List of Airdrieonians F.C. seasons

For the previous club of the same name, see List of Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) seasons. For the club whose league place was bought by Airdrie United, see List of Clydebank F.C. seasons.

This is a list of Airdrieonians Football Club's seasons since the club's formation in 2002–03 as Airdrie United (having purchased and rebranded Clydebank to secure a Scottish Football League place,[1] after the original Airdrieonians went out of business)[2] up to the present day. The list details Airdrie's record in major league and cup competitions alongside their top league goal scorer and manager(s) for each season.

Seasons

As Airdrie United

Season League Scottish Cup[3] League Cup Challenge Cup[4] Top league goalscorer[5] Manager
Division  P   W   D   L   F   A   Pts   Pos  Name Goals
2002–03[a] SFL 2 36 14 12 10 51 44 54 3rd[6] R3 R3 R2 Vareille 18 Stewart
2003–04 SFL 2 36 20 10 6 64 36 70 1st[7] R3 R2 Runners-up[8] Coyle 13 Stewart
2004–05[a] SFL 1 36 14 8 14 44 48 50 5th[9] R3 R2 R1 Coyle 14 Stewart
2005–06 SFL 1 36 11 12 13 57 43 45 6th[10] R4 R1 R2 Prunty 15 Stewart
2006–07 SFL 1 36 11 7 18 39 50 40 9th[a][11] R3 R2 R1 Twigg 10 Stewart
Black
2007–08 SFL 2 36 20 6 10 64 34 66 2nd[b][12] R4 R1 QF Russell 19 Black
2008–09 SFL 1 36 10 12 14 29 43 42 9th[c][13] R5 R3 Winners[14] Lynch 10 Black
2009–10 SFL 1 36 8 9 19 41 56 33 9th[a][15] R4 R1 R1 Baird 11 Black
2010–11 SFL 2 36 13 9 14 52 60 48 6th[16] R4 R2 R1 Gemmill 9 Boyle
2011–12 SFL 2 36 14 10 12 68 60 52 4th[17] R4 R3 R1 Donnelly 21 Boyle
2012–13 SFL 1 36 5 7 24 41 89 22 10th[18] R3 R1 R2 Boyle 10 Boyle

As Airdrieonians

Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Top league goalscorer Manager
Division  P   W   D   L   F   A   Pts   Pos  Name Goals
2013–14 League One 36 12 9 15 47 57 45 6th R3 R2 R2 Jim Lister 10 Jimmy Boyle
Gary Bollan
2014–15 League One 36 16 10 10 53 39 58 5th R3 R1 R1 Bryan Prunty 14 Gary Bollan
2015–16 League One 36 14 7 15 48 50 49 5th R4 R2 R1 Jim Lister 8 Gary Bollan
Eddie Wolecki Black
Danny Lennona
2016–17 League One 36 16 4 16 61 66 52 3rd[b] R3 GS R3 Andy Ryan 23 Eddie Wolecki Black/Kevin McBridea
Mark Wilson
2017–18 League One 36 10 11 15 46 60 41 7th R3 GS R1 Willis Furtado
Ryan Conroy 		6 Willie Aitchison
Stevie Findlay
2018–19 League One 36 14 6 16 51 44 48 5th R4 GS R2 Leighton McIntosh 15 Stevie Findlay
Ian Murray
2019–20 League One 28 14 6 8 38 27 48 3rd[d] R4 GS R4 Dale Carrick 12 Ian Murray
2020–21 League One 22 12 2 8 35 24 38 2nd[c] R2 GS N/A Dale Carrick 9 Ian Murray
2020–21 League One 36 21 9 6 68 37 72 2nd[d] R4 GS R2 Calum Gallagher 15 Ian Murray
2022–23 League One 36 17 9 10 82 51 60 3rd[e] R4 GS R4 Calum Gallagher 22 Rhys McCabe
2023–24 Championship 36 15 7 14 44 44 52 4th[f] R5 R2 W Nikolay Todorov 6 Rhys McCabe
2024–25 Championship 36 7 8 21 34 6 29 9th[g] R5 R2 R4 Ben Wilson 9 Rhys McCabe
2025-26 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TBA TBA GS TBA TBA TBA Rhys McCabe
Danny Lennon

Key

Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Also Lanarkshire Cup winners.
  2. ^ Lost in Play-off semi-final.
  3. ^ Lost in Play-off final.
  4. ^ Lost in Play-off final.
  5. ^ Promoted in Play-offs.
  6. ^ Lost in Play-off quarter-final.
  7. ^ Won in Play-off final.
a.^ Relegated after defeat in play-offs.
b.^ Defeated in play-off final but secured promotion to the First Division due to the demise of Gretna.
c.^ Defeated in play-off final but maintained First Division status due to the demotion of Livingston to the Third Division.
d.^ The 2019–20 Scottish League One was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league positions, promotions and relegations decided on a points-per-game basis.

League performance summary

The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II,[a] the national top division has been played every season since.[b] The following is a summary of Airdrieonians' divisional status since their move from Clydebank in 2002:

  • 21 total eligible seasons (including 2022–23)
  • 0 seasons in top level[c]
  • 6 seasons in second level[d]
  • 15 seasons in third level[e]
  • 0 seasons in fourth level[f]
  1. ^ The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
  2. ^ The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
  3. ^ Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
  4. ^ Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
  5. ^ Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
  6. ^ Has existed since 1994.

References

  1. ^ "Airdrie buy Bankies". BBC. 9 July 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ "End of the line for Airdrie". The Scotsman. 2 May 2002. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Scotland - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Scottish Football League Challenge Cup". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  5. ^ Leading goalscorers, airdrieunited-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  6. ^ "2002-03 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  7. ^ "2003-04 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Inverness CT claim cup win". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 October 2003. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  9. ^ "2004-05 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  10. ^ "2005-06 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  11. ^ "2006-07 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  12. ^ "2007-08 Second Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  13. ^ "2008-09 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  14. ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  15. ^ "2009-10 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  16. ^ "Scottish Division Two 2010-2011 : Table". Statto. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  17. ^ "2011/12 Scottish Division Two Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  18. ^ "2012/13 Scottish Division One Table". ESPN FC. ESPN FC. Retrieved 10 June 2013.


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