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 FriendlySpartans0 – 9CowdenbeathAinslie Park, Edinburgh
Cowdenbeath Report Ramsay  12'
Stewart  19', 29'
Robertson  23'
Trialist no.7  32', 47'
McKenzie  50', 78'
Coult  67'
12 July 2011 FriendlyCowdenbeath2 – 1Heart of MidlothianCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Morton  23'
Robertson  88'		 Hearts Report Elliott  76' (pen.) Referee: Colvin
16 July 2011 FriendlyCowdenbeath4 – 0Dundee United XICentral Park, Cowdenbeath
McKenzie  2', 59'
Coult  9'
Ramsay  42' (pen.)		 Cowdenbeath Report
19 July 2011 FriendlyCowdenbeath3 – 1St MirrenCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Robertson  18'
Stewart  60', 85'		 St. Mirren Report McGowan  27' Attendance: 221
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Second Division
6 August 2011 Second DivisionForfar2 – 2CowdenbeathStation Park, Forfar
McCulloch  58'
Templeman  62' (pen.)		 BBC Report Ramsay  11'
Coult  78'		 Attendance: 469
Referee: Hilland
13 August 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath3 – 1Brechin CityCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Ramsay  13'
McKenzie  67'
Morton  80'		 BBC Report Brady  37' Attendance: 308
Referee: Beaton
20 August 2011 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 5CowdenbeathCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Donnelly  6' BBC Report Robertson  37'
Linton  45', 67'
Coult  50'
Morton  78'		 Attendance: 834
Referee: Charleston
27 August 2011 Second DivisionStenhousemuir3 – 1CowdenbeathOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Rodgers  56'
McHale  72'
Ferguson  77'		 BBC Report Adamson  69' Attendance: 621
Referee: Salmond
10 September 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath3 – 2East FifeCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Stewart  17'
Park  52' (o.g.)
Robertson  76'		 BBC Sport Wallace  3'
Muir  62'		 Attendance: 540
Referee: Madden
17 September 2011 Second DivisionDumbarton0 – 4CowdenbeathStrathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
BBC Report McKenzie  8'
Robertson  19'
Morton  68'
Linton  86'		 Attendance: 615
Referee: Tumilty
24 September 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 1Albion RoversCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Naismith  21', 37' (pen.) BBC Report Chaplain  83'  86'  Attendance: 304
Referee: Clancy
1 October 2011 Second DivisionArbroath1 – 1CowdenbeathGayfield Park, Arbroath
Falkingham  58' BBC Report O'Brien  19' Attendance: 857
Referee: McDermott
15 October 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 0Stirling AlbionCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Morton  33' (pen.)
McKenzie  47'		 BBC Report Attendance: 312
Referee: Hilland
22 October 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath3 – 1Forfar AthleticCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Coult  60'
Stewart  68', 72'		 BBC Report Low  75' Attendance: 339
Referee: Northcroft
29 October 2011 Second DivisionBrechin City1 – 0CowdenbeathGlebe Park, Brechin
15:00 King  53' BBC Report Attendance: 418
Referee: Colvin
5 November 2011 Second DivisionEast Fife1 – 3CowdenbeathBayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 Wallace  6' BBC Report Linton  48'
Robertson  62'
Morton  90'		 Attendance: 1,022
Referee: Brines
12 November 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 0StenhousemuirCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Stewart  15'
Coult  87'		 BBC Report Attendance: 374
Referee: McDermott
26 November 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath0 – 0DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
SFL Report Attendance: 271
Referee: Crawford
3 December 2011 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers3 – 3CowdenbeathCliftonhill, Coatbridge
Love  2'
Lawless  64', 72'		 Cowdenbeath Report Ramsay  16'
Robertson  67'
Stewart  81'		 Attendance: 407
Referee: McKendrick
10 December 2011 Second DivisionCowdenbeath0 – 0ArbroathCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
SFL Report Attendance: 437
Referee: Winter
17 December 2011 Second DivisionStirling AlbionP – PCowdenbeathForthbank Stadium, Stirling
26 December 2011 Second DivisionStenhousemuir0 – 2CowdenbeathOchilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00 SFL Report Stewart  37'
Coult  88'		 Attendance: 576
Referee: Hilland
2 January 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath4 – 0East FifeCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Morton  10'
Cameron  60'
Ramsay  75'
McKenzie  90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 485
Referee: Colvin
14 January 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 0Airdrie UnitedCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Ramsay  37'
McKenzie  58' (pen.)		 SFL Report Attendance: 408
Referee: Richmond
21 January 2012 Second DivisionForfar Athletic1 – 0CowdenbeathStation Park, Forfar
15:00 Low  45' SFL Report Attendance: 475
Referee: Finnie
28 January 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeathP – PAlbion RoversCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00
4 February 2012 Second DivisionDumbartonP – PCowdenbeathDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00
11 February 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath4 – 1Stirling AlbionCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Coult  12', 48', 59'
McKenzie  84'		 SFL Report Thom  36'
McKenzie  91'		 Attendance: 341
Referee: Northcroft
15 February 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath3 – 0Albion RoversCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
19:45 Coult  10', 26'
McKenzie  21'		 SFL Report Attendance: 302
Referee: O'Reilly
18 February 2012 Second DivisionArbroath1 – 1CowdenbeathGayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00 Innes  42' SFL Report McKenzie  60'
Linton  43'		 Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Roache
21 February 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion1 – 1CowdenbeathDoubletree Dunblane Stadium, Stirling
19:45 Thom  28' SFL Report Coult  56' Attendance: 329
Referee: Somers
25 February 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath1 – 0Brechin CityCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Lyle  90' SFL Report Attendance: 332
Referee: Richmond
3 March 2012 Second DivisionAirdrie United1 – 1CowdenbeathExcelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00 Lynch  39' SFL Report Ramsay  50' (Penalty) Attendance: 702
Referee: Murray
6 March 2012 Second DivisionDumbarton0 – 2CowdenbeathDumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
19:30 SFL Report Mbu  3'
McKenzie  73'		 Attendance: 812
Referee: Hilland
10 March 2012 Second DivisionEast Fife0 – 1CowdenbeathBayview Stadium, Methil
15:00 SFL Report McKenzie  43' Attendance: 926
Referee: McKendrick
17 March 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath0 – 0StenhousemuirCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 367
Referee: Colvin
24 March 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath4 – 1DumbartonCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 McKenzie  19', 81'
Coult  29'
Mbu  38'		 SFL Report Dargo  33' Attendance: 380
Referee: Tumilty
31 March 2012 Second DivisionAlbion Rovers1 – 0CowdenbeathCliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00 Werndly  7' SFL Report Attendance: 402
Referee: Allan
7 April 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 3ArbroathCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 McKenzie  5', 47' (Penalty)
Adamson  24' 		 SFL Report Doris  25', 75'
McAnespie  29'		 Attendance: 671
Referee: Salmond
14 April 2012 Second DivisionStirling Albion0 – 2CowdenbeathDoubletree Dunblane Stadium, Stirling
15:00 SFL Report Coult  6'
McKenzie  89'		 Attendance: 568
Referee: Charleston
21 April 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath2 – 0Forfar AthleticCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 McKenzie  72', 83' SFL Report Attendance: 930
Referee: Anderson
28 April 2012 Second DivisionBrechin City2 – 2CowdenbeathGlebe Park, Brechin
15:00 McKenzie  22' (Penalty), 25' SFL Report McKenzie  30'
Armstrong  54'		 Attendance: 487
Referee: Cook
5 May 2012 Second DivisionCowdenbeath0 – 0Airdrie UnitedCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 SFL Report Attendance: 1,345
Referee: Norris

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
19 November 2011 Scottish Cup Round 3Bo'ness United0 – 3CowdenbeathNewtown 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 4Cowdenbeath2 – 3HibernianCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00 Stewart  1'
Robertson  69'		 BBC Sport Griffiths  18'
Doyle  27'
Wotherspoon  54'		 Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Madden

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup Round 1Cowdenbeath2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 4 p)		StenhousemuirCentral Park, Cowdenbeath
Ramsay  28', 40' SFL Report Lyle  4'
Paton  53'		 Attendance: 293
Referee: McKendrick
Penalties
Cameron
Robertson
Ramsay
McKenzie
Stewart 		Paton
Murray
Rodgers
Thomson
Kean

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1Raith Rovers2 – 1CowdenbeathStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Baird  51', 77' BBC Report Coult  80' Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Tumilty

Fife cup
30 August 2011 Fife Cup Semi-FinalEast Fife0 – 6CowdenbeathBayview Stadium, Methil
Cowdembeath Report Ferguson  24', 31' (pen.), 34', 57'
Stewart  44'
O'Brien  58'		 Referee: Lambie
6 October 2011 Fife Cup FinalRaith Rovers3 – 0CowdenbeathStark'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 Youssef Bejaoui 705+000+001+001+00
GK Thomas Flynn 32030+002+000+000+00
GK Lee Wilson 101+000+000+000+00
DF Kenny Adamson 35130+112+001+001+00
DF John Armstrong 35133+111+000+000+00
DF Steven Bennett 000+000+000+000+00
DF Dean Brett 16014+000+001+001+00
DF Paul Byrne 200+200+000+000+00
DF Dene Droudge 000+000+000+000+00
DF Scott Linton 37530+342+010+101+00
DF Joe Mbu 34230+022+001+001+00
DF Thomas O'Brien 16111+411+000+000+00
DF David Cowan 17015+002+000+000+00
DF Gary Fisher 1009+100+000+000+00
MF Colin Cameron 26120+212+001+001+00
MF Danny Mackay 000+000+000+000+00
MF Lee Makel 301+200+000+000+00
MF Kyle Miller 602+300+000+000+10
MF Jordan Morton 20612+660+001+001+00
MF Mark Ramsay 28819+562+001+021+00
MF Jon Robertson 39735+052+021+001+00
MF Craig Winter 1203+600+101+001+00
MF Lewis Milne 803+400+000+000+10
MF Dean Brett 302+100+000+000+00
FW Lewis Coult 361520+12130+211+000+11
FW John Ferguson 101+000+000+000+00
FW Marc McKenzie 391831+5181+100+100+00
FW Greg Stewart 33717+1262+011+001+00
FW Kal Naismith 1027+221+000+000+00
FW Derek Lyle 18112+610+000+000+00
FW 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

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