2006–07 Airdrie United F.C. season

Airdrie United
2006–07 season
Chairman	Jim Ballantyne
Manager	Sandy Stewart (until 13 November 2006) ; Kenny Black (from 17 November 2006)
Stadium	Excelsior Stadium
Scottish First Division	Ninth Place
Scottish Cup	Third Round
League Cup	Second Round
Challenge Cup	First Round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gary Twigg (10); All: ; Gary Twigg (12)
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →

Season 2006–07 was Airdrie United's fifth competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary[edit]

Airdrie United finished ninth in the First Division,^[1] entering the play-offs losing 5-4 to Stirling Albion on aggregate and were relegated to the Second Division.^[2] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,^[3] the second round of the League Cup^[4] and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.^[5]

Manager's[edit]

Airdrie started the season under the stewardship of Sandy Stewart who on 13 November 2006 was sacked by the club.^[6] Stewart was replaced by Kenny Black on 17 November.^[7]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Livingston	36	11	12	13	41	46	−5	45
7	Partick Thistle	36	12	9	15	47	63	−16	45
8	Queen of the South	36	10	11	15	34	54	−20	41
9	Airdrie United (R)	36	11	7	18	39	50	−11	40	Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
10	Ross County (R)	36	9	10	17	40	57	−17	37	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: "2006-2007 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Results and fixtures[edit]

^[8] Win Draw Loss

First Division[edit]

5 August 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	0–2	Ross County	Excelsior Stadium
		BBC Report	McKinlay 23' Gardyne 50'	Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Underhill

12 August 2006 SFL1	Partick Thistle	4–2	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Roberts 21' Donnelly 30' Gibson 50' Brady 56'	ESPN Report	McKeown 57' (Penalty) Taylor 88'	Attendance: 3,473 Referee: Frickleton

19 August 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	2–2	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	McPhee 65' Tierney 90'	BBC Report	O'Neil 74' (Penalty) Henderson 83'	Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Allan

26 August 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	1–2	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Taylor 88'	BBC Report	Gilhaney 65' McLeod 81'	Attendance: 1,416 Referee: McCurry

9 September 2006 SFL1	Livingston	3–0	Airdrie United	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Craig 26' McPake 45' Mitchell 65'	Livi Mad Report		Attendance: 2,054 Referee: Freeland

16 September 2006 SFL1	St Johnstone	1–0	Airdrie United	McDiarmid Park
15:00	Milne 45'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,181 Referee: MacDonald

23 September 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	0–1	Dundee	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Lyle 26' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,249 Referee: Collum

30 September 2006 SFL1	Gretna	0–2	Airdrie United	Raydale Park
15:00		BBC Report	McKenna 41' McPhee 46'	Attendance: 1,492 Referee: McDonald

14 October 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	2–1	Clyde	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Barrau 50' McDonald 71'	BBC Report	O'Donnell 54'	Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Dougal

21 October 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	1–2	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Taylor 37'	BBC Report	Roberts 16' Strachan 51'	Attendance: 2,321 Referee: Tumilty

28 October 2006 SFL1	Ross County	2–1	Airdrie United	Victoria Park
15:00	Dowie 14' Gardyne 34'	BBC Report	Lovering 58'	Attendance: 2,010 Referee: MacKay

4 November 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	0–1	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		Livi Mad Report	Tweed 90'	Attendance: 1,455 Referee: Finnie

11 November 2006 SFL1	Hamilton Academical	2–1	Airdrie United	New Douglas Park
15:00	Offiong 10' Wake 86'	BBC Report	Prunty 37'	Attendance: 1,724 Referee: Brines

18 November 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	2–1	St Johnstone	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Barrau 39' (Penalty) Smyth 59'	BBC Report	Milne 85'	Attendance: 1,550 Referee: Conroy

25 November 2006 SFL1	Dundee	1–0	Airdrie United	Dens Park
15:00	Smith 35'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,528 Referee: MacDonald

2 December 2006 SFL1	Clyde	0–0	Airdrie United	Broadwood Stadium
15;00		BBC Report		Attendance: 1,347 Referee: Freeland

9 December 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	4–2	Gretna	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	McDougall 42' Twigg 61', 70', 79'	BBC Report	Townsley 22', 74'	Attendance: 1,169 Referee: McDonald

16 December 2006 SFL1	Queen of the South	1–1	Airdrie United	Palmerston Park
15;00	Lovering 58' (Own Goal)	BBC Report	Prunty 89'	Attendance: 1,577 Referee: Winter

26 December 2006 SFL1	Airdrie United	0–1	Ross County	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Scott 25'	Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Richmond

30 December 2006 SFL1	Livingston	1–3	Airdrie United	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Cuthbert 33'	BBC Report	Twigg 12' (80) Holmes 71'	Attendance: 1,945 Referee: MacKay

2 January 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	1–0	Hamilton Academical	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Twigg 7'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,414 Referee: Underhill

20 January 2007 SFL1	St Johnstone	4–3	Airdrie United	McDiarmid Park
15:00	Tierney 25' (Own Goal) Scotland 33', 46' McLaren 76'	BBC Report	Koudou 53', 57' Twigg 75'	Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Richmond

27 January 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	1–0	Clyde	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Twigg 37'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Sproule

3 February 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	0–3	Dundee	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Lyle 36', 65' Robertson 61'	Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Conroy

10 February 2007 SFL1	Gretna	0–0	Airdrie United	Raydale Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 1,299 Referee: Somers

17 February 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	0–3	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Dobbie 9' (Penalty), 32' O'Connor 65'	Attendance: 1,805 Referee: McCurry

3 March 2007 SFL1	Hamilton Academical	3–0	Airdrie United	New Douglas Park
15;00	Offiong 12', 46' Easton 34'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,714 Referee: MacKay

10 March 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	3–1	Livingston	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Holmes 49' Taylor 77' Proctor 90'	BBC Report	Mackay 34' (Penalty) Tweed 38' Mole 41'	Attendance: 1,162 Referee: Boyle

17 March 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	1–2	St Johnstone	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Holmes 35'	BBC Report	Hardie 25' Scotland 80'	Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Thomson

25 March 2007 SFL1	Partick Thistle	0–1	Airdrie United	Firhill Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Harty 36'	Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Muir

1 April 2007 SFL1	Dundee	2–1	Airdrie United	Dens Park
15:00	Daal 27', 56'	BBC Report	Harty 17'	Attendance: 2,837 Referee: Allan

4 April 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	0–0	Gretna	Excelsior Stadium
19:45		BBC Report		Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Finnie

7 April 2007 SFL1	Clyde	0–1	Airdrie United	Broadwood Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	McDonald 14'	Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Collum

14 April 2007 SFL1	Ross County	1–1	Airdrie United	Victoria Park
15:00	Proctor 16' (Own Goal)	BBC Report	Twigg 7'	Attendance: 2,717 Referee: Tumilty

21 April 2007 SFL1	Airdrie United	1–1	Partick Thistle	Excelsior Stadium
15:00	Twigg 8'	BBC Report	Smith 13'	Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Conroy

28 April 2007 SFL1	Queen of the South	0–3	Airdrie United	Palmerston Park
15:00		BBC Report	Tayloer 10' Harty 19' Lovering 60'	Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Boyle

First Division play-offs[edit]

2 May 2007 Play-offs SF R1	Brechin City	1–3	Airdrie United	Glebe Park
	Iain Russell 52'	BBC Report	Harty 14' 22' (pen.) Gary Twigg 16'	Attendance: 954 Referee: MacDonald

5 May 2007 Play-offs SF R2	Airdrie United	3–0	Brechin City	Excelsior Stadium
	MacDonald 40' McKeown 76', 84'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Ritchie

9 May 2007 Play-offs Final R1	Stirling Albion	2–2	Airdrie United	Forthbank Stadium
	Nugent 87' Chris Aitken 90'	BBC Report	Gary Twigg 35' Harty 45'	Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Brown

12 May 2007 Play-offs Final R2	Airdrie United	2–3	Stirling Albion	Excelsior Stadium
	Taylor 40' McDonald 72'	BBC Report	Snodgrass 5', 17' Devine 68'	Attendance: 3,465 Referee: Thomson

Challenge Cup[edit]

16 August 2006 Challenge Cup R1	Airdrie United	0–3	Gretna	Excelsior Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Deuchar 12', 76' Tosh 71'	Attendance: 1,093 Referee: Clark

League Cup[edit]

8 August 2006 League Cup R1	Raith Rovers	1–2	Airdrie United	Stark's Park
19:45	One 40'	BBC Report	Willie McLaren 47' Prunty 73'	Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Thomson

22 August 2006 League Cup R2	Dundee United	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Airdrie United	Tannadice Park
19:45	Robertson 118'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Conroy

Scottish Cup[edit]

6 January 2007 Scottish Cup R3	Airdrie United	0–1	Motherwell	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		Report	Ritchie Foran 31'	Attendance: 5,924 Referee: Clark

Player statistics[edit]

Squad[edit]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other^[a]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Stephen Robertson	43	0	36	0	1	0	2	0	4	0
	GK	SCO	Lee Hollis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Stephen McKenna	38	1	31	1	1	0	2	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Neil McGowan	33	0	27	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	SCO	Kevin Christie	13	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	David Proctor	15	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	4	0
	DF	POL	Marcin Lukaszewski	10	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Craig Potter	4	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Lovering	37	2	31	2	0	0	2	0	4	0
	DF	SCO	Marc Smyth	36	1	29	1	1	0	2	0	4	0
	MF	ENG	Kevin McDonald	28	4	24	2	0	0	0	0	4	2
	MF	SCO	Graeme Watson	9	0	7	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Gary Tierney	17	1	14	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Stephen McKeown	38	3	30	1	1	0	2	0	5	2
	MF	SCO	Graeme Holmes	43	3	35	3	1	0	2	0	5	0
	MF	FRA	Xavier Barrau	14	2	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	SCO	David McGuire	7	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	SCO	Stuart Taylor	38	6	31	5	1	0	2	0	4	1
	FW	SCO	Steven McDougall	42	1	34	1	1	0	2	0	5	0
	FW	SCO	Bryan Prunty	30	3	26	2	1	0	2	1	1	0
	FW	SCO	Ian Harty	15	6	11	3	0	0	0	0	4	3
	FW	SCO	Brian McPhee	29	2	25	2	1	0	2	0	1	0
	FW	CIV	Aimé Koudou	7	2	6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	SCO	Willie McLaren	7	1	4	0	0	0	2	1	1	0
	FW	SCO	Gary Twigg	40	12	33	10	1	0	1	0	5	2
			Trialist	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References[edit]

^ "2006–07 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Airdrie Utd 2-3 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "2006–07 Scottish Cup". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "2006–07 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Airdrie United 0-3 Gretna". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Airdrie part company with manager". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^ "Black appointed new Airdrie boss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
^ "Airdrie United results 2006/2007". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[1] "2006–07 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 9 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[2] "Airdrie Utd 2-3 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[3] "2006–07 Scottish Cup". London Hearts. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[4] "2006–07 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[5] "Airdrie United 0-3 Gretna". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 August 2006. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

[6] "Airdrie part company with manager". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 13 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

[7] "Black appointed new Airdrie boss". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 November 2006. Retrieved 24 November 2011.

[8] "Airdrie United results 2006/2007". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 14 December 2011.

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