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2017–18 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2017–18 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerAllan Johnston[2][3]
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
ChampionshipFourth
Challenge CupThird round, lost to Falkirk
League CupSecond round, lost to Rangers
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Morton
Top goalscorerLeague: Nicky Clark (14)[5]
All: Nicky Clark (21)[4]
Highest home attendanceLeague: 7,585[6] vs. Dundee United
(30 September 2017)
Cup: 2,573[7] vs. Greenock Morton
(20 January 2018)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 2,249[6] vs. Inverness CT
(14 March 2018)
Cup: 1,462[7] vs. Arbroath
(15 August 2017)
Average home league attendance5,243[6] (805[8])
Biggest winLeague: Dunfermline Athletic 5–1 Inverness CT[6]
(12 August 2017)
Dumbarton 0–4 Dunfermline Athletic[6]
(26 August 2017)
Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 Brechin City[6]
(14 April 2018)
Dunfermline Athletic 4–0 Dumbarton[6]
(28 April 2018)
Cup: Dunfermline Athletic 6–0 Elgin City[7]
(15 July 2017)
Biggest defeatLeague: Dunfermline Athletic 2–5 Queen of the South[6]
(9 December 2017)
Cup: Rangers 6–0 Dunfermline Athletic[7]
(9 August 2017)
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

June

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 Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Murdoch Scotland GK (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 38) United States Rochester Rhinos 2015 2019 114 0
20 Cammy Gill Scotland GK (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2019 1 0
25 Lee Robinson England GK (1986-07-02) 2 July 1986 (age 38) Queen of the South 2018 2018 21 0
30 Craig Burt Scotland GK (2000-01-29) 29 January 2000 (age 24) AM Soccer 2017 2018 0 0
Defenders
2 Ryan Williamson Scotland DF (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2019 113 1
3 Lewis Martin Scotland DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2018 129 3
4 Jean-Yves Mvoto France DF (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 36) Raith Rovers 2017 2018 21 0
5 Callum Morris (c) Republic of Ireland DF (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34) Aberdeen 2016 2018 123 7
6 Lee Ashcroft Scotland DF (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 31) Kilmarnock 2016 2018 89 8
14 Jason Talbot England DF (1985-09-30) 30 September 1985 (age 39) Livingston 2015 2018 109 3
22 Stuart Morrison Scotland DF (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2019 0 0
Midfielders
7 Kallum Higginbotham England MF (1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 35) Kilmarnock 2016 2018 86 17
8 Nat Wedderburn England MF (1991-06-30) 30 June 1991 (age 33) Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2016 2018 67 1
11 Joe Cardle England MF (1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 37) Ross County 2015 2018 238 54
12 Daniel Armstrong Scotland MF (1997-10-11) 11 October 1997 (age 27) Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 2018 2018 6 0
13 Aaron Splaine Scotland MF (1996-10-13) 13 October 1996 (age 28) Kilmarnock 2017 2018 12 0
15 Michael Paton Scotland MF (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) Queen of the South 2015 2018 81 7
17 Fraser Aird Canada MF (1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29) Falkirk 2017 2018 25 4
18 Conner Duthie Scotland MF (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27) Hibernian 2016 2018 7 0
19 Scott Lochhead Scotland MF (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 27) Dundee United 2016 2018 7 0
21 Brandon Luke Scotland MF (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 25) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2018 0 0
26 James Vincent England MF (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35) Dundee (loan) 2018 2018 12 0
27 Dean Shiels Northern Ireland MF (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 (age 39) Canada FC Edmonton 2017 2018 25 0
28 James Craigen England MF (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) Falkirk 2018 2018 18 1
31 Tom Beadling Australia DF (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 28) England Sunderland (loan) 2018 2018 11 1
Forwards
9 Declan McManus Scotland FW (1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30) England Fleetwood Town 2017 2018 44 13
10 Nicky Clark Scotland FW (1991-06-03) 3 June 1991 (age 33) England Bury 2016 2018 78 37
16 Andy Ryan Scotland FW (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30) Airdrieonians 2017 2019 24 8
23 Callum Smith Scotland FW (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25) 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

Main article: 2017–18 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 Red card 52'
Miller Red card 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 Yellow card 77' Red card 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 Red card 87'
Buchanan Yellow card 88' Yellow-red card		 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.) Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card
McManus Yellow card 90+2' Yellow-red card		 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 Red card 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 Yellow card 68' Yellow-red card 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

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Premiership § Premiership play-offs
1 May 2018 Play-offs QF R1 Dunfermline Athletic 0 – 0 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Ashcroft Red card 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

Main articles: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup and 2017–18 Scottish League Cup group stage

Table

Pos Team 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 soccer ball with check mark
Willis soccer ball with check mark
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Duggan soccer ball with check mark
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Wilson soccer ball with check mark
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Gordon soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Shiels
soccer ball with check mark Paton
soccer ball with check mark Clark
soccer ball with check mark Cardle
soccer ball with check mark Lochhead
soccer ball with check mark Morris
soccer ball with check mark Ashcroft
soccer ball with check mark Williamson
soccer ball with check mark 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 soccer ball with red X
Lafferty soccer ball with check mark
Martin soccer ball with red X
Cowie soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Paton
soccer ball with check mark Lochhead
soccer ball with red X McManus
soccer ball with check mark 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

Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2017 Challenge Cup round 1 Dunfermline Athletic 2 – 0 Arbroath Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Ryan 24', 40'
Duthie Yellow card 92' Yellow-red card		 SPFL report Little Red card 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 Red card 90+6' Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 4,082
Referee: McLean

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Sean Murdoch 27 0 18 0 1 0 5 0 3 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Ryan Williamson 46 1 36 1 2 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 26 0 13+3 0 0+1 0 5 0 2 0 2 0
4 DF France FRA Jean-Yves Mvoto 21 0 11+2 0 1 0 0+4 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Morris 40 2 28+2 2 2 0 5 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Lee Ashcroft 43 4 33 4 1 0 5 0 2 0 2 0
7 MF England ENG Kallum Higginbotham 43 10 26+6 10 1+1 0 5 0 1+1 0 2 0
8 MF England ENG Nat Wedderburn 36 0 23+4 0 2 0 4 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Declan McManus 44 13 28+4 7 2 2 5 3 1+2 0 1+1 1
10 FW Scotland SCO Nicky Clark 41 21 31+1 14 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 0
11 MF England ENG Joe Cardle 34 10 16+9 7 2 0 5 3 1 0 0+1 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Daniel Armstrong 6 0 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Scotland SCO Aaron Splaine 12 0 3+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3 0 0 0
14 DF England ENG Jason Talbot 31 1 25+1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0+1 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Michael Paton 19 2 8+3 1 1 0 5 1 2 0 0 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Andy Ryan 24 8 5+14 4 1 1 0 0 2+1 3 1 0
17 DF Canada CAN Fraser Aird 25 4 11+10 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Conner Duthie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Scott Lochhead 7 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+4 0 2 0 0 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Cammy Gill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
25 GK England ENG Lee Robinson 21 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF England ENG James Vincent 12 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
27 MF Northern Ireland NIR Dean Shiels 25 0 16+3 0 2 0 1+2 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG James Craigen 18 1 14+1 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
30 GK Scotland SCO Craig Burt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Australia AUS Tom Beadling 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
21 MF Scotland SCO Brandon Luke (on loan at Cowdenbeath) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW Scotland 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 Scotland SCO Stuart Morrison (on loan at Edinburgh City) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Nat Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs
25 GK England Lee Robinson 12 11 1
1 GK Scotland 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 Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs
1 FW Scotland Nicky Clark 21 14 1 4 2
2 FW Scotland Declan McManus 13 7 2 3 1
3 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 10 10
MF Scotland Joe Cardle 10 7 3
5 FW Scotland Andy Ryan 8 4 1 3
6 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 4 4
MF Canada Fraser Aird 4 4
8 FW Scotland Callum Smith 3 2 1
9 DF Republic of Ireland Callum Morris 2 2
FW Scotland David Hopkirk 2 2
MF Scotland Michael Paton 2 1 1
12 DF Scotland Ryan Williamson 1 1
MF Australia Tom Beadling 1 1
MF England James Craigen 1 1
DF England 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
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
14 DF England Jason Talbot 7 1 5 1 1 1
7 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 6 1 5 1 1
9 MF Scotland Declan McManus 5 1 5 1
6 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 4 1 3 1 1
27 MF Northern Ireland Dean Shiels 3 1 3 1
18 DF Scotland Conner Duthie 1 1 1 1
5 DF Republic of Ireland Callum Morris 10 9 1
11 MF England Joe Cardle 9 7 1 1
2 DF Scotland Ryan Williamson 6 6
4 DF France Jean-Yves Mvoto 5 5
8 MF Scotland Nat Wedderburn 4 2 1 1
1 GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 3 3
10 MF Scotland Nicky Clark 3 3
31 MF Australia Tom Beadling 3 3
13 MF Scotland Aaron Splaine 3 2 1
25 GK England Lee Robinson 2 2
28 MF England James Craigen 2 2
3 MF Scotland Lewis Martin 1 1
12 DF Scotland David Hopkirk 1 1
15 MF Scotland Michael Paton 1 1
16 MF Scotland Andy Ryan 1 1
17 MF Canada Fraser Aird 1 1
26 MF England James Vincent 1 1
19 MF Scotland Scott Lochhead 1 1
Total 83 6 71 3 2 0 5 0 3 2 2 1

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team 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
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHHAHHAAAAHHAAHHAHAH
ResultDWWWLWWLDWLDDDLLLWWWDLLDDLWDWDWWWWDW
Position422121133234344553433455565555433344
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 Scotland Allan Johnston[61]

Scottish Championship Player of the Month

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

Club

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

End of Season

PFA Scotland

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

Club

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

Transfers

First team

Contract extensions

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
27 April 2017 DF Scotland Stuart Morrison 2 years 2019 [115]
27 April 2017 FW Scotland Callum Smith 2 years 2019
4 May 2017 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 1 year 2018 [116][117]
5 May 2017 MF England Nat Wedderburn 1 year 2018 [118][119]
16 May 2017 DF Republic of Ireland Callum Morris 1 year 2018 [120][17]
17 May 2017 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 1 year 2018 [121][17]
24 May 2017 MF Scotland Scott Lochhead 1 year 2018 [122]
1 June 2017 MF England Jason Talbot 1 year 2018 [123][124]
20 June 2017 GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 1 year 2019 [125][126]
29 June 2017 MF Scotland Michael Paton 1 year 2018 [127][128]
20 October 2017 FW Scotland Callum Smith 1 year 2020 [129]
27 October 2017 DF Scotland Ryan Williamson 1 year 2019 [130]

Notes

  1. ^ Trialist
  2. ^ Trialist

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