2024–25 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2024–25 season
Chairman	David Cook
Manager	James McPake
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Dunfermline Athletic's second season back in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One.

Squad list

As of match played 21 May 2024

No.	Name	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
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)	St Johnstone	2019	2023	158	4
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
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
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 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	98	18
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 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	125	22
20	Chris Kane	FW	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29)	St Johnstone	2024	2026	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

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

28 June 2024 Friendly	East Fife	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil, Scotland
19:30				Stadium: Bayview Stadium

2 July 2024 Friendly	Cove Rangers	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Cove Bay, Scotland
19:30				Stadium: Balmoral Stadium

6 July 2024 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	v	St Mirren	Dunfermline, Scotland
				Stadium: East End Park

10 July 2024 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	v	Dundee	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30				Stadium: East End Park

Scottish Championship

3 August 2024 1	Livingston	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: Almondvale Stadium

10 August 2024 2	Dunfermline Athletic	v	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: East End Park

24 August 2024 3	Hamilton Academical	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: New Douglas Park

31 August 2024 4	Dunfermline Athletic	v	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: East End Park

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

13 July 2024 1	The Spartans	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: Ainslie Park

16 July 2024 2	Dunfermline Athletic	v	Forfar Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45				Stadium: East End Park

20 July 2024 3	Livingston	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: Almondvale Stadium

27 July 2024 4	Dunfermline Athletic	v	Cove Rangers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: East End Park

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification	LIV	DNF	COV	SPA	FOR
1	Livingston	Qualification for the second round	—	20 Jul	—	27 Jul	—
2	Dunfermline Athletic	Possible qualification for the second round	—	—	27 Jul	—	16 Jul
3	Cove Rangers		23 Jul	—	—	16 Jul	—
4	The Spartans		—	13 Jul	—	—	23 Jul
5	Forfar Athletic		13 Jul	—	20 Jul	—	—

First match(es) will be played: 13 July 2024. 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]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 22 May 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	TUR	Deniz Mehmet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	SCO	Chris Hamilton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Ewan Otoo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	SCO	Matty Todd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	SCO	Rhys Breen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	SCO	Sam Fisher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	SCO	Chris Kane	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	SCO	Michael O'Halloran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	SCO	Taylor Sutherland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	SCO	Sam Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	SCO	Andrew Tod	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	SCO	Liam Hoggan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	Ewan McLeod	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	SCO	Jake Sutherland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season:

Goalscorers

As of match played 3 May 2024

Ranking	Position	Nation	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Cup
Total				0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 3 May 2024

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Airdrieonians	Promotion to the Premiership
2	Ayr United	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Dunfermline Athletic	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Falkirk	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Greenock Morton

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2024. 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]

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 May 2024	FW	20		Chris Kane	St Johnstone	Free	^[7]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 May 2024	FW	14	Alex Jakubiak		Free	^[8]
	MF	18	Paul Allan
	DF	19	Miller Fenton
	MF	24	Jake Rennie
	MF	25	Michael Beagley
	GK	44	Max Little
19 June 2024	DF	3	Josh Edwards	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[9]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	From	Duration	Ref.

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	To	Duration	Ref.

References

^ "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Josh Edwards Departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[1] "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[2] "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[3] "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[format-4] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[5] "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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

[7] "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[8] "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[9] "Josh Edwards Departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

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2024–25 season
Chairman	David Cook^[1]
Manager	James McPake^[2]
Stadium	East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland (Capacity: 11,480)
← 2023–24 2025–26 →