2008–09 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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.

Dunfermline Athletic
2008–09 season
ChairmanJohn Yorkston
ManagerJim McIntyre
StadiumEast End Park
Scottish First DivisionThird
Scottish Challenge CupSemi-final, lost to Falkirk
Scottish League CupFourth round, lost to Dundee Utd
Scottish CupSecond round, lost to Queen of the South
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Kirk (15)
All: Andy Kirk (17)
Highest home attendance4,653 vs. St Johnstone
(1 November 2008)
Lowest home attendance2,930 vs. Queen of the South
(9 August 2008)
Average home league attendance3,255
Biggest winSt 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 defeatDunfermline 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)
All statistics correct as of 24 May 2017.

Review and Events

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Chronological list of events

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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

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 St Johnstone (C, P) 36 17 14 5 55 35 +20 65 Promotion to the Premier League
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
5 Queen of the South 36 12 11 13 57 50 +7 47
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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6 July 2008 Friendly Metalurh Zaporizhya 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Austria
Krivoy   38' DAFC report Stadium: Neutral ground
Referee: Simon Skowronski
Note: (Match abandoned in the 52nd minute)
9 July 2008 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 Timişoara Bischofshofen, Austria
Bayne   86' DAFC report Bucur   2', 21', 42'
Karamyan   78'
Stadium: Neutral ground
Referee: Simon Skowronski

Scottish First Division

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9 Aug 2008 Match 2 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
Kirk   54', 69' BBC Sport report Kean   26'
Aitken   88'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,930
Referee: O'Reilly
16 Aug 2008 Match 3 St Johnstone 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Perth, Scotland
BBC Sport report Williamson   43'
Phinn   62'
Bayne   86'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,697
Referee: Allan
30 Aug 2008 Match 5 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Livingston Dunfermline, Scotland
Kirk   53' BBC Sport report Griffiths   41'   75' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Finnie
13 Sept 2008 Match 6 Dundee 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
BBC Sport report Woods   44' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,259
Referee: Norris
20 Sept 2008 Match 7 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Ross County Dunfermline, Scotland
S Thomson   5'
Phinn   44'
Bell   71'
BBC Sport report Craig   57'
Hart   70'  
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Boyle
27 Sept 2008 Match 8 Greenock Morton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
Wake   60' BBC Sport report Campbell   89' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,156
Referee: Nicholls
4 Oct 2008 Match 9 Clyde 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Cumbernauld, Scotland
BBC Sport report Kirk   37'
Harper   43'
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Allan
25 Oct 2008 Match 11 Airdrie United P – P Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie, Scotland
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Note: Postponed due to surface water on pitch[13]
1 Nov 2008 Match 12 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 St Johnstone Dunfermline, Scotland
Wilson   24' BBC Sport report Hardie   5'
Craig   66'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,653
Referee: Murray
4 Nov 2008 Match 11 (Rearranged) Airdrie United 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie, Scotland
di Giacomo   10' BBC Sport report Woods   4'
Glass   29'
Phinn   55'
Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,099
Referee: Collum
15 Nov 2008 Match 14 Livingston 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic Livingston, Scotland
McPake   5'
Elliot   62'
BBC Sport report Kirk   19', 90'
Bayne   60'
Stadium: Almondvale
Attendance: 1,760
Referee: Smith
6 Dec 2008 Match 16 Ross County P – P Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall, Scotland
Stadium: Victoria Park
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch[14]
20 Dec 2008 Match 18 Dunfermline Athletic 4–4 Clyde Dunfermline, Scotland
Glass   10' (pen.)
Kirk   47', 72'
Phinn   79'
BBC Sport report Trouten   1'
Higgins   50'
Clarke  , 69'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,279
Referee: Richmond
27 Dec 2008 Match 19 Dunfermline Athletic P – P Livingston Dunfermline, Scotland
Stadium: East End Park
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch[14]
30 Dec 2008 Match 19 (Rearranged) Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Livingston Dunfermline, Scotland
Shields   65' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,036
Referee: Muir
3 Jan 2009 Match 20 Dundee 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
Paton   67' BBC Sport report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,033
Referee: Law
17 Jan 2009 Match 21 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Airdrie United Dunfermline, Scotland
Loy   49' BBC Sport report Lynch   15' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Somers
14 Feb 2009 Match 23 Partick Thistle 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
Buchanan   9'
Doolan   34'
Maxwell   88'
BBC Sport report Bell   13'
Kirk   30'
Loy   88' (pen.)
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Collum
21 Feb 2009 Match 24 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Ross County Dunfermline, Scotland
Bayne   60' BBC Sport report Brewster   45'
Higgins   67'
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,331
Referee: Salmond
28 Feb 2009 Match 25 Greenock Morton 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
Weatherson   28'
Greacen   48'
BBC Sport report Kirk   83' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 2,092
Referee: Tumilty
10 Mar 2009 Match 26 Livingston 4–2 Dunfermline Athletic Livingston, Scotland
McParland   22'
Davidson   65', 68'
Griffiths   77'
BBC Sport report Bell   56'
Graham   66'
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,859
Referee: Murray
21 Mar 2009 Match 28 Clyde 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic Cumbernauld, Scotland
MacLennan   38' BBC Sport report Phinn   4', 62'
Woods   37'
Burke   51'
Stadium: Broadwood Stadium
Attendance: 1,109
Referee: S. McDonald
24 Mar 2009 Match 16 (Rearranged) Ross County 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall, Scotland
Brittain   62'
Brewster   90'
Bayne   87' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: S. McDonald
31 Mar 2009 Match 29 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Dundee Dunfermline, Scotland
Woods   90' BBC Sport report Malone   61' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,382
Referee: D. McDonald
11 Apr 2009 Match 32 Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 St Johnstone Dunfermline, Scotland
Kirk   29' (pen.) BBC Sport report Hardie   18'
Irvine   41'
Craig   48' (pen.)
Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,596
Referee: O'Reilly
18 Apr 2009 Match 33 Ross County 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall, Scotland
Craig   47' BBC Sport report Woods   35'
Kirk   73'
Bayne   77'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: McDermott
2 May 2009 Match 34 Queen of the South 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
DAFC report Kirk   21'
Woods   26'
Phinn   34'
Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Boyle
5 May 2009 Match 35 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
Loy   56'
Kirk   86'
BBC Sport report Monti   62' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,438
Referee: Brian Winter
9 May 2009 Match 36 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Clyde Dunfermline, Scotland
Graham   43' BBC Sport report Higgins   27' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,418
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Cup

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2009-01-10 Scottish Cup R3 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Clyde East End Park, Dunfermline
Phinn   20'
Bayne   66'
Attendance: 2,871
Referee: S O'Reilly
2009-02-17 Scottish Cup R4 Airdrie United 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic New Broomfield, Airdrie
McLaughlin   14' Holmes   2'
Bayne   73'
Attendance: 1,772
Referee: C Murray
2009-03-18 Scottish Cup QFR Aberdeen 0–0 (2–4 pens.) Dunfermline Athletic Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen
Attendance: 13,567
Referee: E Smith

Scottish League Cup

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2008-08-05 League Cup R1 Peterhead 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Balmoor, Peterhead
Phinn   46'
Kirk   50'
Attendance: 1,291
Referee: G Salmond
2008-08-26 League Cup R2 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Alloa Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline
Kirk   10' McKeown   84' Attendance: 1,326
Referee: S McLean
2008-09-23 League Cup R3 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 St Mirren East End Park, Dunfermline
Bayne   68'
Wiles   74'
Attendance: 2,186
Referee: C Murray
2008-10-28 League Cup QF Dundee Utd 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice, Dundee
S Robertson   15' Attendance: 5,350
Referee: D McDonald

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Stats

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Paul Gallacher 22 0 17 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
GK   SCO Greg Paterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   SCO Calum Reidford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   CIV Souleymane Bamba¹ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DF   SCO Stuart Dearden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Lee Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Austin McCann 20 0 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
DF   SCO Harry McGregor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Greg Ross 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Greg Shields 20 0 14 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
DF   SCO Scott Thomson 14 1 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO Scott Wilson 17 1 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
DF   ENG Calum Woods 16 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO Steven Bell 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   SCO Alex Burke 20 1 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 1
MF   SCO Stephen Glass 19 2 16 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
MF   SCO Kevin Harper 15 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 1 0
MF   SCO Graeme Holmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   SCO Scott McBride 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   SCO Scott Muirhead 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   SCO Nick Phinn 20 7 15 5 0 0 3 1 2 1
MF   SCO Ryan Thomson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Simon Wiles 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MF   SCO Iain Williamson 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
MF   SCO Paul Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Graham Bayne 21 4 17 3 0 0 3 1 1 0
FW   NIR Andy Kirk 20 11 16 9 0 0 3 2 1 0
FW   SCO Rory Loy (on loan from Rangers) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jamie Mole (on loan from Hearts) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jim McIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   SCO Jordan White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Notes:

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

Transfers

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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.[16] 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.[16] Striker Graham Bayne signed from Inverness CT for £30,000 in late June,[17] with former Rangers keeper Calum Reidford joining in July after a successful trial with the club.[18] German striker Joseph Laumann also joined the Pars on trial in July, but was not offered a contract.[19] 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[20] and Midfielder Simon Wiles was brought in on a one-year deal from Blackpool after impressing during a trial.[21] Ross Campbell was brought in on a months loan from Scottish Premier League side Hibernian on 2008-09-19.[22] Rangers Reserve striker Rory Loy signed halfway through December on a months loan until 2009-01-26.[23] In January, the Pars brought Hearts young striker Jamie Mole on loan for the remainder of the season.[24]

Player From Date Fee
  Steven Bell Stirling Albion 2008-05-19 Free
  Graeme Holmes Airdrie United 2008-05-19 Free
  Austin McCann Notts County 2008-05-19 Free
  Graham Bayne Inverness CT 2008-06-27 £3,000
  Calum Reidford Unattached 1 July-14, 2008 Trial
  Joseph Laumann Rot-Weiß Erfurt 8 July-9, 2008 Trial
  Calum Reidford Unattached 2008-08-15 Free
  Andy Kirk Yeovil Town 2008-08-01 Undisclosed
  Simon Wiles Blackpool 18 August-22, 2008 Trial
  Simon Wiles Blackpool 2008-08-23 Free
  Ross Campbell Hibernian 2008-09-19 Loan
  Rory Loy Rangers 2008-12-12 Loan
  Jamie Mole Hearts 2009-01-10 Loan

6 of the Pars first team players from the 2007–08 season left the club in the summer on free transfers. Stephen Simmons,[25] Darren Young,[26] Stevie Crawford[27] and Aaron Labonte all became free agents when their contracts ran out, while Scott Morrison[28] and Mark Burchill[29] signed pre-contracts with Ross County and Rotherham respectively. Young goalkeeper Sean Murdoch opted to join recently promoted side Hamilton Academical[30] (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.[31] September also saw young defender Greg Ross join Second Division side Cowdenbeath on a months loan.[32]

Player From Date Fee
  Stephen Simmons Unattached 1 May 2008 Free
  Scott Morrison Ross County 6 May 2008 Free
  Sean Murdoch Hamilton Academical 6 May 2008 Undisclosed
  Darren Young Unattached 27 May 2008 Free
  Aaron Labonte Unattached 31 May 2008 Free
  Mark Burchill Rotherham United 12 June 2008 Free
  Stephen Crawford East Fife 22 July 2008 Free
  Souleymane Bamba Hibernian 1 September 2008 Undisclosed
  Greg Ross Cowdenbeath 12 September 2008 Loan

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