2015–16 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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Dunfermline Athletic
2015–16 season
ChairmanBob Garmory[1]
ManagerAllan Johnston[2][3]
StadiumEast End Park
League OneFirst (Champions & Promoted)
Challenge CupQuarter-final, lost to
St Mirren
League CupThird Round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to Ross County
Top goalscorerLeague: Faissal El Bakhtaoui (22)
All: Faissal El Bakhtaoui (30)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,236[4] vs. Peterhead, (30 April 2016)
Cup: 3,806 vs. Dundee, (25 August 2015)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,361[4] vs. Brechin City, (5 December 2015)
Cup: 2,756 vs. Cowdenbeath, (1 August 2015)
Average home league attendance3,496[4]
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016.

The 2015–16 season was Dunfermline Athletic's third and final season in the Scottish League One, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[5] In addition to the league, Dunfermline Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by St Mirren,[6] Dundee United[7] and Ross County[8] respectively. The club won the league on 26 March with five matches to spare, after defeating Brechin City 3–1 at East End Park.[9] This, together with bottom side and Fife rivals Cowdenbeath unexpectedly beating the Pars nearest rivals Peterhead 1–0,[10] saw Dunfermline return to the second tier for the first time since 2013.

Season review[]

May[]

Johnston in 1998, whilst training with then club Sunderland.
  • 8 May 2015: Allan Johnston is appointed as the new manager of Dunfermline,[2][3] after it was announced that John Potter would step down from his position in charge of the first-team after the final league match against Airdrieonians and return to his previous position as a coach.[11]
  • 14 May 2015: The club announced that eighteen of the clubs squad were to be released after The Pars' failure to achieve promotion to the Scottish Championship. Among those released were vice-captain Gregor Buchanan, long-serving midfielder Ryan Thomson and full back Ross Millen. Manager Allan Johnston stated that he felt it was important to "freshen up the squad" after the disappointing campaign of the previous season.[12]
  • 26 May 2015: It was announced that after 10 years the Purvis Group would cease to be the club's main shirt sponsor, with a new sponsor to be announced before the start of the 2015–16 season. In recognition of the support provided and in order to continue the relationship which had lasted over a decade, The Pars stated that the Purvis Group would become their first ever "club sponsor", with the new sponsorship arrangement covering a range of areas such as advertising and assistance with stadium maintenance.[13]
  • 27 May 2015: Manager Allan Johnston appoints Albion Rovers assistant manager Sandy Clark to be his number two, marking the third time that Clark has signed with the club.[14]

June[]

  • 8 June 2015: Manager Allan Johnston makes the first signing of his tenure by bringing in Livingston captain Jason Talbot on a one-year contract.[15] Of the move, Talbot noted that although he had moved down a division, he was looking forward to a "new challenge" with the Pars.[16]
  • 15 June 2015: Dunfermline make their second signing of the summer and their second signing from Livingston, bringing in centre back Callum Fordyce.[17]
  • 18 June 2015: English defender Ben Richards-Everton becomes the club's third signing under Allan Johnston, joining from Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle.[18] Additionally, the side returned to pre-season training.[19]
  • 28 June 2015: Former Aberdeen and Queen of the South player Michael Paton signs for The Pars. Paton, a winger, previously worked with manager Allan Johnston at Queen of the South.[20]
  • 29 June 2015: Dunfermline are drawn against Arbroath in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, with the tie due to be played at Gayfield Park on the 25th of July.[21]

July[]

  • 2 July 2015: The club announce that SRJ Windows will be the new shirt sponsor, after agreeing a three-year deal with the business. This was seen as a continuation of the relationship which saw SRJ Windows constructing the clubs' "state-of-the-art dugouts", as well as having carried out other work around East End Park.[22]
  • 4 July 2015: The Pars' first pre-season match takes place against East Fife at Bayview Stadium. The side defeat The Fifers by three goals to nil,[23] with the East Fife team being made up of five players who were signed with Dunfermline Athletic during the previous season. One of the scorers, Joe Cardle, appeared as a trialist having previously played for Dunfermline before being released during the financial difficulties two years previous.[24]
  • 6 July 2015: The side are drawn against local rivals Cowdenbeath in the first round of the Scottish League Cup, with the tie due to be played at East End Park on the 1st of August.[25]
  • 13 July 2015: Goalkeeper David Hutton is added to Dunfermline's roster, after appearing as a trialist in three matches for The Pars against East Fife, Partick Thistle and Livingston, successfully keeping a clean sheet in all three appearances.[26] Manager Allan Johnston noted of the signing that Hutton should not expect to be first choice, as he was looking to sign another keeper, stating "It will be up to both [of] them to compete for the number one jersey, whoever is playing best will keep their place."[27]
  • 17 July 2015: Former Pars players Joe Cardle and Sean Murdoch agree to return to East End Park.[28] Murdoch previously played for Dunfermline before joining Hamilton in 2008.[29] Cardle was one of the first players released by the club in March 2013, after Dunfermline suffered a financial crisis.[30]
  • 25 July 2015: The first competitive match of the campaign saw Dunfermline defeat Scottish League Two side Arbroath 4–1 in the Scottish Challenge Cup,[31] with Faissal El Bakhtaoui scoring the first of four consecutive braces in competitive matches.

August[]

September[]

October[]

  • 10 October 2015: The Pars incur a heavy 4–0 defeat away to Scottish Championship side St Mirren, crashing out at the quarter-final stage of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[46][6] Of the loss, manager Allan Johnston called it a "bad performance", commenting that it was "a chance to get into a semi final, a massive opportunity but we let ourselves down."[47]
  • 17 October 2015: Having signed for Dunfermline in 2008 and progressed through the youth sides, midfielder Shaun Byrne makes his 100th club appearance in a 3–0 win away to Stranraer.[48] Defender Ben Richards-Everton scores his first ever professional goal on what is his 24th birthday, winning the man of the match award in a game broadcast live by BBC Alba.[49][50]
  • 29 October 2015: The third round draw of the Scottish Cup sees Dunfermline drawn away to fellow League One title contenders Ayr United in what is billed by many as the "tie of the round".[51][52]

November[]

Commemorative strip, replicating the 1995–96 away kit
  • 2 November 2015: To commemorate the twentieth anniversary of club legend and captain Norrie McCathie's death, Dunfermline launched a number of initiatives which would take place in the month of his death, January. These included the league match on 2 January 2016 against Cowdenbeath, the only other professional club which McCathie signed a contract with; an exhibition, celebrating the player and his time with the club; and a one-off "commemorative strip", replicating the final strip McCathie wore in a match against St Mirren at Love Street before his death on 8 January 1996.[53][54]
  • 5 November 2015: Pars keeper Sean Murdoch is voted Scottish League One player of the month for October, after the keeping a clean sheet in all four league matches for that month.[55]
  • 14 November 2015: Following the 2–0 victory over Airdrieonians at the Excelsior Stadium, the Pars went 612 minutes without conceding a goal in the league, breaking the record for total consecutive club clean sheets in the league which had stood since the 1985–86 season.[56] The last league goal conceded by Dunfermline was also against Airdrieonians at East End Park in September. Although a club record, it did not break the record for a single Dunfermline keeper, with Ian Westwater having not conceded a goal in 617 minutes during the 1985–86 season.[57]
  • 21 November 2015: After not conceding a goal in the league in 632 minutes, the side managed to surpass Ian Westwater's previously held record, which had stood for thirty years.[58] Josh Mullin of Albion Rovers was the first player to score against the Pars in seven league matches, in a one all draw between the two teams.[58]
  • 28 November 2015: In the third round of the Scottish Cup, Dunfermline defeated league rivals Ayr United at Somerset Park by one goal to nil. In storm-like conditions, a goal from stand-in captain Andy Geggan was what separated the two sides after 90 minutes.[59][60]

December[]

Former Pars manager Jim McIntyre, now in charge of Scottish Cup fourth round opponents Ross County.
  • 1 December 2015: After defeating Ayr United in the previous round of the Scottish Cup, the Pars were drawn against Ross County,[61] their third encounter of the season with a Scottish Premiership side, after matches against Dundee and Dundee United in the Scottish League Cup. Former Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre, who managed the side for five years, returns to East End Park for the first time[62] after being sacked in March 2012.[63]
  • 5 December 2015: Due to Ayr United's opponents Cowdenbeath taking part in a Scottish Cup third round replay, the Pars returned to the top of the table after defeating bottom side Brechin City. Goals from Faissal El Bakhtaoui, Michael Paton and David Hopkirk helped Dunermline to a 3–1 win at East End Park.[64]
  • 7 December 2015: The Scottish Disabled Supporters' Association (SDSA) recognised East End Park as being the most accessible football ground for disabled football supporters in Scotland.[65] Managing Director Ross McArthur commented that the club were "delighted" to be recognised as the frontrunner in providing access to disabled supporters.[65]
  • 12 December 2015: The side defeated main rivals Ayr United at Somerset Park for the second time in two weeks in a 2–1 victory, putting them three points ahead of the Honest Men who had a game in-hand against Cowdenbeath. The Pars had to play for the majority of the second-half with only 10 players, after Joe Cardle was sent off for violent conduct for an incident with Peter Murphy.[66]
  • 17 December 2015: The club successfully appealed against Cardle's sending off against Ayr United, after it was made clear that Cardle had not struck Ayr's Murphy as referee Andrew Dallas had initially perceived. This allowed Cardle to take part in the following match against Stenhousemuir.[67]
  • 26 December 2015: The Pars finished 2015 with a 4–2 win over Forfar Athletic at Station Park, extending their unbeaten run to thirteen league matches.[68]

January[]

  • 2 January 2016: The Pars defeat Fife derby rivals Cowdenbeath in a match which commemorated the 20th anniversary of the death of former captain Norrie McCathie. Two goals from Michael Moffat saw the side run out 2–1 winners in front of a season high attendance at East End Park.[69]
  • 8 January 2016: Defender Brad McKay is signed on loan from St Johnstone for the remainder of the season,[70] bolstering the defence after Marc McAusland suffered an ankle injury against Cowdenbeath.
  • 9 January 2016: Dunfermline were held in a two-all draw in the Scottish Cup fourth round against Scottish Premiership side Ross County, with goals from Faissal El Bakhtaoui and debutant Brad McKay cancelling out strikes from Alex Schalk and Brian Graham.[71]
  • 14 January 2016: Manager Allan Johnston is awarded the Scottish League One manager of the month trophy for the month of December after guiding the Pars to four out of four victories, leaving his side 9 points clear of second place Ayr United.[72] Collecting the award, Johnston warned other teams that none of the playing squad, in particular Faissal El Bakhtaoui, were leaving East End Park.[73] El Bakhtaoui had received a great deal of attention from other clubs based on his performances for the Pars.[74]
  • 29 January 2016: The side suffered their first league defeat in 15 league matches, losing 0–1 against Airdrieonians at East End Park, with Diamonds midfielder Jamie Bain scoring the only goal of the match.[75][76]

February[]

March[]

  • 26 March 2016: While Dunfermline defeated Brechin City 3–1 at East End Park, second-placed Peterhead surprisingly lost 0–1 at home to Cowdenbeath leaving the Pars with an unassailable 13 point lead which saw them become the first club to win one of the major English or Scottish championships in 2016, with top scorer Faissal El Bakhtaoui also netting the first hat-trick of his career.[78][79][80]

April[]

  • 1 April 2016: Former Kilmarnock midfielder Scott Robinson signed a short-term amateur contract with the Pars, after impressing during a trial period for the club.[81]
  • 5 April 2016: Manager Allan Johnston and top scorer Faissal El Bakhtaoui both win their respective monthly awards for the month of March, with the side picking up 13 out of a possible 15 points and El Bakhtaoui scoring 6 goals in 5 games.[82]
  • 7 April 2016: Goalkeepers Sean Murdoch & Cammy Gill and defender Ryan Williamson become the first three players of the championship winning side to commit their futures to Dunfermline, signing new contracts.[83]
  • 30 April 2016: The final match of the season saw Dunfermline take on their closest rivals for much of the second half of the season, Peterhead. Fan favourite Joe Cardle scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory for the league champions.[84] At the end of the match, the Pars were presented with the league trophy, after finishing 18 points clear of second placed Ayr United.[84]

Squad list[]

As of 30 April 2016, the final match of the season[85]
Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
David Hutton Scotland GK (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 36) Ayr United 2015 2016 2 0
Sean Murdoch Scotland GK (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 35) United States Rochester Rhinos 2015 2016 51 0
Defenders
Callum Fordyce (c) Scotland DF (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 29) Livingston 2015 2016 10 0
Lewis Martin Scotland DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 25) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2016 76 3
Brad McKay Scotland DF (1993-03-26) 26 March 1993 (age 28) St Johnstone (loan) 2016 2016 17 3
Craig Reid Scotland DF (1986-02-26) 26 February 1986 (age 36) Motherwell 2016 2016 13 0
Ben Richards-Everton England DF (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 30) Partick Thistle 2015 2016 43 2
Shaun Rooney Scotland DF (1996-07-26) 26 July 1996 (age 25) Queen's Park 2015 2016 13 1
Jason Talbot England DF (1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 36) Livingston 2015 2016 40 1
Ryan Williamson Scotland DF (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 26) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2016 48 0
Midfielders
Shaun Byrne Scotland MF (1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2016 114 11
Joe Cardle England MF (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 35) Ross County 2015 2016 173 39
Josh Falkingham England MF (1990-08-25) 25 August 1990 (age 31) Arbroath 2012 2016 153 14
Andy Geggan (vc) Scotland MF (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 34) Ayr United 2012 2016 157 28
Rhys McCabe Scotland MF (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 29) England Sheffield Wednesday 2015 2016 18 2
Michael Paton Scotland MF (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 32) Queen of the South 2015 2016 41 3
Scott Robinson Scotland MF (1992-03-12) 12 March 1992 (age 30) Kilmarnock 2016 2016 2 0
Lewis Spence Scotland MF (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 26) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2016 39 1
Forwards
Faissal El Bakhtaoui France FW (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 29) France Racing Club de la Baie 2012 2016 92 43
David Hopkirk Scotland FW (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 29) Annan Athletic 2015 2016 47 5
Michael Moffat Scotland FW (1985-02-15) 15 February 1985 (age 37) Ayr United 2014 2016 84 21
Ryan Wallace Scotland FW (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 31) East Fife 2012 2016 119 35

Results & fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Preseason[]

4 Jul 2015 Friendly East Fife 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Bayview Stadium
13:00 Match report Moffat 29'
Hopkirk 50'
Cardle[a] 76'		 Referee: Allan
6 Jul 2015 Friendly Berwick Rangers 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Shielfield Park
19:45 Lavery 35'
McKenna 58'		 Match report El Bakhtaoui 38'
Banjo[a] 88' (o.g.)		 Referee: Steven
8 Jul 2015 Closed Doors Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Partick Thistle Garscube Sports Centre
14:00 Match report Attendance: 0
11 Jul 2015 Friendly Livingston 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Albyn Park
15:00 Match report Referee: Cook
15 Jul 2015 Closed Doors Friendly Queen's Park 2–5 Dunfermline Athletic Lesser Hampden
19:30 11' (pen)
McLeish 45+1'		 Match report Falkingham 16'
Moffat 39'
Hooper[b] 41'
El Bakhtaoui 74'
Geggan 89'
18 Jul 2015 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Hibernian East End Park
15:00 Talbot Red card 18'
El Bakhtaoui 85'		 Match report S. Allan 34'
Stevenson 51'		 Attendance: 3,337
Referee: Walsh

Scottish League One[]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League One
8 Aug 2015 Match 1 Brechin City 1–6 Dunfermline Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 Weatherston 89' SPFL Report El Bakhtaoui 8', 44'
Moffat 23'
Cardle 31'
Wallace 80'
Falkingham 90'		 Attendance: 1,214
Referee: McKendrick
15 Aug 2015 Match 2 Dunfermline Athletic 7–1 Cowdenbeath East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 2', 8'
Moffat 13'
Cardle 32', 88'
Hopkirk 65'
Wallace 73'		 SPFL Report Johnston Red card 59' Attendance: 4,009
Referee: Aitken
22 Aug 2015 Match 3 Peterhead 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 McAllister 30' (pen.)
McIntosh 89'		 SPFL Report Moffat 44' Attendance: 996
Referee: Charleston
29 Aug 2015 Match 4 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Stranraer East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 14'
Talbot 22'
Geggan 51'		 SPFL Report Longworth 56' Attendance: 3,330
Referee: Northcroft
5 Sept 2015 Match 5 Forfar Athletic 0–4 Dunfermline Athletic Station Park
15:00 SPFL Report Cardle 4', 45', 69'
Geggan 90+3'		 Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Salmond
12 Sept 2015 Match 6 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Ayr United East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report Forrest 23'
Preston 59'		 Attendance: 3,596
Referee: Graham
19 Sept 2015 Match 7 Stenhousemuir 0–5 Dunfermline Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report Cardle 11'
El Bakhtaoui 24', 52'
Byrne 44'
Antoine-Curier 85'		 Attendance: 1,554
Referee: Colvin
26 Sept 2015 Match 8 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Airdrieonains East End Park
15:00 Moffat 74' SPFL Report Hunter 18' Attendance: McKendrick
Referee: 3,391
3 Oct 2015 Match 9 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Albion Rovers East End Park
15:00 Cardle 43'
McCabe 62'
El Bakhtaoui 75'		 SPFL Report Young Yellow card 90+1' Red card Attendance: 3,086
Referee: Roncone
17 Oct 2015 Match 10 Stranraer 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Stair Park
17:15 SPFL Report Moffat 4'
Richards-Everton 32'
Antoine-Curier 72'		 Attendance: 667
Referee: Charleston
24 Oct 2015 Match 11 Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 Forfar Athletic East End Park
15:00 Hopkirk 8'
Cardle 63'
Wallace 75', 84'		 SPFL Report Attendance: 3,198
Referee: Finnie
31 Oct 2015 Match 12 Cowdenbeath 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Central Park
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 2,097
Referee: Walsh
7 Nov 2015 Match 13 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Peterhead East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Ross
14 Nov 2015 Match 14 Airdrieonians 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Moffat 7'
Byrne 54'		 Attendance: 1,371
Referee: Colvin
21 Nov 2015 Match 15 Albion Rovers 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Cliftonhill
15:00 Mullin 20' SPFL Report Geggan 15' Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Muir
5 Dec 2015 Match 16 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Brechin City East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 34'
Paton 42'
Hopkirk 70'		 SPFL Report Layne 66' Attendance: 2,361
Referee: Steven
12 Dec 2015 Match 17 Ayr United 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 McLauchlan 36' Match report Moffat 34'
Hopkirk 69'
Cardle Yellow card 52' Red card		 Attendance: 2,076
Referee: Dallas
19 Dec 2015 Match 18 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Stenhousemuir East End Park
15:00 Rooney 78' SPFL Report Attendance: 2,952
Referee: Salmond
26 Dec 2015 Match 19 Forfar Athletic 2–4 Dunfermline Athletic Station Park
15:00 Campbell 41' (pen.)
Travis 73'		 SPFL Report El Bakhtaoui 18', 49'
Cardle 60'
Wallace 79'		 Attendance: 1,443
Referee: McKendrick
2 Jan 2016 Match 20 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Cowdenbeath East End Park
15:00 Moffat 18', 65' (pen.) SPFL Report Spence 37' Attendance: 5,641
Referee: Cook
16 Jan 2016 Dunfermline Athletic P – P Albion Rovers East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report Referee: Duncan
Note: Match postponed due to frozen pitch
24 Jan 2016 Match 21 Peterhead 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 1,115
Referee: Allan
29 Jan 2016 Match 22 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Airdrieonains East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report Bain 30' Attendance: Robertson
Referee: 2,545
6 Feb 2016 Match 23 Stenhousemuir 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report El Bakhtaoui 41'
Geggan 52', 78'		 Attendance: 1,328
Referee: Lowe
13 Feb 2016 Match 24 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Ayr United East End Park
15:00 Moffat 45+2' (pen.)
Devlin 56' (o.g.)
El Bakhtaoui 65'		 SPFL Report Graham 41'
Moore 44' (pen.)
Gilmour Red card 45+1'		 Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Walsh
20 Feb 2016 Match 25 Brechin City 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 Thomson 17' SPFL Report Falkingham 6'
Richards-Everton 41'		 Attendance: 1,053
Referee: Roncone
27 Feb 2016 Match 26 Dunfermline Athletic 6–1 Stranraer East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 24', 54'
Cardle 42', 57', 73'
McKay 52'		 SPFL Report McGuigan 48' Attendance: 3,016
Referee: Munro
5 Mar 2016 Match 27 Dunfermline Athletic 5–0 Stenhousemuir East End Park
15:00 Fakingham 28'
Paton 31'
El Bakhtaoui 54'
Wallace 69', 79'		 SPFL Report McCabe Red card 77' Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Cook
8 Mar 2016 Match 28 (Rearranged)[87] Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Albion Rovers East End Park
19:45 Wallace 75' SPFL Report Davidson 77' Attendance: 2,729
Referee: Duncan
12 Mar 2016 Match 29 Ayr United 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 Match report El Bakhtaoui 62', 68' Attendance: 2,190
Referee: Robertson
19 Mar 2015 Match 30 Cowdenbeath 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Central Park
15:00 SPFL Report McCabe 81' Attendance: 2,335
Referee: Finnie
26 Mar 2016 Match 31 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Brechin City East End Park
El Bakhtaoui 7', 24', 90+1' SPFL Report Thomson 25' Attendance: 4,402
Referee: Kirkland
2 Apr 2016 Match 32 Albion Rovers 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Cliftonhill
15:00 SPFL Report El Bakhtaoui 87' Attendance: 1,413
Referee: Northcroft
9 Apr 2015 Match 33 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Forfar Athletic East End Park
15:00 Moffat 30', 60' SPFL Report Swankie 13'
Ryan 50'
O'Brien Red card 90+2'		 Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Charleston
16 April 2016 Match 34 Stranraer 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic Stair Park
15:00 McGuigan 49'
Malcolm 62', 85'
Stirling 68'		 SPFL Report McKay 35' Attendance: 545
Referee: Allan
23 April 2016 Match 35 Airdrieonians 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Fitzpatrick 2'
Mackin 20'
Lister 27'		 SPFL Report Attendance: 1,131
Referee: McKendrick
30 Apr 2016 Match 36 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Peterhead East End Park
15:00 Cardle 17' SPFL Report Attendance: 6,236
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 Jul 2015 Challenge Cup Round 1 Arbroath 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic Gayfield Park
15:00 Grehan 72' SPFL report El Bakhtaoui 9', 28'
Moffat 20'
Wallace 62'		 Attendance: 914
Referee: Walsh
18 Aug 2015 Challenge Cup Round 2 Forfar Athletic 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Station Park
19:45 Nicholl Red card 31' SPFL Report Moffat 32' (pen.) 82'
El Bakhtaoui 44'		 Attendance: 1,027
Referee: Allan
10 Oct 2015 Challenge Cup Quarter-Final St Mirren 4–0 Dunfermline Athletic St Mirren Park
15:00 Gallagher 10'
Mallan 23', 88'
Agnew 37'		 SPFL Report Attendance: 2,339
Referee: Salmond

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
1 Aug 2015 League Cup Round 1 Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Cowdenbeath East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 49', 90'
Byrne 56', 78'
Wallace 74' (pen.)		 SPFL report Hughes 58'
Andrews Red card 72'		 Attendance: 2,756
Referee: Salmond
25 Aug 2015 League Cup Round 2 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Dundee East End Park
19:45 El Bakhtaoui 11', 90+4'
Cardle 86'		 SPFL Report Hemmings 48' Attendance: 3,806
Referee: Finnie
22 Sept 2015 League Cup Round 3 Dundee United 3–1 (a.e.t.) Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice Park
19:45 Morris 35'
Fraser 96'
Spittal 99'		 SPFL Report Paton 10' Attendance: 5,174
Referee: Beaton

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup
28 Nov 2015 Scottish Cup Round 3 Ayr United 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 BBC Sport report Geggan 22' Attendance: 1,576
Referee: Clancy
9 Jan 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Ross County East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 15'
McKay 56'		 BBC Sport Report Schalk 4'
Graham 27' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,439
Referee: Muir
12 Jan 2016 Scottish Cup Round 4 Replay Ross County 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
19:45 De Vita 70' BBC Sport Report Attendance: 2,041
Referee: Muir

Squad statistics[]

Starting XI[]

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–4–2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Captains[]

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
MF Andy Geggan Scotland 28 Stand in captain,[88] due to Callum Fordyce's injury
DF Callum Fordyce Scotland 10 Club Captain[89]
MF Josh Falkingham England 6
GK Sean Murdoch Scotland 1

Last updated: 1 May 2016
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances and goals[]

During the 2015–16 season, Dunfermline used twenty-seven different players over forty-five competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Goalkeeper Sean Murdoch, centre back Ben Richards-Everton and striker Michael Moffat made the most appearances, each playing in forty-three of a possible 45 matches. The top scorer for the season was French Moroccan striker Faissal El Bakhtaoui, who scored thirty times in 40 appearances. Fan favourite Joe Cardle scored two hat-tricks during the season – against Forfar Athletic and Stranraer, whilst El Bakhtaoui's final home start before departing the club saw him score a hat-trick against Brechin City.

As of 7 July 2016[90][91][92]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Cammy Gill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO David Hutton 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Sean Murdoch 43 0 34 0 3 0 3 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 10 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 24 0 18 0 1 0 3 0 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Brad McKay 17 3 15 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO John Potter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Craig Reid 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England ENG Ben Richards-Everton 43 2 34 2 3 0 3 0 3 0
DF Scotland SCO Shaun Rooney 13 1 7+3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF England ENG Jason Talbot 41 1 34+1 1 3 0 2 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Ryan Williamson 9 0 5+1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 27 4 14+8 2 0 0 2 2 3 0
MF England ENG Joe Cardle 39 15 28+2 14 3 0 3 1 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Conner Duthie 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Josh Falkingham 35 3 23+5 3 3 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 39 6 29+1 5 3 1 3 0 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Evan Horne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Rhys McCabe 18 2 7+8 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Michael Paton 40 3 29+2 2 3 0 3 1 3 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott Robinson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO PJ Crossan 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW France FRA Faissal El Bakhtaoui 40 30 30+1 22 3 1 3 4 3 3
FW Scotland SCO David Hopkirk 35 4 10+19 4 0+1 0 0+3 0 0+2 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Moffat 43 15 29+5 12 3 0 2+1 0 2+1 3
FW Scotland SCO James Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Wallace 42 10 12+23 8 0+1 0 1+2 1 1+2 1
Players away from the club on loan:
MF Scotland SCO Lewis Spence 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
DF Scotland SCO Marc McAusland 15 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Guadeloupe GLP Mickaël Antoine-Curier 9 2 1+8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets[]

Dunfermline used two goalkeepers in all competitions during the 2015–16 season. The table below shows the total number of shutouts made, with 18 clean sheets having been kept in forty-five competitive matches.

Pos Nat Name Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 17 15 1 1
GK Scotland David Hutton 1 1
Totals 18 16 1 0 1

Last updated: 1 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers[]

As of match played 30 April 2016[93]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1 FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 30 22 1 4 3
2 MF England Joe Cardle 15 14 1
FW Scotland Michael Moffat 15 12 3
4 FW Scotland Ryan Wallace 10 8 1 1
5 MF Scotland Andy Geggan 6 5 1
6 FW Scotland David Hopkirk 4 4
MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 4 2 2
8 MF England Josh Falkingham 3 3
DF Scotland Brad McKay 3 2 1
MF Scotland Michael Paton 3 2 1
10 FW Guadeloupe Mickaël Antoine-Curier 2 2
MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 2 2
DF England Ben Richards-Everton 2 2
14
DF Scotland Shaun Rooney 1 1
DF England Jason Talbot 1 1
— Own goal 1 1
Total 102 83 3 9 7

Assists[]

As of match played 30 April 2016[94]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1 MF Scotland Michael Paton 18 12 1 3 2
2 FW Scotland Ryan Wallace 10 9 1
MF England Joe Cardle 9 7 2
4 FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 7 7
5 FW Scotland Michael Moffat 7 6 1
6 MF England Josh Falkingham 4 4
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 4 3 1
8 DF Scotland Lewis Martin 3 1 1 1
9 MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 2 2
MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 2 2
DF Scotland Ryan Williamson 2 2
12 FW Scotland PJ Crossan 1 1
FW Scotland David Hopkirk 1 1
DF Scotland Shaun Rooney 1 1
DF Scotland Jason Talbot 1 1
DF England Ben Richards-Everton 1 1

Disciplinary record[]

As of match played 30 April 2016[95]
Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 11 10 1
MF Scotland Joe Cardle 9 [c] 7 [c] 2
DF England Ben Richards-Everton 8 6 2
MF England Josh Falkingham 8 8
DF England Jason Talbot 7 6 1
FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 7 5 1 1
DF Scotland Brad McKay 5 4 1
FW Scotland Ryan Wallace 5 4 1
MF Scotland Michael Moffat 3 2 1
DF Scotland Shaun Rooney 3 2 1
MF Scotland Michael Paton 3 2 1
MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 2 2
DF Scotland Callum Fordyce 2 2
DF Scotland Lewis Martin 2 2
DF Guadeloupe Mickaël Antoine-Curier 1 1
MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 1 1
DF Scotland Craig Reid 1 1
FW Scotland David Hopkirk 1 1
Total 79 0 66 0 7 0 4 0 2 0

Club statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 24 7 5 83 30 +53 79 Promotion to Scottish Championship
2 Ayr United (O, P) 36 19 4 13 65 47 +18 61 Qualification to Championship play-offs
3 Peterhead 36 16 11 9 72 47 +25 59
4 Stranraer 36 15 6 15 43 49 −6 51
5 Airdrieonians 36 14 7 15 48 50 −2 49
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAHAHAAH
ResultWWLWWLWDWWWDDWDWWWWWDLWWWWWDWWWWDLLW
Position113213222112222111111111111111111111
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2016. Source: BBC Sport; DAFC.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 24 7 5 83 30  +53 79 12 4 2 45 15  +30 12 3 3 38 15  +23

Last updated: 30 April 2016.
Source: SPFL

Home attendances[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
League Cup 1 August 2015 5–1 Cowdenbeath 2,756[97]
League One 15 August 2015 7–1 Cowdenbeath 4,009[98]
League Cup 25 August 2015 3–1 Dundee 3,806[99]
League One 29 August 2015 3–1 Stranraer 3,330[100]
League One 12 September 2015 0–2 Ayr United 3,596[101]
League One 26 September 2015 1–1 Airdrieonians 3,391[102]
League One 3 October 2015 3–0 Albion Rovers 3,086[103]
League One 24 October 2015 4–0 Forfar Athletic 3,198[104]
League One 7 November 2015 0–0 Peterhead 2,915[105]
League One 5 December 2015 3–1 Brechin City 2,361[64]
League One 19 December 2015 1–0 Stenhousemuir 2,952[106]
League One 2 January 2016 2–1 Cowdenbeath 5,641[107]
Scottish Cup 9 January 2016 2–2 Ross County 3,439[108]
League One 29 January 2016 0–1 Airdrieonians 2,545[109]
League One 13 February 2016 3–2 Ayr United 3,319[110]
League One 27 February 2016 6–1 Stranraer 3,016[111]
League One 5 March 2016 5–0 Stenhousemuir 3,017[112]
League One 8 March 2016 1–1 Albion Rovers 2,729[113]
League One 26 March 2016 3–1 Brechin City 4,402[9]
League One 9 April 2016 2–2 Forfar Athletic 3,201[114]
League One 30 April 2016 1–0 Peterhead 6,236[115]
Total attendance: 72,845
Average total attendance: 3,468
Total league attendance: 62,944[4]
Average league attendance: 3,496[4]

Last updated: 1 May 2016
Source: Match reports in Results

Awards[]

Scottish League One Manager of the Month award[]

Month Name
December Scotland Allan Johnston[72][73]
March Scotland Allan Johnston[116]

Scottish League One Player of the Month award[]

Month Player
August France Faissal El Bakhtaoui[40][41]
October Scotland Sean Murdoch[55]
March France Faissal El Bakhtaoui[116]

End-of-season awards[]

PFA Scotland[]

Award Player
PFA Scotland Scottish League One Player of the Year France Faissal El Bakhtaoui[117]
PFA Scotland Scottish League One Team of the Year England Ben Richards-Everton,
Scotland Andy Geggan,
England Joe Cardle,
France Faissal El Bakhtaoui[118]

Club[]

Award Player
Player's Player of the Year France Faissal El Bakhtaoui[119]
DAFC Player of the Year France Faissal El Bakhtaoui[119]
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year France Faissal El Bakhtaoui[119]
Under 20 Player of the Year Scotland Lewis Martin[119]

Transfers[]

First team[]

Development squad[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b Trialist
  2. ^ Trialist[86]
  3. ^ a b Joe Cardle was sent off against Ayr United for violent conduct, however this was rescinded after the club successfully appealed referee Andrew Dallas' decision[96]

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