2018–19 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2018–19 season
Chairman Ross McArthur[1]
Manager Allan Johnston[2][3]
Stadium East End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Championship Fifth (ongoing)
Challenge Cup Third round, vs Alloa Athletic (ongoing)
League Cup Second round, lost to Heart of Midlothian
Scottish Cup Fourth round, vs TBC (ongoing)
Top goalscorer League: Louis Longridge (2)[4]
All: Myles Hippolyte (5)[4]
Highest home attendance League: 5,1389[5] vs. Inverness Caledonian Thistle
(1 September 2018)
Cup: 8,601[6] vs. Heart of Midlothian
(18 August 2018)
Lowest home attendance League: 4,568[5] vs. Alloa Athletic
(15 September 2018)
Cup: 1,046[6] vs. Inverness Caledonian Thistle
(17 July 2018)
Average home league attendance 4,848[5]
Biggest win League: Dundee United 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic[6]
(4 August 2018)
Cup: Brechin City 1–7 Dunfermline Athletic[6]
(25 July 2018)
Biggest defeat League: Ayr United 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic[6]
(25 August 2018)
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 06 August 2018.

The 2018–19 season is Dunfermline Athletic's third season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2017–18 season.

Season review

March


Squad list

As of 06 October 2018[7]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Murdoch Scotland GK 31 July 1986 United States Rochester Rhinos 2015 2019 114 0
16 Lee Robinson England GK 2 July 1986 Queen of the South 2018 2019 27 0
20 Cammy Gill Scotland GK 7 April 1998 Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2019 3 0
Defenders
2 Ryan Williamson Scotland DF 14 March 1996 Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2019 118 1
3 Jackson Longridge Scotland DF 12 April 1995 Livingston 2018 2020 7 2
4 Lewis Martin Scotland DF 8 April 1996 Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2019 129 3
5 Mark Durnan Scotland DF 28 November 1992 Dundee United 2018 2019 7 0
6 Lee Ashcroft Scotland DF 29 August 1993 Kilmarnock 2016 2020 96 8
14 Danny Devine Republic of Ireland DF 7 September 1992 Partick Thistle 2018 2020 6 1
Midfielders
7 Kallum Higginbotham England MF 15 June 1989 Kilmarnock 2016 2019 91 19
8 Tom Beadling Australia MF 16 January 1996 England Sunderland 2018 2020 12 1
11 Aidan Connolly Scotland MF 15 August 1995 England York City 2018 2019 7 0
12 Malaury Martin France MF 25 August 1988 Heart of Midlothian (loan) 2018 2019 4 0
15 Myles Hippolyte England MF 9 November 1994 St Mirren 2018 2020 7 4
17 Joe Thomson Scotland MF 14 January 1997 Celtic 2018 2020 5 1
19 James Vincent England MF 27 September 1989 Dundee (loan) 2018 2019 17 1
28 James Craigen England MF 28 March 1991 Falkirk 2018 2019 25 1
Forwards
9 Andy Ryan Scotland FW 29 September 1994 Airdrieonians 2017 2019 32 8
10 Louis Longridge Scotland FW 5 July 1991 Falkirk 2018 2019 7 3
18 Faissal El Bakhtaoui France FW 8 November 1992 Dundee (loan) 2018 2019 97 45
23 Callum Smith Scotland FW 13 November 1999 Fife Elite Football Academy 2016 2020 23 4
36 Robbie Muirhead Scotland FW 8 March 1996 England Milton Keynes Dons 2018 2019 3 0

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Scottish Championship

For upcoming Scottish Championship fixtures, see spfl.co.uk

Scottish League Cup

Table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF DND BRE STI PET
1 Dunfermline Athletic (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Qualification for the Second Round — — — 3–1 3–0
2 Dundee (X) 4 3 0 0 1 8 1 +7 9 Possible Second Round 0–1 — 2–0 — —
3 Brechin City 4 1 0 1 2 3 10 −7 4 1–7 — — — 0–0p
4 Stirling Albion 4 1 0 0 3 4 9 −5 3 — 0–4 1–2 — —
5 Peterhead 4 0 1 0 3 0 7 −7 2 — 0–2 — 0–2 —
Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to best runners-up.

Matches

Scottish Challenge Cup

Squad statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 DF Lee Ashcroft Scotland 7 Club Captain
7 MF Kallum Higginbotham England 1

Last updated: 20 August 2018
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.

Appearances and goals

As of 06 October 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 0000000000
2 DF Scotland Ryan Williamson 7030004000
3 DF Scotland Jackson Longridge 14382005110
4 DF Scotland Lewis Martin 0000000000
5 FW Scotland Mark Durnan 14080005010
6 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 14080005010
7 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 822+10003121
8 MF Australia Tom Beadling 1000000010
9 FW Scotland Andy Ryan 1355+22000+5310
10 FW Scotland Louis Longridge 14382005110
11 MF Scotland Aidan Connolly 1416+11000+501+10
12 MF France Malaury Martin 403000000+10
14 DF Republic of Ireland Danny Devine 8130005100
15 MF England Myles Hippolyte 1458100540+10
16 GK England Lee Robinson 13080004010
17 MF Scotland Joe Thomson 9151003010
18 FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 12280003210
19 MF England James Vincent 12180002+1110
20 GK Scotland Cammy Gill 2000001010
23 FW Scotland Callum Smith 1100000011
28 MF England James Craigen 13070005010
36 FW Scotland Robbie Muirhead 3020000010
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
27 FW Scotland Lewis McCann 2000000+1010

Clean sheets

No. Pos Nat Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
16 GK England Lee Robinson 2 2
Total20020

Last updated: 22 July 2018
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goal scorers

As of match played 18 August 2018[4]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1MFEnglandMyles Hippolyte44
2FWScotlandLouis Longridge321
FWScotlandAndy Ryan33
3DFScotlandJackson Longridge211
FWFranceFaissal El Bakhtaoui22
MFEnglandKallum Higginbotham211
7DFRepublic of IrelandDanny Devine11
MFScotlandJoe Thomson11
MFEnglandJames Vincent11
FWScotlandCallum Smith11
Total 2040142

Disciplinary record

As of match played 18 August 2018[10]
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship 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
19DFEnglandJames Vincent22
6DFScotlandLee Ashcroft11
17DFScotlandJoe Thomson11
18FWFranceFaissal El Bakhtaoui11
5DFScotlandMark Durnan11
15MFEnglandMyles Hippolyte11
28MFEnglandJames Craigen11
27MFScotlandLewis McCann11
Total 9050003010

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ayr United 8 6 1 1 18 9 +9 19 Promotion to the Scottish Premiership
2 Ross County 8 5 2 1 14 4 +10 17 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 8 3 5 0 10 5 +5 14 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Dundee United 9 4 2 3 14 15 −1 14
5 Dunfermline Athletic 8 3 2 3 9 13 −4 11
6 Queen of the South 8 2 4 2 16 10 +6 10
7 Greenock Morton 8 2 4 2 10 12 −2 10
8 Partick Thistle 9 3 0 6 10 16 −6 9
9 Alloa Athletic 8 0 4 4 6 13 −7 4 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Falkirk 8 1 0 7 5 15 −10 3 Relegation to Scottish League One
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source:
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).[11]

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAH
ResultWL
Position26

Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2018. Source: DAFC.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results Summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
2 1 0 1 4 5  −1 3 0 0 1 1 3  −2 1 0 0 3 2  +1

Last updated: 15 August 2018.
Source: Scottish Championship

Home attendances

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
League Cup17 July 20183–0Peterhead1,848[12]
League Cup28 July 20183–1Stirling Albion2,359[13]
Championship11 August 20181–3Ross County4,949[14]
League Cup18 August 20180–1Heart of Midlothian8,601[15]
Average league attendance: 4,949[5]
Total league attendance: 4,949[5]
Average total attendance: 4,439
Total attendance: 17,757

Last updated: 20 August 2018
Source: Match reports in Results

Transfers

First team

Contract extensions

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
17 May 2018 GK England Lee Robinson 1 year 2019 [55]
17 May 2018 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 2 years 2020
17 May 2018 MF England James Craigen 1 year 2019
24 May 2018 GK Scotland Craig Burt 1 year 2019 [56]
24 May 2018 MF Scotland Brandon Luke 1 year 2019 [57]
1 June 2018 DF Scotland Lewis Martin 1 year 2019 [58]
14 June 2018 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 1 year 2019 [59][60]

Notes

    References

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