2004–05 Airdrie United F.C. season
Season 2004–05 was Airdrie United's third competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim Ballantyne |
| Manager | Sandy Stewart |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Scottish First Division | Fifth Place |
| Scottish Cup | Third Round |
| League Cup | Second Round |
| Challenge Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Owen Coyle (14) All: Owen Coyle (15) |
Summary
Airdrie United finished fifth in the First Division.[1] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,[2] the second round of the League Cup[3] and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[4]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Clyde | 36 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 60 |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 36 | 38 | −2 | 51 |
| 5 | Airdrie United | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 48 | −4 | 50 |
| 6 | Ross County | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 47 |
| 7 | Hamilton Acad | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 47 |
Source:
Results and fixtures
[5] Win Draw Loss
First Division
| 7 August 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1– 0 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Vareille  85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,365 Referee: Dallas |
| 14 August 2004 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 3– 2 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Escalas 34' Hinds 53'Mitchell 68' |
Report | Coyle 20', 66' |
Attendance: 4,011 Referee: Dougal |
| 21 August 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1– 1 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McKeown 61' |
Report | Sacko 6' |
Attendance: 2,009 Referee: Tumilty |
| 28 August 2004 SFL1 | Falkirk | 5– 0 | Airdrie United | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Thomson 9', 78' Nicholls 25'Lawrie 54'Latapy 62' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Clark |
| 4 September 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0– 1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McLaughlin 35' |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Smith |
| 11 September 2004 SFL1 | Clyde | 1– 2 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wilford 16' |
Report | Barkey 39' Coyle 69' |
Attendance: 1,367 Referee: Murray |
| 18 September 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1– 2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McKeown 41' (Penalty) |
Report | Canning 6' Winters 54' |
Attendance: 1,484 Referee: Conroy |
| 25 September 2004 SFL1 | St Mirren | 1– 1 | Airdrie United | Love Street |
| 15:00 | McGowan 17' (Own goal) |
Report | Roberts 90' |
Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Conroy |
| 2 October 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0– 2 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | McLaughlin 70' Tunbridge 90' |
Attendance: 1,900 Referee: McDonald |
| 16 October 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 4– 2 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wilson 20' Coyle 34', 82'McLaren 59' |
BBC Report | Madaschi 42' Escalas 65' |
Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Foy |
| 23 October 2004 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 1– 1 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Christie 70' (own goal) |
BBC Report | Coyle 87' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Ritchie |
| 30 October 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1– 3 | Falkirk | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Coyle 72' |
BBC Report | Latapy 7' Thomson 44'Lawrie 76' |
Attendance: 3,245 Referee: Rowbotham |
| 6 November 2004 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 1– 0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Bowey 53' |
Report | Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Young |
| 13 November 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3– 1 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Coyle 14' Roberts 16'Gow 75' |
Report | Walker 81' |
Attendance: 1,862 Referee: McDonald |
| 20 November 2004 SFL1 | Ross County | 1– 2 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Docherty 40' (Own goal) |
Report | Hardie 16' Lovering 86' |
Attendance: 2,345 Referee: MacKay |
| 27 November 2004 SFL1 | Hamilton Academical | 1– 3 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | McPhee 11' |
BBC Report | Coyle 24' Gow 43', 78' |
Attendance: 2,295 Referee: Clark |
| 4 December 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3– 2 | St Mirren | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Coyle 32', 83' Hardie 67' |
BBC Report | Gillies 45' O'Neil 66' |
Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Dallas |
| 11 December 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0– 0 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Richmond |
| 18 December 2004 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 0– 2 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Hardie 67' Wilson 88' |
Attendance: 1,795 Referee: Duff |
| 26 December 2004 SFL1 | Falkirk | 1– 0 | Airdrie United | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Duffy 31' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,126 Referee: Conroy |
| 29 December 2004 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2– 0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Coyle 31' Gow 74' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Allan |
| 1 January 2005 SFL1 | Clyde | 1– 0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15:00 | Jones 78' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Young |
| 15 January 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2– 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McLaren 42' Coyle 90' |
Report | Winters 60' |
Attendance: 1,512 Referee: McDonald |
| 22 January 2005 SFL1 | St Mirren | 1– 0 | Airdrie United | Love Street |
| 15:00 | Kean 82' |
Report | Attendance: 3,040 Referee: Brines |
| 12 February 2005 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 1– 1 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Fleming 14' |
BBC Report | McManus 24' |
Attendance: 3,791 Referee: Duff |
| 19 February 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2– 1 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wilson 27' McKeown 86' |
Report | Tulloch 38' |
Attendance: 1,599 Referee: Smith |
| 5 March 2005 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 0– 0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,683 Referee: Young |
| 8 March 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1– 0 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gow 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,430 Referee: Dallas |
| 12 March 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2– 2 | Falkirk | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Gow 52' (Penalty) McKeown 60' |
BBC Report | Duffy 3' James 85' |
Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Cassidy |
| 19 March 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2– 4 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hardie 9' Coyle 25' |
ESPN Report | Harty 2' (Penalty), 34', 56' Mensing 29' |
Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Fyfe |
| 2 April 2005 SFL1 | Ross County | 3– 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Cowie 44' Higgins 57', 78' |
Report | Gow 2' |
Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Toner |
| 9 April 2005 SFL1 | Hamilton Academical | 1– 1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Hardy 42' |
BBC Report | Christie 44' |
Attendance: 2,030 Referee: McDonald |
| 16 April 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0– 2 | St Mirren | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Kean 65', 76' |
Attendance: 1,989 Referee: Conroy |
| 23 April 2005 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 1– 2 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 58' |
BBC Report | McLaren 21' Gow 90' |
Attendance: 2,239 Referee: Allan |
| 30 April 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0– 1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Hinds 7' |
Attendance: 1,747 Referee: McCurry |
| 7 May 2005 SFL1 | Raith Rovers | 0– 1 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Gow 38' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,296 Referee: Robinson |
Challenge Cup
| 31 July 2004 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 0–2 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Wood 59' English 80' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,481 Referee: McCurry |
League Cup
| 10 August 2004 League Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | East Fife | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:30 | Vareille 10' Coyle 45'Roberts 61' (Penalty) |
Report | Attendance: 1,053 Referee: McDonald |
| 24 August 2004 League Cup R2 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Wilford 73' |
Attendance: 1,595 Referee: Brines |
Scottish Cup
| 24 January 2005 Scottish Cup R3 | Ross County | 4–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Burke 23' (Penalty) McGeown 23' (Own goal)Winters 51', 55' |
Report | Hardie 40' |
Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Northcroft |
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 |  |
Mark McGeown | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Lee Hollis | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Allan McManus | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Scott Wilson | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Stephen McKenna | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Neil McGowan | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Paul Lovering | 34 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Kevin Christie | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Sandy Stewart | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Willie Wilson | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Martin Hardie | 26 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Stephen Docherty | 30 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Kevin Barkey | 21 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
David Dunn | 27 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Stephen McKeown | 26 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Marvyn Wilson | 40 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Thomas Hoey | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Steven McDougall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Willie McLaren | 28 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Mark Roberts | 35 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Alan Gow | 29 | 9 | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Owen Coyle | 37 | 15 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW |  |
Jérôme Vareille | 31 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
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Trialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- "2004-05 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "Ross County F.C. v Airdrie United F.C." Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "2004-05 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "Airdrie Utd 0-2 Queen of South". ESPN. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- "Airdrie United's results season 2004/2005". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
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