- 2008–09 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
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Dunfermline Athletic 2008–09 season Chairman John Yorkston Manager Jim McIntyre Scottish First Division 3rd Scottish Cup Semi-Final, Losers v Falkirk Scottish League Cup Fourth Round, Losers v Dundee Utd Scottish Challenge Cup Second Round, Losers v Queen of the South Top goalscorer League: Andy Kirk (9)
All: Andy Kirk (11)Highest home attendance 4,653 (vs St. Johnstone, 1 November 2008) Lowest home attendance 2,930 (vs Queen of the South, 9 August 2008) ← 2007–08 2009-10 → The 2008–09 season will be Dunfermline Athletic's 2nd season in the Scottish First Division after being relegated from the Scottish Premier League in 2007.
Contents
Review and Events
Chronological list of events
This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 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: The Pars undertake their pre-season tour of Austria, playing two games against foreign opponents.[1]
- 5 July: Dunfermline, along with fellow First Division sides Dundee and Ross County are removed from the SFA's Youth Football initiative after all three sides fail to comply with rules regarding coaching disclosures.[2]
- 26 July: The club win in the First Round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, beating Stirling Albion 3–0.[3]
- 5 August: Dunfermline win in the First Round of the Scottish League Cup, beating Peterhead 2–0.[4]
- 9 August: New striker Andy Kirk scores his first two goals for the Pars in a 2–1 home win over Queen of the South. This is also Dunfermline's first league win of the 2008–09 season.[5]
- 20 August: Dunfermline lose in the Second Round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, losing against Queen of the South.[6]
- 26 August: The club progress to the Third Round of the Scottish League Cup, beating Second Division side Alloa 1–0.[7]
- 31 August: Former Pars player Jamie Dolan dies of a heart attack whilst out jogging.[8]
- 23 September: The Pars defeat Scottish Premier League side St. Mirren 2–0 at home to progress to the Quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup.[9]
- 11 October: Jim McIntyre picks up the Scottish Football League award for First Division Manager of the Month in September.[10]
- 28 October: Dunfermline are defeated by SPL side Dundee Utd in the Quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup.[11]
- 10 January: Dunfermline defeat fellow Scottish First Division side Clyde in the Fourth Round of the Scottish Cup.[12]
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 2 Partick Thistle 36 16 7 13 39 35 +4 55 3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 14 9 13 51 43 +8 51 4 Dundee 36 13 11 12 33 32 +1 50 Updated to games played on 2 August 2009
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (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; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.Results
Pre-season friendlies
Friendly Metalurh Zaporizhya 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Neutral ground, Austria 2008-07-06 Krivoy 38' Referee: S Skowronski Friendly Timişoara 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic Neutral ground, Austria 2008-07-09 Bucur 2' 21' 42'
Karamyan 78'Referee: S Skowronski Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Hearts East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-07-16 Harper 23' Attendance: 1,859
Referee: D McDonaldFriendly Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Hamilton East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-07-19 Glass 88' Attendance: 0 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 2–3 Dundee United East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-07-22 Thomson 58'
Phinn 67'Sandaza 60', 63'
Robertson 86'Attendance: 1,586
Referee: S FinnieScottish First Division
SFL1 #1 Partick Thistle 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Firhill, Glasgow 2008-08-02 McKeown 79' Attendance: 3,092
Referee: D SomersSFL1 #2 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Queen of the South East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-08-09 Kirk 54' 69' Kean 26'
Aitken 87'Attendance: 2,930
Referee: S O'ReillySFL1 #3 St. Johnstone 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic McDiarmid Park, Perth 2008-08-16 Williamson 43'
Phinn 62'
Bayne 86'Attendance: 3,697
Referee: C AllenSFL1 #4 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Airdrie United East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-08-23 Attendance: 3,334
Referee: C CharlestonSFL1 #5 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Livingston East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-08-30 Kirk 53' Griffiths 41' 75' Attendance: 3,414
Referee: S FinnieSFL1 #6 Dundee 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dens Park, Dundee 2008-09-13 Woods 44' Attendance: 4,259
Referee: E NorrisSFL1 #7 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Ross County East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-09-20 S Thomson 5'
Phinn 44'
Bell 71'Craig 57'
Hart 70'Attendance: 2,631
Referee: C BoyleSFL1 #8 Morton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Cappielow, Greenock 2008-09-27 Wake 60' Campbell 89' Attendance: 2,156
Referee: S NichollsSFL1 #9 Clyde 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 2008-10-04 Kirk 37'
Harper 43'Attendance: 1,273
Referee: C AllenSFL1 #10 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Partick Thistle East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-10-18 Kirk 36' Attendance: 3,242
Referee: S ConroySFL1 #11 Airdrie United P – P Dunfermline Athletic New Broomfield, Airdrie 2008-10-25 SFL1 #12 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 St. Johnstone East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-11-01 Wilson 24' Hardie 5'
Craig 66'Attendance: 4,653
Referee: C MurraySFL1 #11 Airdrie United 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic New Broomfield, Airdrie 2008-11-04 di Giacomo 10' Woods 4'
Glass 29'
Phinn 55'Attendance: 1,099
Referee: W CollumSFL1 #13 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Dundee East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-11-08 Antoine-Curier 68' Attendance: 3,506
Referee: S O'ReillySFL1 #14 Livingston 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale, Livingston 2008-11-15 McPake 5'
Elliot 62'Kirk 19' 90'
Bayne 60'Attendance: 1,760
Referee: E SmithSFL1 #15 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Morton East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-11-22 Paartalu 24' Attendance: 4,400
Referee: M McCurrySFL1 #16 Ross County P – P Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park, Dingwall 2008-12-06 SFL1 #17 Queen of the South 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Palmerston Park, Dumfries 2008-12-13 McQuilken 20' Phinn 4'
Bayne 89'Attendance: 2,312
Referee: C ThomsonSFL1 #18 Dunfermline Athletic 4–4 Clyde East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-12-20 Glass 10' (pen.)
Kirk 47', 72'
Phinn 79'Trouten 1'
Higgins 50'
Clarke 65', 69'Attendance: 3,279
Referee: C RichmondSFL1 #19 Dunfermline Athletic P – P Livingston East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-12-27 SFL1 #19 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Livingston East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-12-30 Shields 65' Attendance: 3,036
Referee: A MuirSFL1 #20 Dundee 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dens Park, Dundee 2009-01-03 Paton 67' Attendance: 5,033
Referee: A LawSFL1 #21 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Airdrie United East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-01-17 Loy 49' Lynch 15' Attendance: 2,915
Referee: D SomersSFL1 #23 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Queen of the South East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-01-31 Burns 29'
Dobbie 67'Attendance: 2,770
Referee: C BoyleSFL1 #24 Partick Thistle 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic Firhill, Glasgow 2009-02-14 Buchanan 9'
Doolan 34'Bell 13'
Kirk 30'
Loy 88' (pen.)Attendance: 2,957
Referee: W CollumSFL1 #25 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Ross County East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-02-21 Bayne 60' Brewster 45'
Higgins 67'Attendance: 3,331
Referee: G SalmondSFL1 #26 Morton 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Cappielow, Greenock 2009-02-28 Weatherson 28'
Greacen 48'Kirk 83' Attendance: 2,092
Referee: M TumiltySFL1 #27 Livingston 4–2 Dunfermline Athletic Almondvale Stadium, Livingston 2009-03-10 McParland 22'
Davidson 65', 68'
Griffiths 77'Bell 56'
Graham 66'Attendance: 1,859
Referee: C MurraySFL1 #28 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Partick Thistle East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-03-14 Harkins 19' (pen.) Attendance: 2,736
Referee: D SomersSFL1 #29 Clyde 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld 2009-03-21 MacLennan 38' Phinn 4', 62'
Woods 37'
Burke 51'Attendance: 1,109
Referee: S MacDonaldSFL1 #30 Ross County 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park, Dingwall 2009-03-24 Brittain 62'
Brewster 90'Bayne 87' Attendance: 1,782
Referee: S MacDonaldSFL1 #31 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Dundee East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-03-31 Woods 90' Malone 61' Attendance: 2,382
Referee: D McDonaldSFL1 #32 Airdrie United 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium, Airdrie 2009-04-04 Smith 83' Ross 90' Attendance: 1,136
Referee: C RichmondSFL1 #33 St Johnstone 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic McDiarmid Park, Perth 2009-04-07 Attendance: 3,199
Referee: J McKendrickSFL1 #34 Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 St Johnstone East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-04-11 Kirk 29' (pen.) Hardie 18'
Irvine 41'
Craig 48' (pen.)Attendance: 3,596
Referee: S O'ReillySFL1 #35 Ross County 1–3 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park, Dingwall 2009-04-18 Craig 47' Woods 35'
Kirk 73'
Bayne 77'Attendance: 2,413
Referee: F McDermottSFL1 #36 Queen of the South 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic Palmerston Park, Dumfries 2009-05-02 Kirk 21'
Woods 26'
Phinn 34'Attendance: 2,750
Referee: C BoyleSFL1 #37 Dunfermline Athletic 2–1 Morton East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-05-05 Loy 56'
Kirk 86'Monti 62' Attendance: 1,438
Referee: B WinterSFL1 #38 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Clyde East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-05-09 Graham 43' Higgins 27' Attendance: 2,418
Referee: S FinnieUpcoming Scottish Football League fixtures are the intellectual property of the Scottish Football League. For upcoming First Division fixtures see the official Dunfermline Athletic FC website Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup R3 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Clyde East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-01-10 Phinn 20'
Bayne 66'Attendance: 2,871
Referee: S O'ReillyScottish Cup R4 Airdrie United 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic New Broomfield, Airdrie 2009-02-17 McLaughlin 14' Holmes 2'
Bayne 73'Attendance: 1,772
Referee: C MurrayScottish Cup QF Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Aberdeen East End Park, Dunfermline 2009-03-07 Phinn 82' Aluko 61' Attendance: 9,696
Referee: C ThomsonScottish Cup QFR Aberdeen 0 – 0 (2–4 pens.) Dunfermline Athletic Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 2009-03-18 Attendance: 13,567
Referee: E SmithScottish Cup SF Falkirk 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park, Glasgow 2009-04-26 Scobbie 54'
Arfield 89' (pen.)Attendance: 17,124
Referee: D McDonaldScottish League Cup
League Cup R1 Peterhead 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Balmoor, Peterhead 2008-08-05 Phinn 46'
Kirk 50'Attendance: 1,291
Referee: G SalmondLeague Cup R2 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Alloa Athletic East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-08-26 Kirk 10' McKeown 84' Attendance: 1,326
Referee: S McLeanLeague Cup R3 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 St. Mirren East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-09-23 Bayne 68'
Wiles 74'Attendance: 2,186
Referee: C MurrayLeague Cup QF Dundee Utd 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice, Dundee 2008-10-28 S Robertson 15' Attendance: 5,350
Referee: D McDonaldScottish Challenge Cup
Challenge Cup R1 N&E Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Stirling Albion East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-07-26 Burke 4'
Phinn 61'
Williamson 74'Attendance: 1,340
Referee: E SmithChallenge Cup R2 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Queen of the South East End Park, Dunfermline 2008-08-20 Kean 4'
O'Connor 75'Attendance: 1,373
Referee: M McCurryStats
Squad
No. Nat Pos Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals GK Paul Gallacher 22 0 17 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 GK Greg Paterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GK Calum Reidford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 DF Souleymane Bamba¹ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 DF Stuart Dearden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Lee Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Austin McCann 20 0 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 DF Harry McGregor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Greg Ross 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DF Greg Shields 20 0 14 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 DF Scott Thomson 14 1 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 DF Scott Wilson 17 1 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 DF Calum Woods 16 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 MF Steven Bell 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 MF Alex Burke 20 1 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 MF Stephen Glass 19 2 16 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 MF Kevin Harper 15 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 MF Graeme Holmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MF Scott McBride 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MF Scott Muirhead 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 MF Nick Phinn 20 7 15 5 0 0 3 1 2 1 MF Ryan Thomson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 MF Simon Wiles 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 MF Iain Williamson 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 MF Paul Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 FW Graham Bayne 21 4 17 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 FW Andy Kirk 20 11 16 9 0 0 3 2 1 0 FW Rory Loy (on loan from Rangers) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Jamie Mole (on loan from Hearts) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Jim McIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FW Jordan White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Notes:
- ¹ Denotes player has left the club.
- Player substitutions are not included.
- Last updated: 2008-12-15
Goalscorers
Fourteen players have scored for the Pars first team during the 2008–09 season, with 33 goals being scored in total in all competitions. The top goalscorer so far is Andy Kirk with 9 goals.[13]
Name League Cups Total Andy Kirk 7 2 9 Nick Phinn 4 3 7 Graham Bayne 3 2 5 Iain Williamson 1 1 2 Steven Bell 1 1 Ross Campbell 1 1 Stephen Glass 1 1 Kevin Harper 1 1 Greg Shields 1 1 Scott Thomson 1 1 Scott Wilson 1 1 Calum Woods 1 1 Alex Burke 1 1 Simon Wiles 1 1 Discipline
So far during the 2008–09 season, two Pars players have been sent off and fourteen have received at least one caution. In total, the team have received two red card and thirty three yellow cards, with Scott Wilson having received the most number of cards (nine cautions).[13]
Name Cautions Dismissals Nick Phinn 3 1 Calum Woods 3 1 Scott Wilson 9 Graham Bayne 5 Stephen Glass 3 Greg Shields 3 Steven Bell 2 Austin McCann 2 Kevin Harper 1 Andy Kirk 1 Scott Muirhead 1 Greg Ross 1 Scott Thomson 1 Iain Williamson 1 Notes:
- Applies to all competitions
Transfers
In
The Pars brought in 5 players in the close season. Midfielder Steven Bell agreed a pre-contract move in January 2008 from relegated side Stirling Albion.[14] Bell, along with Graeme Holmes who signed from Airdrie United and Austin McCann from Notts County officially signed for the club on 2008-05-19.[14] Striker Graham Bayne signed from Inverness CT for £30,000 in late June,[15] with former Rangers keeper Calum Reidford joining in July after a successful trial with the club.[16] German striker Joseph Laumann also joined the Pars on trial in July, but was not offered a contract.[17] Northern Ireland international Andy Kirk was brought back to Scotland by manager Jim McIntyre from Yeovil Town at the beginning of August for an undisclosed amount[18] and Midfielder Simon Wiles was brought in on a one-year-deal from Blackpool after impressing during a trial.[19] Ross Campbell was brought in on a months loan from Scottish Premier League side Hibernian on 2008-09-19.[20] Rangers Reserve striker Rory Loy signed half way through December on a months loan until 2009-01-26.[21] In January, the Pars brought Hearts young striker Jamie Mole on loan for the remainder of the season.[22]
Player From Date Fee Steven Bell Stirling Albion 2008-05-19 Free Graeme Holmes Airdrie United 2008-05-19 Free Austin McCann Notts County 2008-05-19 Free Graham Bayne Inverness CT 2008-06-27 £3,000 Calum Reidford Unattached 1 July-14 , 2008 Trial Joseph Laumann Rot-Weiß Erfurt 8 July-9 , 2008 Trial Calum Reidford Unattached 2008-08-15 Free Andy Kirk Yeovil Town 2008-08-01 Undisclosed Simon Wiles Blackpool 18 August-22 , 2008 Trial Simon Wiles Blackpool 2008-08-23 Free Ross Campbell Hibernian 2008-09-19 Loan Rory Loy Rangers 2008-12-12 Loan Jamie Mole Hearts 2009-01-10 Loan Out
6 of the Pars first team players from the 2007–08 season left the club in the summer on free transfers. Stephen Simmons,[23] Darren Young,[24] Stevie Crawford[25] and Aaron Labonte all became free agents when their contracts ran out, while Scott Morrison[26] and Mark Burchill[27] signed pre-contracts with Ross County and Rotherham respectively. Young goalkeeper Sean Murdoch opted to join recently promoted side Hamilton Academical[28] (with whom he'd previously been on loan) and at the start of September, Centre-back Sol Bamba joining SPL side Hibernian for an undisclosed sum.[29] September also saw young defender Greg Ross join Second Division side Cowdenbeath on a months loan.[30]
Player From Date Fee Stephen Simmons Unattached 1 May 2008 Free Scott Morrison Ross County 6 May 2008 Free Sean Murdoch Hamilton Academical 6 May 2008 Undisclosed Darren Young Unattached 27 May 2008 Free Aaron Labonte Unattached 31 May 2008 Free Mark Burchill Rotherham United 12 June 2008 Free Stephen Crawford East Fife 22 July 2008 Free Souleymane Bamba Hibernian 1 September 2008 Undisclosed Greg Ross Cowdenbeath 12 September 2008 Loan Kit
Supplier: Puma[31]
Sponsor(s): The Purvis Group[32][33]References
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External links
- Official Site: 2008–09 fixtures
- BBC Sport – Club Stats
- Soccerbase – Results | Squad stats | Transfers
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