2008–09 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

2008–09 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
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)

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.

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

Scottish First Division

Upcoming 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 League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Stats

Squad

No. Nat Pos Player Total First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland GK Paul Gallacher 22 0 17 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
Scotland GK Greg Paterson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland GK Calum Reidford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Côte d'Ivoire DF Souleymane Bamba¹ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF Stuart Dearden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Lee Graham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Austin McCann 20 0 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
Scotland DF Harry McGregor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Greg Ross 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Greg Shields 20 0 14 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Scotland DF Scott Thomson 14 1 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
Scotland DF Scott Wilson 17 1 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 0
England DF Calum Woods 16 1 13 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland MF Steven Bell 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Scotland MF Alex Burke 20 1 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 1
Scotland MF Stephen Glass 19 2 16 2 0 0 2 0 1 0
Scotland MF Kevin Harper 15 1 11 1 0 0 3 0 1 0
Scotland MF Graeme Holmes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Scott McBride 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF Scott Muirhead 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland MF Nick Phinn 20 7 15 5 0 0 3 1 2 1
Scotland MF Ryan Thomson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
England MF Simon Wiles 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Scotland MF Iain Williamson 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scotland MF Paul Willis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Graham Bayne 21 4 17 3 0 0 3 1 1 0
Northern Ireland FW Andy Kirk 20 11 16 9 0 0 3 2 1 0
Scotland FW Rory Loy (on loan from Rangers) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Jamie Mole (on loan from Hearts) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Jim McIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland 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
Kirk, AndyAndy Kirk 7 2 Goal 09
Phinn, NickNick Phinn 4 3 Goal 07
Bayne, GrahamGraham Bayne 3 2 Goal 05
Williamson, IainIain Williamson 1 1 Goal 02
Bell, StevenSteven Bell 1 Goal 01
Campbell, RossRoss Campbell 1 Goal 01
Glass, StephenStephen Glass 1 Goal 01
Harper, KevinKevin Harper 1 Goal 01
Shields, GregGreg Shields 1 Goal 01
Thomson, ScottScott Thomson 1 Goal 01
Wilson, ScottScott Wilson 1 Goal 01
Woods, CalumCalum Woods 1 Goal 01
Burke, AlexAlex Burke 1 Goal 01
Wiles, SimonSimon Wiles 1 Goal 01

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
Phinn, NickNick Phinn Booked 03 Red card 1
Woods, CalumCalum Woods Booked 03 Red card 1
Wilson, ScottScott Wilson Booked 09
Bayne, GrahamGraham Bayne Booked 05
Glass, StephenStephen Glass Booked 03
Shields, GregGreg Shields Booked 03
Bell, StevenSteven Bell Booked 02
McCann, AustinAustin McCann Booked 02
Harper, KevinKevin Harper Booked 01
Kirk, AndyAndy Kirk Booked 01
Muirhead, ScottScott Muirhead Booked 01
Ross, GregGreg Ross Booked 01
Thomson, ScottScott Thomson Booked 01
Williamson, IainIain Williamson Booked 01

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
Scotland Steven Bell Stirling Albion 2008-05-19 Free
Scotland Graeme Holmes Airdrie United 2008-05-19 Free
Scotland Austin McCann Notts County 2008-05-19 Free
Scotland Graham Bayne Inverness CT 2008-06-27 £3,000
Scotland Calum Reidford Unattached 1 July-14 , 2008 Trial
Germany Joseph Laumann Rot-Weiß Erfurt 8 July-9 , 2008 Trial
Scotland Calum Reidford Unattached 2008-08-15 Free
Northern Ireland Andy Kirk Yeovil Town 2008-08-01 Undisclosed
England Simon Wiles Blackpool 18 August-22 , 2008 Trial
England Simon Wiles Blackpool 2008-08-23 Free
Scotland Ross Campbell Hibernian 2008-09-19 Loan
Scotland Rory Loy Rangers 2008-12-12 Loan
Scotland 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
Scotland Stephen Simmons Unattached 1 May 2008 Free
Scotland Scott Morrison Ross County 6 May 2008 Free
Scotland Sean Murdoch Hamilton Academical 6 May 2008 Undisclosed
Scotland Darren Young Unattached 27 May 2008 Free
Scotland Aaron Labonte Unattached 31 May 2008 Free
Scotland Mark Burchill Rotherham United 12 June 2008 Free
Scotland Stephen Crawford East Fife 22 July 2008 Free
Côte d'Ivoire Souleymane Bamba Hibernian 1 September 2008 Undisclosed
Scotland Greg Ross Cowdenbeath 12 September 2008 Loan

Kit

Supplier: Puma[31]
Sponsor(s): The Purvis Group[32][33]

Home Strip
Away Strip

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