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Dunfermline Athletic
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerPeter Grant[2]
(until 31 October)
Greg Shields & Steven Whittaker[3] (interim managers)
(31 October to 12 November)
John Hughes[4]
(from 12 November)
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
ChampionshipNinth
(Relegated via play-off)
League CupSecond round, lost to Rangers
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Elgin City
Scottish CupThird round, lost to Partick Thistle
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin O'Hara (6)
All: Kevin O'Hara (9)
Highest home attendanceLeague: 5,406[5] vs. Queen of the South
(29 April 2022)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 556[5] vs. Hamilton Academical
(15 January 2022)
Average home league attendance3,614[5](537[6][N 1])
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

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As of 7 May 2022
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
29 Deniz Mehmet Turkey GK (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) Dundee United 2021 2023 8 0
41 Jakub Stolarczyk Poland GK (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24) England Leicester City 2022 2022 12 0
Defenders
2 Aaron Comrie Scotland DF (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) St Johnstone 2019 2023 91 3
3 Josh Edwards Scotland DF (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24) Airdrieonians 2019 2023 83 2
4 Lewis Martin Scotland DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2022 170 5
5 Coll Donaldson Scotland DF (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) Ross County 2022 2022 18 2
6 Kyle MacDonald Scotland DF (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24) Airdrieonians 2021 2023 19 1
12 Rhys Breen Scotland DF (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) Rangers 2021 2023 11 0
19 Miller Fenton Scotland DF (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2024 1 0
22 Leon Jones Scotland DF (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26) United States Kentucky Wildcats 2021 2022 2 0
25 Efe Ambrose Nigeria DF (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 36) St Johnstone 2022 2022 14 0
Midfielders
8 Joe Chalmers Scotland MF (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) Ayr United 2022 2023 16 0
11 Ryan Dow Scotland MF (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) Peterhead 2019 2022 68 10
16 Dan Pybus England MF (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) Queen of the South 2021 2022 36 1
17 Graham Dorrans Scotland MF (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 37) Australia Western Sydney Wanderers 2021 2023 22 1
18 Paul Allan Scotland MF (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24) Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2024 18 0
21 Steven Lawless Scotland MF (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) Motherwell 2022 2022 20 3
23 Dom Thomas Scotland MF (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28) Kilmarnock 2020 2022 58 6
26 Matthew Todd Scotland MF (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 39 2
28 Reece Cole England MF (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) England Queens Park Rangers 2021 2022 12 1
39 Liam Polworth Scotland MF (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) Kilmarnock 2022 2022 11 0
Forwards
7 Kevin O'Hara Scotland FW (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26) Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 70 22
9 Craig Wighton Scotland FW (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 28 9
10 Nikolay Todorov Bulgaria FW (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 28) Inverness CT 2021 2023 26 6
14 Lewis McCann Northern Ireland FW (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23) Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 55 5
27 Bobby Kamwa Cameroon FW (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24) England Leeds United 2022 2022 8 0

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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23 June 2021 Friendly The Spartans 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45 Jones 45', 89' Match report O'Hara 26'
Thomas 74' (pen.)
Omar[a] Red card 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

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Main article: 2021–22 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 Red card 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

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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 Red card 58' BBC Sport report Murray 89' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group stage

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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

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

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Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup
13 August 2021 Second round Rangers 5 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
19:30 Lundstram 3'
Wright 17'
Hagi 19'
Roofe 33', 58 pen.'		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 41,467
Referee: William Collum

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup
4 September 2021 Second round Elgin City 3 – 0
(awarded)[A]		 Dunfermline Athletic Elgin
15:00 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Notes
  1. ^
    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

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Main article: 2021–22 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

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Appearances and goals

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As of 7 May 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Scotland SCO Aaron Comrie 38 2 27+5 1 5 1 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Josh Edwards 43 2 37 2 5 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 7 0 5+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 18 2 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Scotland SCO Kevin O'Hara 40 9 23+11 6 5 3 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Joe Chalmers 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Bulgaria BUL Nikolay Todorov 27 6 9+12 3 5 3 0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Dow 35 2 29+4 2 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Rhys Breen 11 0 7+4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lewis McCann 25 5 14+10 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF England ENG Dan Pybus 38 1 27+6 1 2+3 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Graham Dorrans 23 1 19+2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Paul Allan 17 0 11+2 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland SCO Miller Fenton 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Steven Lawless 19 3 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Leon Jones 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dom Thomas 31 5 16+9 4 4+1 1 0 0 1 0
25 DF Nigeria NGA Efe Ambrose 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Matty Todd 25 1 20+2 1 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW Cameroon CMR Bobby Kamwa 8 0 0+8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England ENG Reece Cole 12 1 3+7 1 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Mehmet 8 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF Scotland SCO Liam Polworth 10 0 8+2 0 0+0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK Poland POL Jakub Stolarczyk 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
6 DF Scotland SCO Kyle MacDonald (on loan at Airdrieonians) 15 1 8+1 0 5 1 0 0 1 0
9 FW Scotland 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 Wales WAL Owain Fôn Williams 23 0 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Ross Graham 9 0 3+1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Kai Kennedy 14 1 8+5 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Lithuania LTU Vytas Gašpuitis 15 0 11 0 1+2 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Iain Wilson 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK Scotland SCO Fraser Currid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Mark Connolly 14 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 DF Scotland SCO Paul Watson 10 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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As of match played 7 May 2022[12]
Ranking Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Scottish Championship play-offs
1 FW Scotland Kevin O'Hara 9 6 3
2 FW Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 6 3 3
3 FW Scotland Lewis McCann 5 5
MF Scotland Dom Thomas 5 4 1
5 MF Scotland Steven Lawless 3 3
FW Scotland Craig Wighton 3 3
7 DF Scotland Coll Donaldson 2 2
DF Scotland Josh Edwards 2 2
MF Scotland Ryan Dow 2 2
MF Scotland Matthew Todd 2 2
DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 2 1 1
12 DF England Reece Cole 1 1
DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 1 1
MF Scotland Graham Dorrans 1 1
MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 1 1
MF England Dan Pybus 1 1
DF Scotland Kyle MacDonald 1 1
— Own goal 1 1
Total 48 36 12 0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 7 May 2022
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Wales Owain Fôn Williams 1 1
2 DF Scotland Aaron Comrie 3 1 3 1
3 DF Scotland Josh Edwards 2 2
5 DF Scotland Ross Graham 6 5 1
5 DF Scotland Coll Donaldson 2 2
7 FW Scotland Kevin O'Hara 3 3
8 MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 1 1
8 MF Scotland Joe Chalmers 1 1
10 FW Bulgaria Nikolay Todorov 3 2 1
11 MF Scotland Ryan Dow 4 3 1 1
12 DF Scotland Rhys Breen 1 1
14 FW Scotland Lewis McCann 6 6
16 MF England Dan Pybus 11 10 1
17 MF Scotland Graham Dorrans 5 1 4 1 1
18 FW Scotland Paul Allan 3 2 1
21 MF Scotland Steven Lawless 1 1
23 MF Scotland Dom Thomas 2 2
25 DF Nigeria Efe Ambrose 1 1 1 1
26 MF Scotland Matty Todd 1 1
28 MF England Reece Cole 2 2
29 GK Turkey Deniz Mehmet 1 1
33 DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 3 3
39 MF Scotland Liam Polworth 1 1
44 DF Scotland Paul Watson 2 1 1
Total 64 2 54 1 6 0 0 0 2 0

Club statistics

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League table

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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

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAAHAAHHAHAHAH
ResultDLLLDDDLDDDLLWWLDLDLWDWDLDLDDWLWLWLL
Position59101010101010101010101010698899101097991010109999999
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

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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

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First team

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Contract extensions

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

Notes

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

References

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