2016β17 season | |||
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Chairman | Ross McArthur [1] | ||
Manager | Allan Johnston [2] [3] | ||
Stadium | East End Park | ||
Championship | Fifth | ||
Challenge Cup | Quarter-finals, lost to Dundee United | ||
League Cup | Group stage, Third | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to Hamilton Academical | ||
Top goalscorer | League:
Nicky Clark (15)
[5] All: Nicky Clark (16) [4] | ||
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: 2,653
[6] vs.
Queen of the South (7 March 2017) Cup: 1,930 vs. Queen's Park (8 October 2016) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,438 [6] ( 942 [7]) | ||
Biggest win | League:
Dunfermline Athletic 5β1
Dumbarton
[6] (4 March 2017) Cup: Brechin City 1β5 Dunfermline Athletic [8] (3 September 2016) | ||
Biggest defeat | League:
Raith Rovers 2β0
Dunfermline Athletic
[6] (20 August 2016) Dunfermline Athletic 1β3 Dundee United [6] (10 September 2016) Dunfermline Athletic 1β3 Hibernian [6] (22 October 2016) Falkirk 2β0 Dunfermline Athletic [6] (4 February 2017) Cup: Dunfermline Athletic 1β5 Inverness CT [8] (26 July 2016) | ||
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All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017. |
The 2016β17 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season in the Scottish Championship, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2015β16. The Pars were relegated from the competition's previous incarnation, the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012β13 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.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed in | Signed until | Apps. | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | |||||||||
1 | Sean Murdoch | GK | 31 July 1986 | Rochester Rhinos | 2015 | 2018 | 86 | 0 | |
43 | David Hutton | GK | 18 May 1985 | Ayr United | 2015 | 2017 | 14 | 0 | |
Defenders | |||||||||
2 | Ryan Williamson | DF | 14 March 1996 | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2013 | 2018 | 67 | 0 | |
3 | Jason Talbot | DF | 30 September 1985 | Livingston | 2015 | 2017 | 78 | 2 | |
4 | Lewis Martin | DF | 8 April 1996 | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2012 | 2018 | 103 | 3 | |
5 | Callum Fordyce | DF | 23 June 1992 | Livingston | 2015 | 2017 | 26 | 0 | |
12 | Lee Ashcroft | DF | 29 August 1993 | Kilmarnock | 2016 | 2017 | 46 | 4 | |
14 | Ben Richards-Everton | DF | 17 October 1991 | Partick Thistle | 2015 | 2017 | 53 | 2 | |
22 | Callum Morris | DF | 3 February 1990 | Aberdeen | 2016 | 2017 | 83 | 5 | |
Midfielders | |||||||||
6 | Andy Geggan ( c) | MF | 8 May 1987 | Ayr United | 2012 | 2017 | 194 | 33 | |
7 | Michael Paton | MF | 25 March 1989 | Queen of the South | 2015 | 2017 | 63 | 5 | |
8 | Nat Wedderburn | MF | 30 June 1991 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2016 | 2017 | 31 | 1 | |
11 | Joe Cardle | MF | 7 February 1987 | Ross County | 2015 | 2018 | 204 | 44 | |
15 | Lewis Spence | MF | 28 January 1996 | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2013 | 2017 | 45 | 1 | |
16 | Rhys McCabe | MF | 24 July 1992 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2015 | 2017 | 51 | 5 | |
18 | Paul McMullan | MF | 25 February 1996 | Celtic (loan) | 2016 | 2017 | 39 | 7 | |
20 | Kallum Higginbotham | MF | 15 June 1989 | Kilmarnock | 2016 | 2017 | 43 | 7 | |
21 | John Herron | MF | 1 February 1994 | Blackpool (loan) | 2016 | 2017 | 26 | 1 | |
Forwards | |||||||||
9 | Michael Moffat | FW | 15 February 1985 | Ayr United | 2014 | 2017 | 122 | 27 | |
10 | David Hopkirk | FW | 17 January 1993 | Annan Athletic | 2015 | 2018 | 59 | 7 | |
17 | Gavin Reilly | FW | 10 May 1993 | Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 2016 | 2017 | 28 | 2 | |
37 | Nicky Clark | FW | 3 June 1991 | Bury | 2016 | 2018 | 37 | 16 |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
25 Jun 2016 Closed Doors Friendly | Partick Thisle | 4 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Cumbernauld, Scotland |
19:45 | Match report | Lafferty [c] 87' | Stadium:
Broadwood Stadium Referee: Newlands |
9 Jul 2016 Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 β 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 β 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hamilton, Scotland |
MacKinnon | Stadium:
New Douglas Park Attendance: 0 |
6 Aug 2016 Match 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 β 3 | Dumbarton | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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 β 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 β 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 β 1 | Queen of the South | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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 β 3 | Dundee United | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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 β 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 β 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 β 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr, Scotland |
15:00 | SPFL Report | Stadium:
Somerset Park Attendance: 2,883 Referee: Robertson |
15 Oct 2016 Match 9 | Falkirk | 2 β 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 β 3 | Hibernian | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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 β 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 β 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 β 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dundee, Scotland |
19:45 | Murray 79' | SPFL report | Wedderburn 39' | Stadium:
Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,996 Referee: Robertson |
19 Nov 2016 Match 14 | St Mirren | 0 β 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 β 1 | Ayr United | Dunfermline, Scotland |
15:00 |
Clark 30' Martin 48' |
SPFL Report | Forrest 50' ( pen.) | Stadium:
East End Park Attendance: 3,250 Referee: Cook |
10 Dec 2016 Match 16 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 2 | Falkirk | Dunfermline, Scotland |
15:00 |
Clark 35' Martin 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 β 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 β 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dumfries, Scotland |
15:00 | SPFL Report | Clark 90+1' | Stadium:
Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Newlands |
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 |
19 Jul 2016 Match 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 β 0 | Arbroath | Dunfermline, Scotland |
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 β 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 β 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 β 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dundee, Scotland |
15:00 |
Murray 49' Fraser 83' |
SPFL report | Stadium:
Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,951 Referee: McKendrick |
3 Sep 2016 Challenge Cup round 3 | Brechin City | 1 β 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 β 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 β 1 | Dundee United | Dunfermline, Scotland |
12:30 | Martin 57' | SPFL Report | Durnan 8' | Stadium:
East End Park Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Collum |
26 Nov 2016 Scottish Cup round 3 | Buckie Thistle | 3 β 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 β 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 β 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 β 1 (3 β 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 Redmond Brophy Devlin |
McCabe Paton Reilly |
No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | MF | Andy Geggan | 34 | Club Captain | |
5 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 10 | ||
1 | GK | Sean Murdoch | 2 | ||
11 | MF | Joe Cardle | 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.
During the 2016β17 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.
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 | SCO | Sean Murdoch | 36 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2 | DF | SCO | Ryan Williamson | 19 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | DF | ENG | Jason Talbot | 38 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | SCO | Lewis Martin | 27 | 0 | 16+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
5 | DF | SCO | Callum Fordyce | 16 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
6 | MF | SCO | Andy Geggan | 37 | 5 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
7 | MF | SCO | Michael Paton | 22 | 2 | 10+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
8 | MF | ENG | Nat Wedderburn | 31 | 1 | 23+1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | SCO | Michael Moffat | 38 | 6 | 24+5 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
10 | FW | SCO | David Hopkirk | 13 | 2 | 1+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ENG | Joe Cardle | 32 | 5 | 9+14 | 4 | 0+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
12 | DF | SCO | Lee Ashcroft | 46 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
14 | DF | ENG | Ben Richards-Everton | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
15 | MF | SCO | Lewis Spence | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | SCO | Rhys McCabe | 33 | 3 | 18+5 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 | FW | SCO | Gavin Reilly | 28 | 2 | 11+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
18 | MF | SCO | Paul McMullan | 39 | 7 | 23+6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
20 | MF | ENG | Kallum Higginbotham | 43 | 7 | 31+1 | 6 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
21 | MF | SCO | John Herron | 26 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
22 | DF | IRL | Callum Morris | 16 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
28 | MF | SCO | Johnny Galloway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | GK | SCO | Cammy Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
31 | DF | SCO | Stuart Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
32 | MF | SCO | Brandon Luke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | FW | SCO | Callum Smith | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | FW | SCO | Nicky Clark | 37 | 16 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
43 | GK | SCO | David Hutton | 12 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
19 | DF | SCO | Euan Spark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
24 | DF | SCO | Conner Duthie | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | MF | 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 | SCO | James Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
48 | FW | FRA | Farid El Alagui | 16 | 4 | 6+7 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 2 |
Dunfermline have used two goalkeepers in all competitions during the 2016β17 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 | Sean Murdoch | 10 | 10 | ||||
43 | GK | David Hutton | 2 | 2 | ||||
Totals | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 7 May 2017
Source: Match reports in
Competitive matches
During the 2016β17 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 5β1 victory over the Sons in March 2017.
Place | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | Nicky Clark | 16 | 15 | 1 | |||
2 | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
MF | Paul McMullan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |||
4 | FW | Michael Moffat | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
5 | MF | Joe Cardle | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
MF | Andy Geggan | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
7 | FW | Farid El Alagui | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||
DF | Lee Ashcroft | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
9 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 3 | 3 | ||||
10 | FW | David Hopkirk | 2 | 2 | ||||
MF | Michael Paton | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
FW | Gavin Reilly | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
13 | MF | John Herron | 1 | 1 | ||||
DF | Jason Talbot | 1 | 1 | |||||
MF | Nat Wedderburn | 1 | 1 | |||||
DF | Callum Morris | 1 | 1 | |||||
β | Own goal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 70 | 46 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Squad number | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | DF | Lewis Martin | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
8 | MF | Nat Wedderburn | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
12 | DF | Lee Ashcroft | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
3 | DF | Jason Talbot | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
20 | MF | Kallum Higginbotham | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
6 | MF | Andy Geggan | 11 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||
21 | MF | John Herron | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
9 | FW | Michael Moffat | 4 | [d] | 4 | [d] | |||||||
18 | MF | Paul McMullan | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
37 | FW | Nicky Clark | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
1 | GK | Sean Murdoch | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
14 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
48 | FW | Farid El Alagui | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
11 | MF | Joe Cardle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
7 | MF | Michael Paton | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
22 | DF | Callum Morris | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
16 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
10 | FW | David Hopkirk | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
43 | GK | David Hutton | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Total | 78 | 6 | 65 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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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 |
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 |
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
Win Draw Loss
Comp | Date | Score | Opponent | Attendance |
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League Cup | 19 July 2016 | 3β0 | Arbroath | 1,974 [74] |
League Cup | 26 July 2016 | 1β5 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2,580 [75] |
Championship | 6 August 2016 | 4β3 | Dumbarton | 3,496 [76] |
Championship | 27 August 2016 | 0β1 | Queen of the South | 3,973 [77] |
Championship | 10 September 2016 | 1β3 | Dundee United | 5,563 [42] |
Championship | 24 September 2016 | 4β3 | St Mirren | 2,732 [78] |
Challenge Cup | 8 October 2016 | 2β1 | Queen's Park | 1,930 [45] |
Championship | 22 October 2016 | 1β3 | Hibernian | 7,622 [79] |
Championship | 5 November 2016 | 0β0 | Raith Rovers | 5,649 [80] |
Challenge Cup | 12 November 2016 | 0β1 | Dundee United | 2,576 [11] |
Championship | 10 December 2016 | 2β1 | Greenock Morton | 3,250 [81] |
Championship | 26 December 2016 | 1β1 | Falkirk | 6,134 [82] |
Championship | 14 January 2017 | 1β1 | St Mirren | 4,108 [83] |
Championship | 28 January 2017 | 1β1 | Dundee United | 4,670 [84] |
Scottish Cup | 11 February 2017 | 1β1 | Hamilton Academical | 2,945 [85] |
Championship | 4 March 2017 | 5β1 | Dumbarton | 3,496 [86] |
Championship | 7 March 2017 | 1β1 | Queen of the South | 2,653 [87] |
Championship | 18 March 2016 | 0β1 | Ayr United | 3,276 [88] |
Championship | 1 April 2017 | 1β1 | Hibernian | 7,058 [89] |
Championship | 8 April 2017 | 1β0 | Raith Rovers | 4,865 [90] |
Championship | 22 April 2017 | 1β2 | Falkirk | 5,076 [91] |
Championship | 29 April 2017 | 3β1 | 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
Award | Player |
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DAFC Player of the Year | Sean Murdoch |
Player's Player of the Year | Lee Ashcroft |
Joe Nelson Young Player of the Year | Conner Duthie |
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year | Sean Murdoch |
Kincardine Pars Supporters Club Player of the Year | Sean Murdoch [93] |
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Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | Expiry | Ref. |
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7 April 2016 | GK | Sean Murdoch | 2 years | 2018 | [128] | |
7 April 2016 | DF | Ryan Williamson | 2 years | 2018 | [129] | |
14 April 2016 | DF | Lewis Martin | 2 years | 2018 | [130] | |
18 April 2016 | FW | David Hopkirk | 2 years | 2018 | [131] | |
19 April 2016 | MF | Michael Paton | 1 year | 2017 | [132] | |
22 April 2016 | DF | Ben Richards-Everton | 1 year | 2017 | [133] | |
22 April 2016 | DF | Jason Talbot | 1 year | 2017 | ||
22 April 2016 | MF | Joe Cardle | 2 years | 2018 | ||
26 April 2016 | MF | Andy Geggan | 1 year | 2017 | [134] | |
28 April 2016 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 3 months | 2016 | [135] | |
16 May 2016 | GK | David Hutton | 1 year | 2017 | [13] | |
16 May 2016 | MF | Lewis Spence | 1 year | 2017 | ||
25 May 2016 | FW | Michael Moffat | 1 year | 2017 | [136] | |
31 May 2016 | MF | Rhys McCabe | 1 year | 2017 | [137] | |
18 August 2016 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 10 months | 2017 | [138] |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | Expiry | Ref. |
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7 April 2016 | GK | Cammy Gill | 1 year | 2017 | [139] | |
28 April 2016 | MF | Evan Horne | 1 year | 2017 | [140] | |
28 April 2016 | FW | James Thomas | 6 months | 2017 | [141] | |
29 November 2016 | MF | Scott Lochhead | 6 months | 2017 | [142] | |
8 December 2016 | DF | Conner Duthie | 1 year | 2018 | [143] | |
13 January 2017 | GK | Cammy Gill | 2 years | 2019 | [144] | |
1 February 2017 | MF | Brandon Luke | 18 months | 2018 | [145] |