2008–09 Airdrie United F.C. season
2008–09 season | |||
Chairman | Jim Ballantyne | ||
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Manager | Kenny Black | ||
Stadium | Excelsior Stadium | ||
Scottish First Division | Ninth Place | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth Round | ||
League Cup | Third Round | ||
Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Simon Lynch (10) All: Simon Lynch (14) | ||
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In association football, season 2008–09 was Airdrie United's seventh competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Airdrie United finished ninth in the First Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 3-2 to Ayr United on aggregate.[2] Despite losing in the play off, they regained their first division status due to Livingston's forced relegation due to going into administration.[3] They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] the third round of the League Cup[5] and clinched the Challenge Cup beating Ross County in the final.[6]
Results & fixtures
[7] Win Draw Loss
First Division
2 August 2008 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 0 – 0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 2,914 Referee: Richmond |
9 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
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BBC Report | Gray ![]() |
Attendance: 2,165 Referee: Collum |
16 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 1,787 Referee: Finnie |
23 August 2008 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Charleston |
30 August 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 5 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
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McLaughlin ![]() Di Giacomo ![]() Nixon ![]() Lynch ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,793 Referee: Muir |
13 September 2008 SFL1 | Livingston | 1 – 2 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
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Elliot ![]() |
BBC Report | Lynch ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,710 Referee: Smith |
19 September 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 2 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
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BBC Report | Waddell ![]() Brown ![]() |
Attendance: 1,489 Referee: Winter |
27 September 2008 SFL1 | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
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Smyth ![]() Craig ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McKendrick |
4 October 2008 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 3 – 1 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
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Swankie ![]() Milne ![]() |
BBC Report | Nixon ![]() |
Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McDonald |
18 October 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
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Cardle ![]() Lynch ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,524 Referee: McCurry |
1 November 2008 SFL1 | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
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Antoine-Curier ![]() |
BBC Report | Lynch ![]() |
Attendance: 3,456 Referee: Boyle |
4 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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Di Giacomo ![]() |
BBC Report | Woods ![]() Glass ![]() Phinn ![]() |
Attendance: 1,099 Referee: Collum |
8 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 0 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Conroy |
21 November 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
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BBC Report | Higgins ![]() Brittain ![]() |
Attendance: 939 Referee: Muir |
25 November 2008 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow Park |
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Wake ![]() Jenkins ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Allan |
13 December 2008 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Fir Park |
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Harkins ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
BBC Report | Lynch ![]() |
Attendance: 2,296 Referee: McCurry |
16 December 2008 SFL1 | Clyde | 1 – 0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
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Trouten ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 864 Referee: Boyle |
20 December 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
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Maguire ![]() |
BBC Report | Craig ![]() |
Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Norris |
27 December 2008 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Excelsior Stadium |
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Lynch ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Murray |
3 January 2009 SFL1 | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Almondvale Stadium |
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Elliot ![]() |
BBC Report | Lynch ![]() |
Attendance: 1,462 Referee: O'Reilly |
17 January 2009 SFL1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
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Loy ![]() |
BBC Report | Lynch ![]() |
Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Somers |
24 January 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
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Di Giacomo ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Winter |
31 January 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Excelsior Stadium |
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BBC Report | Buchanan ![]() |
Attendance: 1,988 Referee: MacDonald |
14 February 2009 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 4 – 0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
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Dobbie ![]() Harris ![]() Weatherston ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,443 Referee: Muir |
22 February 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
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Di Giacomo ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,189 Referee: McDonald |
28 February 2009 SFL1 | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 2,290 Referee: MacKay |
7 March 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 4 – 4 | Livingston | Excelsior Stadium |
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Baird ![]() Di Giacomo ![]() Cardle ![]() Smyth ![]() |
BBC Report | Griffiths ![]() One ![]() |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Nicholls |
10 March 2009 SFL1 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 0 | Airdrie United | Cappielow |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Norris |
14 March 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
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Smyth ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Thomson |
21 March 2009 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 3 – 0 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
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Samuel ![]() Sheerin ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,561 Referee: Winter |
4 April 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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Smith ![]() |
BBC Report | Ross ![]() |
Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Richmond |
11 April 2009 SFL1 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
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BBC Report | Lynch ![]() |
Attendance: 2,870 Referee: Boyle |
18 April 2009 SFL1 | Clyde | 3 – 0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood Stadium |
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Waddell ![]() MacLennan ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,614 Referee: McLean |
25 April 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
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McKenna ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 927 Referee: Conroy |
2 May 2009 SFL1 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Fir Park |
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BBC Report | Lynch ![]() |
Attendance: 3,255 Referee: Allan |
11 May 2009 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0 – 4 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
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BBC Report | Swankie ![]() Anderson ![]() May ![]() Barrett ![]() |
Attendance: 633 Referee: Law |
First Division Play-offs
14 May 2009 Play-offs SF R1 | Peterhead | 0 – 2 | Airdrie United | Balmoor |
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19:45 | Report | Baird ![]() McLaughlin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,364 Referee: C MacKay |
17 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | Peterhead | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Smyth ![]() Baird ![]() |
Report | McKay ![]() |
Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Finnie |
20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R1 | Ayr United | 2 – 2 | Airdrie United | Somerset Park |
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19:45 | Roberts ![]() ![]() |
Report | di Giacomo ![]() Baird ![]() |
Attendance: 3,378 Referee: Smith |
24 May 2009 Play-offs Final R2 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ayr United | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:15 | Report | Stevenson ![]() |
Attendance: 3,303 Referee: I Brines |
Challenge Cup
26 July 2008 Challenge Cup R1 | Airdrie United | 3 – 2 | Dumbarton | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Noble ![]() Cardle ![]() di Giacomo ![]() |
BBC Sport | Clark ![]() Carcary ![]() |
Attendance: 808 Referee: Murray |
13 August 2008 Challenge Cup R2 | East Fife | 0 – 2 | Airdrie United | Bayview Stadium |
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19:45 | BBC Sport | Lynch ![]() Smith ![]() |
Attendance: 606 Referee: Tumilty |
7 September 2008 Challenge Cup QF | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Airdrie United | Central Park |
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15:00 | Fairbairn ![]() Baxter ![]() |
Report | di Giacomo ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 643 Referee: Finnie |
12 October 2008 Challenge Cup SF | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Airdrie United | Firhill Stadium |
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14:00 | Report | di Giacomo ![]() |
Attendance: 2,761 Referee: Somers |
16 November 2008 Challenge Cup Final | Airdrie United | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p) |
Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
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15:00 | McKenna ![]() Dowie ![]() |
Report | Nixon ![]() Higgins ![]() |
Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Murray |
Penalties | ||||
Lynch ![]() McLaughlin ![]() Hazley ![]() McDonald ![]() Smyth ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
League Cup
5 August 2008 League Cup R1 | Ross County | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
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19:45 | Dall ![]() Hart ![]() |
BBC Sport | di Giacomo ![]() ![]() Noble ![]() |
Attendance: 869 Referee: Allan |
27 August 2008 League Cup R2 | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p) |
Airdrie United | Tynecastle Stadium |
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19:45 | BBC Sport | McDonald ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 6,844 Referee: Smith |
23 September 2008 League Cup R3 | Dundee United | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Tannadice Park |
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19:45 | Goodwillie ![]() Robertson ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Tumilty |
Scottish Cup
29 November 2008 Scottish Cup R3 | Airdrie United | 3 – 0 | Cove Rangers | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | Cardle ![]() Lynch ![]() ![]() |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 821 Referee: Salmond |
10 January 2009 Scottish Cup R4 | Airdrie United | 2 – 1 | Spartans | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | di Giacomo ![]() Lynch ![]() |
BBC Sport | Malin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Muir |
17 February 2009 Scottish Cup R5 | Airdrie United | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium |
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19:45 | McLaughlin (pen.) ![]() |
BBC Sport | Holmes ![]() Bayne ![]() |
Attendance: 1,772 Referee: Murray |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Stephen Robertson | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Lee Hollis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stephen McKenna | 49 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Matt Hazley | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
David Nixon | 43 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
William McLachlan | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
DF | ![]() |
Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Liam Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Lovering | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Marc Smyth | 46 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Paul Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
David Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Patrick McCabe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Darren Smith | 35 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kevin McDonald | 44 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Scott McLaughlin | 49 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Michael Brown | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul Di Giacomo | 48 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
MF | ![]() |
Simon Lynch | 45 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Joe Cardle | 34 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Baird | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Steven McDougall | 45 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Stuart Noble | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Stephen Maguire | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Kevin Watt | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Stefan McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ryan Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Kieran Donaghy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
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1 | St Johnstone (C) (P) | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 55 | 35 | +20 | 65 | Scottish Premier League |
2 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 55 | |
3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 43 | +8 | 51 | |
4 | Dundee | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 50 | |
5 | Queen of the South | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 47 | |
6 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | |
7 | Livingston (R) | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 47[8] | |
8 | Ross County | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 47 | |
9 | Airdrie United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 42[9] | First Division Play-offs |
10 | Clyde (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 39 | Second Division |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First 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
- ↑ "2008-09 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "Airdrie Utd 0-1 Ayr Utd (2-3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "'Rescued' Livingston demoted to division three for breach of insolvency rules". Daily Mail. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "Airdrie Utd 1-2 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "2008-09 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
- ↑ "Airdrie United results 2008/2009". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
- ↑ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston