User:Davezo33/2019–20 Cove Rangers F.C. season
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Keith Moorhouse | ||
| Manager | Paul Hartley | ||
| Stadium | Balmoral Stadium Cove Bay Aberdeen (Capacity: 2,602 (370 seated)) | ||
| League Cup | Group Stage | ||
| Scottish Challenge Cup | 3rd Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: 3 players (3) All: Megginson (6) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 1,410 vs Dundee | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 661 vs Queens Park | ||
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The 2019–20 season is Cove Rangers first competitive season in the fourth tier of Scottish football after being promoted through the League Two play-offs[1] and winning the Highland League. Cove Rangers will also compete in the League Cup, the Scottish Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Season Summary[edit]
Paul Hartley was named as manager in the close 2019 season after John Sheran advised Cove Rangers that he could not continue as their manager. The club moved Sheran to a director of football role, with Hartley succeeding him as manager.[2] Cove Rangers League debut against Edinburgh City ended in a 5–0 win.[3] Cove Rangers played Connah's Quay Nomads in Wales on channel S4C. This was the first match ever televised for Cove Rangers[4] where unfortunately they lost 1–0.[5]
Competitions[edit]
League Two[edit]
| 3 August 2019 1 | Cove Rangers | 5 – 0 | Edinburgh City | Balmoral Stadium |
| 15:00 | Megginson  31', 37'Milne 41', 68'Brown 87' |
Report | Henderson  62'Antell 77' |
Attendance: 995 Referee: Mike Roncone |
| 10 August 2019 2 | Albion Rovers | 4 – 4 | Cove Rangers | Cliftonhill |
| 15:00 | Byrne 2' East 57'Wilson 73'Osadolor 83' |
Report | Milne 17' Masson 38'Glass 41'Megginson 87' |
Attendance: 347 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 17 August 2019 3 | Cove Rangers | 3 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Balmoral Stadium |
| 15:00 | Masson 17' Glass 60', 90+1' |
Report | Mullen 39' (pen) Cox 17' |
Attendance: 880 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 24 August 2019 4 | Stirling Albion | 1 – 2 | Cove Rangers | Forthbank Stadium |
| 15:00 | Peters 84' |
Report | Fyvie 27' Smith 52' |
Attendance: 605 Referee: Kevin Graham |
| 31 August 2019 5 | Cove Rangers | 3 – 0 | Queens Park | Balmoral Stadium |
| 15:00 | Higgins 21' Smith 68'Fyvie 84' |
Report | Attendance: 661 Referee: Scott Lambie |
| 14 September 2019 6 | Brechin City | v | Cove Rangers | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 |
League Cup[edit]
| 13 July 2019 Group | Peterhead | 2–1 | Cove Rangers | Peterhead |
| 15:00 | Lyle 20' McAllister 39' (pen) |
[6] | Masson 14' (pen) |
Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 744 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 17 July 2019 Group | Cove Rangers | 0–0 (2–3 p) | Dundee | Aberdeen |
| 19:45 | [7][8] | Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 1,410 Referee: Scott Lambie | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 23 July 2019 Group | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3–2 | Cove Rangers | Inverness |
| 19:45 | White 38' Keatings 55'Todorov 71' |
[9] | Megginson 45', 46' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Referee: David Lowe |
| 27 July 2019 Group | Cove Rangers | 3–0 | Raith Rovers | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Masson 45' Antoniazzi 52'Glass 73' |
[10] | Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 791 Referee: Craig Napier |
Challenge Cup[edit]
| 6 August 2019 1st Round | St Johnstone U21s | 1–4 | Cove Rangers | Perth, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Northcott 2' |
[11] | Brown 27' Park 79'Megginson 81'Scott 88' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 175 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
| 13 August 2019 2nd Round | Brora Rangers | 1–2 | Cove Rangers | Brora, Scotland |
| 19:45 | MacLeod 47' |
[12] | Scully 72' Robertson 81' |
Stadium: Dudgeon Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Gordon Morrison |
| 7 September 2019 3rd Round | Connah's Quay Nomads | 1–0 | Cove Rangers | Connah's Quay, Wales |
| 17:15 | Bakare 75' |
Report | Stadium: Deeside Stadium Attendance: 327 Referee: Thomas Clarke | |
| Note: Game televised on S4C, the first for Cove on television | ||||
Squad statistics[edit]
Goal scorers[edit]
As of 31 August 2019
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish League Two | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
9 | Mitchel Megginson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | |
14 | Declan Glass | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
|
11 | Jamie Masson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | |
3 | Harry Milne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | |
18 | Jordon Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
|
23 | Matty Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
|
24 | Fraser Fyvie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | |
4 | Connor Scully | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
7 | Daniel Park | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|
10 | Martin Scott | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
|
12 | Daniel Higgins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
|
16 | Chris Antoniazzi | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
|
19 | John Robertson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 30 | |||
Club statistics[edit]
League table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Promotion[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cove Rangers (C) | 28 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 34 | +42 | 68 | 2.43 | Promotion to League One |
| 2 | Edinburgh City | 27 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 55 | 2.04 | |
| 3 | Elgin City | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 43 | 1.54 | |
| 4 | Cowdenbeath | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 41 | 1.52 | |
| 5 | Queen's Park | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 40 | 1.43 |
- ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13]
League Cup table[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DND | ICT | PET | COV | RAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 10 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 1–0 | p0–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Inverness CT | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | — | — | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | ||
| 3 | Peterhead | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | — | p0–0 | — | 2–1 | — | ||
| 4 | Cove Rangers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 0–0p | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | 0–3 | — | 3–1 | — | — |
Source: [14]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[15]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[15]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
References[edit]
- ^ "Berwick Rangers 0-3 Cove Rangers". BBC Sport. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "COVE RANGERS ANNOUNCE PAUL HARTLEY AS FULL-TIME FOOTBALL MANAGER". Cove Rangers FC. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ "Cove sweep aside City 5–0 in debut". BBC Sport. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ "SATURDAY NIGHT ON THE TELLY IS PICTURE PERFECT FOR COVE IN TUNNOCK'S CARAMEL WAFER CUP". Cove Rangers FC. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Challenge Cup (Sky Sports)".
- ^ "Peterhead v Cove Rangers". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "Cove Rangers v Dundee". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Betfred Cup Results". www.spfl.co.uk. SPFL. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Cove Rangers". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Cove Rangers v Raith Rovers". www.bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "St Johnstone U21 v Cove Rangers". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Brora Rangers v Cove Rangers". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.