2024–25 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2024–25 season
Chairman	David Cook
Manager	James McPake
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
League Cup	Group stage
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Dunfermline Athletic's second season back in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One.

Squad list

As of match played 10 August 2024

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Deniz Mehmet	GK	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31)	Dundee United	2021	2026	91	0
18	Lewis Briggs	GK		Fife Elite Football Academy	-	-	0	0
21	Kai McLean	GK	(2005-02-23) 23 February 2005 (age 19)	Celtic	2024	2024	0	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)	St Johnstone	2019	2023	164	4
3	Kieran Ngwenya	DF	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002 (age 21)	Aberdeen	2024	2026	5	0
4	Kyle Benedictus	DF	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)	Raith Rovers	2022	2024	65	8
6	Ewan Otoo	DF	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 21)	Celtic B	2023	2026	54	2
12	Rhys Breen	DF	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)	Rangers	2021	2023	63	5
15	Sam Fisher	DF	(2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 23)	Dundee	2022	2026	52	1
25	Sam Young	DF	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
29	Liam Hoggan	DF	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 17)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
Midfielders
5	Chris Hamilton	MF	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)	Heart of Midlothian	2022	—	77	4
7	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	MF	(2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 21)	Rangers	2023	2026	43	6
8	Joe Chalmers	MF	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)	Ayr United	2022	2023	100	0
10	Matty Todd	MF	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	98	18
19	David Wotherspoon	MF	(1990-01-16) 16 January 1990 (age 34)	Dundee United	2024	2025	6	0
26	Andrew Tod	MF	(2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	18	0
28	Ewan McLeod	MF	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2023	2024	2	0
Forwards
9	Craig Wighton	FW	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27)	Heart of Midlothian	2021	2023	98	33
11	Lewis McCann	FW	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	131	23
	Jake Sutherland	FW	(2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 17)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2023	2024	1	0
20	Chris Kane	FW	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29)	St Johnstone	2024	2026	12	5
23	Michael O'Halloran	FW	(1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)	St Johnstone	2023	2025	30	1
24	Taylor Sutherland	FW	(2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2022	2024	18	4

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

28 June 2024 Friendly	East Fife	2–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil, Scotland
19:30	Millar 36' Shepherd 62'	Report		Stadium: Bayview Stadium

2 July 2024 Friendly	Cove Rangers	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Cove Bay, Scotland
19:30	Scully 67'	Report	McCann 90'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium

6 July 2024 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0–1	St Mirren	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00			Olusanya 28'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Jordan Curran

10 July 2024 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Dundee	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30		Report	Portales 33' Main 39'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 893

Scottish Championship

3 August 2024 1	Livingston	2–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00	Pittman 49' Kelly 71'	Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 917 Referee: Craig Napier

10 August 2024 2	Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	MacIver 6' Morrison 87 pen.'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,595

24 August 2024 3	Hamilton Academical	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: New Douglas Park

31 August 2024 4	Dunfermline Athletic	v	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00				Stadium: East End Park

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

13 July 2024 1	The Spartans	0–3	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00		Report	McCann 4' Ritchie-Hosler 82' T. Sutherland 87'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Referee: Ian Hart

16 July 2024 2	Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Forfar Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45		Report	MacLean 28' Whatley 52'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,358 Referee: Colin Whyte

20 July 2024 3	Livingston	1–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00	Muirhead 11'	Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,555 Referee: Colin Steven

27 July 2024 4	Dunfermline Athletic	1–2	Cove Rangers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	T.Sutherland 88'	Report	Doyle 58' Gaffney 84'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Calum Scott

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPA	LIV	FOR	DNF	COV
1	The Spartans	4	3	1	7	3	+4	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	1–0	0–3	—
2	Livingston	4	3	1	5	1	+4	9		0–1	—	—	1–0	—
3	Forfar Athletic	4	2	2	5	3	+2	6		—	0–2	—	—	3–0^[a]
4	Dunfermline Athletic	4	1	3	4	5	−1	3		—	—	0–2	—	1–2
5	Cove Rangers	4	1	3	2	11	−9	3		0–5	0–2	—	—	—

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

^ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.^[3]

Scottish Challenge Cup

September 2024 Third round	East Fife	v	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil
				Stadium: Bayview Stadium

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 10 August 2024

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
1	GK	TUR	Deniz Mehmet	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	MWI	Kieran Ngwenya	5	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	5	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	SCO	Chris Hamilton	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	SCO	Ewan Otoo	6	0	2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	6	1	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0
8	MF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	6	0	1+1	0	2+2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton	4	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	SCO	Matty Todd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	6	1	2	0	3+1	1	0	0	0	0
12	DF	SCO	Rhys Breen	4	0	0+1	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	SCO	Sam Fisher	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	SCO	Lewis Briggs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	CAN	David Wotherspoon	6	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	SCO	Chris Kane	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	GK	NIR	Kai McLean	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	SCO	Michael O'Halloran	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	SCO	Taylor Sutherland	6	2	1+1	0	1+3	2	0	0	0	0
25	MF	SCO	Sam Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	SCO	Andrew Tod	4	0	0	0	0+4	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	SCO	Ewan McLeod	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	Freddie Rowe	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season:
18	FW	SCO	Jake Sutherland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	SCO	Liam Hoggan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of match played 10 August 2024

Ranking	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Cup
1	FW	Taylor Sutherland	2		2
2	FW	Lewis McCann	1		1
2	MF	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	1		1
Total			4	0	4	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 10 August 2024

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
4	DF		Kyle Benedictus	1				1
5	MF		Chris Hamilton	1				1
6	DF		Ewan Otoo	1		1
24	FW		Taylor Sutherland	1				1
Total				4	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
6	Greenock Morton	2	2	0	0	0	0	2
7	Queen's Park	2	1	1	2	3	−1	1
8	Partick Thistle	2	1	1	0	1	−1	1
9	Hamilton Academical	3	1	2	2	5	−3	1	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10	Dunfermline Athletic	2	0	2	0	4	−4	0	Relegation to League One

Updated to match(es) played on 17 August 2024. Source: ^[6]
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).^[7]

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 May 2024	FW	20	Chris Kane	St Johnstone	Free	^[8]
27 June 2024	DF	3	Kieran Ngwenya	Aberdeen		^[9]
3 July 2024	MF	19	David Wotherspoon	Dundee United		^[10]
20 July 2024	GK	21	Kai McLean	Celtic		^[11]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 May 2024	FW	14	Alex Jakubiak		Free	^[12]
	MF	18	Paul Allan
	DF	19	Miller Fenton
	MF	24	Jake Rennie	Edinburgh City
	MF	25	Michael Beagley	Gala Fairydean Rovers
	GK	44	Max Little	Coleraine^[13]
19 June 2024	DF	3	Josh Edwards	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[14]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	From	Duration	Ref.

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
19 July 2024	FW	18		Jake Sutherland	Cowdenbeath	31 May 2025	^[15]
7 August 2024	DF	29		Liam Hoggan	Gala Fairydean Rovers	31 May 2025	^[16]

References

^ "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "SPFL Statement - Premier Sports Cup". SPFL. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "Kieran Ngwenya Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "David Delighted to sign deal at Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Goalkeeper Signed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Little Signs". Coleraine FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Josh Edwards Departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Seventeen year old Par loaned to Blue Brazil". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Hoggan joins Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[table_note_FOR_COV0.80590062113754-4] Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.^[3]

[1] "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[2] "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[FOR_v_COV-3] "SPFL Statement - Premier Sports Cup". SPFL. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[5] "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[format-6] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[7] "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

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

[9] "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[10] "Kieran Ngwenya Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[11] "David Delighted to sign deal at Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[12] "Goalkeeper Signed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[13] "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[14] "Little Signs". Coleraine FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[15] "Josh Edwards Departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[16] "Seventeen year old Par loaned to Blue Brazil". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[17] "Hoggan joins Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

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