2023–24 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season back in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One.

Dunfermline Athletic
2023–24 season
ChairmanDavid Cook[1]
ManagerJames McPake[2]
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Scottish ChampionshipSixth place
Scottish CupThird round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Kane
& Craig Wighton (5)

All: Lewis McCann (7)
Highest home attendance8,447, vs. Raith Rovers, Championship, 2 January 2024
Lowest home attendance1,364, vs. Annan Athletic, League Cup, 18 July 2023
Average home league attendance5,444
All statistics correct as of 6 July 2023.

Squad list edit

As of match played 3 May 2024
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Deniz Mehmet   GK (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31) Dundee United 2021 2026 85 0
20 Harrison Sharp   GK (2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23) Dundee 2023 2024 8 0
44 Max Little   GK (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 21) Queen's Park Rangers 2022 2024 3 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie   DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) St Johnstone 2019 2023 158 4
3 Josh Edwards   DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23) Airdrieonians 2019 2023 167 10
4 Kyle Benedictus   DF (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) Raith Rovers 2022 2024 60 8
6 Ewan Otoo   DF (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 21) Celtic B 2023 2026 48 2
12 Rhys Breen   DF (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) Rangers 2021 2023 59 5
15 Sam Fisher   DF (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 22) Dundee 2022 2026 46 1
19 Miller Fenton   DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2024 6 0
27 Sam Young   DF (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0
29 Liam Hoggan   DF (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 17) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0
33 Xavier Benjamin   DF (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20) Cardiff City 2024 2024 4 1
36 Miles Welch-Hayes   DF (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 27) Livingston 2024 2024 12 1
64 Malachi Fagan-Walcott   DF (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22) Cardiff City 2024 2024 16 3
Midfielders
5 Chris Hamilton   MF (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22) Heart of Midlothian 2022 71 4
7 Kane Ritchie-Hosler   MF (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 21) Rangers 2023 2026 37 5
8 Joe Chalmers   MF (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) Ayr United 2022 2023 94 0
10 Matty Todd   MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 98 18
16 Ben Summers   MF (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 19) Celtic 2023 2024 19 1
18 Paul Allan   MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24) Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2024 62 2
24 Jake Rennie   MF (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0
25 Michael Beagley   MF (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0
28 Andrew Tod   MF (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 14 0
30 Ewan McLeod   MF (2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2023 2024 1 0
Forwards
9 Craig Wighton   FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 94 33
11 Lewis McCann   FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 125 22
14 Alex Jakubiak   FW (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27) Dundee 2023 2024 27 2
17 Owen Moffat   FW (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 22) Blackpool 2023 2024 29 3
20 Chris Kane   FW (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29) St Johnstone 2024 2024 10 5
23 Michael O'Halloran   FW (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33) St Johnstone 2023 2025 27 1
26 Taylor Sutherland   FW (2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2022 2024 12 2
31 Jake Sutherland   FW (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 17) Fife Elite Football Academy 2023 2024 1 0
38 Brad Holmes   FW (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21) Blackpool 2024 2024 13 0

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season edit

23 June 2023 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3   FC St. Pauli Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00 Report Eggestein   10'
Wahl   49'
Otto   77'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 7,255
Referee: Scott Lambie
28 June 2023 Friendly Cove Rangers 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Aberdeen, Scotland
19:30 Trialist   26' report Trialist   81' Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 1,234
4 July 2023 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 St Johnstone Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Wighton   13' Report Carey   26' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Kevin Clancy
9 July 2023 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Haring   86 o.g.' Report Rathie   85' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Graham Grainger
11 July 2023 Friendly Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
19:45 Report Hamilton   9' Stadium: Recreation Park
Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish Championship edit

5 August 2023 1 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Airdrieonians Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Otoo   30'
Allan   65'
Breen   77'
Report Watson   22' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,977
Referee: Grant Irvine
12 August 2023 2 Dundee United 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Cudjoe   90+5' Report Wighton   61' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,892
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 August 2023 3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Report Stanton   36' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 7,583
Referee: Steven McLean
2 September 2023 4 Inverness CT 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
15:00 Shaw   12' Report Hamilton   80' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,388
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
16 September 2023 5 Queen's Park 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 Report McCann   51', 67' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,968
Referee: Scott Lambie
23 September 2023 6 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton   8'
McCann   27'
O'Halloran   89'
Report Crawford   82' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,344
Referee: Grant Irvine
30 September 2023 7 Partick Thistle 3 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 Robinson   21'
Graham   49'
McInroy   60'
Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,703
Referee: Colin Steven
21 October 2023 9 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Report Chalmers   10' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,073
Referee: David Munro
28 October 2023 10 Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Stanton   90+3' Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 5,925
Referee: Iain Snedden
3 November 2023 11 Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
19:45 Boyd   78 pen.' Report Moffat   1', 7' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Graham Grainger
10 November 2023 12 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Moffat   53' Report Fotheringham   37'
Mochrie   85'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 7,237
Referee: Chris Graham
18 November 2023 13 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Inverness CT Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 McCann   87' Report Devine   43' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,034
Referee: Euan Anderson
28 November 2023 8 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 0 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Edwards   48'
Wighton   73', 90'
Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Ross Hardie
Note: Fixture postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
9 December 2023 15 Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie, Scotland
19:45 Gallagher   90+2 pen.' Report Edwards   37'
Todd   69'
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,650
Referee: Don Robertson
16 December 2023 16 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Partick Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todd   82' Report Milne   12'
Graham   45'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,777
Referee: Chris Graham
23 December 2023 17 Arbroath 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
15:00 Bird   45+3'   74' Report Wighton   90+1' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
30 December 2023 18 Ayr United 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 McGeady   41'
Stanger   63'
Report Jakubiak   3', 9' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,022
Referee: Ross Hardie
2 January 2024 19 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Summers   38' Report O'Reilly   11', 51' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 8,447
Referee: Graham Grainger
5 January 2024 20 Queen's Park 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 Paton   55'
Thomas   79'
Report Summers   85' Stadium: Hampden Park
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: William Collum
27 January 2024 22 Dundee United 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,260
Referee: Graham Grainger
3 February 2024 23 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 5 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Report O'Connor   10', 51'
Baird   34', 57'
Garrity   75'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,701
Referee: Kevin Clancy
10 February 2024 14 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Queen's Park Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Report Turner   66'
Thomas   75'
Carse   90+4'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,433
Referee: Iain Snedden
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch.
17 February 2024 24 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Fagan-Walcott   18' Report O'Brien   52' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,743
Referee: Craig Napier
23 February 2024 25 Partick Thistle 1 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
19:45 Graham   30' Report Fagan-Walcott   37'
Todd   55'
Benjamin   65'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: David Munro
27 February 2024 26 Inverness CT 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
19:45 Report Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Gavin Duncan
2 March 2024 27 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Hamilton   42'
Kane   45+1'
Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,050
Referee: Peter Stuart
5 March 2024 21 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 2 Airdrieonians Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Report Todorov   16'
McGill   60'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,988
Referee: Duncan Williams
Note: Match postponed due to a water logged pitch.
9 March 2024 28 Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Stanton   38'
Easton   78'
Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 6,274
Referee: Craig Napier
15 March 2024 29 Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Todd   10'
Ritchie-Hosler   37', 53'
Report Benedictus   80 o.g.' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,368
Referee: Colin Steven
23 March 2024 30 Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 Report Welch-Hayes   55' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,105
Referee: Steven McLean
30 March 2024 31 Arbroath 2 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
15:00 Stewart   54', 64' Report Otoo   24'
Allan   32'
Kane   45'
Stadium: Gayfield Park
Referee: Craig Napier
6 April 2024 32 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Partick Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Kane   79 pen.' Report Graham   24' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,572
Referee: Calum Scott
13 April 2024 33 Airdrieonians 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie, Scotland
15:00 McMaster   45'
Gallagher   63'
Report Fagan-Walcott   60' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 2,393
Referee: Grant Irvine
20 April 2024 34 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Queen's Park Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Colin Steven
27 April 2024 35 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Inverness CT Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Benedictus   41' Report Pepple   75' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,317
Referee: Alan Muir
3 May 2024 36 Ayr United 3 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
19:45 McKenzie   21'
McRoberts   68'
Dowds   73'
Report Kane   35', 42'
Edwards   45'
Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,748
Referee: William Collum

Scottish League Cup edit

Group stage edit

15 July 2023 1 Raith Rovers 1 – 1
(2 – 4 p)
Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
17:15 Easton   38' Report McCann   30' Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Don Robertson
18 July 2023 2 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 0 Annan Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Fisher   17'
Douglas   23 o.g.'
McCann   55', 59'
Report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
22 July 2023 3 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 2 Kilmarnock Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Report Murray   4'
Vassell   81'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Euan Anderson
25 July 2023 4 Albion Rovers 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Coatbridge, Scotland
19:45 Report Edwards   23'
Wighton   80'
Sutherland   88'
Stadium: Cliftonhill
Attendance: 824
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIL RAI DNF ALB ANN
1 Kilmarnock 4 3 0 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Qualification for the second round 2–2p 3–0
2 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9 1–1p 2–0
3 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 8 0–2 4–0
4 Albion Rovers 4 1 0 0 3 3 8 −5 3 1–2 0–3
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0 2–3 1–2
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

9 September 2023 Third round Dundee United 3 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Moult   18'
Comrie   34 o.g.'
Glass   37'
Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup edit

24 November 2023 Third round Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 3 Raith Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Report Hamilton   15'
Stanton   65'
Vaughan   70'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: William Collum

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of match played 3 May 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   TUR Deniz Mehmet 34 0 29 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   SCO Aaron Comrie 26 0 18+2 0 4 0 1 0 1 0
3 DF   SCO Josh Edwards 42 4 36 3 4 1 0+1 0 1 0
4 DF   SCO Kyle Benedictus 18 1 13+1 1 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF   SCO Chris Hamilton 34 2 27+3 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF   SCO Ewan Otoo 37 2 31 2 4 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF   ENG Kane Ritchie-Hosler 15 2 10+4 2 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF   SCO Joe Chalmers 35 0 23+6 0 3+1 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW   SCO Craig Wighton 25 6 13+7 5 4 1 0 0 0+1 0
10 MF   SCO Matty Todd 21 4 16+2 4 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW   NIR Lewis McCann 37 7 24+7 4 4 3 0+1 0 1 0
12 DF   SCO Rhys Breen 14 0 8+2 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW   SCO Alex Jakubiak 28 2 14+13 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 DF   SCO Sam Fisher 29 1 20+4 0 4 1 0 0 1 0
16 MF   SCO Ben Summers 20 2 16+4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   SCO Owen Moffat 30 3 11+17 3 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 MF   SCO Paul Allan 33 2 18+9 2 1+3 0 1 0 1 0
19 DF   SCO Miller Fenton 3 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
20 FW   SCO Chris Kane 10 5 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW   SCO Michael O'Halloran 29 1 18+9 1 0+1 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF   SCO Jake Rennie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   SCO Michael Beagley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   SCO Taylor Sutherland 10 1 0+6 0 0+3 1 1 0 0 0
27 MF   SCO Sam Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   SCO Andrew Tod 9 0 1+4 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
29 DF   SCO Liam Hoggan 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   SCO Ewan McLeod 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31 FW   SCO Jake Sutherland 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   ENG Xavier Benjamin 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   ENG Miles Welch-Hayes 12 1 10+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 FW   ENG Brad Holmes 13 0 2+11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 GK   ENG Max Little 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
64 DF   ENG Malachi Fagan-Walcott 15 3 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
20 GK   SCO Harrison Sharp 8 0 7+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers edit

As of match played 3 May 2024
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
1 FW   Lewis McCann 7 4 3
2 FW   Craig Wighton 6 5 1
3 FW   Chris Kane 5 5
4 DF   Josh Edwards 4 3 1
MF   Matty Todd 4 4
5 DF   Malachi Fagan-Walcott 3 3
FW   Owen Moffat 3 3
6 MF   Paul Allan 2 2
MF   Chris Hamilton 2 2
FW   Alex Jakubiak 2 2
DF   Ewan Otoo 2 2
MF   Kane Ritchie-Hosler 2 2
MF   Ben Summers 2 2
7 DF   Kyle Benedictus 1 1
DF   Xavier Benjamin 1 1
DF   Sam Fisher 1 1
FW   Michael O'Halloran 1 1
FW   Taylor Sutherland 1 1
DF   Miles Welch-Hayes 1 1
Total 50 43 7 0 0

Disciplinary record edit

As of match played 27 April 2024
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
                   
1 GK   Deniz Mehmet 1 1
2 DF   Aaron Comrie 1 1
3 DF   Josh Edwards 3 3
4 DF   Kyle Benedictus 3 3
5 MF   Chris Hamilton 10 9 1
6 DF   Ewan Otoo 5 5 1
7 MF   Kane Ritchie-Hosler 2 2 1
8 MF   Joe Chalmers 2 2
9 FW   Craig Wighton 1 1
10 MF   Matty Todd 1 1
11 FW   Lewis McCann 4 3 1
12 DF   Rhys Breen 3 1 3 1
14 FW   Alex Jakubiak 1 1
15 DF   Sam Fisher 4 3 1
16 MF   Ben Summers 1 1
17 FW   Owen Moffat 1 1
18 MF   Paul Allan 2 2
20 GK   Harrison Sharp 1 1
20 FW   Chris Kane 2 2
23 FW   Michael O'Halloran 3 3
28 MF   Andrew Tod 2 2
33 DF   Xavier Benjamin 2 2
36 DF   Miles Welch-Hayes 2 2
Total 58 1 53 1 3 0 0 0 1 0

Club statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Airdrieonians (Q) 36 15 7 14 44 44 0 52 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Greenock Morton 36 12 9 15 43 46 −3 45
6 Dunfermline Athletic 36 11 12 13 43 48 −5 45
7 Ayr United 36 12 8 16 53 61 −8 44
8 Queen's Park 36 11 10 15 50 56 −6 43
Source: [5]
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]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Transfers edit

First team edit

References edit

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