# 2019–20 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Dunfermline Athletic's fourth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 7th in the 2018–19 season.
On 13 March 2020 all SPFL leagues were indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. On 8 April, with the pandemic continuing, the SPFL board proposed to curtail the 2019–20 Championship season and use the points per game earned by each team to date as the final standings. The plan was approved on 15 April, meaning the league was declared over.

## Squad list

    As of 11 March 2020, the final match of the season
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed in | Signed until | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Ryan Scully | GK | (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 32) | Greenock Morton | 2019 | 2020 | 119 | 0 |
| 20 | Cammy Gill | GK | (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26) | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2016 | 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Owain Fôn Williams | GK | (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37) | Hamilton Academical (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Aaron Comrie | DF | (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 28) | St Johnstone | 2019 | 2020 | 34 | 1 |
| 3 | Tom Lang | DF | (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 27) | Clyde | 2019 | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Lewis Martin | DF | (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2012 | 2021 | 164 | 5 |
| 5 | Euan Murray | DF | (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 29) | Raith Rovers | 2019 | 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Lee Ashcroft | DF | (1993-08-29) 29 August 1993 (age 31) | Kilmarnock | 2016 | 2020 | 163 | 9 |
| 14 | Danny Devine | DF | (1992-09-07) 7 September 1992 (age 32) | Partick Thistle | 2018 | 2020 | 55 | 3 |
| 16 | Stuart Morrison | DF | (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2016 | 2020 | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Josh Edwards | DF | (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24) | Airdrieonians | 2019 | 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | Joe Thomson | MF | (1997-01-14) 14 January 1997 (age 28) | Celtic | 2018 | 2020 | 44 | 2 |
| 8 | Tom Beadling | MF | (1996-01-16) 16 January 1996 (age 29) | Sunderland | 2018 | 2020 | 61 | 7 |
| 11 | Ryan Dow | MF | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) | Peterhead | 2019 | 2021 | 28 | 6 |
| 12 | Kyle Turner | MF | (1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 27) | Stranraer | 2019 | 2021 | 33 | 5 |
| 13 | Ethan Ross | MF | (2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 23) | Aberdeen (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 21 | Paul Paton | MF | (1987-04-18) 18 April 1987 (age 37) | Falkirk | 2019 | 2020 | 31 | 0 |
| 23 | Dom Thomas | MF | (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 29) | Kilmarnock (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 8 | 1 |
| — | Dylan Duncan | MF | (1999-01-25) 25 January 1999 (age 26) | Queens Park Rangers (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | Gabby McGill | FW | (2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24) | Middlesbrough | 2019 | 2021 | 18 | 1 |
| 10 | Jonathan Afolabi | FW | (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 25) | Celtic (loan) | 2020 | 2020 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Kevin Nisbet | FW | (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 28) | Raith Rovers | 2019 | 2021 | 32 | 23 |
| 17 | Callum Smith | FW | (1999-11-13) 13 November 1999 (age 25) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2016 | 2020 | 25 | 4 |
| — | Andy Ryan | FW | (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30) | Airdrieonians | 2017 | 2020 | 62 | 16 |

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

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

During the 2019–20 season, Dunfermline used twenty-nine different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Defender Aaron Comrie made the most appearances, playing thirty-four out of a possible 35 games. Kevin Nisbet scored the most goals, with twenty-three in all competitions.
    As of 11 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Ryan Scully | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Aaron Comrie | 34 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Lewis Martin | 33 | 2 | 24+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Euan Murray | 11 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Lee Ashcroft | 31 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Joe Thomson | 12 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Tom Beadling | 27 | 3 | 11+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Gabby McGill | 18 | 1 | 6+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | IRL | Jonathan Afolabi | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Ryan Dow | 28 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Kyle Turner | 33 | 5 | 23+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SCO | Ethan Ross | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | IRL | Danny Devine | 18 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | SCO | Kevin Nisbet | 32 | 23 | 23+2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | SCO | Cammy Gill | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NIR | Paul Paton | 30 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Dom Thomas | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | SCO | Josh Edwards | 19 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Matty Todd | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | NIR | Lewis McCann | 19 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | SCO | Miller Fenton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | WAL | Owain Fôn Williams | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | ENG | Dylan Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SCO | Tom Lang (on loan at Clyde) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Stuart Morrison (on loan at Queens Park) | 8 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Callum Smith (on loan at Airdrieonians) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO | Paul Allan (on loan at Brechin City) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | SCO | Andy Ryan (on loan at Airdrieonians) | 19 | 3 | 7+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | ENG | Josh Coley | 11 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Harry Cochrane | 16 | 1 | 7+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | SCO | Anthony McDonald | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | SCO | Greg Kiltie | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

During the 2019–20 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 57 goals in all competitions.
    As of match played 10 March 2020
| Place | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish Cup | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup |
| 1 | FW | | Kevin Nisbet | 23 | 18 | | 5 | |
| 2 | MF | | Ryan Dow | 6 | 5 | | 1 | |
| 3 | MF | | Kyle Turner | 5 | 3 | | 2 | |
| 4 | MF | | Tom Beadling | 3 | | | 3 | |
| 4 | MF | | Greg Kiltie | 3 | 2 | | | 1 |
| 4 | FW | | Andy Ryan | 3 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 7 | DF | | Lee Ashcroft | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | DF | | Lewis Martin | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | DF | | Euan Murray | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | FW | | Jonathan Afolabi | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 11 | DF | | Danny Devine | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 11 | MF | | Dom Thomas | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 11 | FW | | Gabby McGill | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 11 | DF | | Aaron Comrie | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | | Harry Cochrane | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | | Josh Coley | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 41 | 0 | 15 | 1 |

## Club statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 4 | Ayr United | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 40 | 1.48 |
| 5 | Arbroath | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 36 | 1.38 |
| 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 37 | 1.32 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 36 | 1.29 |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 31 | 1.11 |
* ↑ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | D |
| Position | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 11 March 2020. Source: Scottish Championship

### League cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DNF | ALB | STM | EKB | EDI |
| 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 6–0 | — | 4–0 | — |
| 2 | Albion Rovers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 7 | | — | — | 0–0p | — | 2–1 |
| 3 | St Mirren | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | | 2–3 | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | East Kilbride | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 5 | | — | 0–1 | p0–0 | — | — |
| 5 | Edinburgh City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | | 1–0 | — | — | 0–1 | — |

## Contract extensions

| Date | Position | Name | Length | Expiry |
| 13 May 2019 | GK | Ryan Scully | 1 year | 2020 |
| 13 May 2019 | GK | Cammy Gill | 2 years | 2021 |
| 13 May 2019 | DF | Lewis Martin | 1 year | 2020 |
| 13 May 2019 | DF | Paul Allan | 1 year | 2020 |
| 24 May 2019 | DF | Stuart Morrison | 1 year | 2020 |
| 30 May 2019 | FW | Andy Ryan | 1 year | 2020 |
| 10 January 2020 | DF | Lewis Martin | 1 year | 2021 |
| 10 January 2020 | MF | Ryan Dow | 1 year | 2021 |
| 29 January 2020 | DF | Paul Allan | 2 years | 2022 |
| 29 January 2020 | MF | Matthew Todd | 2 years | 2022 |
| 29 January 2020 | FW | Lewis McCann | 2 years | 2022 |