List of Cowdenbeath F.C. seasons

This is a list of Cowdenbeath Football Club's seasons since their admission to the Scottish Football League in 1905–06 to the present day. The list details Cowdenbeath's record in major league and cup competitions and includes the top scorers for each season where available.^[1][2]

Seasons

Season	League									Scottish Cup[3]	League Cup[a]	Challenge Cup[b][4]	Top league goalscorer[5]
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos				Name	Goals
1905–06	SFL2	22	7	3	12	28	40	17	10th[6]	DNQ[c]
1906–07	SFL2	22	10	5	7	36	40	23	7th[7]	R1
1907–08	SFL2	22	5	4	13	26	35	14	12th[8]	DNQ
1908–09	SFL2	22	4	4	14	19	42	12	11th[9]	DNQ
1909–10	SFL2	22	7	3	12	22	34	17	11th[10]	DNQ
1910–11	SFL2	22	9	5	8	31	27	23	5th[11]	DNQ
1911–12	SFL2	22	12	2	8	39	31	26	4th[12]	DNQ
1912–13	SFL2	26	12	6	8	36	27	30	5th[13]	DNQ
1913–14	SFL2	22	13	5	4	34	17	31	1st[14]	DNQ
1914–15	SFL2	26	16	5	5	49	17	37	1st[15]	NH
1915–16	EFL[d]	22	12	3	7	38	20	27	3rd[16]	NH
1916–17	EFL	18	11	5	2	45	19	27	1st[16]	NH
1917–18	EFL	24	15	3	6	49	18	33	1st[16]	NH
No football played between season 1918–19 due to World War I[17][e]
1919–20	EFL	18	10	4	4	36	32	24	3rd[16]	R1
1920–21	CFL[f]	34	20	6	8	64	37	46	3rd[18]	DNQ
1921–22	SFL2	38	19	9	10	57	30	47	2nd[19]	R2
1922–23	SFL2	38	16	6	16	56	52	36	11th[20]	R2
1923–24	SFL2	38	23	9	6	78	33	55	2nd[21]	R2
1924–25	SFL1	38	16	10	12	76	65	42	5th[22]	R1
1925–26	SFL1	38	18	6	14	87	68	42	7th[23]	R1
1926–27	SFL1	38	18	6	14	74	60	42	7th[24]	R2
1927–28	SFL1	38	16	7	15	66	68	39	9th[25]	R2
1928–29	SFL1	38	14	5	19	55	69	33	13th[26]	R2
1929–30	SFL1	38	13	7	18	64	74	33	16th[27]	R2
1930–31	SFL1	38	17	7	14	58	65	41	7th[28]	QF
1931–32	SFL1	38	15	8	15	66	78	38	12th[29]	R2
1932–33	SFL1	38	10	5	23	65	111	25	17th[30]	R1
1933–34	SFL1	38	5	5	28	58	118	15	20th[31]	R3
1934–35	SFL2	34	13	6	15	84	75	32	12th[32]	R1
1935–36	SFL2	34	13	5	16	76	77	31	10th[33]	R3
1936–37	SFL2	34	14	10	10	75	59	38	6th[34]	R3
1937–38	SFL2	34	17	9	8	115	71	43	6th[35]	R2
1938–39	SFL2	34	28	4	2	120	45	60	1st[36]	R2
1939–40	SFL1	5	1	0	4	6	18	2	20th[g]	NA[h]
	ED[i]	15	7	1	7	38	44	15	16th
No football played by club between season 1940–41 and 1944–45 due to World War II[17][j]
1945–46	SFLB[k]	26	8	5	13	43	62	21	10th[37]	VC R1	R1[l]
1946–47	SFL 2[m]	26	6	6	14	44	77	18	14th[38]	R3	R1
1947–48	SFL 2	30	12	8	10	56	53	32	5th[39]	R2	R1
1948–49	SFL 2	30	9	5	16	53	58	23	13th[40]	R2	R1
1949–50	SFL 2	30	16	3	11	63	56	35	5th[41]	R2	QF
1950–51	SFL 2	30	12	3	15	61	57	27	11th[42]	R1	R1
1951–52	SFL 2	30	12	8	10	66	67	32	8th[43]	R2	R1
1952–53	SFL 2	30	8	7	15	37	54	23	13th[44]	R2	R1
1953–54	SFL 2	30	9	5	16	67	81	23	13th[45]	R2	R1
1954–55	SFL 2	30	8	5	17	55	72	21	14th[46]	R4	R1
1955–56	SFL 2	36	16	7	13	80	85	39	7th[47]	R5	R1
1956–57	SFL 2	36	20	5	11	87	65	45	3rd[48]	R4	QF
1957–58	SFL 2	36	17	8	11	100	85	42	6th[49]	R1	R1
1958–59	SFL 2	36	13	5	18	67	79	31	14th[50]	R1	QF
1959–60	SFL 2	36	6	2	28	42	124	14	19th[51]	R3	SF
1960–61	SFL 2	36	17	6	13	71	65	40	8th[52]	R2	SR
1961–62	SFL 2	36	11	9	16	65	77	31	14th[53]	R1	R1
1962–63	SFL 2	36	15	7	14	72	61	37	8th[54]	R2	R1
1963–64	SFL 2	36	7	11	18	46	72	25	17th[55]	R1	R1
1964–65	SFL 2	36	11	10	15	55	62	32	12th[56]	R1	R1
1965–66	SFL 2	36	15	7	14	69	68	37	10th[57]	R2	R1
1966–67	SFL 2	38	16	8	14	70	55	40	6th[58]	R1	R1
1967–68	SFL 2	36	12	8	16	57	62	32	12th[59]	R1	R1
1968–69	SFL 2	36	12	5	19	54	67	29	12th[60]	R1	R1
1969–70	SFL 2	36	24	7	5	81	35	55	2nd[61]	PR1	R1
1970–71	SFL 1	34	7	3	24	33	69	17	18th[62]	R4	SF
1971–72	SFL 2	36	19	10	7	69	28	48	5th[63]	R3	R1
1972–73	SFL 2	36	14	10	12	57	53	38	7th[64]	R3	R1
1973–74	SFL 2	36	11	9	16	59	85	31	13th[65]	R3	R1
1974–75	SFL 2	38	5	11	22	39	76	21	19th[66]	R2	R1
1975–76	SFL 2	26	11	7	8	44	43	29	5th[67]	R4	SR
1976–77	SFL 2	39	13	5	21	46	64	31	12th[68]	R1	R1
1977–78	SFL 2	39	13	8	18	75	78	34	10th[69]	R3	R2
1978–79	SFL 2	39	16	10	13	63	58	42	5th[70]	R2	R2
1979–80	SFL 2	39	14	12	13	54	52	40	8th[71][72]	R3	R2
1980–81	SFL 2	39	18	9	12	63	48	45	3rd[73]	R4	R2
1981–82	SFL 2	39	11	13	15	51	57	35	8th[74]	R2	R1
1982–83	SFL 2	39	13	12	14	54	53	38	8th[75]	R1	SR
1983–84	SFL 2	39	10	9	20	44	58	29	13th[76]	R3	R2
1984–85	SFL 2	39	18	11	10	68	39	47	4th[77]	R3	QF
1985–86	SFL 2	39	14	9	16	52	53	37	10th[78]	R1	R2
1986–87	SFL 2	39	16	8	15	59	55	40	7th[79]	R1	R1
1987–88	SFL 2	39	9	13	17	50	67	31	11th[80]	R3	R1
1988–89	SFL 2	39	13	14	12	48	52	38	8th[81]	R2	R2
1989–90	SFL 2	39	13	13	13	58	54	39	7th[82]	R4	R1
1990–91	SFL 2	39	18	9	12	64	50	45	3rd[83]	R4	R2	QF
1991–92	SFL 2	39	22	7	10	74	52	51	2nd[84]	R3	R1	R1
1992–93	SFL 1	44	3	7	34	32	109	13	12th[85]	R4	R2	R2
1993–94	SFL 2	39	6	8	25	40	72	20	14th[86]	R3	R2	R2
1994–94	SFL 3	36	11	7	18	48	60	40	9th[87]	R2	R1	QF
1995–96	SFL 3	36	10	8	18	45	59	38	8th[88]	R2	R2	R2
1996–97	SFL 3	36	10	9	17	38	51	39	7th[89]	R3	R1	R1
1997–98	SFL 3	36	12	2	22	33	57	38	8th[90]	R1	R1	R1
1998–99	SFL 3	36	9	6	21	35	65	33	9th[91]	R2	R1	NH[n]
1999–00	SFL 3	36	15	9	12	59	43	54	5th[92]	R2	R1	R2
2000–01	SFL 3	36	23	7	6	58	31	76	2nd[93]	R2	R2	R1
2001–02	SFL 2	36	11	11	14	49	51	44	8th[94]	R2	R1	R1
2002–03	SFL 2	36	8	12	16	46	57	36	10th[95]	R3	R2	R1
2003–04	SFL 3	36	15	10	11	46	39	55	5th[96]	R3	R2	R1
2004–05	SFL 3	36	14	9	13	54	61	51	3rd[97]	R1	R1	R2
2005–06	SFL 3	36	24	4	8	81	34	76	1st[98]	R1	R1	R1	Liam Buchanan	17
2006–07	SFL 2	36	13	6	17	59	56	45	6th[99]	R4	R2	R2	Liam Buchanan	20
2007–08	SFL 2	36	10	7	19	47	73	37	9th[o][100]	R4	R2	R2	Pat Clarke Denis McLaughlin	6
2008–09	SFL 3	36	18	9	9	48	34	63	2nd[101]	R2	R2	QF	John Gemmell	12
2009–10	SFL 2	36	16	11	9	60	41	59	3rd[p][102]	R3	R1	R2	Gareth Wardlaw	16
2010–11	SFL 1	36	9	8	19	41	72	35	9th[103]	R3	R1	R2	Greg Stewart	9
2011–12	SFL 2	36	20	11	5	68	29	71	1st[104]	R4	R1	R1	Marc McKenzie	18
2012–13	SFL 1	36	8	12	16	51	65	36	8th	R4	R1	SF	Jamie Stevenson	8
2013–14	Champ	36	11	7	18	50	72	40	9th	R3	R2	R1	Kane Hemmings	18
2014–15	Champ	36	7	4	25	31	86	25	10th	R4	R2	R1
2015–16	League 1	36	11	6	19	46	72	39	9th[o]	R4	R1	R1	Greig Spence	17
2016–17	League 2	36	9	8	19	40	55	35	10th[q]	R2	Group	R2
2017–18	League 2	36	4	10	22	23	56	22	10th[r]	R2	Group	R1	Robbie Buchanan	7
2018–19	League 2	36	12	7	17	46	46	43	6th	R4	Group	R1	David Cox	13
2019–20	League 2	27	12	5	10	37	35	41	4th	R2	Group	R2	David Cox	7
2020–21	League 2	22	5	6	11	15	32	21	9th	R2	Group	N/A	Craig Barr Brad Smith	2
2021–22	League 2	36	7	8	21	28	49	29	10th[s]	R2	Group	R2	Liam Buchanan	6
2022–23	Lowland	36	10	6	20	46	50	36	15th	R1	Group	R1	Scott Sinclair	7
2023–24	Lowland	34	12	10	12	55	56	46	10th	R3	Group	N/A	Jamie Docherty	11
2024–25	Lowland	34	10	12	12	58	62	42	10th	R3	N/A	R3	Jake Sutherland	13

Key

Champions

Runners-up

Promoted

Relegated

P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

DNQ=Did not qualify NH=Not Held PR1=Preliminary Round 1 R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5 SR = Supplementary Round QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals

CFL = Central Football League EFL = Eastern Football League ED = Emergency League Eastern Division SFL 1 = Scottish First Division SFL 2 = Scottish Second Division SFL 3 = Scottish Third Division SFL B = Southern Football League Division B Champ = Scottish Championship League 1 = Scottish League One

Notes

1. Cup of associated leagues
2. Established season 1990/91
3. During the early days of the Scottish Cup non-league clubs needed to qualify via the Qualifying Cup. For this purpose the Second Division was considered non-league.
4. During World War I the Second Division was suspended. Cowdenbeath joined one of the regional leagues the Eastern Football League (Scotland).
5. Eastern League decided to close down until the end of the conflict
6. The Second Division wasn't restarted after the War. The second division clubs joined the recreated Central Football League. This lasted one season only before the Scottish Second Division was restarted.
7. League suspended due to outbreak of World War 2; clubs joined 1939–40 Scottish War Emergency League.
8. Scottish Cup was suspended due to outbreak of World War 2. It returned in 1945–46 with the Victory Cup, the following season the Scottish Cup restarted in full.
9. Cowdenbeath joined the Emergency Eastern Division however withdrew and closed down until after the war due to heavy financial losses
10. Cowdenbeath did not enter Wartime Leagues and choose to close down for duration of conflict
11. After the war Cowdenbeath joined the Southern Football League (Scotland) for the Victory season.
12. An end of season Cup competition was introduced in 1940-41, called the Southern League Cup. This became the League Cup in 1946-47.
13. The Scottish Football League was restarted in 1946–47. The league decided to follow the previous season's Southern League format. This meant Cowdenbeath were put into the Second Division, despite qualifying for the First Division before the war.
14. Competition not held due to lack of sponsor.
15. Relegated via play-offs.
16. Promoted via play-offs.
17. Cowdenbeath entered the League Two play-offs; they won in the two-legged final against East Kilbride to remain in League Two.
18. Cowdenbeath entered the League Two play-offs; they won in the two-legged final against Cove Rangers to remain in League Two.
19. Cowdenbeath entered the League Two play-offs; they lost in the two-legged final against Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic and were relegated to the Lowland Football League.

T. Cowdenbeath youngest ever player: Peter Kieron McKean 2014/15