2022–23 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic 2022–23 football season
Dunfermline Athletic
2022–23 season
ChairmanDavid Cook[1]
ManagerJames McPake[2]
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Scottish League One1st (Champions)
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Craig Wighton (16)[3]
All: Craig Wighton (20)[3]
Highest home attendanceLeague: 9,530[4] vs. Falkirk
(7 March 2023)
Cup: 1,880[4] vs. Forfar Athletic
(26 November 2022)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 3,639[4] vs. Alloa Athletic
(30 July 2022)
Cup: 1,530[4] vs. Buckie Thistle
(12 July 2022)
Average home league attendance4,776[4]
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
All statistics correct as of 6 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season is Dunfermline Athletic's first season in Scottish League One, following their relegation from the Scottish Championship via the playoffs.

Squad list

As of match played 6 May 2023
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Deniz Mehmet Turkey GK (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31) Dundee United 2021 2023 52 0
20 Max Little England GK (2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 21) Queen's Park Rangers 2022 2024 1 0
30 Calum Archibald Scotland GK (2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 0 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie Scotland DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) St Johnstone 2019 2023 133 4
3 Josh Edwards Scotland DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23) Airdrieonians 2019 2023 126 6
4 Kyle Benedictus Scotland DF (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32) Raith Rovers 2022 2024 43 7
6 Kyle MacDonald Scotland DF (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24) Airdrieonians 2021 2023 52 2
12 Rhys Breen Scotland DF (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) Rangers 2021 2023 45 5
15 Sam Fisher Scotland DF (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 22) Dundee (loan) 2022 2023 17 0
16 Ewan Otoo Scotland DF (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 21) Celtic B (loan) 2023 2023 11 0
19 Miller Fenton Scotland DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2024 4 0
21 Kane Ritchie-Hosler England DF (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 21) Rangers 2022 2022 22 3
27 Sam Young Scotland DF (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0
Midfielders
5 Chris Hamilton Scotland MF (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22) Heart of Midlothian 2022 — 39 2
8 Joe Chalmers Scotland MF (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) Ayr United 2022 2023 60 0
11 Chris Mochrie Scotland MF (2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21) Dundee United (loan) 2022 2023 37 2
18 Paul Allan Scotland MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24) Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2024 30 0
23 Paul McGowan Scotland MF (1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 36) Dundee (loan) 2023 2023 11 1
24 Jake Rennie Scotland MF (2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0
25 Michael Beagley Scotland MF (2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0
26 Matthew Todd Scotland MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 77 13
28 Andrew Tod Scotland MF (2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18) Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 5 0
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara Scotland FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25) Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 94 25
9 Craig Wighton Scotland FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 69 28
10 Nikolay Todorov Bulgaria FW (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 27) Inverness CT 2021 2023 64 18
14 Lewis McCann Northern Ireland FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 89 14
29 Taylor Sutherland Scotland FW (2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18) — 2022 2024 3 1
30 Robbie Mahon Republic of Ireland FW (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 20) Motherwell 2022 2023 12 0

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Cove Rangers v Dunfermline Athletic
25 June 2022 Friendly Cove Rangers 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Cove Bay, Scotland
13:00 Report McCann 32'
O'Hara 80'		 Stadium: Balmoral Stadium
Attendance: 464
Referee: Mike Roncone
Note: Stuart McKenzie Testimonial
Forfar Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic
28 June 2022 Friendly Forfar Athletic 0 – 6 Dunfermline Athletic Forfar, Scotland
19:30 O'Hara 16', 57'
McCann 26'
Todd 40'
Fenton 76'
Todorov 86'		 Stadium: Station Park
Referee: Greg Soutar
Dunfermline Athletic v Kilmarnock
5 July 2022 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 1 Kilmarnock Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30 Report Armstrong 24' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,244
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League One

Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic
30 July 2022 1 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todd 74' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,639
Referee: Aitken
Edinburgh v Dunfermline Athletic
6 August 2022 2 Edinburgh 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 Brydon Red card 28' BBC Sport report McCann 14', 41'
Mochrie 72'		 Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 1,234
Referee: Cook
Dunfermline Athletic v Montrose
13 August 2022 3 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Montrose Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todorov 78' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,720
Referee: Hardie
Kelty Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic
20 August 2022 4 Kelty Hearts 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Kelty, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 2,161
Referee: Grainger
Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrieonians
27 August 2022 5 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Airdrieonians Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todorov 68' BBC Sport report Frizzell 78' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,399
Referee: Irvine
Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic
3 September 2022 6 Queen of the South 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Todorov 19'
Breen 45+2'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,175
Referee: Luke
Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk
17 September 2022 7 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Benedictus 55' (pen.) BBC Sport report Morrison 30' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,670
Referee: Graham
Dunfermline Athletic v Peterhead
1 October 2022 8 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 Peterhead Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Breen 67'
Todorov 84'		 BBC Sport report Brown 87'
Hewitt 90+4'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,644
Referee: Barry Cook
Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic
8 October 2022 9 Alloa Athletic 0 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Comrie 30'
Todd 45+2'
Wighton 79'		 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,653
Referee: Alan Newlands
Dunfermline Athletic v Edinburgh
15 October 2022 10 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 0 Edinburgh Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Fontaine 89 o.g.' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,952
Referee: Steven Kirkland
Clyde v Dunfermline Athletic
18 October 2022 11 Clyde 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Wighton 15'
Todd 90+3'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Chris Fordyce
Note: Match postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II[5]
Montrose v Dunfermline Athletic
22 October 2022 12 Montrose 2 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Montrose, Scotland
15:00 Wright 63', 87' BBC Sport report Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Iain Snedden
Dunfermline Athletic v Kelty Hearts
29 October 2022 13 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Kelty Hearts Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todorov 22'
Wighton 55'		 BBC Sport report Lyon 30' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,571
Referee: Calum Scott
Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic
5 November 2022 14 Falkirk 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Wighton 60' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 7,279
Referee: Alan Newlands
Dunfermline Athletic v Clyde
12 November 2022 15 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 2 Clyde Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Benedictus 65 pen.', 88 pen.' BBC Sport report Allan 23', 33' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,505
Referee: Alan Muir
Peterhead v Dunfermline Athletic
19 November 2022 16 Peterhead 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Peterhead, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Todd 10'
Mochrie 18'		 Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 793
Referee: Stewart Luke
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South
3 December 2022 17 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todorov 67' BBC Sport report Paton 45' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,927
Referee: Colin Steven
Kelty Hearts v Dunfermline Athletic
24 December 2022 18 Kelty Hearts 1 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Kelty, Scotland
14:00 Agyeman 60' BBC Sport report Martin 67 o.g.'
McCann 86'		 Stadium: New Central Park
Attendance: 2,155
Referee: Greg Aitken
Edinburgh v Dunfermline Athletic
7 January 2023 19 Edinburgh 0 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Wighton 20' Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 1,320
Referee: Stewart Luke
Dunfermline Athletic v Peterhead
14 January 2023 20 Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 0 Peterhead Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton 17'
Todd 36'
Edwards 76'
O'Hara 89'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Chris Graham
Clyde v Dunfermline Athletic
28 January 2023 21 Clyde 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton, Scotland
15:00 Rennie 4' BBC Sport report Edwards 38' Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 1,066
Referee: Barry Cook
Dunfermline Athletic v Montrose
4 February 2023 22 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Montrose Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Breen 40'
Wighton 63'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,957
Referee: Alan Muir
Airdrieonians v Dunfermline Athletic
11 February 2023 23 Airdrieonians 3 – 4 Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie, Scotland
15:00 McGill 29'
Gallagher 39'
Mahon 50 o.g.'
Smith Red card 60'		 BBC Sport report Benedictus 60 pen.'
Todd 66', 82'
Todorov 86'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Dunfermline Athletic v Airdrieonians
18 February 2023 24 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1 Airdrieonians Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Todorov 72' BBC Sport report Stanway 38'
Rae Red card 82'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,468
Referee: Ross Hardie
Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic
25 February 2023 25 Queen of the South 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Wighton 22'
Benedictus 47'		 Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: Chris Fordyce
Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic
4 March 2023 26 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Hamilton 41'
O'Hara 68'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,196
Referee: Euan Anderson
Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk
7 March 2023 27 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Breen 67'
Todd 75'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 9,530
Referee: Euan Anderson
Dunfermline Athletic v Edinburgh
18 March 2023 28 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Edinburgh Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,168
Referee: Peter Stuart
Montrose v Dunfermline Athletic
25 March 2023 29 Montrose 1 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Montrose, Scotland
15:00 Brown 65' BBC Sport report McCann 22'
Wighton 29', 55 pen.'		 Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 1,052
Referee: Stewart Luke
Dunfermline Athletic v Kelty Hearts
1 April 2023 30 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Kelty Hearts Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,702
Referee: Calum Scott
Falkirk v Dunfermline Athletic
8 April 2023 31 Falkirk 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 Nesbitt 8'
Burrell 33'		 BBC Sport report Wighton 35'
McCann 44'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,301
Referee: David Dickinson
Peterhead v Dunfermline Athletic
11 April 2023 32 Peterhead 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Peterhead, Scotland
19:45 BBC Sport report Todorov 57'
Wighton 67'		 Stadium: Balmoor Stadium
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Dan McFarlane
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South
15 April 2023 33 Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 0 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Ritchie-Hosler 22'
Todd 39'
Wighton 52', 64'
O'Hara 78'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,892
Referee: Ross Hardie
Airdrieonians v Dunfermline Athletic
22 April 2023 34 Airdrieonians 1 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie, Scotland
15:00 Gallagher 62' BBC Sport report Wighton 58'
Benedictus Red card 64'
O'Hara Red card 72'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,281
Referee: Greg Aitken
Dunfermline Athletic v Clyde
29 April 2023 35 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Clyde Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Ritchie-Hosler 45'
McCann 90+3'		 BBC Sport report Salkeld 12' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,005
Referee: Colin Steven
Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic
6 May 2023 36 Alloa Athletic 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Wighton 64'
McGowan 68'		 Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

East Fife v Dunfermline Athletic
9 July 2022 1 East Fife 0 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Methil, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report McCann 67', 83' (pen.) Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 963
Referee: Snedden
Dunfermline Athletic v Buckie Thistle
12 July 2022 2 Dunfermline Athletic 5 – 0 Buckie Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Breen 20'
McCann 51'
Todorov 62', 78'
Edwards 82'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,530
Referee: McFarlane
Ross County v Dunfermline Athletic
16 July 2022 3 Ross County 1 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall, Scotland
15:00 Hiwula 64' BBC Sport report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 943
Referee: Walsh
Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic
23 July 2022 4 Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 1
(4 – 5 p)		 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15.00 Hamilton 20' BBC Sport report Sammon 59' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,723
Referee: Lambie
Penalties
McCann soccer ball with check mark
O'Hara soccer ball with check mark
Todorov soccer ball with check mark
Chalmers soccer ball with red X
Allan soccer ball with check mark		 Taggart soccer ball with check mark
Scougall soccer ball with check mark
Sammon soccer ball with check mark
King soccer ball with check mark
MacIver soccer ball with check mark

Table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS DNF ALL EFI BUC
1 Ross County 4 3 1 0 0 11 1 +10 11 Qualification for the second round — 1–0 — 7–0 —
2 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 0 1 1 8 2 +6 7 — — 1–1p — 5–0
3 Alloa Athletic 4 1 2 0 1 6 5 +1 7 0–2 — — p1–1 —
4 East Fife 4 1 0 1 2 4 12 −8 4 — 0–2 — — 3–2
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 1 3 4 13 −9 1 1–1p — 1–4 — —
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Scottish Challenge Cup

Dunfermline Athletic v Celtic B
15 November 2022 Third round Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 1 Celtic B Dunfermline, Scotland
17:45 Sutherland 3'
Todorov 25'		 Report Kenny 36' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Calum Scott
Arbroath v Dunfermline Athletic
10 December 2022 Fourth round Arbroath 1 – 5 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
15:00 O'Brien 74' Report MacDonald 6'
Todd 19', 36'
Benedictus 22'
Wighton 68'		 Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 874
Referee: Chris Graham
Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic
24 January 2023 Quarter-final Dundee 4 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee
19:45 McMullan 29'
Robertson 59'
McCowan 83'
Anderson 90+1'		 BBC Report McCann 38'
Wighton 90+3'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup

Dunfermline Athletic v Forfar Athletic
26 November 2022 Third round Dunfermline Athletic 4 – 0 Forfar Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Wighton 27', 71'
Ritchie-Hosler 33'
Edwards 42'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,880
Referee: Snedden
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
21 January 2023 Fourth round Partick Thistle 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 p)		 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 Fitzpatrick 51' Report Benedictus 42 pen.' Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,218
Referee: Scott Lambie

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 6 May 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish League One League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Mehmet 44 0 36 0 4 0 1 0 3 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Aaron Comrie 42 1 34+1 1 4 0 0 0 2+1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Josh Edwards 44 4 35 2 4 1 1+1 0 3 1
4 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Benedictus 43 7 35 5 4 0 1 1 3 1
5 MF Scotland SCO Chris Hamilton 40 2 22+8 1 5 1 2 0 2+1 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Kyle MacDonald 35 1 14+13 0 1+2 0 2 1 2+1 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Kevin O'Hara 24 3 7+11 3 4 0 0 0 1+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Joe Chalmers 43 0 32+2 0 1+3 0 2 0 3 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Craig Wighton 42 20 28+6 16 3 0 1+1 1 2+1 3
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Todorov 38 12 11+20 9 0+3 2 2 1 1+1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Chris Mochrie 36 2 22+12 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Rhys Breen 34 5 24+1 4 4 1 2 0 3 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lewis McCann 35 10 16+13 6 4 3 0 0 1+1 1
15 DF Scotland SCO Sam Fisher 17 0 12+2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Ewan Otoo 11 0 9+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Paul Allan 12 0 5+3 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Miller Fenton 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
20 GK England ENG Max Little 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
21 DF England ENG Kane Ritchie-Hosler 22 3 15+5 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
23 MF Scotland SCO Paul McGowan 11 1 3+8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Jake Rennie 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Michael Beagley 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Matthew Todd 40 10 31 8 4 0 2 2 2+1 0
28 MF Scotland SCO Andrew Tod 5 0 0 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Taylor Sutherland 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1+1 0+1 0
30 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Robbie Mahon 12 0 4+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season:
17 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Sam Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 6 May 2023[3]
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
1 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 20 16 2 2
2 FW Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 12 9 2 1
3 FW Northern Ireland Lewis McCann 10 6 3 1
MF Scotland Matthew Todd 10 8 2
4 DF Scotland Kyle Benedictus 7 5 1 1
5 DF Scotland Rhys Breen 5 4 1
6 DF Scotland Josh Edwards 4 2 1 1
7 DF England Kane Ritchie-Hosler 3 2 1
8 MF Scotland Chris Hamilton 2 1 1
MF Scotland Chris Mochrie 2 2
FW Scotland Kevin O'Hara 2 1 1
9 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 1 1
DF Scotland Kyle McDonald 1 1
MF Scotland McGowan 1 1
FW Scotland Taylor Sutherland 1 1
Total 82 61 8 9 5

Disciplinary record

As of match played 6 May 2023
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Turkey Deniz Mehmet 1 1
2 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 3 3
3 DF Scotland Josh Edwards 9 6 1 2
4 DF Scotland Kyle Benedictus 7 1 6 1 1
5 MF Scotland Chris Hamilton 11 8 1 1
6 MF Scotland Kyle MacDonald 1 1
7 FW Scotland Kevin O'Hara 1 1 1 1
8 MF Scotland Joe Chalmers 2 2
9 FW Scotland Craig Wighton 4 2
10 FW Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 3 2
11 MF Scotland Chris Mochrie 1 1
12 DF Scotland Rhys Breen 1 1
14 FW Northern Ireland Lewis McCann 5 5
15 DF Scotland Sam Fisher 5 3 1 1
18 MF Scotland Paul Allan 3 2 1
21 DF England Kane Ritchie-Hosler 2 2
23 MF Scotland Paul McGowan 2 2
26 MF Scotland Matthew Todd 5 5
Total 67 2 56 2 4 0 5 0 2 0

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dunfermline Athletic (C, P) 36 23 12 1 63 21 +42 81 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 36 19 10 7 70 39 +31 67 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Airdrieonians (O, P) 36 17 9 10 82 51 +31 60
4 Alloa Athletic 36 17 6 13 56 47 +9 57
5 Queen of the South 36 16 6 14 59 59 0 54
Source: [8]
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).[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
6 June 2022 DF 4 Scotland Kyle Benedictus Raith Rovers Free [10]
8 June 2022 MF 5 Scotland Chris Hamilton Heart of Midlothian Free [11]
22 July 2022 GK 20 England Max Little Queens Park Rangers Free [12]

Players out

Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
31 May 2022 DF 4 Scotland Lewis Martin Kelty Hearts[13] Free [14]
31 May 2022 MF 11 Scotland Ryan Dow Peterhead[15] Free
31 May 2022 MF 16 England Dan Pybus York City[16] Free
31 May 2022 MF 21 Scotland Steven Lawless Partick Thistle[17] Free
31 May 2022 DF 22 Scotland Leon Jones Eastern Sports Club Free
31 May 2022 MF 23 Scotland Dom Thomas Queen's Park[18] Free
31 May 2022 MF 28 England Reece Cole Chertsey Town Free
2 September 2022 MF 17 Scotland Graham Dorrans Free agent Released [19]

Loans in

Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref.
5 August 2022 MF 11 Scotland Chris Mochrie Dundee United End of Season [20]
16 August 2022 DF 15 Scotland Sam Fisher Dundee End of Season [21]
30 September 2022 DF 21 England Kane Ritchie-Hosler Rangers 1 January 2023 [22]
30 September 2022 FW 30 Republic of Ireland Robbie Mahon Motherwell End of Season [23]
10 February 2023 DF 16 Scotland Ewan Otoo Celtic B End of Season [24]
21 February 2023 MF 23 Scotland Paul McGowan Dundee End of Season [25]

Loans out

Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref.
5 August 2022 DF 19 Scotland Miller Fenton Berwick Rangers January 2023 [26]
23 February 2023 DF 27 Scotland Sam Young Cowdenbeath End of Season [27]

References

  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. ^ a b c "Dunfermline FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "2022–23 Dunfermline Athletic performance". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Update ahead of tomorrow's match against Clyde". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 9 September 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ^ "cinch League One Table". Scottish Prefessional Football League. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  9. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Kyle Benedictus signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Hamilton comes home". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  12. ^ "New signing at East End Park". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Lewis Martin joins Kelty Hearts". Kelty Hearts FC. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Playing squad update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  15. ^ "Welcome to Peterhead". Peterhead FC. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Dan Pybus signs for York City". York City FC. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  17. ^ Paton, Ewan (13 June 2022). "Partick Thistle sign Steven Lawless on two-year deal". The Herald Scotland. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Dom Thomas signs for Spiders". Queen's Park FC. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Graham Dorrans". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Mochrie joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Sam Fisher". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic announce loan signing Kane Ritchie-Hosler from Rangers". Dunfermline Press. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Robbie Mahon joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Celtic B captain is on loan signing". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  25. ^ "McGowan joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  26. ^ "Miller Fenton (Loan)".
  27. ^ "Dunfermline: Sam Young makes Cowdenbeath loan move". Dunfermline Press. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  • v
  • t
  • e
Domestic leagues
Domestic cups
European competitions
Related to national team
Transfers
Club seasons
Premiership
Championship
League One
League Two
  • Albion Rovers
  • Annan Athletic
  • Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
  • Dumbarton
  • East Fife
  • Elgin City
  • Forfar Athletic
  • Stenhousemuir
  • Stirling Albion
  • Stranraer