The 2021–22 season was Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2020–21 season.
Squad list
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Signed until Apps. GoalsGoalkeepers 29 Deniz Mehmet GK Dundee United 2021 2023 8 0 41 Jakub Stolarczyk GK Leicester City 2022 2022 12 0 Defenders 2 Aaron Comrie DF St Johnstone 2019 2023 91 3 3 Josh Edwards DF Airdrieonians 2019 2023 83 2 4 Lewis Martin DF Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2022 170 5 5 Coll Donaldson DF Ross County 2022 2022 18 2 6 Kyle MacDonald DF Airdrieonians 2021 2023 19 1 12 Rhys Breen DF Rangers 2021 2023 11 0 19 Miller Fenton DF Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2024 1 0 22 Leon Jones DF Kentucky Wildcats 2021 2022 2 0 25 Efe Ambrose DF St Johnstone 2022 2022 14 0 Midfielders 8 Joe Chalmers MF Ayr United 2022 2023 16 0 11 Ryan Dow MF Peterhead 2019 2022 68 10 16 Dan Pybus MF Queen of the South 2021 2022 36 1 17 Graham Dorrans MF Western Sydney Wanderers 2021 2023 22 1 18 Paul Allan MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2024 18 0 21 Steven Lawless MF Motherwell 2022 2022 20 3 23 Dom Thomas MF Kilmarnock 2020 2022 58 6 26 Matthew Todd MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 39 2 28 Reece Cole MF Queens Park Rangers 2021 2022 12 1 39 Liam Polworth MF Kilmarnock 2022 2022 11 0 Forwards 7 Kevin O'Hara FW Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 70 22 9 Craig Wighton FW Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 28 9 10 Nikolay Todorov FW Inverness CT 2021 2023 26 6 14 Lewis McCann FW Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 55 5 27 Bobby Kamwa FW Leeds United 2022 2022 8 0
Results & fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish Championship
Championship play-off
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Knockout round
Scottish Challenge Cup
Notes
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
|colspan="14"|Players who left during the season:
Goalscorers
RankingPositionNationNameTotalScottish ChampionshipScottish League CupScottish Challenge CupScottish Cup1 FWKevin O'Hara9632 FWNikolay Todorov6333 FWLewis McCann55MFDom Thomas5415 MFSteven Lawless33FWCraig Wighton337 DFColl Donaldson22DFJosh Edwards22MFRyan Dow22MFMatthew Todd22DFAaron Comrie21112 DFReece Cole11DFMark Connolly11MFGraham Dorrans11MFKai Kennedy11MFDan Pybus11DFKyle MacDonald11 — Own goal11 Total48361200
Disciplinary record
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup1GKOwain Fôn Williams112DFAaron Comrie31313DFJosh Edwards225DFRoss Graham6515DFColl Donaldson227FWKevin O'Hara338MFKai Kennedy118MFJoe Chalmers1110FWNikolay Todorov321 11MFRyan Dow431112DFRhys Breen1114FWLewis McCann6616MFDan Pybus1110117MFGraham Dorrans5141118FWPaul Allan32121MFSteven Lawless1123MFDom Thomas2225DFEfe Ambrose111126MFMatty Todd1128MFReece Cole2229GKDeniz Mehmet1133DFMark Connolly3339MFLiam Polworth1144DFPaul Watson211 Total642541600020
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. 1 June 2021 FW 9 Craig Wighton Heart of Midlothian Free 15 June 2021 FW 10 Nikolay Todorov Inverness CT Free 23 June 2021 GK 29 Deniz Mehmet Dundee United Free 25 June 2021 GK 30 Fraser Currid Alloa Athletic Free 2 July 2021 MF 16 Dan Pybus Queen of the South Free 20 July 2021 MF 28 Reece Cole Queens Park Rangers Free 26 July 2021 DF 12 Rhys Breen Rangers Free 27 July 2021 MF 17 Graham Dorrans Western Sydney Wanderers Free 3 August 2021 DF 22 Leon Jones Kentucky Wildcats Free 27 December 2021 MF 21 Steven Lawless Motherwell Free 24 January 2022 MF 8 Joe Chalmers Ayr United Undisclosed
Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 31 May 2021 DF 5 Euan Murray Kilmarnock Free 31 May 2021 MF 12 Scott Cusick Broomhill Free 31 May 2021 GK 20 Cammy Gill Cowdenbeath Free 31 May 2021 MF 27 Lucas Berry Edinburgh City Free 31 May 2021 GK 30 Ben Swinton Berwick Rangers Free 31 May 2021 MF — Kyle Turner Partick Thistle Free 31 May 2021 FW — Gabby McGill Airdrieonians Free 3 June 2021 MF 16 Steven WhittakerRetired 14 June 2021 FW 10 Declan McManus The New Saints £60,000 19 October 2021 DF 44 Paul Watson Falkirk Free 3 January 2022 DF 13 Vytas Gašpuitis Šiauliai Free 19 January 2022 GK 30 Fraser Currid Bo'ness Athletic Free 30 January 2022 MF 15 Iain Wilson Greenock Morton Free 28 February 2022 GK 1 Owain Fôn WilliamsRetired
Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 1 July 2021 DF 5 Ross Graham Dundee United End of season(recalled in January) 22 July 2021 MF 8 Kai Kennedy Rangers End of season(recalled in January) 29 September 2021 DF 33 Mark Connolly Dundee United 16 January 2022 3 January 2022 DF 33 Coll Donaldson Ross County 30 May 2022 27 January 2022 FW 27 Bobby Kamwa Leeds United 30 May 2022 31 January 2022 GK 41 Jakub Stolarczyk Leicester City 30 May 2022 4 February 2022 DF 25 Efe Ambrose St Johnstone 30 May 2022 28 February 2022 MF 39 Liam Polworth Kilmarnock 30 May 2022
Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 25 June 2021 GK 30 Fraser Currid Bo'ness Athletic End of Season 14 January 2022 FW 9 Craig Wighton Arbroath End of Season 24 January 2022 DF 6 Kyle MacDonald Airdrieonians End of Season
Contract extensions Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref. 31 May 2021 DF Josh Edwards 2 years 2023 3 January 2022 DF Lewis Martin 6 months 2022 4 January 2022 FW Lewis McCann 2 years 2024 13 January 2022 MF Paul Allan 2 years 2024 18 January 2022 MF Matthew Todd 2 years 2024 9 February 2022 DF Miller Fenton 2 years 2024
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