2020–21 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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Dunfermline Athletic
2020–21 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerStevie Crawford[2][3]
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Championship4th
League CupQuarter Final (vs. St Johnstone)
Scottish CupSecond Round (vs. Greenock Morton)
Top goalscorerLeague: Declan McManus (9)[4]
All: Kevin O'Hara (11)[4]
Average home league attendance0[N 1]
Biggest winLeague: Alloa Athletic 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic[5]
(24 October 2020)
Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Raith Rovers[5]
(3 February 2021)
Cup: Kilmarnock 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic
(13 October 2020)
Biggest defeatLeague: Raith Rovers 5–1 Dunfermline Athletic[5]
(30 March 2021)
Cup: None
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was Dunfermline Athletic's fifth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 6th in the 2019–20 season.

Squad list[]

As of 4 May 2021
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Owain Fôn Williams Wales GK (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 34) Hamilton Academical 2020 2022 32 0
20 Cammy Gill Scotland GK (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 23) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2021 19 0
30 Ben Swinton Scotland GK (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 20) Raith Rovers 2019 2021 0 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie Scotland DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 24) St Johnstone 2019 2021 55 1
3 Josh Edwards Scotland DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 21) Airdrieonians 2019 2021 42 0
4 Lewis Martin Scotland DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 25) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2021 164 5
5 Euan Murray Scotland DF (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 25) Raith Rovers 2019 2021 33 7
6 Kyle MacDonald Scotland DF (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 21) Airdrieonians 2021 2023 4 0
13 Vytas Gašpuitis Lithuania DF (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 27) Lithuania Panevėžys 2021 2023 7 0
17 Matthew Bowman England DF (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 21) England Scarborough Athletic 2019 2021 1 0
19 Miller Fenton Scotland DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0
22 Lewis Mayo Scotland DF (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 21) Rangers (loan) 2020 2021 24 0
44 Paul Watson Scotland DF (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 31) Dundee United 2020 2022 27 2
Midfielders
8 Ewan Henderson Scotland MF (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 21) Celtic 2021 2021 9 1
11 Ryan Dow Scotland MF (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 30) Peterhead 2019 2021 35 8
12 Scott Cusick Scotland MF (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 19) Celtic 2020 2021 0 0
15 Iain Wilson Scotland MF (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 22) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 27 0
16 Steven Whittaker Scotland DF (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 37) Hibernian 2020 2021 23 0
18 Paul Allan Scotland MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 21) Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2022 2 0
21 Fraser Murray Scotland MF (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 22) Hibernian (loan) 2020 2021 30 6
23 Dom Thomas Scotland MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 25) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 29 1
24 Kerr McInroy Scotland MF (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 21) Celtic (loan) 2020 2021 22 0
25 Scott Banks Scotland MF (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 20) Crystal Palace (loan) 2021 2021 12 0
26 Matty Todd Scotland MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 15 0
27 Lucas Berry Scotland MF (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 19) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0
— Kyle Turner Scotland MF (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 24) Stranraer 2019 2021 40 5
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara Scotland FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 23) Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 32 11
9 Craig Wighton Scotland FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 24) Heart of Midlothian 2021 2021 11 6
10 Declan McManus Scotland FW (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 27) Ross County 2020 2022 69 19
14 Lewis McCann Northern Ireland FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 31 0
— Gabby McGill England FW (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 21) England Middlesbrough 2019 2021 20 1

Results & fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season[]

19 September 2020 Friendly Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Stenhousemuir, Scotland
14:00 Spence Goal 7' (pen.) Match report Trialist Goal 29' Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dickinson
22 September 2020 Friendly The Spartans 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 Match report Thomas Goal 12'
McInroy Goal 51', 85'		 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 0
26 September 2020 Friendly East Fife 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Methil, Scotland
14:00 Match report O'Hara Goal 3' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 0
2 October 2020 Friendly Stirling Albion 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
20:00 Match report Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 0

Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Championship
17 October 2020 Match 1 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Inverness CT Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 E. Murray Goal 23'
Dow Goal 78'
McManus Goal 84'		 BBC Sport report Todorov Goal 2' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Collum
24 October 2020 Match 2 Alloa Athletic 1 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
15:00 Cawley Goal 45+1' BBC Sport report Dow Goal 78'
O'Hara Goal 67', 77', 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robertson
31 October 2020 Match 3 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 2 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 E. Murray Goal 21'
McManus Goal 43 pen.'
Watson Goal 60'		 BBC Sport report McKee Goal 51'
Dobbie Goal 74 pen.'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
7 November 2020 Match 4 Ayr United 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
20 November 2020 Match 5 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline, Scotland
19:05 Thomas Goal 49'
E. Murray Goal 54'		 BBC Sport report Kingsley Goal 84' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
5 December 2020 Match 6 Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Duku Goal 28'
Musonda Goal 65'		 BBC Sport report F Murray Goal 73'
McManus Goal 74'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 December 2020 Match 7 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McManus Goal 74 pen.' BBC Sport report McAlister Goal 24'
McGuffie Goal 79'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
19 December 2020 Match 8 Dundee 3 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Adam Goal 35'
Sow Goal 50'
Fontaine Goal 70'		 BBC Sport report Watson Goal 78'
McManus Goal 82 pen.', 90+3'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
26 December 2020 Match 9 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 O'Hara Goal 90+1' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
29 December 2020 Match 10 Inverness CT 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
19:45 Storey Goal 67' BBC Sport report Turner Goal 23' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
15 January 2021 Match 12 Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
19:30 BBC Sport report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
23 January 2020 Match 13 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
30 January 2021 Match 11[N 2] Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh
15:00 Walker Goal 81' BBC Sport report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: William Collum
3 February 2020 Match 14 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30 McManus Goal 44'
Comrie Goal 51'
F. Murray Goal 66', 87'		 BBC Sport Report Spencer Goal 64' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
6 February 2021 Match 15 Arbroath 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath
15:00 O'Brien Goal 27'
Hilson Goal 36'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
20 February 2020 Match 16 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton Goal 14', 58' BBC Sport Report Cawley Goal 44' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Reid
27 February 2021 Match 17 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries
15:00 Gibson Goal 50' BBC Sport report Mayo Red card 90' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Roncone
13 March 2021 Match 19 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton Goal 44' BBC Sport Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
20 March 2021 Match 20 Inverness CT 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
15:00 Carson Goal 81' BBC Sport report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Stuart
27 March 2021 Match 21 Dundee 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
19:20 Cummings Goal 30'
Mullen Goal 54'
Ashcroft Goal 56'		 BBC Sport report O'Hara Goal 3'
Wighton Goal 6'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
30 March 2021 Match 22 Raith Rovers 5 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:45 Hendry Goal 17'
Vaughan Goal 31', 40'
Gullan Goal 48', 77'		 BBC Sport report O'Hara Goal 22' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
3 April 2021 Match 23 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
10 April 2021 Match 24 Ayr United 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 Miller Goal 24' BBC Sport report McManus Goal 12' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 April 2020 Match 18[N 2] Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Dundee Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00 Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 April 2020 Match 25 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
12:00 O'Hara Goal 10'
F. Murray Goal 82'
Henderson Goal 90+1'		 Report Maxwell Goal 87' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Lowe
24 April 2020 Match 26 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 3 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McManus Goal 10 pen.'
O'Hara Goal 15'
Wighton Goal 57', 75'		 Report Hamilton Goal 33'
Low Goal 35 pen.'
Stewart Goal 82'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
30 April 2021 Match 27 Alloa Athletic 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
19:45 Dick Goal 47' BBC Sport report Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Stuart

Scottish Premiership Play–Off[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
4 May 2021 Quarter-Final 1st Leg Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00 Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
8 May 2021 Quarter-Final 2nd Leg Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Vaughan Goal 64'
Ugwu Goal 89'		 Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group Stage[]

6 October 2020 Group Stage Dumbarton 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton, Scotland
19:45 Match report O'Hara Goal 26' (pen.) Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross
9 October 2020 Group Stage Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 E Murray Goal 58', 65' Match report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
13 October 2020 Group Stage Kilmarnock 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Kilmarnock, Scotland
19:45 Match report E Murray Goal 55'
F Murray Goal 72', 83'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 November 2020 Group Stage Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 2 Clyde Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 O'Hara Goal 60 pen.'
McManus Goal 87'
Watson Goal 90+1'		 BBC Sport report Love Goal 35'
Lamont Goal 51'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Dickinson

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF FAL KIL CLY DUM
1 Dunfermline Athletic 4 4 0 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 2–0 — 3–2 —
2 Falkirk 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 — — 3–0 2–1 —
3 Kilmarnock 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 6 0–3 — — — 2–0
4 Clyde 4 1 0 0 3 6 9 −3 3 — — 0–2 — 3–2
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0 0–1 0–4 — — —
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[7]

Knockout Round[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup
28 November 2020 Second Round Arbroath 1 – 3 Dunferemline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
15:00 Hilson Goal 65' BBC Sport report Dow Goal 28'
E Murray Goal 36'
O'Hara Goal 82 pen.'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
15 December 2020 Quarter-Final Dunferemline Athletic 1 – 1
(3 – 4 p)		 St Johnstone Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wilson Goal 113' BBC Sport report Rooney Goal 94' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
23 March 2021 Second Round Greenock Morton 0 – 0
(6 – 5 p)		 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
19:45 Report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 0

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

During the 2020–21 season, Dunfermline used twenty-six different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Forward Declan McManus made the most appearances, playing thirty-six out of a possible 36 games. Kevin O'Hara scored the most goals, with eleven in all competitions.

As of 8 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL Owain Fôn Williams 33 0 26 0 4 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Aaron Comrie 28 1 19+2 1 3+1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Josh Edwards 34 0 25 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Euan Murray 34 7 25 3 6 4 1 0 2 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Kyle MacDonald 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Kevin O'Hara 33 11 13+11 8 4+2 3 1 0 2 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ewan Henderson 10 1 6+2 1 0+0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Craig Wighton 13 6 9+1 6 0+0 0 0+1 0 2 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Declan McManus 36 10 22+5 9 5+1 1 1 0 1+1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Dow 19 3 11+2 2 5+1 1 0 0 0 0
13 DF Lithuania LTU Vytas Gašpuitis 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lewis McCann 16 0 3+8 0 0+4 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Iain Wilson 27 1 15+5 0 3+3 1 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Steven Whittaker 24 0 16+2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Paul Allan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Miller Fenton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Cammy Gill 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Fraser Murray 31 6 12+11 4 4+2 2 0+1 0 0+1 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Mayo 25 0 16+5 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dom Thomas 30 1 20+1 1 5+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Kerr McInroy 22 0 11+5 0 4 0 1 0 0+1 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Scott Banks 13 0 6+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Matty Todd 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Lucas Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Scotland SCO Ben Swinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF Scotland SCO Paul Watson 28 3 18+2 2 6 1 0 0 2 0
Players away from the club on loan:
8 MF Scotland SCO Kyle Turner (on loan at Airdrieonians) 19 1 10+3 1 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England ENG Gabby McGill (on loan at York City) 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Scott Cusick (on loan at Brechin City) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
6 DF Scotland SCO Tom Lang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF England ENG Matthew Bowman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Thomas Bragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

During the 2020–21 season, twelve Dunfermline players scored 51 goals in all competitions.

As of match played 8 May 2021[4]
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs
1 FW Scotland Kevin O'Hara 11 8 3
2 FW Scotland Declan McManus 10 9 1
3 DF Scotland Euan Murray 7 3 4
4 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 6 6
MF Scotland Fraser Murray 6 4 2
6 MF Scotland Ryan Dow 3 2 1
DF Scotland Paul Watson 3 2 1
8 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 1 1
MF Scotland Ewan Henderson 1 1
MF Scotland Dom Thomas 1 1
MF Scotland Kyle Turner 1 1
MF Scotland Iain Wilson 1 1
Total 51 38 13 0 0

Disciplinary record[]

As of match played 8 May 2021
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
22 DF Scotland Lewis Mayo 3 1 2 1 1
16 DF Scotland Steven Whittaker 7 6 1
10 FW Scotland Declan McManus 7 5 2
15 MF Scotland Iain Wilson 6 6
44 DF Scotland Paul Watson 6 5 1
3 DF Scotland Josh Edwards 3 3
8 MF Scotland Ewan Henderson 3 2 1
1 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams 2 2
11 MF Scotland Ryan Dow 2 2
24 MF Scotland Kerr McInroy 2 2
2 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 1 1
5 DF Scotland Euan Murray 1 1
6 DF Scotland Kyle MacDonald 1 1
8 MF Scotland Kyle Turner 1 1
9 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 1 1
14 FW Northern Ireland Lewis McCann 1 1
21 MF Scotland Fraser Murray 1 1
Total 48 1 41 1 0 0 5 0 2 0

Club statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Dundee (O, P) 27 12 9 6 49 40 +9 45 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 +9 43 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 +4 39
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36
6 Queen of the South 27 9 5 13 38 51 −13 32
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[8]
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHHA
ResultWWWDWDLDWDDDLWLWLWLLLDDDWWL
Position321312222222323232345455444
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: 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
27 10 9 8 38 34  +4 39 9 3 1 24 12  +12 1 6 7 14 22  −8

Last updated: 27 February 2021.
Source: dafc.co.uk

Awards[]

End of Season[]

Club[]

Award Player Ref.
Player's Player of the Year Scotland Euan Murray [9]
Joe Nelson Young Player of the Year Scotland Josh Edwards
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year Scotland Aaron Comrie
The Manager & Coaching Staff Player of the Year Scotland Paul Watson
The Manager & Coaching Staff Young Player of the Year Scotland Josh Edwards
The DAFC Goal of the Season Scotland Craig Wighton vs. Dundee

Transfers[]

First team[]

Reserve team[]

Contract extensions[]

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
22 December 2020 MF Scotland Ryan Dow 1 year 2022 [51]
5 January 2021 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 2 years 2023 [52]

Notes[]

  1. ^ No fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ a b Rearranged match after postponement

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