The 2019–20 season was Dunfermline Athletic's fourth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 7th in the 2018–19 season.
On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. On 8 April, with the pandemic continuing, the SPFL board proposed to curtail the 2019–20 Championship season and use the points per game earned by each team to date as the final standings. The plan was approved on 15 April, meaning the league was declared over.
Squad list
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Signed until Apps. GoalsGoalkeepers 1 Ryan Scully GK Greenock Morton 2019 2020 119 0 20 Cammy Gill GK Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2021 16 0 50 Owain Fôn Williams GK Hamilton Academical (loan) 2020 2020 6 0 Defenders 2 Aaron Comrie DF St Johnstone 2019 2020 34 1 3 Tom Lang DF Clyde 2019 2021 1 0 4 Lewis Martin DF Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2021 164 5 5 Euan Murray DF Raith Rovers 2019 2021 10 2 6 Lee Ashcroft DF Kilmarnock 2016 2020 163 9 14 Danny Devine DF Partick Thistle 2018 2020 55 3 16 Stuart Morrison DF Fife Elite Football Academy 2016 2020 10 0 24 Josh Edwards DF Airdrieonians 2019 2021 19 0 Midfielders 7 Joe Thomson MF Celtic 2018 2020 44 2 8 Tom Beadling MF Sunderland 2018 2020 61 7 11 Ryan Dow MF Peterhead 2019 2021 28 6 12 Kyle Turner MF Stranraer 2019 2021 33 5 13 Ethan Ross MF Aberdeen (loan) 2020 2020 8 0 21 Paul Paton MF Falkirk 2019 2020 31 0 23 Dom Thomas MF Kilmarnock (loan) 2020 2020 8 1 — Dylan Duncan MF Queens Park Rangers (loan) 2020 2020 0 0 Forwards 9 Gabby McGill FW Middlesbrough 2019 2021 18 1 10 Jonathan Afolabi FW Celtic (loan) 2020 2020 6 2 15 Kevin Nisbet FW Raith Rovers 2019 2021 32 23 17 Callum Smith FW Fife Elite Football Academy 2016 2020 25 4 — Andy Ryan FW Airdrieonians 2017 2020 62 16
Results & fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish Championship
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase
Scottish Challenge Cup
Squad statistics Appearances and goals During the 2019–20 season, Dunfermline used twenty-nine different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Defender Aaron Comrie made the most appearances, playing thirty-four out of a possible 35 games. Kevin Nisbet scored the most goals, with twenty-three in all competitions.
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
Goalscorers During the 2019–20 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 57 goals in all competitions.
PlacePositionNationNameTotalScottish ChampionshipScottish CupScottish League CupScottish Challenge Cup1 FWKevin Nisbet231852 MFRyan Dow6513 MFKyle Turner5324 MFTom Beadling33MFGreg Kiltie321FWAndy Ryan3217 DFLee Ashcroft22DFLewis Martin22DFEuan Murray22FWJonathan Afolabi2211 DFDanny Devine11MFDom Thomas11FWGabby McGill11DFAaron Comrie11MFHarry Cochrane11MFJosh Coley11 Total57410151
Club statistics
League table
Results by round
Results summary
League cup table
Transfers First team
Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 14 May 2019 MF 11 Ryan Dow Peterhead Free 15 May 2019 DF 2 Aaron Comrie St Johnstone Free 28 May 2019 MF 12 Kyle Turner Stranraer Development compensation 30 May 2019 FW 9 Gabby McGill Middlesbrough Development compensation 13 June 2019 FW 15 Kevin Nisbet Raith Rovers Undisclosed 13 June 2019 DF 5 Euan Murray Raith Rovers Undisclosed 14 June 2019 MF 21 Paul Paton Falkirk Free 16 July 2019 DF 24 Josh Edwards Airdrieonians Undisclosed 19 July 2019 DF 3 Tom Lang Clyde Undisclosed
Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 31 May 2019 GK 1 Sean MurdochRetired 31 May 2019 DF 2 Ryan Williamson Partick Thistle Free 31 May 2019 DF 5 Mark Durnan Falkirk Free 31 May 2019 MF 7 Kallum Higginbotham Real Kashmir Free 31 May 2019 FW 10 Louis Longridge Falkirk Free 31 May 2019 MF 11 Aidan Connolly Falkirk Free 31 May 2019 MF 15 Myles Hippolyte Yeovil Town Free 31 May 2019 GK 16 Lee Robinson Free agent Released 31 May 2019 MF 21 Brandon Luke Stenhousemuir Free 31 May 2019 MF 28 James Craigen AFC Fylde Free 31 May 2019 FW 36 Robbie Muirhead Greenock Morton Free 13 June 2019 DF 3 Jackson Longridge Bradford City Undisclosed
Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 21 June 2019 MF 22 Josh Coley Norwich City End of season(recalled in January) 30 August 2019 MF 23 Harry Cochrane Heart of Midlothian End of season(recalled in January) 30 August 2019 MF 37 Anthony McDonald Heart of Midlothian End of season(recalled in January) 2 September 2019 MF 38 Greg Kiltie Kilmarnock End of season(recalled in January) 3 January 2020 MF 13 Ethan Ross Aberdeen End of season 10 January 2020 MF 23 Dom Thomas Kilmarnock End of season 27 January 2020 FW 10 Jonathan Afolabi Celtic End of season 31 January 2020 MF — Dylan Duncan Queens Park Rangers End of season 30 January 2020 GK 50 Owain Fôn Williams Hamilton Academical End of season
Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 16 July 2019 FW 17 Callum Smith Airdrieonians End of season 27 September 2019 DF 18 Paul Allan Brechin City Initially 4 months, extended until end of season 9 January 2020 FW — Andy Ryan Airdrieonians End of season 14 January 2020 DF 3 Tom Lang Clyde End of season 31 January 2020 DF 16 Stuart Morrison Queen's Park End of season
Reserve team
Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 13 May 2019 DF 34 Thomas Bragg Southampton Free 29 May 2019 DF 19 Matthew Bowman Scarborough Athletic Free 30 January 2020 MF 38 Scott Cusick Celtic Free
Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 12 November 2019 DF 31 Kieran Swanson FirstPoint USA Free
Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 11 July 2019 DF 31 Kieran Swanson Camelon Juniors End of season 25 July 2019 FW 29 Lewis Crosbie Crossgates Primrose End of season 25 July 2019 MF 32 Lewis Sawers Crossgates Primrose End of season 26 July 2019 DF 25 Gregor Jordan Kennoway Star Hearts End of season 30 July 2019 DF 33 Paul Brown Kennoway Star Hearts 6 August 2019 DF 28 Josh Robertson Civil Service Strollers Five months 16 August 2019 DF 34 Thomas Bragg Kelty Hearts Five months 24 September 2019 GK 30 Craig Burt Crossgates Primrose Four months 31 January 2020 DF 19 Matthew Bowman Pickering Town End of season
Contract extensions Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref. 13 May 2019 GK Ryan Scully 1 year 2020 13 May 2019 GK Cammy Gill 2 years 2021 13 May 2019 DF Lewis Martin 1 year 2020 13 May 2019 DF Paul Allan 1 year 2020 24 May 2019 DF Stuart Morrison 1 year 2020 30 May 2019 FW Andy Ryan 1 year 2020 10 January 2020 DF Lewis Martin 1 year 2021 10 January 2020 MF Ryan Dow 1 year 2021 29 January 2020 DF Paul Allan 2 years 2022 29 January 2020 MF Matthew Todd 2 years 2022 29 January 2020 FW Lewis McCann 2 years 2022
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