2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

May

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

June

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

July

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

August

• 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.^[30] 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.^[31]
• 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.^[32]
• 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.^[33] Also in the squad is former Pars youth player PJ Crossan, who was bought by Celtic during the 2016 summer transfer window.^[33]
• 31 August 2016: Former Queen of the South and Rangers Striker Nicky Clark signs from Bury a two-year deal on transfer deadline day.^[34][35] 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.^[35][36]
• 3 September 2016: The Pars run out 5–1 winner against Scottish League One side Brechin City at Glebe Park in the third round of the Scottish Challenge Cup. Goals from Paul McMullan, Gavin Reilly, Lee Ashcroft, as well as an own goal from Dougie Hill secure the win for Dunfermline, with Ally Love firing in a consolation goal for City.^[37][38]
• 5 September 2016: After a trial period with the club, Dunfermline make former Falkirk and Hibernian striker Farid El Alagui their eighth and final signing of the summer transfer window, with the French Moroccan joining on a four-month deal until January 2017.^[39][40]
• 10 September 2016: The first visit of Dundee United to East End Park in almost five years saw the Pars lose 1–3 to the Tannadice club. The match received a great deal of attention, after United goalkeeper Cammy Bell saved three penalties in the space of 24 minutes, from three different penalty takers,^[41][42][43] with Bell subsequently being awarded the match ball for his hat-trick of saves.^[44]

October

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

November

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

December

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

January

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

March

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

Pre-season

Partick Thisle v Dunfermline Athletic

25 Jun 2016 Closed Doors Friendly	Partick Thisle	4 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
13:00	Devine Pogba (pen.) Doolan Nesbitt	Match report	Cardle 6' Talbot 26' Spark[a] 85'	Stadium: West of Scotland Science Park Attendance: 0

Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

29 Jun 2016 Friendly	Alloa Athletic	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
19:30	Longworth 38'	Match report	Beck[b] 44'	Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Duncan

Livingston v Dunfermline Athletic

2 Jul 2016 Friendly	Livingston	1 – 5	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00	Mullin 62'	Match report	Reilly 20', 83' Geggan 31' McCabe 37' Cardle 68'	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Muir

Clyde v Dunfermline Athletic

5 Jul 2016 Friendly	Clyde	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Cumbernauld, Scotland
19:45		Match report	Lafferty[c] 87'	Stadium: Broadwood Stadium Referee: Newlands

Dunfermline Athletic v Heart of Midlothian

9 Jul 2016 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Geggan 15', 26' Cardle 32'	Match report	Zanatta 85' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,016 Referee: McLean

Hamilton Academical v Dunfermline Athletic

12 Jul 2016 Closed Doors Friendly	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
	MacKinnon			Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 0

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

6 Aug 2016 Match 1	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 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

Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic

13 Aug 2016 Match 2	Hibernian	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00	Richards-Everton 33' (o.g.) Cummings 78'	SPFL Report	Reilly 58'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 16,477 Referee: Collum

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

20 Aug 2016 Match 3	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00	Barr 71' Stewart 79'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,114 Referee: Muir

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

27 Aug 2016 Match 4	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Talbot  62'	SPFL Report	Lyle 45'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,973 Referee: Charleston

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

10 Sept 2016 Match 5	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 3	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Paton 50'	SPFL Report	Murray Andreu 45', 90+2' Dixon  61'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Beaton

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

17 Sept 2016 Match 6	Greenock Morton	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	Oliver 24' Quitongo 84'	SPFL Report	Clark 30'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,756 Referee: Clancy

Dunfermline Athletic v St Mirren

24 Sept 2016 Match 7	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 3	St Mirren	Dunfermline, Scotland
17:15	Clark 40', 77' Webster 62' (o.g.) El Alagui 85'	SPFL Report	Sutton 31', 45' Hardie 81'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,732 Referee: McKendrick

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

15 Oct 2016 Match 9	Falkirk	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	Sibbald 27' Hippolyte 52'	SPFL Report	El Alagui 75'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,377 Referee: Dallas

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

22 Oct 2016 Match 10	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 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

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

29 Oct 2016 Match 11	Dumbarton	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00	J. Thomson 37' Fleming 82'	SPFL Report	Clark 50' Cardle 80'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Kirkland

Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic

8 Nov 2016 Match 13	Dundee United	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
19:45	Murray 79'	SPFL report	Wedderburn  39'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,996 Referee: Robertson

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic

19 Nov 2016 Match 14	St Mirren	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Paisley, Scotland
17:15		SPFL Report	Clark 26'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,126 Referee: Walsh

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

3 Dec 2016 Match 15	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 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

Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

10 Dec 2016 Match 16	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Moffat 12', 23'	SPFL Report	Nesbitt 43'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,101 Referee: Finnie

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

17 Dec 2016 Match 17	Queen of the South	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00	Brownlie 39' Dobbie 78'	SPFL Report	Talbot 61' Higginbotham 73'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,561 Referee: McKendrick

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

26 Dec 2016 Match 18	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McCabe 59' (pen.)	SPFL Report	Hippolyte 10'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,134 Referee: Anderson

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

2 Jan 2017 Match 19	Raith Rovers	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report	Clark 11' Ashcroft 77'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,899 Referee: Robertson

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

7 Jan 2017 Match 20	Ayr United	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report	Clark 26' Geggan 33'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,261 Referee: Thomson

Dunfermline Athletic v St Mirren

14 Jan 2017 Match 21	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	St Mirren	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Higginbotham 37' (pen.)	SPFL Report	MacKenzie 46'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Collum

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

28 Jan 2017 Match 22	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Herron 28'	SPFL Report	Andreu 18'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,670 Referee: Dallas

Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic

4 Feb 2017 Match 23	Falkirk	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	Baird 34' Miller 77'	SPFL Report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,953 Referee: Collum

Hibernian v Dunfermline Athletic

25 Feb 2017 Match 24	Hibernian	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
17:15	Boyle 6' Cummings 24' (pen.)	SPFL Report	McMullan 26' Higginbotham 46'	Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,437 Referee: Beaton

Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton

4 Mar 2017 Match 25	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 1	Dumbarton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Clark 7', 60', 79', 84' McMullan 27'	SPFL Report	Harvie 86'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,320 Referee: Clancy

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

7 Mar 2017 Match 26	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Moffat 17'	SPFL Report	Thomson 28'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,653 Referee: Anderson

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

18 Mar 2017 Match 28	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report	Docherty 59'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,276 Referee: Madden

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

25 Mar 2017 Match 29	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report	Wedderburn 30'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,670 Referee: Northcroft

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

1 Apr 2017 Match 30	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Hibernian	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Higginbotham 59' (pen.)	SPFL Report	McGinn 12'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,058 Referee: Aitken

Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers

8 Apr 2017 Match 31	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Higginbotham 49' (pen.)	SPFL Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,865 Referee: Dallas

Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic

11 Apr 2017 Match 32	Dundee United	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
19:45	Mikkelsen 30'	SPFL report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 5,304 Referee: Collum

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

15 Apr 2017 Match 33	Dumbarton	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report	McCabe 80' Hopkirk 85'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,142 Referee: Muir

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

23 Apr 2017 Match 34	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 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

Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

29 Apr 2017 Match 35	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Clark 3' Moffat 51' McCabe 85'	SPFL Report	Shankland 37'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,339 Referee: Anderson

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

6 May 2017 Match 36	Queen of the South	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report	Clark 90+1'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,849 Referee: Newlands

Scottish League Cup

Matches

Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath

19 Jul 2016 Match 1	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 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

Cowdenbeath v Dunfermline Athletic

23 Jul 2016 Match 2	Cowdenbeath	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Cowdenbeath, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report	Geggan 57', 85' Ashcroft 68'	Stadium: Central Park Attendance: 1,481 Referee: Steven Man of the Match: Geggan

Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness CT

26 Jul 2016 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 5	Inverness CT	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Geggan 28'	SPFL report	Vigurs 16', 42', 66' King 54' Tremarco 89'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,580 Referee: Allan

Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic

31 Jul 2016 Match 4	Dundee United	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	Murray 49' Fraser 83'	SPFL report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,951 Referee: McKendrick

Scottish Challenge Cup

Brechin City v Dunfermline Athletic

3 Sep 2016 Challenge Cup round 3	Brechin City	1 – 5	Dunfermline Athletic	Brechin, Scotland
15:10	Love 27'	SPFL Report	Ashcroft 17', 90+1' Hill 25' (o.g.) McMullan 49' Reilly 80'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 577 Referee: Allan

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen's Park

8 Oct 2016 Challenge Cup round 4	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Queen's Park	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	El Alagui 48', 62'	SPFL Report	El Alagui 70' (o.g.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,930 Referee: Walsh

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

12 Nov 2016 Challenge Cup QF	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
12:30	Martin  57'	SPFL Report	Durnan 8'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Collum

Scottish Cup

Buckie Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

26 Nov 2016 Scottish Cup round 3	Buckie Thistle	3 – 5	Dunfermline Athletic	Buckie, Scotland
15:00	Mcleod 14' Angus 33', 68'	BBC Sport Report	Munro 12' (o.g.) Paton 16' (pen.) Higginbotham 58' McMullan 60', 90+2'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Charleston

Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

21 Jan 2017 Scottish Cup round 4	Alloa Athletic	2 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
15:00	McCluskey 68' Spence 90+2'	BBC Sport report	Clark 12' McMullan 44' Cardle 60'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Newlands

Dunfermline Athletic v Hamilton Academical

11 Feb 2017 Scottish Cup round 5	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McMullan 30'	BBC Sport Report	Redmond 74'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Thomson

Hamilton Academical v Dunfermline Athletic

14 Feb 2017 Scottish Cup round 5 Replay	Hamilton Academical	1 – 1 (3 – 0 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00	Bingham 87' (pen.)	BBC Sport Report	Morris 25'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,222 Referee: Thomson
	Penalties
	Donati Redmond Brophy Devlin		McCabe Paton Reilly

Starting XI

Murdoch

Ashcroft

Martin

Geggan

Talbot

McCabe

Wedderburn

Higginbotham

McMullan

Moffat

Clark

Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–4–2. The players used are those who have played the most games in each respective position, not necessarily who have played most games out of all the players.

Captains

More information No., P ...

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

Close

Last updated: 7 May 2017
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances and goals

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

As of 10 May 2017^[69][70][71]

More information No., Pos ...

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

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Clean sheets

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

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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

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Goalscorers

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

As of match played 6 May 2017^[5]

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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
—			Own goal	3	1	1		1
Total				70	46	10	7	7

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Disciplinary record

As of match played 6 May 2017^[72]

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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

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League table

Home attendances

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Club

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Award	Player
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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First team

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Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 16 May 2016 MF 8 Nat Wedderburn Inverness CT Free [13][94] 25 May 2016 DF 12 Lee Ashcroft Kilmarnock Free [14][95][96] 8 July 2016 DF 19 Euan Spark Dundee United Free [23][97][98] 18 July 2016 FW 20 Kallum Higginbotham Kilmarnock Free [27][28][99] 31 August 2016 FW 37 Nicky Clark Bury Free [34][35] 5 September 2016 FW 48 Farid El Alagui Hibernian Free [39][40] 31 December 2016 DF 22 Callum Morris Aberdeen Free [57][58]

Players out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 14 May 2016 FW Ryan Wallace Albion Rovers[100] Free [13] 15 May 2016 MF Shaun Byrne Livingston[101] Free 23 May 2016 DF Shaun Rooney York City[102] Free [103] 31 May 2016 DF Craig Reid Keflavík[104] Free 31 May 2016 MF Josh Falkingham Darlington 1883[105] Free 31 May 2016 MF Scott Robinson East Fife[106] Free 31 May 2016 FW Faissal El Bakhtaoui Dundee Free [107][108][109] 23 January 2017 FW Farid El Alagui Ayr United[110] Free [111]

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More information Date, Position ...

Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 13 June 2016 FW 17 Gavin Reilly Heart of Midlothian End of season [20][112] 4 July 2016 FW 18 Paul McMullan Celtic End of season [113][114][115] 1 September 2016 MF 21 John Herron Blackpool Initially 5 months, extended until the end of the season [35][36][115]

Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 23 September 2016 MF 15 Lewis Spence Brechin City 2 months [116] 20 January 2017 GK 30 Cammy Gill Arbroath End of season (recalled on 7 March) [117] 27 January 2017 DF 19 Euan Spark Berwick Rangers End of season [118] 31 January 2017 MF 24 Conner Duthie Stenhousemuir End of season [119] 31 January 2017 MF 34 Scott Lochhead Clyde End of season [120]

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