2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season in the Scottish Championship, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2015–16. The Pars were relegated from the competition's previous incarnation, the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[9]

Dunfermline Athletic

2016–17 season
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)[4] All: Nicky Clark (16)[5]
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 5–1 Dumbarton[6] (4 March 2017) Cup: Brechin City 1–5 Dunfermline Athletic[8] (3 September 2016)
Biggest defeat	League: Raith Rovers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic[6] (20 August 2016) Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Dundee United[6] (10 September 2016) Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Hibernian[6] (22 October 2016) Falkirk 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic[6] (4 February 2017) Cup: Dunfermline Athletic 1–5 Inverness CT[8] (26 July 2016)
Home colours Away colours
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2017.

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.

Season review

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]

Squad list

As of 6 May 2017, the final match of the season[66]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Sean Murdoch		GK	(1986-07-31) 31 July 1986	Rochester Rhinos	2015	2018	86	0
43	David Hutton		GK	(1985-05-18) 18 May 1985	Ayr United	2015	2017	14	0
Defenders
2	Ryan Williamson		DF	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2013	2018	67	0
3	Jason Talbot		DF	(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985	Livingston	2015	2017	78	2
4	Lewis Martin		DF	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2012	2018	103	3
5	Callum Fordyce		DF	(1992-06-23) 23 June 1992	Livingston	2015	2017	26	0
12	Lee Ashcroft		DF	(1993-08-29) 29 August 1993	Kilmarnock	2016	2017	46	4
14	Ben Richards-Everton		DF	(1991-10-17) 17 October 1991	Partick Thistle	2015	2017	53	2
22	Callum Morris		DF	(1990-02-03) 3 February 1990	Aberdeen	2016	2017	83	5
Midfielders
6	Andy Geggan (c)		MF	(1987-05-08) 8 May 1987	Ayr United	2012	2017	194	33
7	Michael Paton		MF	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989	Queen of the South	2015	2017	63	5
8	Nat Wedderburn		MF	(1991-06-30) 30 June 1991	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2016	2017	31	1
11	Joe Cardle		MF	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987	Ross County	2015	2018	204	44
15	Lewis Spence		MF	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2013	2017	45	1
16	Rhys McCabe		MF	(1992-07-24) 24 July 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	2015	2017	51	5
18	Paul McMullan		MF	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996	Celtic (loan)	2016	2017	39	7
20	Kallum Higginbotham		MF	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989	Kilmarnock	2016	2017	43	7
21	John Herron		MF	(1994-02-01) 1 February 1994	Blackpool (loan)	2016	2017	26	1
Forwards
9	Michael Moffat		FW	(1985-02-15) 15 February 1985	Ayr United	2014	2017	122	27
10	David Hopkirk		FW	(1993-01-17) 17 January 1993	Annan Athletic	2015	2018	59	7
17	Gavin Reilly		FW	(1993-05-10) 10 May 1993	Heart of Midlothian (loan)	2016	2017	28	2
37	Nicky Clark		FW	(1991-06-03) 3 June 1991	Bury	2016	2018	37	16

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

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[lower-alpha 1]  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[lower-alpha 2]  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[lower-alpha 3]  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

Main article: 2016–17 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

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

1 Oct 2016 Match 8	Ayr United	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,883 Referee: Robertson

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers

5 Nov 2016 Match 12	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Thomson

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

St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic

11 Mar 2017 Match 27	St Mirren	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Paisley, Scotland
15:00		SPFL Report		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,582 Referee: Finnie

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

Main article: 2016–17 Scottish League Cup

Table

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

Source: SPFL
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

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

Main article: 2016–17 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

Main article: 2016–17 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

Squad statistics

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

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.

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]

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		Sean Murdoch	36	0	30	0	4	0	0	0	2	0
2	DF		Ryan Williamson	19	0	11+3	0	0	0	3	0	2	0
3	DF		Jason Talbot	38	1	30+1	1	1+1	0	3	0	2	0
4	DF		Lewis Martin	27	0	16+2	0	4	0	2	0	3	0
5	DF		Callum Fordyce	16	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
6	MF		Andy Geggan	37	5	29	1	2	0	3	4	3	0
7	MF		Michael Paton	22	2	10+8	1	1+1	1	0	0	2	0
8	MF		Nat Wedderburn	31	1	23+1	1	4	0	3	0	0	0
9	FW		Michael Moffat	38	6	24+5	4	3+1	0	4	2	1	0
10	FW		David Hopkirk	13	2	1+10	2	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
11	MF		Joe Cardle	32	5	9+14	4	0+2	1	4	0	2+1	0
12	DF		Lee Ashcroft	46	4	35	1	4	0	4	1	3	2
14	DF		Ben Richards-Everton	10	0	6	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
15	MF		Lewis Spence	6	0	0+2	0	0	0	2+2	0	0	0
16	MF		Rhys McCabe	33	3	18+5	3	1+2	0	3+1	0	3	0
17	FW		Gavin Reilly	28	2	11+11	1	1+1	0	2	0	2	1
18	MF		Paul McMullan	39	7	23+6	2	4	4	0+4	0	1+1	1
20	MF		Kallum Higginbotham	43	7	31+1	6	3+1	1	3+1	0	1+2	0
21	MF		John Herron	26	1	20	1	3+1	0	0	0	1+1	0
22	DF		Callum Morris	16	1	13	0	3	1	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Johnny Galloway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK		Cammy Gill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	DF		Stuart Morrison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF		Brandon Luke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	FW		Callum Smith	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
37	FW		Nicky Clark	37	16	30	15	4	1	0	0	3	0
43	GK		David Hutton	12	0	6+1	0	0	0	4	0	1	0
Players away from the club on loan:
19	DF		Euan Spark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Conner Duthie	3	0	1+1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF		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		James Thomas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	0	0
48	FW		Farid El Alagui	16	4	6+7	2	0+1	0	0	0	0+2	2

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.

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

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]

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

Disciplinary record

As of match played 6 May 2017[72]

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	[lower-alpha 4]	4	[lower-alpha 4]
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

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
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

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	W
Position	2	4	7	7	8	9	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	7	7	7	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport; DAFC.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
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

Home attendances

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp	Date	Score	Opponent	Attendance
League Cup	19 July 2016	3–0	Arbroath	1,974[74]
League Cup	26 July 2016	1–5	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2,580[75]
Championship	6 August 2016	4–3	Dumbarton	3,496[76]
Championship	27 August 2016	0–1	Queen of the South	3,973[77]
Championship	10 September 2016	1–3	Dundee United	5,563[42]
Championship	24 September 2016	4–3	St Mirren	2,732[78]
Challenge Cup	8 October 2016	2–1	Queen's Park	1,930[45]
Championship	22 October 2016	1–3	Hibernian	7,622[79]
Championship	5 November 2016	0–0	Raith Rovers	5,649[80]
Challenge Cup	12 November 2016	0–1	Dundee United	2,576[11]
Championship	10 December 2016	2–1	Greenock Morton	3,250[81]
Championship	26 December 2016	1–1	Falkirk	6,134[82]
Championship	14 January 2017	1–1	St Mirren	4,108[83]
Championship	28 January 2017	1–1	Dundee United	4,670[84]
Scottish Cup	11 February 2017	1–1	Hamilton Academical	2,945[85]
Championship	4 March 2017	5–1	Dumbarton	3,496[86]
Championship	7 March 2017	1–1	Queen of the South	2,653[87]
Championship	18 March 2016	0–1	Ayr United	3,276[88]
Championship	1 April 2017	1–1	Hibernian	7,058[89]
Championship	8 April 2017	1–0	Raith Rovers	4,865[90]
Championship	22 April 2017	1–2	Falkirk	5,076[91]
Championship	29 April 2017	3—1	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

Awards

Club

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]

Transfers

First team

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]

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]

Development squad

Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 28 April 2016 DF 31 Stuart Morrison Fife Elite Football Academy Free [121] 20 May 2016 MF 32 Brandon Luke Fife Elite Football Academy Free [122] 20 May 2016 FW 33 Callum Smith Fife Elite Football Academy Free 30 July 2016 MF 34 Scott Lochhead Dundee United Free [123] 11 August 2016 FW — Ciaran Lafferty Celtic Free [124]

Players out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 27 April 2016 DF Jordan Orru Berwick Rangers[125] Free 27 April 2016 MF Cammy McClair Free agent Released 4 July 2016 FW PJ Crossan Celtic Undisclosed [113][114] September 2016 MF John-James Henderson Cowdenbeath Free 14 November 2016 FW James Thomas Free agent Released [126] 1 February 2017 FW Ciaran Lafferty Free agent Released [127]

Contract extensions

First team

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
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]

Development squad

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
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]

Notes

1. Trialist[24]
2. Trialist[67]
3. Trialist[68]
4. Michael Moffat was sent off against Hibernian for violent conduct, however this was rescinded and reduced to a yellow card after the club successfully appealed referee Alan Muir's decision.[73]

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