2023–24 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2023–24 season
Chairman	David Cook
Manager	James McPake
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
Scottish Championship	Sixth place
Scottish Cup	Third round
League Cup	Group stage
Challenge Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Kane; & Craig Wighton (5); All: Lewis McCann (7)
Highest home attendance	8,447, vs. Raith Rovers, Championship, 2 January 2024
Lowest home attendance	1,364, vs. Annan Athletic, League Cup, 18 July 2023
Average home league attendance	5,444
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 6 July 2023.

The 2023–24 season was Dunfermline Athletic's first season back in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One.

Squad list[edit]

As of match played 3 May 2024

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Deniz Mehmet	GK	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 31)	Dundee United	2021	2026	85	0
20	Harrison Sharp	GK	(2001-04-04) 4 April 2001 (age 23)	Dundee	2023	2024	8	0
44	Max Little	GK	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 21)	Queen's Park Rangers	2022	2024	3	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)	St Johnstone	2019	2023	158	4
3	Josh Edwards	DF	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23)	Airdrieonians	2019	2023	167	10
4	Kyle Benedictus	DF	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)	Raith Rovers	2022	2024	60	8
6	Ewan Otoo	DF	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 21)	Celtic B	2023	2026	48	2
12	Rhys Breen	DF	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)	Rangers	2021	2023	59	5
15	Sam Fisher	DF	(2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 22)	Dundee	2022	2026	46	1
19	Miller Fenton	DF	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2019	2024	6	0
27	Sam Young	DF	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
29	Liam Hoggan	DF	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 17)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
33	Xavier Benjamin	DF	(2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 20)	Cardiff City	2024	2024	4	1
36	Miles Welch-Hayes	DF	(1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 27)	Livingston	2024	2024	12	1
64	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	DF	(2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)	Cardiff City	2024	2024	16	3
Midfielders
5	Chris Hamilton	MF	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22)	Heart of Midlothian	2022	—	71	4
7	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	MF	(2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 21)	Rangers	2023	2026	37	5
8	Joe Chalmers	MF	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)	Ayr United	2022	2023	94	0
10	Matty Todd	MF	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	98	18
16	Ben Summers	MF	(2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 19)	Celtic	2023	2024	19	1
18	Paul Allan	MF	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2017	2024	62	2
24	Jake Rennie	MF	(2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
25	Michael Beagley	MF	(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
28	Andrew Tod	MF	(2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	14	0
30	Ewan McLeod	MF	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2023	2024	1	0
Forwards
9	Craig Wighton	FW	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26)	Heart of Midlothian	2021	2023	94	33
11	Lewis McCann	FW	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	125	22
14	Alex Jakubiak	FW	(1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 27)	Dundee	2023	2024	27	2
17	Owen Moffat	FW	(2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 22)	Blackpool	2023	2024	29	3
20	Chris Kane	FW	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 29)	St Johnstone	2024	2024	10	5
23	Michael O'Halloran	FW	(1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 33)	St Johnstone	2023	2025	27	1
26	Taylor Sutherland	FW	(2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2022	2024	12	2
31	Jake Sutherland	FW	(2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 17)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2023	2024	1	0
38	Brad Holmes	FW	(2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 21)	Blackpool	2024	2024	13	0

Results & fixtures[edit]

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season[edit]

23 June 2023 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	FC St. Pauli	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00		Report	Eggestein 10' Wahl 49' Otto 77'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,255 Referee: Scott Lambie

28 June 2023 Friendly	Cove Rangers	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Aberdeen, Scotland
19:30	Trialist 26'	report	Trialist 81'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 1,234

4 July 2023 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	St Johnstone	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Wighton 13'	Report	Carey 26'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Kevin Clancy

9 July 2023 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Haring 86 o.g.'	Report	Rathie 85'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,883 Referee: Graham Grainger

11 July 2023 Friendly	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
19:45		Report	Hamilton 9'	Stadium: Recreation Park Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish Championship[edit]

5 August 2023 1	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Airdrieonians	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Otoo 30' Allan 65' Breen 77'	Report	Watson 22'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,977 Referee: Grant Irvine

12 August 2023 2	Dundee United	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	Cudjoe 90+5'	Report	Wighton 61'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,892 Referee: Euan Anderson

26 August 2023 3	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Stanton 36'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,583 Referee: Steven McLean

2 September 2023 4	Inverness CT	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
15:00	Shaw 12'	Report	Hamilton 80'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

16 September 2023 5	Queen's Park	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00		Report	McCann 51', 67'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,968 Referee: Scott Lambie

23 September 2023 6	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Wighton 8' McCann 27' O'Halloran 89'	Report	Crawford 82'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,344 Referee: Grant Irvine

30 September 2023 7	Partick Thistle	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Robinson 21' Graham 49' McInroy 60'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,703 Referee: Colin Steven

21 October 2023 9	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Chalmers 10'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,073 Referee: David Munro

28 October 2023 10	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00	Stanton 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,925 Referee: Iain Snedden

3 November 2023 11	Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
19:45	Boyd 78 pen.'	Report	Moffat 1', 7'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,614 Referee: Graham Grainger

10 November 2023 12	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Moffat 53'	Report	Fotheringham 37' Mochrie 85'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,237 Referee: Chris Graham

18 November 2023 13	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Inverness CT	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McCann 87'	Report	Devine 43'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Euan Anderson

28 November 2023 8	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 0	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Edwards 48' Wighton 73', 90'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,226 Referee: Ross Hardie
Note: Fixture postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

9 December 2023 15	Airdrieonians	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Airdrie, Scotland
19:45	Gallagher 90+2 pen.'	Report	Edwards 37' Todd 69'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,650 Referee: Don Robertson

16 December 2023 16	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Partick Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todd 82'	Report	Milne 12' Graham 45'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,777 Referee: Chris Graham

23 December 2023 17	Arbroath	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Arbroath, Scotland
15:00	Bird 45+3' 74'	Report	Wighton 90+1'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

30 December 2023 18	Ayr United	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00	McGeady 41' Stanger 63'	Report	Jakubiak 3', 9'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Ross Hardie

2 January 2024 19	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Summers 38'	Report	O'Reilly 11', 51'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 8,447 Referee: Graham Grainger

5 January 2024 20	Queen's Park	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45	Paton 55' Thomas 79'	Report	Summers 85'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,354 Referee: William Collum

27 January 2024 22	Dundee United	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00		Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,260 Referee: Graham Grainger

3 February 2024 23	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 5	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	O'Connor 10', 51' Baird 34', 57' Garrity 75'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,701 Referee: Kevin Clancy

10 February 2024 14	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Queen's Park	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Turner 66' Thomas 75' Carse 90+4'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,433 Referee: Iain Snedden
Note: Match postponed due to a frozen pitch.

17 February 2024 24	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Fagan-Walcott 18'	Report	O'Brien 52'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,743 Referee: Craig Napier

23 February 2024 25	Partick Thistle	1 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
19:45	Graham 30'	Report	Fagan-Walcott 37' Todd 55' Benjamin 65'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,350 Referee: David Munro

27 February 2024 26	Inverness CT	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
19:45		Report		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Gavin Duncan

2 March 2024 27	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Hamilton 42' Kane 45+1'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Peter Stuart

5 March 2024 21	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Airdrieonians	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Todorov 16' McGill 60'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,988 Referee: Duncan Williams
Note: Match postponed due to a water logged pitch.

9 March 2024 28	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00	Stanton 38' Easton 78'	Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 6,274 Referee: Craig Napier

15 March 2024 29	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Dundee United	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Todd 10' Ritchie-Hosler 37', 53'	Report	Benedictus 80 o.g.'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,368 Referee: Colin Steven

23 March 2024 30	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00		Report	Welch-Hayes 55'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,105 Referee: Steven McLean

30 March 2024 31	Arbroath	2 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Arbroath, Scotland
15:00	Stewart 54', 64'	Report	Otoo 24' Allan 32' Kane 45'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Referee: Craig Napier

6 April 2024 32	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Partick Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Kane 79 pen.'	Report	Graham 24'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,572 Referee: Calum Scott

13 April 2024 33	Airdrieonians	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Airdrie, Scotland
15:00	McMaster 45' Gallagher 63'	Report	Fagan-Walcott 60'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 2,393 Referee: Grant Irvine

20 April 2024 34	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Queen's Park	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Colin Steven

27 April 2024 35	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Inverness CT	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Benedictus 41'	Report	Pepple 75'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,317 Referee: Alan Muir

3 May 2024 36	Ayr United	3 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
19:45	McKenzie 21' McRoberts 68' Dowds 73'	Report	Kane 35', 42' Edwards 45'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 2,748 Referee: William Collum

Scottish League Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

15 July 2023 1	Raith Rovers	1 – 1 (2 – 4 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
17:15	Easton 38'	Report	McCann 30'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Don Robertson

18 July 2023 2	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 0	Annan Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Fisher 17' Douglas 23 o.g.' McCann 55', 59'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,364 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

22 July 2023 3	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Kilmarnock	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Murray 4' Vassell 81'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,784 Referee: Euan Anderson

25 July 2023 4	Albion Rovers	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Coatbridge, Scotland
19:45		Report	Edwards 23' Wighton 80' Sutherland 88'	Stadium: Cliftonhill Attendance: 824 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	KIL	RAI	DNF	ALB	ANN
1	Kilmarnock	4	3	0	1	0	9	3	+6	10	Qualification for the second round	—	2–2p	—	—	3–0
2	Raith Rovers	4	2	1	1	0	8	5	+3	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	1–1p	2–0	—
3	Dunfermline Athletic	4	2	1	0	1	8	3	+5	8		0–2	—	—	—	4–0
4	Albion Rovers	4	1	0	0	3	3	8	−5	3		1–2	—	0–3	—	—
5	Annan Athletic	4	0	0	0	4	3	12	−9	0		—	2–3	—	1–2	—

Source: ^[3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[4]

Scottish Challenge Cup[edit]

9 September 2023 Third round	Dundee United	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	Moult 18' Comrie 34 o.g.' Glass 37'	Report		Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 2,408 Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup[edit]

24 November 2023 Third round	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45		Report	Hamilton 15' Stanton 65' Vaughan 70'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,243 Referee: William Collum

Squad statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of match played 3 May 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	TUR	Deniz Mehmet	34	0	29	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	26	0	18+2	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
3	DF	SCO	Josh Edwards	42	4	36	3	4	1	0+1	0	1	0
4	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	18	1	13+1	1	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	SCO	Chris Hamilton	34	2	27+3	2	2	0	1	0	1	0
6	DF	SCO	Ewan Otoo	37	2	31	2	4	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF	ENG	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	15	2	10+4	2	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	35	0	23+6	0	3+1	0	1	0	1	0
9	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton	25	6	13+7	5	4	1	0	0	0+1	0
10	MF	SCO	Matty Todd	21	4	16+2	4	2	0	0	0	0+1	0
11	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	37	7	24+7	4	4	3	0+1	0	1	0
12	DF	SCO	Rhys Breen	14	0	8+2	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	SCO	Alex Jakubiak	28	2	14+13	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	SCO	Sam Fisher	29	1	20+4	0	4	1	0	0	1	0
16	MF	SCO	Ben Summers	20	2	16+4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	SCO	Owen Moffat	30	3	11+17	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
18	MF	SCO	Paul Allan	33	2	18+9	2	1+3	0	1	0	1	0
19	DF	SCO	Miller Fenton	3	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
20	FW	SCO	Chris Kane	10	5	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	SCO	Michael O'Halloran	29	1	18+9	1	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Jake Rennie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	SCO	Michael Beagley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	SCO	Taylor Sutherland	10	1	0+6	0	0+3	1	1	0	0	0
27	MF	SCO	Sam Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	SCO	Andrew Tod	9	0	1+4	0	2+1	0	1	0	0	0
29	DF	SCO	Liam Hoggan	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	Ewan McLeod	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
31	FW	SCO	Jake Sutherland	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ENG	Xavier Benjamin	4	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	DF	ENG	Miles Welch-Hayes	12	1	10+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	ENG	Brad Holmes	13	0	2+11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	GK	ENG	Max Little	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
64	DF	ENG	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	15	3	15	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season:
20	GK	SCO	Harrison Sharp	8	0	7+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of match played 3 May 2024

Ranking	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Cup
1	FW	Lewis McCann	7	4	3
2	FW	Craig Wighton	6	5	1
3	FW	Chris Kane	5	5
4	DF	Josh Edwards	4	3	1
4	MF	Matty Todd	4	4
5	DF	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	3	3
5	FW	Owen Moffat	3	3
6	MF	Paul Allan	2	2
	MF	Chris Hamilton	2	2
	FW	Alex Jakubiak	2	2
	DF	Ewan Otoo	2	2
	MF	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	2	2
	MF	Ben Summers	2	2
7	DF	Kyle Benedictus	1	1
	DF	Xavier Benjamin	1	1
	DF	Sam Fisher	1		1
	FW	Michael O'Halloran	1	1
	FW	Taylor Sutherland	1		1
	DF	Miles Welch-Hayes	1	1
Total			50	43	7	0	0

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played 27 April 2024

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
1	GK		Deniz Mehmet	1		1
2	DF		Aaron Comrie	1		1
3	DF		Josh Edwards	3		3
4	DF		Kyle Benedictus	3		3
5	MF		Chris Hamilton	10		9		1
6	DF		Ewan Otoo	5		5						1
7	MF		Kane Ritchie-Hosler	2		2		1
8	MF		Joe Chalmers	2		2
9	FW		Craig Wighton	1		1
10	MF		Matty Todd	1		1
11	FW		Lewis McCann	4		3		1
12	DF		Rhys Breen	3	1	3	1
14	FW		Alex Jakubiak	1		1
15	DF		Sam Fisher	4		3		1
16	MF		Ben Summers	1		1
17	FW		Owen Moffat	1		1
18	MF		Paul Allan	2		2
20	GK		Harrison Sharp	1		1
20	FW		Chris Kane	2		2
23	FW		Michael O'Halloran	3		3
28	MF		Andrew Tod	2		2
33	DF		Xavier Benjamin	2		2
36	DF		Miles Welch-Hayes	2		2
Total				58	1	53	1	3	0	0	0	1	0

Club statistics[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Airdrieonians (Q)	36	15	7	14	44	44	0	52	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Greenock Morton	36	12	9	15	43	46	−3	45
6	Dunfermline Athletic	36	11	12	13	43	48	−5	45
7	Ayr United	36	12	8	16	53	61	−8	44
8	Queen's Park	36	11	10	15	50	56	−6	43

Source: ^[5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[6]
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Transfers[edit]

First team[edit]

Players in[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
24 May 2023	MF	7	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	Rangers	Undisclosed	^[7]
20 June 2023	DF	15	Sam Fisher	Dundee	Compensation	^[8]
21 June 2023	DF	6	Ewan Otoo	Celtic	Free	^[9]
9 July 2023	FW	23	Michael O'Halloran	St Johnstone	Free	^[10]
8 September 2023	FW	14	Alex Jakubiak	Dundee	Free	^[11]

Players out[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
7 May 2023	FW	7	Kevin O'Hara	Hamilton Academical^[12]^[13]	Free	^[14]
	DF	6	Kyle MacDonald	Hamilton Academical^[12]^[13]
	FW	10	Nikolay Todorov	Airdrieonians^[15]

Loans in[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Duration	Ref.
3 August 2023	GK	20	Harrison Sharp	Dundee	1 January 2024	^[16]
11 August 2023	MF	16	Ben Summers	Celtic	31 May 2024	^[17]
1 September 2023	FW	17	Owen Moffat	Blackpool		^[18]
12 January 2024	DF	64	Malachi Fagan-Walcott	Cardiff City		^[19]
30 January 2024	FW	38	Brad Holmes	Blackpool		^[20]
1 February 2024	DF	33	Xavier Benjamin	Cardiff City		^[21]
13 February 2024	FW	20	Chris Kane	St Johnstone		^[22]
22 February 2024	DF	36	Miles Welch-Hayes	Livingston		^[23]

Loans out[edit]

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
15 July 2023	DF	27		Sam Young	East Stirlingshire	15 January 2024	^[24]
29 September 2023	FW	26		Taylor Sutherland	Bonnyrigg Rose	1 January 2024	^[25]

References[edit]

^ "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "IT'S CITY OF DUNFERMLINE FOR KANE". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Dunfermline welcome back Sam Fisher". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Ewan Otoo Returns". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Michael O'Halloran joins Dunfermline". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "Alex Jakubiak signs for DAFC". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
^ "Another busy day ahead with announcements!". Hamilton Academical FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Another one for today…Kyle MacDonald". Hamilton Academical FC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Todorov joins the Diamonds". Airdrieonians FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Harry Sharp joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "Summers Joins On Loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Moffat joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
^ "Malachi Fagan-Walcott Signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
^ "Brad Holmes Signs". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ "Xavier Benjamin joins Dunfermline". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ "Chris Kane joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
^ "Miles Welch-Hayes joins Dunfermline on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
^ "Welcome Sam Young!". East Stirlingshire FC. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Taylor Sutherland joins Bonnyrigg". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

[1] "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[2] "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[3] "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.

[format-4] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[5] "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 May 2024.

[6] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[7] "IT'S CITY OF DUNFERMLINE FOR KANE". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[8] "Dunfermline welcome back Sam Fisher". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[9] "Ewan Otoo Returns". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[10] "Michael O'Halloran joins Dunfermline". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.

[11] "Alex Jakubiak signs for DAFC". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[12] "Another busy day ahead with announcements!". Hamilton Academical FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[13] "Another one for today…Kyle MacDonald". Hamilton Academical FC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[14] "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[15] "Todorov joins the Diamonds". Airdrieonians FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[16] "Harry Sharp joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[17] "Summers Joins On Loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[18] "Moffat joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.

[19] "Malachi Fagan-Walcott Signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2024.

[20] "Brad Holmes Signs". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[21] "Xavier Benjamin joins Dunfermline". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[22] "Chris Kane joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 February 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

[23] "Miles Welch-Hayes joins Dunfermline on loan". livingstonfc.co.uk. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

[24] "Welcome Sam Young!". East Stirlingshire FC. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

[25] "Taylor Sutherland joins Bonnyrigg". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

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