2018–19 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2018–19 season
ChairmanRoss McArthur[1]
ManagerAllan Johnston[2][3]
(Until 9 January)
Stevie Crawford[4][5]
(From 10 January)
StadiumEast End Park
Dunfermline, Scotland
(Capacity: 11,480)
Championship7th
Challenge CupThird round (lost to Alloa Athletic)
League CupSecond round (lost to Heart of Midlothian)
Scottish CupFourth round (lost to Raith Rovers)
Top goalscorerLeague: Bruce Anderson (5)[6]
All: Myles Hippolyte &
Louis Longridge (6)[6]
Highest home attendanceLeague: 6,349[7] vs. Dundee United
(27 October 2018)
Cup: 8,601[8] vs. Heart of Midlothian
(18 August 2018)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 4,347[7] vs. Ross County
(2 February 2019)
Cup: 1,046[8] vs. Inverness CT
(17 July 2018)
Average home league attendance5,015[7] (228[9])
Biggest winLeague: Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Greenock Morton[8]
(1 December 2018)
Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Partick Thistle[8]
(26 February 2019)
Cup: Brechin City 1–7 Dunfermline Athletic[8]
(25 July 2018)
Biggest defeatLeague: Ayr United 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic[8]
(25 August 2018)
Cup: Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Heart of Midlothian[8]
(18 August 2018)
All statistics correct as of 4 May 2019.

The 2018–19 season was Dunfermline Athletic's third season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2017–18 season.

Season review

January

  • 9 Jan 2019: After three-and-a-half years, Allan Johnston resigned as manager, along with assistant manager Sandy Clark. In a brief statement, club chairman Ross McArthur thanked both coaches for their efforts.[10][11] First-team coach Stevie Crawford was announced as interim manager for the following league match against Dundee United.
  • 10 Jan 2019: Crawford was appointed as head coach the following day, with former Pars defender Greg Shields returning from America to take up the position of assistant head coach.[4][5] The club also announced changes to the management structure, with the appointment of former player Jackie McNamara as a consultant to offer ongoing technical support.

Squad list

As of 4 May 2019, the final match of the season[12]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Signed From Signed in Signed until Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Murdoch Scotland GK (1986-07-31) 31 July 1986 (age 38) United States Rochester Rhinos 2015 2019 114 0
16 Lee Robinson England GK (1986-07-02) 2 July 1986 (age 38) Queen of the South 2018 2019 49 0
20 Cammy Gill Scotland GK (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2016 2019 4 0
40 Ryan Scully Republic of Ireland GK (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 32) Greenock Morton 2019 2019 101 0
Defenders
2 Ryan Williamson Scotland DF (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2013 2019 136 1
3 Jackson Longridge Scotland DF (1995-04-12) 12 April 1995 (age 29) Livingston 2018 2020 41 5
4 Lewis Martin Scotland DF (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) Dunfermline Athletic youth teams 2012 2019 131 3
5 Mark Durnan Scotland DF (1992-11-28) 28 November 1992 (age 32) Dundee United 2018 2019 20 0
6 Lee Ashcroft Scotland DF (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 31) Kilmarnock 2016 2020 132 8
14 Danny Devine Republic of Ireland DF (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32) Partick Thistle 2018 2020 37 2
Midfielders
7 Kallum Higginbotham England MF (1989-06-15) 15 June 1989 (age 35) Kilmarnock 2016 2019 113 19
8 Tom Beadling Australia MF (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 29) England Sunderland 2018 2020 30 4
10 Louis Longridge Scotland MF (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991 (age 33) Falkirk 2018 2019 29 6
11 Aidan Connolly Scotland MF (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995 (age 29) England York City 2018 2019 25 1
15 Myles Hippolyte England MF (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994 (age 30) St Mirren 2018 2020 39 6
17 Joe Thomson Scotland MF (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 28) Celtic 2018 2020 32 2
19 James Vincent England MF (1989-09-27) 27 September 1989 (age 35) Dundee (loan) 2018 2019 44 2
28 James Craigen England MF (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) Falkirk 2018 2019 58 2
35 Ryan Blair Scotland MF (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 (age 28) Wales Swansea City (loan) 2019 2019 11 1
Forwards
9 Andy Ryan Scotland FW (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30) Airdrieonians 2017 2019 43 13
12 Bruce Anderson Scotland FW (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 26) Aberdeen (loan) 2019 2019 13 5
18 Faissal El Bakhtaoui France FW (1992-11-08) 8 November 1992 (age 32) Dundee (loan) 2018 2019 125 46
23 Callum Smith Scotland FW (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25) Fife Elite Football Academy 2016 2020 25 4
36 Robbie Muirhead Scotland FW (1996-03-08) 8 March 1996 (age 28) England Milton Keynes Dons 2018 2019 14 0

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

30 June 2018 Friendly East Fife 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Methil, Scotland
14:00 Court 60' Match report Todd 62'
McCann 81'		 Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Referee: Irvine
4 July 2018 Friendly Raith Rovers 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Methil, Scotland
20:00 Gillespie 15'
Matthews 36'		 Match Report McCann 20' Stadium: Bayview Stadium
Attendance: 701
Referee: Dallas
7 July 2018 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–4 Tranmere Rovers Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Match Report Cole 40'
Soukouna 51'
Walker-Rice 70'
Long 87'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 723
Referee: Munro
9 July 2018 Friendly Arbroath 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Arbroath, Scotland
19:45 Match report Todd 62' Stadium: Gayfield Park
Referee: Ross
12 July 2018 Friendly Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Motherwell Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30 Match report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 901
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Championship
4 August 2018 Match 1 Dundee United 2–3 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Clark 44'
Aird 89'		 BBC Sport report Thomson 59'
J. Longridge 67'
L. Longridge 84'		 Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 6,532
Referee: Collum
11 August 2018 Match 2 Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Ross County Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 L. Longridge 28' BBC Sport report Mullin 25'
Gardyne 42'
Watson 68'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,949
Referee: Thomson
25 August 2018 Match 3 Ayr United 4–1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 Forrest 5', 37'
Shankland 39'
Moffat 81'		 BBC Sport report J. Longridge 55' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,597
Referee: Anderson
1 September 2018 Match 4 Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Rooney 51'
Polworth 72'
Oakley 83'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,138
Referee: Robertson
15 September 2018 Match 5 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,568
Referee: Roncone
22 September 2018 Match 6 Greenock Morton 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 Tiffoney 81' BBC Sport report Ryan 68' Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 2,084
Referee: Anderson
28 September 2018 Match 7 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Partick Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Connolly 69' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,740
Referee: Clancy
6 October 2018 Match 8 Falkirk 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Ryan 40'
Hippolyte 90'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 6,173
Referee: Madden
20 October 2018 Match 9 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Todd 83' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,443
Referee: Reid
27 October 2018 Match 10 Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report McMullan 24'
King 60'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,349
Referee: Kirkland
30 October 2018 Match 11 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
19:45 Calder 20'
White 34'		 BBC Sport report Keena 10', 29' Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,994
Referee: Cook
3 November 2018 Match 12 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report J. Longridge 69' Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,169
Referee: Munro
10 November 2018 Match 13 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Rudden 71' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 5,762
Referee: Dallas
24 November 2018 Match 14 Ross County 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall, Scotland
15:00 McKay 9'
Lindsay 60'		 BBC Sport report Higginbotham Red card 15'
Draper[a] 73' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Referee: Muir
1 December 2018 Match 15 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Keena 3'
El Bakhtaoui 42' (pen.)
Craigen 86'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,370
Referee: Beaton
8 December 2018 Match 16 Partick Thistle 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 Spittal 12'
Storey 56'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: Clancy
15 December 2018 Match 17 Queen of the South 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 727
Referee: Kirkland
22 December 2018 Match 18 Dunfermline Athletic 0–0 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,916
Referee: Steven McLean
29 December 2018 Match 19 Falkirk 2–4 Dunfermline Athletic Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 McKee 2'
Harrison 74'		 BBC Sport report Hippolyte 13'
Beadling 17', 51'
Vincent 67'		 Stadium: Falkirk Stadium
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: Steven
5 January 2019 Match 20 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Kenna 18'
Flannigan 73' (o.g.)		 BBC Sport report Trouten 49', 90+2' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,723
Referee: Ross
12 January 2019 Match 21 Dundee United 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 Clark 81' BBC Sport report Stadium: Tannadice
Attendance: 5,913
Referee: Muir
26 January 2019 Match 22 Greenock Morton 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Greenock, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Stadium: Cappielow Park
Attendance: 1,907
Referee: Newlands
2 February 2019 Match 23 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Ross County Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Anderson 41' BBC Sport report McKay 52'
Gardyne 77'		 Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,347
Referee: Cook
16 February 2019 Match 24 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Thomson 47' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,497
Referee: Kirkland
23 February 2019 Match 25 Ayr United 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Ayr, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report L. Longridge 71' (pen.) Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 2,202
Referee: Munro
26 February 2019 Match 26 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Partick Thistle Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Anderson 47', 86'
Devine 74'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,904
Referee: Aitken
2 March 2019 Match 27 Dunfermline Athletic 1–0 Queen of the South Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Blair 74' BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,708
Referee: Duncan
9 March 2019 Match 28 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Alloa, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Anderson 53' Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Anderson
16 Mar 2019 Match 29 Dunfermline Athletic P – P Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Stadium: East End Park
Note: Match postponed due to waterlogged pitch[15]
26 Mar 2019 Match 29(Rearranged)[16] Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Dundee United Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Pawlett 24' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,096
Referee: Anderson
29 Mar 2019 Match 30 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Ayr United Dunfermline, Scotland
19:05 BBC Sport report McDaid 24' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,671
Referee: Duncan
6 April 2019 Match 31 Partick Thistle 2–2 Dunfermline Athletic Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 Blair 31' (o.g.)
McDonald 77'		 BBC Sport report Beadling 10'
Anderson 24'		 Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 2,850
Referee: Clancy
9 April 2019 Match 32 Ross County 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall, Scotland
19:45 Grivosti 60' BBC Sport report Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Robertson
13 April 2019 Match 33 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Falkirk Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Keillor-Dunn 77' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 6,089
Referee: Collum
20 April 2019 Match 34 Queen of the South 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Dumfries, Scotland
15:00 Wilson 44'
Todd 52'		 BBC Sport report J. Longridge 90+5' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: Reid
27 April 2019 Match 35 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Greenock Morton Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 J. Longridge Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card BBC Sport report Kiltie 84' (pen.) Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: Dallas
4 May 2019 Match 36 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
15:00 Austin 35' BBC Sport report Stadium: Tulloch Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,828
Referee: Beaton

Scottish League Cup

Main articles: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup and 2018–19 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group stage

17 July 2018 Match 1 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Peterhead Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45 Hippolyte 42'
Higginbotham 88' (pen.)
Ryan 90+3'		 BBC Sport report Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1,848
Referee: McLean
22 July 2018 Match 2 Dundee 0–1 Dunfermline Athletic Dundee, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Longridge 2' Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 2,870
Referee: Madden
25 July 2018 Match 3 Brechin City 1–7 Dunfermline Athletic Brechin, Scotland
19:45 Shields 60' BBC Sport report Devine 7'
Longridge 10'
El Bakhtaoui 15', 43'
Ryan 57', 63'
Hippolyte 85'		 Stadium: Glebe Park
Attendance: 658
Referee: Newlands
28 July 2018 Match 4 Dunfermline Athletic 3–1 Stirling Albion Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 Hippolyte 47', 90+1'
Vincent 56'		 BBC Sport report MacDonald 35' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 2,359
Referee: Roncone

Knockout phase

18 July 2018 Scottish League Cup round 2 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 BBC Sport report Lee 79' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 8,601
Referee: Madden

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
14 August 2018 Challenge Cup round 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Inverness, Scotland
19:45 White 61' Match report Higginbotham 24' (pen.)
Smith 87'		 Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 1,046
Referee: Muir
8 September 2018 Challenge Cup round 1 Boreham Wood 0–0
(5–6 p)		 Dunfermline Athletic Borehamwood, England
15:00 Match report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1001
Referee: Boyce
Penalties
13 October 2018 Challenge Cup round 3 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Alloa Athletic Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00 L. Longridge 28', 47' (pen.) Match report Trouten 8', 70' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 1, 469
Referee: Walsh
Penalties

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup
19 January 2019 Scottish Cup round 4 Raith Rovers 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00 Vaughan 69' (pen.), 78', 81' BBC Sport report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Madden

Squad statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
6 DF Lee Ashcroft Scotland 44 Club Captain
7 MF Kallum Higginbotham England 1

Last updated: 4 May 2019
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Appearances and goals

During the 2018–19 season, Dunfermline used twenty-eight different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Defender and captain Lee Ashcroft made the most appearances, playing forty-four out of a possible 45 games. Myles Hippolyte and Louis Longridge scored the most goals, with six in all competitions. Loanee Bruce Anderson finished as the top-scorer for league matches, with 5 goals.

As of 4 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Sean Murdoch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Ryan Williamson 23 0 15+4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Jackson Longridge 41 5 32+1 4 1 0 5 1 2 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Martin 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 FW Scotland SCO Mark Durnan 20 0 11+2 0 0+1 0 5 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Lee Ashcroft 44 0 36 0 1 0 5 0 2 0
7 MF England ENG Kallum Higginbotham 28 2 17+5 0 1 0 3 1 2 1
8 MF Australia AUS Tom Beadling 22 3 17+2 3 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Andy Ryan 20 5 9+4 2 0 0 0+5 3 2 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Louis Longridge 29 6 19+3 3 0 0 5 1 2 2
11 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 25 1 12+5 1 0 0 0+5 0 2+1 0
12 FW Scotland SCO Bruce Anderson 14 5 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Devine 37 2 30 1 1 0 5 1 1 0
15 MF England ENG Myles Hippolyte 39 6 13+18 2 1 0 5 4 0+2 0
16 GK England ENG Lee Robinson 28 0 21 0 1 0 4 0 2 0
17 MF Scotland SCO Joe Thomson 32 2 24+3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0
18 FW France FRA Faissal El Bakhtaoui 34 3 21+7 1 1 0 3 2 2 0
19 MF England ENG James Vincent 32 2 25+1 1 1 0 2+1 1 2 0
20 GK Scotland SCO Cammy Gill 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
22 DF Scotland SCO Stuart Morrison 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 4 1 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
26 MF Scotland SCO Matty Todd 10 0 4+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
27 FW Scotland SCO Lewis McCann 8 0 0+6 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
28 MF England ENG James Craigen 41 1 31+2 1 1 0 5 0 2 0
35 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Blair 13 1 12+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW Scotland SCO Robbie Muirhead 14 0 4+8 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
40 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Scully 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
12 MF France FRA Malaury Martin 12 0 8+2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
35 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Aidan Keena 12 4 10+2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

No. Pos Nat Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
16 GK England Lee Robinson 10 7 2 1
40 GK Republic of Ireland Ryan Scully 6 6
Total 16 13 0 2 1

Last updated: 4 May 2019
Source: Match reports in Competitive matches

Goalscorers

During the 2018–19 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 51 goals in all competitions, with 2 goals having been an own goal.

As of match played 4 May 2018[6]
Place Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
1 FW Scotland Louis Longridge 6 3 1 2
MF England Myles Hippolyte 6 2 4
3 FW Scotland Bruce Anderson 5 5
DF Scotland Jackson Longridge 5 4 1
FW Scotland Andy Ryan 5 2 3
6 FW Republic of Ireland Aidan Keena 4 4
7 FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 3 1 2
8 MF Australia Tom Beadling 3 3
MF Scotland Joe Thomson 2 2
DF Republic of Ireland Danny Devine 2 1 1
MF England James Vincent 2 1 1
MF England Kallum Higginbotham 2 1 1
13 MF Scotland Ryan Blair 1 1
MF Scotland Aidan Connolly 1 1
MF England James Craigen 1 1
FW Scotland Callum Smith 1 1
— Own goal 2 2
Total 51 33 0 14 4

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 March 2019[17]
Squad number Position Nation Name Total Scottish Championship Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Scottish Challenge Cup
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
6 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 4 1 4 1
7 DF England Kallum Higginbotham 2 1 2 1
15 MF England Myles Hippolyte 8 6 1 1
14 DF Republic of Ireland Danny Devine 5 4 1
18 FW France Faissal El Bakhtaoui 4 4
28 MF England James Craigen 5 4 1
3 DF Scotland Jackson Longridge 3 3
19 DF England James Vincent 3 3
16 MF England Lee Robinson 3 1 1 1
8 DF Australia Tom Beadling 2 2
9 FW Scotland Andy Ryan 2 2
17 DF Scotland Joe Thomson 2 2
11 DF Scotland Aidan Connolly 1 1
12 FW Scotland Bruce Anderson 1 1
23 FW Scotland Callum Smith 1 1
35 FW Scotland Ryan Blair 1 1
36 FW Scotland Robbie Muirhead 1 1
5 DF Scotland Mark Durnan 1 1
12 MF France Malaury Martin 1 1
27 MF Scotland Lewis McCann 1 1
Total 51 2 42 1 2 1 3 0 4 0

Club statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 13 12 36 45 −9 46
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 7 17 43 52 −9 43
7 Dunfermline Athletic 36 11 8 17 33 40 −7 41
8 Alloa Athletic 36 10 9 17 39 53 −14 39
9 Queen of the South (O) 36 9 11 16 41 48 −7 38 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[18]
(O) Play-off winners

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHHAHHAAHAHA
ResultWLLLDDWWLLDWLLWLDDWDLDLWWWWWLLDLLLLL
Position267688888855777777777777554455555567
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2019. Source: DAFC.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
36 11 8 17 33 40  −7 41 5 3 10 13 18  −5 6 5 7 20 22  −2

Last updated: 11 May 2019.
Source: Scottish Championship

League cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DNF DND BRE STI PET
1 Dunfermline Athletic (Q) 4 4 0 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Qualification for the Second round — — — 3–1 3–0
2 Dundee (Q) 4 3 0 0 1 8 1 +7 9 0–1 — 2–0 — —
3 Brechin City 4 1 0 1 2 3 10 −7 4 1–7 — — — 0–0p
4 Stirling Albion 4 1 0 0 3 4 9 −5 3 — 0–4 1–2 — —
5 Peterhead 4 0 1 0 3 0 7 −7 2 — 0–2 — 0–2 —
Source: [19]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[20]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Home attendances

  Win   Draw   Loss

Comp Date Score Opponent Attendance
League Cup 17 July 2018 3–0 Peterhead 1,848[21]
League Cup 28 July 2018 3–1 Stirling Albion 2,359[22]
Championship 11 August 2018 1–3 Ross County 4,949[23]
League Cup 18 August 2018 0–1 Heart of Midlothian 8,601[24]
Average league attendance: 4,949[7]
Total league attendance: 4,949[7]
Average total attendance: 4,439
Total attendance: 17,757

Last updated: 20 August 2018
Source: Match reports in Results

Awards

Monthly

Scottish Championship Manager of the Month

Month Name
February Scotland Stevie Crawford[25]

Club

Month Name
August Scotland Jackson Longridge[26]
September England James Craigen[27]
October France Malaury Martin[28]
November Scotland Jackson Longridge[29]
December Scotland Joe Thomson[30]
January Scotland Joe Thomson[31]
February England James Craigen[32]
March Republic of Ireland Ryan Scully[33]

Transfers

First team

Contract extensions

Date Position Nationality Name Length Expiry Ref.
17 May 2018 GK England Lee Robinson 1 year 2019 [79]
17 May 2018 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 2 years 2020
17 May 2018 MF England James Craigen 1 year 2019
24 May 2018 GK Scotland Craig Burt 1 year 2019 [80]
24 May 2018 MF Scotland Brandon Luke 1 year 2019 [81]
1 June 2018 DF Scotland Lewis Martin 1 year 2019 [82]
14 June 2018 MF England Kallum Higginbotham 1 year 2019 [83][84]

Notes

  1. ^ The BBC Sport article incorrectly attributes the goal to Dunfermline player Jackson Longridge; however, an own goal was scored by Ross County defender Ross Draper.[13][14]

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