2017–18 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2017–18 season
Chairman	Ross McArthur
Manager	Allan Johnston
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
Championship	Fourth
Challenge Cup	Third round, lost to Falkirk
League Cup	Second round, lost to Rangers
Scottish Cup	Fourth round, lost to Morton
Top goalscorer	League: Nicky Clark (14); All: Nicky Clark (21)
Highest home attendance	League: 7,585 vs. Dundee United; (30 September 2017); Cup: 2,573 vs. Greenock Morton; (20 January 2018)
Lowest home attendance	League: 2,249 vs. Inverness CT; (14 March 2018); Cup: 1,462 vs. Arbroath; (15 August 2017)
Average home league attendance	5,243 (805)
Biggest win	League: Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Inverness CT; (12 August 2017); Dumbarton 0–4 Dunfermline Athletic; (26 August 2017); Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 Brechin City; (14 April 2018); Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 Dumbarton; (28 April 2018); Cup: Dunfermline Athletic 6–0 Elgin City; (15 July 2017)
Biggest defeat	League: Dunfermline Athletic 2–5 Queen of the South; (9 December 2017); Cup: Rangers 6–0 Dunfermline Athletic; (9 August 2017)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →
	All statistics correct as of 5 May 2018.

The 2017–18 season was Dunfermline Athletic's second season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 5th in the 2016–17 season.

Having finished the season fourth in the league, the club qualified for the quarter-final stage of the quarter-final stage of the Scottish Premiership play-offs. After a 0–0 draw with Dundee United at East End Park,^[9] the Pars lost the second leg 2–1 at Tannadice.^[10] Dunfermline also competed in the Scottish Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup, where they were knocked out by Falkirk,^[11] Rangers^[12] and Morton,^[13] respectively.

Season review

May

5 May 2017: After finishing fifth at the end of the 2016–17 season, manager Allan Johnston opted to offer new deals to the majority of the playing squad. Three first team players who were not offered new deals were Lewis Spence, Euan Spark, and Ben Richards-Everton,^[14] the last of which had struggled with injury during the 2016–17 season. Additionally, the club decided that they would not enter a youth side into the 2017–18 SPFL Development League^[15] with four youth players being subsequently released.^[14] Cammy Gill, Stuart Morrison, Scott Lochhead, Brandon Luke and Callum Smith were all promoted to the first-team.
8 May 2017: In the club's end of season address chairman Ross McArthur outlined the club's intentions of reaching a Scottish Premiership play-off place for the 2017–18 season, with a slightly smaller squad of players than in the previous season. Additionally, it was announced that work was due to begin on relaying East End Park's pitch after it was criticised for its condition towards the end of the previous season.^[15]
17 May 2017: The side completed their first signing of the 2017 summer transfer window, bringing in French defender Jean-Yves Mvoto on a one-year deal.^[16]^[17] Mvoto, who played most of his career in England, had previously played for Fife rivals Raith Rovers during the previous season.
31 May 2017: After the club's previous announcement on player releases, four further first-team players decided to leave East End Park following the end of their contracts. David Hutton, who made just 14 appearances over two season left to sign for recently promoted Scottish League One side Arbroath,^[18] whilst club captain Callum Fordyce signed for Championship rivals Queen of the South.^[19] Michael Moffat^[20]^[21] and Andy Geggan^[22]^[23] both signed for Ayr United, with both players having previously played with the Somerset Park side before playing for Dunfermline. At the time of his departure, Geggan was the longest serving Dunfermline player, having made almost 200 appearances, and was the final member of the squad who went through administration with the Pars in 2013.^[23]

June

23 June 2017: The fixtures for the coming SPFL season were released, with the Pars facing off against Scottish League One champions Livingston at Almondvale Stadium.^[24] The side's first home match was against recently relegated Inverness Caledonian Thistle, with the third fixture lining Dunfermline up against fierce rivals Falkirk at East End Park.^[24]
26 June 2017: To celebrate the 50 year anniversary of the club's 1968 Scottish Cup victory, the club launched their replica home kit for the 2017–18 in commemoration of the event.^[25]

1968

2017–18

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

Squad list

As of 4 May 2018, the final match of the season^[26]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Sean Murdoch	GK	(1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 38)	Rochester Rhinos	2015	2019	114	0
20	Cammy Gill	GK	(1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2016	2019	1	0
25	Lee Robinson	GK	(1986-07-02) 2 July 1986 (age 38)	Queen of the South	2018	2018	21	0
30	Craig Burt	GK	(2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 24)	AM Soccer	2017	2018	0	0
Defenders
2	Ryan Williamson	DF	(1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2013	2019	113	1
3	Lewis Martin	DF	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2012	2018	129	3
4	Jean-Yves Mvoto	DF	(1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36)	Raith Rovers	2017	2018	21	0
5	Callum Morris (c)	DF	(1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34)	Aberdeen	2016	2018	123	7
6	Lee Ashcroft	DF	(1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 31)	Kilmarnock	2016	2018	89	8
14	Jason Talbot	DF	(1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 39)	Livingston	2015	2018	109	3
22	Stuart Morrison	DF	(1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2016	2019	0	0
Midfielders
7	Kallum Higginbotham	MF	(1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 35)	Kilmarnock	2016	2018	86	17
8	Nat Wedderburn	MF	(1991-06-30) 30 June 1991 (age 33)	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2016	2018	67	1
11	Joe Cardle	MF	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37)	Ross County	2015	2018	238	54
12	Daniel Armstrong	MF	(1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27)	Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	2018	2018	6	0
13	Aaron Splaine	MF	(1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 28)	Kilmarnock	2017	2018	12	0
15	Michael Paton	MF	(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35)	Queen of the South	2015	2018	81	7
17	Fraser Aird	MF	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)	Falkirk	2017	2018	25	4
18	Conner Duthie	MF	(1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27)	Hibernian	2016	2018	7	0
19	Scott Lochhead	MF	(1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27)	Dundee United	2016	2018	7	0
21	Brandon Luke	MF	(1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2016	2018	0	0
26	James Vincent	MF	(1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35)	Dundee (loan)	2018	2018	12	0
27	Dean Shiels	MF	(1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 (age 39)	FC Edmonton	2017	2018	25	0
28	James Craigen	MF	(1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33)	Falkirk	2018	2018	18	1
31	Tom Beadling	DF	(1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28)	Sunderland (loan)	2018	2018	11	1
Forwards
9	Declan McManus	FW	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30)	Fleetwood Town	2017	2018	44	13
10	Nicky Clark	FW	(1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33)	Bury	2016	2018	78	37
16	Andy Ryan	FW	(1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)	Airdrieonians	2017	2019	24	8
23	Callum Smith	FW	(1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 24)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2016	2020	22	3

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

1 July 2017 Closed Doors Friendly	Partick Thistle	4 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
13:00	Lawless 26' (pen.), 61' (pen.) Doolan 73' Lamont 79'	Match report	Paton 77' Ďuriš^[a] 85'	Stadium: Garscube Sports Complex Attendance: 0

6 July 2017 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 4	Hibernian	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45		Match report	Swanson 24' Pennant^[b] 58' Boyle 71' Shaw 76'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,125 Referee: Clancy

10 July 2017 Friendly	Raith Rovers	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:45	Buchanan 24' Vaughan 32' Matthews 89'	Match report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 1,460 Referee: Beaton

Scottish Championship

5 August 2017 Match 1	Livingston	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00	Pittman 30'	SPFL report	Higginbotham 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 2,301 Referee: Newlands

12 August 2017 Match 2	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Smith 2' Ashcroft 14' Cardle 41', 90' Hopkirk 67'	SPFL report	Vigurs 18'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,391 Referee: McLean

19 August 2017 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McManus 5' Cardle 11', 90+2'	SPFL report	Taiwo 83' Sibbald 52' Miller 62'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,751 Referee: Beaton

26 August 2017 Match 4	Dumbarton	0 – 4	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00	Dowie 77'	SPFL report	Cardle 5' Higginbotham 28' Clark 87' Ryan 90+1'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Cook

9 September 2017 Match 5	Greenock Morton	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	Thomson 46' Harkins 73' Quitongo 90+3'	SPFL report	Cardle 9' Higginbotham 33' (pen.)	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,918 Referee: Clancy

16 September 2017 Match 6	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 0	St Mirren	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McManus 20' Hopkirk 45' Morris 56'	SPFL report	Eckersley 87' Buchanan 88'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,628 Referee: Thomson

23 September 2017 Match 7	Brechin City	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Brechin, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report	Ashcroft 28' McManus 55' Clark 70'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 1,214 Referee: McKendrick

30 September 2017 Match 8	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 3	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Smith 77'	SPFL report	Fyvie 35', 59' McDonald 43'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,585 Referee: Robertson

14 October 2017 Match 9	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,834 Referee: Finnie

21 October 2017 Match 10	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Livingston	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Higginbotham 2', 38' Aird 30'	SPFL report	Mullen 87'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,059 Referee: Dallas

28 October 2017 Match 11	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
15:00	Bell 23'	SPFL report		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Clancy

4 November 2017 Match 12	Falkirk	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	McGhee 64'	SPFL report	Higginbotham 28' (pen.) 56' McManus 90+2'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Thomson

11 November 2017 Match 13	Dunfermline Athletic	P – P	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: East End Park
Note: _{Match postponed due to international call-ups}

21 November 2017 Match 13 ^{(Rearranged)^[27]}	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Ryan 21'	SPFL report	Oliver 34'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,816 Referee: Finnie

25 November 2017 Match 14	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 2	Dumbarton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Morris 55' Clark 88'	SPFL report	Walsh 51' Froxylias 68'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,505 Referee: Walsh

2 December 2017 Match 15	Dundee United	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	Fraser 15', 42'	SPFL report	McManus 75' (pen.)	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 5,790 Referee: Anderson

9 December 2017 Match 16	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 5	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Clark 46' McManus 85'	SPFL report	Kane 8', 27' Dobbie 74', 80' (pen.), 90+1'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,694 Referee: Collum

16 December 2017 Match 17	St Mirren	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Paisley, Scotland
15:00	C. Smith 38'	SPFL report		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Charleston

23 December 2017 Match 18	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Brechin City	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McManus 22' Paton 49'	SPFL report	McLennan 59'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,595 Referee: Aitken

30 December 2017 Match 19	Livingston	P – P	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Note: _{Match postponed due to frozen pitch}

2 January 2018 Match 20	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Clark 16' McManus 51'	SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,140 Referee: Collum

6 January 2018 Match 21	Dumbarton	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report	Cardle 24'	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 1,086 Referee: Beaton

13 January 2018 Match 22	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,139 Referee: Madden

26 January 2018 Match 23	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	St Mirren	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Clark 49'	SPFL report	C. Smith 13' Baird 64'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,479 Referee: Beaton

3 February 2018 Match 24	Greenock Morton	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	Tidser 37' Oliver 90'	SPFL report	Beadling 23'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Duncan

10 February 2018 Match 19 ^{(Rearranged)^[28]}	Livingston	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00	Thompson 69'	SPFL report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Aitken

17 February 2018 Match 25	Dunfermline Athletic	P – P	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: East End Park
Note: _{Match postponed due Inverness' participation in the Scottish Challenge Cup semi-finals^[29]}

24 February 2018 Match 26	Queen of the South	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,429 Referee: Robertson

27 February 2018 Match 27	Brechin City	P – P	Dunfermline Athletic	Brechin, Scotland
19:45				Stadium: Glebe Park
Note: _{Match postponed due to snow^[30]}

3 March 2018 Match 28	Dunfermline Athletic	P – P	Livingston	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: East End Park
Note: _{Match postponed due to snow^[31]}

6 March 2018 Match 25 ^{(Rearranged)^[32]}	Dunfermline Athletic	P – P	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45				Stadium: East End Park
Note: _{Match postponed due to snow^[33]}

10 March 2018 Match 29	St Mirren	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Paisley, Scotland
15:00	Davis 69' (pen.) L. Smith 72'	SPFL report	Talbot 68'	Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,240 Referee: Walsh

13 March 2018 Match 25 ^{(Rearranged)^[34]}	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Craigen 6'	SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Clancy

17 March 2018 Match 30	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,613 Referee: Dallas

20 March 2018 Match 27 ^{(Rearranged)^[35]}	Brechin City	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Brechin, Scotland
19:45		SPFL report	Clark 8', 9', 54'	Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 611 Referee: Cook

24 March 2018 Match 31	Dundee United	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	McDonald 55'	SPFL report	Clark 52'	Stadium: Tannadice Attendance: 5,830 Referee: Anderson

31 March 2018 Match 32	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Clark 33', 38', 90+3'	SPFL report	Marshall 69'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,762 Referee: Collum

3 April 2018 Match 28 ^(Rearranged)^[34]	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Livingston	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Ashcroft 11'	SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Finnie

7 April 2018 Match 33	Falkirk	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	Muirhead 79' (pen.)	SPFL report	Higginbotham 24' Aird 48'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 5,784 Referee: Robertson

14 April 2018 Match 34	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 0	Brechin City	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Ashcroft 2' Aird 25' Ryan 72' Higginbotham 87' (pen.)	SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,898 Referee: McKendrick

21 April 2018 Match 35	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
15:00	Chalmers 16' Austin 48'	SPFL report	Ryan 13' Clark 90+5'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Finnie

28 April 2018 Match 36	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 0	Dumbarton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Higginbotham 18', 25' Aird 45' Williamson 65'	SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Steven

Scottish Premiership play-offs

1 May 2018 Play-offs QF R1	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Ashcroft 55'	SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,474 Referee: Madden

4 May 2018 Play-offs QF R2	Dundee United	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
19:45	McDonald 57' Stanton 70'	SPFL report	McManus 14'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 7,994 Referee: Collum

Scottish League Cup

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DNF	PET	HOM	EFI	ELG
1	Dunfermline Athletic (Q)	4	2	2	0	0	13	3	+10	10	Qualification for the Second Round	—	5–1	—	—	6–0
2	Peterhead	4	3	0	0	1	7	6	+1	9		—	—	2–1	1–0	—
3	Heart of Midlothian	4	2	0	1	1	7	4	+3	7		2–2p	—	—	3–0	—
4	East Fife	4	1	0	1	2	3	6	−3	4		0–0p	—	—	—	3–2
5	Elgin City	4	0	0	0	4	2	13	−11	0		—	0–3	0–1	—	—

Source: ^[36]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[37]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

15 July 2017 Match 1	Dunfermline Athletic	6 – 0	Elgin City	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Clark 10', 20', 35', 46' Paton 33' Smith 90'	SPFL report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Munro

18 July 2017 Match 2	East Fife	0 – 0 (8 – 9 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil, Scotland
19:45		SPFL report		Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,094 Referee: Ross
	Penalties
	Docherty Willis Slattery Duggan Watson Mutch Wilson Dunsmore Gordon		Shiels Paton Clark Cardle Lochhead Morris Ashcroft Williamson Smith

22 July 2017 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 1	Peterhead	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McManus 7', 46' Cardle 12', 22' Ross 72' (o.g.)	SPFL report	McAllister 63' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,878 Referee: Madden

29 July 2017 Match 4	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 2 (1 – 3 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00	Cowie 20' Gonçalves 86'	SPFL report	Cardle 28' McManus 52'	Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium Attendance: 8,404 Referee: Thomson
	Penalties
	McGhee Lafferty Martin Cowie		Paton Lochhead McManus Wedderburn

9 August 2017 Scottish League Cup round 2	Rangers	6 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45	Miller 5' Alves 9' Morelos 23', 75' Tavernier 27' Candeias 57'	SPFL report		Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 35,262 Referee: Roberston

Scottish Challenge Cup

15 August 2017 Challenge Cup round 1	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Ryan 24', 40' Duthie 92'	SPFL report	Little 31'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Anderson

2 September 2017 Challenge Cup round 2	Buckie Thistle	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Buckie, Scotland
15:00		SPFL report	Clark 7', 35' Ryan 39'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 609 Referee: Roncone

7 October 2017 Challenge Cup round 3	Falkirk	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	Balatoni 19' Hippolyte 59'	SPFL report	Shiels 90+6'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 4,082 Referee: McLean

Scottish Cup

18 November 2017 Scottish Cup round 3	Queen's Park	1 – 4	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Galt 65'	BBC Sport report	Clark 48' Talbot 59' Ryan 78' McManus 89'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,179 Referee: McLean

20 January 2018 Scottish Cup round 4	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McManus 57'	BBC Sport report	Oliver 24' Quitongo 85'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,573 Referee: Muir

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

During the 2017–18 season, Dunfermline used twenty-seven different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Right wing-back Ryan Williamson made the most appearances, playing forty-six out of a possible 48 games; Nicky Clark scored the most goal, with twenty-one in all competitions.

As of 5 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Sean Murdoch	27	0	18	0	1	0	5	0	3	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Ryan Williamson	46	1	36	1	2	0	5	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	SCO	Lewis Martin	26	0	13+3	0	0+1	0	5	0	2	0	2	0
4	DF	FRA	Jean-Yves Mvoto	21	0	11+2	0	1	0	0+4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
5	DF	IRL	Callum Morris	40	2	28+2	2	2	0	5	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF	SCO	Lee Ashcroft	43	4	33	4	1	0	5	0	2	0	2	0
7	MF	ENG	Kallum Higginbotham	43	10	26+6	10	1+1	0	5	0	1+1	0	2	0
8	MF	ENG	Nat Wedderburn	36	0	23+4	0	2	0	4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
9	FW	SCO	Declan McManus	44	13	28+4	7	2	2	5	3	1+2	0	1+1	1
10	FW	SCO	Nicky Clark	41	21	31+1	14	2	1	3	4	2	2	2	0
11	MF	ENG	Joe Cardle	34	10	16+9	7	2	0	5	3	1	0	0+1	0
12	MF	SCO	Daniel Armstrong	6	0	1+5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	MF	SCO	Aaron Splaine	12	0	3+4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	3	0	0	0
14	DF	ENG	Jason Talbot	31	1	25+1	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0+1	0
15	MF	SCO	Michael Paton	19	2	8+3	1	1	0	5	1	2	0	0	0
16	FW	SCO	Andy Ryan	24	8	5+14	4	1	1	0	0	2+1	3	1	0
17	DF	CAN	Fraser Aird	25	4	11+10	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
18	MF	SCO	Conner Duthie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
19	MF	SCO	Scott Lochhead	7	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+4	0	2	0	0	0
20	GK	SCO	Cammy Gill	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
25	GK	ENG	Lee Robinson	21	0	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
26	MF	ENG	James Vincent	12	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
27	MF	NIR	Dean Shiels	25	0	16+3	0	2	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	James Craigen	18	1	14+1	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
30	GK	SCO	Craig Burt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	AUS	Tom Beadling	11	1	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
21	MF	SCO	Brandon Luke (on loan at Cowdenbeath)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	SCO	Callum Smith (on loan at Alloa Athletic)	19	3	8+5	2	0	0	1+3	1	1+1	0	0	0
22	DF	SCO	Stuart Morrison (on loan at Edinburgh City)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	SCO	Paul Allan (on loan at Hill of Beath Hawthorn)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
12	FW	SCO	David Hopkirk	10	2	3+5	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0

a. ^ Includes the Scottish Premiership play-offs.

Clean sheets

No.	Pos	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Premiership play-offs
25	GK	Lee Robinson	12	11				1
1	GK	Sean Murdoch	8	4		2	2
Total			20	15	0	2	2	1

Last updated: 3 May 2018
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers

During the 2017–18 season, fifteen Dunfermline players scored 84 goals in all competitions, with 1 goal having been an own goal scored by Peterhead defender Scott Ross. Striker Nicky Clark was the club's top scorer, with 21 goals in 48 competitive matches. Clark was the only player to have scored a hat-trick, scoring four in the first competitive fixture of the season against Elgin City and three against Championship opponents Brechin City and Queen of the South.

As of match played 4 May 2018^[4]

Place	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Premiership play-offs
1	FW	Nicky Clark	21	14	1	4	2
2	FW	Declan McManus	13	7	2	3		1
3	MF	Kallum Higginbotham	10	10
3	MF	Joe Cardle	10	7		3
5	FW	Andy Ryan	8	4	1		3
6	DF	Lee Ashcroft	4	4
6	MF	Fraser Aird	4	4
8	FW	Callum Smith	3	2		1
9	DF	Callum Morris	2	2
	FW	David Hopkirk	2	2
	MF	Michael Paton	2	1		1
12	DF	Ryan Williamson	1	1
	MF	Tom Beadling	1	1
	MF	James Craigen	1	1
	DF	Jason Talbot	1		1
—		Own goal	1			1
Total			84	60	5	13	5	1

Disciplinary record

As of match played 4 May 2018^[38]

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Premiership play-offs
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
14	DF		Jason Talbot	7	1	5	1					1		1
7	MF		Kallum Higginbotham	6	1	5	1							1
9	MF		Declan McManus	5	1	5	1
6	DF		Lee Ashcroft	4	1	3				1					1
27	MF		Dean Shiels	3	1	3							1
18	DF		Conner Duthie	1	1							1	1
5	DF		Callum Morris	10		9				1
11	MF		Joe Cardle	9		7		1		1
2	DF		Ryan Williamson	6		6
4	DF		Jean-Yves Mvoto	5		5
8	MF		Nat Wedderburn	4		2		1		1
1	GK		Sean Murdoch	3		3
10	MF		Nicky Clark	3		3
31	MF		Tom Beadling	3		3
13	MF		Aaron Splaine	3		2						1
25	GK		Lee Robinson	2		2
28	MF		James Craigen	2		2
3	MF		Lewis Martin	1		1
12	DF		David Hopkirk	1		1
15	MF		Michael Paton	1		1
16	MF		Andy Ryan	1		1
17	MF		Fraser Aird	1		1
26	MF		James Vincent	1		1
19	MF		Scott Lochhead	1						1
Total				83	6	71	3	2	0	5	0	3	2	2	1

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Livingston (O, P)	36	17	11	8	56	37	+19	62	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Dundee United	36	18	7	11	52	42	+10	61	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Dunfermline Athletic	36	16	11	9	60	35	+25	59	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	16	9	11	53	37	+16	57
6	Queen of the South	36	14	10	12	59	53	+6	52

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[39]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W
Position	4	2	2	1	2	1	1	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	3	4	3	3	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2018. Source: DAFC.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	16	11	9	60	35	+25	59	11	4	3	38	18	+20	5	7	6	22	17	+5

Last updated: 29 April 2018.
Source: Scottish Championship

Home attendances

Win Draw Loss

Comp	Date	Score	Opponent	Attendance
League Cup	15 July 2017	6–0	Elgin City	1,757^[40]
League Cup	22 July 2017	5–1	Peterhead	1,878^[41]
Championship	12 August 2017	5–1	Inverness CT	4,391^[42]
Challenge Cup	15 August 2017	2–0	Arbroath	1,462^[43]
Championship	19 August 2017	3–1	Falkirk	5,751^[44]
Championship	16 September 2017	3–0	St Mirren	6,628^[45]
Championship	30 September 2017	1–3	Dundee United	7,585^[46]
Championship	21 October 2017	3–1	Livingston	5,089^[47]
Championship	21 November 2017	1–1	Greenock Morton	4,816^[48]
Championship	25 November 2017	2–2	Dumbarton	4,505^[49]
Championship	9 December 2017	2–5	Queen of the South	4,694^[50]
Championship	23 December 2017	2–1	Brechin City	4,595^[51]
Championship	2 January 2018	2–0	Falkirk	7,140^[52]
Championship	13 January 2018	0–0	Dundee United	7,139^[53]
Scottish Cup	20 January 2018	1–2	Greenock Morton	2,573^[13]
Championship	26 January 2018	1–2	St Mirren	5,479^[54]
Championship	13 March 2018	1–0	Inverness CT	2,249^[55]
Championship	17 March 2018	0–0	Greenock Morton	4,816^[56]
Championship	31 March 2018	3–1	Queen of the South	4,762^[57]
Championship	3 April 2018	1–0	Livingston	4,572^[58]
Championship	14 April 2018	4–0	Brechin City	4,898^[59]
Championship	28 April 2018	4–0	Dumbarton	5,506^[60]
Championship	1 May 2018	0–0	Dundee United	6,474^[9]
			Average league attendance:	5,243^[6]
			Total league attendance:	94,382^[6]
			Average total attendance:	4,718^[7]
			Total attendance:	108,526^[7]

Last updated: 29 April 2018
Source: Match reports in Results

Awards

Monthly

Scottish Championship Manager of the Month

Month	Name
August	Allan Johnston^[61]

Scottish Championship Player of the Month

Month	Player
August	Joe Cardle^[61]
March	Nicky Clark^[62]

Club

Month	Name
August	Callum Smith^[63]
September	Ryan Williamson^[64]
October	Jason Talbot^[65]
November	Jason Talbot^[66]
December	Dean Shiels^[67]
January	Jean-Yves Mvoto^[68]
February	Declan McManus^[69]
March	Nicky Clark^[70]

End of Season

PFA Scotland

Award	Player
PFA Scotland Scottish Championship Team of the Year	Ryan Williamson^[71]

Club

Award	Player
DAFC Player of the Year	Lee Ashcroft
Player's Player of the Year	Lee Ashcroft
Joe Nelson Young Player of the Year	Callum Smith
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year	Declan McManus
Kincardine Pars Supporters Club Player of the Year	Lee Ashcroft^[72]
Young Pars Player of the Year	Declan McManus^[72]

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
8 May 2017	DF	24	Paul Allan	Fife Elite Football Academy	Free	^[73]
17 May 2017	DF	4	Jean-Yves Mvoto	Raith Rovers	Free	^[16]^[17]
15 June 2017	FW	9	Declan McManus	Fleetwood Town	Free	^[74]^[75]
15 June 2017	MF	13	Aaron Splaine	Kilmarnock	Free	^[75]^[76]
17 July 2017	MF	27	Dean Shiels	FC Edmonton	Free	^[77]^[78]^[79]
3 August 2017	DF	17	Fraser Aird	Falkirk	Free	^[80]^[81]
15 August 2017	FW	16	Andy Ryan	Airdrieonians	Undisclosed	^[82]
17 August 2017	GK	30	Craig Burt	AM Soccer	Free	^[83]
2 January 2018	GK	25	Lee Robinson	Queen of the South	Free	^[84]^[85]
19 January 2018	MF	28	James Craigen	Falkirk	Free	^[86]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
23 May 2017	FW	9	Michael Moffat	Ayr United	Free	^[20]^[21]
23 May 2017	DF	5	Callum Fordyce	Queen of the South^[19]	Free	^[87]
25 May 2017	MF	6	Andy Geggan	Ayr United	Free	^[22]^[23]
31 May 2017	GK	43	David Hutton	Arbroath^[18]	Free	^[88]
31 May 2017	DF	14	Ben Richards-Everton	Accrington Stanley^[89]^[90]	Free	^[14]
31 May 2017	DF	19	Euan Spark	Brechin City^[91]^[92]	Free
31 May 2017	MF	15	Lewis Spence	Dundee^[93]	Free
31 May 2017	MF	16	Rhys McCabe	Sligo Rovers	Free	^[94]
9 November 2017	FW	12	David Hopkirk	Derry City^[95]	Free	^[96]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Duration	Ref.
29 January 2018	MF	26	James Vincent	Dundee	End of season	^[97]^[98]
30 January 2018	DF	31	Tom Beadling	Sunderland	End of season	^[99]^[100]
31 January 2018	MF	12	Daniel Armstrong	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of season	^[101]^[102]

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
11 August 2017	MF	21	Brandon Luke	Annan Athletic	5 months	^[103]
11 August 2017	DF	22	Stuart Morrison	Edinburgh City	Initially 5 months, extended until end of season^[104]	^[105]
31 August 2017	DF	24	Paul Allan	Stenhousemuir	5 months	^[106]
27 October 2017	MF	18	Conner Duthie	Forfar Athletic	3 months	^[107]
3 November 2017	MF	19	Scott Lochhead	Forfar Athletic	3 months	^[108]
12 January 2018	DF	24	Paul Allan	Hill of Beath Hawthorn	End of season	^[104]^[109]
26 January 2018	MF	21	Brandon Luke	Cowdenbeath	End of season	^[110]

Development squad

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2017	DF	27	Reece Duncan	Camelon Juniors^[111]	Free	^[14]
31 May 2017	MF	29	Robbie Crawford	Hamilton Academical^[112]	Free
31 May 2017	MF	28	Johnny Galloway	Burntisland Shipyard^[113]	Free
31 May 2017	MF	25	Evan Horne	St Mirren^[114]	Free

Contract extensions

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
27 April 2017	DF		Stuart Morrison	2 years	2019	^[115]
27 April 2017	FW		Callum Smith	2 years	2019	^[115]
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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	16	11	9	60	35	+25	59	11	4	3	38	18	+20	5	7	6	22	17	+5

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	16	11	9	60	35	+25	59	11	4	3	38	18	+20	5	7	6	22	17	+5

2017–18 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Season review

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

Squad list

Results & fixtures

Pre-season

Scottish Championship

Scottish Premiership play-offs

Scottish League Cup

Table

Matches

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Clean sheets

Goalscorers

Disciplinary record

Club statistics

League table

Results by round

Results summary

Home attendances

Awards

Monthly

Scottish Championship Manager of the Month

Scottish Championship Player of the Month

Club

End of Season

PFA Scotland

Club

Transfers

First team

Players in

Players out

Loans in

Loans out

Development squad

Players out

Contract extensions

€4.95

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	16	11	9	60	35	+25	59	11	4	3	38	18	+20	5	7	6	22	17	+5