Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, was a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire.
The Excelsior Stadium is a football stadium in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is the home ground of Airdrieonians of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL). Since the 2021–22 season it has also been used by Celtic for the home matches of their women's team in the Scottish Women's Premier League (SWPL) and B team in the Scottish Lowland Football League, as well as by Glasgow University F.C. of the West of Scotland Football League. It is an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 10,101, and has a 3G artificial surface.
Gordon Dalziel is a Scottish football player and manager. Dalziel spent most of his playing career with Raith Rovers, scoring 170 goals in 360 league appearances, and winning the 1994–95 Scottish League Cup. He also played for Rangers and Manchester City.
James Bett is a Scottish former professional association footballer who played in central or left midfield. He played with Aberdeen for nine seasons and had shorter spells at other clubs in Belgium, Iceland and Scotland. He earned 26 caps for the Scottish national team over eight years.
Kenneth William Eadie is a Scottish retired footballer who played for, amongst others, Clydebank, Airdrieonians and Queen of the South during his career.
Jim Ballantyne was the chairman of Scottish association football team Airdrieonians, from 2002 until June 2015 and from June 2017 until Jan 2018. He also served as president of the Scottish Football League, and served on the board of the Scottish Football Association.
The 1968–69 Scottish Cup was the 84th staging of Scotland's most prestigious football knockout competition. The Cup was won by Celtic who defeated Rangers in the final.
Jimmy Boyle is a Scottish football player and coach who is currently the assistant manager of Cove Rangers. He is best known for the eight years he spent with the original Airdrieonians, and the manager of new Airdrieonians from 2010–2013. He played in two Scottish Cup Finals in his time with the original Airdrieonians.
John Livingstone "Ian" McMillan is a Scottish former footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Rangers and the Scotland national team.
James Storrie was a Scottish professional footballer and manager, best known as a centre forward who helped Leeds United gain promotion in 1964 to the First Division.
James Greig Reid was a Scottish footballer who played for Lincoln City, Airdrieonians and Clydebank.
Craig McPherson is a Scottish former professional footballer, who is currently assistant manager of Scottish Women's Premier League team Rangers. He played as a left-back or left-sided midfielder for clubs including Greenock Morton and Falkirk before retiring in 2006.
Jim Black is a retired Scottish association football player, who played as a defender for Airdrie, Hibernian and Stenhousemuir. He was part of the Hibs side that won the Scottish League Cup in 1972 and the Drybrough Cup twice. Black also played in the Scottish Cup Finals of 1972 and 1975.
The 2013–14 Scottish League One was the 19th season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. This was the first season of the competition being part of the newly formed Scottish Professional Football League after the merger of the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. Queen of the South were the defending champions.
Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the Scottish Championship. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club following the liquidation of the original Airdrieonians club, formed in 1878. The club's official name was changed in 2013 with the approval of the Scottish Football Association to the traditional name of Airdrieonians. As with the previous club, this is often colloquially shortened to simply "Airdrie".
Jim Lister is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward. Lister played in the Juniors for Oakley United, Camelon Juniors and Bathgate Thistle and in the Scottish Football League for Stenhousemuir, Berwick Rangers, Alloa Athletic, Brechin City, Dumbarton, Airdrieonians and Forfar Athletic.
William Wilson is a Scottish former football player and manager.
John Irvine "Jocky" Whiteford is a Scottish former footballer who played for Airdrieonians, Falkirk and Dumbarton.
The 2016–17 Scottish League One was the 22nd season in the current format of 10 teams in the third-tier of Scottish football. The fixtures were published on 17 June 2016.
The 2022–23 Scottish Championship was the tenth season of the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football.