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2021–22 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was 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[2]
(until 31 October)
Greg Shields & Steven Whittaker[3] (interim managers)
(31 October to 12 November)
John Hughes[4]
(from 12 November)
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
ChampionshipNinth
(Relegated via play-off)
League CupSecond round, lost to Rangers
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Elgin City
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin O'Hara (6)
All: Kevin O'Hara (9)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 5,406[5] vs. Queen of the South
(29 April 2022)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 556[5] vs. Hamilton Academical
(15 January 2022)
Average home league attendance3,614[5](537[6][N 1])
All statistics correct as of 16 May 2022.

Squad list edit

As of 7 May 2022
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
29 Deniz Mehmet   GK (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31) Dundee United 2021 2023 8 0
41 Jakub Stolarczyk   GK (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23)   Leicester City 2022 2022 12 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie   DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) St Johnstone 2019 2023 91 3
3 Josh Edwards   DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23) Airdrieonians 2019 2023 83 2
4 Lewis Martin   DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2022 170 5
5 Coll Donaldson   DF (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) Ross County 2022 2022 18 2
6 Kyle MacDonald   DF (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24) Airdrieonians 2021 2023 19 1
12 Rhys Breen   DF (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) Rangers 2021 2023 11 0
19 Miller Fenton   DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2024 1 0
22 Leon Jones   DF (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26)   Kentucky Wildcats 2021 2022 2 0
25 Efe Ambrose   DF (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 35) St Johnstone 2022 2022 14 0
Midfielders
8 Joe Chalmers   MF (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) Ayr United 2022 2023 16 0
11 Ryan Dow   MF (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 32) Peterhead 2019 2022 68 10
16 Dan Pybus   MF (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) Queen of the South 2021 2022 36 1
17 Graham Dorrans   MF (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 36)   Western Sydney Wanderers 2021 2023 22 1
18 Paul Allan   MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24) Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2024 18 0
21 Steven Lawless   MF (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) Motherwell 2022 2022 20 3
23 Dom Thomas   MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 58 6
26 Matthew Todd   MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 39 2
28 Reece Cole   MF (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26)   Queens Park Rangers 2021 2022 12 1
39 Liam Polworth   MF (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) Kilmarnock 2022 2022 11 0
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara   FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25) Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 70 22
9 Craig Wighton   FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 28 9
10 Nikolay Todorov   FW (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 27) Inverness CT 2021 2023 26 6
14 Lewis McCann   FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 55 5
27 Bobby Kamwa   FW (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24)   Leeds United 2022 2022 8 0

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

23 June 2021 Friendly The Spartans 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 Jones   45', 89' Match report O'Hara   26'
Thomas   74' (pen.)
Omar[a]   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 edit

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
30 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
26 December 2021 Match 19 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Breen   6 o.g.'
McKenna   45'
Dowds   81'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Alan Muir
2 January 2022 Match 20 Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: David Munro
8 January 2022 Match 21 Greenock Morton 5 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 Oliver   35'
Blues   40'
Reilly   45+1'
Donaldson   72 o.g.'
Muirhead   79'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 429
Referee: Kevin Clancy
15 January 2021 Match 22 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Hamilton Academical Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Dow   32' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 556
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 January 2021 Match 23 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Lawless   80 pen.' BBC Sport report Sutherland   39' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,138
Referee: Steven Reid
29 January 2022 Match 24 Queen of the South 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Dorrans   22'
Pybus   29'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Referee: Greg Aitken
5 February 2022 Match 25 Ayr United 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 Martin   17 o.g.' BBC Sport report Donaldson   10' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,611
Referee: Alan Muir
12 February 2022 Match 18 Kilmarnock 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00 Lafferty   67', 83' BBC Sport report Lawless   59'
Comrie   90+3'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Craig Napier
Note: Match rescheduled due to foggy conditions.
26 February 2022 Match 27 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Kilmarnock Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,083
Referee: Gavin Duncan
5 March 2022 Match 28 Arbroath 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
15:00 Gold   9' BBC Sport report Stadium: Gayfield Park
Referee: Chris Graham
12 March 2022 Match 29 Hamilton Academical 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton, Scotland
15:00 Moyo   25', 77' BBC Sport report Donaldson   6'
Lawless   52 pen.'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,369
Referee: Greg Aitken
18 March 2022 Match 30 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 McCann   88' BBC Sport report Wilson   42' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,593
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 March 2022 Match 26 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 1 Partick Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Mayo   10 o.g.'
Todd   22'
Edwards   27'
Thomas   82'		 BBC Sport report Docherty   5' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,380
Referee: Steven McLean
26 March 2022 Match 31 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
15:00 McAlear   58'
Samuels   77'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,171
Referee: Graham Beaton
6 April 2022 Match 32 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 O'Hara   33', 79' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,199
Referee: Nick Walsh
9 April 2022 Match 33 Kilmarnock 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00 Lafferty   26'
Shaw   76'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Steven Kirkland
16 April 2022 Match 34 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Cole   79'
Todorov   86'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,855
Referee: Colin Steven
23 April 2022 Match 35 Partick Thistle 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 Docherty   15' BBC Sport report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,428
Referee: Don Robertson
29 April 2022 Match 36 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Edwards   6' BBC Sport report Chalmers   51 o.g.'
O'Connor   71'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,406
Referee: David Munro

Championship play-off edit

4 May 2022 Semi-final 1st Leg Queen's Park 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 BBC Sport report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Colin Steven
7 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd Leg Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Queen's Park Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Ambrose   58' BBC Sport report Murray   89' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group stage edit

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 edit

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[b] — — 1–2 —
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]
Notes:
  1. ^ Trialist[7]
  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.[8]

Knockout round edit

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 edit

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.[11]

Scottish Cup edit

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 edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 7 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   SCO Aaron Comrie 38 2 27+5 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
3 DF   SCO Josh Edwards 43 2 37 2 5 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   SCO Lewis Martin 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Coll Donaldson 18 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW   SCO Kevin O'Hara 40 9 23+11 6 5 3 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF   SCO Joe Chalmers 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   BUL Nikolay Todorov 27 6 9+12 3 5 3 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF   SCO Ryan Dow 35 2 29+4 2 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF   SCO Rhys Breen 11 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   NIR Lewis McCann 25 5 14+10 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF   ENG Dan Pybus 38 1 27+6 1 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   SCO Graham Dorrans 23 1 19+2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF   SCO Paul Allan 17 0 11+2 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   SCO Miller Fenton 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   SCO Steven Lawless 19 3 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   SCO Leon Jones 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   SCO Dom Thomas 31 5 16+9 4 4+1 1 0 0 1 0
25 DF   NGA Efe Ambrose 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   SCO Matty Todd 25 1 20+2 1 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW   CMR Bobby Kamwa 8 0 0+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Reece Cole 12 1 3+7 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK   TUR Deniz Mehmet 8 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF   SCO Liam Polworth 10 0 8+2 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK   POL Jakub Stolarczyk 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
6 DF   SCO Kyle MacDonald (on loan at Airdrieonians) 15 1 8+1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0
9 FW   SCO Craig Wighton (on loan at Arbroath) 18 3 7+6 0 4+1 3 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
1 GK   WAL Owain Fôn Williams 23 0 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF   SCO Ross Graham 9 0 3+1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   SCO Kai Kennedy 14 1 8+5 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   LTU Vytas Gašpuitis 15 0 11 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF   SCO Iain Wilson 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   SCO Fraser Currid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   IRL Mark Connolly 14 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 DF   SCO Paul Watson 10 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

As of match played 7 May 2022[12]
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Scottish Championship play-offs
1 FW   Kevin O'Hara 9 6 3
2 FW   Nikolay Todorov 6 3 3
3 FW   Lewis McCann 5 5
MF   Dom Thomas 5 4 1
5 MF   Steven Lawless 3 3
FW   Craig Wighton 3 3
7 DF   Coll Donaldson 2 2
DF   Josh Edwards 2 2
MF   Ryan Dow 2 2
MF   Matthew Todd 2 2
DF   Aaron Comrie 2 1 1
12 DF   Reece Cole 1 1
DF   Mark Connolly 1 1
MF   Graham Dorrans 1 1
MF   Kai Kennedy 1 1
MF   Dan Pybus 1 1
DF   Kyle MacDonald 1 1
— Own goal 1 1
Total 48 36 12 0 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played 7 May 2022
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
                   
1 GK   Owain Fôn Williams 1 1
2 DF   Aaron Comrie 3 1 3 1
3 DF   Josh Edwards 2 2
5 DF   Ross Graham 6 5 1
5 DF   Coll Donaldson 2 2
7 FW   Kevin O'Hara 3 3
8 MF   Kai Kennedy 1 1
8 MF   Joe Chalmers 1 1
10 FW   Nikolay Todorov 3 2 1
11 MF   Ryan Dow 4 3 1 1
12 DF   Rhys Breen 1 1
14 FW   Lewis McCann 6 6
16 MF   Dan Pybus 11 10 1
17 MF   Graham Dorrans 5 1 4 1 1
18 FW   Paul Allan 3 2 1
21 MF   Steven Lawless 1 1
23 MF   Dom Thomas 2 2
25 DF   Efe Ambrose 1 1 1 1
26 MF   Matty Todd 1 1
28 MF   Reece Cole 2 2
29 GK   Deniz Mehmet 1 1
33 DF   Mark Connolly 3 3
39 MF   Liam Polworth 1 1
44 DF   Paul Watson 2 1 1
Total 64 2 54 1 6 0 0 0 2 0

Club statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 −15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 −11 40
8 Ayr United 36 9 12 15 39 52 −13 39
9 Dunfermline Athletic (R) 36 7 14 15 36 53 −17 35 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Queen of the South (R) 36 8 9 19 36 54 −18 33 Relegation to League One
Source: [13][14]
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).[15]
(R) Relegated


Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLDDDLDDDLLWWLDLDLWDWDLDLDDWLWLWLL
Position59101010101010101010101010698899101097991010109999999
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2022. 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
36 7 14 15 36 53  −17 35 5 8 5 22 24  −2 2 6 10 14 29  −15

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

Transfers edit

First team edit

Contract extensions edit

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
31 May 2021 DF   Josh Edwards 2 years 2023 [58]
3 January 2022 DF   Lewis Martin 6 months 2022 [48]
4 January 2022 FW   Lewis McCann 2 years 2024 [59]
13 January 2022 MF   Paul Allan 2 years 2024 [60]
18 January 2022 MF   Matthew Todd 2 years 2024 [61]
9 February 2022 DF   Miller Fenton 2 years 2024 [62]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Compared with 2019–20 season, as no fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References edit

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