2011–12 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

Cowdenbeath
2011–12 season
Chairman	Donald Findlay
Manager	Colin Cameron
Stadium	Central Park
Scottish Second Division	1st (champions)
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Hibernian
League Cup	First Round, lost to v Stenhousemuir
Challenge Cup	First Round, lost to v Raith Rovers
Top goalscorer	League: ; Marc McKenzie (18); All: ; Marc McKenzie (18)
Highest home attendance	1,345 vs. Airdrie United, 5 May 2012
Lowest home attendance	271 vs. Dumbarton, 26 November 2011
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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.

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 Friendly	Spartans	0 – 9	Cowdenbeath	Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
		Cowdenbeath Report	Ramsay 12' Stewart 19', 29' Robertson 23' Trialist no.7 32', 47' McKenzie 50', 78' Coult 67'

12 July 2011 Friendly	Cowdenbeath	2 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Morton 23' Robertson 88'	Hearts Report	Elliott 76' (pen.)	Referee: Colvin

16 July 2011 Friendly	Cowdenbeath	4 – 0	Dundee United XI	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	McKenzie 2', 59' Coult 9' Ramsay 42' (pen.)	Cowdenbeath Report

19 July 2011 Friendly	Cowdenbeath	3 – 1	St Mirren	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Robertson 18' Stewart 60', 85'	St. Mirren Report	McGowan 27'	Attendance: 221 Referee: Clancy

Scottish Second Division

6 August 2011 Second Division	Forfar	2 – 2	Cowdenbeath	Station Park, Forfar
	McCulloch 58' Templeman 62' (pen.)	BBC Report	Ramsay 11' Coult 78'	Attendance: 469 Referee: Hilland

13 August 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	3 – 1	Brechin City	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Ramsay 13' McKenzie 67' Morton 80'	BBC Report	Brady 37'	Attendance: 308 Referee: Beaton

20 August 2011 Second Division	Airdrie United	1 – 5	Cowdenbeath	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Donnelly 6'	BBC Report	Robertson 37' Linton 45', 67' Coult 50' Morton 78'	Attendance: 834 Referee: Charleston

27 August 2011 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	3 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
	Rodgers 56' McHale 72' Ferguson 77'	BBC Report	Adamson 69'	Attendance: 621 Referee: Salmond

10 September 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	3 – 2	East Fife	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Stewart 17' Park 52' (o.g.) Robertson 76'	BBC Sport	Wallace 3' Muir 62'	Attendance: 540 Referee: Madden

17 September 2011 Second Division	Dumbarton	0 – 4	Cowdenbeath	Strathclyde Homes Stadium, Dumbarton
		BBC Report	McKenzie 8' Robertson 19' Morton 68' Linton 86'	Attendance: 615 Referee: Tumilty

24 September 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 1	Albion Rovers	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Naismith 21', 37' (pen.)	BBC Report	Chaplain 83' 86'	Attendance: 304 Referee: Clancy

1 October 2011 Second Division	Arbroath	1 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
	Falkingham 58'	BBC Report	O'Brien 19'	Attendance: 857 Referee: McDermott

15 October 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 0	Stirling Albion	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Morton 33' (pen.) McKenzie 47'	BBC Report		Attendance: 312 Referee: Hilland

22 October 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	3 – 1	Forfar Athletic	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Coult 60' Stewart 68', 72'	BBC Report	Low 75'	Attendance: 339 Referee: Northcroft

29 October 2011 Second Division	Brechin City	1 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00	King 53'	BBC Report		Attendance: 418 Referee: Colvin

5 November 2011 Second Division	East Fife	1 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00	Wallace 6'	BBC Report	Linton 48' Robertson 62' Morton 90'	Attendance: 1,022 Referee: Brines

12 November 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Stewart 15' Coult 87'	BBC Report		Attendance: 374 Referee: McDermott

26 November 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0 – 0	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
		SFL Report		Attendance: 271 Referee: Crawford

3 December 2011 Second Division	Albion Rovers	3 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
	Love 2' Lawless 64', 72'	Cowdenbeath Report	Ramsay 16' Robertson 67' Stewart 81'	Attendance: 407 Referee: McKendrick

10 December 2011 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0 – 0	Arbroath	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
		SFL Report		Attendance: 437 Referee: Winter

17 December 2011 Second Division

Stirling Albion

P – P

Cowdenbeath

Forthbank Stadium, Stirling

26 December 2011 Second Division	Stenhousemuir	0 – 2	Cowdenbeath	Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
15:00		SFL Report	Stewart 37' Coult 88'	Attendance: 576 Referee: Hilland

2 January 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	4 – 0	East Fife	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Morton 10' Cameron 60' Ramsay 75' McKenzie 90'	BBC Report		Attendance: 485 Referee: Colvin

14 January 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 0	Airdrie United	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
	Ramsay 37' McKenzie 58' (pen.)	SFL Report		Attendance: 408 Referee: Richmond

21 January 2012 Second Division	Forfar Athletic	1 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Station Park, Forfar
15:00	Low 45'	SFL Report		Attendance: 475 Referee: Finnie

28 January 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	P – P	Albion Rovers	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00

4 February 2012 Second Division	Dumbarton	P – P	Cowdenbeath	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
15:00

11 February 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	4 – 1	Stirling Albion	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Coult 12', 48', 59' McKenzie 84'	SFL Report	Thom 36' McKenzie 91'	Attendance: 341 Referee: Northcroft

15 February 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	3 – 0	Albion Rovers	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
19:45	Coult 10', 26' McKenzie 21'	SFL Report		Attendance: 302 Referee: O'Reilly

18 February 2012 Second Division	Arbroath	1 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park, Arbroath
15:00	Innes 42'	SFL Report	McKenzie 60' Linton 43'	Attendance: 1,125 Referee: Roache

21 February 2012 Second Division	Stirling Albion	1 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium, Stirling
19:45	Thom 28'	SFL Report	Coult 56'	Attendance: 329 Referee: Somers

25 February 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1 – 0	Brechin City	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Lyle 90'	SFL Report		Attendance: 332 Referee: Richmond

3 March 2012 Second Division	Airdrie United	1 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie
15:00	Lynch 39'	SFL Report	Ramsay 50' (Penalty)	Attendance: 702 Referee: Murray

6 March 2012 Second Division	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Cowdenbeath	Dumbarton Football Stadium, Dumbarton
19:30		SFL Report	Mbu 3' McKenzie 73'	Attendance: 812 Referee: Hilland

10 March 2012 Second Division	East Fife	0 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Bayview Stadium, Methil
15:00		SFL Report	McKenzie 43'	Attendance: 926 Referee: McKendrick

17 March 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 367 Referee: Colvin

24 March 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	4 – 1	Dumbarton	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	McKenzie 19', 81' Coult 29' Mbu 38'	SFL Report	Dargo 33'	Attendance: 380 Referee: Tumilty

31 March 2012 Second Division	Albion Rovers	1 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Cliftonhill, Coatbridge
15:00	Werndly 7'	SFL Report		Attendance: 402 Referee: Allan

7 April 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 3	Arbroath	Central 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 Division	Stirling Albion	0 – 2	Cowdenbeath	Doubletree Dunblane Stadium, Stirling
15:00		SFL Report	Coult 6' McKenzie 89'	Attendance: 568 Referee: Charleston

21 April 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	McKenzie 72', 83'	SFL Report		Attendance: 930 Referee: Anderson

28 April 2012 Second Division	Brechin City	2 – 2	Cowdenbeath	Glebe Park, Brechin
15:00	McKenzie 22' (Penalty), 25'	SFL Report	McKenzie 30' Armstrong 54'	Attendance: 487 Referee: Cook

5 May 2012 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0 – 0	Airdrie United	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00		SFL Report		Attendance: 1,345 Referee: Norris

Scottish Cup

19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3	Bo'ness United	0 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Newtown 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 4	Cowdenbeath	2 – 3	Hibernian	Central Park, Cowdenbeath
15:00	Stewart 1' Robertson 69'	BBC Sport	Griffiths 18' Doyle 27' Wotherspoon 54'	Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Madden

Scottish League Cup

30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1	Cowdenbeath	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 p)	Stenhousemuir	Central 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

23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
	Baird 51', 77'	BBC Report	Coult 80'	Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Tumilty

Fife cup

30 August 2011 Fife Cup Semi-final	East Fife	0 – 6	Cowdenbeath	Bayview Stadium, Methil
		Cowdembeath Report	Ferguson 24', 31' (pen.), 34', 57' Stewart 44' O'Brien 58'	Referee: Lambie

6 October 2011 Fife Cup Final	Raith Rovers	3 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Stark'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	Total		Scottish Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	SCO	Youssef Bejaoui	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	ENG	Thomas Flynn	32	0	30+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Lee Wilson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Kenny Adamson	35	1	30+1	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	John Armstrong	35	1	33+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Steven Bennett	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Dean Brett	16	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Paul Byrne	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Dene Droudge	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Scott Linton	37	5	30+3	4	2+0	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Joe Mbu	34	2	30+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Thomas O'Brien	16	1	11+4	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	David Cowan	17	0	15+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Gary Fisher	10	0	9+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Colin Cameron	26	1	20+2	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Danny Mackay	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Lee Makel	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Kyle Miller	6	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Jordan Morton	20	6	12+6	6	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Ramsay	28	8	19+5	6	2+0	0	1+0	2	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jon Robertson	39	7	35+0	5	2+0	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Craig Winter	12	0	3+6	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Lewis Milne	8	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	SCO	Dean Brett	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Lewis Coult	36	15	20+12	13	0+2	1	1+0	0	0+1	1
	FW	SCO	John Ferguson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Marc McKenzie	39	18	31+5	18	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Greg Stewart	33	7	17+12	6	2+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Kal Naismith	10	2	7+2	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Derek Lyle	18	1	12+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Liam Cusack	13	0	7+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Scottish Second Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
	GK	Youssef Bejaoui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Thomas Flynn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Kenny Adamson	12	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	13	1
	DF	John Armstrong	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Steven Bennett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Dean Brett	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Paul Byrne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	Dene Droudge	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Scott Linton	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	Joe Mbu	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Thomas O'Brien	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	David Cowan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Gary Fisher	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Colin Cameron	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Danny Mackay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Lee Makel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Kyle Miller	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jordan Morton	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	Mark Ramsay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Jon Robertson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Craig Winter	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Lewis Milne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Dean Brett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Lewis Coult	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	FW	John Ferguson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Marc McKenzie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Greg Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Kal Naismith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Derek Lyle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Liam Cusack	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards

Last updated 28 March 2012

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 v t e	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^[a]
4	Airdrie United (P)	36	14	10	12	68	60	+8	52^[b]
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
^ 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

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Youssef Bejaoui	Whitehill Welfare	Free^[14]
Thomas Flynn	Hibernian	Free^[15]
Jordan Morton	Heart of Midlothian	Loan^[16]
Kal Naismith	Rangers	Loan^[17]
David Cowan	Livingston	Free^[18]
Liam Cusack	Clyde	Undisclosed^[19]
Derek Lyle	Hamilton Academical	Free^[20]
Gary Fisher	Kilmarnock	Loan^[21]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
David Hay	Linlithgow Rose	Free^[22]
Richard Vauls	Coleraine	Free^[23]
Robert Malcolm	Free Agent	Free^[24]
Stevie Crawford	Forfar Athletic	Free^[25]
John Dempster	Glenafton Athletic^[26]	Free^[24]
Mark Baxter	Arbroath	Free^[27]
Ludovic Roy	Raith Rovers	Free^[28]
John Ferguson	Vale of Leithen	Loan^[29]
Steven Bennett	Bo'ness United	Loan^[29]
Dene Droudge	Dundonald Bluebell	Loan^[30]
Craig Winter	East Stirlingshire	Loan^[31]
Jamie Pyper	Oakley United	Loan^[32]
Daniel Hall	Ballingry Rovers	Loan^[33]
John Ferguson	Berwick Rangers	Free^[34]
Craig Winter	Hill of Beath Hawthorn^[35]	Free^[36]
Youssef Bejaoui	Berwick Rangers	Loan^[37]
Jack Nicholson	Dundonald Bluebell	Loan^[38]
Michael Fleming	Ballingry Rovers	Loan^[38]

References

[table_hth_DUM0.86511843412422-14] Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.

[table_hth_AIR0.86511843412422-15] 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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