Cowdenbeath F.C. is a football club which plays in Scotland . Cowdenbeath traditionally date their origin to the merger of two local clubs , Cowdenbeath Rangers ( formed 1880 ) and Cowdenbeath Thistle , which occurred in 1881 . However , research by the club 's historian suggests the Cowdenbeath Rangers name continued to be used at this time and the founding of Cowdenbeath F.C. should properly be dated to 1882 , when another merger saw Rangers combine with a local club called Raith Rovers ( formed 1881 and unrelated to the present Kirkcaldy club ) .