2020–21 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

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

Dunfermline Athletic

2020–21 season
Chairman	Ross McArthur[1]
Manager	Stevie Crawford[2][3]
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)[4] All: Kevin O'Hara (11)[4]
Average home league attendance	0[N 1]
Biggest win	League: Alloa Athletic 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic[5] (24 October 2020) Dunfermline Athletic 4–1 Raith Rovers[5] (3 February 2021) Cup: Kilmarnock 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic (13 October 2020)
Biggest defeat	League: Raith Rovers 5–1 Dunfermline Athletic[5] (30 March 2021) Cup: None
Home colours Away colours
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All statistics correct as of 8 May 2021.

Squad list

As of 4 May 2021

No.	Name	Nationality	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 38)	Hamilton Academical	2020	2022	32	0
20	Cammy Gill		GK	(1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 27)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2016	2021	19	0
30	Ben Swinton		GK	(2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 24)	Raith Rovers	2019	2021	0	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie		DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 28)	St Johnstone	2019	2021	55	1
3	Josh Edwards		DF	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 25)	Airdrieonians	2019	2021	42	0
4	Lewis Martin		DF	(1996-04-08) 8 April 1996 (age 29)	Dunfermline Athletic youth teams	2012	2021	164	5
5	Euan Murray		DF	(1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 29)	Raith Rovers	2019	2021	33	7
6	Kyle MacDonald		DF	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 25)	Airdrieonians	2021	2023	4	0
13	Vytas Gašpuitis		DF	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 31)	Panevėžys	2021	2023	7	0
17	Matthew Bowman		DF	(2000-11-26) 26 November 2000 (age 24)	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 25)	Rangers (loan)	2020	2021	24	0
44	Paul Watson		DF	(1990-12-20) 20 December 1990 (age 34)	Dundee United	2020	2022	27	2
Midfielders
8	Ewan Henderson		MF	(2000-03-20) 20 March 2000 (age 25)	Celtic	2021	2021	9	1
11	Ryan Dow		MF	(1991-06-07) 7 June 1991 (age 34)	Peterhead	2019	2021	35	8
12	Scott Cusick		MF	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 23)	Celtic	2020	2021	0	0
15	Iain Wilson		MF	(1999-12-15) 15 December 1999 (age 25)	Kilmarnock	2020	2022	27	0
16	Steven Whittaker		DF	(1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 41)	Hibernian	2020	2021	23	0
18	Paul Allan		MF	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 25)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2017	2022	2	0
21	Fraser Murray		MF	(1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 26)	Hibernian (loan)	2020	2021	30	6
23	Dom Thomas		MF	(1996-02-14) 14 February 1996 (age 29)	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 24)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2022	15	0
27	Lucas Berry		MF	(2002-02-23) 23 February 2002 (age 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2019	2021	0	0
—	Kyle Turner		MF	(1997-11-10) 10 November 1997 (age 27)	Stranraer	2019	2021	40	5
Forwards
7	Kevin O'Hara		FW	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 27)	Alloa Athletic	2020	2023	32	11
9	Craig Wighton		FW	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 28)	Heart of Midlothian	2021	2021	11	6
10	Declan McManus		FW	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994 (age 31)	Ross County	2020	2022	69	19
14	Lewis McCann		FW	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 24)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2022	31	0
—	Gabby McGill		FW	(2000-04-09) 9 April 2000 (age 25)	Middlesbrough	2019	2021	20	1

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Stenhousemuir v Dunfermline Athletic

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

The Spartans v Dunfermline Athletic

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

East Fife v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Stirling Albion v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Championship

Dunfermline Athletic v Inverness CT

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

Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

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

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Heart of Midlothian

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

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

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

Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath

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

Inverness CT v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Ayr United

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

Heart of Midlothian v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers

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

Arbroath v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Alloa Athletic

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

Queen of the South v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton

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

Inverness CT v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dundee v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Heart of Midlothian

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

Ayr United v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Dundee

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Queen of the South

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Arbroath

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

Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Premiership play–off

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership

Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers

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

Raith Rovers v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup group stage

Group stage

Dumbarton v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Falkirk

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

Kilmarnock v Dunfermline Athletic

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

Dunfermline Athletic v Clyde

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

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Arbroath v Dunferemline Athletic

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

Dunferemline Athletic v St Johnstone

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

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup

Greenock Morton v Dunfermline Athletic

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
				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	Nation	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
	MF		Fraser Murray	6	4	2
6	MF		Ryan Dow	3	2	1
	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
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
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).^[6]
(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

League cup table

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

Source: ^[7]
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.^[8]

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. Nationality 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. Nationality 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. Nationality 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. Nationality 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. Nationality 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

1. No fans were admitted into stadiums during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2. Rearranged match after postponement