2016–17 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic

2016–17 season
Chairman	Bob Garmory[1]
Manager	Allan Johnston[2][3]
Stadium	East End Park
Challenge Cup	First Round, vs. TBC
League Cup	Group stage, vs. TBC
Scottish Cup	Third Round, vs. TBC
Highest home attendance	League: Cup:
Lowest home attendance	League: Cup:
← 2015–16 2017–18 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016.

The 2016–17 season will be Dunfermline Athletic's first season in the Scottish Championship, having finished top of the Scottish League One in 2015–16. The Pars were relegated from the competition's previous incarnation, the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2012–13 season.^[4] Dunfermline Athletic will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Squad list

As of 26 April 2016^[5]

Name	Nationality	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
David Hutton		GK	18 May 1985	Ayr United	2015	2016	2	0
Sean Murdoch		GK	31 July 1986	Rochester Rhinos	2015	2018	50	0
Defenders
Callum Fordyce (c)		DF	23 June 1992	Livingston	2015	2016	10	0
Lewis Martin		DF	8 April 1996	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2012	2018	76	3
Craig Reid		DF	26 February 1986	Motherwell	2016	2016	12	0
Ben Richards-Everton		DF	17 October 1991	Partick Thistle	2015	2017	42	2
Shaun Rooney		DF	26 July 1996	Queen's Park	2015	2016	13	1
Jason Talbot		DF	30 September 1985	Livingston	2015	2017	39	1
Ryan Williamson		DF	14 March 1996	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2010	2018	47	0
Midfielders
Shaun Byrne		MF	9 June 1993	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2008	2016	113	11
Joe Cardle		MF	7 February 1987	Ross County	2015	2018	172	38
Josh Falkingham		MF	25 August 1990	Arbroath	2012	2016	152	14
Andy Geggan (vc)		MF	8 May 1987	Ayr United	2012	2018	156	28
Rhys McCabe		MF	24 July 1992	Sheffield Wednesday	2015	2016	18	2
Michael Paton		MF	25 March 1989	Queen of the South	2015	2018	41	3
Scott Robinson		MF	12 March 1992	Kilmarnock	2016	2016	2	0
Lewis Spence		MF	28 January 1996	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2011	2016	39	1
Forwards
Faissal El Bakhtaoui		FW	8 November 1992	Racing Club de la Baie	2012	2016	91	43
David Hopkirk		FW	17 January 1993	Annan Athletic	2015	2018	46	5
Michael Moffat		FW	15 February 1985	Ayr United	2014	2016	83	21
Ryan Wallace		FW	30 July 1990	East Fife	2012	2016	118	35

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre-season

Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

28 June 2016 Friendly	Alloa Athletic	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Recreation Park
19:30

Scottish Championship

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Squad statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
	DF	Callum Fordyce			Club Captain[6]

Last updated: 12 April 2016
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

Last updated 1 May 2016^[7][8][9]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish Cup		League Cup		Challenge Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		David Hutton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK		Sean Murdoch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Callum Fordyce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Lewis Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Craig Reid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Ben Richards-Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Shaun Rooney	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Jason Talbot	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Ryan Williamson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Shaun Byrne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Joe Cardle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Conner Duthie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Josh Falkingham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Andy Geggan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Evan Horne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Rhys McCabe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Michael Paton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Scott Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF		Lewis Spence	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Paul Joseph Crossan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Faissal El Bakhtaoui	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		David Hopkirk	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Michael Moffat	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		James Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW		Ryan Wallace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:

Clean sheets

Pos	Nat	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup
		Totals	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 12 April 2016
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goal scorers

As of match played 9 April 2016^[10]

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup
Total				0	0	0	0	0

Assists

As of match played 9 April 2016^[11]

Place	Position	Nation	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 April 2016^[12]

Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup
Total			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dumbarton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to Scottish Premiership
2	Dundee United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Premiership play-offs semi-final
3	Dunfermline Athletic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Premiership play-offs quarter-final
4	Greenock Morton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Queen of the South	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Raith Rovers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	St Mirren	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to Championship play-offs
10		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to Scottish League One

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
Result
Position

Last updated: 12 April 2016.
Source: BBC Sport; DAFC.co.uk
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 12 April 2016.
Source: SPFL

Home attendances

      Win       Draw       Loss

Comp	Date	Score	Opponent	Attendance
			Total attendance:
			Average total attendance:
			Total league attendance:
			Average league attendance:

Last updated: 12 April 2016
Source: Match reports in Results

Transfers

Players in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.

Players out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 27 April 2016 DF Jordan Orru Free agent Released 27 April 2016 MF Cammy McClair Free agent Released

Loan in Date Position Nationality Name From Duration Ref.

Loans out Date Position Nationality Name To Duration Ref.

Contract extensions

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
7 April 2016	GK		Sean Murdoch	2 years	2018	[13]
7 April 2016	GK		Cammy Gill	1 year	2017	[14]
7 April 2016	DF		Ryan Williamson	2 years	2018	[15]
14 April 2016	DF		Lewis Martin	2 years	2018	[16]
18 April 2016	FW		David Hopkirk	2 years	2018	[17]
19 April 2016	MF		Michael Paton	2 years	2018	[18]
22 April 2016	DF		Ben Richards-Everton	1 year	2017	[19]
22 April 2016	DF		Jason Talbot	1 year	2017
22 April 2016	MF		Joe Cardle	2 years	2018
26 April 2016	MF		Andy Geggan	2 years	2018	[20]
28 April 2016	DF		Callum Fordyce	3 months	2016	[21]
28 April 2016	DF		Stuart Morrison	2 years	2018	[22]
28 April 2016	MF		Evan Horne	1 year	2017	[23]
28 April 2016	FW		James Thomas	6 months	2017	[24]

Notes

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