# 2023–24 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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

## Squad list

    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 32) | 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 22) | 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 24) | Airdrieonians | 2019 | 2023 | 167 | 10 |
| 4 | Kyle Benedictus | DF | (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 33) | Raith Rovers | 2022 | 2024 | 60 | 8 |
| 6 | Ewan Otoo | DF | (2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 22) | Celtic B | 2023 | 2026 | 48 | 2 |
| 12 | Rhys Breen | DF | (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25) | Rangers | 2021 | 2023 | 59 | 5 |
| 15 | Sam Fisher | DF | (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 23) | Dundee | 2022 | 2026 | 46 | 1 |
| 19 | Miller Fenton | DF | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2019 | 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | Sam Young | DF | (2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 19) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2021 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Liam Hoggan | DF | (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 18) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2021 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Xavier Benjamin | DF | (2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 21) | Cardiff City | 2024 | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 36 | Miles Welch-Hayes | DF | (1996-10-25) 25 October 1996 (age 28) | 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 23) | Heart of Midlothian | 2022 | — | 71 | 4 |
| 7 | Kane Ritchie-Hosler | MF | (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 22) | Rangers | 2023 | 2026 | 37 | 5 |
| 8 | Joe Chalmers | MF | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 31) | Ayr United | 2022 | 2023 | 94 | 0 |
| 10 | Matty Todd | MF | (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2018 | 2024 | 98 | 18 |
| 16 | Ben Summers | MF | (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20) | 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 20) | 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 19) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2023 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Craig Wighton | FW | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) | Heart of Midlothian | 2021 | 2023 | 94 | 33 |
| 11 | Lewis McCann | FW | (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2018 | 2024 | 125 | 22 |
| 14 | Alex Jakubiak | FW | (1996-08-27) 27 August 1996 (age 28) | Dundee | 2023 | 2024 | 27 | 2 |
| 17 | Owen Moffat | FW | (2002-01-06) 6 January 2002 (age 23) | Blackpool | 2023 | 2024 | 29 | 3 |
| 20 | Chris Kane | FW | (1994-09-05) 5 September 1994 (age 30) | St Johnstone | 2024 | 2024 | 10 | 5 |
| 23 | Michael O'Halloran | FW | (1991-01-06) 6 January 1991 (age 34) | St Johnstone | 2023 | 2025 | 27 | 1 |
| 26 | Taylor Sutherland | FW | (2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 19) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2022 | 2024 | 12 | 2 |
| 31 | Jake Sutherland | FW | (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 18) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2023 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Brad Holmes | FW | (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22) | Blackpool | 2024 | 2024 | 13 | 0 |

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 3 May 2024
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Scottish 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

    As of match played 3 May 2024
| Ranking | Position | Nation | 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 | | | |
| 6 | MF | | Chris Hamilton | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | FW | | Alex Jakubiak | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | DF | | Ewan Otoo | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | MF | | Kane Ritchie-Hosler | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | MF | | Ben Summers | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | DF | | Kyle Benedictus | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 7 | DF | | Xavier Benjamin | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 7 | DF | | Sam Fisher | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 7 | FW | | Michael O'Halloran | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 7 | FW | | Taylor Sutherland | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 7 | DF | | Miles Welch-Hayes | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 27 April 2024
| Squad number | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | Scottish League Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| 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 | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Club statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 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 | |

### League cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |