# List of Cowdenbeath F.C. seasons

This is a list of Cowdenbeath Football Club's seasons since their admission to the Scottish Football League in 1905–06 to the present day. The list details Cowdenbeath's record in major league and cup competitions and includes the top scorers for each season where available.

## Seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Top league goalscorer | Top league goalscorer |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Name | Goals |
| 1905–06 | SFL2 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 40 | 17 | 10th | DNQ | | | | |
| 1906–07 | SFL2 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 40 | 23 | 7th | R1 | | | | |
| 1907–08 | SFL2 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 12th | DNQ | | | | |
| 1908–09 | SFL2 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 42 | 12 | 11th | DNQ | | | | |
| 1909–10 | SFL2 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 34 | 17 | 11th | DNQ | | | | |
| 1910–11 | SFL2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 5th | DNQ | | | | |
| 1911–12 | SFL2 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 4th | DNQ | | | | |
| 1912–13 | SFL2 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 30 | 5th | DNQ | | | | |
| 1913–14 | SFL2 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 31 | 1st | DNQ | | | | |
| 1914–15 | SFL2 | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 17 | 37 | 1st | NH | | | | |
| 1915–16 | EFL | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 20 | 27 | 3rd | NH | | | | |
| 1916–17 | EFL | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 27 | 1st | NH | | | | |
| 1917–18 | EFL | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 49 | 18 | 33 | 1st | NH | | | | |
| No football played between season 1918–19 due to World War I |||||||||||||||
| 1919–20 | EFL | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 24 | 3rd | R1 | | | | |
| 1920–21 | CFL | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 64 | 37 | 46 | 3rd | DNQ | | | | |
| 1921–22 | SFL2 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 30 | 47 | 2nd | R2 | | | | |
| 1922–23 | SFL2 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 56 | 52 | 36 | 11th | R2 | | | | |
| 1923–24 | SFL2 | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 78 | 33 | 55 | 2nd | R2 | | | | |
| 1924–25 | SFL1 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 76 | 65 | 42 | 5th | R1 | | | | |
| 1925–26 | SFL1 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 87 | 68 | 42 | 7th | R1 | | | | |
| 1926–27 | SFL1 | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 74 | 60 | 42 | 7th | R2 | | | | |
| 1927–28 | SFL1 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 66 | 68 | 39 | 9th | R2 | | | | |
| 1928–29 | SFL1 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 55 | 69 | 33 | 13th | R2 | | | | |
| 1929–30 | SFL1 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 33 | 16th | R2 | | | | |
| 1930–31 | SFL1 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 65 | 41 | 7th | QF | | | | |
| 1931–32 | SFL1 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 78 | 38 | 12th | R2 | | | | |
| 1932–33 | SFL1 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 65 | 111 | 25 | 17th | R1 | | | | |
| 1933–34 | SFL1 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 58 | 118 | 15 | 20th | R3 | | | | |
| 1934–35 | SFL2 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 75 | 32 | 12th | R1 | | | | |
| 1935–36 | SFL2 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 76 | 77 | 31 | 10th | R3 | | | | |
| 1936–37 | SFL2 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 59 | 38 | 6th | R3 | | | | |
| 1937–38 | SFL2 | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 115 | 71 | 43 | 6th | R2 | | | | |
| 1938–39 | SFL2 | 34 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 120 | 45 | 60 | 1st | R2 | | | | |
| 1939–40 | SFL1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 20th | NA | | | | |
| 1939–40 | ED | 15 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 44 | 15 | 16th | | | | | |
| No football played by club between season 1940–41 and 1944–45 due to World War II |||||||||||||||
| 1945–46 | SFLB | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 62 | 21 | 10th | VC R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1946–47 | SFL 2 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 77 | 18 | 14th | R3 | R1 | | | |
| 1947–48 | SFL 2 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 53 | 32 | 5th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1948–49 | SFL 2 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 23 | 13th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1949–50 | SFL 2 | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 63 | 56 | 35 | 5th | R2 | QF | | | |
| 1950–51 | SFL 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 61 | 57 | 27 | 11th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1951–52 | SFL 2 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 66 | 67 | 32 | 8th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1952–53 | SFL 2 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 37 | 54 | 23 | 13th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1953–54 | SFL 2 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 67 | 81 | 23 | 13th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1954–55 | SFL 2 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 55 | 72 | 21 | 14th | R4 | R1 | | | |
| 1955–56 | SFL 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 80 | 85 | 39 | 7th | R5 | R1 | | | |
| 1956–57 | SFL 2 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 87 | 65 | 45 | 3rd | R4 | QF | | | |
| 1957–58 | SFL 2 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 100 | 85 | 42 | 6th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1958–59 | SFL 2 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 67 | 79 | 31 | 14th | R1 | QF | | | |
| 1959–60 | SFL 2 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 42 | 124 | 14 | 19th | R3 | SF | | | |
| 1960–61 | SFL 2 | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 71 | 65 | 40 | 8th | R2 | SR | | | |
| 1961–62 | SFL 2 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 77 | 31 | 14th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1962–63 | SFL 2 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 72 | 61 | 37 | 8th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1963–64 | SFL 2 | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 72 | 25 | 17th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1964–65 | SFL 2 | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 62 | 32 | 12th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1965–66 | SFL 2 | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 69 | 68 | 37 | 10th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1966–67 | SFL 2 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 70 | 55 | 40 | 6th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1967–68 | SFL 2 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 62 | 32 | 12th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1968–69 | SFL 2 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 67 | 29 | 12th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1969–70 | SFL 2 | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 81 | 35 | 55 | 2nd | PR1 | R1 | | | |
| 1970–71 | SFL 1 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 33 | 69 | 17 | 18th | R4 | SF | | | |
| 1971–72 | SFL 2 | 36 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 69 | 28 | 48 | 5th | R3 | R1 | | | |
| 1972–73 | SFL 2 | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 53 | 38 | 7th | R3 | R1 | | | |
| 1973–74 | SFL 2 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 59 | 85 | 31 | 13th | R3 | R1 | | | |
| 1974–75 | SFL 2 | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 76 | 21 | 19th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1975–76 | SFL 2 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 5th | R4 | SR | | | |
| 1976–77 | SFL 2 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 46 | 64 | 31 | 12th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1977–78 | SFL 2 | 39 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 78 | 34 | 10th | R3 | R2 | | | |
| 1978–79 | SFL 2 | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 63 | 58 | 42 | 5th | R2 | R2 | | | |
| 1979–80 | SFL 2 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 54 | 52 | 40 | 8th | R3 | R2 | | | |
| 1980–81 | SFL 2 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 48 | 45 | 3rd | R4 | R2 | | | |
| 1981–82 | SFL 2 | 39 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 51 | 57 | 35 | 8th | R2 | R1 | | | |
| 1982–83 | SFL 2 | 39 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 54 | 53 | 38 | 8th | R1 | SR | | | |
| 1983–84 | SFL 2 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 44 | 58 | 29 | 13th | R3 | R2 | | | |
| 1984–85 | SFL 2 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 68 | 39 | 47 | 4th | R3 | QF | | | |
| 1985–86 | SFL 2 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 52 | 53 | 37 | 10th | R1 | R2 | | | |
| 1986–87 | SFL 2 | 39 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 55 | 40 | 7th | R1 | R1 | | | |
| 1987–88 | SFL 2 | 39 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 31 | 11th | R3 | R1 | | | |
| 1988–89 | SFL 2 | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 38 | 8th | R2 | R2 | | | |
| 1989–90 | SFL 2 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 39 | 7th | R4 | R1 | | | |
| 1990–91 | SFL 2 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 45 | 3rd | R4 | R2 | QF | | |
| 1991–92 | SFL 2 | 39 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 2nd | R3 | R1 | R1 | | |
| 1992–93 | SFL 1 | 44 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 109 | 13 | 12th | R4 | R2 | R2 | | |
| 1993–94 | SFL 2 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 40 | 72 | 20 | 14th | R3 | R2 | R2 | | |
| 1994–94 | SFL 3 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 48 | 60 | 40 | 9th | R2 | R1 | QF | | |
| 1995–96 | SFL 3 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 59 | 38 | 8th | R2 | R2 | R2 | | |
| 1996–97 | SFL 3 | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 51 | 39 | 7th | R3 | R1 | R1 | | |
| 1997–98 | SFL 3 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 33 | 57 | 38 | 8th | R1 | R1 | R1 | | |
| 1998–99 | SFL 3 | 36 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 35 | 65 | 33 | 9th | R2 | R1 | NH | | |
| 1999–00 | SFL 3 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 54 | 5th | R2 | R1 | R2 | | |
| 2000–01 | SFL 3 | 36 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 58 | 31 | 76 | 2nd | R2 | R2 | R1 | | |
| 2001–02 | SFL 2 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 8th | R2 | R1 | R1 | | |
| 2002–03 | SFL 2 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 57 | 36 | 10th | R3 | R2 | R1 | | |
| 2003–04 | SFL 3 | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 39 | 55 | 5th | R3 | R2 | R1 | | |
| 2004–05 | SFL 3 | 36 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 54 | 61 | 51 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | R2 | | |
| 2005–06 | SFL 3 | 36 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 81 | 34 | 76 | 1st | R1 | R1 | R1 | Liam Buchanan | 17 |
| 2006–07 | SFL 2 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 59 | 56 | 45 | 6th | R4 | R2 | R2 | Liam Buchanan | 20 |
| 2007–08 | SFL 2 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 37 | 9th | R4 | R2 | R2 | Pat Clarke Denis McLaughlin | 6 |
| 2008–09 | SFL 3 | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 34 | 63 | 2nd | R2 | R2 | QF | John Gemmell | 12 |
| 2009–10 | SFL 2 | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 41 | 59 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | R2 | Gareth Wardlaw | 16 |
| 2010–11 | SFL 1 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 72 | 35 | 9th | R3 | R1 | R2 | Greg Stewart | 9 |
| 2011–12 | SFL 2 | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 71 | 1st | R4 | R1 | R1 | Marc McKenzie | 18 |
| 2012–13 | SFL 1 | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 65 | 36 | 8th | R4 | R1 | SF | Jamie Stevenson | 8 |
| 2013–14 | Champ | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 72 | 40 | 9th | R3 | R2 | R1 | Kane Hemmings | 18 |
| 2014–15 | Champ | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 31 | 86 | 25 | 10th | R4 | R2 | R1 | | |
| 2015–16 | League 1 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 72 | 39 | 9th | R4 | R1 | R1 | Greig Spence | 17 |
| 2016–17 | League 2 | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 35 | 10th | R2 | Group | R2 | | |
| 2017–18 | League 2 | 36 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 56 | 22 | 10th | R2 | Group | R1 | Robbie Buchanan | 7 |
| 2018–19 | League 2 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 6th | R4 | Group | R1 | David Cox | 13 |
| 2019–20 | League 2 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 35 | 41 | 4th | R2 | Group | R2 | David Cox | 7 |
| 2020–21 | League 2 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 21 | 9th | R2 | Group | N/A | | |
| 2021–22 | League 2 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 29 | 10th | R2 | Group | R2 | Liam Buchanan | 6 |
| 2022–23 | Lowland | 36 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 50 | 36 | 15th | R1 | Group | R1 | | |
| 2023–24 | Lowland | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 56 | 46 | 10th | R3 | Group | N/A | | |

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