# 2021–22 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2020–21 season.

## Squad list

    As of 7 May 2022
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed From | Signed in | Signed until | Apps. | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 29 | Deniz Mehmet | GK | (1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32) | Dundee United | 2021 | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | Jakub Stolarczyk | GK | (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 24) | Leicester City | 2022 | 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Aaron Comrie | DF | (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 28) | St Johnstone | 2019 | 2023 | 91 | 3 |
| 3 | Josh Edwards | DF | (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24) | Airdrieonians | 2019 | 2023 | 83 | 2 |
| 4 | Lewis Martin | DF | (1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 28) | Dunfermline Athletic youth teams | 2012 | 2022 | 170 | 5 |
| 5 | Coll Donaldson | DF | (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29) | Ross County | 2022 | 2022 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | Kyle MacDonald | DF | (2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 25) | Airdrieonians | 2021 | 2023 | 19 | 1 |
| 12 | Rhys Breen | DF | (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 25) | Rangers | 2021 | 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Miller Fenton | DF | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2019 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Leon Jones | DF | (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 27) | Kentucky Wildcats | 2021 | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Efe Ambrose | DF | (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 36) | St Johnstone | 2022 | 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Joe Chalmers | MF | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 31) | Ayr United | 2022 | 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Ryan Dow | MF | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33) | Peterhead | 2019 | 2022 | 68 | 10 |
| 16 | Dan Pybus | MF | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 27) | Queen of the South | 2021 | 2022 | 36 | 1 |
| 17 | Graham Dorrans | MF | (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 37) | Western Sydney Wanderers | 2021 | 2023 | 22 | 1 |
| 18 | Paul Allan | MF | (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 25) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2017 | 2024 | 18 | 0 |
| 21 | Steven Lawless | MF | (1991-04-12) 12 April 1991 (age 33) | Motherwell | 2022 | 2022 | 20 | 3 |
| 23 | Dom Thomas | MF | (1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 29) | Kilmarnock | 2020 | 2022 | 58 | 6 |
| 26 | Matthew Todd | MF | (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2018 | 2024 | 39 | 2 |
| 28 | Reece Cole | MF | (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27) | Queens Park Rangers | 2021 | 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 39 | Liam Polworth | MF | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 31) | Kilmarnock | 2022 | 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Kevin O'Hara | FW | (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26) | Alloa Athletic | 2020 | 2023 | 70 | 22 |
| 9 | Craig Wighton | FW | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27) | Heart of Midlothian | 2021 | 2023 | 28 | 9 |
| 10 | Nikolay Todorov | FW | (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 28) | Inverness CT | 2021 | 2023 | 26 | 6 |
| 14 | Lewis McCann | FW | (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2018 | 2024 | 55 | 5 |
| 27 | Bobby Kamwa | FW | (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 25) | Leeds United | 2022 | 2022 | 8 | 0 |

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Challenge Cup
#### Notes

* ^ A: Elgin City were awarded a technical 3–0 win over Dunfermline Athletic who were unable to fulfil the fixture as a number of players were self-isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland.

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

    As of 7 May 2022
| 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 |
| 2 | DF | SCO | Aaron Comrie | 38 | 2 | 27+5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Josh Edwards | 43 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Lewis Martin | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Coll Donaldson | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO | Kevin O'Hara | 40 | 9 | 23+11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Joe Chalmers | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BUL | Nikolay Todorov | 27 | 6 | 9+12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Ryan Dow | 35 | 2 | 29+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Rhys Breen | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NIR | Lewis McCann | 25 | 5 | 14+10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Dan Pybus | 38 | 1 | 27+6 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Graham Dorrans | 23 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Paul Allan | 17 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | SCO | Miller Fenton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Steven Lawless | 19 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SCO | Leon Jones | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Dom Thomas | 31 | 5 | 16+9 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NGA | Efe Ambrose | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO | Matty Todd | 25 | 1 | 20+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | CMR | Bobby Kamwa | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Reece Cole | 12 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | TUR | Deniz Mehmet | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | SCO | Liam Polworth | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | POL | Jakub Stolarczyk | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players away from the club on loan: ||||||||||||||
| 6 | DF | SCO | Kyle MacDonald (on loan at Airdrieonians) | 15 | 1 | 8+1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Craig Wighton (on loan at Arbroath) | 18 | 3 | 7+6 | 0 | 4+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season: ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | WAL | Owain Fôn Williams | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Ross Graham | 9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Kai Kennedy | 14 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | LTU | Vytas Gašpuitis | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Iain Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | SCO | Fraser Currid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IRL | Mark Connolly | 14 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SCO | Paul Watson | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    As of match played 7 May 2022
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup |
| 1 | FW | | Kevin O'Hara | 9 | 6 | 3 | | |
| 2 | FW | | Nikolay Todorov | 6 | 3 | 3 | | |
| 3 | FW | | Lewis McCann | 5 | 5 | | | |
| 3 | MF | | Dom Thomas | 5 | 4 | 1 | | |
| 5 | MF | | Steven Lawless | 3 | 3 | | | |
| 5 | FW | | Craig Wighton | 3 | | 3 | | |
| 7 | DF | | Coll Donaldson | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | DF | | Josh Edwards | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | MF | | Ryan Dow | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | MF | | Matthew Todd | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 7 | DF | | Aaron Comrie | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| 12 | DF | | Reece Cole | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 12 | DF | | Mark Connolly | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 12 | MF | | Graham Dorrans | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 12 | MF | | Kai Kennedy | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 12 | MF | | Dan Pybus | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 12 | DF | | Kyle MacDonald | 1 | | 1 | | |
| — | — | — | Own goal | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of match played 7 May 2022
| 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 | | Owain Fôn Williams | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | DF | | Aaron Comrie | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | DF | | Josh Edwards | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | | Ross Graham | 6 | | 5 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | DF | | Coll Donaldson | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 7 | FW | | Kevin O'Hara | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | | Kai Kennedy | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | MF | | Joe Chalmers | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | FW | | Nikolay Todorov | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | |
| 11 | MF | | Ryan Dow | 4 | | 3 | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 12 | DF | | Rhys Breen | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 14 | FW | | Lewis McCann | 6 | | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | MF | | Dan Pybus | 11 | | 10 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 17 | MF | | Graham Dorrans | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| 18 | FW | | Paul Allan | 3 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 21 | MF | | Steven Lawless | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 23 | MF | | Dom Thomas | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 25 | DF | | Efe Ambrose | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 26 | MF | | Matty Todd | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 28 | MF | | Reece Cole | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 29 | GK | | Deniz Mehmet | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 33 | DF | | Mark Connolly | 3 | | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 39 | MF | | Liam Polworth | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 44 | DF | | Paul Watson | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 64 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Club statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 42 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 40 | |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 39 | |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic (R) | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 35 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
| 10 | Queen of the South (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 33 | Relegation to League One |

#### 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | L | D | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 September 2021. Source: dafc.co.uk

### League cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STM | DNF | PAR | STE | DUM |
| 1 | St Mirren | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Qualification for the second round | — | — | — | 4–1 | 5–1 |
| 3 | Partick Thistle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 6 | | — | 2–4 | — | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Stenhousemuir | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | | 1–3 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| 5 | Dumbarton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | | 0–3 | — | — | 1–2 | — |
* ↑ Trialist
* ↑ St Mirren were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Dumbarton, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.

## Contract extensions

| Date | Position | Name | Length | Expiry |
| 31 May 2021 | DF | Josh Edwards | 2 years | 2023 |
| 3 January 2022 | DF | Lewis Martin | 6 months | 2022 |
| 4 January 2022 | FW | Lewis McCann | 2 years | 2024 |
| 13 January 2022 | MF | Paul Allan | 2 years | 2024 |
| 18 January 2022 | MF | Matthew Todd | 2 years | 2024 |
| 9 February 2022 | DF | Miller Fenton | 2 years | 2024 |