2008–09 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

Cowdenbeath
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] They reached the second round of the Scottish Cup,[4] the second round of the League Cup[5] and were eliminated in the Quarter-final's of the Challenge Cup.[6]

Management

For season 2008–09 Cowdenbeath were managed by Danny Lennon, following the sacking of Brian Welsh in the summer.[7]

Results & fixtures

[8]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division

Second Division Play-offs

Challenge Cup

League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish Third Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Scott Gallacher 8 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland David Hay 38 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 7+0 0
DF Scotland Kenny Adamson 29 2 21+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland John Armstrong 37 5 31+0 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
DF Scotland Mark Baxter 32 0 24+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 5+0 0
DF Scotland Gary Cennerazzo 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Dene Droudge 6 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Derek Fleming 31 0 19+5 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+2 0
DF Scotland Sandy Hodge 18 0 12+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland Scott Linton 14 0 5+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
DF Scotland Darren McGregor 43 4 34+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 1 5+1 2
DF Scotland Greg Ross 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Joe Mbu 24 0 18+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland Jay Shields 30 0 20+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
MF Scotland John Gemmell 40 14 25+6 12 1+0 0 2+0 0 5+1 2
MF Scotland Brian Fairbairn 34 8 20+8 5 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+1 2
MF Scotland Mark Forbes 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland Danny Lennon 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Danny Mackay 26 1 21+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
MF Scotland John O'Neil 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Slovakia Marek Tomana 33 1 18+9 1 1+0 0 0+2 0 0+3 0
MF Scotland Mark Ramsay 40 1 26+6 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
MF Scotland Jamie Reid 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Jon Robertson 14 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
MF Scotland Jay Stein 24 3 10+9 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 1
FW South Africa Graeme Brown 17 1 8+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland John Dempster 33 6 17+9 5 1+0 0 0+1 1 1+4 0
FW Scotland John Ferguson 8 2 1+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+2 0
FW Scotland Paul McQuade 33 12 20+3 9 1+0 1 2+0 0 5+2 2
FW Scotland Callum Young 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Derek Wallace 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including play offs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

Statistics

League Table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dumbarton (C) (P) 36 19 10 7 65 36+29 67 Second Division
2 Cowdenbeath (P) 36 18 9 9 48 34+14 063* Second Division Play-offs
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 47 481 54
6 Forfar Athletic 36 14 9 13 53 51+2 51
7 Annan Athletic 36 14 8 14 56 45+11 50
8 Albion Rovers 36 11 6 19 39 478 39
9 Berwick Rangers 36 10 7 19 46 6115 37
10 Elgin City 36 7 5 24 31 7948 26

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 4th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 Second Division.
*Cowdenbeath were promoted due to Livingston's demotion from the First Division to the Third.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

References

  1. "2008/09 Scottish Division Three Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. "St'muir 0–0 C'denbeath". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. "'Rescued' Livingston demoted to division three for breach of insolvency rules". Daily Mail. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  4. "Cowdenbeath F.C. v Elgin City F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  5. "Scottish League Cup Results for 2008–09". London Hearts. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  6. "Cowdenbeath 1–2 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  7. "Lennon in charge as Welsh is axed". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  8. "Cowdenbeath's results from season 2008/2009". Cowdenbeath Mad. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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