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.
Season | League | Scottish Cup[3] | League Cup | Challenge Cup[4] | Top league goalscorer[5] | ||||||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||||
2002–03 | SFL 2 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 44 | 54 | 3rd[6] | R3 | R3 | R2 | Vareille | 18 | |||
2003–04 | bgcolor=ccffcc align="center" | SFL 2 | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 70 | bgcolor=gold align="center" | 1st[7] | R3 | R2 | bgcolor=silver align="center" | Runners-up[8] | Coyle | 13 |
2004–05 | SFL 1 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 5th[9] | R3 | R2 | R1 | Coyle | 14 | |||
2005–06 | SFL 1 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 57 | 43 | 45 | 6th[10] | R4 | R1 | R2 | Prunty | 15 | |||
2006–07 | bgcolor=ffcccc align="center" | SFL 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 9th[11] | R3 | R2 | R1 | Twigg | 10 | ||
2007–08 | bgcolor=ccffcc align="center" | SFL 2 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | 66 | bgcolor=silver align="center" | 2nd[12] | R4 | R1 | QF | Russell | 19 | |
2008–09 | SFL 1 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 42 | 9th[13] | R5 | R3 | bgcolor=gold align="center" | Winners[14] | Lynch | 10 | ||
2009–10 | bgcolor=ffcccc align="center" | SFL 1 | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 56 | 33 | 9th[15] | R4 | R1 | R1 | Baird | 11 | ||
2010–11 | SFL 2 | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 52 | 60 | 48 | 6th[16] | R4 | R2 | R1 | Gemmill | 9 | |||
2011–12 | SFL 2 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | 52 | 4th[17] | R4 | R3 | R1 | Donnelly | 21 | |||
2012–13 | bgcolor=ffcccc align="center" | SFL 1 | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 89 | 22 | 10th[18] | R3 | R1 | R2 | Boyle | 10 | ||
Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Top league goalscorer | ||||||||||
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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 | |
2014–15 | League One | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | 58 | 5th | R3 | R1 | R1 | Bryan Prunty | 14 | |
2015–16 | League One | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 50 | 49 | 5th | R4 | R2 | R1 | Jim Lister | 8 | |
2016–17 | League One | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 61 | 66 | 52 | 3rd | R3 | GS | R3 | Andy Ryan | 23 | |
2017–18 | League One | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 46 | 60 | 41 | 7th | R3 | GS | R1 | Willis Furtado & Ryan Conroy | 6 | |
2018–19 | League One | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 51 | 44 | 48 | 5th | R4 | GS | R2 | Leighton McIntosh | 15 | |
2019–20 | League One | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 48 | 3rd | R4 | GS | Dale Carrick | 12 | ||
2020–21 | League One | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 38 | 2nd | R2 | GS | N/A | Dale Carrick | 9 | |
2020–21 | League One | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 37 | 72 | 2nd | R4 | GS | Calum Gallagher | 15 | ||
2022–23 | League One | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 51 | 60 | bgcolor=lightgreen | 3rd | R4 | GS | Calum Gallagher | 22 | |
2023–24 | Championship | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 44 | 52 | 4th | R5 | R2 | bgcolor=gold | |||
Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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.
The Scottish Football League was founded in 1890 and, other than during seven years of hiatus during World War II, the national top division has been played every season since. The following is a summary of Airdrieonians' divisional status since their move from Clydebank in 2002: