2020–21 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2020–21 season is Dunfermline Athletic's fifth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 6th in the 2019–20 season.

Dunfermline Athletic
2020–21 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerStevie Crawford[2][3]
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Championship2nd
League CupQuarter Finals
Scottish CupPreseason
Top goalscorerLeague: Declan McManus (6)
All: Declan McManus
Euan Murray & Kevin O'Hara (7)
All statistics correct as of 31 October 2020.

Squad list
As of 27 October 2020
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 11 0
20 Cammy Gill GK (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2021 18 0
30 Ben Swinton GK (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 Raith Rovers 2019 2021 0 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 St Johnstone 2019 2021 39 1
3 Josh Edwards DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 Airdrieonians 2019 2021 26 0
4 Lewis Martin DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2021 164 5
5 Euan Murray DF (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 Raith Rovers 2019 2021 17 7
17 Matthew Bowman DF (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 Scarborough Athletic 2019 2021 1 0
19 Miller Fenton DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0
22 Lewis Mayo DF (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 Rangers (loan) 2020 2021 1 0
44 Paul Watson DF (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 Dundee United 2020 2022 7 2
Midfielders
8 Kyle Turner MF (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 Stranraer 2019 2021 39 5
11 Ryan Dow MF (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 Peterhead 2019 2021 34 8
12 Scott Cusick MF (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 Celtic 2020 2021 0 0
15 Iain Wilson MF (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 Kilmarnock 2020 2022 7 0
16 Steven Whittaker DF (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 Hibernian 2020 2021 5 0
18 Paul Allan MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2022 1 0
21 Fraser Murray MF (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 Hibernian (loan) 2020 2021 7 2
23 Dom Thomas MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 Kilmarnock 2020 2022 14 1
24 Kerr McInroy MF (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 Celtic (loan) 2020 2021 4 0
26 Matty Todd MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 13 0
27 Lucas Berry MF (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 7 5
9 Gabby McGill FW (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 Middlesbrough 2019 2021 19 1
10 Declan McManus FW (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 Ross County 2020 2022 51 16
14 Lewis McCann FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 23 0

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season
19 September 2020 Friendly Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Stenhousemuir, Scotland
14:00 Spence  7' (pen.) Match report Trialist  29' Stadium: Ochilview Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dickinson
22 September 2020 Friendly The Spartans 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 Match report Thomas  12'
McInroy  51', 85'		 Stadium: Ainslie Park
Attendance: 0
26 September 2020 Friendly East Fife 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Methil, Scotland
14:00 Match report O'Hara  3' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 0
2 October 2020 Friendly Stirling Albion 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
20:00 Match report Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 0

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Championship
17 October 2020 Match 1 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Inverness CT Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 E. Murray  23'
Dow  78'
McManus  84'		 BBC Sport report Todorov  2' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Collum
24 October 2020 Match 2 Alloa Athletic 1 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
15:00 Cawley  45+1' BBC Sport report Dow  78'
O'Hara  67', 77', 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Robertson
31 October 2020 Match 3 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 2 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 E. Murray  21'
McManus  43 pen.'
Watson  60'		 BBC Sport report McKee  51'
Dobbie  74 pen.'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
7 November 2020 Match 4 Ayr United 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
20 November 2020 Match 5 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline, Scotland
19:05 Thomas  49'
E. Murray  54'		 BBC Sport report Kingsley  84' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
5 December 2020 Match 6 Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Duku  28'
Musonda  65'		 BBC Sport report F Murray  73'
McManus  74'		 Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
12 December 2020 Match 7 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McManus  74 pen.' BBC Sport report McAlister  24'
McGuffie  79'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
19 December 2020 Match 8 Dundee 3 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Adam  35'
Sow  50'
Fontaine  70'		 BBC Sport report Watson  78'
McManus  82 pen.', 90+3'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
26 December 2020 Match 9 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 O'Hara  90+1' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
29 December 2020 Match 10 Inverness CT 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
19:45 Storey  67' BBC Sport report Turner  23' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 January 2020 Match 11 Dunfermline Athletic P – P Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
15 January 2021 Match 12 Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
19:30 BBC Sport report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
23 January 2020 Match 13 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group Stage
6 October 2020 Group Stage Dumbarton 0 – 1 Dunferemline Athletic Dumbarton, Scotland
19:45 Match report O'Hara  26' (pen.) Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross
9 October 2020 Group Stage Dunferemline Athletic 2 – 0 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 E Murray  58', 65' Match report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
13 October 2020 Group Stage Kilmarnock 0 – 3 Dunferemline Athletic Kilmarnock, Scotland
19:45 Match report E Murray  55'
F Murray  72', 83'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 November 2020 Group Stage Dunferemline Athletic 3 – 2 Clyde Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 O'Hara  60 pen.'
McManus  87'
Watson  90+1'		 BBC Sport report Love  35'
Lamont  51'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Dickinson

Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF FAL KIL CLY DUM
1 Dunfermline Athletic 4 4 0 0 0 9 2 +7 12 Qualification for the Second Round — 2–0 — 3–2 —
2 Falkirk 4 3 0 0 1 9 3 +6 9 — — 3–0 2–1 —
3 Kilmarnock 4 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 6 0–3 — — — 2–0
4 Clyde 4 1 0 0 3 6 9 −3 3 — — 0–2 — 3–2
5 Dumbarton 4 0 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0 0–1 0–4 — — —
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[5]

Knockout Round
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup
28 November 2020 Second Round Arbroath 1 – 3 Dunferemline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
15:00 Hilson  65' BBC Sport report Dow  28'
E Murray  36'
O'Hara  82 pen.'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
15 December 2020 Quarter-Final Dunferemline Athletic 1 – 1
(3 – 4 p)		 St Johnstone Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wilson  113' BBC Sport report Rooney  94' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
12 January 2021 Second Round Greenock Morton P – P Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
19:45 Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 0

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals
As of 23 January 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Owain Fôn Williams 1601204000
2 DF Aaron Comrie 1307+203+1000
3 DF Josh Edwards 1801206000
4 DF Lewis Martin 00000000
5 DF Euan Murray 1871236400
7 FW Kevin O'Hara 1774+744+2300
8 MF Kyle Turner 18110+214+2000
10 FW Declan McManus 18711+165+1100
11 MF Ryan Dow 1739+225+1100
14 FW Lewis McCann 902+300+4000
15 MF Iain Wilson 1617+303+3100
16 MF Steven Whittaker 110803000
17 DF Matthew Bowman 10001000
19 DF Miller Fenton 00000000
20 GK Cammy Gill 20002000
21 MF Fraser Murray 1532+714+2200
22 DF Lewis Mayo 905+201+1000
23 MF Dom Thomas 18111+115+1000
24 MF Kerr McInroy 1307+204000
27 MF Lucas Berry 00000000
30 GK Ben Swinton 00000000
44 DF Paul Watson 1731126100
Players away from the club on loan:
9 FW Gabby McGill (on loan at Edinburgh City) 1000000+10
12 MF Scott Cusick (on loan at Brechin City) 00000000
18 MF Paul Allan (on loan at Albion Rovers) 1000000+10
26 MF Matty Todd (on loan at Brechin City) 00000000
Players who left during the season:
25 DF Thomas Bragg 00000000

Goalscorers
As of match played 23 January 2021
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup
1FWDeclan McManus761
FWKevin O'Hara743
DFEuan Murray734
4MFRyan Dow321
DFPaul Watson321
MFFraser Murray312
7MFDom Thomas11
MFKyle Turner11
MFIain Wilson11
Total 332013

Disciplinary record
As of match played 23 January 2021
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup
1GKOwain Fôn Williams11
3DFJosh Edwards22
8MFKyle Turner11
10MFDeclan McManus422
11MFRyan Dow22
15MFIain Wilson44
16DFSteven Whittaker22
21MFFraser Murray11
22DFLewis Mayo211
24MFKerr McInroy22
44DFPaul Watson321
Total 2401900050

Club statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Heart of Midlothian 15 12 0 3 41 17 +24 36 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Raith Rovers 14 7 3 4 29 22 +7 24 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Dunfermline Athletic 15 6 6 3 24 17 +7 24 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dundee 13 5 5 3 24 24 0 20
5 Ayr United 14 4 5 5 20 18 +2 17
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: SPFL
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).[6]

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultWWWDWDLDWDPDD
Position3213122222222
Updated to match(es) played on 23 January 2021. Source: dafc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results Summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
12 6 5 1 20 13  +7 23 4 1 1 10 6  +4 2 4 0 10 7  +3

Last updated: 23 January 2021.
Source: dafc.co.uk

Transfers

First team

Reserve team

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