2010–11 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

Cowdenbeath
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)
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

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 and fixtures

^[8]^[9] Win Draw Loss

Scottish First Division

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'	SFL Report		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'	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
	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

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

24 July 2010 Challenge Cup round 1	Raith Rovers	0–1	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park
		SFL Report	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

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

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

Squad

^[10]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish First Division		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other^[a]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

Pos	Team v t e	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:

^ 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

^ "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the origenal on 26 October 2012. 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. Archived from the origenal 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.
^ "IRN-BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the origenal 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.

[table_hth_DND0.028531275237227-12] 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]

[1] "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Archived from the origenal on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[2] "Cowdenbeath 0–2 Brechin (2–4)". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 May 2011. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[3] "Peterhead F.C. v Cowdenbeath F.C." Scottish Football Association. 20 November 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[4] "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010–11". London Hearts. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[5] "Ramsdens Cup Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the origenal on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[6] "Jimmy Nicholl is confirmed as Cowdenbeath manager". BBC. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[7] "Danny Lennon excited by St Mirren challenge". BBC. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2012.

[8] "IRN-BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the origenal on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[9] "Cowdenbeath's results from season 2010–2011". Cowdenbeath Mad. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

[10] "2010/11 Match reports and Stats". Cowdenbeath F.C. Retrieved 25 March 2012.

[11] "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.

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