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2007–08 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

During the 2007–08 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Second Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Cowdenbeath
2007–08 season
ManagerBrian Welsh
StadiumCentral Park
Scottish Second DivisionNinth (relegated)
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to v Peterhead
League CupSecond Round, lost to v Gretna
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to v Livingston
Top goalscorerLeague:
Pat Clarke (6)
Denis McLaughlin (6)
All:
Pat Clarke (8)
← 2006–07
2008–09 →

Summary edit

Cowdenbeath finished ninth in the Second Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 2–1 to Arbroath in the semifinal.[2] They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.[5]

Results & fixtures edit

[6]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division edit

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Second Division
4 August 2007 Second Division Berwick Rangers 1–1 Cowdenbeath Shielfield Park
Greenhill   25' BBC Report McBride   58' Attendance: 778
Referee: Allan
11 August 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–2 Ross County Central Park
Dalziel   66'
Howat   82'		 BBC Report Barrowman   46'
Adams   52'		 Attendance: 320
Referee: Boyle
18 August 2007 Second Division Peterhead 4–2 Cowdenbeath Balmoor
Mackay   31'
Bavidge   67'
Kozminski   72', 75'		 BBC Report McConalogue   41'
Bavidge   58' (Own goal)		 Attendance: 630
Referee: Somers
25 August 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–0 Raith Rovers Central Park
Deasley   37' BBC Report Attendance: 1,953
Referee: Freeland
1 September 2007 Second Division Brechin City 1–1 Cowdenbeath Glebe Park
King   90' BBC Report Doherty   35' Attendance: 448
Referee: Boyd
15 September 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–1 Ayr United Central Park
Dalziel   69' BBC Report Williams   41' Attendance: 452
Referee: Charleston
22 September 2007 Second Division Alloa Athletic 3–2 Cowdenbeath Recreation Park
Townsley   15'
Wilson   50'
Forrest   72'		 BBC Report Gilfillan   16'
Scullion   63'		 Attendance: 613
Referee: Underhill
29 September 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–1 Airdrie United Central Park
15:00 Clarke   5' BBC Report Noble   55' Attendance: 493
Referee: Boyd
6 October 2007 Second Division Queen's Park 0–1 Cowdenbeath Hampden Park
BBC Report Clarke   51' (Penalty) Attendance: 614
Referee: McKendrick
20 October 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3–1 Berwick Rangers Central Park
Clarke   67', 80', 90' BBC Report Diack   75' Attendance: 319
Referee: MacDonald
27 October 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 0–2 Peterhead Central Park
BBC Report Bagshaw   7'
McDonald   15'		 Attendance: 293
Referee: O'Reilly
3 November 2007 Second Division Raith Rovers 2–0 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park
Hislop   15'
Goodwillie   29'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,357
Referee: Charleston
10 November 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–0 Brechin City Central Park
McBride   64' BBC Report Attendance: 363
Referee: Muir
1 December 2007 Second Division Ayr United 1–4 Cowdenbeath Somerset Park
Williams   21' BBC Report Scullion   29'
Hill   59'
Ramsay   65'
Armstrong   75'		 Attendance: 1,014
Referee: Somers
8 December 2007 Second Division Airdrie United 3–1 Cowdenbeath Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McDougall   18'
Noble   36'
Russell   79'		 BBC Report McConalogue   3' Attendance: 823
Referee: Finnie
15 December 2007 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–4 Alloa Athletic Central Park
Scullion   90' BBC Report Brown   22', 62', 69'
Ferguson   26'		 Attendance: 356
Referee: Boyd
29 December 2007 Second Division Peterhead 1–0 Cowdenbeath Balmoor
Bagshaw   52' BBC Report Attendance: 639
Referee: Winter
2 January 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–4 Raith Rovers Central Park
Ramsay   21' BBC Report Sloan   9'
Hislop   66'
Templeton   67'
Weir   84'		 Attendance: 1,896
Referee: Nicholls
5 January 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–0 Ayr United Central Park
Trialist   9'
Dempster   76'		 BBC Report Attendance: 297
Referee: Conroy
19 January 2008 Second Division Brechin City 0–1 Cowdenbeath Glebe Park
BBC Report Dempster   38' (Penalty) Attendance: 432
Referee: Smith
26 January 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–4 Ross County Central Park
Clarke   70'
Dempster   89'		 BBC Report J Armstrong   1' (Own goal)
D Armstrong   31' (Own goal)
Scott   48'
Barrowman   78'		 Attendance: 362
Referee: McLean
9 February 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 0–1 Airdrie United Central Park
15:00 BBC Report Noble   58' Attendance: 475
Referee: Muir
16 February 2008 Second Division Alloa Athletic 3–2 Cowdenbeath Recreation Park
Andrew   49'
Ferguson   83' (Penalty)
Scott   89'		 ESPN Report Manson   52'
Gates   57'		 Attendance: 542
Referee: McDermott
23 February 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 0–4 Peterhead Central Park
BBC Report Adamson   18' (Own goal)
Mann   48'
Good   58'
Bavidge   72'		 Attendance: 244
Referee: Underhill
1 March 2008 Second Division Raith Rovers 3–2 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park
Goodwillie   22'
Davidson   25', 79'		 BBC Report Fahey   34' (Own goal)
McQuade   61'		 Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Norris
4 March 2008 Second Division Ross County 4–1 Cowdenbeath Victoria Park
Keddie   39'
Higgins   55'
Barrowman   62'
Winters   89'		 BBC Report McBride   81' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,511
Referee: MacDonald
11 March 2008 Second Division Berwick Rangers 4–5 Cowdenbeath Shielfield Park
Little   32', 45'
Greenhill   70'
Fairbairn   72'		 BBC Report McLaughlin   1', 4', 75', 90'
Ramsay   44'		 Attendance: 259
Referee: Tumilty
15 March 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–2 Berwick Rangers Central Park
Droudge   8' BBC Report Gemmill   29', 62' Attendance: 284
Referee: Smith
17 March 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–4 Queen's Park Central Park
Dempster   17' (Penalty)
Gilfillan   86'		 BBC Report Kettlewell   18'
Ferry   51'
Trouten   72' (Penalty), 83' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 317
Referee: Boyle
22 March 2008 Second Division Ayr United 1–1 Cowdenbeath Somerset Park
Easton   90' BBC Report Dempster   47' Attendance: 1,010
Referee: Winter
29 March 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 0–2 Brechin City Central Park
BBC Report Smith   82'
Nelson   85'		 Attendance: 259
Referee: Conroy
1 April 2008 Second Division Queen's Park 2–3 Cowdenbeath Hampden Park
Ferry   54'
Quinn   84'		 BBC Report Gates   32'
McQuade   35'
McLaughlin   78'		 Attendance: 431
Referee: Charleston
5 April 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–1 Alloa Athletic Central Park
McQuade   66' BBC Report Brown   86' Attendance: 272
Referee: Robertson
15 April 2008 Second Division Airdrie United 4–0 Cowdenbeath Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Andreoni   20'
Holmes   36'
Prunty   60'
Waddell   79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 735
Referee: Law
19 April 2008 Second Division Ross County 3–0 Cowdenbeath Victoria Park
Barrowman   2', 55'
Higgins   28'		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,716
Referee: McDermott
26 April 2008 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–0 Queen's Park Central Park
McLaughlin   48' BBC Report Attendance: 380
Referee: Boyd

Second Division play-offs edit

30 April 2008 Play-offs SF R1 Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath Gayfield Park
Watson   58' BBC Report Scullion   75' (pen.) Attendance: 638
Referee: Murray
3 May 2008 Play-offs SF R2 Cowdenbeath 1–2 (a.e.t.) Arbroath Central Park
McQuade   71' BBC Report Black   83'
Raeside   115'		 Attendance: 778
Referee: Collum

Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup
14 August 2007 Challenge Cup round 1 Peterhead 1–0 Cowdenbeath Balmoor Stadium
Cowie   90' BBC Report Attendance: 531
Referee: Freeland

League Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish League Cup
7 August 2007 League Cup round 1 Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dumbarton Central Park
Clarke   69'
Dalziel   77'
McBride   25'   84'		 BBC Report Nugent   82' Attendance: 322
Referee: Tumilty
28 August 2007 League Cup round 2 Gretna 3–1 Cowdenbeath Fir Park
Barr   52'
Yantorno   85'
Jenkins   88'		 BBC Report O'Neil   13' Attendance: 342
Referee: Winter

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Cup
24 November 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 Arbroath 0–1 Cowdenbeath Gayfield Park
Tosh   13'   38' BBC Report Clarke   5' (pen.) Attendance: 595
Referee: Freeland
15 January 2008 Scottish Cup round 4 Livingston 2–0 Cowdenbeath Almondvale Stadium
Craig   4'
McMenamin   31'		 BBC Report Attendance: 830
Referee: Freeland

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Brechin City 36 13 13 10 63 48 +15 52
7 Ayr United 36 13 7 16 51 62 −11 46
8 Queen's Park 36 13 5 18 48 51 −3 44
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 10 7 19 47 73 −26 37 Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[a]
10 Berwick Rangers (R) 36 3 7 26 40 101 −61 16 Relegation to the Third Division
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted. Due to Gretna's relegation, Stranraer were also promoted.

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO David Hay 43 0 36+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Kenny Adamson 36 0 27+2 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO David Armstrong 17 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO John Armstrong 24 1 19+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Mark Baxter 11 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Gary Cennerazzo 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Dene Droudge 6 1 4+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Dougie Hill 34 1 26+1 1 2+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Scott Linton 8 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
DF   SCO Chris Shanks 13 0 7+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Jay Shields 14 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Chris Anton 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Tony Brian 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Mark Boyle 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   EIR Matthew Doherty 6 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Mick Galloway 15 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF   GER Scott Gates 15 2 12+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF   SCO Bryan Gilfillan 25 2 22+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO David Hannah 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   NIR Danny Lennon 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Matt Lynch 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Danny Mackay 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Sean Mackle 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF    Ondrej Matusik 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Stephen Manson 8 1 3+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Martin McBride 34 3 17+13 3 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO John O'Neil 36 1 20+10 0 1+1 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
MF   SVK Marek Tomana 8 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Mark Ramsay 24 3 19+1 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Jamie Reid 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Jon Robertson 12 0 6+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Pat Scullion 37 4 26+4 3 1+1 0 1+1 0 3+0 1
FW   SCO David Bingham 9 0 6+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Pat Clarke 15 8 10+2 6 1+0 1 1+0 1 1+0 0
FW   SCO Scott Dalziel 20 3 6+10 2 0+1 0 1+1 1 1+0 0
FW   SCO Bryan Deasley 7 1 5+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO John Dempster 12 5 10+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO John Ferguson 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Andy Howat 13 1 2+8 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Stephen McConalogue 18 2 12+3 2 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
FW   EIR Denis McLaughlin 15 6 8+5 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   SCO Paul McQuade 18 4 12+3 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
FW   SCO Callum Young 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Trialist 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References edit

  1. ^ "2007/08 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Cowdenbeath 1–2 Arbroath (2–3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Livingston F.C. v Cowdenbeath F.C." Scottish Football Association. 15 January 2008. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007–08". London Hearts. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Peterhead 1–0 Cowdenbeath". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Cowdenbeath's results from season 2007/2008". Cowdenbeath Mad. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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