List of Airdrieonians 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, and the club's top league goal scorer of each season.

Seasons

As Airdrie United

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

As Airdrieonians

Season	League									Scottish Cup	League Cup	Challenge Cup	Top league goalscorer
	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
2014–15	League One	36	16	10	10	53	39	58	5th	R3	R1	R1	Bryan Prunty	14
2015–16	League One	36	14	7	15	48	50	49	5th	R4	R2	R1	Jim Lister	8
2016–17	League One	36	16	4	16	61	66	52	3rd	R3	GS	R3	Andy Ryan	23
2017–18	League One	36	10	11	15	46	60	41	7th	R3	GS	R1	Willis Furtado & Ryan Conroy	6
2018–19	League One	36	14	6	16	51	44	48	5th	R4	GS	R2	Leighton McIntosh	15
2019–20	League One	28	14	6	8	38	27	48	3rd^[d]	R4	GS	R4	Dale Carrick	12

Key

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals

SFL 1 = Scottish First Division SFL 2 = Scottish Second Division

Footnotes

1. Also Lanarkshire Cup winners.

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,[lower-alpha 1] the national top division has been played every season since.[lower-alpha 2] The following is a summary of Airdrieonians' divisional status since their move from Clydebank in 2002:

• 18 total eligible seasons (including 2019–20)
• 0 seasons in top level[lower-alpha 3]
• 6 seasons in second level[lower-alpha 4]
• 12 seasons in third level[lower-alpha 5]
• 0 seasons in fourth level[lower-alpha 6]

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. British Broadcasting Corporation. 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. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
14. "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 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.

External links

• Airdrieonians at Soccerbase
• Airdrieonians at FitbaStats
• Airdrie United at Football Club History Database (2002 to 2013)
• Airdrieonians at Football Club History Database (from 2013)