2020–21 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2020–21 season
Chairman	Ross McArthur
Manager	Stevie Crawford
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
Championship	Fourth
League Cup	Quarter Final, lost to St Johnstone
Scottish Cup	Second Round, lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorer	League: Declan McManus (9); All: Kevin O'Hara (11)
Average home league attendance	0
Biggest win	League: Alloa Athletic 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic; (24 October 2020) ; Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Raith Rovers; (3 February 2021) ; Cup: Kilmarnock 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic; (13 October 2020)
Biggest defeat	League: Raith Rovers 5–1 Dunfermline Athletic; (30 March 2021); Cup: None
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →
	All statistics correct as of 8 May 2021.

The 2020–21 season was Dunfermline Athletic's fifth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 6th in the 2019–20 season.

Squad list

As of 4 May 2021

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Owain Fôn Williams	GK	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37)	Hamilton Academical	2020	2022	32	0
20	Cammy Gill	GK	(1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2016	2021	19	0
30	Ben Swinton	GK	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23)	Raith Rovers	2019	2021	0	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)	St Johnstone	2019	2021	55	1
3	Josh Edwards	DF	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)	Airdrieonians	2019	2021	42	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 28)	Raith Rovers	2019	2021	33	7
6	Kyle MacDonald	DF	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)	Airdrieonians	2021	2023	4	0
13	Vytas Gašpuitis	DF	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30)	Panevėžys	2021	2023	7	0
17	Matthew Bowman	DF	(2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 23)	Scarborough Athletic	2019	2021	1	0
19	Miller Fenton	DF	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2019	2021	0	0
22	Lewis Mayo	DF	(2000-03-19) 19 March 2000 (age 24)	Rangers (loan)	2020	2021	24	0
44	Paul Watson	DF	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 33)	Dundee United	2020	2022	27	2
Midfielders
8	Ewan Henderson	MF	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 24)	Celtic	2021	2021	9	1
11	Ryan Dow	MF	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 33)	Peterhead	2019	2021	35	8
12	Scott Cusick	MF	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 22)	Celtic	2020	2021	0	0
15	Iain Wilson	MF	(1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 24)	Kilmarnock	2020	2022	27	0
16	Steven Whittaker	DF	(1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 40)	Hibernian	2020	2021	23	0
18	Paul Allan	MF	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2017	2022	2	0
21	Fraser Murray	MF	(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 25)	Hibernian (loan)	2020	2021	30	6
23	Dom Thomas	MF	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 28)	Kilmarnock	2020	2022	29	1
24	Kerr McInroy	MF	(2000-08-31) 31 August 2000 (age 24)	Celtic (loan)	2020	2021	22	0
25	Scott Banks	MF	(2001-09-26) 26 September 2001 (age 23)	Crystal Palace (loan)	2021	2021	12	0
26	Matty Todd	MF	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2022	15	0
27	Lucas Berry	MF	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 22)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2019	2021	0	0
—	Kyle Turner	MF	(1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 26)	Stranraer	2019	2021	40	5
Forwards
7	Kevin O'Hara	FW	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	Alloa Athletic	2020	2023	32	11
9	Craig Wighton	FW	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27)	Heart of Midlothian	2021	2021	11	6
10	Declan McManus	FW	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 30)	Ross County	2020	2022	69	19
14	Lewis McCann	FW	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2022	31	0
—	Gabby McGill	FW	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 24)	Middlesbrough	2019	2021	20	1

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

19 September 2020 Friendly	Stenhousemuir	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Stenhousemuir, Scotland
14:00	Spence 7' (pen.)	Match report	Trialist 29'	Stadium: Ochilview Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Dickinson

22 September 2020 Friendly	The Spartans	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
19:45		Match report	Thomas 12' McInroy 51', 85'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Attendance: 0

26 September 2020 Friendly	East Fife	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil, Scotland
14:00		Match report	O'Hara 3'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 0

2 October 2020 Friendly	Stirling Albion	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
20:00		Match report		Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 0

Scottish Championship

17 October 2020 Match 1	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Inverness CT	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	E. Murray 23' Dow 78' McManus 84'	BBC Sport report	Todorov 2'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Collum

24 October 2020 Match 2	Alloa Athletic	1 – 4	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
15:00	Cawley 45+1'	BBC Sport report	Dow 78' O'Hara 67', 77', 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Robertson

31 October 2020 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 2	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	E. Murray 21' McManus 43 pen.' Watson 60'	BBC Sport report	McKee 51' Dobbie 74 pen.'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0

7 November 2020 Match 4	Ayr United	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier

20 November 2020 Match 5	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Heart of Midlothian	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:05	Thomas 49' E. Murray 54'	BBC Sport report	Kingsley 84'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

5 December 2020 Match 6	Raith Rovers	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00	Duku 28' Musonda 65'	BBC Sport report	F Murray 73' McManus 74'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson

12 December 2020 Match 7	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McManus 74 pen.'	BBC Sport report	McAlister 24' McGuffie 79'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro

19 December 2020 Match 8	Dundee	3 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
15:00	Adam 35' Sow 50' Fontaine 70'	BBC Sport report	Watson 78' McManus 82 pen.', 90+3'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine

26 December 2020 Match 9	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	O'Hara 90+1'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

29 December 2020 Match 10	Inverness CT	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
19:45	Storey 67'	BBC Sport report	Turner 23'	Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson

15 January 2021 Match 12	Greenock Morton	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock
19:30		BBC Sport report		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

23 January 2020 Match 13	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

30 January 2021 Match 11^{[N 2]}	Heart of Midlothian	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh
15:00	Walker 81'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 0 Referee: William Collum

3 February 2020 Match 14	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 1	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30	McManus 44' Comrie 51' F. Murray 66', 87'	BBC Sport Report	Spencer 64'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

6 February 2021 Match 15	Arbroath	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Arbroath
15:00	O'Brien 27' Hilson 36'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Napier

20 February 2020 Match 16	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Wighton 14', 58'	BBC Sport Report	Cawley 44'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Reid

27 February 2021 Match 17	Queen of the South	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries
15:00	Gibson 50'	BBC Sport report	Mayo 90'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Roncone

13 March 2021 Match 19	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Wighton 44'	BBC Sport Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

20 March 2021 Match 20	Inverness CT	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Inverness, Scotland
15:00	Carson 81'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart

27 March 2021 Match 21	Dundee	3 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee, Scotland
19:20	Cummings 30' Mullen 54' Ashcroft 56'	BBC Sport report	O'Hara 3' Wighton 6'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madden

30 March 2021 Match 22	Raith Rovers	5 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:45	Hendry 17' Vaughan 31', 40' Gullan 48', 77'	BBC Sport report	O'Hara 22'	Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Euan Anderson

3 April 2021 Match 23	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Heart of Midlothian	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Colin Steven

10 April 2021 Match 24	Ayr United	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00	Miller 24'	BBC Sport report	McManus 12'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken

13 April 2020 Match 18^{[N 2]}	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Dundee	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00		Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Clancy

17 April 2020 Match 25	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
12:00	O'Hara 10' F. Murray 82' Henderson 90+1'	Report	Maxwell 87'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Lowe

24 April 2020 Match 26	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 3	Arbroath	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McManus 10 pen.' O'Hara 15' Wighton 57', 75'	Report	Hamilton 33' Low 35 pen.' Stewart 82'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven McLean

30 April 2021 Match 27	Alloa Athletic	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
19:45	Dick 47'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Stuart

Scottish Premiership Play–Off

4 May 2021 Quarter-Final 1st Leg	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:00		Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steven Kirkland

8 May 2021 Quarter-Final 2nd Leg	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00	Vaughan 64' Ugwu 89'	Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

6 October 2020 Group stage	Dumbarton	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumbarton, Scotland
19:45		Match report	O'Hara 26' (pen.)	Stadium: Dumbarton Football Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross

9 October 2020 Group stage	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	E Murray 58', 65'	Match report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Grant Irvine

13 October 2020 Group stage	Kilmarnock	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Kilmarnock, Scotland
19:45		Match report	E Murray 55' F Murray 72', 83'	Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Dallas

14 November 2020 Group stage	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 2	Clyde	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	O'Hara 60 pen.' McManus 87' Watson 90+1'	BBC Sport report	Love 35' Lamont 51'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Dickinson

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DNF	FAL	KIL	CLY	DUM
1	Dunfermline Athletic	4	4	0	9	2	+7	12	Qualification for the Second round	—	2–0	—	3–2	—
2	Falkirk	4	3	1	9	3	+6	9	Qualification for the Second round	—	—	3–0	2–1	—
3	Kilmarnock	4	2	2	4	6	−2	6		0–3	—	—	—	2–0
4	Clyde	4	1	3	6	9	−3	3		—	—	0–2	—	3–2
5	Dumbarton	4	0	4	2	10	−8	0		0–1	0–4	—	—	—

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.^[7]

Knockout round

28 November 2020 Second Round	Arbroath	1 – 3	Dunferemline Athletic	Arbroath, Scotland
15:00	Hilson 65'	BBC Sport report	Dow 28' E Murray 36' O'Hara 82 pen.'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Nick Walsh

15 December 2020 Quarter-Final	Dunferemline Athletic	1 – 1 (3 – 4 p)	St Johnstone	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Wilson 113'	BBC Sport report	Rooney 94'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Cup

23 March 2021 Second Round	Greenock Morton	0 – 0 (6 – 5 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock
19:45		Report		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 0

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

During the 2020–21 season, Dunfermline used twenty-six different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Forward Declan McManus made the most appearances, playing thirty-six out of a possible 36 games. Kevin O'Hara scored the most goals, with eleven in all competitions.

As of 8 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Play-offs
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Owain Fôn Williams	33	0	26	0	4	0	1	0	2	0
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	28	1	19+2	1	3+1	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	SCO	Josh Edwards	34	0	25	0	6	0	1	0	2	0
4	DF	SCO	Lewis Martin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	SCO	Euan Murray	34	7	25	3	6	4	1	0	2	0
6	DF	SCO	Kyle MacDonald	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	SCO	Kevin O'Hara	33	11	13+11	8	4+2	3	1	0	2	0
8	MF	SCO	Ewan Henderson	10	1	6+2	1	0+0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton	13	6	9+1	6	0+0	0	0+1	0	2	0
10	FW	SCO	Declan McManus	36	10	22+5	9	5+1	1	1	0	1+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Ryan Dow	19	3	11+2	2	5+1	1	0	0	0	0
13	DF	LTU	Vytas Gašpuitis	7	0	5+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	16	0	3+8	0	0+4	0	1	0	0	0
15	MF	SCO	Iain Wilson	27	1	15+5	0	3+3	1	0+1	0	0	0
16	MF	SCO	Steven Whittaker	24	0	16+2	0	3	0	1	0	2	0
18	MF	SCO	Paul Allan	2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	DF	SCO	Miller Fenton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	GK	SCO	Cammy Gill	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	SCO	Fraser Murray	31	6	12+11	4	4+2	2	0+1	0	0+1	0
22	DF	SCO	Lewis Mayo	25	0	16+5	0	1+1	0	1	0	1	0
23	MF	SCO	Dom Thomas	30	1	20+1	1	5+1	0	0+1	0	2	0
24	MF	SCO	Kerr McInroy	22	0	11+5	0	4	0	1	0	0+1	0
25	MF	SCO	Scott Banks	13	0	6+5	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
26	MF	SCO	Matty Todd	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
27	MF	SCO	Lucas Berry	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	SCO	Ben Swinton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	SCO	Paul Watson	28	3	18+2	2	6	1	0	0	2	0
Players away from the club on loan:
8	MF	SCO	Kyle Turner (on loan at Airdrieonians)	19	1	10+3	1	4+2	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Gabby McGill (on loan at York City)	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
12	MF	SCO	Scott Cusick (on loan at Brechin City)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season:
6	DF	SCO	Tom Lang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	DF	ENG	Matthew Bowman	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	SCO	Thomas Bragg	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

During the 2020–21 season, twelve Dunfermline players scored 51 goals in all competitions.

As of match played 8 May 2021^[4]

Ranking	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Cup	Scottish Premiership play-offs
1	FW	Kevin O'Hara	11	8	3
2	FW	Declan McManus	10	9	1
3	DF	Euan Murray	7	3	4
4	FW	Craig Wighton	6	6
4	MF	Fraser Murray	6	4	2
6	MF	Ryan Dow	3	2	1
6	DF	Paul Watson	3	2	1
8	DF	Aaron Comrie	1	1
	MF	Ewan Henderson	1	1
	MF	Dom Thomas	1	1
	MF	Kyle Turner	1	1
	MF	Iain Wilson	1		1
Total			51	38	13	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of match played 8 May 2021

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Premiership play-offs
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
22	DF		Lewis Mayo	3	1	2	1			1
16	DF		Steven Whittaker	7		6						1
10	FW		Declan McManus	7		5				2
15	MF		Iain Wilson	6		6
44	DF		Paul Watson	6		5				1
3	DF		Josh Edwards	3		3
8	MF		Ewan Henderson	3		2						1
1	GK		Owain Fôn Williams	2		2
11	MF		Ryan Dow	2		2
24	MF		Kerr McInroy	2		2
2	DF		Aaron Comrie	1		1
5	DF		Euan Murray	1		1
6	DF		Kyle MacDonald	1		1
8	MF		Kyle Turner	1		1
9	FW		Craig Wighton	1		1
14	FW		Lewis McCann	1		1
21	MF		Fraser Murray	1						1
Total				48	1	41	1	0	0	5	0	2	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Dundee (O, P)	27	12	9	6	49	40	+9	45	Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3	Raith Rovers	27	12	7	8	45	36	+9	43	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Dunfermline Athletic	27	10	9	8	38	34	+4	39	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	27	8	12	7	36	31	+5	36
6	Queen of the South	27	9	5	13	38	51	−13	32

Source: SPFL
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).^[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	L
Position	3	2	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	3	2	3	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2021. 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
27	10	9	8	38	34	+4	39	9	3	1	24	12	+12	1	6	7	14	22	−8

Last updated: 27 February 2021.
Source: dafc.co.uk

Awards

End of Season

Club

Award	Player	Ref.
Player's Player of the Year	Euan Murray	^[9]
Joe Nelson Young Player of the Year	Josh Edwards
Centenary Club Lifeline Player of the Year	Aaron Comrie
The Manager & Coaching Staff Player of the Year	Paul Watson
The Manager & Coaching Staff Young Player of the Year	Josh Edwards
The DAFC Goal of the Season	Craig Wighton vs. Dundee

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
29 June 2020	DF	44	Paul Watson	Dundee United	Free	^[10]^[11]
29 June 2020	DF	16	Steven Whittaker	Hibernian	Free	^[12]^[11]
10 July 2020	FW	10	Declan McManus	Ross County	Free	^[13]
10 July 2020	FW	7	Kevin O'Hara	Alloa Athletic	Compensation	^[14]
10 July 2020	MF	23	Dom Thomas	Kilmarnock	Compensation	^[15]
16 July 2020	MF	15	Iain Wilson	Kilmarnock	Free	^[16]^[17]
3 August 2020	GK	1	Owain Fôn Williams	Hamilton Academical	Free	^[18]
9 September 2020	MF	12	Scott Cusick	(re-signed)	Free	^[19]
14 January 2021	DF	6	Kyle MacDonald	Airdrieonians	Undisclosed	^[20]
4 February 2021	DF	13	Vytas Gašpuitis	FK Panevėžys	Free	^[21]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2020	GK	1	Ryan Scully	Hamilton Academical^[22]	Free	^[23]
31 May 2020	DF	6	Lee Ashcroft	Dundee^[24]	Free
31 May 2020	MF	7	Joe Thomson	Derry City^[25]	Free
31 May 2020	MF	8	Tom Beadling	Barrow^[26]	Free
31 May 2020	DF	14	Danny Devine	Inverness CT^[27]	Free
31 May 2020	DF	16	Stuart Morrison	Queen's Park^[28]	Free
31 May 2020	FW	17	Callum Smith	Hamilton Academical^[29]	Free
31 May 2020	MF	21	Paul Paton	East Kilbride^[30]	Free
31 May 2020	FW	—	Andy Ryan	Stirling Albion^[31]	Free
10 July 2020	FW	15	Kevin Nisbet	Hibernian	Undisclosed	^[32]
2 October 2020	DF	6	Tom Lang	Clyde	Undisclosed	^[33]
27 October 2020	DF	25	Thomas Bragg	Eastleigh^[34]	Free	^[35]
2 February 2021	DF	17	Matthew Bowman	Free	Released	^[36]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Duration	Ref.
22 September 2020	MF	24	Kerr McInroy	Celtic	End of season	^[37]
25 September 2020	DF	22	Lewis Mayo	Rangers	End of season	^[38]
25 September 2020	MF	21	Fraser Murray	Hibernian	End of season	^[39]
25 January 2021	MF	25	Scott Banks	Crystal Palace	End of season	^[40]
12 February 2021	FW	9	Craig Wighton	Heart of Midlothian	End of season	^[41]
26 March 2021	MF	8	Ewan Henderson	Celtic	End of season	^[42]

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
9 September 2020	MF	38	Scott Cusick	Brechin City	End of season	^[19]
25 September 2020	MF	26	Matty Todd	Brechin City	End of season	^[43]
15 October 2020	FW	9	Gabby McGill	Edinburgh City	Three months	^[44]
21 October 2020	MF	18	Paul Allan	Albion Rovers	End of season	^[45]
18 January 2021	FW	9	Gabby McGill	York City	End of season	^[46]
16 March 2021	MF	8	Kyle Turner	Airdrieonians	End of season	^[47]

Reserve team

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
31 May 2020	DF	25	Gregor Jordan	Brechin City^[48]	Free	^[23]
31 May 2020	DF	28	Josh Robertson	Free	Released
31 May 2020	FW	29	Lewis Crosbie	Free	Released
31 May 2020	GK	30	Craig Burt	Free	Released
31 May 2020	MF	32	Lewis Sawers	Free	Released
31 May 2020	MF	33	Paul Brown	Stenhousemuir^[49]	Free
31 May 2020	MF	36	Cameron Graham	Stenhousemuir^[50]	Free
31 May 2020	MF	38	Scott Cusick	Dunfermline Athletic^[19]	Re-signed

Contract extensions

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Length	Expiry	Ref.
22 December 2020	MF		Ryan Dow	1 year	2022	^[51]
5 January 2021	DF		Aaron Comrie	2 years	2023	^[52]

Notes

^ No fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
^ ^a ^b Rearranged match after postponement

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[Attendance-5] No fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic

[Postponement1-7] Rearranged match after postponement

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[Crawford_manager_DAFC-2] "DAFC Announce Stevie Crawford as head coach". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 Jan 2019. Retrieved 10 Jan 2019.

[Crawford_manager_BBC-3] "Dunfermline: Stevie Crawford appointed head coach". BBC Sport. 10 Jan 2019. Retrieved 10 Jan 2019.

[Goalscorers-4] "Dunfermline FC player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[ESPN_stats_League-6] "2020–21 Dunfermline Athletic performance". ESPN. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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[Format-9] "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

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[12] "Paul Watson joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[Watson_&_Whittaker-13] "Dunfermline Athletic: Steven Whittaker & Paul Watson sign". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[14] "Steven Whittaker signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[15] "Declan McManus signs for the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[16] "Kevin O'Hara joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[17] "Dom Thomas moves to Dunfermline is permanent". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[18] "Iain Wilson signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[19] Hart, Ross (16 July 2020). "Iain Wilson completes move to Dunfermline from Kilmarnock". Dunfermline Press. Newsquest. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[20] "Permanent move for Owain Fôn Williams". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[Cusick-21] "Second chance as Scotty signs again". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

[22] "One signing in and two recalls". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[23] "Vytas Gašpuitis Joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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