2008–09 Cowdenbeath F.C. season
Cowdenbeath 2008–09 football season
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Danny Lennon |
| Stadium | Central Park |
| Scottish Third Division | Second (promoted) |
| Challenge Cup | Quarter-final, lost to v Airdrie United |
| League Cup | Second Round, lost to v Dundee United |
| Scottish Cup | Second Round, lost to v Elgin City |
| Top goalscorer | League: John Gemmell (12) All: John Gemmell (14) |
During the 2008–09 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Third Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
Summary
Cowdenbeath finished second in the Third Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 5–4 on penalties to Stenhousemuir.[2] Following Livingston's demotion after going into Administration, Cowdenbeath were promoted to the Second Division.[3][4] They reached the second round of the Scottish Cup,[5] the second round of the League Cup[6] and were eliminated in the Quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.[7]
Management
For season 2008–09 Cowdenbeath were managed by Danny Lennon, following the sacking of Brian Welsh in the summer.[8]
Results & fixtures
[9] Win Draw Loss
Scottish Third Division
Cowdenbeath v Annan Athletic
| 2 August 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–4 | Annan Athletic | Central Park |
McQuade  16' | BBC Report | Jack 29' (Penalty), 48' Archibald 58'Johnstone 90' | Attendance: 596 Referee: Watters |
Forfar Athletic v Cowdenbeath
| 9 August 2008 Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 0–1 | Cowdenbeath | Station Park |
| ESPN Report | Ramsay 69' | Attendance: 412 Referee: Northcroft |
Cowdenbeath v Albion Rovers
| 16 August 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | Central Park |
| Fairburn 22' Gemmell 81' | BBC Report | Walker 58' | Attendance: 302 Referee: Madden |
Elgin City v Cowdenbeath
| 22 August 2008 Third Division | Elgin City | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Borough Briggs |
| BBC Report | McGregor 59' Gemmell 60' | Attendance: 537 Referee: McDermott |
Stenhousemuir v Cowdenbeath
| 30 August 2008 Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
| Motion 85' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 456 Referee: Robertson |
Cowdenbeath v Berwick Rangers
| 13 September 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Berwick Rangers | Central Park |
| Gemmell 2' Fairbairn 9' | BBC Report | Ewart 60' | Attendance: 375 Referee: Colvin |
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
| 20 September 2008 Third Division | Dumbarton | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| Carcary 36' Gordon 90' | BBC Report | McQuade 90' | Attendance: 801 Referee: O'Reilly |
Cowdenbeath v Montrose
| 27 September 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Montrose | Central Park |
| Gemmell 32' McQuade 71' | ESPN Report | Baird 44' | Attendance: 296 Referee: Salmond |
Cowdenbeath v East Stirlingshire
| 4 October 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | East Stirlingshire | Central Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 431 Referee: Hilland |
Annan Athletic v Cowdenbeath
| 18 October 2008 Third Division | Annan Athletic | 0–1 | Cowdenbeath | Galabank |
| BBC Report | McQuade 22' | Attendance: 578 Referee: Madden |
Albion Rovers v Cowdenbeath
| 1 November 2008 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | Cliftonhill |
| Barr 16' Benton 74'Harris 90' | BBC Report | Armstrong 58' | Attendance: 259 Referee: Northcroft |
Cowdenbeath v Elgin City
| 8 November 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 4–1 | Elgin City | Central Park |
| McQuade 8', 30' Armstrong 10', 73' | BBC Report | Shallicker 7' | Attendance: 193 Referee: Watters |
Cowdenbeath v Stenhousemuir
| 15 November 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park |
| McQuade 81' | BBC Report | Thom 15' Dalziel 26' | Attendance: 406 Referee: Madden |
Berwick Rangers v Cowdenbeath
| 22 November 2008 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 2–3 | Cowdenbeath | Shielfield Park |
| Gribben 11', 59' | BBC Report | Armstrong 19' Dempster 63'McQuade 75' | Attendance: 389 Referee: McKendrick |
Montrose v Cowdenbeath
| 13 December 2008 Third Division | Montrose | 0–1 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
| BBC Report | Dempster 38' | Attendance: 334 Referee: MacDonald |
East Stirlingshire v Cowdenbeath
| 20 December 2008 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1–4 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
| BBC Report | Fairbairn 9', 87' Adamson 57'McQuade 73' | Attendance: 457 Referee: Colvin |
Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton
| 10 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park |
| Adamson 13' McQuade 80' | BBC Report | Attendance: 416 Referee: Salmond |
Cowdenbeath v Berwick Rangers
| 13 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | Berwick Rangers | Central Park |
| Dempster 30' Tomana 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 282 Referee: Northcroft |
Elgin City v Cowdenbeath
| 17 January 2009 Third Division | Elgin City | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Borough Briggs |
| Wright 75' | BBC Report | Brown 60' | Attendance: 382 Referee: Murray |
Cowdenbeath v Albion Rovers
| 24 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Albion Rovers | Central Park |
| Gemmell 21', 38' | ESPN Report | Harty 41', Penalty' | Attendance: 409 Referee: Charleston |
Cowdenbeath v Annan Athletic
| 31 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Annan Athletic | Central Park |
| Gemmell 37' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 326 Referee: Robertson |
Dumbarton v Cowdenbeath
| 21 February 2009 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| Boyle 34' | BBC Report | Dempster 57' | Attendance: 846 Referee: Norris |
Cowdenbeath v Stenhousemuir
| 28 February 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–0 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park |
| Dempster 86' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 459 Referee: McKendrick |
Stenhousemuir v Cowdenbeath
| 3 March 2009 Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
| Diack 33' | BBC Report | Attendance: 423 Referee: McLean |
Berwick Rangers v Cowdenbeath
| 7 March 2009 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 1–0 | Cowdenbeath | Shielfield Park |
| Bonar 51' | BBC Report | Attendance: 523 Referee: Colvin |
Cowdenbeath v Forfar Athletic
| 10 March 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Forfar Athletic | Central Park |
| ESPN Report | Attendance: 317 Referee: Hilland |
Annan Athletic v Cowdenbeath
| 14 March 2009 Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3–1 | Cowdenbeath | Galabank |
| Sloan 12' Dunbar 87'Storey 90' | BBC Report | MacKay 21' | Attendance: 629 Referee: Muir |
Cowdenbeath v Montrose
| 17 March 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Montrose | Central Park |
| Gemmell 4', 18' | BBC Report | McKenzie 27' | Attendance: 303 Referee: McKay |
Cowdenbeath v East Stirlingshire
| 21 March 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–0 | East Stirlingshire | Central Park |
| Fairbairn 38' Armstrong 76' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 298 Referee: Watters |
Forfar Athletic v Cowdenbeath
| 31 March 2009 Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Station Park |
| Campbell 14' | ESPN Report | Gemmell 7' | Attendance: 621 Referee: Hilland |
Cowdenbeath v Elgin City
| 4 April 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | Elgin City | Central Park |
| Gemmell 84' | BBC Report | Shallicker 70' (Penalty) | Attendance: 331 Referee: Madden |
Albion Rovers v Cowdenbeath
| 11 April 2009 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0–0 | Cowdenbeath | Cliftonhill |
| ESPN Report | Attendance: 452 Referee: McDermott |
Cowdenbeath v Dumbarton
| 18 April 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Dumbarton | Central Park |
| ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,181 Referee: Finnie |
Montrose v Cowdenbeath
| 25 April 2009 Third Division | Montrose | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
| Tweed 65' Hegarty 72' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Gemmell 8' | Attendance: 403 Referee: McKendrick |
Cowdenbeath v Forfar Athletic
| 2 May 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–2 | Forfar Athletic | Central Park |
| Stein 33', 43' | BBC Report | Gordon 3' Russell 4' | Attendance: 527 Referee: Northcroft |
East Stirlingshire v Cowdenbeath
| 9 May 2009 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
| BBC Report | Ferguson 78', 90' | Attendance: 434 Referee: Robertson |
Second Division play-offs
East Stirlingshire v Cowdenbeath
| 13 May 2009 Play-offs SF R1 | East Stirlingshire | 1–2 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
| Rodgers 62' | BBC Report | Gemmell 12' Stein 30' | Attendance: 605 Referee: Collum |
Cowdenbeath v East Stirlingshire
| 16 May 2009 Play-offs SF R2 | Cowdenbeath | 1–1 | East Stirlingshire | Central Park |
| Dempster 84' | BBC Report | Graham 3' | Attendance: 633 Referee: Tumilty |
Cowdenbeath v Stenhousemuir
| 20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R1 | Cowdenbeath | 0–0 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park |
| Report | Attendance: 775 Referee: Muir |
Stenhousemuir v Cowdenbeath
| 20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R2 | Stenhousemuir | 0–0 (5 – 4 pen.) (a.e.t.) | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
| Report | Attendance: 1,530 Referee: O'Reilly |
Challenge Cup
Elgin City v Cowdenbeath
| 26 July 2008 Challenge Cup round 1 | Elgin City | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Borough Briggs |
| BBC Report | McGregor 13' McQuade 80' | Attendance: 379 Referee: Salmond |
Cowdenbeath v Albion Rovers
| 12 August 2008 Challenge Cup round 2 | Cowdenbeath | 3–2 | Albion Rovers | Central Park |
| McQuade 8' Gemmell 54' Fairbairn 89' | BBC Report | Barr 30' Martin 75' | Attendance: 204 Referee: Crawford |
Cowdenbeath v Airdrie United
| 7 September 2008 Challenge Cup quarter-finals | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Airdrie United | Central Park |
| Fairbairn 79' Baxter  84' | BBC Report | Di Giacomo 53' 75' | Attendance: 643 Referee: Finnie |
League Cup
Montrose v Cowdenbeath
| 5 August 2008 League Cup round 1 | Montrose | 0–2 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
| BBC Report | McGregor 6' Fairbairn 81' | Attendance: 382 Referee: Muir |
Cowdenbeath v Dundee United
| 26 August 2008 League Cup round 2 | Cowdenbeath | 1–5 | Dundee United | Central Park |
| Dempster 74' | BBC Report | Daly 30', 47', 80' Goodwillie 41', 60' | Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Norris |
Scottish Cup
Cowdenbeath v Elgin City
| 25 October 2008 Scottish Cup round 3 | Cowdenbeath | 1–2 | Elgin City | Central Park |
| McQuade 50' | BBC Report | Kaczan 27' Wright 71' | Attendance: 328 Referee: Boyle |
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dumbarton (C, P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 67 | Promotion to the Second Division |
| 2 | Cowdenbeath (P) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 63[a] | Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[b] |
| 3 | East Stirlingshire | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 61 | |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir (O, P) | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 56 | |
| 5 | Montrose | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 54 |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Third Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  SCO | Scott Gallacher | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | David Hay | 38 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Kenny Adamson | 29 | 2 | 21+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Armstrong | 37 | 5 | 31+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Mark Baxter | 32 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Gary Cennerazzo | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Dene Droudge | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Derek Fleming | 31 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Sandy Hodge | 18 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Scott Linton | 14 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Darren McGregor | 43 | 4 | 34+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | |
| DF | SCO | Greg Ross | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Joe Mbu | 24 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Jay Shields | 30 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | John Gemmell | 40 | 14 | 25+6 | 12 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO | Brian Fairbairn | 34 | 8 | 20+8 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | |
| MF | SCO | Mark Forbes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF |  NIR | Danny Lennon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Danny Mackay | 26 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | John O'Neil | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF |  SVK | Marek Tomana | 33 | 1 | 18+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Mark Ramsay | 40 | 1 | 26+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jamie Reid | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jon Robertson | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jay Stein | 24 | 3 | 10+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| FW |  RSA | Graeme Brown | 17 | 1 | 8+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Dempster | 33 | 6 | 17+9 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Ferguson | 8 | 2 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Paul McQuade | 33 | 12 | 20+3 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+2 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Callum Young | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Derek Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
References
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