2021–22 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2020–21 season.

Dunfermline Athletic
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerPeter Grant
(until 31 October)
John Hughes
(from 12 November)
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Scottish Championship8th
League CupSecond round
Challenge CupSecond round
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin O'Hara (4)
All: Kevin O'Hara (7)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 4,450 vs. Raith Rovers
(26 October 2021)
Lowest home attendanceCup: 1,000 vs. Dumbarton
(17 July 2021)
All statistics correct as of 16 October 2021.

Squad list
As of 11 December 2021
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Owain Fôn Williams GK (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 Hamilton Academical 2020 2022 48 0
29 Deniz Mehmet GK (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 Dundee United 2021 2023 6 0
30 Fraser Currid GK (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 Alloa Athletic 2021 — 0 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 St Johnstone 2019 2023 76 3
3 Josh Edwards DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 Airdrieonians 2019 2023 63 0
4 Lewis Martin DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2021[N 1] 164 5
5 Ross Graham DF (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 Dundee United (loan) 2021 2022 9 0
6 Kyle MacDonald DF (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 Airdrieonians 2021 2023 18 1
12 Rhys Breen DF (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 Rangers 2021 2023 5 0
13 Vytas Gašpuitis DF (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 Panevėžys 2021 2023 22 0
19 Miller Fenton DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2022 1 0
22 Leon Jones DF (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 Kentucky Wildcats 2021 2022 1 0
33 Mark Connolly DF (1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 Dundee United (loan) 2021 2022 11 1
Midfielders
8 Kai Kennedy MF (2002-03-28) 28 March 2002 Rangers (loan) 2021 2022 14 1
11 Ryan Dow MF (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 Peterhead 2019 2022 53 9
15 Iain Wilson MF (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 Kilmarnock 2020 2022 30 0
16 Dan Pybus MF (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 Queen of the South 2021 2022 19 0
17 Graham Dorrans MF (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 Western Sydney Wanderers 2021 2023 12 0
18 Paul Allan MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2022 13 0
23 Dom Thomas MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 Kilmarnock 2020 2022 47 5
26 Matthew Todd MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 23 1
28 Reece Cole MF (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 Queens Park Rangers 2021 2022 8 0
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 53 20
9 Craig Wighton FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 27 9
10 Nikolay Todorov FW (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 Inverness CT 2021 2023 21 5
14 Lewis McCann FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 38 4

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season
23 June 2021 Friendly Spartans 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 Jones  45', 89' Match report O'Hara  26'
Thomas  74' (pen.)
Omar[lower-alpha 1]  19'		 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Referee: Stuart
26 June 2021 Friendly Civil Service Strollers 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
13:00 Duffy  44'
Valentine  85'		 Match report O'Hara  26'
Todorov  85'		 Stadium: Christie Gillies Park
Attendance: 199

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

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage

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

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

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

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

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

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 11 December 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipLeague CupScottish Challenge CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  WAL Owain Fôn Williams 170140200010
2 DF  SCO Aaron Comrie 222161510010
3 DF  SCO Josh Edwards 230170500010
4 DF  SCO Lewis Martin 0000000000
5 DF  SCO Ross Graham 903+10500000
6 DF  SCO Kyle MacDonald 14180510010
7 FW  SCO Kevin O'Hara 23712+5453000+10
8 MF  SCO Kai Kennedy 1318+410+100000
9 FW  SCO Craig Wighton 1736+604+130000
10 FW  BUL Nikolay Todorov 2158+7253000+10
11 MF  SCO Ryan Dow 19115+210+100010
12 DF  SCO Rhys Breen 504+10000000
13 DF  LTU Vytas Gašpuitis 1501101+200010
14 FW  NIR Lewis McCann 744+24000010
15 MF  SCO Iain Wilson 300+30000000
16 MF  ENG Dan Pybus 20010+502+300000
17 MF  SCO Graham Dorrans 130110100010
18 MF  SCO Paul Allan 1106+103+100000
19 DF  SCO Miller Fenton 10000+100000
22 DF  SCO Leon Jones 1010000000
23 MF  SCO Dom Thomas 2049+534+110010
26 MF  SCO Matty Todd 80500+200010
28 MF  ENG Reece Cole 802+401+100000
29 GK  TUR Deniz Mehmet 6030300000
33 DF  IRL Mark Connolly 111101000010
Players away from the club on loan:
30 GK  SCO Fraser Currid (on loan at Bo'ness Athletic) 0000000000
Players who left during the season:
44 DF  SCO Paul Watson 10060400000

Goalscorers
As of match played 11 December 2021[8]
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
1FWKevin O'Hara743
2FWNikolay Todorov523
3FWLewis McCann44
MFDom Thomas431
4FWCraig Wighton33
5DFAaron Comrie211
6DFMark Connolly11
MFRyan Dow11
DFKyle MacDonald11
MFMatthew Todd11
Total 30181200

Disciplinary record
As of match played 11 December 2021
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
2DFAaron Comrie11
5DFRoss Graham431
7FWO'Hara11
8MFKai Kennedy11
10FWNikolay Todorov321
11MFRyan Dow2111
12DFRhys Breen11
14FWLewis McCann12
16MFDan Pybus431
17MFGraham Dorrans21211
18FWPaul Allan11
23MFDom Thomas22
28MFReece Cole11
29GKDeniz Mehmet11
33DFMark Connolly23
44DFPaul Watson211
Total 361281600020

Club statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Hamilton Academical 17 4 5 8 15 30 −15 17
7 Ayr United 17 3 6 8 16 29 −13 15
8 Dunfermline Athletic 17 2 8 7 18 28 −10 14
9 Queen of the South 17 3 5 9 16 26 −10 14 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Greenock Morton 17 2 7 8 15 28 −13 13 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: [9][10]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[11]

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLDDDLDDDLLWWLD
Position59101010101010101010101010698
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: dafc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
17 2 8 7 18 28  −10 14 1 5 3 10 15  −5 1 3 4 8 13  −5

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

Transfers

First team

Contract extensions
Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
31 May 2021 DF Josh Edwards 2 years 2023 [35]

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

References
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