Boss Kevin Harper says the job is far from done despite Albion Rovers hero fears Lowland League demise if club drop out of League Two climbing off the bottom of League Two with a win over Cowdenbeath.
The struggling Wee Rovers had been rock bottom since the opening day of the campaign, but a goal from Declan Byrne saw them leapfrog Berwick Rangers.
Albion Rovers hero fears Lowland League demise if club drop out of League Two
The home side started brightly as a Gary Phillips corner fell kindly to Lewis Wilson, but the defender scooped his shot over the bar from close range inside the opening 10 minutes.
They did take the lead as Byrne latched on to a long ball from Guiliano Morena and rifled the ball into the roof of the net from the 18-yard line in 42 minutes.
Byrne nearly bagged a double as the tricky striker took on two defenders before curling the ball towards goal, but Aaron Lennox collected the ball after 70 minutes.
The Blue Brazil nearly bagged an unlikely equaliser as Luc Bollan thundered a header towards goal, but No more excuses: Albion Rovers midfielder Gary Fisher calls for huge improvement to avoid relegation out of the SPFL palmed the ball clear in 82 minutes and they held on for the points.
Harper said: “It’s been a long journey to get to this point.
“We can get it down and play better but in fairness to Cowdenbeath they put us under a lot of pressure.
“I know certainly when I first came in that could have been a three or a four for them but now we’re made of different stuff.
“It gives the players a real boost. After the pressure we were under to keep a clean sheet and move off the bottom is a big thing.
“It’s only a big thing if we stay there, but it’s a start.”
