | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McDonald 47' Russell 57'McDougall 89' | ESPN Report | Trouten 7' (Penalty) Cairney 17' | Attendance: 1,244 Referee: O'Reilly |
Airdrie United v Peterhead
| 5 January 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Peterhead | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15;00 | Watt 80', 85' | BBC Report | Attendance: 892 Referee: Law |
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 19 January 2008 SFL2 | Ross County | 3–2 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Barrowman 25', 90' Golabek 55' | BBC Report | McDonald 2' Noble 58' | Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Finnie |
Alloa Athletic v Airdrie United
| 26 January 2008 SFL2 | Alloa Athletic | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Scott 77' | BBC Report | Russell 18' Prunty 61' | Attendance: 769 Referee: Winter |
Airdrie United v Raith Rovers
| 2 February 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Smith 50' Prunty 68'Russell 75' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,252 Referee: Hornby |
Cowdenbeath v Airdrie United
| 9 February 2008 SFL2 | Cowdenbeath | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Central Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Noble 58' | Attendance: 475 Referee: Muir |
Airdrie United v Brechin City
| 16 February 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–2 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Noble 88' | BBC Report | Smith 57' King 79' | Attendance: 997 Referee: Boyd |
Ayr United v Airdrie United
| 27 February 2008 SFL2 | Ayr United | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| 19:45 | Forrest 67' | ESPN Report | McDonald 44' | Attendance: 1,104 Referee: Nicholls |
Queen's Park v Airdrie United
| 1 March 2008 SFL2 | Queen's Park | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Hampden Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Russell 61', 80' | Attendance: 913 Referee: Somers |
Airdrie United v Berwick Rangers
| 5 March 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Berwick Rangers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Russell 10', 11', 62' | BBC Report | Attendance: 611 Referee: Muir |
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United
| 15 March 2008 SFL2 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Goodwillie 20' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,458 Referee: McKendrick |
Airdrie United v Ayr United
| 19 March 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | McLeod 53' Stevenson 69' | Attendance: 737 Referee: Brown |
Peterhead v Airdrie United
| 22 March 2008 SFL2 | Peterhead | 1–4 | Airdrie United | Balmoor Stadium |
| 15:00 | Anderson 84' | BBC Report | Noble 32' Russell 33'Watt 48', 50' | Attendance: 550 Referee: Charleston |
Brechin City v Airdrie United
| 5 April 2008 SFL2 | Brechin City | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Paton 7' Walker 87' | BBC Report | Noble 3' | Attendance: 466 Referee: Freeland |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 9 April 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 2–0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19;45 | Noble 23' Russell 56' | BBC Report | Attendance: 724 Referee: Salmond |
Airdrie United v Cowdenbeath
| 15 April 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 4–0 | Cowdenbeath | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Andreoni 20' Holmes 36'Prunty 60'Waddell 79' | BBC Report | Attendance: 735 Referee: Law |
Airdrie United v Alloa Athletic
| 19 April 2008 SFL2 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Alloa Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 59' | BBC Report | MacAulay 21' | Attendance: 928 Referee: Tumilty |
Ayr United v Airdrie United
| 26 April 2008 SFL2 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
| 15:00 | Forrest 3' | BBC Report | Gillies 8' Andreoni 76' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,333 Referee: Conroy |
First Division play-offs
Raith Rovers v Airdrie United
| 30 April 2008 Play-offs SF R1 | Raith Rovers | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Russell 31' 39' | Attendance: 2,841 Referee: McDonald |
Airdrie United v Raith Rovers
| 3 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 10' Donnelly 77' | Report | Weir 18' 81' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,077 Referee: Thomson |
Airdrie United v Clyde
| 7 May 2008 Play-offs Final R1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Report | Clarke 77' | Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Brines |
Clyde v Airdrie United
| 10 May 2008 Play-offs Final R2 | Clyde | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15:00 | McSwegan 47' Clarke 65' | Report | Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Underhill |
Challenge Cup
Stenhousemuir v Airdrie United
| 14 August 2007 Challenge Cup R1 | Stenhousemuir | 1–3 | Airdrie United | Ochilview Park |
| Dempster 59' | BBC Sport | McEwan 16' (o.g.) Lyle 82' (o.g.) Noble 85' | Attendance: 583 Referee: Allan |
Airdrie United v Arbroath
| 4 September 2007 Challenge Cup R2 | Airdrie United | 5–1 | Arbroath | Excelsior Stadium |
| Russell 15', 61', 85' (Penalty), 86' McDonald 26' | BBC Sport | Tosh 37' Rennie  89' | Attendance: 754 Referee: Muir |
Airdrie United v Dunfermline Athletic
| 18 September 2007 Challenge Cup QF | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
| McKeown 86' | BBC Sport | Burchill 54', 81' Woods 86' | Attendance: 931 Referee: Tumilty |
League Cup
Partick Thistle v Airdrie United
| 8 August 2007 League Cup R1 | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| Harkins 14' Murray 89' | BBC Sport | McKenna 62' | Attendance: 2,125 Referee: Richmond |
Scottish Cup
Airdrie United v Queen's Park
| 24 November 2007 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Queen's Park | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McKeown 57' | BBC Sport | Ferry 70' | Attendance: 1,016 Referee: Boyle |
Queen's Park v Airdrie United
| 4 December 2007 Scottish Cup R3 Replay | Queen's Park | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Hampden Park |
| 19:45 | Trouten 75' Ferry 90' | BBC Sport | McDonald 15' Noble 17'Russell 97'Watt 109' | Attendance: 579 Referee: Boyle |
Airdrie United v Kilmarnock
| 28 January 2008 Scottish Cup R4 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Kilmarnock | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Smith  78'  83' | BBC Sport | Hamill 25' Nish 37' (pen.) | Attendance: 3,258 Referee: McDonald |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
| GK |  SCO | Stephen Robertson | 45 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| GK | SCO | Lee Hollis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Stephen McKenna | 37 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | James Sharp | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Bobby Donnelly | 29 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Steven Campbell | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | William Soutar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Fraser Craig | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Chris McMenamin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 40 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Marc Smyth | 39 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| DF | SCO | Paul Byrne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Marco Andreoni | 22 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 42 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| MF |  ENG | Kevin McDonald | 44 | 8 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| MF | SCO | Calum Brady | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Stephen McKeown | 21 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Graeme Holmes | 29 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| MF | SCO | Ricky Waddell | 44 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Steven McDougall | 23 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Stuart Noble | 45 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Kevin Watt | 28 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Mark McCarry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | SCO | Bryan Prunty | 41 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| FW | SCO | Allan Russell | 43 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | ||
| FW | SCO | David Gillies | 19 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- ^ "2007–08 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Clyde 2–0 Airdrie United (3–0)". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United F.C. v Kilmarnock F.C." Scottish Football Association. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007–08". London Hearts. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie 0–2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
- ^ "Airdrie United results 2007/2008". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
