The 2022–23 season is Dunfermline Athletic's first season in Scottish League One, following their relegation from the Scottish Championship via the playoffs.
Squad list
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed from Signed in Signed until Apps. GoalsGoalkeepers 1 Deniz Mehmet GK Dundee United 2021 2023 52 0 20 Max Little GK Queen's Park Rangers 2022 2024 1 0 30 Calum Archibald GK Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 0 0 Defenders 2 Aaron Comrie DF St Johnstone 2019 2023 133 4 3 Josh Edwards DF Airdrieonians 2019 2023 126 6 4 Kyle Benedictus DF Raith Rovers 2022 2024 43 7 6 Kyle MacDonald DF Airdrieonians 2021 2023 52 2 12 Rhys Breen DF Rangers 2021 2023 45 5 15 Sam Fisher DF Dundee (loan) 2022 2023 17 0 16 Ewan Otoo DF Celtic B (loan) 2023 2023 11 0 19 Miller Fenton DF Fife Elite Football Academy 2019 2024 4 0 21 Kane Ritchie-Hosler DF Rangers 2022 2022 22 3 27 Sam Young DF Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0 Midfielders 5 Chris Hamilton MF Heart of Midlothian 2022 — 39 2 8 Joe Chalmers MF Ayr United 2022 2023 60 0 11 Chris Mochrie MF Dundee United (loan) 2022 2023 37 2 18 Paul Allan MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2017 2024 30 0 23 Paul McGowan MF Dundee (loan) 2023 2023 11 1 24 Jake Rennie MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0 25 Michael Beagley MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 1 0 26 Matthew Todd MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 77 13 28 Andrew Tod MF Fife Elite Football Academy 2021 2024 5 0 Forwards 7 Kevin O'Hara FW Alloa Athletic 2020 2023 94 25 9 Craig Wighton FW Heart of Midlothian 2021 2023 69 28 10 Nikolay Todorov FW Inverness CT 2021 2023 64 18 14 Lewis McCann FW Fife Elite Football Academy 2018 2024 89 14 29 Taylor Sutherland FW — 2022 2024 3 1 30 Robbie Mahon FW Motherwell 2022 2023 12 0
Results & fixtures
Pre-season
Scottish League One
Scottish League Cup
Group stage
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Cup
Squad statistics Appearances and goals
|colspan="14"|Players who left during the season:
Goalscorers
RankingPositionNationNameTotalScottish League OneScottish League CupScottish Challenge CupScottish Cup1 FWCraig Wighton2016222 FWNikolay Todorov129213FWLewis McCann10631MFMatthew Todd10824 DFKyle Benedictus7511 5 DFRhys Breen5416 DFJosh Edwards42117 DFKane Ritchie-Hosler3218 MFChris Hamilton211MFChris Mochrie22FWKevin O'Hara2119 DFAaron Comrie11DFKyle McDonald11MFMcGowan11FWTaylor Sutherland11 Total8261895
Disciplinary record
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish League One Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup1 GKDeniz Mehmet112 DFAaron Comrie333 DFJosh Edwards96124 DFKyle Benedictus716115 MFChris Hamilton118116 MFKyle MacDonald117 FWKevin O'Hara11118 MFJoe Chalmers229 FWCraig Wighton4210FWNikolay Todorov3211MFChris Mochrie1112DFRhys Breen1114FWLewis McCann5515 DFSam Fisher531118MFPaul Allan32121DFKane Ritchie-Hosler2223MFPaul McGowan2226MFMatthew Todd55 Total672562405020
Club statistics
League table
League cup table
Transfers First team
Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 6 June 2022 DF 4 Kyle Benedictus Raith Rovers Free 8 June 2022 MF 5 Chris Hamilton Heart of Midlothian Free 22 July 2022 GK 20 Max Little Queens Park Rangers Free
Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 31 May 2022 DF 4 Lewis Martin Kelty Hearts Free 31 May 2022 MF 11 Ryan Dow Peterhead Free 31 May 2022 MF 16 Dan Pybus York City Free 31 May 2022 MF 21 Steven Lawless Partick Thistle Free 31 May 2022 DF 22 Leon Jones Eastern Sports Club Free 31 May 2022 MF 23 Dom Thomas Queen's Park Free 31 May 2022 MF 28 Reece Cole Chertsey Town Free 2 September 2022 MF 17 Graham Dorrans Free agent Released
Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 5 August 2022 MF 11 Chris Mochrie Dundee United End of Season 16 August 2022 DF 15 Sam Fisher Dundee End of Season 30 September 2022 DF 21 Kane Ritchie-Hosler Rangers 1 January 2023 30 September 2022 FW 30 Robbie Mahon Motherwell End of Season 10 February 2023 DF 16 Ewan Otoo Celtic B End of Season 21 February 2023 MF 23 Paul McGowan Dundee End of Season
Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 5 August 2022 DF 19 Miller Fenton Berwick Rangers January 2023 23 February 2023 DF 27 Sam Young Cowdenbeath End of Season
References