2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
2016–17 season | |||
Chairman | Ross McArthur[1] | ||
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Manager | Allan Johnston[2][3] | ||
Stadium | East End Park | ||
Championship | Ninth (ongoing) | ||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals, lost to Dundee United | ||
League Cup | Group stage, Third | ||
Scottish Cup | Fourth Round, vs. Alloa Athletic (ongoing) | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Nicky Clark (6)[4] All: Nicky Clark (6)[5] | ||
Highest home attendance |
League: 7,622[6] vs. Hibernian, (22 October 2016) Cup: 2,580 vs. Inverness CT, (26 July 2016) | ||
Lowest home attendance |
League: 2,732[6] vs. St Mirren, (24 September 2016) Cup: 1,930 vs. Queen's Park, (8 October 2016) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,612[6] | ||
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All statistics correct as of 4 December 2016. |
The 2016–17 season is 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.[7]
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.[8] Dunfermline Athletic will also compete in the Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup with their opponents in these competitions still to be determined.
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.[9]
- 25 May 2016: Former Kilmarnock defender Lee Ashcroft becomes Dunfermline's second signing of the summer, following his release by the Rugby Park side.[10] 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.[11]
- 31 May 2016: It was confirmed that five first-team players were released after their contracts with the club had expired.[12] 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.[13] Bill Braisby also took up the role vice-chairman.[1]
- 8 June 2016: Having overseen the success of the club's social media profile,[14] 29-year old Michael Mlotkiewicz was made general manager of the club .[15]
- 13 June 2016: Former Queen of the South striker Gavin Reilly joined on a season-long loan from Heart of Midlothian.[16] 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.[17] 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.[18]
July
- 8 July 2016: The club bring in former Dundee United youth player Euan Spark on a one-year deal,[19] after the defender impressed as a trialist in 3 friendlies, scoring in the Pars first friendly of the season against Partick Thistle.[20]
- 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.[21]
- 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.[22]
- 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".[23][24]
- 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.[8][25]
August
- 6 August 2016: The opening day of the Scottish Championship saw the Pars defeat Dumbarton 4–3 at East End Park, with Joe Cardle scoring the first hat-trick of the 2016–17 season.[26] After leading 4–1, the last three minutes of the match saw Dumbarton awarded two penalties, with summer signing Lee Ashcroft being sent off after bringing down former-Par Robert Thomson in the box.
- 18 August 2016: The draw for the third round of the Scottish Challenge Cup takes place at The Kelpies in Falkirk, with former Pars manager Jim Jefferies drawing the home teams. Dunfermline are drawn against Scottish League One club Brechin City, with the tie to be played at Glebe Park on the weekend of 3 September 2016.[27]
- 20 August 2016: The first league derby match with Raith Rovers in over 3 years sees the Kirkcaldy side finish 2–0 winners, with goals from Bobby Barr and Mark Stewart in the final 20 minutes giving the Rovers the win.[28]
- 23 August 2016: Under 20s defender Stuart Morrison becomes the first Pars player since Lewis Martin in 2014 to be selected for international duty, with the 17-year old being called up by Scot Gemmill for the Scotland U19 side. for two friendly matches with Greece.[29] Also in the squad is former Pars youth player PJ Crossan, who was bought by Celtic during the 2016 summer transfer window.[29]
- 31 August 2016: Former Queen of the South and Rangers Striker Nicky Clark signs from Bury a two-year deal on transfer deadline day.[30][31] Clark, who previously worked with manager Allan Johnston at Queen of the South, is also the son of current assistant manager Sandy Clark, who he also worked with at the Dumfries side.
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.[31][32]
- 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.[33][34]
- 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.[35][36]
Squad list
- As of 4 December 2016[37]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed in | Signed until | Apps. | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Sean Murdoch | GK | 31 July 1986 | Rochester Rhinos | 2015 | 2018 | 62 | 0 | |
43 | David Hutton | GK | 18 May 1985 | Ayr United | 2015 | 2017 | 13 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Ryan Williamson | DF | 14 March 1996 | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2010 | 2018 | 61 | 0 | |
3 | Jason Talbot | DF | 30 September 1985 | Livingston | 2015 | 2017 | 55 | 1 | |
4 | Lewis Martin | DF | 8 April 1996 | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2012 | 2018 | 97 | 3 | |
5 | Callum Fordyce | DF | 23 June 1992 | Livingston | 2015 | 2017 | 19 | 0 | |
12 | Lee Ashcroft | DF | 29 August 1993 | Kilmarnock | 2016 | 2018 | 22 | 3 | |
14 | Ben Richards-Everton | DF | 17 October 1991 | Partick Thistle | 2015 | 2017 | 53 | 2 | |
19 | Euan Spark | DF | 29 November 1996 | Dundee United | 2016 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | Andy Geggan (c) | MF | 8 May 1987 | Ayr United | 2012 | 2018 | 175 | 32 | |
7 | Michael Paton | MF | 25 March 1989 | Queen of the South | 2015 | 2018 | 55 | 5 | |
8 | Nat Wedderburn | MF | 30 June 1991 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2016 | 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
11 | Joe Cardle | MF | 7 February 1987 | Ross County | 2015 | 2018 | 189 | 42 | |
15 | Lewis Spence | MF | 28 January 1996 | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2011 | 2017 | 44 | 1 | |
16 | Rhys McCabe | MF | 24 July 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2015 | 2017 | 37 | 2 | |
18 | Paul McMullan | MF | 25 February 1996 | Celtic (loan) | 2016 | 2017 | 16 | 3 | |
20 | Kallum Higginbotham | MF | 15 June 1989 | Kilmarnock | 2016 | 2017 | 20 | 2 | |
21 | John Herron | MF | 1 February 1994 | Blackpool (loan) | 2016 | 2017 | 9 | 0 | |
Forwards | |||||||||
9 | Michael Moffat | FW | 15 February 1985 | Ayr United | 2014 | 2017 | 98 | 23 | |
10 | David Hopkirk | FW | 17 January 1993 | Annan Athletic | 2015 | 2018 | 52 | 6 | |
17 | Gavin Reilly | FW | 10 May 1993 | Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2016 | 2017 | 15 | 2 | |
37 | Nicky Clark | FW | 3 June 1991 | Bury | 2016 | 2018 | 14 | 6 | |
48 | Farid El Alagui | FW | 28 August 1985 | Hibernian | 2016 | 2017 | 13 | 4 |
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
25 Jun 2016 Closed Doors Friendly | Partick Thisle | 4 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow, Scotland |
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13:00 | Devine Pogba (pen.) Doolan Nesbitt |
Match report | Cardle 6' Talbot 26' Spark[lower-alpha 1] 85' |
Stadium: West of Scotland Science Park Attendance: 0 |
29 Jun 2016 Friendly | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Alloa, Scotland |
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19:30 | Longworth 38' | Match report | Beck[lower-alpha 2] 44' | Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Duncan |
2 Jul 2016 Friendly | Livingston | 1 – 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | Livingston, Scotland |
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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 |
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19:45 | Match report | Trialist[lower-alpha 3] 87' | Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Newlands |
9 Jul 2016 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Heart of Midlothian | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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15:00 | Geggan 15', 26' Cardle 32' |
Match report | Zanatta 85' (pen.) | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2016 Referee: McLean |
12 Jul 2016 Closed Doors Friendly | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hamilton, Scotland |
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MacKinnon | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 0 |
Scottish Championship
6 Aug 2016 Match 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 3 | Dumbarton | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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15:00 | Cardle 23', 26', 66' Hopkirk 81' Ashcroft 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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15:00 | Talbot 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 |
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15:00 | Paton 50' | SPFL Report | Murray Andreu 45', 90+2' Dixon 61' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Beaton |
17 Sept 2016 Match 6 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock, Scotland |
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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 |
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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: Aitken |
1 Oct 2016 Match 8 | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr, Scotland |
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15:00 | SPFL Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,883 Referee: Robertson |
15 Oct 2016 Match 9 | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Falkirk, Scotland |
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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 |
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15:00 | Higginbotham 22' (pen.) Moffat 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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19:45 | Murray 79' | SPFL report | Wedderburn 39' | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,996 Referee: Robertson |
19 Nov 2016 Match 14 | St Mirren | 0 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Paisley, Scotland |
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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 |
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15:00 | Clark 30' Martin 48' |
SPFL Report | Forrest 50' (pen.) | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Cook |
Scottish League Cup
Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Inverness CT (A) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 10 | Qualification to the Second round |
2 | Dundee United (A) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 10 | Qualification to the Best runners-up |
3 | Dunfermline Athletic (E) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | |
4 | Cowdenbeath (E) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
5 | Arbroath (E) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 1 |
Updated to games played on 31 July 2016.
Source:
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches
19 Jul 2016 Match 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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19:45 | Moffat 44', 66' Geggan 62' |
SPFL report | Little 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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15:00 | Murray 49' Fraser 83' |
SPFL report | Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,951 Referee: McKendrick |
Scottish Challenge Cup
3 Sep 2016 Challenge Cup Round 3 | Brechin City | 1 – 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | Brechin, Scotland |
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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 |
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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 |
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12:30 | Martin 57' | SPFL Report | Durnan 8' | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Collum |
Scottish Cup
26 Nov 2016 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Buckie Thistle | 3 – 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland |
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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, Buckie Referee: Charleston |
21/22 Jan 2017 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Alloa Athletic | v | Dunfermline Athletic | Scotland |
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15:00 | Stadium: Recreation Park, Alloa |
Squad statistics
Captains
No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
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6 | MF | Andy Geggan | 19 | Club Captain | |
5 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 3 | ||
11 | MF | Joe Cardle | 1 |
Last updated: 4 December 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 2016–17 season, Dunfermline used twenty-six 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 twenty-two out of a possible 23 games, with Nicky Clark leading the scoring with six goals.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Sean Murdoch | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Ryan Williamson | 14 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Jason Talbot | 16 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Lewis Martin | 21 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Andy Geggan | 19 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Michael Paton | 14 | 2 | 9+2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Nat Wedderburn | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Michael Moffat | 15 | 2 | 4+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
10 | FW | David Hopkirk | 6 | 1 | 0+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
11 | MF | Joe Cardle | 17 | 4 | 7+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Lee Ashcroft | 22 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
14 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Lewis Spence | 5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 19 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Gavin Reilly | 15 | 2 | 10+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
18 | MF | Paul McMullan | 16 | 3 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
19 | DF | Euan Spark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | 20 | 2 | 11+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
21 | MF | John Herron | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
24 | DF | Conner Duthie | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Johnny Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | GK | Cammy Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
33 | FW | Callum Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
34 | MF | Scott Lochhead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
37 | FW | Nicky Clark | 14 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
43 | GK | David Hutton | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
48 | FW | Farid El Alagui | 13 | 4 | 6+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 | |
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
26 | FW | James Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 5 clean sheets having been kept in all competitions after 23 matches.
No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup |
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1 | GK | Sean Murdoch | 3 | 3 | ||||
43 | GK | David Hutton | 2 | 2 | ||||
Totals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 4 December 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches
Goal scorers
During the 2016–17 season, 11 Dunfermline players have scored 36 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 leads the scoring with 6 goals each in 22 competitive matches. Joe Cardle has scored the club's only hat-trick, in the first league match of the season against Dumbarton.
- As of match played 3 December 2016[5]
Place | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup |
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1 | FW | Nicky Clark | 6 | 6 | ||||
2 | MF | Joe Cardle | 4 | 4 | ||||
FW | Farid El Alagui | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
MF | Andy Geggan | 4 | 4 | |||||
5 | FW | Paul McMullan | 3 | 2 | 1 | |||
DF | Lee Ashcroft | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
7 | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||
MF | Michael Paton | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
FW | Gavin Reilly | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
FW | Michael Moffat | 2 | 2 | |||||
11 | FW | David Hopkirk | 1 | 1 | ||||
— | Own goal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 36 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Assists
- As of match played 3 December 2016[42]
Place | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup |
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1 | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | 4 | 1 | 3 | |||
2 | FW | Michael Moffat | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
3 | DF | Jason Talbot | 2 | 2 | ||||
FW | Nicky Clark | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
FW | Gavin Reilly | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
DF | Lewis Martin | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
MF | Joe Cardle | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
8 | DF | Lee Ashcroft | 1 | 1 | ||||
DF | Callum Fordyce | 1 | 1 | |||||
MF | Paul McMullan | 1 | 1 | |||||
MF | Michael Paton | 1 | 1 | |||||
FW | Conner Duthie | 1 | 1 | |||||
DF | Ryan Williamson | 1 | 1 | |||||
Disciplinary record
- As of match played 3 December 2016[43]
Number | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | |||||
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4 | DF | Lewis Martin | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
12 | MF | Lee Ashcroft | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
3 | MF | Jason Talbot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
8 | MF | Nat Wedderburn | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
6 | MF | Andy Geggan | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
20 | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
37 | FW | Nicky Clark | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
14 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
48 | FW | Farid El Alagui | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
11 | MF | Joe Cardle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
1 | GK | Sean Murdoch | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
16 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
43 | GK | David Hutton | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
7 | MF | Michael Paton | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
18 | MF | Paul McMullan | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
9 | FW | Michael Moffat | 1 | [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | [lower-alpha 4] | |||||||
Total | 45 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Club statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hibernian | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 8 | +18 | 31 | Promotion to Scottish Premiership |
2 | Dundee United | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 31 | Qualification to Premiership play-off semi-finals |
3 | Falkirk | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 25 | Qualification to Premiership play-off quarter-finals |
4 | Greenock Morton | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 23 | |
5 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 23 | |
6 | Queen of the South | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 18 | |
7 | Ayr United | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 16 | |
8 | Dumbarton | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 14 | |
9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 13 | Qualification to Championship play-offs |
10 | St Mirren | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 28 | −17 | 4 | Relegation to Scottish League One |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
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Ground | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | |||||||||||||||||||||
Result | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Last updated: 4 December 2016.
Source: BBC Sport; DAFC.co.uk
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Results Summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −5 |
Last updated: 4 December 2016.
Source: SPFL
Home attendances
Win Draw Loss
League Cup | 19 July 2016 | 3–0 | Arbroath | 1,974[45] |
League Cup | 26 July 2016 | 1–5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2,580[46] |
Championship | 6 August 2016 | 4–3 | Dumbarton | 3,496[47] |
Championship | 27 August 2016 | 0–1 | Queen of the South | 3,973[48] |
Championship | 10 September 2016 | 1–3 | Dundee United | 5,563[49] |
Championship | 24 September 2016 | 4–3 | St Mirren | 2,732[50] |
Challenge Cup | 8 October 2016 | 2–1 | Queen's Park | 1,930[51] |
Championship | 22 October 2016 | 1–3 | Hibernian | 7,622[52] |
Championship | 5 November 2016 | 0–0 | Raith Rovers | 5,649[53] |
Challenge Cup | 12 November 2016 | 0–1 | Dundee United | 2,576[54] |
Championship | 3 December 2016 | 1–1 | Ayr United | 3,250[55] |
Comp | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance |
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Total attendance: | 41,345[56] | |||
Average total attendance: | 3,758[56] | |||
Total league attendance: | 32,285[6] | |||
Average league attendance: | 4,612[6] |
Last updated: 4 December 2016
Source: Match reports in Results
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Loan in
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Loans out
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Contract extensions
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | Expiry | Ref. |
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7 April 2016 | GK | Sean Murdoch | 2 years | 2018 | [83] | |
7 April 2016 | GK | Cammy Gill | 1 year | 2017 | [84] | |
7 April 2016 | DF | Ryan Williamson | 2 years | 2018 | [85] | |
14 April 2016 | DF | Lewis Martin | 2 years | 2018 | [86] | |
18 April 2016 | FW | David Hopkirk | 2 years | 2018 | [87] | |
19 April 2016 | MF | Michael Paton | 2 years | 2018 | [88] | |
22 April 2016 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 1 year | 2017 | [89] | |
22 April 2016 | DF | Jason Talbot | 1 year | 2017 | ||
22 April 2016 | MF | Joe Cardle | 2 years | 2018 | ||
26 April 2016 | MF | Andy Geggan | 2 years | 2018 | [90] | |
28 April 2016 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 3 months | 2016 | [91] | |
28 April 2016 | MF | Evan Horne | 1 year | 2017 | [92] | |
28 April 2016 | FW | James Thomas | 6 months | 2017 | [93] | |
16 May 2016 | GK | David Hutton | 1 year | 2017 | [9] | |
16 May 2016 | MF | Lewis Spence | 1 year | 2017 | ||
25 May 2016 | FW | Michael Moffat | 1 year | 2017 | [94] | |
31 May 2016 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 1 year | 2017 | [95] | |
18 August 2016 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 10 months | 2017 | [96] | |
29 November 2016 | MF | Scott Lochhead | 6 months | 2017 | [97] |
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