2011–12 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

The 2011–12 season saw Cowdenbeath play their first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2010–11 season.[1] Cowdenbeath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Cowdenbeath
2011–12 season
Chairman Donald Findlay
Manager Colin Cameron
StadiumCentral Park
Scottish Second Division1st (Champions)
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to Hibernian
League CupFirst Round, lost to v Stenhousemuir
Challenge CupFirst Round, lost to v Raith Rovers
Top goalscorerLeague:
Marc McKenzie (18)

All:
Marc McKenzie (18)
Highest home attendance1,345 vs. Airdrie United, 5 May 2012
Lowest home attendance271 vs. Dumbarton, 26 November 2011

Summary

Cowdenbeath finished first in the Second Division,[2] and were promoted as champions to the First Division.[3] They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[4] the first round of the League Cup[5] and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[6]

Management

For season 2011–12 Cowdenbeath were managed by Colin Cameron,[7] following the resignation of Jimmy Nicholl at the end of the previous season.[8]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

9 July 2011 Friendly Spartans 0 – 9 Cowdenbeath Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
Cowdenbeath Report Ramsay 12'
Stewart 19', 29'
Robertson 23'
Trialist no.7 32', 47'
McKenzie 50', 78'
Coult 67'

Scottish Second Division

6 August 2011 Second Division Forfar 2 – 2 Cowdenbeath Station Park, Forfar
McCulloch 58'
Templeman 62' (pen.)
BBC Report Ramsay 11'
Coult 78'
Attendance: 469
Referee: Hilland
10 September 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3 – 2 East Fife Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Stewart 17'
Park 52' (o.g.)
Robertson 76'
BBC Sport Wallace 3'
Muir 62'
Attendance: 540
Referee: Madden
24 September 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2 – 1 Albion Rovers Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Naismith 21', 37' (pen.) BBC Report Chaplain 83'  86'  Attendance: 304
Referee: Clancy
1 October 2011 Second Division Arbroath 1 – 1 Cowdenbeath Gayfield Park, Arbroath
Falkingham 58' BBC Report O'Brien 19' Attendance: 857
Referee: McDermott
15 October 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2 – 0 Stirling Albion Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Morton 33' (pen.)
McKenzie 47'
BBC Report Attendance: 312
Referee: Hilland
22 October 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Coult 60'
Stewart 68', 72'
BBC Report Low 75' Attendance: 339
Referee: Northcroft
29 October 2011 Second Division Brechin City 1 – 0 Cowdenbeath Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 King 53' BBC Report Attendance: 418
Referee: Colvin
5 November 2011 Second Division East Fife 1 – 3 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace 6' BBC Report Linton 48'
Robertson 62'
Morton 90'
Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Brines
12 November 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Stewart 15'
Coult 87'
BBC Report Attendance: 374
Referee: McDermott
26 November 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 0 – 0 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
SFL Report Attendance: 271
Referee: Crawford
26 December 2011 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0 – 2 Cowdenbeath Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 SFL Report Stewart 37'
Coult 88'
Attendance: 576
Referee: Hilland
11 February 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 4 – 1 Stirling Albion Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Coult 12', 48', 59'
McKenzie 84'
SFL Report Thom 36'
McKenzie  91'
Attendance: 341
Referee: Northcroft
15 February 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3 – 0 Albion Rovers Central Park, Cowdenbeath
19:45 Coult 10', 26'
McKenzie 21'
SFL Report Attendance: 302
Referee: O'Reilly
18 February 2012 Second Division Arbroath 1 – 1 Cowdenbeath Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Innes 42' SFL Report McKenzie 60'
Linton  43'
Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Roache
3 March 2012 Second Division Airdrie United 1 – 1 Cowdenbeath Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Lynch 39' SFL Report Ramsay 50' (Penalty) Attendance: 702
Referee: Murray
6 March 2012 Second Division Dumbarton 0 – 2 Cowdenbeath Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
19:30 SFL Report Mbu 3'
McKenzie 73'
Attendance: 812
Referee: Hilland
24 March 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 4 – 1 Dumbarton Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 McKenzie 19', 81'
Coult 29'
Mbu 38'
SFL Report Dargo 33' Attendance: 380
Referee: Tumilty
31 March 2012 Second Division Albion Rovers 1 – 0 Cowdenbeath Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Werndly 7' SFL Report Attendance: 402
Referee: Allan
7 April 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2 – 3 Arbroath Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 McKenzie 5', 47' (Penalty)
Adamson  24' 
SFL Report Doris 25', 75'
McAnespie 29'
Attendance: 671
Referee: Salmond
21 April 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2 – 0 Forfar Athletic Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 McKenzie 72', 83' SFL Report Attendance: 930
Referee: Anderson
28 April 2012 Second Division Brechin City 2 – 2 Cowdenbeath Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00 McKenzie 22' (Penalty), 25' SFL Report McKenzie 30'
Armstrong 54'
Attendance: 487
Referee: Cook

Scottish Cup

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3 Bo'ness United 0 – 3 Cowdenbeath Newtown Park, Bo'ness
13:45 Scanlon  24' 
Hunter  87'
BBC Report Robertson 38'
Linton 66'
Coult 87'
Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Robertson

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Fife cup

30 August 2011 Fife Cup Semi-Final East Fife 0 – 6 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
Cowdembeath Report Ferguson 24', 31' (pen.), 34', 57'
Stewart 44'
O'Brien 58'
Referee: Lambie
6 October 2011 Fife Cup Final Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Graham 1', 20', 52' Cowdenbeath Report Attendance: 320
Referee: McGeachie

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
MF Jon Robertson[9] 39 Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Second DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  SCO Youssef Bejaoui 705+000+001+001+00
GK  ENG Thomas Flynn 32030+002+000+000+00
GK  SCO Lee Wilson 101+000+000+000+00
DF  SCO Kenny Adamson 35130+112+001+001+00
DF  SCO John Armstrong 35133+111+000+000+00
DF  SCO Steven Bennett 000+000+000+000+00
DF  SCO Dean Brett 16014+000+001+001+00
DF  SCO Paul Byrne 200+200+000+000+00
DF  SCO Dene Droudge 000+000+000+000+00
DF  SCO Scott Linton 37530+342+010+101+00
DF  SCO Joe Mbu 34230+022+001+001+00
DF  SCO Thomas O'Brien 16111+411+000+000+00
DF  ENG David Cowan 17015+002+000+000+00
DF  SCO Gary Fisher 1009+100+000+000+00
MF  SCO Colin Cameron 26120+212+001+001+00
MF  SCO Danny Mackay 000+000+000+000+00
MF  ENG Lee Makel 301+200+000+000+00
MF  SCO Kyle Miller 602+300+000+000+10
MF  SCO Jordan Morton 20612+660+001+001+00
MF  SCO Mark Ramsay 28819+562+001+021+00
MF  SCO Jon Robertson 39735+052+021+001+00
MF  SCO Craig Winter 1203+600+101+001+00
MF  SCO Lewis Milne 803+400+000+000+10
MF  SCO Dean Brett 302+100+000+000+00
FW  SCO Lewis Coult 361520+12130+211+000+11
FW  SCO John Ferguson 101+000+000+000+00
FW  SCO Marc McKenzie 391831+5181+100+100+00
FW  SCO Greg Stewart 33717+1262+011+001+00
FW  SCO Kal Naismith 1027+221+000+000+00
FW  SCO Derek Lyle 18112+610+000+000+00
FW  SCO Liam Cusack 1307+600+000+000+00

Disciplinary Record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GKYoussef Bejaoui 0000000000
GKThomas Flynn 0000000000
DFKenny Adamson 121000010131
DFJohn Armstrong 5000000050
DFSteven Bennett 0000000000
DFDean Brett 2000000020
DFPaul Byrne 1000000010
DFDene Droudge 0000000000
DFScott Linton 3100000031
DFJoe Mbu 2000000020
DFThomas O'Brien 1010000020
DFDavid Cowan 3000000030
DFGary Fisher 2000000020
MFColin Cameron 3010000040
MFDanny Mackay 0000000000
MFLee Makel 0000000000
MFKyle Miller 0000000000
MFJordan Morton 5000000050
MFMark Ramsay 0000000000
MFJon Robertson 2000000020
MFCraig Winter 1000000010
MFLewis Milne 0000000000
MFDean Brett 0000000000
FWLewis Coult 6010000070
FWJohn Ferguson 0000000000
FWMarc McKenzie 1000000010
FWGreg Stewart 1000000010
FWKal Naismith 1000000010
FWDerek Lyle 2000000020
FWLiam Cusack 0000000000

Awards

Last updated 28 March 2012
Nation Name Award Month
Colin Cameron[10] Second Division Manager of the Month September
Colin Cameron[11] Second Division Manager of the Month November
Lewis Coult[12] Ginger Boot Award February
Colin Cameron[13] Second Division Manager of the Season IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Cowdenbeath (C, P) 36 20 11 5 68 29 +39 71 Promotion to the First Division
2 Arbroath 36 17 12 7 76 51 +25 63 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
3 Dumbarton (O, P) 36 17 7 12 61 61 0 58[lower-alpha 1]
4 Airdrie United (P) 36 14 10 12 68 60 +8 52[lower-alpha 2]
5 Stenhousemuir 36 15 6 15 54 49 +5 51
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
  2. Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United

Transfers

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