2020–21 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ross McArthur[1]
Manager	Stevie Crawford[2][3]
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 22 May 2020.

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

Squad list

As of 3 August 2020

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
20	Cammy Gill	GK	(1998-04-07) 7 April 1998	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2016	2021	16	0
—	Owain Fôn Williams	GK	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987	Hamilton Academical	2020	2022	6	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997	St Johnstone	2019	2021	34	1
3	Tom Lang	DF	(1997-06-12) 12 June 1997	Clyde	2019	2021	1	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	10	2
24	Josh Edwards	DF	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	Airdrieonians	2019	2021	19	0
—	Paul Watson	DF	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990	Dundee United	2020	2022	0	0
—	Steven Whittaker	DF	(1984-06-16) 16 June 1984	Hibernian	2020	2021	0	0
Midfielders
11	Ryan Dow	MF	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991	Peterhead	2019	2021	28	6
12	Kyle Turner	MF	(1997-11-10) 10 November 1997	Stranraer	2019	2021	33	5
—	Dom Thomas	MF	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996	Kilmarnock	2020	2022	7	1
—	Iain Wilson	MF	(1999-12-15) 15 December 1999	Kilmarnock	2020	2022	0	0
Forwards
9	Gabby McGill	FW	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000	Middlesbrough	2019	2021	18	1
—	Declan McManus	FW	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994	Ross County	2020	2022	44	13
—	Kevin O'Hara	FW	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998	Alloa Athletic	2020	2023	0	0

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

Friendly

v

Scottish Championship

Match 1

v

Scottish League Cup

Table

Matches

Match 1

v

Scottish Challenge Cup

v

Scottish Cup

v

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 3 August 2020

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Aaron Comrie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Tom Lang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Lewis Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Euan Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Gabby McGill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Ryan Dow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	MF		Kyle Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK		Cammy Gill	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF		Josh Edwards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	GK		Owain Fôn Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF		Paul Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	DF		Steven Whittaker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF		Dom Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	MF		Iain Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW		Declan McManus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
—	FW		Kevin O'Hara	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Alloa Athletic	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Arbroath	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Ayr United	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Dundee	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Dunfermline Athletic
6	Greenock Morton
7	Heart of Midlothian
8	Inverness Caledonian Thistle
9	Queen of the South	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Raith Rovers	Relegation to League One

First match(es) will be played on 17 October 2020. 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).[4]

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2020	DF	—	Paul Watson	Dundee United	Free	[5][6]
29 June 2020	DF	—	Steven Whittaker	Hibernian	Free	[7][6]
10 July 2020	FW	—	Declan McManus	Ross County	Free	[8]
10 July 2020	FW	—	Kevin O'Hara	Alloa Athletic	Compensation	[9]
10 July 2020	MF	—	Dom Thomas	Kilmarnock	Compensation	[10]
16 July 2020	MF	—	Iain Wilson	Kilmarnock	Free	[11][12]
3 August 2020	GK	—	Owain Fôn Williams	Hamilton Academical	Free	[13]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2020	GK	1	Ryan Scully	Free	Released	[14]
31 May 2020	DF	6	Lee Ashcroft	Dundee	Free
31 May 2020	MF	7	Joe Thomson	Derry City[15]	Free
31 May 2020	MF	8	Tom Beadling	Barrow[16]	Free[17]
31 May 2020	DF	14	Danny Devine	Free	Released
31 May 2020	DF	16	Stuart Morrison	Queen's Park[18]	Free
31 May 2020	FW	17	Callum Smith	Hamilton Academical[19]	Free
31 May 2020	MF	21	Paul Paton	East Kilbride[20]	Free
31 May 2020	FW	—	Andy Ryan	Stirling Albion[21]	Free
10 July 2020	FW	15	Kevin Nisbet	Hibernian[22]	Undisclosed	[23]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	From	Duration	Ref.

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	To	Duration	Ref.

Reserve team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
31 May 2020	DF	25	Gregor Jordan	Free	Released	[14]
31 May 2020	DF	28	Josh Robertson	Free	Released
31 May 2020	FW	29	Lewis Crosbie	Free	Released
31 May 2020	GK	30	Craig Burt	Free	Released
31 May 2020	MF	32	Lewis Sawers	Free	Released
31 May 2020	MF	33	Paul Brown	Free	Released
31 May 2020	MF	36	Cameron Graham	Free	Released
31 May 2020	MF	38	Scott Cusick	Free	Released

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References

"DAFC board changes". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
"DAFC Announce Stevie Crawford as head coach". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 Jan 2019. Retrieved 10 Jan 2019.
"Dunfermline: Stevie Crawford appointed head coach". BBC Sport. 10 Jan 2019. Retrieved 10 Jan 2019.
"The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
"Paul Watson joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"Dunfermline Athletic: Steven Whittaker & Paul Watson sign". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
"Steven Whittaker signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
"Declan McManus signs for the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
"Kevin O'Hara joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
"Dom Thomas moves to Dunfermline is permanent". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
"Iain Wilson signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
Hart, Ross (16 July 2020). "Iain Wilson completes move to Dunfermline from Kilmarnock". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
"Permanent move for Owain Fôn Williams". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
"Dunfermline release 17 players to 'protect future of club'". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
McLaughlin, Kevin (2 July 2020). "Derry City sign former Celtic starlet Joe Thomson". Derry Journal. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
"Barrow sign Luke James, Mike Jones and Tom Beadling". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
"Barrow sign Luke James, Mike Jones and Tom Beadling". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
"Stuart Morrison returns". Queen's Park FC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
McGilvray, Andy (16 June 2020). "Hamilton bring striker in as first summer signing". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
"Aitken adds trio of new signings". East Kilbride FC. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
"Andy Ryan is our first new signing". Stirling Albion FC. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
"Hibernian agree Kevin Nisbet signing". Hibernian FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
"Hibernian agree Kevin Nisbet signing". Hibernian FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

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[Board_changes-1] "DAFC board changes". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[Crawford_manager_DAFC-2] "DAFC Announce Stevie Crawford as head coach". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 Jan 2019. Retrieved 10 Jan 2019.

[Crawford_manager_BBC-3] "Dunfermline: Stevie Crawford appointed head coach". BBC Sport. 10 Jan 2019. Retrieved 10 Jan 2019.

[4] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[5] "Paul Watson joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[Watson_&_Whittaker-6] "Dunfermline Athletic: Steven Whittaker & Paul Watson sign". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[7] "Steven Whittaker signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[8] "Declan McManus signs for the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[9] "Kevin O'Hara joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[10] "Dom Thomas moves to Dunfermline is permanent". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[11] "Iain Wilson signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[12] Hart, Ross (16 July 2020). "Iain Wilson completes move to Dunfermline from Kilmarnock". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[13] "Permanent move for Owain Fôn Williams". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[17_released-14] "Dunfermline release 17 players to 'protect future of club'". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

[15] McLaughlin, Kevin (2 July 2020). "Derry City sign former Celtic starlet Joe Thomson". Derry Journal. JPIMedia Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[16] "Barrow sign Luke James, Mike Jones and Tom Beadling". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[17] "Barrow sign Luke James, Mike Jones and Tom Beadling". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.

[18] "Stuart Morrison returns". Queen's Park FC. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

[19] McGilvray, Andy (16 June 2020). "Hamilton bring striker in as first summer signing". Daily Record. Reach plc. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

[20] "Aitken adds trio of new signings". East Kilbride FC. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

[21] "Andy Ryan is our first new signing". Stirling Albion FC. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[22] "Hibernian agree Kevin Nisbet signing". Hibernian FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[23] "Hibernian agree Kevin Nisbet signing". Hibernian FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club
Players Managers Notable matches Current season
Club	History Honours Records Europe
Home stadium	East End Park
Rivalries	Fife derby
Seasons	2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

2020–21 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland West of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA East Super League SJFA North Superleague SPFL Reserve League 2020 Women's Premier League SWPL 1 SWPL 2 2020–21 Women's Premier League SWPL 1 SWPL 2 2020 Women's Championship North South 2020–21 Women's Championship North South
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup League Cup Group stage Challenge Cup South Region Challenge Cup Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup Women's Premier League Cup
European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League
Related to national team	Results Men's Women's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 2020–21 UEFA Nations League UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying
Transfers	Summer 2020 Winter 2020–21
Club seasons
Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Hamilton Academical Hibernian Kilmarnock Livingston Motherwell Rangers Ross County St Johnstone St Mirren
Championship	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Ayr United Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Raith Rovers
League One	Airdrieonians Clyde Cove Rangers Dumbarton East Fife Falkirk Forfar Athletic Montrose Partick Thistle Peterhead
League Two	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Brechin City Cowdenbeath Edinburgh City Elgin City Queen's Park Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion Stranraer