2019–20 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Pre-season

Forfar Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

29 June 2019 Friendly	Forfar Athletic	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Forfar, Scotland
14:00		Match report	Turner 20'	Stadium: Station Park Attendance: 545 Referee: Muir

Dunfermline Athletic v Hibernian

6 July 2019 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	1–3	Hibernian	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Murray 4'	Match report	Jackson 48' Horgan 72' (pen.) Kamberi 77'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Cook

Scottish Championship

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee

2 August 2019 Match 1	Dunfermline Athletic	2–2	Dundee	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:05	Dow 13' Nisbet 35'	BBC Sport report	Johnson 45' (pen.), 75' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Aitken

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

10 August 2019 Match 2	Queen of the South	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00	Oliver 62'	BBC Sport report	Turner 8'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,562 Referee: Reid

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

24 August 2019 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Shankland 10' (goal), 30'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,480 Referee: Anderson

Arbroath v Dunfermline Athletic

31 August 2019 Match 4	Arbroath	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Arbroath, Scotland
15:00	Donnelly 50'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,624 Referee: Kirkland

Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness CT

14 September 2019 Match 5	Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	Inverness CT	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Welsh 87' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,446 Referee: Walsh

Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

21 September 2019 Match 6	Partick Thistle	0–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Maryhill, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Nisbet 23' Dow 31' Turner 49'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,820 Referee: Anderson

Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic

28 September 2019 Match 7	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Turner 57'	BBC Sport report	Brown 50'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Steven

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

5 October 2019 Match 8	Greenock Morton	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	McAlister 90+4'	BBC Sport report	Ryan 87'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,690 Referee: G Beaton

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

19 October 2019 Match 9	Dunfermline Athletic	3–2	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Kiltie 28' Ashcroft 63' Ryan 84'	BBC Sport report	Ashcroft 43' (o.g.) Forrest 57'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,905 Referee: Muir

Dundee United v Dunfermline Athletic

26 October 2019 Match 10	Dundee United	2–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	Shankland 9' Clark 27'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,682 Referee: Reid

Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath

29 October 2019 Match 11	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Nisbet 59', 78'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,488 Referee: McKendrick

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

2 November 2019 Match 12	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Dow 57' Nisbet 82'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Dallas

Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

9 November 2019 Match 13	Alloa Athletic	2–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
15:00	Trouten 17' (pen.) Cawley 72'	BBC Sport report	Nisbet 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Napier

Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle

30 November 2019 Match 14	Dunfermline Athletic	5–1	Partick Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Nisbet 4' (pen.), 22' (pen.), 31', 49' Martin 10'	BBC Sport report	Cole 74' O'Ware  4'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,948 Referee: Roncone

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

3 December 2019 Match 15	Ayr United	0–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
19:45		BBC Sport report	Nisbet 68'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Anderson

Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

7 December 2019 Match 16	Dunfermline Athletic	3–1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Nisbet 21' (pen.), 84' Kiltie 52'	BBC Sport report	Lyon 62'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,515 Referee: Cook

Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic

14 December 2019 Match 17	Dundee	4–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	Devine 15' (o.g.) Hemmings 25' McGowan 34' Johnson 46'	BBC Sport report	Dow 16' Nisbet 69' Martin 72' Kiltie  62'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,699 Referee: Clancy

Inverness CT v Dunfermline Athletic

21 December 2019 Match 18	Inverness CT	2–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
15:00	Rooney 33' McCart 80'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Newlands

Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic

28 December 2019 Match 19	Dunfermline Athletic	1–3	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Nisbet 20'	BBC Sport report	Brown 21' O'Hara 25' Flannigan 66' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,257 Referee: Reid

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

4 January 2020 Match 20	Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Moore 38'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Roncone

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

11 January 2020 Match 21	Greenock Morton	3–2	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	Jacobs 42' 84' McAlister 49'	Report	Murray 23' Nisbet 90+3'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Cook

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee

24 January 2020 Match 22	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Dundee	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:05	Dow 28' Nisbet 40'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,722 Referee: Munro

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

1 February 2020 Match 23	Queen of the South	2–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00	Oliver 10' Dobbie 59' (pen.)	Report	McGill 14' Devine 45' Ashcroft 82'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Napier

Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

25 February 2020 Match 24	Dunfermline Athletic	1–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Thomas 70'	Report	Doran 23' Walsh 77'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,397 Referee: Ross

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee United

29 February 2020 Match 25	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Nisbet 26' Afolabi 60'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Beaton

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

7 March 2020 Match 27	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Afolabi 46' (pen.)	Report	Oliver 3'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Aitken

Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic

10 March 2020 Match 28	Partick Thistle	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45	Graham 90+4'	Report	Murray 72'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,078 Referee: Kirkland

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic

14 July 2019 Match 1	St Mirren	2–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Paisley, Scotland
15:00	Cooke 63' Mullen 65'	BBC Sport report	Dow 18' Ryan 24' Beadling 40'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 2,067 Referee: McLean

Dunfermline Athletic v Albion Rovers

17 July 2019 Match 2	Dunfermline Athletic	6–0	Albion Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Turner 2', 53' Nisbet 19', 25', 45' Comrie 40'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,693 Referee: Wilson

Edinburgh City v Dunfermline Athletic

20 July 2019 Match 3	Edinburgh City	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00	Handling 87'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 1,035 Referee: Irvine

Dunfermline Athletic v East Kilbride

27 July 2019 Match 4	Dunfermline Athletic	4–0	East Kilbride	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Nisbet 3', 50' Coley 7' Beadling 16'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,607 Referee: Lowe

Knockout phase

Celtic v Dunfermline Athletic

17 August 2019 Scottish League Cup round 2	Celtic	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Johnston 55' Forrest 114'	BBC Sport report	Beadling 77'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 27,318 Referee: Beaton

Scottish Challenge Cup

Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic

7 September 2019 Challenge Cup round 3	Dunfermline Athletic	1–2	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Kiltie 29'	Report	Thomson 40' Trouten 53'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,448 Referee: Steven McLean

Appearances and goals

During the 2019–20 season, Dunfermline used twenty-nine different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Defender Aaron Comrie made the most appearances, playing thirty-four out of a possible 35 games. Kevin Nisbet scored the most goals, with twenty-three in all competitions.

As of 11 March 2020

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	IRL	Ryan Scully	18	0	12	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	34	1	27	0	1	0	5	1	1	0
4	DF	SCO	Lewis Martin	33	2	24+2	2	1	0	5	0	1	0
5	DF	SCO	Euan Murray	11	2	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Lee Ashcroft	31	2	25	2	0	0	5	0	1	0
7	MF	SCO	Joe Thomson	12	0	3+8	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	AUS	Tom Beadling	27	3	11+10	0	0	0	5	3	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Gabby McGill	18	1	6+7	1	0	0	0+4	0	1	0
10	FW	IRL	Jonathan Afolabi	6	2	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Ryan Dow	28	6	22	5	1	0	5	1	0	0
12	MF	SCO	Kyle Turner	33	5	23+3	3	1	0	3+2	2	1	0
13	MF	SCO	Ethan Ross	8	0	4+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	IRL	Danny Devine	18	1	15+2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	FW	SCO	Kevin Nisbet	32	23	23+2	18	1	0	5	5	0+1	0
20	GK	SCO	Cammy Gill	12	0	10	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
21	MF	NIR	Paul Paton	30	0	23+1	0	0	0	5	0	1	0
23	MF	SCO	Dom Thomas	8	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	SCO	Josh Edwards	19	0	11+4	0	1	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
26	MF	SCO	Matty Todd	7	0	0+5	0	0	0	0+1	0	1	0
27	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	19	0	6+8	0	1	0	1+3	0	0	0
39	DF	SCO	Miller Fenton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	WAL	Owain Fôn Williams	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF	ENG	Dylan Duncan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
3	DF	SCO	Tom Lang (on loan at Clyde)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF	SCO	Stuart Morrison (on loan at Queens Park)	8	0	1+3	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
17	FW	SCO	Callum Smith (on loan at Airdrieonians)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	DF	SCO	Paul Allan (on loan at Brechin City)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
—	FW	SCO	Andy Ryan (on loan at Airdrieonians)	19	3	7+6	2	1	0	2+2	1	0+1	0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
22	MF	ENG	Josh Coley	11	1	3+4	0	0	0	3+1	1	0	0
23	MF	SCO	Harry Cochrane	16	1	7+5	0	0	0	3+1	1	0	0
37	MF	SCO	Anthony McDonald	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	MF	SCO	Greg Kiltie	16	3	15	2	0	0	0	0	1	1

Close

Goalscorers

During the 2019–20 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 57 goals in all competitions.

As of match played 10 March 2020^[4]

More information Place, Position ...

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup
1	FW		Kevin Nisbet	23	18		5
2	MF		Ryan Dow	6	5		1
3	MF		Kyle Turner	5	3		2
4	MF		Tom Beadling	3			3
	MF		Greg Kiltie	3	2			1
	FW		Andy Ryan	3	2		1
7	DF		Lee Ashcroft	2	2
	DF		Lewis Martin	2	2
	DF		Euan Murray	2	2
	FW		Jonathan Afolabi	2	2
11	DF		Danny Devine	1	1
	MF		Dom Thomas	1	1
	FW		Gabby McGill	1	1
	DF		Aaron Comrie	1			1
	MF		Harry Cochrane	1			1
	MF		Josh Coley	1			1
Total				57	41	0	15	1

Close

League table

League cup table

First team

More information Date, Position ...

Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 14 May 2019 MF 11 Ryan Dow Peterhead Free [14] 15 May 2019 DF 2 Aaron Comrie St Johnstone Free [15] 28 May 2019 MF 12 Kyle Turner Stranraer Development compensation [16] 30 May 2019 FW 9 Gabby McGill Middlesbrough Development compensation [17] 13 June 2019 FW 15 Kevin Nisbet Raith Rovers Undisclosed [18] 13 June 2019 DF 5 Euan Murray Raith Rovers Undisclosed [19] 14 June 2019 MF 21 Paul Paton Falkirk Free [20] 16 July 2019 DF 24 Josh Edwards Airdrieonians Undisclosed [21] 19 July 2019 DF 3 Tom Lang Clyde Undisclosed [21]

Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 31 May 2019 GK 1 Sean Murdoch Retired [22][23] 31 May 2019 DF 2 Ryan Williamson Partick Thistle[24] Free [25] 31 May 2019 DF 5 Mark Durnan Falkirk[26] Free 31 May 2019 MF 7 Kallum Higginbotham Real Kashmir[27] Free 31 May 2019 FW 10 Louis Longridge Falkirk[28] Free 31 May 2019 MF 11 Aidan Connolly Falkirk[29] Free 31 May 2019 MF 15 Myles Hippolyte Yeovil Town[30] Free [31] 31 May 2019 GK 16 Lee Robinson Free agent Released [25] 31 May 2019 MF 21 Brandon Luke Stenhousemuir[32] Free 31 May 2019 MF 28 James Craigen AFC Fylde[33] Free [34] 31 May 2019 FW 36 Robbie Muirhead Greenock Morton[35] Free [25] 13 June 2019 DF 3 Jackson Longridge Bradford City Undisclosed [36]

Close

More information Date, Position ...

Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 21 June 2019 MF 22 Josh Coley Norwich City End of season (recalled in January)[37] [38] 30 August 2019 MF 23 Harry Cochrane Heart of Midlothian End of season (recalled in January)[39] [40] 30 August 2019 MF 37 Anthony McDonald Heart of Midlothian End of season (recalled in January)[39] [40] 2 September 2019 MF 38 Greg Kiltie Kilmarnock End of season (recalled in January)[41] [42] 3 January 2020 MF 13 Ethan Ross Aberdeen End of season [43] 10 January 2020 MF 23 Dom Thomas Kilmarnock End of season [41] 27 January 2020 FW 10 Jonathan Afolabi Celtic End of season [44] 31 January 2020 MF — Dylan Duncan Queens Park Rangers End of season [45] 30 January 2020 GK 50 Owain Fôn Williams Hamilton Academical End of season [46]

Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 16 July 2019 FW 17 Callum Smith Airdrieonians End of season [21] 27 September 2019 DF 18 Paul Allan Brechin City Initially 4 months, extended until end of season[47] [48] 9 January 2020 FW — Andy Ryan Airdrieonians End of season [49] 14 January 2020 DF 3 Tom Lang Clyde End of season [50] 31 January 2020 DF 16 Stuart Morrison Queen's Park End of season [51]

Close

Reserve team

More information Date, Position ...

Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 13 May 2019 DF 34 Thomas Bragg Southampton Free [52] 29 May 2019 DF 19 Matthew Bowman Scarborough Athletic Free [53] 30 January 2020 MF 38 Scott Cusick Celtic Free [54]

Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 12 November 2019 DF 31 Kieran Swanson FirstPoint USA Free [55]

Close

More information Date, Position ...

Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 11 July 2019 DF 31 Kieran Swanson Camelon Juniors End of season [56][57] 25 July 2019 FW 29 Lewis Crosbie Crossgates Primrose End of season [57] 25 July 2019 MF 32 Lewis Sawers Crossgates Primrose End of season 26 July 2019 DF 25 Gregor Jordan Kennoway Star Hearts End of season 30 July 2019 DF 33 Paul Brown Kennoway Star Hearts 6 August 2019 DF 28 Josh Robertson Civil Service Strollers Five months 16 August 2019 DF 34 Thomas Bragg Kelty Hearts Five months 24 September 2019 GK 30 Craig Burt Crossgates Primrose Four months [58] 31 January 2020 DF 19 Matthew Bowman Pickering Town End of season [59]

Close