2014–15 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2014–15 season
ChairmanBob Garmory[1]
ManagerJim Jefferies
(until 16 December)
John Potter
(from 16 December)
StadiumEast End Park
League OneSeventh
Challenge CupSecond Round, lost to Falkirk
League CupSecond Round, lost to St Mirren
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to Stranraer
Top goalscorerLeague: Faissal El Bakhtaoui
& Gozie Ugwu (7)

All: Faissal El Bakhtaoui (9)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 3,342[2] vs. Morton, (25 October 2014)
Cup: 4,230 vs. Raith Rovers, (5 August 2014)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,574[2] vs. Brechin City, (24 February 2015)
Cup: 1,436 vs. Stranraer, (9 December 2014)
Average home league attendance2,523[2]
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2015.

The 2014–15 season was Dunfermline Athletic's second season in the Scottish League One, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.[3] Dunfermline Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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12 July 2014 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Livingston Ainslie Park, Edinburgh
13:00 Forbes 16' Match Report Attendance: 400℮
15 July 2014 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Hibernian East End Park
19:30 Match Report Attendance: 2,712
Referee: Finnie
19 July 2014 Friendly Berwick Rangers 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Shielfield Park
14:00 Maxwell 57' Match Report Byrne 14'
Moffat 47'
Attendance: 0
Referee: Taylor

Scottish League One

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9 August 2014 Match 1 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Brechin City East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 2,875
Referee: Anderson
16 August 2014 Match 2 Forfar 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Station Park
15:00 Hilson 58'
Dods 73'
SPFL Report Attendance: 1,003
Referee: Roache
23 August 2014 Match 3 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Airdrieonians East End Park
15:00 Ugwu 24', 80'
Moffat 41'
SPFL Report Attendance: 2,653
Referee: Finnie
30 August 2014 Match 4 Stranraer 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Gibson 35'
Malcolm Red card 50'
SPFL Report Ugwu 5'
Moffat 63'
Millen Red card 34'
Attendance: 573
Referee: Robertson
13 September 2014 Match 5 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Stenhousemuir East End Park
15:00 Thomson 54'
Moffat 84' (pen)
SPFL Report McMenamin Red card 68' Attendance: 2,671
Referee: Charleston
20 September 2014 Match 6 Morton 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Cappielow
15:00 McManus 29'
Pepper 76'
SPFL Report Millen 72' (pen) Attendance: 1,934
Referee: Walsh
27 September 2014 Match 7 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Peterhead East End Park
15:00 Falkingham 59'
Ugwu 71'
Thomson 88'
SPFL Report Redman Red card 15'
Noble Red card 45+1'
Brown Red card 45+3'
Attendance: 2,409
Referee: Aitken
4 October 2014 Match 8 Stirling Albion 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Wedderburn Yellow card 83' Red card SPFL Report Byrne 80'
El Bakhtaoui 90+2'
Attendance: 1,623
Referee: Dallas
10 October 2014 Match 9 Ayr 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park
19:45 SPFL Report El Bakhtaoui 29' Attendance: 1,457
Referee: Anderson
18 October 2014 Match 10 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Forfar East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report Attendance: 2,923
Referee: Finnie
25 October 2014 Match 11 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Morton East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 52' SPFL Report O'Ware 79'
McManus 90+3'
Attendance: 3,342
Referee: McKendrick
8 November 2014 Match 12 Peterhead 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Stevenson 88' SPFL Report El Bakhtaoui 19' Attendance: 740
Referee: Murray
15 November 2014 Match 13 Stenhousemuir 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 Faulds 71' SPFL Report Attendance: 1,177
Referee: Walsh
22 November 2014 Match 14 Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 Stirling Albion East End Park
15:00 Ugwu 71', 18', 60'
Stirling 71'
SPFL Report Robertson Red card 80' Attendance: 2,451
Referee: Steven
6 December 2014 Match 15 Dunfermline Athletic 4–2 Ayr East End Park
15:00 Stirling 19'
Smith 22', 57'
Byrne 30'
SPFL Report McLaughlin 27'
Forrest 56'
Attendance: 2,509
Referee: Anderson
13 December 2014 Match 16 Airdrieonians 3–1 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Prunty 3'
Blockley 55'
Fitzpatrick 64'
SPFL Report Buchanan 84' Attendance: 878
Referee: Newlands
20 December 2014 Match 17 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Stranraer East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report McKeown 59' Attendance: 2,572
Referee: Murray
27 December 2014 Match 18 Brechin City P – P Dunfermline Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 BBC Report
Note: Match postponed due to frozen pitch
3 January 2015 Match 19 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Peterhead East End Park
15:00 Forbes 20'
Geggan Red card 75'
SPFL Report McAllister 63' (pen) Attendance: 2,729
Referee: Charleston
10 January 2015 Match 20 Stirling Albion 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Forthbank Stadium
15:00 C. Smith 60'
Wedderburn 79'
Coult Red card 37'
SPFL Report Smith 42'
Martin 90+2'
Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Allan
17 January 2015 Match 21 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Airdrieonians East End Park
15:00 Millen 34' (pen)
Moffat 75'
SPFL Report Lister 10'
Gilfillan 56'
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Robertson
24 January 2015 Match 22 Morton 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Cappielow
17:30 Caldwell 67'
MacDonald 81'
SPFL Report Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Muir
31 January 2015 Match 23 Ayr 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park
15:00 SPFL Report Geggan 66'
Hopkirk 90+1'
Attendance: 1,149
Referee: Northcroft
7 February 2015 Match 24 Dunfermline Athletic P – P Brechin City East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report
Note: Match postponed due to Brechin City's Scottish Cup fixture
14 February 2015 Match 25 Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Stenhousemuir East End Park
15:00 Barrowman 45+2', 90+4'
McAusland 74'
SPFL Report McMullan 18'
McMenamin 44'
Attendance: 2,393
Referee: Newlands
21 February 2015 Match 26 Forfar 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Station Park
15:00 Husband 58' SPFL Report Attendance: 1,134
Referee: Northcroft
24 February 2015 Match 24 (Rearranged)[4] Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Brechin City East End Park
19:45 SPFL Report Trouten 73' Attendance: 1,574
Referee: Dallas
28 February 2015 Match 27 Stranraer 5–1 Dunfermline Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Gallagher 10'
Aitken 31'
Gibson 44'
Longworth 49'
McShane 83'
SPFL Report Geggan 26'
Buchanan Red card 29'
Attendance: 498
Referee: Graham
3 March 2015 Match 18 (Rearranged)[4] Brechin City 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Glebe Park
19:45 McLean 58' Report Falkingham 1' Attendance: 615
Referee: Aitken
7 March 2015 Match 28 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Ayr East End Park
15:00 Devlin 63' (o.g.)
Geggan 76'
SPFL Report Crawford 86' Attendance: 2,467
Referee: Walsh
14 March 2015 Match 29 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Stirling Albion East End Park
15:00 Geggan 75' SPFL Report G. Smith 71' Attendance: 2,318
Referee: Salmond
21 March 2015 Match 30 Stenhousemuir 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Ochilview Park
15:00 SPFL Report El Bakhtaoui 46' Attendance: 983
Referee: Charleston
28 March 2015 Match 31 Dunfermline Athletic 0–4 Morton East End Park
15:00 SPFL Report McCluskey 45'
Kilday 50'
McManus 76'
Russell 90'
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: Clancy
4 April 2015 Match 32 Peterhead 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Rodgers 18' SPFL Report Moffat 78' Attendance: 668
Referee: Walsh
11 April 2015 Match 33 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Stranraer East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 83' SPFL Report Attendance: 1,951
Referee: Northcroft
18 April 2015 Match 34 Brechin City 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glebe Park
15:00 Trouten 25', 29'
Jackson 64'
SPFL Report Attendance: 808
Referee: McKendrick
25 April 2015 Match 35 Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Forfar East End Park
15:00 El Bakhtaoui 77' SPFL Report Fortheringham 8'
Templeman 19'
Hilson 36' (pen)
Attendance: 2,262
Referee: Duncan
2 May 2015 Match 36 Airdrieonians 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Morton 45'
McHugh 47', 90'
SPFL Report Geggan 33'
Falkingham 59'
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: Salmond

Scottish Challenge Cup

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19 August 2014 Challenge Cup round 2 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Falkirk East End Park
19:45 Geggan 68' SPFL Report Taiwo 55', 60'
Biabi Red card 75'
Attendance: 2,810
Referee: Salmond

Scottish League Cup

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26 August 2014 Scottish League Cup round 2 St Mirren 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic St Mirren Park
19:45 Caldwell 50', 80' SPFL Report Spence 9' Attendance: 1,931
Referee: McLean

Scottish Cup

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29 November 2014 Scottish Cup round 4 Stranraer 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Stair Park
15:00 Gibson 80'
Geggan 90+5' (o.g.)
DAFC Report Geggan 14'
Buchanan 61'
Attendance: 489
Referee: Roache
9 December 2014 Scottish Cup round 4 replay Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Stranraer East End Park
19:45 Millen 62' (pen.) DAFC Report Winter 32'
Stirling 57'
Longworth 90'
Attendance: 1,436
Referee: Roache

Fife Cup

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7 February 2015 Semi-final/Benefit match[5] Cowdenbeath 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Central Park
14:00 Brett 67' Match Report Spence 37'
McMillan 78'
Smith 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 711
Referee: Stuart

Player statistics

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Most frequent starting line-up uses the team's most used formation: 4–4–2. The players used are those who have played the most games in goals, defence, midfield and up-front, not necessarily who have played most games in each respective position.

Captains

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No. P Name Country No. games Notes
MF Andy Geggan Scotland 23 Club Captain until 16 December 2014, 2nd Vice Captain until end of the season
MF Josh Falkingham England 17 1st Vice Captain until 16 December 2014, Club Captain until end of the season
DF Gregor Buchanan Scotland 3 1st Vice Captain as of 16 December 2014

Last updated: 25 September 2015
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

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Last updated 23 July 2016[6][7]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Cammy Gill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ryan Goodfellow 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ryan Scully 41 0 34 0 3 0 2 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Jamie Wilson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Gregor Buchanan 36 3 30 1 3 1 2 1 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 35 2 29+1 1 1 0 2 1 2 0
DF Scotland SCO Ross Millen 33 5 27 2 3 2 1 0 2 1
DF England ENG Jonathan Page 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland SCO Jim Paterson 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Urquhart 14 0 10+2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland SCO Ryan Williamson 17 0 14+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 26 3 20+2 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Josh Falkingham 38 3 26+6 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Geggan 40 7 29+4 5 3 1 2 0 2 1
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Paul George 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Finn Graham 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Kyle McAusland 14 1 13+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott Mercer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Declan O'Kane 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Lewis Spence 31 1 20+6 0 1 0 2 1 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Andy Stirling 18 2 7+8 2 2 0 0+1 0 0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ryan Thomson 23 1 10+7 1 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Alex Whittle 28 1 20+4 0 3 0 1 1 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Andy Barrowman 13 2 9+4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW France FRA Faissal El Bakhtaoui 30 9 13+11 7 3 2 1 0 2 0
FW Scotland SCO David Hopkirk 12 1 10+2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Moffat 41 6 29+5 5 3 0 2 1 2 0
FW Scotland SCO Allan Smith 16 3 8+5 3 2 0 0+1 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO James Thomas 2 1 0+1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Scotland SCO Ryan Wallace 5 1 1+3 0 0 0 0+1 1 0 0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
DF Scotland SCO Ross Drummond 7 0 4+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland SCO Ross Forbes 17 1 8+5 1 1 0 1+1 0 1 0
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Allan 8 0 5+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Cameroon CMR Sorel Chemin 3 0 0+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Gozie Ugwu 19 7 10+5 7 1 0 1 0 0+2 0

Clean sheets

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Pos Nat Name Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
GK Scotland Ryan Scully 12 11 0 0 1
GK Scotland Ryan Goodfellow 1 1 0 0 0
GK Scotland Jamie Wilson 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 13 12 0 0 1

Last updated: 25 April 2015
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers

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As of match played 2 May 2015[8]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1 FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 9 7 2
2 FW England Gozie Ugwu 7 7
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 7 5 1 1
4 FW Scotland Michael Moffat 6 5 1
5 DF Scotland Ross Millen 5 2 2 1
6 MF England Josh Falkingham 3 3
FW Scotland Allan Smith 3 3
MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 3 2 1
DF Scotland Gregor Buchanan 3 1 1 1
10 FW Scotland Andy Barrowman 2 2
MF Scotland Andy Stirling 2 2
DF Scotland Lewis Martin 2 1 1
13 FW Scotland Ross Forbes 1 1
FW Scotland David Hopkirk 1 1
FW Scotland Kyle McAusland 1 1
FW Scotland James Thomas 1 1
MF Scotland Ryan Thomson 1 1
MF Scotland Lewis Spence 1 1
FW Scotland Ryan Wallace 1 1
FW England Alex Whittle 1 1
Own goal 1 1
Total 60 45 7 6 2

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 25 April 2015[9]
Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
DF Scotland Ross Millen 3 2 3 2
DF Scotland Gregor Buchanan 9 1 7 1 2
MF Scotland Andy Geggan 5 1 3 1 1 1
MF England Josh Falkingham 8 7 1
MF Scotland Lewis Spence 4 4
MF England Alex Whittle 3 3
DF Scotland Stuart Urquhart 3 3
MF Scotland Ryan Thomson 3 2 1
MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 3 1 1 1
MF Scotland Finn Graham 2 2
DF Scotland Lewis Martin 2 2
DF Scotland Jim Paterson 2 2
FW Scotland Andy Barrowman 1 1
DF Scotland Ross Drummond 1 1
FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 1 1
MF Republic of Ireland Paul George 1 1
FW Scotland Michael Moffat 1 1
MF Scotland Declan O'Kane 1 1
DF England Jonathan Page 1 1
Total 54 4 46 4 4 0 2 0 2 0

Club statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
5 Airdrieonians 36 16 10 10 53 39 +14 58
6 Peterhead 36 14 9 13 51 54 −3 51
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 13 9 14 46 48 −2 48
8 Ayr United 36 9 7 20 45 60 −15 34
9 Stenhousemuir (O) 36 8 5 23 42 63 −21 29 Qualification for the League One play-offs
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHA[4]HAHAAH[4]HAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultDLWWWLWWWDLDLWWLLDDDDLWLWLLWDWLDWLLL
Position885214221222432445555555456575666777
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Awards

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Award Player
Player's Player of the Year Scotland Ryan Scully[10]
DAFC Player of the Year Scotland Ryan Scully[10]
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year Scotland Ryan Scully[10]
Under 20 Player of the Year Scotland Lewis Spence[10]

Transfers

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References

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