2021–22 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2021–22 season
Chairman	Ross McArthur[1]
Manager	Peter Grant[2]; (until 31 October); Greg Shields & Steven Whittaker[3] (interim managers); (31 October to 12 November); John Hughes[4]; (from 12 November)
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
Championship	Ninth; (Relegated via play-off)
League Cup	Second round, lost to Rangers
Challenge Cup	Second round, lost to Elgin City
Scottish Cup	Third round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorer	League: Kevin O'Hara (6); All: Kevin O'Hara (9)
Highest home attendance	League: 5,406[5] vs. Queen of the South; (29 April 2022)
Lowest home attendance	League: 556[5] vs. Hamilton Academical; (15 January 2022)
Average home league attendance	3,614[5](537[6][N 1])
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 16 May 2022.

The 2021–22 season was Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2020–21 season.

Squad list

As of 7 May 2022

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
29	Deniz Mehmet	GK	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992	Dundee United	2021	2023	8	0
41	Jakub Stolarczyk	GK	(2000-12-19) 19 December 2000	Leicester City	2022	2022	12	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997	St Johnstone	2019	2023	91	3
3	Josh Edwards	DF	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000	Airdrieonians	2019	2023	83	2
4	Lewis Martin	DF	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2012	2022	170	5
5	Coll Donaldson	DF	(1995-04-09) 9 April 1995	Ross County	2022	2022	18	2
6	Kyle MacDonald	DF	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000	Airdrieonians	2021	2023	19	1
12	Rhys Breen	DF	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	Rangers	2021	2023	11	0
19	Miller Fenton	DF	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003	Fife Elite Football Academy	2019	2024	1	0
22	Leon Jones	DF	(1998-02-28) 28 February 1998	Kentucky Wildcats	2021	2022	2	0
25	Efe Ambrose	DF	(1988-10-18) 18 October 1988	St Johnstone	2022	2022	14	0
Midfielders
8	Joe Chalmers	MF	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	Ayr United	2022	2023	16	0
11	Ryan Dow	MF	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991	Peterhead	2019	2022	68	10
16	Dan Pybus	MF	(1997-12-12) 12 December 1997	Queen of the South	2021	2022	36	1
17	Graham Dorrans	MF	(1987-05-05) 5 May 1987	Western Sydney Wanderers	2021	2023	22	1
18	Paul Allan	MF	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000	Fife Elite Football Academy	2017	2024	18	0
21	Steven Lawless	MF	(1991-04-12) 12 April 1991	Motherwell	2022	2022	20	3
23	Dom Thomas	MF	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996	Kilmarnock	2020	2022	58	6
26	Matthew Todd	MF	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	39	2
28	Reece Cole	MF	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998	Queens Park Rangers	2021	2022	12	1
39	Liam Polworth	MF	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	Kilmarnock	2022	2022	11	0
Forwards
7	Kevin O'Hara	FW	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998	Alloa Athletic	2020	2023	70	22
9	Craig Wighton	FW	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997	Heart of Midlothian	2021	2023	28	9
10	Nikolay Todorov	FW	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996	Inverness CT	2021	2023	26	6
14	Lewis McCann	FW	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	55	5
27	Bobby Kamwa	FW	(2000-03-18) 18 March 2000	Leeds United	2022	2022	8	0

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

23 June 2021 Friendly	Spartans	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45	Jones 45', 89'	Match report	O'Hara 26' Thomas 74' (pen.) Omar[lower-alpha 1] 19'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Referee: Stuart

26 June 2021 Friendly	Civil Service Strollers	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
13:00	Duffy 44' Valentine 85'	Match report	O'Hara 26' Todorov 85'	Stadium: Christie Gillies Park Attendance: 199

Scottish Championship

31 July 2021 Match 1	Greenock Morton	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	Oliver 23' (pen.) McGrattan 81'	BBC Sport report	Todorov 50' O'Hara 74'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 821 Referee: Collum

7 August 2021 Match 2	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Partick Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Docherty 7' Holt 22' Graham 78 o.g.'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Craig Napier

28 August 2021 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	McKenna 12', 67' Gold 44'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,928 Referee: Mike Roncone

11 September 2021 Match 4	Ayr United	3 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00	Adeloye 3', 63' Salkeld 25'	BBC Sport report	Todorov 28'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Barry Cook

18 September 2021 Match 5	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Inverness CT	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,158 Referee: David Munro

25 September 2021 Match 6	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Scott Lambie

29 September 2021 Match 7	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:30	Zanatta 25'	BBC Sport report	O'Hara 79'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 2,876 Referee: Euan Anderson

2 October 2021 Match 8	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00	Connelly 85'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,071 Referee: Steven McLean

16 October 2021 Match 9	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 2	Kilmarnock	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Thomas 74' Comrie 90+5'	BBC Sport report	Hendry 68' Shaw 75'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,095 Referee: Greg Aitken

23 October 2021 Match 10	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,333 Referee: Grant Irvine

26 October 2021 Match 11	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Thomas 50'	BBC Sport report	Spencer 88'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Alan Muir

30 October 2021 Match 12	Arbroath	4 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Arbroath, Scotland
15:00	O'Brien 15' McKenna 37', 85 pen.' Linn 77'	BBC Sport report	O'Hara 8', 12'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,359 Referee: David Dickinson

6 November 2021 Match 13	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 3	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todd 35'	BBC Sport report	Oliver 13', 87 pen.' Ugwu 60'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: Bobby Madden Referee: 3,531

13 November 2021 Match 14	Inverness CT	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
15:00	McKay 22'	BBC Sport report	McCann 51' Thomas 64'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Grant Irvine

20 November 2021 Match 15	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 0	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McCann 14', 52' Dow 40'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Alan Newlands

4 December 2021 Match 16	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00	Moyo 61 pen.'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: David Munro

11 December 2021 Match 17	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 3	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Kennedy 21' Connolly 54' McCann 88'	BBC Sport report	Cooper 3' Connelly 48' Cameron 65'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Don Robertson

26 December 2021 Match 19	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Breen 6 o.g.' McKenna 45' Dowds 81'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Alan Muir

2 January 2022 Match 20	Raith Rovers	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 500 Referee: David Munro

8 January 2022 Match 21	Greenock Morton	5 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	Oliver 35' Blues 40' Reilly 45+1' Donaldson 72 o.g.' Muirhead 79'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 429 Referee: Kevin Clancy

15 January 2021 Match 22	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Hamilton Academical	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Dow 32'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 556 Referee: Bobby Madden

22 January 2021 Match 23	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Lawless 80 pen.'	BBC Sport report	Sutherland 39'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,138 Referee: Steven Reid

29 January 2022 Match 24	Queen of the South	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Dorrans 22' Pybus 29'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Referee: Greg Aitken

5 February 2022 Match 25	Ayr United	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00	Martin 17 o.g.'	BBC Sport report	Donaldson 10'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Alan Muir

12 February 2022 Match 18	Kilmarnock	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00	Lafferty 67', 83'	BBC Sport report	Lawless 59' Comrie 90+3'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Craig Napier
Note: Match rescheduled due to foggy conditions.

26 February 2022 Match 27	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Kilmarnock	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Gavin Duncan

5 March 2022 Match 28	Arbroath	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Arbroath, Scotland
15:00	Gold 9'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Gayfield Park Referee: Chris Graham

12 March 2022 Match 29	Hamilton Academical	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00	Moyo 25', 77'	BBC Sport report	Donaldson 6' Lawless 52 pen.'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,369 Referee: Greg Aitken

18 March 2022 Match 30	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	McCann 88'	BBC Sport report	Wilson 42'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,593 Referee: Kevin Clancy

22 March 2022 Match 26	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 1	Partick Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Mayo 10 o.g.' Todd 22' Edwards 27' Thomas 82'	BBC Sport report	Docherty 5'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Steven McLean

26 March 2022 Match 31	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
15:00	McAlear 58' Samuels 77'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Graham Beaton

6 April 2022 Match 32	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	O'Hara 33', 79'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,199 Referee: Nick Walsh

9 April 2022 Match 33	Kilmarnock	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kilmarnock, Scotland
15:00	Lafferty 26' Shaw 76'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Steven Kirkland

16 April 2022 Match 34	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Cole 79' Todorov 86'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Colin Steven

23 April 2022 Match 35	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Docherty 15'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Don Robertson

29 April 2022 Match 36	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Edwards 6'	BBC Sport report	Chalmers 51 o.g.' O'Connor 71'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,406 Referee: David Munro

Championship play-off

4 May 2022 Semi-final 1st Leg	Queen's Park	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45		BBC Sport report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Colin Steven

7 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd Leg	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Queen's Park	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Ambrose 58'	BBC Sport report	Murray 89'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

10 July 2021 1	Partick Thistle	2 – 4	Dunfermline Athletic	Maryhill, Scotland
15:00	Graham 16' Rudden 65'	BBC Sport report	Todorov 30', 53' Comrie 35' Macdonald 43'	Stadium: Firhill Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Madden

13 July 2021 2	St Mirren	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Paisley, Scotland
19:45	Main 30'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Napier

17 July 2021 3	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 1	Dumbarton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todorov 2' Thomas 4' Wighton 29' Buchanan 51 o.g.' O'Hara 71'	BBC Sport report	MacLean 56'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dickinson

24 July 2021 4	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 1	Stenhousemuir	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Wighton 15', 44' O'Hara 36', 49'	BBC Sport report	Thomson 67'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Clancy

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	STM	DNF	PAR	STE	DUM
1	St Mirren	4	4	0	9	1	+8	12	Qualification for the second round	—	1–0	2–0	—	—
2	Dunfermline Athletic	4	3	1	13	5	+8	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	4–1	5–1
3	Partick Thistle	4	2	2	6	7	−1	6		—	2–4	—	—	2–0
4	Stenhousemuir	4	1	3	5	10	−5	3		1–3	—	1–2	—	—
5	Dumbarton	4	0	4	2	12	−10	0		0–3[lower-alpha 2]	—	—	1–2	—

Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]
Notes:

Trialist[7]
St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[8]

Knockout round

13 August 2021 Second round	Rangers	5 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
19:30	Lundstram 3' Wright 17' Hagi 19' Roofe 33', 58 pen.'			Stadium: Ibrox Stadium

Scottish Challenge Cup

4 September 2021 Second round	Elgin City	3 – 0 (awarded)^[A]	Dunfermline Athletic	Elgin
15:00				Stadium: Borough Briggs

Notes

^
A: Elgin City were awarded a technical 3–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic who were unable to fulfil the fixture as a number of players were self-isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[11]

Scottish Cup

27 November Third Round	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Docherty 82'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,198 Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 7 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	38	2	27+5	1	5	1	0	0	1	0
3	DF	SCO	Josh Edwards	43	2	37	2	5	0	0	0	1	0
4	DF	SCO	Lewis Martin	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	SCO	Coll Donaldson	18	2	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	SCO	Kevin O'Hara	40	9	23+11	6	5	3	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	16	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	BUL	Nikolay Todorov	27	6	9+12	3	5	3	0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Ryan Dow	35	2	29+4	2	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF	SCO	Rhys Breen	11	0	7+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	25	5	14+10	5	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF	ENG	Dan Pybus	38	1	27+6	1	2+3	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	SCO	Graham Dorrans	23	1	19+2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	SCO	Paul Allan	17	0	11+2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	SCO	Miller Fenton	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	SCO	Steven Lawless	19	3	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	SCO	Leon Jones	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	SCO	Dom Thomas	31	5	16+9	4	4+1	1	0	0	1	0
25	DF	NGA	Efe Ambrose	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	SCO	Matty Todd	25	1	20+2	1	0+2	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	CMR	Bobby Kamwa	8	0	0+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ENG	Reece Cole	12	1	3+7	1	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	GK	TUR	Deniz Mehmet	8	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	SCO	Liam Polworth	10	0	8+2	0	0+0	0	0	0	0	0
41	GK	POL	Jakub Stolarczyk	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
6	DF	SCO	Kyle MacDonald (on loan at Airdrieonians)	15	1	8+1	0	5	1	0	0	1	0
9	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton (on loan at Arbroath)	18	3	7+6	0	4+1	3	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season:
1	GK	WAL	Owain Fôn Williams	23	0	20	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
5	DF	SCO	Ross Graham	9	0	3+1	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Kai Kennedy	14	1	8+5	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
13	DF	LTU	Vytas Gašpuitis	15	0	11	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
15	MF	SCO	Iain Wilson	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	SCO	Fraser Currid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	IRL	Mark Connolly	14	1	13	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
44	DF	SCO	Paul Watson	10	0	6	0	4	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of match played 7 May 2022[12]

Ranking	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Cup
1	FW	Kevin O'Hara	9	6	3
2	FW	Nikolay Todorov	6	3	3
3	FW	Lewis McCann	5	5
3	MF	Dom Thomas	5	4	1
5	MF	Steven Lawless	3	3
5	FW	Craig Wighton	3		3
7	DF	Coll Donaldson	2	2
	DF	Josh Edwards	2	2
	MF	Ryan Dow	2	2
	MF	Matthew Todd	2	2
	DF	Aaron Comrie	2	1	1
12	DF	Reece Cole	1	1
	DF	Mark Connolly	1	1
	MF	Graham Dorrans	1	1
	MF	Kai Kennedy	1	1
	MF	Dan Pybus	1	1
	DF	Kyle MacDonald	1		1
—		Own goal	1	1
Total			48	36	12	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 7 May 2022

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
1	GK		Owain Fôn Williams	1		1
2	DF		Aaron Comrie	3	1	3	1
3	DF		Josh Edwards	2		2
5	DF		Ross Graham	6		5		1
5	DF		Coll Donaldson	2		2
7	FW		Kevin O'Hara	3		3
8	MF		Kai Kennedy	1		1
8	MF		Joe Chalmers	1		1
10	FW		Nikolay Todorov	3		2		1
11	MF		Ryan Dow	4		3		1				1
12	DF		Rhys Breen	1		1
14	FW		Lewis McCann	6		6
16	MF		Dan Pybus	11		10		1
17	MF		Graham Dorrans	5	1	4	1					1
18	FW		Paul Allan	3		2		1
21	MF		Steven Lawless	1		1
23	MF		Dom Thomas	2		2
25	DF		Efe Ambrose	1	1	1	1
26	MF		Matty Todd	1		1
28	MF		Reece Cole	2		2
29	GK		Deniz Mehmet	1		1
33	DF		Mark Connolly	3		3
39	MF		Liam Polworth	1		1
44	DF		Paul Watson	2		1		1
Total				64	2	54	1	6	0	0	0	2	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Hamilton Academical	36	10	12	14	38	53	−15	42
7	Greenock Morton	36	9	13	14	36	47	−11	40
8	Ayr United	36	9	12	15	39	52	−13	39
9	Dunfermline Athletic (R)	36	7	14	15	36	53	−17	35	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Queen of the South (R)	36	8	9	19	36	54	−18	33	Relegation to League One

Source: [13][14]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[15]
(R) Relegated

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	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	L	D	D	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	L	L
Position	5	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	6	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	9	7	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2022. 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	7	14	15	36	53	−17	35	5	8	5	22	24	−2	2	6	10	14	29	−15

Last updated: 29 September 2021.
Source: dafc.co.uk

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 June 2021	FW	9	Craig Wighton	Heart of Midlothian	Free	[16]
15 June 2021	FW	10	Nikolay Todorov	Inverness CT	Free	[17]
23 June 2021	GK	29	Deniz Mehmet	Dundee United	Free	[18]
25 June 2021	GK	30	Fraser Currid	Alloa Athletic	Free	[19][20]
2 July 2021	MF	16	Dan Pybus	Queen of the South	Free	[21]
20 July 2021	MF	28	Reece Cole	Queens Park Rangers	Free	[22]
26 July 2021	DF	12	Rhys Breen	Rangers	Free	[23]
27 July 2021	MF	17	Graham Dorrans	Western Sydney Wanderers	Free	[24]
3 August 2021	DF	22	Leon Jones	Kentucky Wildcats	Free	[25]
27 December 2021	MF	21	Steven Lawless	Motherwell	Free	[26]
24 January 2022	MF	8	Joe Chalmers	Ayr United	Undisclosed	[27]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2021	DF	5	Euan Murray	Kilmarnock[28]	Free	[29]
31 May 2021	MF	12	Scott Cusick	Broomhill[30]	Free
31 May 2021	GK	20	Cammy Gill	Cowdenbeath[31]	Free
31 May 2021	MF	27	Lucas Berry	Edinburgh City	Free
31 May 2021	GK	30	Ben Swinton	Berwick Rangers[32]	Free
31 May 2021	MF	—	Kyle Turner	Partick Thistle[33]	Free
31 May 2021	FW	—	Gabby McGill	Airdrieonians[34]	Free
3 June 2021	MF	16	Steven Whittaker	Retired		[35]
14 June 2021	FW	10	Declan McManus	The New Saints	£60,000	[36]
19 October 2021	DF	44	Paul Watson	Falkirk[37]	Free	[38]
3 January 2022	DF	13	Vytas Gašpuitis	Šiauliai[39]	Free	[40]
19 January 2022	GK	30	Fraser Currid	Bo'ness Athletic	Free	[41]
30 January 2022	MF	15	Iain Wilson	Greenock Morton	Free	[42][43]
28 February 2022	GK	1	Owain Fôn Williams	Retired[44]		[45]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Duration	Ref.
1 July 2021	DF	5	Ross Graham	Dundee United	End of season (recalled in January)[46]	[47]
22 July 2021	MF	8	Kai Kennedy	Rangers	End of season (recalled in January)[48]	[49]
29 September 2021	DF	33	Mark Connolly	Dundee United	16 January 2022	[50]
3 January 2022	DF	33	Coll Donaldson	Ross County	30 May 2022	[51]
27 January 2022	FW	27	Bobby Kamwa	Leeds United	30 May 2022	[52]
31 January 2022	GK	41	Jakub Stolarczyk	Leicester City	30 May 2022	[53]
4 February 2022	DF	25	Efe Ambrose	St Johnstone	30 May 2022	[54]
28 February 2022	MF	39	Liam Polworth	Kilmarnock	30 May 2022	[55]

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
25 June 2021	GK	30	Fraser Currid	Bo'ness Athletic	End of Season	[19]
14 January 2022	FW	9	Craig Wighton	Arbroath	End of Season	[56]
24 January 2022	DF	6	Kyle MacDonald	Airdrieonians	End of Season	[57]

Contract extensions

Date	Position	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
31 May 2021	DF	Josh Edwards	2 years	2023	[58]
3 January 2022	DF	Lewis Martin	6 months	2022	[48]
4 January 2022	FW	Lewis McCann	2 years	2024	[59]
13 January 2022	MF	Paul Allan	2 years	2024	[60]
18 January 2022	MF	Matthew Todd	2 years	2024	[61]
9 February 2022	DF	Miller Fenton	2 years	2024	[62]

Notes

Compared with 2019–20 season, as no fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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[9] Trialist[7]

[table_note_DUM_STM0.79282425706872-11] St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[8]

[cnote_A] 
A: Elgin City were awarded a technical 3–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic who were unable to fulfil the fixture as a number of players were self-isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.[11]

[Attendance-7] Compared with 2019–20 season, as no fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic

[Board_changes-1] "DAFC board changes". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[2] Idessane, Kheredine (28 May 2021). "Dunfermline Athletic: Peter Grant named manager at Scottish Championship club". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[3] "DAFC Board Statement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[4] "Dunfermline Athletic appoint John Hughes as manager on two-and-a-half year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[ESPN_stats_League-5] "2021–22 Dunfermline Athletic performance". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[6] "2019–20 Dunfermline Athletic performance". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2022.

[8] "Good grief, Dunfermline trialist Ali Omar has just been sent off - in a friendly - after leaving a back-pass short, then hauling down the Spartans striker. Nightmare outing". Alan Temple. Twitter. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[DUM_v_STM-10] "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Dumbarton v St Mirren". SPFL. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

[12] "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[format-13] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[14] "SPFL statement". Scottish Professional Football League. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.

[Goalscorers2122-15] "Dunfermline FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

[BBC_table-16] "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[17] "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[18] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[19] "Craig Wighton arrives on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 12 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[20] "Nikolay Todorvo signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

[21] "Deniz Mehmet joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[Currid_Bo'ness-22] "✍🏻✍🏻 ** FRASER CURRID ** ✍🏻✍🏻 The Club is absolutely delighted to announce the loan signing of goalkeeper, @FraserCurrid1 from Dunfermline Athletic. Fraser rejoins the Club following a phenomenal spell last season. Thanks to everyone at Dunfermline. #Athletic". Bo'ness Athletic FC. Twitter. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[23] "Manager on Thursday". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

[24] "Dan Pybus signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[25] "Reece Cole signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[26] "Rhys Breen signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

[27] "Graham Dorrans signs for the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

[28] "Peter Grant adds Leon Jones to his squad". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[29] "John Hughes makes first signing". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.

[30] "Dunfermline: Joe Chalmers joins from Championship Ayr United". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.

[31] "Euan Murray joins Killie". Kilmarnock FC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.

[32] "Player update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[33] "We are delighted to welcome four new signings to Broomhill ahead of our first match of the 2021/22 season. ✅ Scott Cusick ✅ Lewis Crawford ✅ Sean Slaven ✅ Dominic Lavelle I couldn't find a photo of one of them - can you guess who? 😬 Welcome to the club guys!". Broomhill FC. Twitter. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[34] "Gary gets goalie Gill". Cowdenbeath FC. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[35] "'Gers add goalkeeper Swinton". Berwick Rangers FC. 21 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[36] "Kyle Turner is a Jag". Partick Thistle FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

[37] "Striker Gabby grabs Diamond deal". Airdrieonians FC. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[38] "Back Room Staff Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[39] "Second signing of the season, as Declan McManus joins The New Saints". The New Saints. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[40] "Paul Watson signs!". Falkirk FC. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[41] "Player Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.

[42] "Škotijoje rungtyniavęs šiaulietis sugrįžta namo" [Šiauliai player who has competed in Scotland returns home]. FA Šiauliai. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.

[43] "Player Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[44] "The Club is absolutely delighted to capture the signature of goalkeeper Fraser Currid. @FraserCurrid1 had been on loan from Dunfermline Athletic this season but has now made the permanent move to Bo'ness Athletic. We are in safe hands! Gloves #Athletic". Bo'ness Athletic FC. Twitter. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

[45] Temple, Alan (30 January 2022). "Dunfermline release midfielder by 'mutual consent' ahead of deadline day". The Courier. DC Thomson Co Ltd. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[46] "Iain Wilson Joins the Ton". Greenock Morton FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[47] "Owain Fôn Williams Joins Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC As Goalkeeping Coach". Northern Colorado Hailstorm FC. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.

[48] "Owain Fon Williams". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[49] "#DAFC can confirm that defender Ross Graham will be returning to Dundee United, having been recalled from his season long loan. We thank Ross for his efforts and wish him well in the future". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Twitter. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[50] "Ross Graham signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

[Martin_contract-51] Hart, Ross (3 January 2022). "Dunfermline: Lewis Martin wins contract as Kai Kennedy future revealed". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 4 January 2022.

[52] "Kai Kennedy arrives at Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

[53] "Mark Connolly signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[54] "Coll Donaldson arrives on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

[55] "Dunfermline seal loan deal for Leeds United striker". The Courier. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[56] "Pars sign Polish u21 goalkeeper on loan from Leicester City". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

[57] "Efe Ambrose arrives on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.

[58] "Polworth joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.

[59] "Craig Wighton goes out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[60] "Kyle Macdonald goes out on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

[61] "Josh Edwards contract agreed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[62] "Lewis McCann contract extended". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[63] "Paul Allen extends contract". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[64] "Matty Todd signs conmtract extension". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[65] "New contract for Miller Fenton". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

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