2021–22_Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C._season
2021–22 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season
Dunfermline Athletic 2021–22 football season
The 2021–22 season was Dunfermline Athletic's sixth season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2020–21 season.
Quick Facts season, Chairman ...
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Ross McArthur[1] | ||
| Manager | Peter Grant[2] (until 31 October) Greg Shields & Steven Whittaker[3] (interim managers) (31 October to 12 November) John Hughes[4] (from 12 November) | ||
| Stadium | East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland (Capacity: 11,480) | ||
| Championship | Ninth (Relegated via play-off) | ||
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Rangers | ||
| Challenge Cup | Second round, lost to Elgin City | ||
| Scottish Cup | Third round, lost to Partick Thistle | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin O'Hara (6) All: Kevin O'Hara (9) | ||
| Highest home attendance | League: 5,406[5] vs. Queen of the South (29 April 2022) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | League: 556[5] vs. Hamilton Academical (15 January 2022) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,614[5]( 537[6][N 1]) | ||
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| All statistics correct as of 16 May 2022. | |||
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- As of 7 May 2022
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | 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 31) | Dundee United | 2021 | 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | Jakub Stolarczyk |  |
GK | (2000-12-19) 19 December 2000 (age 23) |  Leicester City |
2022 | 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | Aaron Comrie |  |
DF | (1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27) | St Johnstone | 2019 | 2023 | 91 | 3 |
| 3 | Josh Edwards | |
DF | (2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 23) | 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 24) | Airdrieonians | 2021 | 2023 | 19 | 1 |
| 12 | Rhys Breen | |
DF | (2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24) | Rangers | 2021 | 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 19 | Miller Fenton | |
DF | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 20) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2019 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Leon Jones | |
DF | (1998-02-28) 28 February 1998 (age 26) |  Kentucky Wildcats |
2021 | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Efe Ambrose |  |
DF | (1988-10-18) 18 October 1988 (age 35) | St Johnstone | 2022 | 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 | Joe Chalmers | |
MF | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) | Ayr United | 2022 | 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Ryan Dow | |
MF | (1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 32) | Peterhead | 2019 | 2022 | 68 | 10 |
| 16 | Dan Pybus | |
MF | (1997-12-12) 12 December 1997 (age 26) | Queen of the South | 2021 | 2022 | 36 | 1 |
| 17 | Graham Dorrans | |
MF | (1987-05-05) 5 May 1987 (age 36) |  Western Sydney Wanderers |
2021 | 2023 | 22 | 1 |
| 18 | Paul Allan | |
MF | (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24) | 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 28) | Kilmarnock | 2020 | 2022 | 58 | 6 |
| 26 | Matthew Todd | |
MF | (2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 22) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2018 | 2024 | 39 | 2 |
| 28 | Reece Cole | |
MF | (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) | Queens Park Rangers |
2021 | 2022 | 12 | 1 |
| 39 | Liam Polworth | |
MF | (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30) | Kilmarnock | 2022 | 2022 | 11 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | Kevin O'Hara | |
FW | (1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 25) | Alloa Athletic | 2020 | 2023 | 70 | 22 |
| 9 | Craig Wighton | |
FW | (1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 26) | Heart of Midlothian | 2021 | 2023 | 28 | 9 |
| 10 | Nikolay Todorov |  |
FW | (1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 27) | Inverness CT | 2021 | 2023 | 26 | 6 |
| 14 | Lewis McCann |  |
FW | (2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 22) | Fife Elite Football Academy | 2018 | 2024 | 55 | 5 |
| 27 | Bobby Kamwa |  |
FW | (2000-03-18) 18 March 2000 (age 24) | Leeds United |
2022 | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
The Spartans v Dunfermline Athletic
| 23 June 2021 Friendly | The Spartans | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Jones  45', 89' |
Match report | O'Hara 26' Thomas 74' (pen.)Omar[lower-alpha 1]  19' |
Stadium: Ainslie Park Referee: Stuart |
Civil Service Strollers v Dunfermline Athletic
| 26 June 2021 Friendly | Civil Service Strollers | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 13:00 | Duffy 44' Valentine 85' |
Match report | O'Hara 26' Todorov 85' |
Stadium: Christie Gillies Park Attendance: 199 |
Scottish Championship
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship
Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic
| 31 July 2021 Match 1 | Greenock Morton | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Oliver 23' (pen.) McGrattan 81' |
BBC Sport report | Todorov 50' O'Hara 74' |
Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 821 Referee: Collum |
Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle
| 7 August 2021 Match 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 3 | Partick Thistle | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Docherty 7' Holt 22'Graham 78 o.g.' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Craig Napier |
Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath
| 28 August 2021 Match 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 3 | Arbroath | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | McKenna 12', 67' Gold 44' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,928 Referee: Mike Roncone |
Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic
| 11 September 2021 Match 4 | Ayr United | 3 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Adeloye 3', 63' Salkeld 25' |
BBC Sport report | Todorov 28' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,553 Referee: Barry Cook |
Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness CT
| 18 September 2021 Match 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Inverness CT | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,158 Referee: David Munro |
Dunfermline Athletic v Hamilton Academical
| 25 September 2021 Match 6 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Scott Lambie |
Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic
| 29 September 2021 Match 7 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
| 19:30 | Zanatta 25' |
BBC Sport report | O'Hara 79' |
Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 2,876 Referee: Euan Anderson |
Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic
| 2 October 2021 Match 8 | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dumfries, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Connelly 85' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,071 Referee: Steven McLean |
Dunfermline Athletic v Kilmarnock
| 16 October 2021 Match 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Thomas 74' Comrie 90+5' |
BBC Sport report | Hendry 68' Shaw 75' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,095 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
| 23 October 2021 Match 10 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,333 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers
| 26 October 2021 Match 11 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Thomas 50' |
BBC Sport report | Spencer 88' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Alan Muir |
Arbroath v Dunfermline Athletic
| 30 October 2021 Match 12 | Arbroath | 4 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Arbroath, Scotland |
| 15:00 | O'Brien 15' McKenna 37', 85 pen.'Linn 77' |
BBC Sport report | O'Hara 8', 12' |
Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 1,359 Referee: David Dickinson |
Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton
| 6 November 2021 Match 13 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 3 | Greenock Morton | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Todd 35' |
BBC Sport report | Oliver 13', 87 pen.' Ugwu 60' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: Bobby Madden Referee: 3,531 |
Inverness CT v Dunfermline Athletic
| 13 November 2021 Match 14 | Inverness CT | 1 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Inverness, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McKay 22' |
BBC Sport report | McCann 51' Thomas 64' |
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Grant Irvine |
Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United
| 20 November 2021 Match 15 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 0 | Ayr United | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McCann 14', 52' Dow 40' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,503 Referee: Alan Newlands |
Hamilton Academical v Dunfermline Athletic
| 4 December 2021 Match 16 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hamilton, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Moyo 61 pen.' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: David Munro |
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South
| 11 December 2021 Match 17 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 3 | Queen of the South | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Kennedy 21' Connolly 54'McCann 88' |
BBC Sport report | Cooper 3' Connelly 48'Cameron 65' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,425 Referee: Don Robertson |
Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath
| 26 December 2021 Match 19 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 3 | Arbroath | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Breen 6 o.g.' McKenna 45'Dowds 81' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Alan Muir |
Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic
| 2 January 2022 Match 20 | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Kirkcaldy, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 500 Referee: David Munro |
Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic
| 8 January 2022 Match 21 | Greenock Morton | 5 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Greenock, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Oliver 35' Blues 40'Reilly 45+1'Donaldson 72 o.g.'Muirhead 79' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 429 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Dunfermline Athletic v Hamilton Academical
| 15 January 2021 Match 22 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Dow 32' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 556 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
| 22 January 2021 Match 23 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Lawless 80 pen.' |
BBC Sport report | Sutherland 39' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,138 Referee: Steven Reid |
Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic
| 29 January 2022 Match 24 | Queen of the South | 0 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Dumfries, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Dorrans 22' Pybus 29' |
Stadium: Palmerston Park Referee: Greg Aitken |
Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic
| 5 February 2022 Match 25 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Ayr, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Martin 17 o.g.' |
BBC Sport report | Donaldson 10' |
Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,611 Referee: Alan Muir |
Kilmarnock v Dunfermline Athletic
| 12 February 2022 Match 18 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 67', 83' |
BBC Sport report | Lawless 59' Comrie 90+3' |
Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 3,698 Referee: Craig Napier |
| Note: Match rescheduled due to foggy conditions. | ||||
Dunfermline Athletic v Kilmarnock
| 26 February 2022 Match 27 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 0 | Kilmarnock | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
Arbroath v Dunfermline Athletic
| 5 March 2022 Match 28 | Arbroath | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Arbroath, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Gold 9' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Gayfield Park Referee: Chris Graham |
Hamilton Academical v Dunfermline Athletic
| 12 March 2022 Match 29 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Hamilton, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Moyo 25', 77' |
BBC Sport report | Donaldson 6' Lawless 52 pen.' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,369 Referee: Greg Aitken |
Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton
| 18 March 2022 Match 30 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 19:45 | McCann 88' |
BBC Sport report | Wilson 42' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,593 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Dunfermline Athletic v Partick Thistle
| 22 March 2022 Match 26 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Mayo 10 o.g.' Todd 22'Edwards 27'Thomas 82' |
BBC Sport report | Docherty 5' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Steven McLean |
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
| 26 March 2022 Match 31 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Inverness, Scotland |
| 15:00 | McAlear 58' Samuels 77' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Caledonian Stadium Attendance: 2,171 Referee: Graham Beaton |
Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers
| 6 April 2022 Match 32 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 19:45 | O'Hara 33', 79' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,199 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Kilmarnock v Dunfermline Athletic
| 9 April 2022 Match 33 | Kilmarnock | 2 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Lafferty 26' Shaw 76' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 5,013 Referee: Steven Kirkland |
Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United
| 16 April 2022 Match 34 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Cole 79' Todorov 86' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,855 Referee: Colin Steven |
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
| 23 April 2022 Match 35 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Docherty 15' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,428 Referee: Don Robertson |
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South
| 29 April 2022 Match 36 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Queen of the South | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Edwards 6' |
BBC Sport report | Chalmers 51 o.g.' O'Connor 71' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,406 Referee: David Munro |
Championship play-off
Queen's Park v Dunfermline Athletic
| 4 May 2022 Semi-final 1st Leg | Queen's Park | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 19:45 | BBC Sport report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 1,403 Referee: Colin Steven |
Dunfermline Athletic v Queen's Park
| 7 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd Leg | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 1 | Queen's Park | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Ambrose 58' |
BBC Sport report | Murray 89' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Craig Napier |
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup group stage
Group stage
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
| 10 July 2021 1 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | Maryhill, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Graham 16' Rudden 65' |
BBC Sport report | Todorov 30', 53' Comrie 35'Macdonald 43' |
Stadium: Firhill Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Madden |
St Mirren v Dunfermline Athletic
| 13 July 2021 2 | St Mirren | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Paisley, Scotland |
| 19:45 | Main 30' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Napier |
Dunfermline Athletic v Dumbarton
| 17 July 2021 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 5 – 1 | Dumbarton | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Todorov 2' Thomas 4'Wighton 29'Buchanan 51 o.g.'O'Hara 71' |
BBC Sport report | MacLean 56' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Dickinson |
Dunfermline Athletic v Stenhousemuir
| 24 July 2021 4 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 1 | Stenhousemuir | Dunfermline, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Wighton 15', 44' O'Hara 36', 49' |
BBC Sport report | Thomson 67' |
Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,570 Referee: Clancy |
Table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | STM | DNF | PAR | STE | DUM | |
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| 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 | — | — | — | 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[lower-alpha 2] | — | — | 1–2 | — |
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Knockout round
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup
Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup
Elgin City v Dunfermline Athletic
| 4 September 2021 Second round | Elgin City | 3 – 0 (awarded)[A] | Dunfermline Athletic | Elgin |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Borough Briggs |
- 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.[11]
Scottish Cup
Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
Partick Thistle v Dunfermline Athletic
| 27 November Third Round | Partick Thistle | 1 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Glasgow, Scotland |
| 15:00 | Docherty 82' |
BBC Sport report | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,198 Referee: John Beaton |
Appearances and goals
- As of 7 May 2022
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Championship | League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
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| 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 |
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Goalscorers
- As of match played 7 May 2022[12]
More information Ranking, Position ...
| Ranking | Position | Nation | Name | Total | Scottish Championship | Scottish League Cup | Scottish Challenge Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Championship play-offs |
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| 1 | FW | | Kevin O'Hara | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||
| 2 | FW | | Nikolay Todorov | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 3 | FW | | Lewis McCann | 5 | 5 | ||||
| MF | | Dom Thomas | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | MF | | Steven Lawless | 3 | 3 | ||||
| FW | | Craig Wighton | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 7 | DF | | Coll Donaldson | 2 | 2 | ||||
| DF | | Josh Edwards | 2 | 2 | |||||
| MF | | Ryan Dow | 2 | 2 | |||||
| MF | | Matthew Todd | 2 | 2 | |||||
| DF | | Aaron Comrie | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 12 | DF | | Reece Cole | 1 | 1 | ||||
| DF | | Mark Connolly | 1 | 1 | |||||
| MF | | Graham Dorrans | 1 | 1 | |||||
| MF | | Kai Kennedy | 1 | 1 | |||||
| MF | | Dan Pybus | 1 | 1 | |||||
| DF | | Kyle MacDonald | 1 | 1 | |||||
| — | Own goal | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Disciplinary record
- As of match played 7 May 2022
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| 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 | 64 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
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League table
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
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| 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 |
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Source: [13][14]
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).[15]
(R) Relegated
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).[15]
(R) Relegated
Results by round
More information Round, Ground ...
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2022. Source: dafc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | −15 |
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Last updated: 29 September 2021.
Source: dafc.co.uk
First team
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| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Length | Expiry | Ref. |
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| 31 May 2021 | DF | |
Josh Edwards | 2 years | 2023 | [58] |
| 3 January 2022 | DF | |
Lewis Martin | 6 months | 2022 | [48] |
| 4 January 2022 | FW | |
Lewis McCann | 2 years | 2024 | [59] |
| 13 January 2022 | MF | |
Paul Allan | 2 years | 2024 | [60] |
| 18 January 2022 | MF | |
Matthew Todd | 2 years | 2024 | [61] |
| 9 February 2022 | DF | |
Miller Fenton | 2 years | 2024 | [62] |
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