2010–11 Cowdenbeath F.C. season
2010–11 season | |||
Chairman | Donald Findlay | ||
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Manager | Jimmy Nicholl | ||
Stadium | Central Park | ||
Scottish First Division | Ninth (relegated) | ||
Scottish Cup | Third Round, lost to v Peterhead | ||
League Cup | First Round, lost to v Clyde | ||
Challenge Cup | Second Round, lost to v Ayr United | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Greg Stewart (9) All: Greg Stewart (9) | ||
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During the 2010–11 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
Summary
Cowdenbeath finished ninth in the First Division,[1] entering the play-offs losing 4–2 to Brechin on aggregate and were relegated to the Second Division.[2] They reached the third round of the Scottish Cup,[3] the first round of the League Cup[4] and were eliminated in the second round of the Challenge Cup.[5]
Management
For season 2010–11 Cowdenbeath were managed by Jimmy Nicholl,[6] following the departure of Danny Lennon who had become the new manager of St Mirren.[7]
Results & fixtures
Scottish First Division
7 August 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Central Park |
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SFL Report | Gardyne 52' Di Giacomo 82' |
Attendance: 481 Referee: Winter |
14 August 2010 First Division | Stirling Albion | 1 – 3 | Cowdenbeath | Forthbank Stadium |
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Robertson 34' Aitken 73' |
SFL Report | Sibanda 61' Brett 70' Dempster 77' |
Attendance: 820 Referee: Tumilty |
22 August 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 3 | Queen of the South | Central Park |
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McKenzie 65' | SFL Report | Burns 3' Holmes 54' McGuffie 86' Lilley 87' |
Attendance: 672 Referee: Somers |
28 August 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Central Park |
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Fairbairn 18' Armstrong 54' |
SFL Report | Doolan 18' | Attendance: 881 Referee: McLean |
11 September 2010 First Division | Greenock Morton | 1 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Cappielow Park |
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Kean 59' | SFL Report | Ramsay 52' Dempster 72' |
Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Colvin |
18 September 2010 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | East End Park |
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Bell 64' Cardle 77' |
SFL Report | Dempster 7' | Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Richmond |
25 September 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Central Park |
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Ramsay 12' Fairbairn 44' |
SFL Report | Griffiths 82' | Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Charleston |
2 October 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 5 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
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Compton 11' Stewart 22' Millar 34', 79' (Penalty) Finnigan 69' |
SFL Report | Ramsay 83' (Penalty) | Attendance: 3,764 Referee: Nicholls |
16 October 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Central Park |
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Cameron 79' | SFL Report | Baird 88' Simmons 92' |
Attendance: 1,508 Referee: Madden |
23 October 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Central Park |
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Hay 7' McKenzie 16' Cameron 24' |
SFL Report | Graham 10' Jenkins 45' |
Attendance: 582 Referee: Finnie |
30 October 2010 First Division | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Firhill Stadium |
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Buchanan 53' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Charleston |
6 November 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 5 – 1 | Stirling Albion | Central Park |
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Allison 19' (Own goal) Stewart 27' Ramsay 53' Fairbairn 73' Miller 82' |
SFL Report | Smith 9' Allison 24' Borris 71' |
Attendance: 507 Referee: McDermott |
13 November 2010 First Division | Queen of the South | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Palmerston Park |
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Burns 20' Conroy 34' McLaren 80' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Conroy |
14 December 2010 First Division | Dundee | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Dens Park |
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Forsyth 37' Riley 66' McKeown 68' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 3,503 Referee: McLean |
29 December 2010 First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | East End Park |
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Kirk 28' Clarke 63', 86' Phinn 68' Linton 89' (o.g.) |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,942 Referee: Madden |
15 January 2011 First Division | Greenock Morton | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Cappielow Park |
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O'Brien 33' Jenkins 54' Graham 57' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
5 February 2011 First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
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Marr 30' | SFL Report | Fitzpatrick 52' (Own goal) | Attendance: 2,020 Referee: Winter |
12 February 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | Central Park |
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SFL Report | Graham 46', 75' Buchanan 69' Kirk 84' |
Attendance: 2,192 Referee: McKendrick |
15 February 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Central Park |
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Campbell 8' (pen.) | SFL Report | Flannigan 85' | Attendance: 411 Referee: Charleston |
19 February 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Central Park |
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SFL Report | Baird 18' Simmons 24' Campbell 31' |
Attendance: 1,413 Referee: Law |
26 February 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
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Murdoch 20' Flynn 55' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 3,581 Referee: Nicholls |
1 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 2 | Queen of the South | Central Park |
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Campbell 36' (Penalty) Stewart 92' |
SFL Report | Weatherston 17' McMenamin 84' |
Attendance: 670 Referee: Allan |
5 March 2011 First Division | Stirling Albion | 3 – 4 | Cowdenbeath | Forthbank Stadium |
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Welsh 40' Mullen 58', 67' Buist 81' |
SFL Report | Ramsay 77', 82' (Penalty) Campbell 89' Stewart 92' |
Attendance: 735 Referee: Norris |
8 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 3 | Dundee | Central Park |
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Stewart 55' | SFL Report | Higgins 23' Lockwood 48' (pen.) Forsyth 85' |
Attendance: 977 Referee: Colvin |
15 March 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Stark's Park |
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Tade 45' Baird 85' |
SFL Report | Stewart 51' | Attendance: 1,495 Referee: Murray |
19 March 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Firhill Stadium |
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SFL Report | Stewart 50' | Attendance: 1,754 Referee: McLean |
22 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 2 | Greenock Morton | Central Park |
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SFL Report | Monti 2' (Penalty) Jenkins 60' |
Attendance: 359 Referee: Brines |
26 March 2011 First Division | Dundee | 2 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Dens Park |
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Hyde 24', 73' | SFL Report | Crawford 9' Linton 57' |
Attendance: 4,311 Referee: Finnie |
29 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 0 | Falkirk | Central Park |
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SFL Report | Attendance: 803 Referee: McKendrick |
2 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Central Park |
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SFL Report | Buchanan 60' | Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Northcroft |
5 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Central Park |
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Ramsay 6' Linton 21' |
SFL Report | Brittain 87' (Penalty) | Attendance: 296 Referee: Madden |
9 April 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Stark's Park |
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Murray 60' Campbell 89' |
SFL Report | Stewart 55', 70' | Attendance: 2,284 Referee: Winter |
16 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 2 | Falkirk | Central Park |
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Stewart 32' | SFL Report | Stewart 65' McLean 69' |
Attendance: 636 Referee: Robertson |
23 April 2011 First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Palmerston Park |
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Carmichael 17' Holmes 45' Reid 76' |
SFL Report | Campbell 2', 31' (Penalty) Adamson 84' Cameron 87' |
Attendance: 1,102 Referee: Charleston |
30 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Central Park |
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Crawford 79' | SFL Report | Attendance: 415 Referee: Murray |
7 May 2011 First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
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Morrison 32' Boyd 83' Corcoran 89' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Allan |
First Division Play-offs
11 May 2011 Play-offs SF R1 | Brechin City | 2 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Glebe Park |
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Kirkpatrick 46' Megginson 51' |
BBC Report | Linton 4' Coult 26' |
Attendance: 596 Referee: Law |
14 May 2011 Play-offs SF R2 | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 2 | Brechin City | Central Park |
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BBC Report | Redman 78' Molloy 84' |
Attendance: 645 Referee: Somers |
Scottish Challenge Cup
24 July 2010 Challenge Cup Round 1 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Stark's Park |
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SFL Report | Armstrong 58' | Attendance: 1,564 Referee: McDermott |
10 August 2010 Challenge Cup Round 2 | Ayr United | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Somerset Park |
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Campbell 63' Roberts 73' |
SFL Report | Attendance: 556 Referee: Madden |
Scottish League Cup
31 July 2010 League Cup Round 1 | Clyde | 2 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Broadwood Stadium |
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McCusker 58', 67' | BBC Report | Ramsay 78' | Attendance: 667 Referee: Colvin |
Scottish Cup
20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Peterhead | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Balmoor Stadium |
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Strachan 42' McVitie 50' |
BBC Report SFA Report |
Attendance: 510 Referee: Watters |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | David Hay | 36 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
GK | Ludovic Roy | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Lee Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Kenny Adamson | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | John Armstrong | 27 | 2 | 21+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
DF | Mark Baxter | 32 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Paul Byrne | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Scott Linton | 39 | 3 | 28+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | ||
DF | Bob Malcolm | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Joe Mbu | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Thomas O'Brien | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Steven Old | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Richard Vauls | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Colin Cameron | 31 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Brian Fairbairn | 16 | 3 | 7+5 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Lee Makel | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Kyle Miller | 9 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Mark Ramsay | 41 | 8 | 31+4 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Jon Robertson | 24 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Mark Smith | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Craig Winter | 33 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Dean Brett | 6 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Archie Campbell | 17 | 5 | 13+4 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Lewis Coult | 19 | 1 | 8+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | ||
FW | Stevie Crawford | 20 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
FW | John Ferguson | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Marc McKenzie | 35 | 2 | 16+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Lee Sibanda | 13 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Greg Stewart | 38 | 9 | 16+16 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | ||
FW | John Dempster | 22 | 3 | 17+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+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 | Dunfermline Athletic (C) (P) | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 66 | 31 | +35 | 70 | Promotion to 2011–12 Scottish Premier League |
2 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 60 | |
3 | Falkirk | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 58 | |
4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 49 | |
5 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 39 | +5 | 47 | |
6 | Dundee | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 44* | |
7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 43 | |
8 | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 41 | |
9 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 35 | Qualification for Scottish First Division Playoffs |
10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 20 | Relegation to Scottish Second Division |
Updated to games played on 7 May.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
* Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[11]
(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
- ↑ "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath 0–2 Brechin (2–4)". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Peterhead F.C. v Cowdenbeath F.C.". Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010–11". London Hearts. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Jimmy Nicholl is confirmed as Cowdenbeath manager". BBC. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Danny Lennon excited by St Mirren challenge". BBC. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "IRN-BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ "Cowdenbeath's results from season 2010–2011". Cowdenbeath Mad. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
- ↑ "2010/11 Match reports and Stats". Cowdenbeath F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ↑ "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.