List of Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) seasons

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This is a list of Airdrieonians F.C. seasons in Scottish football, from their foundation in 1878 to their dissolution in 2002. It details the club's achievements in senior league and cup competitions and the top scorers for each season. The list of top scorers also chronicles how the club's scoring records have progressed throughout the club's history.

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The original Airdrieonians were formed in 1878 as Excelsior F.C. The club soon became members of the Scottish Football Association and initially began competing in the Scottish Cup and Qualifying Cup, before joining the Scottish Football League in 1895.

The Diamonds won the Scottish Cup in 1923–24, beating Hibernian in the final, and were also runners-up three times, in 1974–75 (losing to Celtic), in 1991–92 (to Rangers) and in 1994–95 (again to Celtic).

They were never champions of the Scottish League but finished second four times in succession between 1923 and 1926 in what was their most successful period. [1] During the 1990s, in addition to the Scottish Cup final appearances (the first of which earned them a place in the 1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup) they also reached the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup in the same seasons, but lost on penalties both times. Those were two of six occasions where Airdrie reached the penultimate stage of the League Cup, but they never made it to the showpiece match in that competition.

In 1994 the club moved from their Broomfield Park home after 102 years. They spent four seasons as tenants of Clyde at Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld. The burden of the construction cost of their new all-seater ground (the Excelsior Stadium) was made worse with the deterioration of their supporter base due to lack of investment in the playing staff and the years playing away from their home town, which placed severe financial strain on the club. [2] Despite managing to remain in the second tier for nine successive seasons and win the lower-division Scottish Challenge Cup two years running, [3] they were dissolved in 2002 due to debt. [4]

Local businessmen subsequently took control of struggling Clydebank, renamed them Airdrie United and relocated the team to Airdrie for 2002–03, changing the playing colours to those of the original Airdrieonians but retaining the league place of Clydebank. [5] In 2013, the new club was allowed to call themselves Airdrieonians F.C. and use a close approximation of the historic entity's badge; however they are not a legal continuation of the 1878 club. [6]

Seasons

SeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup OtherTop scorer
DivisionPosition
1878–79 N/AN/A Unknown N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1879–80 N/AN/A Unknown N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1880–81 N/AN/A Unknown N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1881–82 N/AN/A Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1882–83 N/AN/A Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1883–84 N/AN/A First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1884–85 N/AN/A Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1885–86 N/AN/A Fourth round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1886–87 N/AN/A Second round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1887–88 N/AN/A Third round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1888–89 N/AN/A First round N/A Glasgow Exhibition Trophy –
First round
UnknownUnknown
1889–90 N/AN/A Fourth round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1890–91 Did not enter N/A Fourth round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1891–92 Did not enter N/A Unknown N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1892–93 [lower-alpha 1] Did not enter N/A First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1893–94 Did not enter N/A First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1894–95 Division Two 6th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1895–96 Division Two 5th Unknown N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1896–97 Division Two 3rd Unknown N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1897–98 Division Two 8th Unknown N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1898–99 Division Two 5th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1899–1900 Division Two 9th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1900–01 Division Two 2nd First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1901–02 Division Two 4th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1902–03 Division Two 1st First round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1903–04 Division One 11th= First round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1904–05 Division One 4th Semi-final N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1905–06 Division One 3rd Quarter Final N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1906–07 Division One 4th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1907–08 Division One 6th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1908–09 Division One 5th First round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1909–10 Division One 9th Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1910–11 Division One 11th Second round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1911–12 Division One 10th Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1912–13 Division One 3rd= Third round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winners James Reid 30 [lower-alpha 2]
1913–14 Division One 6th Third round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winners James Reid 27 [lower-alpha 2]
1914–15 Division One 11thN/A [lower-alpha 3] N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1915–16 Division One 15thN/A [lower-alpha 3] N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1916–17 Division One 4thN/A [lower-alpha 3] N/AN/A Bert Yarnall 39 [lower-alpha 2]
1917–18 Division One 15thN/A [lower-alpha 3] N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1918–19 Division One 13thN/A [lower-alpha 3] N/A
UnknownUnknown
1919–20 Division One 7th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1920–21 Division One 10th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1921–22 Division One 16th Third round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1922–23 Division One 2nd Second round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1923–24 Division One 2nd Winners N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1924–25 Division One 2nd Third round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1925–26 Division One 2nd Quarter-final N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1926–27 Division One 4th Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1927–28 Division One 13th Third round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1928–29 Division One 15th Third round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1929–30 Division One 12th Third round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1930–31 Division One 9th Second round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1931–32 Division One 14th Semi-final N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1932–33 Division One 18th Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1933–34 Division One 18th First round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1934–35 Division One 14th Quarter-final N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1935–36 Division One 19th Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1936–37 Division Two 4th Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1937–38 Division Two 3rd First round N/A Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1938–39 Division Two 4th Second round N/AN/AUnknownUnknown
1939–40 Emergency League West [lower-alpha 4] 9thN/A [lower-alpha 3] N/A Emergency Cup –
Semi-finals
UnknownUnknown
1940–41 Southern League [lower-alpha 4] 4thN/A [lower-alpha 3] Southern League Cup –
Group stage
Summer Cup –
First round
[10]
UnknownUnknown
1941–42 Southern League [lower-alpha 4] 14thN/A [lower-alpha 3] Southern League Cup –
Group stage
Summer Cup –
First round
[10]
UnknownUnknown
1942–43 Southern League [lower-alpha 4] 15thN/A [lower-alpha 3] Southern League Cup –
Group stage
Summer Cup –
First round
[10]
UnknownUnknown
1943–44 Southern League [lower-alpha 4] 14thN/A [lower-alpha 3] Southern League Cup –
Group stage
Summer Cup –
First round
[10]
UnknownUnknown
1944–45 Southern League [lower-alpha 4] 16thN/A [lower-alpha 3] Southern League Cup –
Group stage
Summer Cup –
First round
[10]
UnknownUnknown
1945–46 Southern League B Division [lower-alpha 4] 4thN/A [lower-alpha 3] Southern League Cup –
Semi-final

UnknownUnknown
1946–47 Division B 2nd First round Quarter-final N/AUnknownUnknown
1947–48 Division A 15th Quarter-final Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1948–49 Division B 3rd First round Quarter-final N/AUnknownUnknown
1949–50 Division B 2nd First round Quarter-final N/AUnknownUnknown
1950–51 Division A 14th Quarter-final Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1951–52 Division A 13th Quarter-final Group stage UnknownUnknown
1952–53 Division A 14th Third round Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1953–54 Division A 15th First round Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1954–55 Division B 1st Semi-final Semi-final N/AUnknownUnknown
1955–56 Division One 7th Quarter-final Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1956–57 Division One 11th Quarter-final Group stage N/A Hugh Baird 33 [lower-alpha 2]
1957–58 Division One 16th First round Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1958–59 Division One 5th Second round Group stage UnknownUnknown
1959–60 Division One 16th Third round Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1960–61 Division One 13th Semi-final Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1961–62 Division One 15th First round Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1962–63 Division One 11th Second round [lower-alpha 5] Group stage Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1963–64 Division One 15th Third round Group stage Summer Cup – Group stage [10] UnknownUnknown
1964–65 Division One 15th Second round Group stage Summer Cup – Group stage [10] UnknownUnknown
1965–66 Division Two 2nd First round Quarter-final Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1966–67 Division One 13th Second round Group stage Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1967–68 Division One 13th Quarter-final Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1968–69 Division One 7th Quarter-final Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1969–70 Division One 12th Second round Group stage Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1970–71 Division One 9th Semi-final Group stage
UnknownUnknown
1971–72 Division One 15th Fourth round Group stage
UnknownUnknown
1972–73 Division One 18th Quarter-final Quarter-final N/AUnknownUnknown
1973–74 Division Two 1st Third round Second round N/AUnknownUnknown
1974–75 Division One 11th [lower-alpha 6] Runners-up Semi-final Drybrough Cup –
First round
[12]
UnknownUnknown
1975–76 First Division 8th Third round Group stage
UnknownUnknown
1976–77 First Division 6th Third round Second round N/AUnknownUnknown
1977–78 First Division 10th Third round First round N/AUnknownUnknown
1978–79 First Division 6th Fourth round Third round N/AUnknownUnknown
1979–80 First Division 2nd Fourth round Second round Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1980–81 Premier Division 7th Third round First round
UnknownUnknown
1981–82 Premier Division 10th Third round Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1982–83 First Division 5th Quarter-final Group stage N/AUnknownUnknown
1983–84 First Division 10th Fourth round Group stage Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1984–85 First Division 5th Third round Third round N/AUnknownUnknown
1985–86 First Division 9th Fourth round Second round N/AUnknownUnknown
1986–87 First Division 5th Third round Second round N/AUnknownUnknown
1987–88 First Division 6th Fourth round Second round Lanarkshire Cup winnersUnknownUnknown
1988–89 First Division 4th Third round Second round N/AUnknownUnknown
1989–90 First Division 2nd Third round Third round N/AUnknownUnknown
1990–91 First Division 2nd Fourth round Second round Challenge Cup
Second round
UnknownUnknown
1991–92 Premier Division 7th Runners-up Semi-final N/AUnknownUnknown
1992–93 Premier Division 12th Third round Second round
UnknownUnknown
1993–94 [lower-alpha 7] First Division 3rd [lower-alpha 8] Quarter-final Third round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final
UnknownUnknown
1994–95 [lower-alpha 9] First Division 4th Runners-up Semi-final Challenge Cup
Winners
UnknownUnknown
1995–96 [lower-alpha 9] First Division 8th Quarter-final Semi-final
UnknownUnknown
1996–97 [lower-alpha 9] First Division 2nd [lower-alpha 10] Third round Third round Challenge Cup
Second round
UnknownUnknown
1997–98 [lower-alpha 9] First Division 4th Third round Third round Challenge Cup
Quarter-final
UnknownUnknown
1998–99 [lower-alpha 11] First Division 4th Third round Semi-final Lanarkshire Cup winners [lower-alpha 12] UnknownUnknown
1999–2000 First Division 9th Third round Second round Challenge Cup
Second round
UnknownUnknown
2000–01 First Division 8th Fourth round Third round Challenge Cup
Winners
UnknownUnknown
2001–02 First Division 2nd Third round Third round Challenge Cup
Winners
UnknownUnknown
2002–03 Club dissolved.
Clydebank F.C. (seasons) rebranded as Airdrie United (seasons) to represent the community.
  1. First season playing home matches at Broomfield Park.
  2. 1 2 3 4 League goals only; top scorer in division. [7]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 The Scottish Cup was not held in the 1914–15, 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18 or 1918–19 seasons due to World War I, or the 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1944–45 or 1945–46 seasons due to World War II. [8]
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The official Scottish Football League was suspended from 1939 to 1946 due to World War II. Unofficial competitions were held.
  5. The first round tie against Stranraer was rearranged 33 times due to inclement weather during the winter of 1962–63 in the United Kingdom. [11]
  6. The teams placed 11th–18th were relegated to the new First Division, below a new Premier Division and above a new Second Division.
  7. Last season playing home matches at Broomfield Park.
  8. The teams placed 8th–12th were relegated to the Second Division, with a new Third Division below.
  9. 1 2 3 4 Home matches played at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld.
  10. Lost in a promotion play-off.
  11. First season playing home matches at Excelsior Stadium.
  12. The Scottish Challenge Cup was not held in the 1998–99 season.

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 until their dissolution in 2002:

  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.

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