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
ChairmanScotland Donald Findlay
ManagerScotland 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:
Scotland Marc McKenzie (18)

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

Summary edit

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 edit

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 edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

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'
19 July 2011 Friendly Cowdenbeath 3 – 1 St Mirren Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Robertson   18'
Stewart   60', 85'
St. Mirren Report McGowan   27' Attendance: 221
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Second Division edit

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
13 August 2011 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3 – 1 Brechin City Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Ramsay   13'
McKenzie   67'
Morton   80'
BBC Report Brady   37' Attendance: 308
Referee: Beaton
20 August 2011 Second Division Airdrie United 1 – 5 Cowdenbeath Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Donnelly   6' BBC Report Robertson   37'
Linton   45', 67'
Coult   50'
Morton   78'
Attendance: 834
Referee: Charleston
27 August 2011 Second Division Stenhousemuir 3 – 1 Cowdenbeath Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Rodgers   56'
McHale   72'
Ferguson   77'
BBC Report Adamson   69' Attendance: 621
Referee: Salmond
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
17 September 2011 Second Division Dumbarton 0 – 4 Cowdenbeath Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
BBC Report McKenzie   8'
Robertson   19'
Morton   68'
Linton   86'
Attendance: 615
Referee: Tumilty
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
3 December 2011 Second Division Albion Rovers 3 – 3 Cowdenbeath Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
Love   2'
Lawless   64', 72'
Cowdenbeath Report Ramsay   16'
Robertson   67'
Stewart   81'
Attendance: 407
Referee: McKendrick
26 December 2011 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0 – 2 Cowdenbeath Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 SFL Report Stewart   37'
Coult   88'
Attendance: 576
Referee: Hilland
2 January 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 4 – 0 East Fife Central Park, Cowdenbeath
Morton   10'
Cameron   60'
Ramsay   75'
McKenzie   90'
BBC Report Attendance: 485
Referee: Colvin
21 January 2012 Second Division Forfar Athletic 1 – 0 Cowdenbeath Station Park, Forfar
15:00 Low   45' SFL Report Attendance: 475
Referee: Finnie
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
25 February 2012 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 Brechin City Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Lyle   90' SFL Report Attendance: 332
Referee: Richmond
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
10 March 2012 Second Division East Fife 0 – 1 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 SFL Report McKenzie   43' Attendance: 926
Referee: McKendrick
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
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 edit

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
7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 Cowdenbeath 2 – 3 Hibernian Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart   1'
Robertson   69'
BBC Sport Griffiths   18'
Doyle   27'
Wotherspoon   54'
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Madden

Scottish League Cup edit

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

Fife cup edit

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 edit

Captains edit

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 edit

Last updated 5 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Youssef Bejaoui 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
GK   ENG Thomas Flynn 32 0 30+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Lee Wilson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Kenny Adamson 35 1 30+1 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO John Armstrong 35 1 33+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Steven Bennett 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Dean Brett 16 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Paul Byrne 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Dene Droudge 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Scott Linton 37 5 30+3 4 2+0 1 0+1 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Joe Mbu 34 2 30+0 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Thomas O'Brien 16 1 11+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG David Cowan 17 0 15+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Gary Fisher 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Colin Cameron 26 1 20+2 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Danny Mackay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Lee Makel 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Kyle Miller 6 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Jordan Morton 20 6 12+6 6 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Mark Ramsay 28 8 19+5 6 2+0 0 1+0 2 1+0 0
MF   SCO Jon Robertson 39 7 35+0 5 2+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Craig Winter 12 0 3+6 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Lewis Milne 8 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Dean Brett 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Lewis Coult 36 15 20+12 13 0+2 1 1+0 0 0+1 1
FW   SCO John Ferguson 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Marc McKenzie 39 18 31+5 18 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Greg Stewart 33 7 17+12 6 2+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW   SCO Kal Naismith 10 2 7+2 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Derek Lyle 18 1 12+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Liam Cusack 13 0 7+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
                   
  GK Youssef Bejaoui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  GK Thomas Flynn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Kenny Adamson 12 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1
  DF John Armstrong 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  DF Steven Bennett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Dean Brett 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Paul Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Dene Droudge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  DF Scott Linton 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  DF Joe Mbu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Thomas O'Brien 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF David Cowan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Gary Fisher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Colin Cameron 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  MF Danny Mackay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Lee Makel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Kyle Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Jordan Morton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  MF Mark Ramsay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Jon Robertson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Craig Winter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Lewis Milne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  MF Dean Brett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Lewis Coult 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  FW John Ferguson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  FW Marc McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Greg Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Kal Naismith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Derek Lyle 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  FW Liam Cusack 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards edit

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 edit

League table edit

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[a]
4 Airdrie United (P) 36 14 10 12 68 60 +8 52[b]
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (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 edit

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