2008–09 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2008–09 season
Chairman John Yorkston
Manager Jim McIntyre
Stadium East End Park
Scottish First Division Third
Scottish Challenge Cup Semi-final, lost to Falkirk
Scottish League Cup Fourth round, lost to Dundee Utd
Scottish Cup Second round, lost to Queen of the South
Top goalscorer League: Andy Kirk (15)
All: Andy Kirk (17)
Highest home attendance 4,653 vs. St Johnstone
(1 November 2008)
Lowest home attendance 2,930 vs. Queen of the South
(9 August 2008)
Average home league attendance 3,255
Biggest win St Johnstone 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic
(16 August 2008)
Clyde 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic
(21 March 2009)
Queen of the South 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic
(2 May 2009)
Biggest defeat Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Queen of the South
(31 January 2009)
Livingston 2–4 Dunfermline Athletic
(10 March 2009)
Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 St Johnstone
(11 April 2009)
Home colours
Away colours
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2017.

The 2008–09 season will be Dunfermline Athletic's 2nd season in the Scottish First Division after being relegated from the Scottish Premier League in 2007.

Review and Events

Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
2 Partick Thistle 36 16 7 13 39 35 +4 55
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 14 9 13 51 43 +8 51
4 Dundee 36 13 11 12 33 32 +1 50

Updated to games played on 2 August 2009.
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Scottish First Division

Scottish Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Stats

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland Paul Gallacher 220170003020
GK Scotland Greg Paterson 0000000000
GK Scotland Calum Reidford 1000000010
DF Ivory Coast Souleymane Bamba¹ 3010000020
DF Scotland Stuart Dearden 0000000000
DF Scotland Lee Graham 0000000000
DF Scotland Austin McCann 200160003010
DF Scotland Harry McGregor 0000000000
DF Scotland Greg Ross 4040000000
DF Scotland Greg Shields 200140003030
DF Scotland Scott Thomson 141101002020
DF Scotland Scott Wilson 171121003020
DF England Calum Woods 161131001020
MF Scotland Steven Bell 5141001000
MF Scotland Alex Burke 201160003011
MF Scotland Stephen Glass 192162002010
MF Scotland Kevin Harper 151111003010
MF Scotland Graeme Holmes 0000000000
MF Scotland Scott McBride 1000000010
MF Scotland Scott Muirhead 3010000020
MF Scotland Nick Phinn 207155003121
MF Scotland Ryan Thomson 1000000010
MF England Simon Wiles 2120000100
MF Scotland Iain Williamson 3221000011
MF Scotland Paul Willis 1000000010
FW Scotland Graham Bayne 214173003110
FW Northern Ireland Andy Kirk 2011169003210
FW Scotland Rory Loy (on loan from Rangers) 1010000000
FW Scotland Jamie Mole (on loan from Hearts) 0000000000
FW Scotland Jim McIntyre 0000000000
FW Scotland Jordan White 0000000000

Notes:

  • ¹ Denotes player has left the club.
  • Player substitutions are not included.
  • Last updated: 2008-12-15

Transfers

In

The Pars brought in 5 players in the close season. Midfielder Steven Bell agreed a pre-contract move in January 2008 from relegated side Stirling Albion.[17] Bell, along with Graeme Holmes who signed from Airdrie United and Austin McCann from Notts County officially signed for the club on 2008-05-19.[17] Striker Graham Bayne signed from Inverness CT for £30,000 in late June,[18] with former Rangers keeper Calum Reidford joining in July after a successful trial with the club.[19] German striker Joseph Laumann also joined the Pars on trial in July, but was not offered a contract.[20] Northern Ireland international Andy Kirk was brought back to Scotland by manager Jim McIntyre from Yeovil Town at the beginning of August for an undisclosed amount[21] and Midfielder Simon Wiles was brought in on a one-year-deal from Blackpool after impressing during a trial.[22] Ross Campbell was brought in on a months loan from Scottish Premier League side Hibernian on 2008-09-19.[23] Rangers Reserve striker Rory Loy signed half way through December on a months loan until 2009-01-26.[24] In January, the Pars brought Hearts young striker Jamie Mole on loan for the remainder of the season.[25]

PlayerFromDateFee
Scotland Steven BellStirling Albion2008-05-19Free
Scotland Graeme HolmesAirdrie United2008-05-19Free
Scotland Austin McCannNotts County2008-05-19Free
Scotland Graham BayneInverness CT2008-06-27£3,000
Scotland Calum ReidfordUnattached1 July-14, 2008Trial
Germany Joseph LaumannRot-Weiß Erfurt8 July-9, 2008Trial
Scotland Calum ReidfordUnattached2008-08-15Free
Northern Ireland Andy KirkYeovil Town2008-08-01Undisclosed
England Simon WilesBlackpool18 August-22, 2008Trial
England Simon WilesBlackpool2008-08-23Free
Scotland Ross CampbellHibernian2008-09-19Loan
Scotland Rory LoyRangers2008-12-12Loan
Scotland Jamie MoleHearts2009-01-10Loan

Out

6 of the Pars first team players from the 2007–08 season left the club in the summer on free transfers. Stephen Simmons,[26] Darren Young,[27] Stevie Crawford[28] and Aaron Labonte all became free agents when their contracts ran out, while Scott Morrison[29] and Mark Burchill[30] signed pre-contracts with Ross County and Rotherham respectively. Young goalkeeper Sean Murdoch opted to join recently promoted side Hamilton Academical[31] (with whom he'd previously been on loan) and at the start of September, Centre-back Sol Bamba joining SPL side Hibernian for an undisclosed sum.[32] September also saw young defender Greg Ross join Second Division side Cowdenbeath on a months loan.[33]

PlayerFromDateFee
Scotland Stephen SimmonsUnattached1 May 2008Free
Scotland Scott MorrisonRoss County6 May 2008Free
Scotland Sean MurdochHamilton Academical6 May 2008Undisclosed
Scotland Darren YoungUnattached27 May 2008Free
Scotland Aaron LabonteUnattached31 May 2008Free
Scotland Mark BurchillRotherham United12 June 2008Free
Scotland Stephen CrawfordEast Fife22 July 2008Free
Ivory Coast Souleymane BambaHibernian1 September 2008Undisclosed
Scotland Greg RossCowdenbeath12 September 2008Loan

References

  1. ↑ "Squad for Austria". dafc.co.uk. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  2. ↑ "Clubs rage at SFA youth demotion". BBC Sport. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  3. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Stirling". BBC Sport. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  4. ↑ "Peterhead 0–2 Dunfermline Ath". BBC Sport. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  5. ↑ "Dunfermline 2–1 Queen o' South". BBC Sport. 2008-08-09. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  6. ↑ "Dunfermline 0–2 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  7. ↑ "Dunfermline 1–0 Alloa". BBC Sport. 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  8. ↑ "Motherwell mourn death of Dolan". BBC Sport. 2008-09-01. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
  9. ↑ "Dunfermline 2–0 St Mirren". BBC Sport. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  10. ↑ "Manager prize for Pars' McIntyre". BBC Sport. 2008-10-12. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  11. ↑ "Dundee United 1–0 Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  12. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Clyde". BBC Sport. 2009-01-10. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
  13. ↑ "Airdrie United v Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 October 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ross County v Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ross County v Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  16. 1 2 "Dunfermline Athletic 2008–09 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
  17. 1 2 "New Boys at Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 2008-05-19. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  18. ↑ "Bayne clinches Dunfermline move". BBC Sport. 2008-06-27. Retrieved 27 June 2008.
  19. ↑ "Reidford given Dunfermline chance". BBC Sport. 2008-07-04. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
  20. ↑ "Dunfermline take striker on trial". BBC Sport. 2008-07-08. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  21. ↑ "Dunfermline snap up striker Kirk". BBC Sport. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  22. ↑ "Wiles signs for Pars". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 August 2008.
  23. ↑ "Hibs striker Campbell joins Pars". BBC Sport. 2008-09-20. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
  24. ↑ "Rangers' Loy loaned out to Pars". BBC Sport. 2008-12-12. Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2008.
  25. ↑ "Dunfermline loan Mole from Hearts". BBC Sport. 2009-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2009.
  26. ↑ "Burchill, Simmons to leave Pars". BBC News. 2008-04-19. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  27. ↑ "Pars set to unveil signings". Archived from the original on 20 May 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  28. ↑ "No Dunfermline deal for Crawford". BBC News. 2008-04-24. Archived from the original on 29 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  29. ↑ "Ross County make trio of signings". BBC News. 2008-05-06. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  30. ↑ "Burchill, Simmons to leave Pars". BBC News. 2008-04-19. Archived from the original on 24 April 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  31. ↑ "Hamilton move for keeper Murdoch". BBC News. 2008-05-07. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
  32. ↑ "Hibs sign Bamba from Dunfermline". BBC News. 2008-09-01. Archived from the original on 4 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  33. ↑ "Ross makes winning start to loan". BBC News. 2008-09-14. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
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