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2008–09 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

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Cowdenbeath
2008–09 season
ManagerDanny Lennon
StadiumCentral Park
Scottish Third DivisionSecond (promoted)
Challenge CupQuarter-final, lost to v Airdrie United
League CupSecond Round, lost to v Dundee United
Scottish CupSecond Round, lost to v Elgin City
Top goalscorerLeague:
John Gemmell (12)

All:
John Gemmell (14)

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][4] They reached the second round of the Scottish Cup,[5] the second round of the League Cup[6] and were eliminated in the Quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup.[7]

Management

For season 2008–09 Cowdenbeath were managed by Danny Lennon, following the sacking of Brian Welsh in the summer.[8]

Results & fixtures

[9]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Third Division

2 August 2008 Third Division Cowdenbeath 1–4 Annan Athletic Central Park
McQuade 16' BBC Report Jack 29' (Penalty), 48'
Archibald 58'
Johnstone 90'
Attendance: 596
Referee: Watters
16 August 2008 Third Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Albion Rovers Central Park
Fairburn 22'
Gemmell 81'
BBC Report Walker 58' Attendance: 302
Referee: Madden
30 August 2008 Third Division Stenhousemuir 1–0 Cowdenbeath Ochilview Park
Motion 85' ESPN Report Attendance: 456
Referee: Robertson
27 September 2008 Third Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Montrose Central Park
Gemmell 32'
McQuade 71'
ESPN Report Baird 44' Attendance: 296
Referee: Salmond
8 November 2008 Third Division Cowdenbeath 4–1 Elgin City Central Park
McQuade 8', 30'
Armstrong 10', 73'
BBC Report Shallicker 7' Attendance: 193
Referee: Watters
13 December 2008 Third Division Montrose 0–1 Cowdenbeath Links Park
BBC Report Dempster 38' Attendance: 334
Referee: MacDonald
10 January 2009 Third Division Cowdenbeath 2–0 Dumbarton Central Park
Adamson 13'
McQuade 80'
BBC Report Attendance: 416
Referee: Salmond
17 January 2009 Third Division Elgin City 1–1 Cowdenbeath Borough Briggs
Wright 75' BBC Report Brown 60' Attendance: 382
Referee: Murray
24 January 2009 Third Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Albion Rovers Central Park
Gemmell 21', 38' ESPN Report Harty 41', Penalty' Attendance: 409
Referee: Charleston
31 January 2009 Third Division Cowdenbeath 1–0 Annan Athletic Central Park
Gemmell 37' ESPN Report Attendance: 326
Referee: Robertson
28 February 2009 Third Division Cowdenbeath 1–0 Stenhousemuir Central Park
Dempster 86' ESPN Report Attendance: 459
Referee: McKendrick
10 March 2009 Third Division Cowdenbeath 0–0 Forfar Athletic Central Park
ESPN Report Attendance: 317
Referee: Hilland
14 March 2009 Third Division Annan Athletic 3–1 Cowdenbeath Galabank
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
Gemmell 4', 18' BBC Report McKenzie 27' Attendance: 303
Referee: McKay
4 April 2009 Third Division Cowdenbeath 1–1 Elgin City Central Park
Gemmell 84' BBC Report Shallicker 70' (Penalty) Attendance: 331
Referee: Madden
25 April 2009 Third Division Montrose 2–1 Cowdenbeath Links Park
Tweed 65'
Hegarty 72' (Penalty)
BBC Report Gemmell 8' Attendance: 403
Referee: McKendrick

Second Division Play-offs

Challenge Cup

12 August 2008 Challenge Cup Round 2 Cowdenbeath 3–2 Albion Rovers Central Park
McQuade 8'
Gemmell 54'
Fairbairn 89'
BBC Report Barr 30'
Martin 75'
Attendance: 204
Referee: Crawford

League Cup

5 August 2008 League Cup Round 1 Montrose 0–2 Cowdenbeath Links Park
BBC Report McGregor 6'
Fairbairn 81'
Attendance: 382
Referee: Muir
26 August 2008 League Cup Round 2 Cowdenbeath 1–5 Dundee United Central Park
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
McQuade 50' BBC Report Kaczan 27'
Wright 71'
Attendance: 328
Referee: Boyle

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
1 Dumbarton (C, P) 36 19 10 7 65 36 +29 67 Promotion to the Second Division
2 Cowdenbeath (P) 36 18 9 9 48 34 +14 63[a] Qualification for the Second Division Play-offs[b]
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
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Cowdenbeath were promoted due to Livingston's demotion from the First Division to the Third.
  2. ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 Second Division.

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Third Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Scott Gallacher 8 0 7+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO David Hay 38 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 7+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kenny Adamson 29 2 21+4 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Armstrong 37 5 31+0 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 5+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark Baxter 32 0 24+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 5+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gary Cennerazzo 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Dene Droudge 6 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Derek Fleming 31 0 19+5 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+2 0
DF Scotland SCO Sandy Hodge 18 0 12+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Linton 14 0 5+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Darren McGregor 43 4 34+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 1 5+1 2
DF Scotland SCO Greg Ross 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Joe Mbu 24 0 18+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jay Shields 30 0 20+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Gemmell 40 14 25+6 12 1+0 0 2+0 0 5+1 2
MF Scotland SCO Brian Fairbairn 34 8 20+8 5 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+1 2
MF Scotland SCO Mark Forbes 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Danny Lennon 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Danny Mackay 26 1 21+1 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
MF Scotland SCO John O'Neil 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Slovakia SVK Marek Tomana 33 1 18+9 1 1+0 0 0+2 0 0+3 0
MF Scotland SCO Mark Ramsay 40 1 26+6 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jamie Reid 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Jon Robertson 14 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Jay Stein 24 3 10+9 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 4+0 1
FW South Africa RSA Graeme Brown 17 1 8+9 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Dempster 33 6 17+9 5 1+0 0 0+1 1 1+4 0
FW Scotland SCO John Ferguson 8 2 1+1 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+2 0
FW Scotland SCO Paul McQuade 33 12 20+3 9 1+0 1 2+0 0 5+2 2
FW Scotland SCO Callum Young 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO 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.

References

  1. ^ "2008/09 Scottish Division Three Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  2. ^ "St'muir 0–0 C'denbeath". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Livi relegated to Division Three". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Relegation 'death knell' for troubled Livingston". The Scotsman. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Cowdenbeath F.C. v Elgin City F.C." Scottish Football Association. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2008–09". London Hearts. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  7. ^ "Cowdenbeath 1–2 Airdrie Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
  8. ^ "Lennon in charge as Welsh is axed". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 June 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Cowdenbeath's results from season 2008/2009". Cowdenbeath Mad. Retrieved 27 March 2012.