2007–08 Airdrie United F.C. season

Airdrie United
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 play off, 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.[3] They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] the first round of the League Cup[5] and reached the Quarter final of the Challenge Cup losing 2-0 to Dunfermline Athletic.[6]

Results & fixtures

[7]      Win       Draw       Loss

Second Division

First Division Play-offs

Challenge Cup

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Stephen Robertson 45 0 34 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
GK Scotland Lee Hollis 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Stephen McKenna 37 1 30 0 3 0 1 1 3 0
DF Scotland James Sharp 9 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF Scotland Bobby Donnelly 28 3 25 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
DF Scotland Steven Campbell 9 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland William Soutar 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Fraser Craig 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Chris McMenamin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Paul Lovering 40 0 30 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
DF Scotland Marc Smyth 39 0 28 0 3 0 1 0 7 0
DF Scotland Paul Byrne 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Marco Andreoni 22 3 17 3 1 0 0 0 4 0
MF Scotland Darren Smith 42 1 32 1 2 0 1 0 7 0
MF England Kevin McDonald 44 8 33 6 3 1 1 0 7 1
MF Scotland Calum Brady 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Stephen McKeown 21 7 15 6 2 1 1 0 3 0
MF Scotland Graeme Holmes 29 2 19 2 2 0 1 0 7 0
MF Scotland Ricky Waddell 44 1 33 1 3 0 1 0 7 0
FW Scotland Steven McDougall 23 2 17 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
FW Scotland Stuart Noble 45 16 34 14 3 1 1 0 7 1
FW Scotland Kevin Watt 28 5 22 4 2 1 0 0 4 0
FW Scotland Mark McCarry 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland Bryan Prunty 41 6 32 5 3 0 0 0 6 1
FW Scotland Allan Russell 43 26 32 19 3 1 1 0 7 6
FW Scotland David Gillies 19 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 4 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 Ross County (C) (P) 36 22 7 7 78 44+34 73 First Division
2 Airdrie United (P) 36 20 6 10 64 34+30 66 First Division Play-offs
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
6 Brechin City 36 13 13 10 63 48+15 52
7 Ayr United 36 13 7 16 51 62−11 46
8 Queen's Park 36 13 5 18 48 51−3 44
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 10 7 19 47 73−26 37 Second Division Play-offs
10 Berwick Rangers (R) 36 3 7 26 40 101−61 16 Third Division

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008-09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted. Due to Gretna's relegation, Stranraer were also promoted.
First Division Play-offs: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.
(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

  1. ↑ "2007-08 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Clyde 2-0 Airdrie United (3-0)". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 May 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Gretna relegated to the third division after failing to assure SFL they can fulfil fixtures". Mail Online. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Airdrie United F.C. v Kilmarnock F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007-08". London Hearts. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "Airdrie 0-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 September 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Airdrie United results 2007/2008". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 9 December 2011.