The 2025–26 season was Dunfermline Athletic's third season back in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One.

Results and fixtures Pre-season

Scottish Championship

Premiership play-offs

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 Championship + playoffsScottish League CupScottish Challenge CupScottish Cup1MFAndrew Tod16133 2FWChris Kane127143MFJosh Cooper7331FWBarney Stewart752 4MFCallumn Morrison665FWRory MacLeod4211DFKieran Ngwenya446MFCharlie Gilmour33 MFMatty Todd3217DFJeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen22 FWZak Rudden22 FWOlly Thomas228DFNurudeen Abdulai11 DFKeith Bray11 MFLucas Fyfe11 DFRobbie Fraser11 DFJohn Tod11 Total7253838

Disciplinary record

Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship + playoffs Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup Scottish Cup1 GKDeniz Mehmet2112 DFJeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen71713 DFKieran Ngwenya515114 DFKyle Benedictus235 MFChris Hamilton514118 MFCharlie Gilmour119129 FWZak Rudden3311 DFShea Kearney32112 MFJefferson Cáceres111113 GKAston Oxborough1114 MFAlfons Amade3316 FWRory MacLeod3317 FWConnor Young1118 DFNurudeen Abdulai22119 FWOlly Thomas1120 FWChris Kane1122 DFKeith Bray1124 MFGraham Carey1126 MFAndrew Tod22131 DFJohn Tod5533 MFJosh Cooper1135 MFTashan Oakley-Boothe22138 MFCallumn Morrison32139 MFFreddie Turley2240 GKBilly Terrell1147 DFRobbie Fraser44 Total7946444010100

Club statistics

League table

League cup table

Transfers

Players in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 2 June 2025 MF 8 Charlie Gilmour Inverness CT Free 16 June 2025 FW Zeke Cameron Dundee United 4 July 2025 MF 14 Alfons Amade Septemvri Sofia 11 July 2025 FW 16 Rory MacLeod Dundee United Undisclosed DF 23 Alasdair Davidson Celtic Free 11 Shea Kearney Cliftonville Undisclosed 11 July 2025 MF 37 Danny Dobbie Livingston Free 1 August 2025 GK 40 Billy Terrell Bournemouth Free 15 August 2025 DF 47 Robbie Fraser Rangers Undisclosed MF 12 Jefferson Cáceres Sheffield United 28 August 2025 FW 9 Zak Rudden Livingston 1 September 2025 DF 18 Nurudeen Abdulai Medeama SC 16 January 2026 MF 38 Callumn Morrison Linfield

Players out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 7 May 2025 DF 12 Rhys Breen East Kilbride Free MF 8 Joe Chalmers Inverness CT MF 22 Craig Clay Kelty Hearts DF 2 Aaron Comrie Greenock Morton MF 44 Victor Wanyama FW 23 Michael O'Halloran Greenock Morton MF 45 Omar Taylor-Clarke FW 9 Craig Wighton Montrose MF 19 David Wotherspoon Inverness CT 12 June 2025 FW 11 Lewis McCann Fleetwood Town 62 Dapo Mebude Arbroath 20 January 2026 24 Taylor Sutherland Montrose 22 February 2026 MF 12 Jefferson Cáceres FBC Melgar Undisclosed

Loans in Date Position No. Nationality Name From Duration Ref. 26 July 2025 GK 54 Mason Munn Rangers 1 January 2026 26 September 2025 FW 19 Barney Stewart Falkirk 7 January 2026 19 Olly Thomas Bristol City 31 May 2026 29 January 2026 MF 24 Graham Carey Livingston 1 February 2026 DF 39 Freddie Turley Derby County 24 February 2026 GK 13 Aston Oxborough Motherwell

Loans out Date Position No. Nationality Name To Duration Ref. 31 July 2025 MF 28 Ewan McLeod East Fife 31 May 2026 1 August 2025 FW 24 Taylor Sutherland Clyde 1 January 2026 5 August 2025 29 Jake Sutherland Forfar Athletic 31 May 2026 6 September 2025 FW Zeke Cameron Stenhousemuir FW 32 Mark Beveridge Glenrothes 3 October 2025 FW 17 Connor Young East Kilbride 3 October 2025 DF 23 Alasdair Davidson Bo'ness United 25 Sam Young Tranent 31 January 2026 12 October 2025 MF 37 Danny Dobbie Bonnyrigg Rose 31 May 2026 14 November 2025 GK 36 Thomas Margetts Kelty Hearts 4 January 2026 MF 30 Freddie Rowe East Fife 7 January 2026 DF 15 Sam Fisher Kelty Hearts 9 January 2026 MF 25 Sam Young East Kilbride 10 February 2026 7 Kane Ritchie-Hosler Stenhousemuir

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