# 2011–12 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

The 2011–12 season saw Cowdenbeath play their first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2010–11 season. Cowdenbeath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

Cowdenbeath finished first in the Second Division, and were promoted as champions to the First Division. They reached the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, the first round of the League Cup and were eliminated in the first round of the Challenge Cup.

### Management

For season 2011–12 Cowdenbeath were managed by Colin Cameron, following the resignation of Jimmy Nicholl at the end of the previous season.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Fife cup
## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| | MF | Jon Robertson | | 39 | Club captain |
Last updated: 5 May 2012 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Squad

    Last updated 5 May 2012
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Youssef Bejaoui | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Thomas Flynn | 32 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Lee Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Kenny Adamson | 35 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John Armstrong | 35 | 1 | 33+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Steven Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dean Brett | 16 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Paul Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dene Droudge | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Scott Linton | 37 | 5 | 30+3 | 4 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Joe Mbu | 34 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Thomas O'Brien | 16 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Cowan | 17 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Gary Fisher | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Colin Cameron | 26 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Danny Mackay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Makel | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Kyle Miller | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jordan Morton | 20 | 6 | 12+6 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Ramsay | 28 | 8 | 19+5 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jon Robertson | 39 | 7 | 35+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Craig Winter | 12 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Lewis Milne | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dean Brett | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Lewis Coult | 36 | 15 | 20+12 | 13 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | John Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Marc McKenzie | 39 | 18 | 31+5 | 18 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Greg Stewart | 33 | 7 | 17+12 | 6 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Kal Naismith | 10 | 2 | 7+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Derek Lyle | 18 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Liam Cusack | 13 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 5 May 2012
| Position | Name | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Youssef Bejaoui | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Thomas Flynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Kenny Adamson | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| DF | John Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| DF | Steven Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Dean Brett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Paul Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Dene Droudge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Scott Linton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| DF | Joe Mbu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Thomas O'Brien | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | David Cowan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Gary Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Colin Cameron | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Danny Mackay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Lee Makel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Kyle Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jordan Morton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Ramsay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jon Robertson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Craig Winter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Lewis Milne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Dean Brett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Lewis Coult | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FW | John Ferguson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Marc McKenzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Greg Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Kal Naismith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Derek Lyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Liam Cusack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Awards

    Last updated 28 March 2012
| Name | Award | Month |
| Colin Cameron | Second Division Manager of the Month | September |
| Colin Cameron | Second Division Manager of the Month | November |
| Lewis Coult | Ginger Boot Award | February |
| Colin Cameron | Second Division Manager of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cowdenbeath (C, P) | 36 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 71 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 76 | 51 | +25 | 63 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 3 | Dumbarton (O, P) | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 58 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 4 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 52 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 5 | Stenhousemuir | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 51 | |
* ↑ Dumbarton won the First Division play-off final, and were promoted to the First Division.
* ↑ Airdrie United lost the final of the First Division playoffs to Dumbarton. However following the demotion of Rangers to the third division prior to the beginning of the 2012-13 season, Dundee were promoted from the First Division to the SPL, and Airdrie United were promoted to the First Division to take their place. Stranraer were promoted from the Third to the Second Division to take the place of Airdrie United