# 2012–13 Cowdenbeath F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Cowdenbeath's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2011–12 season. Cowdenbeath also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary
### Season

Cowdenbeath finished ninth in the Scottish First Division. They reached the Semi-final of the Challenge Cup, the first round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Player statistics
### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| | DF | Mbu | | 16 | Club captain |
| | DF | Armstrong | | 26 | Vice-captain |
Last updated: 7 May 2013 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 7 May 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Thomas Flynn | 36 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Colin Stewart | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Craig Wight | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Lee Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Kenny Adamson | 38 | 1 | 32+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | John Armstrong | 41 | 3 | 35+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Steven Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dean Brett | 19 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Cowan | 21 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Scott Linton | 30 | 3 | 22+3 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | CMR | Joe Mbu | 19 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jason Naismith | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Thomas O'Brien | 36 | 0 | 23+7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Dean Brett | 14 | 1 | 8+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Liam Caddis | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Liam Callaghan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Colin Cameron | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Rubén García Rey | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Makel | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Sean McAllister | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Kyle Miller | 33 | 5 | 16+11 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Lewis Milne | 24 | 3 | 12+7 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Albert Puigdollers | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Ramsay | 24 | 2 | 10+10 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | MF | SCO | Jon Robertson | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Sam Stanton | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jamie Stevenson | 41 | 11 | 32+3 | 8 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Lewis Coult | 35 | 8 | 19+10 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Liam Cusack | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kane Hemmings | 7 | 4 | 7+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Marc McKenzie | 40 | 9 | 26+7 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 |
| | FW | SCO | Craig Moore | 12 | 7 | 11+1 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ESP | Pablo Navas | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Jack Nicholson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Greg Stewart | 29 | 8 | 17+8 | 5 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 3 |
| | FW | SKN | Zephaniah Thomas | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 7 May 2013
| Position | Name | First Division | First Division | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | Thomas Flynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| GK | Colin Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Craig Wight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Lee Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Kenny Adamson | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DF | John Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| DF | Steven Bennett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Dean Brett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | David Cowan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Scott Linton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Joe Mbu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Jason Naismith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Thomas O'Brien | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| MF | Dean Brett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Liam Caddis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Liam Callaghan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Colin Cameron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Rubén García Rey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Lee Makel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Sean McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Kyle Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Lewis Milne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Albert Puigdollers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Mark Ramsay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| MF | Jon Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Sam Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jamie Stevenson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | Lewis Coult | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Liam Cusack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Kane Hemmings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Marc McKenzie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Craig Moore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Pablo Navas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Jack Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Greg Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Zephaniah Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 6 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 46 | |
| 7 | Dumbarton | 36 | 13 | 4 | 19 | 58 | 83 | −25 | 43 | |
| 8 | Cowdenbeath | 36 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 65 | −14 | 36 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 62 | 59 | +3 | 34 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 41 | 89 | −48 | 22 | Relegation to League One |
* ↑ Dunfermline Athletic were deducted 15 points for entering administration.

### Division summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
* ↑ Dunfermline were deducted 15 points shortly prior to this fixture altering league standings. This was as a result of them entering administration.