Preview Cowdenbeath
Wednesday, 9th Feb 2011GAME ON CONFIR
It has been 18 years since Cowdenbeath last hosted Dunfermline in a league match. The Central Park club took only 13 points from their 44 matches that season and one of the three games that Cowdenbeath won was at East End Park after they had already been relegated.
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Milestones Cowdenbeath (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
13/02/93 |
2-1 |
First Div |
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Last League Defeat |
27/08/77 |
1-3 |
Second Div |
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Best League Victory |
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4-0 |
Second Div |
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Worst League Defeat |
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0-4 |
Second Div |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Dunfermline`s league record against Cowdenbeath reveals 28 wins and 26 defeats with 14 draws. Of the last dozen league meetings Dunfermline have won ten but this is a local derby and everyone knows history and the form book can go out the window.
| Last Twelve League Meetings | ||||
| 2010/11 | ||||
| 29/12/10 | Dunfermline | 5-0 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 18/09/10 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 1992/93 | ||||
| 01/05/93 | Dunfermline | 0-2 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 13/02/93 | Cowdenbeath | 1-2 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 19/12/92 | Dunfermline | 4-1 | Cowdenbeath | First Division |
| 05/08/92 | Cowdenbeath | 2-5 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 1985/86 | ||||
| 15/03/86 | Cowdenbeath | 0-2 | Dunfermline | Second Division |
| 05/03/86 | Cowdenbeath | 0-1 | Dunfermline | Second Division |
| 31/08/85 | Dunfermline | 3-2 | Cowdenbeath | Second Division |
| 1984/85 | ||||
| 02/03/85 | Dunfermline | 1-2 | Cowdenbeath | Second Division |
| 17/11/84 | Cowdenbeath | 0-1 | Dunfermline | Second Division |
| 15/09/84 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Cowdenbeath | Second Division |
League Form
| Cowdenbeath | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 7 | 2 |
| League Points | |
| 17 | 39 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -16 | +14 |
| Last 6-Match League Form | |
| LLLLLD | WDWLDL |
| League Record | |
| P7, W3, D1, L3 | P9, W3, D1, L5 |
Cowdenbeath have taken only one point from the last 18 available. They are unbeaten at home since mid October but have only played there twice since. At home their recent form has been good with only Raith Rovers of the last five visitors leaving with full points. Stirling Albion, Dundee and Partick have all left empty handed and Dunfermline haven`t won on the road since they went to Partick Thistle at the end of September.
| Form this season home / away matches | ||||||
| Cowdenbeath (home) | Dunfermline (away) | |||||
| Stirling Albion | W | 5-1 | Aberdeen | L | 0-1 | |
| Morton | D |
2-2 |
Partick Thistle | L | 0-2 | |
| Raith Rovers | L | 1-2 | Raith Rovers | L | 1-2 | |
| Dundee | W | 2-1 | Montrose | D | 2-2 | |
| Partick Thistle | W | 2-1 | Morton | L | 1-2 | |
| Queen of the South | L | 1-3 | Dundee | D | 2-2 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Aberdeen): Kyle Allison; Calum Woods, Kevin Rutkiewicz (Neil McGregor 79), Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); Gary Mason, Alex Burke (Nick Phinn 77); Pat Clarke, Joe Cardle (Ryan Thomson 89), David Graham; Andy Kirk.
SUBS NOT USED: Paul Willis, Greg Paterson.
COWDENBEATH (Ross County): David Hay; Scott Linton, Kenny Adamson, Craig Winter, John Armstrong, Mark McKenzie (Mark Ramsay 70), Colin Cameron, Lee Makel (John Robertson 79), Stevie Crawford; John Dempster (Lewis Coult 88), Archie Campbell.
SUBS NOT USED: Richard Vauls, Ludovic Roy (GK).
Goalkeeper Chris Smith served a one match suspension at Aberdeen but is available to return for the visit to Central Park. Liam Buchanan who also missed Sunday`s game because he was cup tied with Partick Thistle can also return to face a club for which he made 142 appearances between 2002 and 2007. Former Pars Stevie Crawford and Lee Makel made their Cowdenbeath debut`s at Dingwall last Saturday and goalkeeper Davie Hay was also at East End Park as a youth.
Referee will be John McKendrick.
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