List of Airdrieonians F.C. seasons

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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.

Contents

Seasons

As Airdrie United

SeasonLeague Scottish Cup [3] League Cup Challenge Cup [4] Top league goalscorer [5]
Division P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts  Pos NameGoals
2002–03 [lower-alpha 1] SFL 2 361412105144543rd [6] R3 R3 R2 Vareille 18
2003–04 SFL 2 36201066436701st [7] R3 R2 Runners-up [8] Coyle 13
2004–05 [lower-alpha 1] SFL 1 36148144448505th [9] R3 R2 R1 Coyle 14
2005–06 SFL 1 361112135743456th [10] R4 R1 R2 Prunty 15
2006–07 SFL 1 36117183950409th [a] [11] R3 R2 R1 Twigg 10
2007–08 SFL 2 36206106434662nd [b] [12] R4 R1 QF Russell 19
2008–09 SFL 1 361012142943429th [c] [13] R5 R3 Winners [14] Lynch 10
2009–10 SFL 1 3689194156339th [a] [15] R4 R1 R1 Baird 11
2010–11 SFL 2 36139145260486th [16] R4 R2 R1 Gemmill 9
2011–12 SFL 2 361410126860524th [17] R4 R3 R1 Donnelly 21
2012–13 SFL 1 36572441892210th [18] R3 R1 R2 Boyle 10

As Airdrieonians

SeasonLeague Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Top league goalscorer
Division P  W  D  L  F  A  Pts  Pos NameGoals
2013–14 League One 36129154757456th R3 R2 R2 Jim Lister 10
2014–15 League One 361610105339585th R3 R1 R1 Bryan Prunty 14
2015–16 League One 36147154850495th R4 R2 R1 Jim Lister 8
2016–17 League One 36164166166523rd [lower-alpha 2] R3 GS R3 Andy Ryan 23
2017–18 League One 361011154660417th R3 GS R1 Willis Furtado & Ryan Conroy 6
2018–19 League One 36146165144485th R4 GS R2 Leighton McIntosh 15
2019–20 League One 2814683827483rd [d] R4 GS R4 Dale Carrick 12
2020–21 League One 2212283524382nd [lower-alpha 3] R2 GS N/A Dale Carrick 9
2020–21 League One 3621966837722nd [lower-alpha 4] R4 GS R2 Calum Gallagher 15
2022–23 League One 36179108251603rd [lower-alpha 5] R4 GS R4 Calum Gallagher 22
2023–24 Championship 36157144444524th [lower-alpha 6] R5 R2 W

Key

ChampionsRunners-up Promoted Relegated

Footnotes

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:

  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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