2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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Dunfermline Athletic
2016–17 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerAllan Johnston[2][3]
StadiumEast End Park
ChampionshipFifth
Challenge CupQuarter-finals, lost to Dundee United
League CupGroup stage, Third
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to Hamilton Academical
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Clark (15)[5]
All: Nicky Clark (16)[4]
Highest home attendanceLeague: 7,622[6] vs. Hibernian
(22 October 2016)
Cup: 2,580 vs. Inverness CT
(26 July 2016)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,653[6] vs. Queen of the South
(7 March 2017)
Cup: 1,930 vs. Queen's Park
(8 October 2016)
Average home league attendance4,438[6] (Green Arrow Up Darker.svg942[7])
Biggest winLeague: Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Dumbarton[6]
(4 March 2017)
Cup: Brechin City 1–5 Dunfermline Athletic[8]
(3 September 2016)
Biggest defeatLeague: Raith Rovers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic[6]
(20 August 2016)
Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Dundee United[6]
(10 September 2016)
Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Hibernian[6]
(22 October 2016)
Falkirk 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic[6]
(4 February 2017)
Cup: Dunfermline Athletic 1–5 Inverness CT[8]
(26 July 2016)
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017.

The 2016–17 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season in the Scottish Championship, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2015–16. The Pars were relegated from the competition's previous incarnation, the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[9]

Manager Allan Johnston made four permanent first-team summer signings as he began his second season as Dunfermline Athletic manager. The club's first competitive fixtures came in the revamped Scottish League Cup, where they were eliminated at the group stage after finishing in third place.[10] Dunfermline Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Dundee United[11] and Hamilton Academical[12] respectively.

Season review[]

May[]

  • 16 May 2016: Manager Allan Johnston makes his first signing of the summer transfer window by recruiting former Cowdenbeath and Inverness Caledonian Thistle midfielder Nat Wedderburn on a one-year deal.[13]
  • 25 May 2016: Former Kilmarnock defender Lee Ashcroft becomes Dunfermline's second signing of the summer, following his release by the Rugby Park side.[14] Ashcroft previously played under Allan Johnston whilst the latter was in charge of Kilmarnock.
  • 27 May 2016: The draw for the Scottish League Cup takes place, with the new format seeing the club drawn in Group C alongside Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dundee United, Arbroath and Fife rivals Cowdenbeath, with matches due to be played between the 19th and 31 July.[15]
  • 31 May 2016: It was confirmed that five first-team players were released after their contracts with the club had expired.[16] Amongst those released were Shaun Byrne who had been with the Pars since 2008, and former captain Josh Falkingham.

June[]

  • 3 June 2016: Managing Director Ross McArthur was appointed as the new chairman of Dunfermline,[1] replacing Bob Garmory who had led the club following the acquisition by the fan-led group 'Pars United' in October 2013.[17] Bill Braisby also took up the role vice-chairman.[1]
  • 8 June 2016: Having overseen the success of the club's social media profile,[18] 29-year old Michael Mlotkiewicz was made general manager of the club .[19]
  • 13 June 2016: Former Queen of the South striker Gavin Reilly joined on a season-long loan from Heart of Midlothian.[20] Reilly previously worked under manager Allan Johnston whilst both were at the Doonhammers.
  • 17 June 2016: It was revealed that Dunfermline's first game in the Scottish Championship would be against Dumbarton, as the SPFL announced the league fixtures for the 2016–17 season.[21] The club's first Fife derby with Raith Rovers would be at Stark's Park on 20 August 2016, with the final match of the season being away to Queen of the South.[22]

July[]

  • 8 July 2016: The club bring in former Dundee United youth player Euan Spark on a one-year deal,[23] after the defender impressed as a trialist in 3 friendlies, scoring in the Pars first friendly of the season against Partick Thistle.[24]
  • 9 July 2016: Dunfermline's first match at East End Park saw them defeat an under-strength Hearts side 3–1, with goals from Andy Geggan and Joe Cardle seeing off the team from Gorgie.[25]
  • 15 July 2016: The side was confirmed as having come top of the fair play table for the previous season, with their only red card being rescinded after it was judged that Joe Cardle had not struck Ayr United defender Peter Murphy as referee Andrew Dallas had initially perceived.[26]
  • 18 July 2016: Kallum Higginbotham becomes the Pars sixth signing of the summer, as the former Partick Thistle and Kilmarnock winger joins on a one-year contract. Manager Allan Johnston expressed his delight signing, stating that he had admired Higginbotham "for a long time".[27][28]
  • 31 July 2016: The Pars' 2016 Scottish League Cup campaign comes to an end after defeat to fellow Championship side Dundee United by two goals to nil left the side in third place, four points behind the Tannadice club.[10][29]

August[]

September[]

  • 1 September 2016: Allan Johnston makes his third loan signing of the season and his seventh first-team signing in total, bringing former Celtic midfielder John Herron on a short-term loan from Football League Two club Blackpool.[35][36]
  • 3 September 2016: The Pars run out 5–1 winner against Scottish League One side Brechin City at Glebe Park in the third round of the Scottish Challenge Cup. Goals from Paul McMullan, Gavin Reilly, Lee Ashcroft, as well as an own goal from Dougie Hill secure the win for Dunfermline, with Ally Love firing in a consolation goal for City.[37][38]
  • 5 September 2016: After a trial period with the club, Dunfermline make former Falkirk and Hibernian striker Farid El Alagui their eighth and final signing of the summer transfer window, with the French Moroccan joining on a four-month deal until January 2017.[39][40]
  • 10 September 2016: The first visit of Dundee United to East End Park in almost five years saw the Pars lose 1–3 to the Tannadice club. The match received a great deal of attention, after United goalkeeper Cammy Bell saved three penalties in the space of 24 minutes, from three different penalty takers,[41][42][43] with Bell subsequently being awarded the match ball for his hat-trick of saves.[44]

October[]

  • 8 October 2016: The side progress to the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup, defeating Scottish League One club Queen's Park 2–1 at East End Park.[45] Farid El Alagui put the Pars 2–0, before scoring an own-goal in the 70th minute, completing an unlikely hat-trick.[46]
  • 16 October 2016: Former Par George Peebles died at a nursing home in Stirling, aged 80.[47][48] Peebles, who spent 11 years with Dunfermline Athletic between 1955 and 1966, made over 300 appearances for the club and helped the Pars to win the 1960–61 Scottish Cup.
  • 18 October 2016: French Moroccan striker Farid El Alagui wins the Irn-Bru Cup Golden Balls Award after his unconventional hat-trick against Queen's Park in the fourth round of the Scottish Challenge Cup.[49]

November[]

  • 12 November 2016: The Pars exited the Scottish Challenge Cup at the quarter-finals, after a 0–1 defeat to Dundee United at East End Park.[11] Terrors defender Mark Durnan scored the only goal of the match in the 8th minute, with Dunfermline defender Lewis Martin receiving a straight red card after referee Willie Collum judged him to have pulled back United player Blair Spittal.
  • 26 November 2016: Dunfermline faced Highland League side Buckie Thistle for the first time since 1980,[50] defeating the Victoria Park club 3–5.[51][52] Goals from Michael Paton, Kallum Higginbotham, Paul McMullan as well as an own goal from Jags defender Hamish Munro cancelled out goals from Buckie players John McLeod and Chris Angus.
  • 25 November 2016: Jim Gillespie, who spent five years with Dunfermline between 1969 and 1974, died at the age of 69.[53]

December[]

  • 3 December 2016: Dunfermline's poor penalty record continued after Kallum Higginbotham had two late spot kicks saved by Ayr United goalkeeper Greg Fleming.[54]
  • 16 December 2016: Club director Margaret Ross died at the age of 65.[55] Ross, who was the first chair of the Pars Supporters Trust (PST), was a key participant in the club's survival after entering into administration in 2013, with Ross leading fundraising through the fan-group Pars United.[56]
  • 31 December 2016: Former Aberdeen centre back Callum Morris returned to the club, having previously left to join Dundee United in June 2014. Morris signed a six-month deal, keeping him at East End Park until at least the end of the season.[57][58]

January[]

  • 7 January 2017: Former club director Margaret Ross, who died in December 2016, is named 'Fan of the Year' by the Scottish Football Supporters Association.[59][60]
  • 16 January 2017: Drew Main is appointed as a director on the club's board, after being elected as PST chair following the passing of Margaret Ross.[61] Main was previously spent four years as Vice-Chair of the PST.[61]
  • 21 January 2017: The Pars progress to the Fifth round of the Scottish Cup after defeating Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic 3–2 at the Indodrill Stadium.[62] Goals from Nicky Clark, Paul McMullan and Joe Cardle gave the Pars the victory as Callum Morris made his first start after returning to the club in December.[62][63]
  • 22 January 2017: After defeating Alloa, Dunfermline were drawn at home in the next round of the Scottish Cup to play Scottish Premiership side Hamilton Academical, with the tie to be played on the weekend of 11 February 2017.[64]

March[]

  • 4 March 2017: Nicky Clark became the first Pars player in over 22 years to score four goals in a league match, with the side defeating Dumbarton 5–1 at East End Park.[65] Northern Irish striker George O'Boyle previously scored four against Clyde in a 5–0 league win in May 1994,[65] whilst in the Scottish Cup, Andy Smith netted five times in a 7–2 defeat of Edinburgh City in January 1998.[65]

Squad list[]

As of 6 May 2017, the final match of the season[66]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Murdoch Scotland GK (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 35) United States Rochester Rhinos 2015 2018 86 0
43 David Hutton Scotland GK (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985 (age 36) Ayr United 2015 2017 14 0
Defenders
2 Ryan Williamson Scotland DF (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 25) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2018 67 0
3 Jason Talbot England DF (1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 36) Livingston 2015 2017 78 2
4 Lewis Martin Scotland DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 25) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2018 103 3
5 Callum Fordyce Scotland DF (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 29) Livingston 2015 2017 26 0
12 Lee Ashcroft Scotland DF (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 28) Kilmarnock 2016 2017 46 4
14 Ben Richards-Everton England DF (1991-10-17) 17 October 1991 (age 30) Partick Thistle 2015 2017 53 2
22 Callum Morris Republic of Ireland DF (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 32) Aberdeen 2016 2017 83 5
Midfielders
6 Andy Geggan (c) Scotland MF (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 34) Ayr United 2012 2017 194 33
7 Michael Paton Scotland MF (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 32) Queen of the South 2015 2017 63 5
8 Nat Wedderburn England MF (1991-06-30) 30 June 1991 (age 30) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016 2017 31 1
11 Joe Cardle England MF (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 35) Ross County 2015 2018 204 44
15 Lewis Spence Scotland MF (1996-01-28) 28 January 1996 (age 26) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2017 45 1
16 Rhys McCabe Scotland MF (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 29) England Sheffield Wednesday 2015 2017 51 5
18 Paul McMullan Scotland MF (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 25) Celtic (loan) 2016 2017 39 7
20 Kallum Higginbotham England MF (1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 32) Kilmarnock 2016 2017 43 7
21 John Herron Scotland MF (1994-02-01) 1 February 1994 (age 28) England Blackpool (loan) 2016 2017 26 1
Forwards
9 Michael Moffat Scotland FW (1985-02-15) 15 February 1985 (age 36) Ayr United 2014 2017 122 27
10 David Hopkirk Scotland FW (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 29) Annan Athletic 2015 2018 59 7
17 Gavin Reilly Scotland FW (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 28) Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2016 2017 28 2
37 Nicky Clark Scotland FW (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 30) England Bury 2016 2018 37 16

Results & fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season[]

25 Jun 2016 Closed Doors Friendly Partick Thisle 4 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
13:00 Devine
Pogba (pen.)
Doolan
Nesbitt 		Match report Cardle 6'
Talbot 26'
Spark[a] 85'		 Stadium: West of Scotland Science Park
Attendance: 0
29 Jun 2016 Friendly Alloa Athletic 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
19:30 Longworth 38' Match report Beck[b] 44' Stadium: Recreation Park
Referee: Duncan
2 Jul 2016 Friendly Livingston 1 – 5 Dunfermline Athletic Livingston, Scotland
15:00 Mullin 62' Match report Reilly 20', 83'
Geggan 31'
McCabe 37'
Cardle 68'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Muir
5 Jul 2016 Friendly Clyde 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Cumbernauld, Scotland
19:45 Match report Lafferty[c] 87' Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Referee: Newlands
9 Jul 2016 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Geggan 15', 26'
Cardle 32'		 Match report Zanatta 85' (pen.) Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,016
Referee: McLean
12 Jul 2016 Closed Doors Friendly Hamilton Academical 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton, Scotland
MacKinnon Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0

Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Championship
6 Aug 2016 Match 1 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 3 Dumbarton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Cardle 23', 26', 66'
Hopkirk 81'
Ashcroft Red card 90+4'		 SPFL Report Thomson 18'
Docherty 90+1' (pen.), 90+4' (pen.)		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Cook
13 Aug 2016 Match 2 Hibernian 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 Richards-Everton 33' (o.g.)
Cummings 78'		 SPFL Report Reilly 58' Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 16,477
Referee: Collum
20 Aug 2016 Match 3 Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Barr 71'
Stewart 79'		 SPFL Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 5,114
Referee: Muir
27 Aug 2016 Match 4 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Talbot Red card 62' SPFL Report Lyle 45' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,973
Referee: Charleston
10 Sept 2016 Match 5 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 3 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Paton 50' SPFL Report Murray
Andreu 45', 90+2'
Dixon Yellow card 61' Red card		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Beaton
17 Sept 2016 Match 6 Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 Oliver 24'
Quitongo 84'		 SPFL Report Clark 30' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,756
Referee: Clancy
24 Sept 2016 Match 7 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 3 St Mirren Dunfermline, Scotland
17:15 Clark 40', 77'
Webster 62' (o.g.)
El Alagui 85'		 SPFL Report Sutton 31', 45'
Hardie 81'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: McKendrick
1 Oct 2016 Match 8 Ayr United 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,883
Referee: Robertson
15 Oct 2016 Match 9 Falkirk 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 Sibbald 27'
Hippolyte 52'		 SPFL Report El Alagui 75' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,377
Referee: Dallas
22 Oct 2016 Match 10 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 3 Hibernian Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Higginbotham 22' (pen.)
Moffat Red card 90+3'		 SPFL Report Wedderburn 55' (o.g.)
Holt 66' (pen.)
Graham 90+1'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 7,622
Referee: Muir
29 Oct 2016 Match 11 Dumbarton 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00 J. Thomson 37'
Fleming 82'		 SPFL Report Clark 50'
Cardle 80'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,018
Referee: Kirkland
5 Nov 2016 Match 12 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,649
Referee: Thomson
8 Nov 2016 Match 13 Dundee United 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
19:45 Murray 79' SPFL report Wedderburn Red card 39' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,996
Referee: Robertson
19 Nov 2016 Match 14 St Mirren 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Paisley, Scotland
17:15 SPFL Report Clark 26' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Walsh
3 Dec 2016 Match 15 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Clark 30'
Martin Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card		 SPFL Report Forrest 50' (pen.) Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,250
Referee: Cook
10 Dec 2016 Match 16 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Moffat 12', 23' SPFL Report Nesbitt 43' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,101
Referee: Finnie
17 Dec 2016 Match 17 Queen of the South 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 Brownlie 39'
Dobbie 78'		 SPFL Report Talbot 61'
Higginbotham 73'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,561
Referee: McKendrick
26 Dec 2016 Match 18 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McCabe 59' (pen.) SPFL Report Hippolyte 10' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,134
Referee: Anderson
2 Jan 2017 Match 19 Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Clark 11'
Ashcroft 77'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 5,899
Referee: Robertson
7 Jan 2017 Match 20 Ayr United 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Clark 26'
Geggan 33'		 Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,261
Referee: Thomson
14 Jan 2017 Match 21 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 St Mirren Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Higginbotham 37' (pen) SPFL Report MacKenzie 46' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,108
Referee: Collum
28 Jan 2017 Match 22 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Herron 28' SPFL Report Andreu 18' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,670
Referee: Dallas
4 Feb 2017 Match 23 Falkirk 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 Baird 34'
Miller 77'		 SPFL Report Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,953
Referee: Collum
25 Feb 2017 Match 24 Hibernian 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
17:15 Boyle 6'
Cummings 24' (pen.)		 SPFL Report McMullan 26'
Higginbotham 46'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,437
Referee: Beaton
4 Mar 2017 Match 25 Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 1 Dumbarton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Clark 7', 60', 79', 84'
McMullan 27'		 SPFL Report Harvie 86' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,320
Referee: Clancy
7 Mar 2017 Match 26 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Moffat 17' SPFL Report Thomson 28' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,653
Referee: Anderson
11 Mar 2017 Match 27 St Mirren 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Paisley, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,582
Referee: Finnie
18 Mar 2017 Match 28 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Docherty 59' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,276
Referee: Madden
25 Mar 2017 Match 29 Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Wedderburn 30' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Northcroft
1 Apr 2017 Match 30 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Hibernian Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Higginbotham 59' (pen.) SPFL Report McGinn 12' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 7,058
Referee: Aitken
8 Apr 2017 Match 31 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Higginbotham 49' (pen.) SPFL Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,865
Referee: Dallas
11 Apr 2017 Match 32 Dundee United 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
19:45 Mikkelsen 30' SPFL report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 5,304
Referee: Collum
15 Apr 2017 Match 33 Dumbarton 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report McCabe 80'
Hopkirk 85'		 Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Muir
23 Apr 2017 Match 34 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Clark 35'
Martin Red card 58'		 SPFL Report Muirhead 53' (pen.)
Austin 70'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,076
Referee: Duncan
29 Apr 2017 Match 35 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Clark 3'
Moffat 51'
McCabe 85'		 SPFL Report Shankland 37' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,339
Referee: Anderson
6 May 2017 Match 36 Queen of the South 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 SPFL Report Clark 90+1' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,849
Referee: Newlands

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Inverness CT (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 15 3 +12 10 Qualification for the Second Round
2 Dundee United (Q) 4 2 2 0 0 10 3 +7 10
3 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 0 0 2 7 7 0 6
4 Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 0 3 4 11 −7 3
5 Arbroath 4 0 0 1 3 1 13 −12 1
Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches[]

19 Jul 2016 Match 1 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Moffat 44', 66'
Geggan 62'		 SPFL report Little Red card 86' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,974
Referee: Munro
Man of the Match: Williamson
23 Jul 2016 Match 2 Cowdenbeath 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Cowdenbeath, Scotland
15:00 SPFL report Geggan 57', 85'
Ashcroft 68'		 Stadium: Central Park
Attendance: 1,481
Referee: Steven
Man of the Match: Geggan
26 Jul 2016 Match 3 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 5 Inverness CT Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Geggan 28' SPFL report Vigurs 16', 42', 66'
King 54'
Tremarco 89'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Allan
31 Jul 2016 Match 4 Dundee United 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Murray 49'
Fraser 83'		 SPFL report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,951
Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup
3 Sep 2016 Challenge Cup Round 3 Brechin City 1 – 5 Dunfermline Athletic Brechin, Scotland
15:10 Love 27' SPFL Report Ashcroft 17', 90+1'
Hill 25' (o.g.)
McMullan 49'
Reilly 80'		 Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 577
Referee: Allan
8 Oct 2016 Challenge Cup Round 4 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Queen's Park Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 El Alagui 48', 62' SPFL Report El Alagui 70' (o.g.) Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,930
Referee: Walsh
12 Nov 2016 Challenge Cup QF Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
12:30 Martin Red card 57' SPFL Report Durnan 8' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,576
Referee: Collum

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish Cup
26 Nov 2016 Scottish Cup Round 3 Buckie Thistle 3 – 5 Dunfermline Athletic Buckie, Scotland
15:00 Mcleod 14'
Angus 33', 68'		 BBC Sport Report Munro 12' (o.g.)
Paton 16' (pen.)
Higginbotham 58'
McMullan 60', 90+2'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Charleston
21 Jan 2017 Scottish Cup Round 4 Alloa Athletic 2 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
15:00 McCluskey 68'
Spence 90+2'		 BBC Sport report Clark 12'
McMullan 44'
Cardle 60'		 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Newlands
11 Feb 2017 Scottish Cup Round 5 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Hamilton Academical Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McMullan 30' BBC Sport Report Redmond 74' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,945
Referee: Thomson
14 Feb 2017 Scottish Cup Round 5 Replay Hamilton Academical 1 – 1
(3 – 0 p)		 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton, Scotland
15:00 Bingham 87' (pen.) BBC Sport Report Morris 25' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: Thomson
Penalties
Donati soccer ball with check mark
Redmond soccer ball with red X
Brophy soccer ball with check mark
Devlin soccer ball with check mark		 McCabe soccer ball with red X
Paton soccer ball with red X
Reilly soccer ball with red X

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
6 MF Andy Geggan Scotland 34 Club Captain
5 DF Callum Fordyce Scotland 10
1 GK Sean Murdoch Scotland 2
11 MF Joe Cardle England 1

Last updated: 7 May 2017
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 2016–17 season, Dunfermline used twenty-seven different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Centre-back Lee Ashcroft has made the most appearances, playing forty-six out of a possible 47 games, with Nicky Clark leading the scoring with sixteen goals in all competitions.

As of 10 May 2017[69][70][71]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Sean Murdoch 36 0 30 0 4 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Ryan Williamson 19 0 11+3 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Jason Talbot 38 1 30+1 1 1+1 0 3 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 27 0 16+2 0 4 0 2 0 3 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 16 0 13 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 37 5 29 1 2 0 3 4 3 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Michael Paton 22 2 10+8 1 1+1 1 0 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Nat Wedderburn 31 1 23+1 1 4 0 3 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Michael Moffat 38 6 24+5 4 3+1 0 4 2 1 0
10 FW Scotland SCO David Hopkirk 13 2 1+10 2 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF England ENG Joe Cardle 32 5 9+14 4 0+2 1 4 0 2+1 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Lee Ashcroft 46 4 35 1 4 0 4 1 3 2
14 DF England ENG Ben Richards-Everton 10 0 6 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Spence 6 0 0+2 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Rhys McCabe 33 3 18+5 3 1+2 0 3+1 0 3 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Gavin Reilly 28 2 11+11 1 1+1 0 2 0 2 1
18 MF Scotland SCO Paul McMullan 39 7 23+6 2 4 4 0+4 0 1+1 1
20 MF England ENG Kallum Higginbotham 43 7 31+1 6 3+1 1 3+1 0 1+2 0
21 MF Scotland SCO John Herron 26 1 20 1 3+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Morris 16 1 13 0 3 1 0 0 0 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Johnny Galloway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Scotland SCO Cammy Gill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Brandon Luke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
37 FW Scotland SCO Nicky Clark 37 16 30 15 4 1 0 0 3 0
43 GK Scotland SCO David Hutton 12 0 6+1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
19 DF Scotland SCO Euan Spark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland SCO Conner Duthie 3 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF Scotland SCO Scott Lochhead 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
26 FW Scotland SCO James Thomas 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0 0 0
48 FW France FRA Farid El Alagui 16 4 6+7 2 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 2

Clean sheets[]

Dunfermline have used two goalkeepers in all competitions during the 2016–17 season. The table below shows the total number of shutouts made, with 12 clean sheets having been kept in all competitions after 47 matches.

No. Pos Nat Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1 GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 10 10
43 GK Scotland David Hutton 2 2
Totals 12 10 0 2 0

Last updated: 7 May 2017
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers[]

During the 2016–17 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 70 goals in all competitions, with 3 goals having been own goals scored by Brechin City defender Dougie Hill, St Mirren captain Andy Webster and Buckie Thistle defender Hamish Munro. Striker Nicky Clark was the club's top scorer, with 16 goals in 47 competitive matches. Two players scored hat-tricks, with both coming against Dumbarton; Joe Cardle scored three on the opening day of the season, whilst Nicky Clark scored four in the 5–1 victory over the Sons in March 2017.

As of match played 6 May 2017[4]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1 FW Scotland Nicky Clark 16 15 1
2 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 7 6 1
MF Scotland Paul McMullan 7 2 4 1
4 FW Scotland Michael Moffat 6 4 2
5 MF England Joe Cardle 5 4 1
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 5 1 4
7 FW France Farid El Alagui 4 2 2
DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 4 1 1 2
9 MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 3 3
10 FW Scotland David Hopkirk 2 2
MF Scotland Michael Paton 2 1 1
FW Scotland Gavin Reilly 2 1 1
13 MF Scotland John Herron 1 1
DF England Jason Talbot 1 1
MF England Nat Wedderburn 1 1
DF Republic of Ireland Callum Morris 1 1
— Own goal 3 1 1 1
Total 70 46 10 7 7

Disciplinary record[]

As of match played 6 May 2017[72]
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship 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
4 DF Scotland Lewis Martin 5 3 5 2 1
8 MF England Nat Wedderburn 5 1 5 1
12 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 5 1 3 1 2
3 DF England Jason Talbot 3 1 2 1 1
20 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 13 10 2 1
6 MF Scotland Andy Geggan 11 9 2
21 MF Scotland John Herron 6 6
9 FW Scotland Michael Moffat 4 [d] 4 [d]
18 MF Scotland Paul McMullan 4 3 1
37 FW Scotland Nicky Clark 4 3 1
1 GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 3 2 1
14 DF England Ben Richards-Everton 3 2 1
48 FW France Farid El Alagui 3 2 1
11 MF England Joe Cardle 3 1 1 1
7 MF Scotland Michael Paton 2 2
22 DF Republic of Ireland Callum Morris 2 2
16 MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 2 1 1
10 FW Scotland David Hopkirk 1 1
43 GK Scotland David Hutton 1 1
Total 78 6 65 5 5 0 5 0 5 1

Club statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
3 Dundee United 36 15 12 9 50 42 +8 57 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Greenock Morton 36 13 13 10 44 41 +3 52
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 12 12 12 46 43 +3 48
6 Queen of the South 36 11 10 15 46 52 −6 43
7 St Mirren 36 9 12 15 52 56 −4 39
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAAHHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAAHHA
ResultWLLLLLWDLLDDLWDWDDWWDDLDWDDLWDWLWLWW
Position247789788889989777665666666666665555
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. 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 12 12 12 46 43  +3 48 6 7 5 28 25  +3 6 5 7 18 18  0

Last updated: 7 May 2017.
Source: SPFL

Home attendances[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
League Cup 19 July 2016 3–0 Arbroath 1,974[74]
League Cup 26 July 2016 1–5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2,580[75]
Championship 6 August 2016 4–3 Dumbarton 3,496[76]
Championship 27 August 2016 0–1 Queen of the South 3,973[77]
Championship 10 September 2016 1–3 Dundee United 5,563[42]
Championship 24 September 2016 4–3 St Mirren 2,732[78]
Challenge Cup 8 October 2016 2–1 Queen's Park 1,930[45]
Championship 22 October 2016 1–3 Hibernian 7,622[79]
Championship 5 November 2016 0–0 Raith Rovers 5,649[80]
Challenge Cup 12 November 2016 0–1 Dundee United 2,576[11]
Championship 10 December 2016 2–1 Greenock Morton 3,250[81]
Championship 26 December 2016 1–1 Falkirk 6,134[82]
Championship 14 January 2017 1–1 St Mirren 4,108[83]
Championship 28 January 2017 1–1 Dundee United 4,670[84]
Scottish Cup 11 February 2017 1–1 Hamilton Academical 2,945[85]
Championship 4 March 2017 5–1 Dumbarton 3,496[86]
Championship 7 March 2017 1–1 Queen of the South 2,653[87]
Championship 18 March 2016 0–1 Ayr United 3,276[88]
Championship 1 April 2017 1–1 Hibernian 7,058[89]
Championship 8 April 2017 1–0 Raith Rovers 4,865[90]
Championship 22 April 2017 1–2 Falkirk 5,076[91]
Championship 29 April 2017 3—1 Greenock Morton 3,339[92]
Average league attendance: 4,438[6]
Total league attendance: 79,885[6]
Average total attendance: 3,995[8]
Total attendance: 91,890[8]

Last updated: 29 April 2017
Source: Match reports in Results

Awards[]

Club[]

Award Player
DAFC Player of the Year Scotland Sean Murdoch
Player's Player of the Year Scotland Lee Ashcroft
Joe Nelson Young Player of the Year Scotland Conner Duthie
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year Scotland Sean Murdoch
Kincardine Pars Supporters Club Player of the Year Scotland Sean Murdoch[93]

Transfers[]

First team[]

Development squad[]

Contract extensions[]

First team[]

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
7 April 2016 GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 2 years 2018 [128]
7 April 2016 DF Scotland Ryan Williamson 2 years 2018 [129]
14 April 2016 DF Scotland Lewis Martin 2 years 2018 [130]
18 April 2016 FW Scotland David Hopkirk 2 years 2018 [131]
19 April 2016 MF Scotland Michael Paton 1 year 2017 [132]
22 April 2016 DF England Ben Richards-Everton 1 year 2017 [133]
22 April 2016 DF England Jason Talbot 1 year 2017
22 April 2016 MF England Joe Cardle 2 years 2018
26 April 2016 MF Scotland Andy Geggan 1 year 2017 [134]
28 April 2016 DF Scotland Callum Fordyce 3 months 2016 [135]
16 May 2016 GK Scotland David Hutton 1 year 2017 [13]
16 May 2016 MF Scotland Lewis Spence 1 year 2017
25 May 2016 FW Scotland Michael Moffat 1 year 2017 [136]
31 May 2016 MF Scotland Rhys McCabe 1 year 2017 [137]
18 August 2016 DF Scotland Callum Fordyce 10 months 2017 [138]

Development squad[]

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
7 April 2016 GK Scotland Cammy Gill 1 year 2017 [139]
28 April 2016 MF Scotland Evan Horne 1 year 2017 [140]
28 April 2016 FW Scotland James Thomas 6 months 2017 [141]
29 November 2016 MF Scotland Scott Lochhead 6 months 2017 [142]
8 December 2016 DF Scotland Conner Duthie 1 year 2018 [143]
13 January 2017 GK Scotland Cammy Gill 2 years 2019 [144]
1 February 2017 MF Scotland Brandon Luke 18 months 2018 [145]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Trialist[24]
  2. ^ Trialist[67]
  3. ^ Trialist[68]
  4. ^ a b Michael Moffat was sent off against Hibernian for violent conduct, however this was rescinded and reduced to a yellow card after the club successfully appealed referee Alan Muir's decision.[73]

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