2008–09 Cowdenbeath F.C. season
2008–09 season | |||
Manager | Danny Lennon | ||
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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) | ||
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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
2 August 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 4 | Annan Athletic | Central Park |
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McQuade 16' | BBC Report | Jack 29' (Penalty), 48' Archibald 58' Johnstone 90' |
Attendance: 596 Referee: Watters |
9 August 2008 Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 0 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Station Park |
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ESPN Report | Ramsay 69' | Attendance: 412 Referee: Northcroft |
16 August 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Central Park |
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Fairburn 22' Gemmell 81' |
BBC Report | Walker 58' | Attendance: 302 Referee: Madden |
22 August 2008 Third Division | Elgin City | 0 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Borough Briggs |
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BBC Report | McGregor 59' Gemmell 60' |
Attendance: 537 Referee: McDermott |
30 August 2008 Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
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Motion 85' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 456 Referee: Robertson |
13 September 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Central Park |
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Gemmell 2' Fairbairn 9' |
BBC Report | Ewart 60' | Attendance: 375 Referee: Colvin |
20 September 2008 Third Division | Dumbarton | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
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Carcary 36' Gordon 90' |
BBC Report | McQuade 90' | Attendance: 801 Referee: O'Reilly |
27 September 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Montrose | Central Park |
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Gemmell 32' McQuade 71' |
ESPN Report | Baird 44' | Attendance: 296 Referee: Salmond |
4 October 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Central Park |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 431 Referee: Hilland |
18 October 2008 Third Division | Annan Athletic | 0 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Galabank |
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BBC Report | McQuade 22' | Attendance: 578 Referee: Madden |
1 November 2008 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 3 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Cliftonhill |
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Barr 16' Benton 74' Harris 90' |
BBC Report | Armstrong 58' | Attendance: 259 Referee: Northcroft |
8 November 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 4 – 1 | Elgin City | Central Park |
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McQuade 8', 30' Armstrong 10', 73' |
BBC Report | Shallicker 7' | Attendance: 193 Referee: Watters |
15 November 2008 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park |
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McQuade 81' | BBC Report | Thom 15' Dalziel 26' |
Attendance: 406 Referee: Madden |
22 November 2008 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 2 – 3 | Cowdenbeath | Shielfield Park |
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Gribben 11', 59' | BBC Report | Armstrong 19' Dempster 63' McQuade 75' |
Attendance: 389 Referee: McKendrick |
13 December 2008 Third Division | Montrose | 0 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
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BBC Report | Dempster 38' | Attendance: 334 Referee: MacDonald |
20 December 2008 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 4 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
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BBC Report | Fairbairn 9', 87' Adamson 57' McQuade 73' |
Attendance: 457 Referee: Colvin |
10 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 0 | Dumbarton | Central Park |
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Adamson 13' McQuade 80' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 416 Referee: Salmond |
13 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Central Park |
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Dempster 30' Tomana 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 282 Referee: Northcroft |
17 January 2009 Third Division | Elgin City | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Borough Briggs |
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Wright 75' | BBC Report | Brown 60' | Attendance: 382 Referee: Murray |
24 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Central Park |
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Gemmell 21', 38' | ESPN Report | Harty 41', Penalty' | Attendance: 409 Referee: Charleston |
31 January 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Central Park |
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Gemmell 37' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 326 Referee: Robertson |
21 February 2009 Third Division | Dumbarton | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
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Boyle 34' | BBC Report | Dempster 57' | Attendance: 846 Referee: Norris |
28 February 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park |
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Dempster 86' | ESPN Report | Attendance: 459 Referee: McKendrick |
3 March 2009 Third Division | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
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Diack 33' | BBC Report | Attendance: 423 Referee: McLean |
7 March 2009 Third Division | Berwick Rangers | 1 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Shielfield Park |
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Bonar 51' | BBC Report | Attendance: 523 Referee: Colvin |
10 March 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 0 | Forfar Athletic | Central Park |
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ESPN Report | Attendance: 317 Referee: Hilland |
14 March 2009 Third Division | Annan Athletic | 3 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Galabank |
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Sloan 12' Dunbar 87' Storey 90' |
BBC Report | MacKay 21' | Attendance: 629 Referee: Muir |
17 March 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Montrose | Central Park |
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Gemmell 4', 18' | BBC Report | McKenzie 27' | Attendance: 303 Referee: McKay |
21 March 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 0 | East Stirlingshire | Central Park |
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Fairbairn 38' Armstrong 76' |
ESPN Report | Attendance: 298 Referee: Watters |
31 March 2009 Third Division | Forfar Athletic | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Station Park |
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Campbell 14' | ESPN Report | Gemmell 7' | Attendance: 621 Referee: Hilland |
4 April 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 1 | Elgin City | Central Park |
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Gemmell 84' | BBC Report | Shallicker 70' (Penalty) | Attendance: 331 Referee: Madden |
11 April 2009 Third Division | Albion Rovers | 0 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Cliftonhill |
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ESPN Report | Attendance: 452 Referee: McDermott |
18 April 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 0 | Dumbarton | Central Park |
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ESPN Report | Attendance: 1,181 Referee: Finnie |
25 April 2009 Third Division | Montrose | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
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Tweed 65' Hegarty 72' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Gemmell 8' | Attendance: 403 Referee: McKendrick |
2 May 2009 Third Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 2 | Forfar Athletic | Central Park |
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Stein 33', 43' | BBC Report | Gordon 3' Russell 4' |
Attendance: 527 Referee: Northcroft |
9 May 2009 Third Division | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
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BBC Report | Ferguson 78', 90' | Attendance: 434 Referee: Robertson |
Second Division Play-offs
13 May 2009 Play-offs SF R1 | East Stirlingshire | 1 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
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Rodgers 62' | BBC Report | Gemmell 12' Stein 30' |
Attendance: 605 Referee: Collum |
16 May 2009 Play-offs SF R2 | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 1 | East Stirlingshire | Central Park |
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Dempster 84' | BBC Report | Graham 3' | Attendance: 633 Referee: Tumilty |
20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R1 | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Central Park |
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Report | Attendance: 775 Referee: Muir |
20 May 2009 Play-offs Final R2 | Stenhousemuir | 0 – 0 (5 – 4 pen.) (a.e.t.) |
Cowdenbeath | Ochilview Park |
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Report | Attendance: 1,530 Referee: O'Reilly |
Challenge Cup
26 July 2008 Challenge Cup Round 1 | Elgin City | 0 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Borough Briggs |
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BBC Report | McGregor 13' McQuade 80' |
Attendance: 379 Referee: Salmond |
12 August 2008 Challenge Cup Round 2 | Cowdenbeath | 3 – 2 | Albion Rovers | Central Park |
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McQuade 8' Gemmell 54' Fairbairn 89' |
BBC Report | Barr 30' Martin 75' |
Attendance: 204 Referee: Crawford |
7 September 2008 Challenge Cup Quarter-finals | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Airdrie United | Central Park |
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Fairbairn 79' Baxter 84' |
BBC Report | Di Giacomo 53' 75' | Attendance: 643 Referee: Finnie |
League Cup
5 August 2008 League Cup Round 1 | Montrose | 0 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Links Park |
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BBC Report | McGregor 6' Fairbairn 81' |
Attendance: 382 Referee: Muir |
26 August 2008 League Cup Round 2 | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 5 | Dundee United | Central Park |
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Dempster 74' | BBC Report | Daly 30', 47', 80' Goodwillie 41', 60' |
Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Norris |
Scottish Cup
25 October 2008 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Elgin City | Central Park |
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McQuade 50' | BBC Report | Kaczan 27' Wright 71' |
Attendance: 328 Referee: Boyle |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Third Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Scott Gallacher | 8 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | David Hay | 38 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Kenny Adamson | 29 | 2 | 21+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | John Armstrong | 37 | 5 | 31+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Mark Baxter | 32 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Gary Cennerazzo | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Dene Droudge | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Derek Fleming | 31 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
DF | Sandy Hodge | 18 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Scott Linton | 14 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | ||
DF | Darren McGregor | 43 | 4 | 34+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 5+1 | 2 | ||
DF | Greg Ross | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Joe Mbu | 24 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Jay Shields | 30 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | ||
MF | John Gemmell | 40 | 14 | 25+6 | 12 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 | ||
MF | Brian Fairbairn | 34 | 8 | 20+8 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | ||
MF | Mark Forbes | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Danny Lennon | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Danny Mackay | 26 | 1 | 21+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
MF | John O'Neil | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Marek Tomana | 33 | 1 | 18+9 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | ||
MF | Mark Ramsay | 40 | 1 | 26+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jamie Reid | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jon Robertson | 14 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Jay Stein | 24 | 3 | 10+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
FW | Graeme Brown | 17 | 1 | 8+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | John Dempster | 33 | 6 | 17+9 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 | ||
FW | John Ferguson | 8 | 2 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | ||
FW | Paul McQuade | 33 | 12 | 20+3 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+2 | 2 | ||
FW | Callum Young | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | 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 |
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1 | Dumbarton (C) (P) | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 65 | 36 | +29 | 67 | Second Division |
2 | Cowdenbeath (P) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 63* | 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 | 48 | −1 | 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 | 47 | −8 | 39 | |
9 | Berwick Rangers | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 37 | |
10 | Elgin City | 36 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 31 | 79 | −48 | 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
- ↑ "2008/09 Scottish Division Three Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "St'muir 0–0 C'denbeath". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "'Rescued' Livingston demoted to division three for breach of insolvency rules". Daily Mail. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath F.C. v Elgin City F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2008–09". London Hearts. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath 1–2 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ↑ "Lennon in charge as Welsh is axed". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath's results from season 2008/2009". Cowdenbeath Mad. Retrieved 27 March 2012.