2005–06 Airdrie United F.C. season
Season 2005–06 was Airdrie United's fourth competitive season. They competed in the First Division, Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2005–06 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jim Ballantyne |
| Manager | Sandy Stewart |
| Stadium | Excelsior Stadium |
| Scottish First Division | Sixth place |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Challenge Cup | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Bryan Prunty (15) All: Bryan Prunty (15) |
Summary
Airdrie United finished sixth in the First Division.[1] They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[2] the first round of the League Cup[3] and were eliminated in the second round of the Challenge Cup.[4]
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ross County | 36 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 56 |
| 5 | Clyde | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 55 |
| 6 | Airdrie United | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 43 | +14 | 45 |
| 7 | Dundee | 36 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 43 |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 31 | 54 | −23 | 33 |
Source: "2005-2006 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Results and fixtures
[5] Win Draw Loss
First Division
| 6 August 2005 SFL1 | Stranraer | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | Hamilton 37' | Report | Attendance: 855 Referee: Boyle |
| 13 August 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | McGarry 49' | Attendance: 1,164 Referee: McCurry |
| 20 August 2005 SFL1 | Brechin City | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Johnson 24' | Report | McKeown 80' | Attendance: 688 Referee: Hardie |
| 27 August 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–1 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McKeown 27' (Penalty) Prunty 61' Twigg 83' |
BBC Report | Scotland 23' | Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Allan |
| 10 September 2005 SFL1 | Dundee | 0–2 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Report | McDougall 4' Prunty 75' |
Attendance: 4,198 Referee: Thomson |
| 17 September 2005 SFL1 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | McKenzie | Report | McLaren 31' | Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Dougal |
| 24 September 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | St Mirren | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Adam 33' | Attendance: 2,073 Referee: Underhill |
| 1 October 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–3 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McKeown 75' (Penalty) | Clyde Report | Williams 3', 66' Brighton 62' |
Attendance: 1,603 Referee: Fyfe |
| 7 October 2005 SFL1 | Ross County | 2–2 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Rankin 36' Winters 43' |
Report | Twigg 8' McLaren 73' |
Attendance: 2,004 Referee: MacKay |
| 15 October 2005 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Burns 90' | Report | Attendance: 1,638 Referee: Brines |
| 22 October 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–0 | Stranraer | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 60' | Report | Attendance: 1,100 Referee: McDonald |
| 29 October 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 4–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McPhee 1', 26' McKeown 78' (Penalty) Hardie 83' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,656 Referee: Murray |
| 5 November 2005 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 1–0 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Scotland 28' | Report | Attendance: 2,412 Referee: McCurry |
| 12 November 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–2 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McPhee 28' McLaren 89' |
BBC Report | Robertson 48' Ferguson 60' |
Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Richmond |
| 26 November 2005 SFL1 | Clyde | 1–0 | Airdrie United | Broadwood |
| 15:00 | McGowan 23' | Report | Attendance: 1,258 Referee: Thomson |
| 29 November 2005 SFL1 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Love Street |
| Van Zanten 5' | BBC Report | Docherty 11' (Penalty) Docherty 63' |
Attendance: 2,941 Referee: Underhill |
| 3 December 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 4–0 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 11' McLaren 27' McPhee 79', 87' |
Report | Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Hardie |
| 10 December 2005 SFL1 | Stranraer | 1–1 | Airdrie United | Stair Park |
| 15:00 | Sharp 75' | Report | McKeown 30' (Penalty) | Attendance: 633 Referee: Hunter |
| 17 December 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 6–0 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 27', 47' Hardie 59', 72', 87' McLaren 77' |
Report | Attendance: 1,106 Referee: Murray |
| 26 December 2005 SFL1 | Dundee | 2–3 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| O'Reilly 22' Mann 45' |
BBC Report | Prunty 58', 88', 89' | Attendance: 4,378 Referee: Toner |
| 31 December 2005 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–1 | St Johnstone | Excelsior Stadium |
| 14:00 | McKeown 22' (Penalty) McLaren 35' |
Report | Sheerin 19' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,582 Referee: McDonald |
| 2 January 2006 SFL1 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Airdrie United | New Douglas Park |
| McLaughlin 25' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,498 Referee: McCurry |
| 14 January 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–4 | St Mirren | Excelsior Stadium |
| McPhee 87' DanMcManus 75' |
Report | McKenna 23' (Own Goal) Anderson 61', 78' Corcoran 71' |
Attendance: 2,661 |
| 21 January 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Clyde | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty 11' | Report | Brighton 22' | Attendance: 1,623 Referee: McDonald |
| 28 January 2006 SFL1 | Queen of the South | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | O'Neil 9' (Penalty) Burns 75' |
Report | Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Richmond |
| 11 February 2006 SFL1 | Brechin City | 0–0 | Airdrie United | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 602 Referee: Smith |
| 18 February 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 2–3 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McPhee 32' Prunty 65' |
Report | Winters 4' Higgins 45' Cowie 59' |
Attendance: 1,119 Referee: Freeland |
| 4 March 2006 SFL1 | St Johnstone | 2–2 | Airdrie United | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Hardie 61' James 69' |
BBC Report | Twigg 2' Lovering 49' |
Attendance: 2,216 Referee: Dougal |
| 11 March 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 7–0 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15;00 | McLaren 15', 45', 78' Twigg 17' (Penalty), 41' McPhee 18' Coyle 84' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,127 Referee: Clark |
| 18 March 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 0–0 | Hamilton Academical | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Freeland |
| 25 March 2006 SFL1 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Airdrie United | Love Street |
| 15:00 | Sutton 9', 48' | Report | Prutny 43' | Attendance: 3,785 |
| 1 April 2006 SFL1 | Clyde | 3–1 | Airdrie United | Broadwood |
| 15;00 | McHale 28' (Penalty) Bouadji 42' Brighton 79' |
Report | Prutny 85' | Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Clark |
| 8 April 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Twigg 6' | Report | Weir 58' | Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Collum |
| 15 April 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–0 | Stranraer | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | McLaren 17' Prutny 72' Barkey 87' |
Report | Attendance: 919 Referee: MacDonald |
| 22 April 2006 SFL1 | Ross County | 0–1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Twigg 52' | Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Toner |
| 29 April 2006 SFL1 | Airdrie United | 3–3 | Brechin City | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prutny 45' McPhee 50' McGowan 78' |
Report | Devlin 32', 48' Byers 69' |
Attendance: 1,212 Referee: Boyle |
Challenge Cup
| 30 August 2005 Scottish Challenge Cup R2 | Dundee | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p) | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | Robertson | Report | McPhee | Attendance: 1,857 Referee: Clark |
League Cup
| 9 August 2005 League Cup R1 | Raith Rovers | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Stark's Park |
| Annand 6' Jablonski 57' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,237 Referee: McDonald |
Scottish Cup
| 7 August 2006 Scottish Cup R3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–4 | Airdrie United | East End Park |
| 19:45 | Mason 16' Hunt 23' Young 56' Makel 62' |
BBC Report | Docherty 31', 90' Hardie 56' McKeown 89' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 3,805 Referee: Fyfe |
| 4 February 2006 Scottish Cup R4 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dundee | Excelsior Stadium |
| McLaren 59' | BBC Report | Deasley 21' | Attendance: 3,557 Referee: Underhill |
| 14 February 2006 Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Dundee | 2–0 | Airdrie United | Dens Park |
| Deasley 8' Lynch 71' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,824 Referee: MacKay |
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | SCO | Stephen Robertson | 28 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Lee Hollis | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Allan McManus | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Stephen McKenna | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Neil McGowan | 40 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Paul Lovering | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Fraser Coyle | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Colin Marshall | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Martin Hardie | 22 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Stephen Docherty | 30 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Kevin Barkey | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | David Dunn | 30 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Stephen McKeown | 36 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Graeme Holmes | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Stuart Taylor | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Steven McDougall | 36 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Bryan Prunty | 35 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Brian McPhee | 36 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Willie McLaren | 38 | 11 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Gary Twigg | 27 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Mark Roberts | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Henry Boyle | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
- "2005–06 First Division". Scottish Football Archive. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- "Dundee F.C. v Airdrie United F.C." Scottish Football Association. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- "2005–06 League Cup". Scottish Football Archive. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- "Dundee 1 - 1 Airdrie United". ESPN. 30 August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
- "Airdrie United results 2005/2006". Airdrie Mad. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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