title: 2008–09 Airdrie United F.C. season
text: # 2008–09 Airdrie United F.C. season
  
  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, entering the play-offs losing 3–2 to Ayr United on aggregate. Despite losing in the playoff, they regained their first division status due to Livingston's forced relegation due to going into administration. They reached the fifth round of the Scottish Cup, the third round of the League Cup, and clinched the Challenge Cup beating Ross County in the final.
  
  ## League table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 6 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | |
  | 7 | Livingston (R) | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 47 | |
  | 8 | Ross County | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 47 | |
  | 9 | Airdrie United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 42 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
  | 10 | Clyde (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 39 | Relegation to the Second Division |
  
  * ↑ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
  * ↑ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
  * ↑ 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.
  
  ## Results and fixtures
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Player statistics
  
  ### Squad
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | GK | SCO | Stephen Robertson | 48 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | | GK | SCO | Lee Hollis | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Stephen McKenna | 49 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | | DF | NIR | Matt Hazley | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | David Nixon | 43 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | William McLachlan | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Bobby Donnelly | 36 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Jamie Bain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Liam Sloan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
  | | DF | SCO | Marc Smyth | 46 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
  | | DF | SCO | Paul Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Fraser Keast | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | David Taylor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Patrick McCabe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Darren Smith | 35 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
  | | MF | ENG | Kevin McDonald | 44 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
  | | MF | SCO | Scott McLaughlin | 49 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
  | | MF | AUS | Michael Brown | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Paul Di Giacomo | 48 | 13 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 |
  | | MF | ENG | Simon Lynch | 45 | 14 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
  | | MF | SCO | Joe Cardle | 34 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
  | | FW | SCO | John Baird | 17 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
  | | FW | SCO | Steven McDougall | 45 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Stuart Noble | 23 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
  | | FW | SCO | Stephen Maguire | 17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Kevin Watt | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Stefan McCluskey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Ryan Donnelly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | SCO | Kieran Donaghy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  
      a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
  