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 alongside their top league goal scorer and manager(s) for each season.
Seasons
As Airdrie United
| Season | League | Scottish Cup[3] | League Cup | Challenge Cup[4] | Top league goalscorer[5] | Manager | |||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2002–03[a] | SFL 2 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 54 | 3rd[6] | R3 | R3 | R2 | Vareille | 18 | Stewart |
| 2003–04 | SFL 2 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 70 | 1st[7] | R3 | R2 | Runners-up[8] | Coyle | 13 | Stewart |
| 2004–05[a] | SFL 1 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 5th[9] | R3 | R2 | R1 | Coyle | 14 | Stewart |
| 2005–06 | SFL 1 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 43 | 45 | 6th[10] | R4 | R1 | R2 | Prunty | 15 | Stewart |
| 2006–07 | SFL 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 9th[a][11] | R3 | R2 | R1 | Twigg | 10 | Stewart Black |
| 2007–08 | SFL 2 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | 66 | 2nd[b][12] | R4 | R1 | QF | Russell | 19 | Black |
| 2008–09 | SFL 1 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 42 | 9th[c][13] | R5 | R3 | Winners[14] | Lynch | 10 | Black |
| 2009–10 | SFL 1 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 56 | 33 | 9th[a][15] | R4 | R1 | R1 | Baird | 11 | Black |
| 2010–11 | SFL 2 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 60 | 48 | 6th[16] | R4 | R2 | R1 | Gemmill | 9 | Boyle |
| 2011–12 | SFL 2 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 4th[17] | R4 | R3 | R1 | Donnelly | 21 | Boyle |
| 2012–13 | SFL 1 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 89 | 22 | 10th[18] | R3 | R1 | R2 | Boyle | 10 | Boyle |
As Airdrieonians
| Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Top league goalscorer | Manager | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
| 2013–14 | League One | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 57 | 45 | 6th | R3 | R2 | R2 | Jim Lister | 10 | Jimmy Boyle Gary Bollan |
| 2014–15 | League One | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 58 | 5th | R3 | R1 | R1 | Bryan Prunty | 14 | Gary Bollan |
| 2015–16 | League One | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 5th | R4 | R2 | R1 | Jim Lister | 8 | Gary Bollan Eddie Wolecki Black Danny Lennona |
| 2016–17 | League One | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 66 | 52 | 3rd[b] | R3 | GS | R3 | Andy Ryan | 23 | Eddie Wolecki Black/Kevin McBridea Mark Wilson |
| 2017–18 | League One | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 60 | 41 | 7th | R3 | GS | R1 | Willis Furtado Ryan Conroy |
6 | Willie Aitchison Stevie Findlay |
| 2018–19 | League One | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 44 | 48 | 5th | R4 | GS | R2 | Leighton McIntosh | 15 | Stevie Findlay Ian Murray |
| 2019–20 | League One | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 48 | 3rd[d] | R4 | GS | R4 | Dale Carrick | 12 | Ian Murray |
| 2020–21 | League One | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 2nd[c] | R2 | GS | N/A | Dale Carrick | 9 | Ian Murray |
| 2020–21 | League One | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 72 | 2nd[d] | R4 | GS | R2 | Calum Gallagher | 15 | Ian Murray |
| 2022–23 | League One | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 51 | 60 | 3rd[e] | R4 | GS | R4 | Calum Gallagher | 22 | Rhys McCabe |
| 2023–24 | Championship | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 4th[f] | R5 | R2 | W | Nikolay Todorov | 6 | Rhys McCabe |
| 2024–25 | Championship | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 6 | 29 | 9th[g] | R5 | R2 | R4 | Ben Wilson | 9 | Rhys McCabe |
| 2025-26 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBA | TBA | GS | TBA | TBA | TBA | Rhys McCabe Danny Lennon |
Key
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Footnotes
- Also Lanarkshire Cup winners.
- Lost in Play-off semi-final.
- Lost in Play-off final.
- Lost in Play-off final.
- Lost in Play-off quarter-final.
- Won in Play-off final.
- 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,[a] the national top division has been played every season since.[b] The following is a summary of Airdrieonians' divisional status since their move from Clydebank in 2002:
- 21 total eligible seasons (including 2022–23)
- 0 seasons in top level[c]
- 6 seasons in second level[d]
- 15 seasons in third level[e]
- 0 seasons in fourth level[f]
- The incomplete 1939–40 edition has not been counted in the totals.
- The top tier became the Scottish Premier League in 1998, and all four divisions became the Scottish Professional Football League in 2013.
- Has existed between 1890–1939, and since 1946.
- Has existed between 1893–1915, 1921–1939 and since 1946.
- Has existed between 1923–1926, 1946–1949, and since 1976.
- Has existed since 1994.