Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season 2009–10

The 2009–10 season was Dunfermline Athletic's

Dunfermline Athletic F.C.

Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline. They currently compete in the Scottish Premier League....

3rd season in the Scottish First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....

after being relegated from the Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

in 2007.

Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2009–10 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

4 July: Director Gordon McDougall leaves the Pars towards the end of July to increase his efforts helping stricken side Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...

.

League table

Friendlies

League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Player stats

During the 2009-10 season, Dunfermline have used 21 different players on the pitch. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

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Stats

Andy Kirk

Andy Kirk (footballer)

Andrew "Andy" Kirk is a footballer, currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic and Northern Ireland. He is a striker. He is the son of former footballer and former Lisburn Distillery manager Paul Kirk.-Hearts:Having had several unsuccessful trials in England...

is the top scorer with six goals, with the team totalling fifteen goals so far. During the 2009–10 season, eight Pars players have received at least one caution and one player has received at least one dismissal. In total, the team have received eleven yellow cards and one red card.

Name	Goals	Bookings	Dismissals
	6
	2	2
	2
Own goals	2
	1	1
	1
	1	1
		2
		1	1
		1
		1
		1

In

Having lost goalkeeper Paul Gallacher

Paul Gallacher

Paul Gallacher born in Deaconsbank, Glasgow is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic. He also made seven appearances for the Scottish national team...

to St. Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

St Mirren Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Paisley, Renfrewshire who play in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted from the First Division in 2005–06.St...

, Dunfermline signed former Gretna

Gretna F.C.

Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...

keeper Greg Fleming

Greg Fleming

Greg William Edward Fleming is a Scottish football player who currently plays for Chesterfield. He plays as a goalkeeper. He was previously with Oldham Athletic and financially troubled side Gretna. He also played on loan for Dunfermline Athletic.-Career:Fleming started his career with Livingston,...

on a season long loan. Having been released from his contract with Aridrie

Airdrie United F.C.

Airdrie United Football Club are a Scottish professional football team based in the town of Airdrie, North Lanarkshire. They are currently managed by ex-Airdrieonians player and former Airdrie United Under 19s coach Jimmy Boyle. They are members of the Scottish Football League and play in the...

in March 2009, Dunfermline snapped up Joe Cardle

Joe Cardle

Joseph "Joe" Cardle is an English footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League side Dunfermline Athletic. Cardle tends to be played as a winger, and can play on either side....

on a free transfer and in July

July 2009

July 2009 was the seventh month of that year. It began on a Wednesday and concluded after 31 days on a Friday.- Portal:Current events :This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from July 2009....

signed Cardle's Airdrie team-mate Steven McDougall

Steven McDougall

Steven McDougall is a Scottish association football player currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic.-Career:On 4 July 2009, McDougall completed his transfer to Dunfermline from Airdrie United...

on a free transfer. The Pars also signed Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins (footballer)

Christopher James "Chris" Higgins , is a Scottish professional association footballer. A left sided player he usually plays as a defender. To date the main successes of his career is a Scottish First Division title. He has agreed terms to join Queen of the South.-Early years:Chris Higgins was born...

and Neil McGregor

Neil McGregor

Neil McGregor , is a Scottish football defender who currently plays for Dundee FC.-Career:McGregor began his career with Kilmarnock, but failed to make the grade with them and was released. He subsequently signed for Clyde in the summer of 2005, and scored on his début for them in the Scottish...

from relegated side Clyde

Clyde F.C.

Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...

and Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...

winger Willie Gibson was signed for a nominal fee. Defender Andy Dowie

Andy Dowie

Andy Dowie is a professional footballer currently playing for Dunfermline Athletic.-Career:Dowie started his career as a youth with Rangers, before being loaned out to Brechin City....

moved from Scottish First Division

Scottish Football League First Division

The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....

rivals Ross County

Ross County F.C.

Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team from the town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty. Founded in 1929 they currently compete in the Scottish Football League First Division and play their home matches at Victoria Park. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the...

on a free transfer.

Date	Player	From	Fee (£)

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|| Airdrie United

Airdrie United F.C.

|| Free
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|| Ross County

Ross County F.C.

|| Free
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|| Clyde

Clyde F.C.

|| Free
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|| Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock F.C.

|| Free
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|| Airdrie United

Airdrie United F.C.

|| Free
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|| Oldham Athletic || Loan
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|| Clyde

Clyde F.C.

|| Free
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Out

At the end of the 2008–09 season, the Pars decided to allow 3 of their most senior players to leave the club. Scott Wilson teamed up with former Dunfermline captain and manager of North Queensland Fury

North Queensland Fury FC

North Queensland Fury FC were a professional football club based in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, which competed in the A-League. North Queensland played its home fixtures at Dairy Farmers Stadium. The club was closed on 1 March 2011, due to financial instability.-History:A Townsville bid was...

Ian Ferguson in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, Greg Shields

Greg Shields

Greg Shields is a Scottish footballer.-Early career:Shields started his career with Gairdoch United boys club where he actually started of as a midfield player before moving to Rangers as a youth player. Shields made his debut in 1996 in UEFA Champions League tie against Ajax...

moved to America

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

to join USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

side Carolina RailHawks

Carolina RailHawks FC

Carolina RailHawks FC is an American professional soccer team based in Cary, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 2006, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....

and captain Scott Thomson was released on a free transfer. Goalkeeper Paul Gallacher

Paul Gallacher

was allowed to move up a division to the SPL

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

to join St. Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

for an undisclosed fee. Kevin Harper

Kevin Harper

Kevin Patrick Harper is a Scottish football player. He is currently without a club following his release from Dunfermline Athletic in the Scottish First Division.- Early career :...

, Stuart Dearden

Stuart Dearden

Stuart 'Stats' Dearden is a Scottish professional football player currently playing for the Edinburgh University.-Career:...

, Calum Reidford

Calum Reidford

Callum Reidford is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper, currently with Stirling Albion.-Career:Rediford began his career at Scottish Premier League side Rangers...

and Iain Williamson were all released from their contracts.

Date	Player	To	Fee (£)

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|| North Queensland Fury

North Queensland Fury FC

|| Free
|-
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|| Carolina RailHawks

Carolina RailHawks FC

|| Free
|-
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|| Free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|| Free
|-
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|| Free agent

Free agent

In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....

|| Free
|-
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|| St. Mirren

St. Mirren F.C.

|| Undisclosed Fee
|-
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|| Raith Rovers

Raith Rovers F.C.

Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...

|| Free
|-
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|| East Fife

East Fife F.C.

East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...

|| Free
|-
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|| Cowdenbeath

Cowdenbeath F.C.

Cowdenbeath Football Club are a professional Scottish football team based in the town of Cowdenbeath, Fife. They currently play in the Second Division of the Scottish Football League. The club plays its home games at Central Park in the centre of the town which has the unusual feature of a motor...

|| Loan
|-
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|| Clyde

Clyde F.C.

|| Free
|-
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External links

Official Site: 2009-10 fixtures
BBC Sport - Club Stats
Soccerbase - Results | Squad stats | Transfers

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Chronological list of events

League table

Friendlies

League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish Cup

Player stats

Stats

In

Out

See also

External links