Preview Cowdenbeath
Wednesday, 24th Nov 2010This match has now been postponed three times and a re-scheduled date for the fixture is awaited.
It was February 1993 when Cowdenbeath last hosted a league match against their local rivals, Dunfermline. 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.
Cowdenbeath's First Division return has been more successful than many would have predicted; Jimmy Nic's team have taken 16 points from 13 matches. Dunfermline are ten points better off but still trail leaders Rovers by a point.
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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 |
1977/78 |
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 27 wins and 26 defeats with 14 draws. Of the last eleven league meetings Dunfermline have won nine but this is a local derby and everyone knows history and the form book can go out the window.
| Last Eleven League Meetings | ||||
| 2010/11 | ||||
| 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 | |
| 5 | 2 |
| League Points | |
| 16 | 26 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -5 | +11 |
| Last 6-Match League Form | |
| LLDLWL | LWLWW |
| League Record | |
| P7, W3, D1, L3 | P7, W3, D1, L3 |
Cowdenbeath have won only one of their last seven matches and were disappointed to lose the Second Division, Peterhead in the Third Round of the Scottish Cup last Saturday. At home their recent form has been good with only Raith Rovers of the last five visitors leaving with full points. 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 | Morton | L | 1-2 | |
| Morton | D |
2-2 |
Dundee | D | 2-2 | |
| Raith Rovers | L | 1-2 | Queen of the South | L | 0-2 | |
| Dundee | W | 2-1 | Partick Thistle | W | 2-0 | |
| Partick Thistle | W | 2-1 | Rangers |
L |
2-7 | |
| Queen of the South | L | 1-3 | Stirling Albion | W | 2-3 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): Chris Smith; Calum Woods, Andy Dowie, Alex Keddie, Austin McCann (c); Wullie Gibson (Chris Higgins 89), Neil McGregor, Gary Mason, David Graham; Andy Kirk (Joe Cardle 78), Pat Clarke.
SUBS NOT USED: Steven McDougall, Kyle Allison (GK).
COWDENBEATH (v Peterhead): David Hay; Mark Baxter, Scott Linton, Craig Winter, John Armstrong (Mark Ramsay 60), Joe Mbu, Brian Fairbairn (John Ferguson 72), Colin Cameron, John Dempster, Greg Stewart (Mark McKenzie 62), Lee Sibanda
SUBS NOT USED: Thomas O'Brien, Ludovic Roy (GK)
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