2007–08 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2007–08 season
Chairman John Yorkston
Manager Stephen Kenny (up until 4 December 2007)
Jim McIntyre (from 3 January 2008)
Stadium East End Park
Scottish First Division Fifth
Scottish Challenge Cup Final, Lost to St Johnstone
Scottish League Cup Third Round, Lost to Hearts
Scottish Cup Fourth Round, Lost to Partick Thistle
UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round, Lost to BK Häcken
Top goalscorer League: Mark Burchill (11)
All: Mark Burchill (15)
Highest home attendance League: 4,946 vs. St Johnstone, 2 September 2007
Cup: 6,017 vs. BK Häcken, 16 August 2007
Lowest home attendance League: 2,444 vs. Hamilton Academical, 11 March 2008
Cup: 1,744 Ayr United, 2 October 2007
Average home league attendance 3,695
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from the Scottish Premier League at the end of the 2006–07 season.[1] Dunfermline Athletic also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, Scottish Cup and the UEFA Cup.

Review and Events

Dunfermline Athletic's first season after relegation from the Scottish Premier League started with disappointment. One win in seven games left them languishing in second last place and even more pressure was put on manager Stephen Kenny after they were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the knockout qualifying round by Swedish minnows BK Häcken. Despite this the team managed to get to the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup, where they played against St Johnstone but lost 3–2.[2]

At the start of December, Stephen Kenny was sacked as manager of Dunfermline after just over a year in charge.[3] Jim McIntyre was immediately given the role of caretaker manager and after a successful run in which he won four out of six games, he was appointed as Dunfermline manager on a full-time basis on 3 January 2008. He signed a two-and-a-half-year deal.[4] McIntyre started his reign by allowing 6 members of his squad to leave to try to cut the squad size down.[5] McIntyre's changes to the squad seemed to have a positive effect as the Pars eventually finished 5th overall, beating Queen of the South by 4 goals on the final day of the season.

Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 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

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
4 Queen of the South 36 14 10 12 47 43+4 52 2008–09 UEFA Cup Second qualifying round
5 Dunfermline Athletic 36 13 12 11 36 41−5 51
6 Partick Thistle 36 11 12 13 40 39+1 45

Updated to games played on 11 August 2008.
Source: statto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

Pre-season

Mid-season

Scottish First Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Fife Cup

Main article: Fife Cup

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 25 June 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Paul Gallacher 34 0 30 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
GK Scotland Sean Murdoch 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK Scotland Greg Paterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Ivory Coast Souleymane Bamba 18 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
DF Scotland Stuart Dearden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF England Aaron Labonte 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland Scott Morrison 15 1 13 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland Greg Ross 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Greg Shields 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Scott Thomson 25 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF Scotland Scott Wilson 31 2 27 0 1 1 0 0 3 1
DF England Calum Woods 30 0 25 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
MF Scotland Stephen Glass 37 6 31 4 1 0 1 0 4 2
MF Scotland Kevin Harper 14 4 11 4 1 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland Scott McBride 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Scott Muirhead 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Nick Phinn 14 1 12 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland Stephen Simmons 31 4 25 3 1 0 1 1 4 0
MF Scotland Iain Williamson 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF Scotland Paul Willis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Scotland Darren Young 16 0 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ST Scotland Mark Burchill 32 15 28 11 1 0 0 0 3 4
ST Scotland Alex Burke 11 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ST Scotland Stephen Crawford 31 3 27 3 0 0 1 0 3 0
ST Scotland Jim McIntyre 7 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
GK Scotland Roddy McKenzie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Wales Jamie Harris 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Scotland Phil McGuire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland Danny Murphy 13 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Michael McGlinchey 7 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF Northern Ireland Owen Morrison 9 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2
MF Republic of Ireland Bobby Ryan 9 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
ST Scotland Jim Hamilton 20 4 17 3 1 0 1 1 1 0
ST Scotland Tam McManus 12 1 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 0

Notes:

Goal scorers

As of match played 26 April 2008[15]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish First Division Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup UEFA Cup
1 FWScotlandMark Burchill15110040
2 MFScotlandStephen Glass640020
3MFScotlandKevin Harper440000
MFScotlandStephen Simmons430100
FWScotlandJim Hamilton430001
6FWScotlandStevie Crawford330000
MFNorthern IrelandOwen Morrison310020
8 DFScotlandScott Wilson201010
9MFScotlandAlex Burke110000
FWScotlandJim McIntyre110000
FWScotlandTam McManus110000
DFScotlandScott Morrison110000
MFScotlandNick Phinn110000
MFScotlandScott Thomson110000
MFScotlandIain Williamson110000
Total 48361191

Transfers

Players in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
7 July 2007 MF Scotland Kevin Harper England Stoke City Free [16]
17 July 2007 MF Scotland Stephen Glass Hibernian Free [17]
1 January 2008 GK Scotland Paul Gallacher England Norwich City Free [18]
7 March 2008 MF Scotland Alex Burke St Mirren Free [19]

Players out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
15 June 2007 DF Scotland Jamie McCunnie England Hartlepool United Free [20]
28 June 2007 MF Scotland Gary Mason St Mirren Free [21]
5 July 2007 MF France Frédéric Daquin Dundee Free [22]
6 July 2007 GK Netherlands Dorus de Vries Wales Swansea Free [23]
11 July 2007 DF Scotland Andy Tod Raith Rovers Free [24]
25 July 2007 FW Scotland Calum Smith Brechin City Free [25]
25 September 2007 Scotland David Muir East Fife Free
9 January 2008 MF Republic of Ireland Bobby Ryan St Patrick's Athletic £11,000 [26]
14 January 2008 DF Scotland Phil McGuire Inverness CT Undisclosed [27]
30 January 2008 FW Scotland Jim Hamilton St Mirren Undisclosed [28]
31 January 2008 GK Scotland Roddy McKenzie Unattached Free [28]
31 January 2008 DF Wales Jamie Harris Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [28]
14 February 2008 MF Northern Ireland Owen Morrison Republic of Ireland Derry City Free [29]
28 March 2008 FW Scotland Tam McManus United States Colorado Rapids Free [30]

Loan in

Date Position Nationality Name From Duration Ref.
20 August 2007 GK Scotland Paul Gallacher England Norwich City Loan [31]
2 November 2007 DF Scotland Danny Murphy Motherwell Loan [32]
9 November 2007 MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Celtic Loan [33]
5 February 2008 MF Scotland Alex Burke St Mirren Loan [34]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Duration Ref.
31 August 2007 DF Scotland Phil McGuire Inverness CT Loan [35]
31 January 2008 DF England Aaron Labonte Republic of Ireland Finn Harps Loan [28]
8 February 2008 MF Scotland Scott McBride Arbroath Loan

References

  1. ↑ "Inverness CT 2-1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport website. 12 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Dunfermline Ath 2–3 St Johnstone". BBC News. 25 November 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.
  3. ↑ "Pars part company with boss Kenny". BBC News. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  4. ↑ "McIntyre named Dunfermline boss". BBC News. 3 January 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2008.
  5. ↑ "Six more players depart East End". BBC News. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  6. ↑ "Hamilton Accies 2–1 Dunfermline". BBC Sport website. 4 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  7. ↑ "United win Thomson's testimonial". BBC Sport website. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  8. ↑ "Pars part company with boss Kenny". BBC Sport website. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  9. ↑ "McIntyre named Dunfermline boss". BBC Sport website. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  10. ↑ "McIntyre wins managerial award". BBC Sport website. 11 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  11. ↑ "Six more players depart East End". BBC Sport website. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  12. ↑ "Six more players depart East End". BBC Sport website. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  13. ↑ "Manager on Friday". dafc.co.uk. 18 April 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008.
  14. ↑ "Dunfermline 4–0 Queen of South". BBC Sport. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  15. ↑ "Dunfermline Athletic 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  16. ↑ "Dunfermline pick up winger Harper". BBC News. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2007.
  17. ↑ "Hibs' Glass returns to the Pars". BBC News. 17 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 August 2007. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
  18. ↑ "Dunfermline sign keeper Gallacher". BBC News. 2 January 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  19. ↑ "Alex Burke's Stirling effot". dafc.co.uk. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "Hartlepool wrap up McCunnie deal". BBC News. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
  21. ↑ "Mason relishes Paisley challenge". BBC News. 27 June 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2007.
  22. ↑ "Dundee wrap up deal for Daquin". BBC News. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  23. ↑ "Swansea sign goalkeeper De Vries". BBC News. 6 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2007.
  24. ↑ "Tod completes Raith Rovers switch". BBC News. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  25. ↑ "Brechin land Smith and Janczyk". BBC News. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2007.
  26. ↑ "Ryan checks in at Richmond Park". Retrieved 9 January 2008.
  27. ↑ "Caley seal McGuire capture". Sky Sports. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2008.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "Six more players depart East End". BBC News. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
  29. ↑ "Morrison added to squad". Archived from the original on 19 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  30. ↑ "McManus makes a rapid Pars exit". BBC News. 28 March 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  31. ↑ "Gallacher heads to Pars as cover". BBC News. 20 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
  32. ↑ "Well's Murphy joins Pars on loan". BBC News. 2 November 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2007.
  33. ↑ "Another on Loan Player". dafc.co.uk. 9 November 2007. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  34. ↑ "Buddie Burke joins Pars on loan". BBC News. 6 February 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
  35. ↑ "McGuire and Proctor join Brewster". BBC News. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2008.

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