Wikipedia
2010–11 Cowdenbeath F.C. season
During the 2010–11 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish First Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.
| 2010–11 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Donald Findlay |
| 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) |
Summary edit
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 edit
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 and fixtures edit
Scottish First Division edit
| 7 August 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–2 | Ross County | Central Park |
| SFL Report | Gardyne 52' Di Giacomo 82' | Attendance: 481 Referee: Winter |
| 14 August 2010 First Division | Stirling Albion | 1–3 | Cowdenbeath | Forthbank Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Fairbairn 18' Armstrong 54' | SFL Report | Doolan 18' | Attendance: 881 Referee: McLean |
| 11 September 2010 First Division | Greenock Morton | 1–2 | Cowdenbeath | Cappielow Park |
| 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 |
| Bell 64' Cardle 77' | SFL Report | Dempster 7' | Attendance: 4,316 Referee: Richmond |
| 25 September 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Dundee | Central Park |
| Ramsay 12' Fairbairn 44' | SFL Report | Griffiths 82' | Attendance: 1,154 Referee: Charleston |
| 2 October 2010 First Division | Falkirk | 5–1 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Buchanan 53' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,841 Referee: Charleston |
| 6 November 2010 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 5–1 | Stirling Albion | Central Park |
| 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 |
| Burns 20' Conroy 34' McLaren 80' | SFL Report | Attendance: 1,782 Referee: Conroy |
| 14 December 2010 First Division | Dundee | 3–0 | Cowdenbeath | Dens Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| O'Brien 33' Jenkins 54' Graham 57' | Attendance: 1,375 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
| 5 February 2011 First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Campbell 8' (pen.) | SFL Report | Flannigan 85' | Attendance: 411 Referee: Charleston |
| 19 February 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–3 | Raith Rovers | Central Park |
| SFL Report | Baird 18' Simmons 24' Campbell 31' | Attendance: 1,413 Referee: Law |
| 26 February 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 2–0 | Cowdenbeath | Falkirk Stadium |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Welsh 40' Mullen 58', 67' Buist 81' | Ramsay 77', 82' (Penalty) Campbell 89' Stewart 92' | Attendance: 735 Referee: Norris |
| 8 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 1–3 | Dundee | Central Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SFL Report | Stewart 50' | Attendance: 1,754 Referee: McLean |
| 22 March 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–2 | Greenock Morton | Central Park |
| SFL Report | Monti 2' (Penalty) Jenkins 60' | Attendance: 359 Referee: Brines |
| 26 March 2011 First Division | Dundee | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | Dens Park |
| 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 |
| SFL Report | Attendance: 803 Referee: McKendrick |
| 2 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Central Park |
| SFL Report | Buchanan 60' | Attendance: 2,104 Referee: Northcroft |
| 5 April 2011 First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Ross County | Central Park |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Crawford 79' | SFL Report | Attendance: 415 Referee: Murray |
| 7 May 2011 First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
| Morrison 32' Boyd 83' Corcoran 89' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,886 Referee: Allan |
First Division play-offs edit
| 11 May 2011 Play-offs SF R1 | Brechin City | 2–2 | Cowdenbeath | Glebe Park |
| 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 |
| BBC Report | Redman 78' Molloy 84' | Attendance: 645 Referee: Somers |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Cowdenbeath | Stark's Park |
| Armstrong 58' | Attendance: 1,564 Referee: McDermott |
| 10 August 2010 Challenge Cup round 2 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Cowdenbeath | Somerset Park |
| Campbell 63' Roberts 73' | SFL Report | Attendance: 556 Referee: Madden |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 31 July 2010 League Cup round 1 | Clyde | 2–1 | Cowdenbeath | Broadwood Stadium |
| McCusker 58', 67' | BBC Report | Ramsay 78' | Attendance: 667 Referee: Colvin |
Scottish Cup edit
| 20 November 2010 Scottish Cup round 3 | Peterhead | 2 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Balmoor Stadium |
| Strachan 42' McVitie 50' | BBC Report SFA Report | Attendance: 510 Referee: Watters |
Player statistics edit
Squad edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[a] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | SCO | David Hay | 36 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| GK | FRA | Ludovic Roy | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Lee Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Kenny Adamson | 30 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | John Armstrong | 27 | 2 | 21+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Mark Baxter | 32 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Paul Byrne | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Scott Linton | 39 | 3 | 28+5 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO | Bob Malcolm | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Joe Mbu | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Thomas O'Brien | 17 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | NZL | Steven Old | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | NIR | Richard Vauls | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Colin Cameron | 31 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Brian Fairbairn | 16 | 3 | 7+5 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG | Lee Makel | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Kyle Miller | 9 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Mark Ramsay | 41 | 8 | 31+4 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Jon Robertson | 24 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Mark Smith | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Craig Winter | 33 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Dean Brett | 6 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Archie Campbell | 17 | 5 | 13+4 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Lewis Coult | 19 | 1 | 8+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| FW | SCO | Stevie Crawford | 20 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Ferguson | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Marc McKenzie | 35 | 2 | 16+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Lee Sibanda | 13 | 1 | 4+7 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Greg Stewart | 38 | 9 | 16+16 | 9 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Dempster | 22 | 3 | 17+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
- a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 44[a] | |
| 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 the First Division play-offs |
| 10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 20 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ 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]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ . Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. 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.
- ^ . Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. 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.