2009–10 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
2009–10 season | |||
Chairman | John Yorkston | ||
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Manager | Jim McIntyre | ||
Scottish First Division | 3rd | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth Round, Losers v Celtic (after being thrown out in round 4 for breaking 4 rules, following an appeal a replay was ordered) | ||
Scottish League Cup | Third Round, Losers v Hearts | ||
Scottish Challenge Cup | Second Round, Losers v Queen of the South | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Three players (1) All: Andy Kirk (6) | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,289 (vs Raith Rovers, 29 August 2009) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,834 (vs Airdrie Utd, 22 August 2009) | ||
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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.
Review and Events
Chronological list of events
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
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Updated to games played on 1 May 2010.
Source: BBC Sport
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.
Match results
Friendlies
Friendly | Stirling Albion | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Forthbank Stadium | 8 July 2009 | |||
Cardle 15' | Referee: Stephen Finnie |
Friendly | Blyth Spartans | 2–4 | Dunfermline Athletic | Croft Park | 11 July 2009 | |||
Ross 39' (o.g.) Williams 41' |
Bayne 12', 77' Gibson 20' Kirk 68' (pen) |
Attendance: 333 Referee: Tony Young |
Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Dundee United | East End Park | 14 July 2009 | |||
S. Robertson 4' Goodwillie 80' |
Attendance: 1,221 Referee: Willie Collum |
Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–4 | Hibernian | East End Park | 18 July 2009 | |||
Nish 7', 33' Riordan 55' Johansson 91' |
Attendance: 4,151 Referee: Steven Nicholls |
Friendly | East Fife | 1–7 | Dunfermline Athletic | Bayview Stadium | 21 July 2009 | |||
McManus 71' (pen) | Bayne 1', 25', 43' Higgins 23' Graham 65' Willis 79' Bell 89' |
Referee: Brian Colvin |
Friendly | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–0 | Coventry | East End Park | 26 July 2009 | |||
Kirk 39' | Attendance: 1,162 Referee: John McKendrick |
League
SFL1 No. 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Inverness CT | East End Park | 8 August 2009 | |||
Cox 92' | Attendance: 2,975 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
SFL1 No. 2 | Morton | 0–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Cappielow | 15 August 2009 | |||
Kirk 19' Cardle 79' |
Attendance: 2,661 Referee: William Collum |
SFL1 No. 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie | East End Park | 22 August 2009 | |||
Bayne 19' Trialist 58' |
Attendance: 2,834 Referee: Anthony Law (replaced by Brian Braidwood in the 3rd minute due to injury to Law)[2] |
SFL1 No. 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–2 | Raith Rovers | East End Park | 29 August 2009 | |||
Gibson 43' | Murray 41' Casalinuovo 60' |
Attendance: 6,289 Referee: David Somers |
SFL1 No. 5 | Dundee | 1–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dens Park | 12 September 2009 | |||
Griffiths 37' (pen.) | Attendance: 5,326 Referee: Craig Thomson |
SFL1 No. 6 | Partick Thistle | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Firhill Stadium | 19 September 2009 | |||
Cairney 39' Donnelly 70' |
Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
SFL1 No. 7 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–4 | Queen of the South | East End Park | 26 September 2009 | |||
Phinn 37' | Wyness 33' Burns 39', 42' Holmes 45' (pen.) |
Attendance: 2,624 Referee: Frank McDermott |
SFL1 No. 8 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–1 | Ayr United | East End Park | 10 October 2009 | |||
Kirk 54' Gibson 55', 63' |
Aitken 74' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,460 Referee: Dougie McDonald |
SFL1 No. 9 | Ross County | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park | 13 October 2009 | |||
Attendance: 1,757 Referee: William Collum |
SFL1 No. 10 | Inverness CT | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Caledonian Stadium | 17 October 2009 | |||
Proctor 45' | Kirk 69' | Attendance: 3,082 Referee: Alan Muir |
SFL1 No. 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–1 | Greenock Morton | East End Park | 24 October 2009 | |||
Cardle 62' D.Graham 71' Bell 86' |
McGuffie 74' | Attendance: 2,411 Referee: Steven Nicholls |
SFL1 No. 12 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Dundee | East End Park | 31 October 2009 | |||
Bayne 77' | Harkins 60' | Attendance: 4,001 Referee: Euan Norris |
SFL1 No. 13 | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Stark's Park | 7 November 2009 | |||
Campbell 22' | Bayne 58' Wilson 90' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Crawford Allan |
SFL1 No. 14 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–1 | Partick Thistle | East End Park | 14 November 2009 | |||
McDougall 5' Gibson 40', 90' |
Cairney 47' | Attendance: 3,111 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
SFL1 No. 15 | Queen of the South | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Palmerston Park | 1 December 2009 | |||
Weatherston 17' | McDougall 35' Bell 58' |
Attendance: 1,651 Referee: Craig Thomson |
SFL1 No. 16 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park | 5 December 2009 | |||
Stevenson 52' | Attendance: 1,625 Referee: Steve Conroy |
SFL1 No. 17 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–3 | Ross County | East End Park | 12 December 2009 | |||
Kirk 22', 35' Gibson 40' |
Brittain 8' (pen.) Lawson 24' Vigurs 84' |
Attendance: 2,381 Referee: William Collum |
SFL1 No. 18 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–0 | Inverness CT | East End Park | 19 December 2009 | |||
Attendance: 2,280 Referee: John McKendrick |
SFL1 No. 19 | Dundee | 3–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dens Park | 17 January 2010 | |||
Griffiths 3', 82' McMenamin 16' |
D.Graham 10' Kirk 50' |
Attendance: 5,201 Referee: Iain Brines |
SFL1 No. 20 | Partick Thistle | 1–4 | Dunfermline Athletic | Firhill Stadium | 23 January 2010 | |||
Buchanan 87' | Cardle 48', 71', 82' Woods 83' |
Attendance: 1,549 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
SFL1 No. 21 | Ross County | 2–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park | 13 February 2010 | |||
Lawson 54' Watt 85' |
Phinn 10', 32' Holmes 89' |
Attendance: 2,213 Referee: John McKendrick |
SFL1 No. 22 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0–1 | Ayr United | East End Park | 20 February 2010 | |||
McManus 37' | Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Calum Murray |
SFL1 No. 23 | Morton | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Cappielow Park | 27 February 2010 | |||
McGuffie 55' | Kirk 70' Mason 77' |
Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Craig Thomson |
SFL1 No. 24 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Airdrie United | East End Park | 6 March 2010 | |||
Kirk 54' (pen.) Bell 87' |
Attendance: 2,252 Referee: Alan Muir |
SFL1 No. 25 | Airdrie United | 1–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium | 9 March 2010 | |||
Waddell 24' | Gibson 87' | Attendance: 703 Referee: Brian Winter |
SFL1 No. 26 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–1 | Queen of the South | East End Park | 13 March 2010 | |||
McDougall 18' Woods 43', 88' Bell 86' (pen.) |
Weatherston 69' McKenna 90' |
Attendance: 2,163 Referee: Steven Nicholls |
SFL1 No. 27 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | East End Park | 17 March 2010 | |||
McDougall 11' Bell 43' Gibson 55' |
Walker 63' | Attendance: 4,549 Referee: David Somers |
SFL1 No. 28 | Raith Rovers | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Stark's Park | 20 March 2010 | |||
Simmons 33' Tadé 66' |
Mason 50' D.Graham 83' |
Attendance: 4,098 Referee: Scott MacDonald |
SFL1 No. 29 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Partick Thistle | East End Park | 23 March 2010 | |||
McDougall 36' | Buchanan 27' Donnelly 81' |
Attendance: 2,401 Referee: Crawford Allan |
SFL1 No. 30 | Queen of the South | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Palmerston Park | 27 March 2010 | |||
McLaren 45' Weatherston 71' |
Cardle 81' | Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Alan Muir |
SFL1 No. 31 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Dundee | East End Park | 30 March 2010 | |||
Gibson 6' Bell 34' |
Harkins 90' | Attendance: 2,134 Referee: William Collum |
SFL1 No. 32 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Ross County | East End Park | 3 April 2010 | |||
Bell 78' | Vigurs 15' Barrowman 35' |
Attendance: 2,641 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
SFL1 No. 33 | Ayr United | 1–2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Somerset Park | 10 April 2010 | |||
McManus 45' | Campbell 39' McDougall 53' |
Attendance: 1,367 Referee: George Salmond |
SFL1 No. 34 | Inverness CT | 2–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Caledonian Stadium | 17 April 2010 | |||
Rooney 55' Foran 62' |
Attendance: 3,728 Referee: William Collum |
SFL1 No. 35 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4–1 | Morton | East End Park | 24 April 2010 | |||
Phinn 8' Bell 27', 44', 90' (pen.) |
Monti 40' (pen.) | Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Steve Conroy |
SFL1 No. 36 | Airdrie United | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Excelsior Stadium | 1 May 2010 | |||
Phinn 37' | Attendance: 1,864 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Scottish League Cup
League Cup R1 | Dumbarton | 0–5 | Dunfermline Athletic | Strathclyde Homes Stadium | 1 August 2009 | |||
Graham 3' Kirk 9', 56' Bell 45+2', 66' |
Attendance: 953 Referee: Chris Boyle |
League Cup R2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–1 | Raith Rovers | East End Park | 26 August 2009 | |||
Kirk 38', 68' Campbell 52' (o.g.) |
Williamson 50' (pen) | Attendance: 4,163 Referee: Brian Winter |
League Cup R3 | Hearts | 2–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Tynecastle | 23 September 2009 | |||
Glen 56' Stewart 73' (pen.) |
Bayne 15' | Attendance: 6,126 Referee: B Winter |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup R1 N&E | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–1 | Arbroath | East End Park | 25 July 2009 | |||
Kirk 49' Bell 68' |
Rattray 88' Dobbins 88' |
Attendance: 1,034 Referee: George Salmond |
Challenge Cup R2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–2 | Queen of the South | East End Park | 18 August 2009 | |||
Cardle 53' | Kean 12' Tosh 90' |
Attendance: 941 Referee: Crawford Allan |
Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup R4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 7–1 | Stenhousemuir | East End Park, Dunfermline | 9 January 2010 | |||
Gibson 15' Kirk 17', 83' (pen.) Phinn 21' Graham 35' McDougall 63' Cardle 69' |
Bradley 90' | Attendance: 1,832 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Cup R4 Replay | Stenhousemuir | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Dunfermline Athletic | Ochilview Park, Stenhousemuir | 26 January 2010 | |||
Bradley 67' (pen.) | Cardle 35' Kirk 112' |
Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Scottish Cup R5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–4 | Celtic | East End Park, Dunfermline | 7 February 2010 | |||
D.Graham 21' Kirk 28' |
Kamara 20' Rasmussen 43' Woods 59' (o.g.) Keane 68' (pen.) |
Attendance: 8,933 Referee: Charlie Richmond |
Player stats
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 | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Greg Fleming | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Andy Dowie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Chris Higgins | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Austin McCann | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Neil McGregor | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
DF | Greg Ross | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Calum Woods | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Steven Bell | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
MF | Alex Burke | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Joe Cardle | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
MF | Stephen Glass | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Willie Gibson | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Graeme Holmes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Steven McDougall | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
ST | Scott Muirhead | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | Nick Phinn | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Willis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
ST | Graham Bayne | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
ST | David Graham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
ST | Andy Kirk | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||
ST | Jordan White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Stats
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 |
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Kirk, AndyAndy Kirk | 6 | ||
Bell, StevenSteven Bell | 2 | 2 | |
Cardle, JoeJoe Cardle | 2 | ||
Own goals | 2 | ||
Bayne, GrahamGraham Bayne | 1 | 1 | |
Burke, AlexAlex Burke | 1 | ||
Graham, DavidDavid Graham | 1 | 1 | |
McGregor, NeilNeil McGregor | 2 | ||
Gibson, WillieWillie Gibson | 1 | 1 | |
Glass, StephenStephen Glass | 1 | ||
Higgins, ChrisChris Higgins | 1 | ||
Woods, CalumCalum Woods | 1 |
Transfers
In
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 (£) |
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May 2009 | Cardle, JoeJoe Cardle | Airdrie United | Free |
21 May 2009 | Dowie, AndyAndy Dowie | Ross County | Free |
4 June 2009 | Higgins, ChrisChris Higgins | Clyde | Free |
23 June 2009 | Gibson, WillieWillie Gibson | Kilmarnock | Free |
4 July 2009 | McDougall, StevenSteven McDougall | Airdrie United | Free |
10 July 2009 | Fleming, GregGreg Fleming | Oldham Athletic | Loan |
30 July 2009 | McGregor, NeilNeil McGregor | Clyde | Free |
Out
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 (£) |
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May 2009 | Wilson, ScottScott Wilson | North Queensland Fury | Free |
26 May 2009 | Shields, GregGreg Shields | Carolina RailHawks | Free |
4 June 2009 | Dearden, StuartStuart Dearden | Free agent | Free |
4 June 2009 | Harper, KevinKevin Harper | Free agent | Free |
30 June 2009 | Gallacher, PaulPaul Gallacher | St Mirren | Undisclosed Fee |
July 2009 | Williamson, IainIain Williamson | Raith Rovers | Free |
10 July 2009 | Thomson, ScottScott Thomson | East Fife | Free |
17 July 2009 | McBride, ScottScott McBride | Cowdenbeath | Loan |
22 July 2009 | Reidford, CalumCalum Reidford | Clyde | Free |
See also
- 2009–10 Scottish First Division
- 2009–10 Scottish Cup
- 2009–10 Scottish League Cup
- 2009–10 in Scottish football
References
- ↑ "McDougall resigns to help Livi". BBC Sport. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ↑ "DUNFERMLINE 2 AIRDRIE UNITED 0". dafc.co.uk. 22 August 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
- 1 2 3 "Dunfermline Athletic 2009–10 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ↑ "Pars sign Oldham keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Pars secure Airdrie's McDougall". BBC Sport. 4 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Higgins leaves Clyde for East End". BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "McGregor wins move to Dunfermline". BBC Sport. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Gibson joins Pars from Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "County's Dowie leaves for Pars". BBC Sport. 21 May 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Pars' Wilson makes A-League move". BBC Sport. 6 March 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Shields to leave Pars for America". BBC Sport. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Thomson and Conway join East Fife". BBC Sport. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Gallacher delight at Buddies move". BBC Sport. 30 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ↑ "Higgins leaves Clyde for East End". BBC Sport. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
External links
- Official Site: 2009–10 fixtures
- BBC Sport – Club Stats
- Soccerbase – Results | Squad stats | Transfers