2009–10 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

Cowdenbeath
2009–10 season
Manager	Danny Lennon
Stadium	Central Park
Scottish Second Division	Third (promoted)
Challenge Cup	Second Round, lost to v Dundee
League Cup	First Round, lost to v Greenock Morton
Scottish Cup	Third Round, lost to v Alloa Athletic
Top goalscorer	League: ; Gareth Wardlaw (16); All: ; Gareth Wardlaw (19)

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

Summary

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

[6] Win Draw Loss

Scottish Second Division

8 August 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–2	Arbroath	Central Park
	McBride 90' (Penalty)	ESPN Report	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

22 August 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
	Wardlaw 30'	ESPN Report	Scott 41'	Attendance: 365 Referee: Charleston

29 August 2009 Second Division	East Fife	1–1	Cowdenbeath	Bayview Stadium
	McManus 70'	ESPN Report	Stein 12'	Attendance: 803 Referee: MacDonald

12 September 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Clyde	Central Park
	Stein 23'	ESPN Report		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		Attendance: 271 Referee: Madden

17 October 2009 Second Division	Arbroath	0–1	Cowdenbeath	Gayfield Park
		BBC Report	Linton 16'	Attendance: 479 Referee: MacKay

24 October 2009 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Brechin City	Central Park
		ESPN Report		Attendance: 337 Referee: Salmond

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	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	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

16 March 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
	Dempster 84'	BBC Report	Ferguson 53'	Attendance: 413 Referee: Nicholls

20 March 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Dumbarton	Central Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 349 Referee: McDermott

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

3 April 2010 Second Division	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Stenhousemuir	Central Park
	Wardlaw 71'	BBC Report		Attendance: 438 Referee: Collum

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	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		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

5 May 2010 Play-offs SF R1	Cowdenbeath	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
	Dempster 90+3'	BBC Sport	Gormley 16'	Attendance: 578

8 May 2010 Play-offs SF R2	Alloa Athletic	0–2	Cowdenbeath	Recreation Park
		BBC Sport	Wardlaw 59' McQuade 82'	Attendance: 1,234

12 May 2010 Play-offs Final R1	Cowdenbeath	0–0	Brechin City	Central Park
		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,119

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

25 July 2009 Challenge Cup round 1	Peterhead	1–2	Cowdenbeath	Balmoor Stadium
	Bavidge 12'	SFL Report	McBride 52' McQuade 61'	Attendance: 361 Referee: Northcroft

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

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

28 November 2009 Scottish Cup round 3	Cowdenbeath	0 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Central Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 377 Referee: Colvin

8 December 2009 Scottish Cup round 3 Replay	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Recreation Park
	Gilhaney 88'	BBC Report		Referee: Colvin

League table

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[lower-alpha 1]
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:

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

Squad

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

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

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[table_note_res_PP0.72349339664145-7] 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.

[1] "2009/10 Scottish Division Two Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

[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.

[8] "2009–10 Fixtures". Cowdenbeath F.C. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

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Cowdenbeath Football Club
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Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East of Scotland League South of Scotland League Scottish Premier Under-19 League
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Third Division	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers East Stirlingshire Elgin City Forfar Athletic Livingston Montrose Queen's Park Stranraer
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