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Season Archive - 2000/01

In what turned out to be a great season for Cowden supporters and the players. The fate of the club regarding promotion was uncertain until the end of the last game of the season. Cowdenbeath, Brechin City and Hamilton Accies all had the chance of promotion and the championship. With Brechin needing to beat Cowden to ensure promotion, it meant a nail-biting 90 minutes for both sets of fans.

The promotion winning squad find time for some celebrations after the Brechin City match.
The promotion winning squad find time for some
celebrations after the Brechin City match.

 

 


Fixtures/Results - 2000/01

       
Sat May 5 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (1) 2 - 1 (0)  Brechin City
King 42
Winter 90
Smith 89

Bookings:
Winter 48

 Bookings:
 Bain 77
 

Ref. C Richmond

Att. 2,230


Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Craig Neeson, Brian Welsh, Anton Smith, John Paul Burns, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Graeme Brown, Murray Hunter, Toby King
Subs: Alan Lawrence, Keith Wright, Murray McDowell, Tom Courts, Derek Barnes

Brechin City: Derek Soutar, David McKay, Kevin Bain, Harry Cairney, Kevin Fotheringham, Douglas Coulston, Roddy Black, Paul Riley, Paul Kinnaird, Roddy Grant, Blair Sturrock
Subs: Darren Smith, Greig Smith, Greg Miller, Ben Honeyman, Martin Parkin

Sat Apr 28 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Albion  (0) 0 - 0 (0)  Cowdenbeath

Bookings:
Lumsden 71

 Bookings:
 Welsh 61
 Bradley 70
 White 73
 Winter 84

Ref. C Murray

Att. 410


Albion: Chris Fahey, Todd Lumsden, Jered Stirling, A McMillan., Tom Tait, Mark Booth, Colin Waldie, Stewart Easton, Yannis Begue, Steve McCormick, Gerard McKenna
Subs: James McKenzie, Sean Clark, Martin Harty, Chris Silvestro, Scott Shearer

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Craig Neeson, Brian Welsh, David White, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Graeme Brown, Murray McDowell, Toby King
Subs: John Paul Burns, Thomas Courts, James Allan, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Sat Apr 21 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath   (0) 1 - 3 (1) East Stirling
Brown 84
Wood 29
McKechnie 53
McKechnie 68

Bookings:
Russell 44
Ferguson 80

Ref. J Gilmour

Att. 488


Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Thomas Courts, David White, Craig Neeson, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown Subs: John Paul Burns, Ross McBride, James Allan, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

East Stirling: Jim Butter, Brown Ferguson, Gordon Russell, Graham McGhee, Ian McDonald, Gordon, David Wood, Douglas Todd, S McAuley, Steven Hislop, Gregor McKechnie Subs: Michael Hall., Gary Higgins, Steven Stewart, Dean McPherson, Christopher. Todd

Tue Apr 17 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (3) 3 - 2 (0)  East Fife
Bradley 23
Courts 35
McDowell 38
Mortimer 63
Magee 76

Bookings:
White 88

Bookings:
Beith 56
Mair 72

Ref. G Mitchell

Att. 531

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, Alan Lawrence, Thomas Courts, David White, Craig Neeson, John Paul Burns, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown Subs: Murray Hunter, James Allan, Wesley Mitchell, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

East Fife: Andrew Stewart, Billy Wilson, Raymond Sharp, Lee Mair, John Gallagher, Gavin Beith, Stuart Mackay, Paul Mortimer, Steven Kerrigan, Tom McManus, Kevin Magee Subs: John Ovenstone, Emilio Bottiglieri, Barrie Moffat, Aaron Lofty, Colin Garvie

Sat Apr 14 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Montrose  (0) 0 - 1 (1)  Cowdenbeath
Bradley 45 pen

Bookings:
McKenzie 71

Ref. G Clyde

Att. 447

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Wes Mitchell, David White, Craig Neeson, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Murray Hunter, Toby King, Graeme Brown, Mark Bradley Subs: James Allan, John Paul Burns, Murray McDowell, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Montrose: Gary McGlynn, Steve Marwick, David Muirhead, Graeme Christie, Stewart Ferguson, James McKellar, Mark Craib, Tommy Harrison, Ian Joy, Andrew Hutcheon, Gareth Dailly Subs: Johnathan Mitchell, Mike McKenzie, Ross McWilliam, Douglas Craig, Paul McIlravey

Tue Apr 10 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (0) 2 - 1 (0)  Montrose
Brown 52
Burns 56
Hutcheon 57

Bookings:
Dailly 34
Muirhead 54

Ref. S Conroy

Att. 319

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Thomas Courts, David White, Craig Neeson, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Murray Hunter, Toby King, Graeme Brown, Murray McDowell Subs: James Allan, John Paul Burns, Finn Gilfillan, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Montrose: Gary McGlynn, Steve Marwick, David Muirhead, Graeme Christie, Stewart Ferguson, James McKellar, Mark Craib, Tommy Harrison, Ian Joy, Andrew Hutcheon, Gareth Dailly Subs: Johnathan Mitchell, McKenzie, Ross McWilliam, Douglas Craig, Paul McIlravey

Sat Apr 07 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (1) 4 - 0 (0)  Peterhead
King 4
Brown 56
Lawrence 69
King 74

Bookings:
Duffy 22
Tindal 53
Simpson 55

Ref. C Thomson

Att. 348

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Craig Neeson, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Murray Hunter, Graeme Brown Subs: Thomas Courts, John Paul Burns, James Allan, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Peterhead: Ivor Pirie, Kevin Tindal, John Duffy, Mark Simpson, Stephen King, Russell Huggon, Scott Clark, Martin Johnson, Richard Livingstone, Craig Yates, Ian Stewart Subs: Craig Watson, Derek Smith, Ian Murray, Gordon Smith, Ross Buchanan

Tue Apr 03 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
East Stirling  (0) 0 - 2 (0)  Cowdenbeath
Bradley 64 pen
White 70

Ref. C Murray

Att. 279

East Stirling: Jim Butter, Brown Ferguson, Ian McDonald, Gordon Russell, Graham McGhee, Dean McPherson, Steven Stewart, Douglas Todd, Steven Hislop, Gary Higgins, Paul Lindsay Subs: Michael Hall., Gordon, S McAuley, Colin Allison, Christopher. Todd

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Craig Neeson, Anthony Smith, David White, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown, Toby King Subs: Murray Hunter, Thomas Courts, John Paul Burns, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Sat Mar 31 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Hamilton  (0) 0 - 0 (0)  Cowdenbeath

Bookings:
MacFarlane 70
Davidson 70

Bookings:
Lawrence 40
Bradley 72

Ref. I Frickleton

Att. 666

Hamilton: Ian MacFarlane, Mark Nelson, William Davidson, Paul Gaughan, Dylan Kerr, Michael Martin, Gary Clarke, Martin Bonnar, Stuart Callaghan, Robert Downs, David McFarlane Subs: Alex Eadie, Ryan Kelly, Brian Vaugh, Keith Hogg, Graham Potter

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, David White, Craig Neeson, Anthony Smith, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Alan Lawrence, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown Subs: John Paul Burns, Murray Hunter, Stephen Simmons, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Sun Mar 25 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (0) 1 - 0 (0)  Elgin
Winter 90

Bookings:
Hunter 30
Bradley 89

Bookings:
Craig 84

Ref. I Frickleton

Att. 289

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Thomas Courts, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Keith Wright, Murray Hunter Subs: Graeme Brown, John Paul Burns, Stephen Simmons, Murray McDowell, Derek Barnes

Elgin: Martin Pire, Craig Milne, C Tulley, Mike Morrison, Jordan Macdonald, Neal Whyte, David Craig, Connor. Campbell, David. Ross, Colin Milne, Steven Edwards Subs: Ryan Green, Des Irvine, Ellis, Lee Shanks, Micheal Rae

Tue Mar 20 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (1) 1 - 1 (1)  Hamilton
King 26
Callaghan 18

Bookings:
Winter 19
Hunter 36
White 89

Bookings:
Kerr 28
Bonnar 42
Callaghan 63

Ref. B Cassidy

Att. 429

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Thomas Courts, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Murray Hunter, Keith Wright Subs: Graeme Brown, John Paul Burns, Stephen Simmons, Murray McDowell, Derek Barnes

Hamilton: Ian MacFarlane, Mark Nelson, William Davidson, Paul Gaughan, Dylan Kerr, Michael Martin, Gary Clarke, Martin Bonnar, Stuart Callaghan, David McFarlane, Robert Downs Subs: Steve Renicks, Brian Vaugh, Keith Hogg, Ryan Kelly, Graham Potter

Sat Mar 17 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (1) 2 - 2 (2)  Dumbarton
Wright 21
McDowell 85
Flannery 12
Flannery 25 pen

Bookings:
Stewart 41
Bruce 55

Ref. B McGarry

Att. 369

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Thomas Courts, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Keith Wright, Murray Hunter Subs: Graeme Brown, John Paul Burns, Stephen Simmons, Murray McDowell, Derek Barnes

Dumbarton: John Wight, Michael Dickie, Jamie Bruce, Stephen Jack, John Dillon, Stephen Bonar, John Ritchie., David Stewart, Joe Robertson, Pat Flannery, Andy Brown Subs: Craig Brittain, Kevin McCann, Martin Melvin, Chris Smith, John Hillcoate

Tue Mar 13 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Peterhead  (2) 3 - 0 (0)  Cowdenbeath
Yates 36
Johnson 44
Stewart 80

Bookings:
Gibson 32
Yates 82
Huggon 82

Bookings:
Allan 33
Lawrence 35
Bradley 65

Ref. E D Mack

Att. 520

Peterhead: Ivor Pirie, Kevin Tindal, Stephen King, John Duffy, Mark Simpson, Gibson, Craig Cooper., Ian Stewart, Craig Yates, Martin Johnson, Scott Clark Subs: Craig Watson, Russell Huggon, Ian Murray, Richard Livingstone, Ross Buchanan

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, Alan Lawrence, Thomas Courts, Wesley Mitchell, David White, Stephen Simmons, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown, James Allan Subs: John Paul Burns, Finn Gilfillan, Anthony Smith, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Sat Mar 10 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Elgin  (0) 0 - 2 (0)  Cowdenbeath
Bradley 81
Winter 90

Ref. C MacKay

Att. 676

Elgin: Martin Pire, Steven Edwards, Jordan Macdonald, Willie Furphy, Mike Morrison, C Tulley, David. Ross, Grant. Munro, Lee Shanks, Connor. Campbell, David Craig Subs: Neal Whyte, Steven Clinton, Ellis, Des Irvine, Micheal Rae

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, Alan Lawrence, Thomas Courts, Wesley Mitchell, David White, Stephen Simmons, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Keith Wright, Graeme Brown, James Allan Subs: James Boyle, Rion Ruskowiak, John Paul Burns, Fin Gilfinnan, Derek Barnes

Wed Mar 07 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Dumbarton  (1) 3 - 0 (0)  Cowdenbeath
Dillon 31
Brown 54
Flannery 68

Sent Off:
Smith 35

Bookings:
Stewart 26
Dickie 90

Bookings:
King 89

Ref. E Martindale

Att. 507

Dumbarton: John Hillcoate, Michael Dickie, John Dillon, Jamie Bruce, Stephen Jack, David Stewart, Stephen Bonar, M. O'Neill., Ryan Robinson, Pat Flannery, Andy Brown Subs: Joe Robertson, Kevin McCann, Chris Smith, Martin Melvin, John Wight

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Thomas Courts, Anthony Smith, David White, Toby King, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, John Paul Burns, Rion Ruskowiak, Graeme Brown Subs: Alan Lawrence, Stephen Simmons, James Allan, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Sat Feb 24 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (0) 1 - 0 (0)  Albion
Wright 85

Bookings:
King 87

Bookings:
McMillan 64

Ref. A Gemmill

Att. 331

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Thomas Courts, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Toby King, John Paul Burns, Graeme Brown, Rion Ruskowiak Subs: Mark Bradley, James Allan, Ross McBride, Keith Wright, Derek Barnes

Albion: Chris Fahey, Jordan Smith, Todd Lumsden, Tom Tait, Jered Stirling, Colin Waldie, Mark Booth, Stewart Easton, Gerard McKenna, Stuart Ingram, Ryan McMillan Subs: Sean Clark, James McLees, Chris Deegan, Paul Roden, Scott Shearer

Sat Feb 17 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Brechin  (2) 2 - 0 (0)  Cowdenbeath
Grant 13
Grant 15

Bookings:
Riley 7

Bookings:
Winter 9
Burns 61
White 70
Neeson 80
Boyle 86

Ref. J Fleming

Att. 575

Brechin: Derek Soutar, David Mackay, Henry Cairney, Greig Smith, Darren Smith, Paul Riley, Greg Miller, Rod Black, Douglas Coulston, Roddy Grant, Lee Bailey Subs: Gary Dewar, Barry Donnachie, Paul Campbell, Blair Sturrock, Martin Parkin

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Thomas Courts, John Paul Burns, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, Keith Wright, Graeme Brown Subs: Alan Lawrence, Rion Ruskowiak, Craig Neeson, Derek Barnes, James Allan

Wed Jan 24 2001
Tennents Scottish Cup Second Round Replay
Cowdenbeath  (0) 0 - 1 (0)  Berwick
Elliot 89

Sent Off:
White 65
McDowell 70

Sent Off:
Ronald 61

Bookings:
McDowell 20
Smith 61

Ref. C Melville

Att. 644

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, David White, Anthony Smith, Thomas Courts, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Craig Neeson, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown Subs: Keith Wright, James Allan, John Paul Burns, Scott Reilly, Derek Barnes

Berwick: Mark McLean, Grant McMartin, Innes Ritchie, Alan Neill, Dale Gray, Gordon Forrest, Marc Anthony, Martin Neil, Darren Smith, Garry Wood, Paul Ronald Subs: Barry Elliot, Craig Pucko, Craig Findlay, Mark Duthie, John Whelan

Sat Jan 06 2001
Tennents Scottish Cup Second Round
Berwick  (2) 3 - 3 (0)  Cowdenbeath
Neill 4
Neill 42
Wood 72
Bradley 51
Bradley 77
Winter 79

Bookings:
Watt 27
Anthony 60

Bookings:
White 25

Ref. C Melville

Att. 515

Berwick: Mark McLean, Grant McMartin, Dale Gray, Innes Ritchie, Alan Neill, David Watt, Gordon Forrest, Marc Anthony, Garry Wood, Barry Elliot, Darren Smith Subs: Neil Oliver, Craig Findlay, John Whelan, Kevin Magee, Craig Pucko

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Thomas Courts, Anthony Smith, David White, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown, Toby King Subs: Keith Wright, James Allan, Keith McCulloch, Craig Neeson, John Paul Burns

Tue Jan 02 2001
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
East Fife  (1) 1 - 2 (1)  Cowdenbeath
Mackay 12
McDowell 14
Brown 89

Bookings:
Moffat 13

Bookings:
King 81

Ref. J P Gilmour

Att. 1003

East Fife: Willie McCulloch, Brian McCloy, Raymond Sharp, Paul Mortimer, Damiano Agostini, John Allison, Raymond McKinnon, Stuart Mackay, Steven Kerrigan, Barrie Moffat, Murray Hunter Subs: Chris Devine, Richard Gibb, John Gallagher, Kenneth Munro, Andrew Stewart

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Thomas Courts, Anthony Smith, David White, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Murray McDowell, Keith Wright, Toby King Subs: Graeme Brown, James Allan, Craig Neeson, Keith McCulloch, Trialist

Sat Dec 23 2000
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (0) 2 - 1 (1)  Brechin
King 47
McDowell 83
Raynes 37

Sent Off:
Leask 44

Bookings:
Bradley 39

Bookings:
Grant 39
Bain 39

Ref. J Smith

Att. 434

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Thomas Courts, Toby King, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, John Paul Burns, Murray McDowell, Keith Wright Subs: Alan Lawrence, Graeme Brown, Craig Neeson, James Allan, Trialist

Brechin: Derek Soutar, Darren Smith, Kevin Bain, Henry Cairney, Steven Raynes, Moray Leask, Greig Smith, James Nairn, Paul Riley, Roddy Grant, Rod Black Subs: Paul Campbell, Lee Bailey, Martin Parkin, Blair Sturrock, Barry Donnachie

Sat Dec 02 2000
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Montrose  (0) 1 - 2 (0)  Cowdenbeath
Mitchell 85
Allan 72
Allan 81

Bookings:
Christie 65

Bookings:
White 58

Montrose: Gary McGlynn, Stuart Robertson, Graeme Christie, Mark Craib, Stewart Ferguson, . Marwick, David Muirhead, Gareth Dailly, Ian Joy, Mike McKenzie, Andrew Hutcheon Subs: Bradley Lowe, Johnathan Mitchell, Paul Catto, Paul McIlravey, Ronnie Adam

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Thomas Courts, Toby King, John Paul Burns, Grant Carnie, James Allan, Keith Wright, Graeme Brown Subs: Murray McDowell, Keith McCulloch, Graeme Sawers, Craig Neeson, David Manderson

Sat Nov 25 2000
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (0) 2 - 0 (0)  Peterhead
Burns 61
Smith 80

Sent Off:
Pirie 2

Bookings:
White 66

Bookings:
King 50
Herd 81

Ref. I R Brines

Att. 404

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, David White, Tom Courts, Alan Lawrence, Toby King, Mark Bradley, John Paul Burns, Graeme Brown, Keith Wright Subs: Murray McDowell, James Allan, Craig Neeson, Graeme Sawers, David Manderson

Peterhead: Ivor Pirie, Scott Clark, Billy Herd, Mark Simpson, Stephen King, Ian Murray, Baldur Bett, Martin Johnson, Richard Livingstone, Craig Yates, Derek Smith Subs: Gibson, Ian Stewart, Craig Watson, M De Barros., Ross Buchanan

Sat Nov 18 2000
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Hamilton  (0) 0 - 0 (0)  Cowdenbeath

Bookings:
Nelson 21
MacFarlane 69

Bookings:
King 72

Ref. J P Gilmour

Att. 598

Hamilton: Ian MacFarlane, Mark Nelson, Paul Gaughan, Keith Hogg, Allan Russell, Gary Clarke, Robert Prytz, Martin Bonnar, Stuart Callaghan, Michael Moore, Alex Eadie Subs: Michael Martin, Brian Vaugh, Ryan Kelly, William Davidson, Graham Potter

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Tom Courts, David White, Anthony Smith, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Toby King, John Paul Burns, Graeme Brown, Keith Wright Subs: Murray McDowell, Alan Lawrence, Craig Neeson, James Allan, David Manderson

Sat Nov 11 2000
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (0) 1 - 1 (1)  Dumbarton
Burns 83
Bruce 5

Sent Off:
McCulloch 53

Bookings:
Winter 26
Wright 80

Bookings:
Stewart 38
McCann 67

Ref. C Richmond

Att. 341

Cowdenbeath: John Martin, James Boyle, Anthony Smith, Keith McCulloch, David White, Alan Lawrence, Craig Winter, Mark Bradley, Craig Neeson, Murray McDowell, Graeme Brown Subs: James Allan, Keith Wright, John Paul Burns, Graeme Sawers, David Manderson

Dumbarton: John Hillcoate, Michael Dickie, Jamie Bruce, Kevin McCann, Craig Brittain, Stephen Bonar, Alex Grace, David Stewart, Joe Robertson, Pat Flannery, Andy Brown Subs: Chris Smith, John Dillon, Chris Gentile, Stephen Jack, John Wight

Sat Nov 04 2000
Bell's Scottish League Third Division
Cowdenbeath  (1) 1 - 0 (0)  East Fife
Bradley 26

Bookings:
Winter 77

Bookings:
Sharp 12
Trialist 24
Gibb 82