2009–10 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Dunfermline Athletic's 3rd season in the Scottish First Division after being relegated from the Scottish Premier League in 2007.

Dunfermline Athletic
2009–10 season
ChairmanJohn Yorkston
ManagerJim McIntyre
Scottish First Division3rd
Scottish CupFifth Round, Losers v Celtic (after being thrown out in round 4 for breaking 4 rules, following an appeal a replay was ordered)
Scottish League CupThird Round, Losers v Hearts
Scottish Challenge CupSecond Round, Losers v Queen of the South
Top goalscorerLeague: Three players (1)
All: Andy Kirk (6)
Highest home attendance6,289 (vs Raith Rovers, 29 August 2009)
Lowest home attendance2,834 (vs Airdrie Utd, 22 August 2009)

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 2009–10 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.

  • 4 July: Director Gordon McDougall leaves the Pars towards the end of July to increase his efforts helping stricken side Livingston.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C, P) 36 21 10 5 72 32 +40 73 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Dundee 36 16 13 7 48 34 +14 61
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44 +10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40 +13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44 +2 56
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Match results

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Friendlies

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8 July 2009 Friendly Stirling Albion 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Forthbank Stadium
Cardle   15' Referee: Stephen Finnie
11 July 2009 Friendly Blyth Spartans 2–4 Dunfermline Athletic Croft Park
Ross   39' (o.g.)
Williams   41'
Bayne   12', 77'
Gibson   20'
Kirk   68' (pen)
Attendance: 333
Referee: Tony Young
14 July 2009 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Dundee United East End Park
S. Robertson   4'
Goodwillie   80'
Attendance: 1,221
Referee: Willie Collum
18 July 2009 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–4 Hibernian East End Park
Nish   7', 33'
Riordan   55'
Johansson   91'
Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Steven Nicholls
21 July 2009 Friendly East Fife 1–7 Dunfermline Athletic Bayview Stadium
McManus   71' (pen) Bayne   1', 25', 43'
Higgins   23'
Graham   65'
Willis   79'
Bell   89'
Referee: Brian Colvin
26 July 2009 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Coventry East End Park
Kirk   39' Attendance: 1,162
Referee: John McKendrick

League

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8 August 2009 SFL1 No. 1 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Inverness CT East End Park
Cox   92' Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Dougie McDonald
15 August 2009 SFL1 No. 2 Morton 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Cappielow
Kirk   19'
Cardle   79'
Attendance: 2,661
Referee: William Collum
22 August 2009 SFL1 No. 3 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Airdrie East End Park
Bayne   19'
Trialist   58'
Attendance: 2,834
Referee: Anthony Law (replaced by Brian Braidwood in the 3rd minute due to injury to Law)[2]
29 August 2009 SFL1 No. 4 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Raith Rovers East End Park
Gibson   43'   Murray   41'
Casalinuovo   60'
Attendance: 6,289
Referee: David Somers
12 September 2009 SFL1 No. 5 Dundee 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dens Park
Griffiths   37' (pen.) Attendance: 5,326
Referee: Craig Thomson
19 September 2009 SFL1 No. 6 Partick Thistle 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Firhill Stadium
Cairney   39'
Donnelly   70'
Attendance: 3,263
Referee: Charlie Richmond
26 September 2009 SFL1 No. 7 Dunfermline Athletic 1–4 Queen of the South East End Park
Phinn   37' Wyness   33'
Burns   39', 42'
Holmes   45' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,624
Referee: Frank McDermott
10 October 2009 SFL1 No. 8 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Ayr United East End Park
Kirk   54'
Gibson   55',   63'
Aitken   74' (pen.) Attendance: 2,460
Referee: Dougie McDonald
13 October 2009 SFL1 No. 9 Ross County 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,757
Referee: William Collum
17 October 2009 SFL1 No. 10 Inverness CT 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Proctor   45' Kirk   69' Attendance: 3,082
Referee: Alan Muir
24 October 2009 SFL1 No. 11 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Greenock Morton East End Park
Cardle   62'
D.Graham   71'
Bell   86'
McGuffie   74' Attendance: 2,411
Referee: Steven Nicholls
31 October 2009 SFL1 No. 12 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Dundee East End Park
Bayne   77' Harkins   60' Attendance: 4,001
Referee: Euan Norris
7 November 2009 SFL1 No. 13 Raith Rovers 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
Campbell   22' Bayne   58'
Wilson   90' (o.g.)
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Crawford Allan
14 November 2009 SFL1 No. 14 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Partick Thistle East End Park
McDougall   5'
Gibson   40',   90'
Cairney   47' Attendance: 3,111
Referee: Mike Tumilty
5 December 2009 SFL1 No. 16 Ayr United 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park
Stevenson   52' Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Steve Conroy
12 December 2009 SFL1 No. 17 Dunfermline Athletic 3–3 Ross County East End Park
Kirk   22',   35'
Gibson   40'
Brittain   8' (pen.)
Lawson   24'
Vigurs   84'
Attendance: 2,381
Referee: William Collum
19 December 2009 SFL1 No. 18 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Inverness CT East End Park
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: John McKendrick
17 January 2010 SFL1 No. 19 Dundee 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic Dens Park
Griffiths   3',   82'
McMenamin   16'
D.Graham   10'
Kirk   50'
Attendance: 5,201
Referee: Iain Brines
23 January 2010 SFL1 No. 20 Partick Thistle 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic Firhill Stadium
Buchanan   87' Cardle   48',   71',   82'
Woods   83'
Attendance: 1,549
Referee: Stephen Finnie
13 February 2010 SFL1 No. 21 Ross County 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
Lawson   54'
Watt   85'
Phinn   10',   32'
Holmes   89'
Attendance: 2,213
Referee: John McKendrick
20 February 2010 SFL1 No. 22 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Ayr United East End Park
McManus   37' Attendance: 2,429
Referee: Calum Murray
27 February 2010 SFL1 No. 23 Morton 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Cappielow Park
McGuffie   55' Kirk   70'
Mason   77'
Attendance: 1,776
Referee: Craig Thomson
6 March 2010 SFL1 No. 24 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Airdrie United East End Park
Kirk   54' (pen.)
Bell   87'
Attendance: 2,252
Referee: Alan Muir
9 March 2010 SFL1 No. 25 Airdrie United 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium
Waddell   24' Gibson   87' Attendance: 703
Referee: Brian Winter
13 March 2010 SFL1 No. 26 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Queen of the South East End Park
McDougall   18'
Woods   43',   88'
Bell   86' (pen.)
Weatherston   69'
McKenna   90'
Attendance: 2,163
Referee: Steven Nicholls
17 March 2010 SFL1 No. 27 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Raith Rovers East End Park
McDougall   11'
Bell   43'
Gibson   55'
Walker   63' Attendance: 4,549
Referee: David Somers
20 March 2010 SFL1 No. 28 Raith Rovers 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
Simmons   33'  
Tadé   66'
Mason   50'
D.Graham   83'
Attendance: 4,098
Referee: Scott MacDonald
23 March 2010 SFL1 No. 29 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Partick Thistle East End Park
McDougall   36' Buchanan   27'
Donnelly   81'
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Crawford Allan
27 March 2010 SFL1 No. 30 Queen of the South 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Palmerston Park
McLaren   45'
Weatherston   71'
Cardle   81'   Attendance: 2,298
Referee: Alan Muir
30 March 2010 SFL1 No. 31 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Dundee East End Park
Gibson   6'
Bell   34'
Harkins   90' Attendance: 2,134
Referee: William Collum
3 April 2010 SFL1 No. 32 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Ross County East End Park
Bell   78' Vigurs   15'
Barrowman   35'
Attendance: 2,641
Referee: Stephen Finnie
10 April 2010 SFL1 No. 33 Ayr United 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Somerset Park
McManus   45' Campbell   39'
McDougall   53'
Attendance: 1,367
Referee: George Salmond
17 April 2010 SFL1 No. 34 Inverness CT 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Caledonian Stadium
Rooney   55'
Foran   62'
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: William Collum
24 April 2010 SFL1 No. 35 Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Morton East End Park
Phinn   8'
Bell   27',   44',   90' (pen.)
Monti   40' (pen.) Attendance: 2,532
Referee: Steve Conroy
1 May 2010 SFL1 No. 36 Airdrie United 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium
Phinn   37' Attendance: 1,864
Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish League Cup

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1 August 2009 League Cup R1 Dumbarton 0–5 Dunfermline Athletic Strathclyde Homes Stadium
Graham   3'
Kirk   9', 56'
Bell   45+2', 66'
Attendance: 953
Referee: Chris Boyle
26 August 2009 League Cup R2 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Raith Rovers East End Park
Kirk   38', 68'
Campbell   52' (o.g.)
Williamson   50' (pen) Attendance: 4,163
Referee: Brian Winter
23 September 2009 League Cup R3 Hearts 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Tynecastle
Glen   56'
Stewart   73' (pen.)
Bayne   15' Attendance: 6,126
Referee: B Winter

Scottish Challenge Cup

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25 July 2009 Challenge Cup R1 N&E Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Arbroath East End Park
Kirk   49'
Bell   68'
Rattray   88'
Dobbins   88'
Attendance: 1,034
Referee: George Salmond
18 August 2009 Challenge Cup R2 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Queen of the South East End Park
Cardle   53' Kean   12'
Tosh   90'
Attendance: 941
Referee: Crawford Allan

Scottish Cup

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9 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 Dunfermline Athletic 7–1 Stenhousemuir East End Park, Dunfermline
Gibson   15'
Kirk   17', 83' (pen.)
Phinn   21'
Graham   35'
McDougall   63'
Cardle   69'
Bradley   90' Attendance: 1,832
Referee: Bobby Madden
26 January 2010 Scottish Cup R4 Replay Stenhousemuir 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) Dunfermline Athletic Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir
Bradley   67' (pen.) Cardle   35'
Kirk   112'
Attendance: 1,810
Referee: Bobby Madden
7 February 2010 Scottish Cup R5 Dunfermline Athletic 2–4 Celtic East End Park, Dunfermline
D.Graham   21'
Kirk   28'
Kamara   20'
Rasmussen   43'
Woods   59' (o.g.)
Keane   68' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,933
Referee: Charlie Richmond

Player stats

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During the 2009–10 season, Dunfermline have used 21 different players on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[3]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Greg Fleming 8 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO Andy Dowie 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Chris Higgins 6 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
DF   SCO Austin McCann 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
DF   SCO Neil McGregor 6 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF   SCO Greg Ross 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Calum Woods 6 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Steven Bell 7 2 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 1
MF   SCO Alex Burke 7 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
MF   ENG Joe Cardle 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1
MF   SCO Stephen Glass 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF   SCO Willie Gibson 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
MF   SCO Graeme Holmes 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Steven McDougall 7 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
ST   SCO Scott Muirhead 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   SCO Nick Phinn 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MF   SCO Paul Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ST   SCO Graham Bayne 7 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
ST   SCO David Graham 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
ST   NIR Andy Kirk 8 6 4 1 0 0 2 4 2 1
ST   SCO Jordan White 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Stats

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Andy Kirk is the top scorer with six goals, with the team totalling fifteen goals so far.[3] During the 2009–10 season, eight Pars players have received at least one caution and one player has received at least one dismissal. In total, the team have received eleven yellow cards and one red card.[3]

Name Goals Bookings Dismissals
Andy Kirk   6
Steven Bell   2   2
Joe Cardle   2
Own goals   2
Graham Bayne   1   1
Alex Burke   1
David Graham   1   1
Neil McGregor   2
Willie Gibson   1   1
Stephen Glass   1
Chris Higgins   1
Calum Woods   1

Transfers

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Having lost goalkeeper Paul Gallacher to St Mirren, Dunfermline signed former Gretna keeper Greg Fleming on a season long loan.[4] Having been released from his contract with Aridrie in March 2009, Dunfermline snapped up Joe Cardle on a free transfer and in July signed Cardle's Airdrie team-mate Steven McDougall on a free transfer.[5] The Pars also signed Chris Higgins[6] and Neil McGregor[7] from relegated side Clyde and Kilmarnock winger Willie Gibson was signed for a nominal fee.[8] Defender Andy Dowie moved from Scottish First Division rivals Ross County on a free transfer.[9]

Date Player From Fee (£)
May 2009   Joe Cardle Airdrie United Free
21 May 2009   Andy Dowie Ross County Free
4 June 2009   Chris Higgins Clyde Free
23 June 2009   Willie Gibson Kilmarnock Free
4 July 2009   Steven McDougall Airdrie United Free
10 July 2009   Greg Fleming Oldham Athletic Loan
30 July 2009   Neil McGregor Clyde Free

At the end of the 2008–09 season, the Pars decided to allow 3 of their most senior players to leave the club. Scott Wilson teamed up with former Dunfermline captain and manager of North Queensland Fury Ian Ferguson in Australia,[10] Greg Shields moved to America to join USL First Division side Carolina RailHawks[11] and captain Scott Thomson was released on a free transfer.[12] Goalkeeper Paul Gallacher was allowed to move up a division to the SPL to join St Mirren for an undisclosed fee.[13] Kevin Harper, Stuart Dearden, Calum Reidford and Iain Williamson were all released from their contracts.[14]

Date Player To Fee (£)
May 2009   Scott Wilson North Queensland Fury Free
26 May 2009   Greg Shields Carolina RailHawks Free
4 June 2009   Stuart Dearden Free agent Free
4 June 2009   Kevin Harper Free agent Free
30 June 2009   Paul Gallacher St Mirren Undisclosed Fee
July 2009   Iain Williamson Raith Rovers Free
10 July 2009   Scott Thomson East Fife Free
17 July 2009   Scott McBride Cowdenbeath Loan
22 July 2009   Calum Reidford Clyde Free

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "McDougall resigns to help Livi". BBC Sport. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. ^ "DUNFERMLINE 2 AIRDRIE UNITED 0". dafc.co.uk. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Dunfermline Athletic 2009–10 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  4. ^ "Pars sign Oldham keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Pars secure Airdrie's McDougall". BBC Sport. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  6. ^ "Higgins leaves Clyde for East End". BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  7. ^ "McGregor wins move to Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Gibson joins Pars from Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  9. ^ "County's Dowie leaves for Pars". BBC Sport. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  10. ^ "Pars' Wilson makes A-League move". BBC Sport. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  11. ^ "Shields to leave Pars for America". BBC Sport. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  12. ^ "Thomson and Conway join East Fife". BBC Sport. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  13. ^ "Gallacher delight at Buddies move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  14. ^ "Higgins leaves Clyde for East End". BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
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