2021–22 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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Dunfermline Athletic
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerPeter Grant
(until 31 October)
John Hughes
(from 12 November)
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Scottish Championship9th
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupSecond round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin O'Hara (4)
All: Kevin O'Hara (7)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 4,450 vs. Raith Rovers
(26 October 2021)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 500 vs. Arbroath
(26 December 2021)
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The 2021–22 season is Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2020–21 season.

Squad list[]

As of 26 December 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 49 0
29 Deniz Mehmet Turkey GK (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 29) Dundee United 2021 2023 6 0
30 Fraser Currid Scotland GK (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 20) Alloa Athletic 2021 — 0 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie Scotland DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 24) St Johnstone 2019 2023 77 3
3 Josh Edwards Scotland DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 21) Airdrieonians 2019 2023 64 0
4 Lewis Martin Scotland DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 25) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2021[N 1] 164 5
5 Ross Graham Scotland DF (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 19) Dundee United (loan) 2021 2022 9 0
6 Kyle MacDonald Scotland DF (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 21) Airdrieonians 2021 2023 18 1
12 Rhys Breen Scotland DF (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 21) Rangers 2021 2023 6 0
13 Vytas Gašpuitis Lithuania DF (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 27) Lithuania Panevėžys 2021 2023 22 0
19 Miller Fenton Scotland DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2022 1 0
22 Leon Jones Scotland DF (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 23) United States Kentucky Wildcats 2021 2022 1 0
33 Mark Connolly Republic of Ireland DF (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 30) Dundee United (loan) 2021 2022 12 1
Midfielders
8 Kai Kennedy Scotland MF (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 (age 19) Rangers (loan) 2021 2022 15 1
11 Ryan Dow Scotland MF (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 30) Peterhead 2019 2022 54 9
15 Iain Wilson Scotland MF (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 22) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 30 0
16 Dan Pybus England MF (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 24) Queen of the South 2021 2022 19 0
17 Graham Dorrans Scotland MF (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 34) Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2021 2023 13 0
18 Paul Allan Scotland MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 21) Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2022 14 0
23 Dom Thomas Scotland MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 25) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 47 5
26 Matthew Todd Scotland MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 24 1
28 Reece Cole England MF (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 23) England Queens Park Rangers 2021 2022 8 0
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara Scotland FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 23) Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 54 20
9 Craig Wighton Scotland FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 24) Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 28 9
10 Nikolay Todorov Bulgaria FW (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 25) Inverness CT 2021 2023 21 5
14 Lewis McCann Northern Ireland FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 39 4

Results & fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season[]

23 June 2021 Friendly Spartans 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 Jones Goal 45', 89' Match report O'Hara Goal 26'
Thomas Goal 74' (pen.)
Omar[a] Red card 19'		 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Referee: Stuart
26 June 2021 Friendly Civil Service Strollers 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
13:00 Duffy Goal 44'
Valentine Goal 85'		 Match report O'Hara Goal 26'
Todorov Goal 85'		 Stadium: Christie Gillies Park
Attendance: 199

Scottish Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship
31 July 2021 Match 1 Greenock Morton 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 Oliver Goal 23' (pen.)
McGrattan Goal 81'		 BBC Sport report Todorov Goal 50'
O'Hara Goal 74'		 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 821
Referee: Collum
7 August 2021 Match 2 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Partick Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Docherty Goal 7'
Holt Goal 22'
Graham Goal 78 o.g.'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Craig Napier
28 August 2021 Match 3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report McKenna Goal 12', 67'
Gold Goal 44'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,928
Referee: Mike Roncone
11 September 2021 Match 4 Ayr United 3 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 Adeloye Goal 3', 63'
Salkeld Goal 25'		 BBC Sport report Todorov Goal 28' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,553
Referee: Barry Cook
18 September 2021 Match 5 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Inverness CT Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,158
Referee: David Munro
25 September 2021 Match 6 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Hamilton Academical Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Scott Lambie
29 September 2021 Match 7 Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:30 Zanatta Goal 25' BBC Sport report O'Hara Goal 79' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 October 2021 Match 8 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 Connelly Goal 85' BBC Sport report Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,071
Referee: Steven McLean
16 October 2021 Match 9 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 Kilmarnock Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Thomas Goal 74'
Comrie Goal 90+5'		 BBC Sport report Hendry Goal 68'
Shaw Goal 75'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,095
Referee: Greg Aitken
23 October 2021 Match 10 Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,333
Referee: Grant Irvine
26 October 2021 Match 11 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Thomas Goal 50' BBC Sport report Spencer Goal 88' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Alan Muir
23 October 2021 Match 12 Arbroath 4 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
15:00 O'Brien Goal 15'
McKenna Goal 37', 85 pen.'
Linn Goal 77'		 BBC Sport report O'Hara Goal 8', 12' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,359
Referee: David Dickinson
6 November 2021 Match 13 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 3 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todd Goal 35' BBC Sport report Oliver Goal 13', 87 pen.'
Ugwu Goal 60'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: Bobby Madden
Referee: 3,531
13 November 2021 Match 14 Inverness CT 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
15:00 McKay Goal 22' BBC Sport report McCann Goal 51'
Thomas Goal 64'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Grant Irvine
20 November 2021 Match 15 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McCann Goal 14', 52'
Dow Goal 40'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,503
Referee: Alan Newlands
4 December 2021 Match 16 Hamilton Academical 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton, Scotland
15:00 Moyo Goal 61 pen.' BBC Sport report Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: David Munro
11 December 2021 Match 17 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 3 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Kennedy Goal 21'
Connolly Goal 54'
McCann Goal 88'		 BBC Sport report Cooper Goal 3'
Connelly Goal 48'
Cameron Goal 65'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,425
Referee: Don Robertson
18 December 2021 Match 18 Kilmarnock A – A Dunfermline Athletic Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00 Shaw Goal 3 pen.' BBC Sport report Wighton Goal 20' Stadium: Rugby Park
Referee: Craig Napier
Note: Match abandoned due to foggy conditions.
26 December 2021 Match 19 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Breen Goal 6 o.g.'
McKenna Goal 45'
Dowds Goal 81'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group stage[]

10 July 2021 1 Partick Thistle 2 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic Maryhill, Scotland
15:00 Graham Goal 16'
Rudden Goal 65'		 BBC Sport report Todorov Goal 30', 53'
Comrie Goal 35'
Macdonald Goal 43'		 Stadium: Firhill
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Madden
13 July 2021 2 St Mirren 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Paisley, Scotland
19:45 Main Goal 30' BBC Sport report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Napier
17 July 2021 3 Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 1 Dumbarton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todorov Goal 2'
Thomas Goal 4'
Wighton Goal 29'
Buchanan Goal 51 o.g.'
O'Hara Goal 71'		 BBC Sport report MacLean Goal 56' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dickinson
24 July 2021 4 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Stenhousemuir Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton Goal 15', 44'
O'Hara Goal 36', 49'		 BBC Sport report Thomson Goal 67' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,570
Referee: Clancy

Table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STM DNF PAR STE DUM
1 St Mirren 4 4 0 0 0 9 1 +8 12 Qualification for the second round — 1–0 2–0 — —
2 Dunfermline Athletic 4 3 0 0 1 13 5 +8 9 — — — 4–1 5–1
3 Partick Thistle 4 2 0 0 2 6 7 −1 6 — 2–4 — — 2–0
4 Stenhousemuir 4 1 0 0 3 5 10 −5 3 1–3 — 1–2 — —
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 0 4 2 12 −10 0 0–3[b] — — 1–2 —
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ Trialist[3]
  2. ^ St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[4]

Knockout round[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup
13 August 2021 Second round Rangers 5 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
19:30 Lundstram Goal 3'
Wright Goal 17'
Hagi Goal 19'
Roofe Goal 33', 58 pen.'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup
4 September 2021 Second round Elgin City 3 – 0
(awarded)[A]		 Dunfermline Athletic Elgin
15:00 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Notes
  1. ^
    A: Elgin City were awarded a technical 3–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic who were unable to fulfil the fixture as a number of players were self-isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[7]

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
27 November Third Round Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 Docherty Goal 82' BBC Sport report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,198
Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

As of 26 December 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Wales WAL Owain Fôn Williams 18 0 15 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Aaron Comrie 23 2 17 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Josh Edwards 24 0 18 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Ross Graham 9 0 3+1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Kyle MacDonald 14 1 8 0 5 1 0 0 1 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Kevin O'Hara 24 7 12+6 4 5 3 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Kai Kennedy 14 1 8+5 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Craig Wighton 18 3 7+6 0 4+1 3 0 0 0 0
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Todorov 21 5 8+7 2 5 3 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Dow 20 1 16+2 1 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Rhys Breen 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Lithuania LTU Vytas Gašpuitis 15 0 11 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lewis McCann 8 4 5+2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Iain Wilson 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF England ENG Dan Pybus 20 0 10+5 0 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans 14 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Paul Allan 12 0 7+1 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Miller Fenton 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Leon Jones 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dom Thomas 20 4 9+5 3 4+1 1 0 0 1 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Matty Todd 9 0 6 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
28 MF England ENG Reece Cole 8 0 2+4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Mehmet 6 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Connolly 12 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Players away from the club on loan:
30 GK Scotland SCO Fraser Currid (on loan at ) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
44 DF Scotland SCO Paul Watson 10 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[]

As of match played 26 December 2021[8]
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
1 FW Scotland Kevin O'Hara 7 4 3
2 FW Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 5 2 3
3 FW Scotland Lewis McCann 4 4
MF Scotland Dom Thomas 4 3 1
4 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 3 3
5 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 2 1 1
6 DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 1 1
MF Scotland Ryan Dow 1 1
DF Scotland Kyle MacDonald 1 1
MF Scotland Matthew Todd 1 1
Total 30 18 12 0 0

Disciplinary record[]

As of match played 26 December 2021
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams 1 1
2 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 1 1
5 DF Scotland Ross Graham 4 3 1
7 FW Scotland O'Hara 1 1
8 MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 1 1
10 FW Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 3 2 1
11 MF Scotland Ryan Dow 2 1 1 1
12 DF Scotland Rhys Breen 1 1
14 FW Scotland Lewis McCann 2 2
16 MF England Dan Pybus 4 3 1
17 MF Scotland Graham Dorrans 2 1 2 1 1
18 FW Scotland Paul Allan 1 1
23 MF Scotland Dom Thomas 2 2
28 MF England Reece Cole 1 1
29 GK Turkey Deniz Mehmet 1 1
33 DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 3 3
44 DF Scotland Paul Watson 2 1 1
Total 39 1 31 1 6 0 0 0 2 0

Club statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Hamilton Academical 19 5 5 9 19 34 −15 20
7 Ayr United 19 4 6 9 18 32 −14 18
8 Queen of the South 18 4 5 9 19 26 −7 17
9 Dunfermline Athletic 18 2 8 8 18 31 −13 14 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Greenock Morton 18 2 7 9 16 30 −14 13 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 2021. Source: [9][10]
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).[11]


Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLDDDLDDDLLWWLDPL
Position5910101010101010101010101069889
Updated to match(es) played on 26 December 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
18 2 8 8 18 31  −13 14 1 5 4 10 18  −8 1 3 4 8 13  −5

Last updated: 29 September 2021.
Source: dafc.co.uk

Transfers[]

First team[]

Contract extensions[]

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
31 May 2021 DF Scotland Josh Edwards 2 years 2023 [36]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Lewis Martin's contract ended on 31 May 2021, however, he is still listed as a player on Dunfermline Athletic's website and as of December 2021, is using the club's training facilities.[2]

References[]

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  2. ^ Hart, Ross (3 December 2021). "Dunfermline: John Hughes on January window and Lewis Martin". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Good grief, Dunfermline trialist Ali Omar has just been sent off - in a friendly - after leaving a back-pass short, then hauling down the Spartans striker. Nightmare outing". Alan Temple. Twitter. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  4. ^ "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Dumbarton v St Mirren". SPFL. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ "SPFL statement". Scottish Professional Football League. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  8. ^ "Dunfermline FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  10. ^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  11. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Craig Wighton arrives on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Nikolay Todorvo signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Deniz Mehmet joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  15. ^ a b "✍