The 2018–19 season was Dunfermline Athletic's third season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2017–18 season.
Season review
January 9 Jan 2019: After three-and-a-half years, Allan Johnston resigned as manager, along with assistant manager Sandy Clark. In a brief statement, club chairman Ross McArthur thanked both coaches for their efforts. First-team coach Stevie Crawford was announced as interim manager for the following league match against Dundee United. 10 Jan 2019: Crawford was appointed as head coach the following day, with former Pars defender Greg Shields returning from America to take up the position of assistant head coach. The club also announced changes to the management structure, with the appointment of former player Jackie McNamara as a consultant to offer ongoing technical support.
Squad list
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Signed until Apps. GoalsGoalkeepers 1 Sean Murdoch GK Rochester Rhinos 2015 2019 114 0 16 Lee Robinson GK Queen of the South 2018 2019 49 0 20 Cammy Gill GK Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2019 4 0 40 Ryan Scully GK Greenock Morton 2019 2019 101 0 Defenders 2 Ryan Williamson DF Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2019 136 1 3 Jackson Longridge DF Livingston 2018 2020 41 5 4 Lewis Martin DF Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2019 131 3 5 Mark Durnan DF Dundee United 2018 2019 20 0 6 Lee Ashcroft DF Kilmarnock 2016 2020 132 8 14 Danny Devine DF Partick Thistle 2018 2020 37 2 Midfielders 7 Kallum Higginbotham MF Kilmarnock 2016 2019 113 19 8 Tom Beadling MF Sunderland 2018 2020 30 4 10 Louis Longridge MF Falkirk 2018 2019 29 6 11 Aidan Connolly MF York City 2018 2019 25 1 15 Myles Hippolyte MF St Mirren 2018 2020 39 6 17 Joe Thomson MF Celtic 2018 2020 32 2 19 James Vincent MF Dundee (loan) 2018 2019 44 2 28 James Craigen MF Falkirk 2018 2019 58 2 35 Ryan Blair MF Swansea City (loan) 2019 2019 11 1 Forwards 9 Andy Ryan FW Airdrieonians 2017 2019 43 13 12 Bruce Anderson FW Aberdeen (loan) 2019 2019 13 5 18 Faissal El Bakhtaoui FW Dundee (loan) 2018 2019 125 46 23 Callum Smith FW Fife Elite Football Academy 2016 2020 25 4 36 Robbie Muirhead FW Milton Keynes Dons 2018 2019 14 0
Results and fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish Championship
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics Captains
Appearances and goals During the 2018–19 season, Dunfermline used twenty-eight different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Defender and captain Lee Ashcroft made the most appearances, playing forty-four out of a possible 45 games. Myles Hippolyte and Louis Longridge scored the most goals, with six in all competitions. Loanee Bruce Anderson finished as the top-scorer for league matches, with 5 goals.
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan: |- |colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
Clean sheets {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=150|Name !width=80|Total !width=80|Scottish Championship !width=80|Scottish Cup !width=80|Scottish League Cup !width=80|Scottish Challenge Cup |- | 16 | GK | | Lee Robinson | 10 | 7 | | 2 | 1 |- | 40 | GK | | Ryan Scully | 6 | 6
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Goalscorers During the 2018–19 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 51 goals in all competitions, with 2 goals having been an own goal.
PlacePositionNationNameTotalScottish ChampionshipScottish CupScottish League CupScottish Challenge Cup1 FWLouis Longridge6312MFMyles Hippolyte6243 FWBruce Anderson55DFJackson Longridge541FWAndy Ryan5236 FWAidan Keena447 FWFaissal El Bakhtaoui3128 MFTom Beadling33MFJoe Thomson22DFDanny Devine211MFJames Vincent211MFKallum Higginbotham21113 MFRyan Blair11MFAidan Connolly11MFJames Craigen11FWCallum Smith11 — Own goal22 Total51330144
Disciplinary record
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup6DFLee Ashcroft41417DFKallum Higginbotham212115MFMyles Hippolyte861114DFDanny Devine54118FWFaissal El Bakhtaoui4428MFJames Craigen5413DFJackson Longridge3319DFJames Vincent3316MFLee Robinson31118DFTom Beadling229FWAndy Ryan2217DFJoe Thomson2211DFAidan Connolly1112FWBruce Anderson1123FWCallum Smith1135FWRyan Blair1136FWRobbie Muirhead115DFMark Durnan1112MFMalaury Martin1127MFLewis McCann11 Total512421213040
Club statistics
League table
Results by round
Results summary
League cup table
Home attendances
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%" |- ! scope="col" width=100 | Comp ! scope="col" width=120 | Date ! scope="col" width=60 | Score ! scope="col" width=250 class="unsortable" | Opponent ! scope="col" width=150 | Attendance |- |League Cup||17 July 2018||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3–0 ||Peterhead||1,848 |- |League Cup||28 July 2018||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3–1 ||Stirling Albion||2,359 |- |Championship||11 August 2018||bgcolor="#FFCCCC"| 1–3 ||Ross County||4,949 |- |League Cup||18 August 2018||bgcolor="#FFCCCC"| 0–1 ||Heart of Midlothian||8,601 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Average league attendance: | 4,949 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Total league attendance: | 4,949 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Average total attendance: | 4,439 |- |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| |bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| | Total attendance: | 17,757
Awards Monthly Scottish Championship Manager of the Month Month Name February Stevie Crawford
Club Month Name August Jackson Longridge September James Craigen October Malaury Martin November Jackson Longridge December Joe Thomson January Joe Thomson February James Craigen March Ryan Scully
Transfers First team
Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 June 2018 DF 3 Jackson Longridge Livingston Free 1 June 2018 FW 10 Louis Longridge Falkirk Free 6 June 2018 DF 14 Danny Devine Partick Thistle Free 6 June 2018 DF 5 Mark Durnan Dundee United Free 15 June 2018 MF 17 Joe Thomson Celtic Free 18 June 2018 MF 18 Willo Flood Dundee United Free 20 June 2018 MF 11 Aidan Connolly York City Free 1 July 2018 MF 8 Tom Beadling Sunderland Free 13 July 2018 MF 15 Myles Hippolyte St Mirren Free 31 August 2018 FW 36 Robbie Muirhead Milton Keynes Dons Free 24 January 2019 GK 40 Ryan Scully Greenock Morton Free
Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 23 May 2018 FW 10 Nicky Clark Dundee United Free 31 May 2018 DF 4 Jean-Yves Mvoto Nybergsund Free 31 May 2018 DF 5 Callum Morris Ross County Free 31 May 2018 MF 8 Nat Wedderburn Raith Rovers Free 31 May 2018 MF 11 Joe Cardle AFC Fylde Free 31 May 2018 MF 13 Aaron Splaine Derry City Free 31 May 2018 DF 14 Jason Talbot Cowdenbeath Free 31 May 2018 MF 15 Michael Paton Dumbarton Free 31 May 2018 MF 18 Conner Duthie Stenhousemuir Free 31 May 2018 MF 19 Scott Lochhead Bentleigh Greens Free 31 May 2018 MF 27 Dean Shiels Derry City Free 1 June 2018 MF 17 Fraser Aird Dundee United Free 6 June 2018 FW 9 Declan McManus Ross Rounty Free 27 June 2018 MF 18 Willo Flood Bali United Free
Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 3 July 2018 MF 19 James Vincent Dundee End of season 12 July 2018 FW 18 Faissal El Bakhtaoui Dundee End of season 31 August 2018 MF 12 Malaury Martin Heart of Midlothian End of season(recalled in January) 31 August 2018 FW 35 Aidan Keena Heart of Midlothian End of season(recalled in January) 31 January 2019 FW 12 Bruce Anderson Aberdeen End of season 31 January 2019 MF 35 Ryan Blair Swansea City End of season
Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 24 August 2018 FW 23 Callum Smith Arbroath End of season(recalled in January)
Contract extensions Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref. 17 May 2018 GK Lee Robinson 1 year 2019 17 May 2018 DF Lee Ashcroft 2 years 2020 17 May 2018 MF James Craigen 1 year 2019 24 May 2018 GK Craig Burt 1 year 2019 24 May 2018 MF Brandon Luke 1 year 2019 1 June 2018 DF Lewis Martin 1 year 2019 14 June 2018 MF Kallum Higginbotham 1 year 2019
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