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Wednesday, 18th Sep 2013

SPFL League One

Dunfermlin?e Athletic v Airdrie Irn Bru First Division East End Park 04 May 2013; Stephe?n Husband rues a missed chance (c) Craig Brown

In May this year Airdrie United were already relegated when they arrived at East End Park to face a Dunfermline side that needed to win to ensure they avoided the play offs.  Things went wrong in that game when Liam Coogans sent the visitors into the lead just 53 seconds into the second half. Ryan Thomson equalised with more than 30 minutes to go but Willie McLaren destroyed the Pars hopes to secure a 2-1 win.

Some would say that just consequence for the inability to defeat an already sunk team would be a place in the First Division Play offs but Airdrie United had been a problem to the Pars all season.  When they came to East End Park earlier that season in January, they came to play a team that was top of the league.  The Diamonds left with three points after a 3-1 win.

Airdrie score from the spot

Then when the Pars travelled to the Excelsior Stadium on 9th March Airdrie were ahead before Ryan Wallace and Andy Kirk hit back to salvage a point for the Fifers. In all their guises the Lanarkshire club have always been fairly close to Dunfermline, there have been 101 league games with Airdrie having 35 wins to the Pars 36.  
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Pars v Airdrie: The Full League Record

 

P

W

D

L

F

A

At East End

52

22

17

13

87

81

At Airdrie

49

14

13

22

77

107

Division One (up to 1975)

42

19

6

17

83

90

Division Two (up to 1975)

12

1

3

8

24

42

Premier League (since 1975)

4

0

1

3

4

8

First Division (since 1975)

43

16

20

7

53

48

TOTALS

101

36

30

35

164

188

Ryan Thomson takes a tumble

Airdrie United have now won their last two matches at East End Park and their first two wins there since January 2006. That was in the very first game at East End Park a 4-3 defeat in the 2005-2006 Scottish Cup.  The Pars looked as good as through that day until an 89th minute penalty and a 92nd minute winner.  The Diamonds team that day included a 29 year old Martin Hardie and a 21 year old Willie McLaren who is back at Airdrie after stints at St Johnstone, Clyde and Queen of the South.

All  fifteen meetings
2012/2013
First Division Dunfermline 1-2 Airdrie United 04/05/13
First Division Airdrie United 3-3 Dunfermline 09/03/13
First Division Dunfermline 1-3 Airdrie United 12/01/13
First Division Airdrie United 1-2 Dunfermline 25/08/12
2009/2010
First Division Airdrie United 0-1 Dunfermline 01/05/10
First Division Airdrie United 1-1 Dunfermline 09/03/10
First Division Dunfermline 2-0 Airdrie United 06/03/10
First Division Dunfermline 2-0 Airdrie United 22/08/09
2008/2009
First Division Airdrie United 1-1 Dunfermline 04/04/09
Scottish Cup Airdrie United 1-2 Dunfermline 17/02/09
First Division Dunfermline 1-1 Airdrie United 17/01/09
First Division Airdrie United 3-1 Dunfermline 04/11/08
First Division Dunfermline 0-0 Airdrie United 23/08/08
2007/2008
Challenge Cup Airdrie United 0-2 Dunfermline 18/09/07
2005/2006
Scottish Cup Dunfermline 3-4 Airdrie United 07/01/06

Callum Morris v Airdrie

Airdrieonians win over Stranraer last Saturday was their first in the league at home since August 2012 and two of their four league wins since then were against Dunfermline.
 

Dunfermline Airdrie United
Current League Position
2 7
League Results
WLWWD DLLDW
League Points
10 5
Goal Difference
+3 -6
League Record
P5, W3, D1, L1 P5, W1, D2, L2

AIRDRIE UNITED 2-1

Having scored nine goals in their first three matches this season Airdrieonians then went four without scoring. They look as though they have regained their scoring touch, the five goals in their last two league matches has earned them four points.

    Form last six league matches
   Dunfermline     Airdrie United
  Brechin City (A) D 1-1   Stranraer (H) W 3-2
  Stranraer (H) W 3-1   Ayr United (A) D 2-2
  Falkirk (A) L 1-2   Livingston (H) L

0-2

  Stenhousemuir (A) W 5-4   Rangers (H) L

0-6

  Raith Rovers (H) L 0-2   Queen of the South (H) L 0-2
  Arbroath (H) L 2-3   Stenhousemuir (H) L 0-1

Dunfermlin?e Athletic v Airdrie Irn Bru First Division East End Park 04 May 2013; Ryan Thomson celebrates is goal with Stephen Husband (c) Craig Brown

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Brechin City):  Ryan Scully; Ross Millen, Luke Johnston, Callum Morris, Alex Whittle; Stephen Husband (Ryan Ferguson 89), Andy Geggan, Josh Falkingham (c), Ryan Wallace (Ryan Thomson 81), Robert Thomson, Jordan Moore (Allan Smith 75).
SUBS NOT USED: Kerr Young, Shaun Byrne, Fayssal El Bakhtaoui, Ryan Goodfellow (GK)

AIRDRIE UNITED (v Stranraer):  Scott Gallacher; Gregor Buchanan, Paddy Boyle, Darren McCormack, Grant Evans, David Sinclair, Willie McLaren, Jamie Bain, Nathan Blockley, Jim Lister (Grant Drummond 89), Lewis Coult (Liam Coogans 79)
SUBS NOT USED: Andrew Duncan (GK), Scott Stewart, Liam Watt

Martin Hardie Paddy Boyle
Former Pars return with the Diamonds

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