2009–10 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

During the 2009–10 season Cowdenbeath competed in the Scottish Second Division, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Cowdenbeath
2009–10 season
ManagerDanny Lennon
StadiumCentral Park
Scottish Second DivisionThird (promoted)
Challenge CupSecond Round, lost to v Dundee
League CupFirst Round, lost to v Greenock Morton
Scottish CupThird Round, lost to v Alloa Athletic
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gareth Wardlaw (16)

All:
Gareth Wardlaw (19)

Summary

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Cowdenbeath finished third in the First Division,[1] entering the play-offs winning 3–0 over Brechin on aggregate and were promoted to the First 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]

Results & fixtures

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[6]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

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8 August 2009 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–2 Arbroath Central Park
McBride   90' (Penalty) ESPN Report[dead link] Sellars   81'
Scott   84'
Attendance: 302
Referee: Brown
15 August 2009 Second Division Brechin City 3–1 Cowdenbeath Glebe Park
Canning   31'
Harty   67' (Penalty)
McAllister   78'
BBC Report Dempster   40' Attendance: 375
Referee: Somers
29 August 2009 Second Division East Fife 1–1 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium
McManus   70' ESPN Report[dead link] Stein   12' Attendance: 803
Referee: MacDonald
12 September 2009 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–0 Clyde Central Park
Stein   23' ESPN Report[dead link] Attendance: 401
Referee: Hilland
19 September 2009 Second Division Dumbarton 0–3 Cowdenbeath Strathclyde Homes Stadium
BBC Report McBride   16', 53'
Wardlaw   23'
Attendance: 647
Referee: Hilland
26 September 2009 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–2 Stirling Albion Central Park
McBride   4' BBC Report McKenna   16'
Grehan   42'
Attendance: 451
Referee: Robertson
3 October 2009 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0–2 Cowdenbeath Ochilview Park
BBC Report Robertson   39'
McBride   50' (Penalty)
Attendance: 539
Referee: Colvin
10 October 2009 Second Division Cowdenbeath 5–0 Peterhead Central Park
McQuade   24', 39'
Wardlaw   48', 85'
Robertson   83'
ESPN Report[dead link] Attendance: 271
Referee: Madden
17 October 2009 Second Division Arbroath 0–1 Cowdenbeath Gayfield Park
BBC Report Linton   16' Attendance: 479
Referee: MacKay
31 October 2009 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 East Fife Central Park
Fairbairn   2'
Robertson   14'
BBC Report Crawford   12' Attendance: 733
Referee: Conroy
7 November 2009 Second Division Clyde 0–1 Cowdenbeath Broadwood
ESPN Report[dead link] McBride   89' (Penalty) Attendance: 691
Referee: Muir
14 November 2009 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Dumbarton Central Park
McQuade   18' (Penalty), 82' BBC Report Geggan   5' Attendance: 389
Referee: Brines
21 November 2009 Second Division Stirling Albion 2–2 Cowdenbeath Forthbank Stadium
Forsyth   80' (Penalty)
McKenna   87'
BBC Report Wardlaw   11'
Ferguson   90'
Attendance: 682
Referee: McDermott
11 December 2009 Second Division Peterhead 0–2 Cowdenbeath Balmoor
BBC Report Robertson   22'
Mbu   55'
Attendance: 494
Referee: Northcroft
15 December 2009 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Stenhousemuir Central Park
Fairbairn   23'
McQuade   76'
BBC Report Dalziel   21' Attendance: 264
Referee: Salmond
16 January 2010 Second Division East Fife 2–2 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium
Linn   15'
Young   80'
BBC Report Wardlaw   31', 87' Attendance: 866
Referee: McKendrick
23 January 2010 Second Division Dumbarton 2–1 Cowdenbeath Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Hunter   64'
Clark   89'
BBC Report Baxter   29' Attendance: 659
Referee: Madden
6 February 2010 Second Division Cowdenbeath 1–3 Peterhead Central Park
Stein   75' BBC Report Bavidge   21', 64'
Wilson   90'
Attendance: 294
Referee: Colvin
9 February 2010 Second Division Alloa Athletic 2–1 Cowdenbeath Recreation Park
Prunty   16'
Noble   56'
BBC Report McQuade   69' Attendance: 638
Referee: Richmond
13 February 2010 Second Division Stenhousemuir 0–0 Cowdenbeath Ochilview Park
BBC Report Attendance: 443
Referee: Watters
6 March 2010 Second Division Cowdenbeath 6–2 East Fife Central Park
Stein   34', 71'
Wardlaw   54'
McQuade   60'
McGregor   61'
Ramsay   69'
BBC Report Crawford   52'
McManus   66'
Attendance: 667
Referee: Brines
9 March 2010 Second Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Arbroath Central Park
McQuade   63'
McGregor   65'
ESPN Report[dead link] Lunan   18' Attendance: 246
Referee: Robertson
13 March 2010 Second Division Clyde 1–2 Cowdenbeath Broadwood
Borisovs   83' BBC Report Wardlaw   45'
Dempster   67'
Attendance: 649
Referee: Clancy
23 March 2010 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3–1 Clyde Central Park
McQuade   32', 71'
Robertson   64'
BBC Report White   1' Attendance: 303
Referee: Nicholls
27 March 2010 Second Division Stirling Albion 1–0 Cowdenbeath Forthbank Stadium
Mullen   79' BBC Report Attendance: 575
Referee: Watters
10 April 2010 Second Division Peterhead 1–0 Cowdenbeath Balmoor
Bavidge   70' BBC Report Attendance: 435
Referee: Beaton
17 April 2010 Second Division Arbroath 1–1 Cowdenbeath Gayfield Park
Gibson   41' BBC Report Wardlaw   75' Attendance: 488
Referee: O'Reilly
20 April 2010 Second Division Brechin City 3–3 Cowdenbeath Glebe Park
McAllister   51', 54'
Vallers   86'
ESPN Report[dead link] Wardlaw   2', 30'
McGregor   6'
Attendance: 304
Referee: MacDonald
24 April 2010 Second Division Cowdenbeath 4–0 Brechin City Central Park
McQuade   27', 57'
McGregor   35'
Wardlaw   47'
ESPN Report[dead link] Attendance: 391
Referee: Law
27 April 2010 Second Division Cowdenbeath 3–3 Stirling Albion Central Park
McGregor   5'
Wardlaw   23', 38'
BBC Report Russell   52', 87'
Graham   90'
Attendance: 1,084
Referee: Robertson
1 May 2010 Second Division Alloa Athletic 3–1 Cowdenbeath Recreation Park
Prunty   73'
Scott   78' (Penalty), 82'
BBC Report Dempster   26' Attendance: 1,125
Referee: Charleston

First Division play-offs

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16 May 2010 Play-offs Final R2 Brechin City 0–3 Cowdenbeath Glebe Park
BBC Sport Mbu   17'
Wardlaw   25', 45+4'
Attendance: 1,627

Challenge Cup

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18 August 2009 Challenge Cup round 2 Cowdenbeath 0–3 Dundee Central Park
SFL Report Griffiths   20'
Harkins   82'
Antoine-Curier   88'
Attendance: 457
Referee: Salmond

League Cup

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1 August 2009 League Cup round 1 Cowdenbeath 1–3 Greenock Morton Central Park
McQuade   31' (Penalty) SFL Report Weatherson   7', 51'
MacFarlane   12'
Attendance: 486
Referee: Winter

Scottish Cup

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Stirling Albion (C, P) 36 18 11 7 68 48 +20 65 Promotion to the First Division
2 Alloa Athletic 36 19 8 9 49 35 +14 65 Qualification for the First Division play-offs[a]
3 Cowdenbeath (O, P) 36 16 11 9 60 41 +19 59
4 Brechin City 36 15 9 12 47 42 +5 54
5 Peterhead 36 15 6 15 45 49 −4 51
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2010–11 First Division.

Player statistics

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Second Division Scottish Cup League Cup Other[a]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK    Kris Bower 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO David Hay 43 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0
GK   CAN Cameron McKay 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK    Artur Veiculis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Kenny Adamson 33 0 20+5 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 5+0 0
DF   SCO John Armstrong 31 0 26+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Mark Baxter 30 1 14+9 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 0
DF   NIR Peter Bradley 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Dene Droudge 30 0 25+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Scott Linton 33 1 24+2 1 0+2 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
DF   SCO Darren McGregor 21 5 16+1 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
DF   SCO Joe Mbu 41 2 32+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 1
DF   SCO Jay Shields 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Brian Fairbairn 40 2 24+7 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 5+1 0
MF   SCO Danny Mackay 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Scott McBride 33 7 16+8 6 2+0 0 1+0 0 5+1 1
MF   SCO Neil McCabe 6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SVK Marek Tomana 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Mark Ramsay 37 1 18+14 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
MF   SCO Jon Robertson 39 5 31+1 5 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
MF   SCO Jay Stein 38 5 19+13 5 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
MF   SCO Craig Winter 33 0 26+3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
MF   SCO Dean Brett 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Derek Wallace 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO John Dempster 23 5 5+12 4 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+4 1
FW   SCO John Ferguson 11 1 0+7 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
FW   SCO Paul McQuade 38 15 26+5 12 0+0 0 1+0 1 6+0 2
FW   SCO Gareth Wardlaw 40 19 31+0 16 2+0 0 1+0 0 6+0 3
     Trialist 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
a. ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including playoffs and the Scottish Challenge Cup.

References

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  1. ^ "2009/10 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2012.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Brechin 0–3 Cowdenbeath (0–3)". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Alloa Athletic F.C. v Cowdenbeath F.C." Scottish Football Association. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2009–10". London Hearts. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Ramsdens Cup Results 2009–2010". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  6. ^ "IRN-BRU Second Division Results 2009–2010". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  7. ^ "2009–10 Fixtures". Cowdenbeath F.C. Retrieved 26 March 2012.