The 2020–21 season was Dunfermline Athletic's fifth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 6th in the 2019–20 season.
Squad list
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Signed until Apps. GoalsGoalkeepers 1 Owain Fôn Williams GK Hamilton Academical 2020 2022 32 0 20 Cammy Gill GK Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2021 19 0 30 Ben Swinton GK Raith Rovers 2019 2021 0 0 Defenders 2 Aaron Comrie DF St Johnstone 2019 2021 55 1 3 Josh Edwards DF Airdrieonians 2019 2021 42 0 4 Lewis Martin DF Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2021 164 5 5 Euan Murray DF Raith Rovers 2019 2021 33 7 6 Kyle MacDonald DF Airdrieonians 2021 2023 4 0 13 Vytas Gašpuitis DF Panevėžys 2021 2023 7 0 17 Matthew Bowman DF Scarborough Athletic 2019 2021 1 0 19 Miller Fenton DF Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0 22 Lewis Mayo DF Rangers (loan) 2020 2021 24 0 44 Paul Watson DF Dundee United 2020 2022 27 2 Midfielders 8 Ewan Henderson MF Celtic 2021 2021 9 1 11 Ryan Dow MF Peterhead 2019 2021 35 8 12 Scott Cusick MF Celtic 2020 2021 0 0 15 Iain Wilson MF Kilmarnock 2020 2022 27 0 16 Steven Whittaker DF Hibernian 2020 2021 23 0 18 Paul Allan MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2022 2 0 21 Fraser Murray MF Hibernian (loan) 2020 2021 30 6 23 Dom Thomas MF Kilmarnock 2020 2022 29 1 24 Kerr McInroy MF Celtic (loan) 2020 2021 22 0 25 Scott Banks MF Crystal Palace (loan) 2021 2021 12 0 26 Matty Todd MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 15 0 27 Lucas Berry MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2021 0 0 — Kyle Turner MF Stranraer 2019 2021 40 5 Forwards 7 Kevin O'Hara FW Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 32 11 9 Craig Wighton FW Heart of Midlothian 2021 2021 11 6 10 Declan McManus FW Ross County 2020 2022 69 19 14 Lewis McCann FW Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2022 31 0 — Gabby McGill FW Middlesbrough 2019 2021 20 1
Results & fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish Championship
Premiership play–off
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Knockout phase
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals During the 2020–21 season, Dunfermline used twenty-six different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Forward Declan McManus made the most appearances, playing thirty-six out of a possible 36 games. Kevin O'Hara scored the most goals, with eleven in all competitions.
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left during the season:
Goalscorers During the 2020–21 season, twelve Dunfermline players scored 51 goals in all competitions.
RankingPositionNationNameTotalScottish ChampionshipScottish League CupScottish CupScottish Premiership play-offs1 FWKevin O'Hara11832 FWDeclan McManus10913 DFEuan Murray7344 FWCraig Wighton66MFFraser Murray6426 MFRyan Dow321DFPaul Watson3218 DFAaron Comrie11MFEwan Henderson11MFDom Thomas11MFKyle Turner11MFIain Wilson11 Total51381300
Disciplinary record
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Premiership play-offs 22DFLewis Mayo3121116DFSteven Whittaker76110FWDeclan McManus75215MFIain Wilson6644DFPaul Watson6513DFJosh Edwards338MFEwan Henderson3211GKOwain Fôn Williams2211MFRyan Dow2224MFKerr McInroy222DFAaron Comrie115DFEuan Murray116DFKyle MacDonald118MFKyle Turner119FWCraig Wighton1114FWLewis McCann1121MFFraser Murray11 Total481411005020
Club statistics
League table
Results by round
Results summary
League cup table
Awards
End of Season
Club Award Player Ref. Player's Player of the Year Euan Murray Joe Nelson Young Player of the Year Josh Edwards Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year Aaron Comrie The Manager & Coaching Staff Player of the Year Paul Watson The Manager & Coaching Staff Young Player of the Year Josh Edwards The DAFC Goal of the Season Craig Wighton vs. Dundee
Transfers
First team
Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 29 June 2020 DF 44 Paul Watson Dundee United Free 29 June 2020 DF 16 Steven Whittaker Hibernian Free 10 July 2020 FW 10 Declan McManus Ross County Free 10 July 2020 FW 7 Kevin O'Hara Alloa Athletic Compensation 10 July 2020 MF 23 Dom Thomas Kilmarnock Compensation 16 July 2020 MF 15 Iain Wilson Kilmarnock Free 3 August 2020 GK 1 Owain Fôn Williams Hamilton Academical Free 9 September 2020 MF 12 Scott Cusick (re-signed) Free 14 January 2021 DF 6 Kyle MacDonald Airdrieonians Undisclosed 4 February 2021 DF 13 Vytas Gašpuitis FK Panevėžys Free
Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 31 May 2020 GK 1 Ryan Scully Hamilton Academical Free 31 May 2020 DF 6 Lee Ashcroft Dundee Free 31 May 2020 MF 7 Joe Thomson Derry City Free 31 May 2020 MF 8 Tom Beadling Barrow Free 31 May 2020 DF 14 Danny Devine Inverness CT Free 31 May 2020 DF 16 Stuart Morrison Queen's Park Free 31 May 2020 FW 17 Callum Smith Hamilton Academical Free 31 May 2020 MF 21 Paul Paton East Kilbride Free 31 May 2020 FW — Andy Ryan Stirling Albion Free 10 July 2020 FW 15 Kevin Nisbet Hibernian Undisclosed 2 October 2020 DF 6 Tom Lang Clyde Undisclosed 27 October 2020 DF 25 Thomas Bragg Eastleigh Free 2 February 2021 DF 17 Matthew Bowman Free Released
Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 22 September 2020 MF 24 Kerr McInroy Celtic End of season 25 September 2020 DF 22 Lewis Mayo Rangers End of season 25 September 2020 MF 21 Fraser Murray Hibernian End of season 25 January 2021 MF 25 Scott Banks Crystal Palace End of season 12 February 2021 FW 9 Craig Wighton Heart of Midlothian End of season 26 March 2021 MF 8 Ewan Henderson Celtic End of season
Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 9 September 2020 MF 38 Scott Cusick Brechin City End of season 25 September 2020 MF 26 Matty Todd Brechin City End of season 15 October 2020 FW 9 Gabby McGill Edinburgh City Three months 21 October 2020 MF 18 Paul Allan Albion Rovers End of season 18 January 2021 FW 9 Gabby McGill York City End of season 16 March 2021 MF 8 Kyle Turner Airdrieonians End of season
Reserve team
Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 31 May 2020 DF 25 Gregor Jordan Brechin City Free 31 May 2020 DF 28 Josh Robertson Free Released 31 May 2020 FW 29 Lewis Crosbie Free Released 31 May 2020 GK 30 Craig Burt Free Released 31 May 2020 MF 32 Lewis Sawers Free Released 31 May 2020 MF 33 Paul Brown Stenhousemuir Free 31 May 2020 MF 36 Cameron Graham Stenhousemuir Free 31 May 2020 MF 38 Scott Cusick Dunfermline Athletic Re-signed
Contract extensions Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref. 22 December 2020 MF Ryan Dow 1 year 2022 5 January 2021 DF Aaron Comrie 2 years 2023
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