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2020–21 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was 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)
ChampionshipFourth
League CupQuarter Final, lost to St Johnstone
Scottish CupSecond Round, lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorerLeague: Declan McManus (9)[4]
All: Kevin O'Hara (11)[4]
Average home league attendance0[N 1]
Biggest winLeague: Alloa Athletic 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic[5]
(24 October 2020)
Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Raith Rovers[5]
(3 February 2021)
Cup: Kilmarnock 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic
(13 October 2020)
Biggest defeatLeague: Raith Rovers 5–1 Dunfermline Athletic[5]
(30 March 2021)
Cup: None
All statistics correct as of 8 May 2021.

Squad list edit

As of 4 May 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 (age 37) Hamilton Academical 2020 2022 32 0
20 Cammy Gill   GK (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2021 19 0
30 Ben Swinton   GK (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 22) Raith Rovers 2019 2021 0 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie   DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) St Johnstone 2019 2021 55 1
3 Josh Edwards   DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23) Airdrieonians 2019 2021 42 0
4 Lewis Martin   DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2021 164 5
5 Euan Murray   DF (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28) Raith Rovers 2019 2021 33 7
6 Kyle MacDonald   DF (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24) Airdrieonians 2021 2023 4 0
13 Vytas Gašpuitis   DF (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30)   Panevėžys 2021 2023 7 0
17 Matthew Bowman   DF (2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 23)   Scarborough Athletic 2019 2021 1 0
19 Miller Fenton   DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0
22 Lewis Mayo   DF (2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 24) Rangers (loan) 2020 2021 24 0
44 Paul Watson   DF (1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33) Dundee United 2020 2022 27 2
Midfielders
8 Ewan Henderson   MF (2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24) Celtic 2021 2021 9 1
11 Ryan Dow   MF (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 32) Peterhead 2019 2021 35 8
12 Scott Cusick   MF (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 21) Celtic 2020 2021 0 0
15 Iain Wilson   MF (1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 24) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 27 0
16 Steven Whittaker   DF (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 39) Hibernian 2020 2021 23 0
18 Paul Allan   MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24) Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2022 2 0
21 Fraser Murray   MF (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 24) Hibernian (loan) 2020 2021 30 6
23 Dom Thomas   MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 29 1
24 Kerr McInroy   MF (2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 23) Celtic (loan) 2020 2021 22 0
25 Scott Banks   MF (2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 22) Crystal Palace (loan) 2021 2021 12 0
26 Matty Todd   MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 15 0
27 Lucas Berry   MF (2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0
— Kyle Turner   MF (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 26) Stranraer 2019 2021 40 5
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara   FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25) Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 32 11
9 Craig Wighton   FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) Heart of Midlothian 2021 2021 11 6
10 Declan McManus   FW (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 29) Ross County 2020 2022 69 19
14 Lewis McCann   FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 31 0
— Gabby McGill   FW (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)   Middlesbrough 2019 2021 20 1

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

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 edit

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
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
30 January 2021 Match 11[N 2] Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh
15:00 Walker   81' BBC Sport report Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: William Collum
3 February 2020 Match 14 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30 McManus   44'
Comrie   51'
F. Murray   66', 87'		 BBC Sport Report Spencer   64' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
6 February 2021 Match 15 Arbroath 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath
15:00 O'Brien   27'
Hilson   36'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
20 February 2020 Match 16 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton   14', 58' BBC Sport Report Cawley   44' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Reid
27 February 2021 Match 17 Queen of the South 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries
15:00 Gibson   50' BBC Sport report Mayo   90' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Roncone
13 March 2021 Match 19 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton   44' BBC Sport Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
20 March 2021 Match 20 Inverness CT 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
15:00 Carson   81' BBC Sport report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Stuart
27 March 2021 Match 21 Dundee 3 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
19:20 Cummings   30'
Mullen   54'
Ashcroft   56'		 BBC Sport report O'Hara   3'
Wighton   6'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
30 March 2021 Match 22 Raith Rovers 5 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:45 Hendry   17'
Vaughan   31', 40'
Gullan   48', 77'		 BBC Sport report O'Hara   22' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
3 April 2021 Match 23 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
10 April 2021 Match 24 Ayr United 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 Miller   24' BBC Sport report McManus   12' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 April 2020 Match 18[N 2] Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Dundee Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00 Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 April 2020 Match 25 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
12:00 O'Hara   10'
F. Murray   82'
Henderson   90+1'		 Report Maxwell   87' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Lowe
24 April 2020 Match 26 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 3 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McManus   10 pen.'
O'Hara   15'
Wighton   57', 75'		 Report Hamilton   33'
Low   35 pen.'
Stewart   82'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
30 April 2021 Match 27 Alloa Athletic 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
19:45 Dick   47' BBC Sport report Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Stuart

Scottish Premiership Play–Off edit

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
4 May 2021 Quarter-Final 1st Leg Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00 Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
8 May 2021 Quarter-Final 2nd Leg Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Vaughan   64'
Ugwu   89'		 Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group stage edit

6 October 2020 Group stage Dumbarton 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Dumbarton, Scotland
19:45 Match report O'Hara   26' (pen.) Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross
9 October 2020 Group stage Dunfermline 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 Dunfermline 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 Dunfermline 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 edit

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: [6]
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.[7]

Knockout round edit

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 edit

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
23 March 2021 Second Round Greenock Morton 0 – 0
(6 – 5 p)		 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock
19:45 Report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 0

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

During the 2020–21 season, Dunfermline used twenty-six different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Forward Declan McManus made the most appearances, playing thirty-six out of a possible 36 games. Kevin O'Hara scored the most goals, with eleven in all competitions.

As of 8 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   WAL Owain Fôn Williams 33 0 26 0 4 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF   SCO Aaron Comrie 28 1 19+2 1 3+1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   SCO Josh Edwards 34 0 25 0 6 0 1 0 2 0
4 DF   SCO Lewis Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Euan Murray 34 7 25 3 6 4 1 0 2 0
6 DF   SCO Kyle MacDonald 5 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   SCO Kevin O'Hara 33 11 13+11 8 4+2 3 1 0 2 0
8 MF   SCO Ewan Henderson 10 1 6+2 1 0+0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW   SCO Craig Wighton 13 6 9+1 6 0+0 0 0+1 0 2 0
10 FW   SCO Declan McManus 36 10 22+5 9 5+1 1 1 0 1+1 0
11 MF   SCO Ryan Dow 19 3 11+2 2 5+1 1 0 0 0 0
13 DF   LTU Vytas Gašpuitis 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   NIR Lewis McCann 16 0 3+8 0 0+4 0 1 0 0 0
15 MF   SCO Iain Wilson 27 1 15+5 0 3+3 1 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF   SCO Steven Whittaker 24 0 16+2 0 3 0 1 0 2 0
18 MF   SCO Paul Allan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 DF   SCO Miller Fenton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK   SCO Cammy Gill 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   SCO Fraser Murray 31 6 12+11 4 4+2 2 0+1 0 0+1 0
22 DF   SCO Lewis Mayo 25 0 16+5 0 1+1 0 1 0 1 0
23 MF   SCO Dom Thomas 30 1 20+1 1 5+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
24 MF   SCO Kerr McInroy 22 0 11+5 0 4 0 1 0 0+1 0
25 MF   SCO Scott Banks 13 0 6+5 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
26 MF   SCO Matty Todd 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF   SCO Lucas Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   SCO Ben Swinton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 DF   SCO Paul Watson 28 3 18+2 2 6 1 0 0 2 0
Players away from the club on loan:
8 MF   SCO Kyle Turner (on loan at Airdrieonians) 19 1 10+3 1 4+2 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Gabby McGill (on loan at York City) 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
12 MF   SCO Scott Cusick (on loan at Brechin City) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
6 DF   SCO Tom Lang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 DF   ENG Matthew Bowman 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   SCO Thomas Bragg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

During the 2020–21 season, twelve Dunfermline players scored 51 goals in all competitions.

As of match played 8 May 2021[4]
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs
1 FW   Kevin O'Hara 11 8 3
2 FW   Declan McManus 10 9 1
3 DF   Euan Murray 7 3 4
4 FW   Craig Wighton 6 6
MF   Fraser Murray 6 4 2
6 MF   Ryan Dow 3 2 1
DF   Paul Watson 3 2 1
8 DF   Aaron Comrie 1 1
MF   Ewan Henderson 1 1
MF   Dom Thomas 1 1
MF   Kyle Turner 1 1
MF   Iain Wilson 1 1
Total 51 38 13 0 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played 8 May 2021
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs
                   
22 DF   Lewis Mayo 3 1 2 1 1
16 DF   Steven Whittaker 7 6 1
10 FW   Declan McManus 7 5 2
15 MF   Iain Wilson 6 6
44 DF   Paul Watson 6 5 1
3 DF   Josh Edwards 3 3
8 MF   Ewan Henderson 3 2 1
1 GK   Owain Fôn Williams 2 2
11 MF   Ryan Dow 2 2
24 MF   Kerr McInroy 2 2
2 DF   Aaron Comrie 1 1
5 DF   Euan Murray 1 1
6 DF   Kyle MacDonald 1 1
8 MF   Kyle Turner 1 1
9 FW   Craig Wighton 1 1
14 FW   Lewis McCann 1 1
21 MF   Fraser Murray 1 1
Total 48 1 41 1 0 0 5 0 2 0

Club statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Dundee (O, P) 27 12 9 6 49 40 +9 45 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 +9 43 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 +4 39
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36
6 Queen of the South 27 9 5 13 38 51 −13 32
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).[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
GroundHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHHHA
ResultWWWDWDLDWDDDLWLWLWLLLDDDWWL
Position321312222222323232345455444
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. Source: dafc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
27 10 9 8 38 34  +4 39 9 3 1 24 12  +12 1 6 7 14 22  −8

Last updated: 27 February 2021.
Source: dafc.co.uk

Awards edit

End of Season edit

Club edit

Award Player Ref.
Player's Player of the Year   Euan Murray [9]
Joe Nelson Young Player of the Year   Josh Edwards
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year   Aaron Comrie
The Manager & Coaching Staff Player of the Year   Paul Watson
The Manager & Coaching Staff Young Player of the Year   Josh Edwards
The DAFC Goal of the Season   Craig Wighton vs. Dundee

Transfers edit

First team edit

Reserve team edit

Contract extensions edit

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
22 December 2020 MF   Ryan Dow 1 year 2022 [51]
5 January 2021 DF   Aaron Comrie 2 years 2023 [52]

Notes edit

  1. ^ No fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. ^ a b Rearranged match after postponement

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