2024–25 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2024–25 season
Chairman	David Cook
Manager	James McPake; (until 23 December); John McLaughlan (caretaker); Michael Tidser; (17 January – 17 March); Neil Lennon; (from 21 March)
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (capacity: 11,480)
Scottish Championship	Seventh place
Scottish Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Group stage
Challenge Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Kane (11); All: Chris Kane (12)
Highest home attendance	8,558 vs. Falkirk, Championship, 27 December 2024
Lowest home attendance	1,011 vs. Cove Rangers, League Cup, 27 July 2024
Average home league attendance	5,575
Home colours	Away colours

The 2024–25 season was Dunfermline Athletic's second season back in the Scottish Championship, following their promotion from Scottish League One.

Squad list

As of match played 2 May 2025

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Deniz Mehmet	GK	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992	Dundee United	2021	2026	97	0
18	Lewis Briggs	GK		Fife Elite Football Academy	-	-	0	0
21	Tobi Oluwayemi	GK	(2003-05-08) 8 May 2003	Celtic	2024	2025	36	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997	St Johnstone	2019	2025	200	5
3	Kieran Ngwenya	DF	(2002-09-25) 25 September 2002	Aberdeen	2024	2026	33	0
4	Kyle Benedictus	DF	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991	Raith Rovers	2022	2025	97	10
6	Ewan Otoo	DF	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002	Celtic B	2023	2026	94	6
12	Rhys Breen	DF	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000	Rangers	2021	2025	63	5
13	Andre Raymond	DF	(2000-11-09) 9 November 2000	St Johnstone	2025	2025	5	0
15	Sam Fisher	DF	(2001-07-26) 26 July 2001	Dundee	2022	2026	57	1
16	Tommy Fogarty	DF	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004	Birmingham City	2024	2025	20	0
25	Sam Young	DF	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2026	14	0
29	Liam Hoggan	DF	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2026	1	0
48	Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen	DF	(2004-06-17) 17 June 2004	Leeds United	2025	2025	15	0
Midfielders
5	Chris Hamilton	MF	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001	Heart of Midlothian	2022	2025	111	5
7	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	MF	(2002-09-13) 13 September 2002	Rangers	2023	2026	73	6
8	Joe Chalmers	MF	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994	Ayr United	2022	2025	122	0
10	Matty Todd	MF	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2026	125	23
19	David Wotherspoon	MF	(1990-01-16) 16 January 1990	Dundee United	2024	2025	36	1
22	Craig Clay	MF	(1992-05-05) 5 May 1992	Sutton United	2024	2025	20	0
26	Andrew Tod	MF	(2006-02-26) 26 February 2006	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2026	21	0
28	Ewan McLeod	MF	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006	Fife Elite Football Academy	2023	2026	2	0
33	Josh Cooper	MF	(2002-12-10) 10 December 2002	Greenock Morton	2024	2025	27	4
35	Tashan Oakley-Boothe	MF	(2000-02-14) 14 February 2000	Estrela da Amadora	2025	2025	9	0
37	Owen Hampson	MF	(2004-11-17) 17 November 2004	Sheffield United	2025	2025	3	0
44	Victor Wanyama	MF	(1991-06-25) 25 June 1991	CF Montréal	2025	2025	4	0
45	Omar Taylor-Clarke	MF	(2003-12-10) 10 December 2003	Bristol City	2025	2025	3	0
Forwards
9	Craig Wighton	FW	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997	Heart of Midlothian	2021	2025	113	33
11	Lewis McCann	FW	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2026	161	29
14	Archie Stevens	FW	(2006-01-11) 11 January 2006	Rangers	2025	2025	11	0
17	Connor Young	FW	(2004-08-01) 1 August 2004	Edinburgh City	2025	2027	8	0
20	Chris Kane	FW	(1994-09-05) 5 September 1994	St Johnstone	2024	2026	42	17
23	Michael O'Halloran	FW	(1991-01-06) 6 January 1991	St Johnstone	2023	2025	36	1
24	Taylor Sutherland	FW	(2005-12-12) 12 December 2005	Fife Elite Football Academy	2022	2026	31	4
29	Jake Sutherland	FW	(2006-11-06) 6 November 2006	Fife Elite Football Academy	2023	2026	1	0
34	Ephraim Yeboah	FW	(2006-07-12) 12 July 2006	Bristol City	2025	2025	16	0
62	Dapo Mebude	FW	(2001-07-21) 21 July 2001	K.V. Oostende	2024	2025	18	1

Results and fixtures

Pre-season

28 June 2024 Friendly	East Fife	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil, Scotland
19:30	Millar 36' Shepherd 62'	Report		Stadium: Bayview Stadium

2 July 2024 Friendly	Cove Rangers	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Cove Bay, Scotland
19:30	Scully 67'	Report	McCann 90'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium

6 July 2024 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	St Mirren	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00			Olusanya 28'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Jordan Curran

10 July 2024 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Dundee	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30		Report	Portales 33' Main 39'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 893

Scottish Championship

3 August 2024 1	Livingston	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00	Pittman 49' Kelly 71'	Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 917 Referee: Craig Napier

10 August 2024 2	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	MacIver 6' Morrison 87' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,595 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

24 August 2024 3	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00	Tumilty 26'	Report		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Calum Scott

31 August 2024 4	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Otoo 15'	Report	Watret 22'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,921 Referee: Ross Hardie

13 September 2024 5	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Otoo 52' Wotherspoon 80'	Report	Murray 15'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,993 Referee: Craig Napier

21 September 2024 6	Partick Thistle	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Fitzpatrick 88'	Report		Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Euan Anderson

28 September 2024 7	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Queen's Park	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Cooper 78'	Report	Rudden 15' Welsh 61'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,494 Referee: Duncan Nicolson

5 October 2024 8	Airdrieonians	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Airdrie, Scotland
15:00	Hancock 67'	Report	Kane 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Peter Stuart

19 October 2024 9	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,645 Referee: Ryan Lee

26 October 2024 10	Falkirk	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	Hamilton 24' (o.g.) Miller 57'	Report	McCann 72'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Chris Graham

29 October 2024 11	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 0	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Kane 7', 71' Benedictus 56'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,810 Referee: Dan McFarlane

2 November 2024 12	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Partick Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Robinson 57'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,162 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

9 November 2024 13	Queen's Park	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Duncan 31' Turner 72'	Report	M.Todd 61'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,331 Referee: Graham Grainger

16 November 2024 14	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Airdrieonians	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	McCann 61'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,583 Referee: Colin Steven

23 November 2024 15	Ayr United	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00	Henderson 67'	Report		Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,701 Referee: Craig Napier

7 December 2024 16	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 2	Hamilton Academical	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	M.Todd 56' Cooper 83', 88'	Report	McGinty 74' Shaw 90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,286 Referee: Iain Snedden

14 December 2024 17	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
15:00	Easton 42' David 74'	Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Calum Scott

21 December 2024 18	Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
15:00	Boyes 22' Blues 47'	Report	Wotherspoon 50'	Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 1,722 Referee: Dan McFarlane

27 December 2024 19	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 3	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Kane 25' (pen.) M.Todd 63' (pen.) Benedictus 90+2'	Report	Morrison 24' Nesbitt 54' Henderson 87'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 8,558 Referee: Colin Steven

4 January 2025 20	Partick Thistle	1 – 4	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Chalmers 6'	Report	McCann 4' Megwa 35' (o.g.) Kane 45+2' Cooper 82'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Steven Kirkland

14 January 2025 21	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Ayr United	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45		Report	Henderson 61' Oakley 71'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,634 Referee: Nick Walsh

25 January 2025 22	Airdrieonians	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Airdrie, Scotland
15:00	McGrattan 14' Mochrie 45+3' Wilson 57'	Report		Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,865 Referee: Duncan Williams

1 February 2025 23	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 1	Raith Rovers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Kane 51 pen.', 65', 76 pen.'	Report	Easton 43 pen.'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,812 Referee: Grant Irvine

15 February 2025 24	Livingston	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00		Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,798 Referee: Duncan Nicolson

22 February 2025 25	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Queen's Park	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,527 Referee: Euan Anderson

25 February 2025 26	Hamilton Academical	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
19:45	McKinstry 63'	Report		Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Chris Graham

1 March 2025 27	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Greenock Morton	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Kane 60', 79' Benedictus 67'	Report	Moffat 33'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Duncan Williams

8 March 2025 28	Falkirk	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	Spencer 6'	Report		Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,106 Referee: Calum Scott

14 March 2025 29	Raith Rovers	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
19:45	Pollock 22' Hanlon 56'	Report		Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,586 Referee: Ross Hardie

29 March 2025 30	Ayr United	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Ayr, Scotland
15:00	McLennan 43' Murphy 68' Walker 90+4'	Report	Wanyama 84'	Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 3,253 Referee: Iain Snedden

2 April 2025 31	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Livingston	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Otoo 45'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,890 Referee: Grant Irvine

5 April 2025 32	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report	Tumilty 41'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 7,636 Referee: Euan Anderson

12 April 2025 33	Queen's Park	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00		Report	Kane 69'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 1,705 Referee: David Dickinson

19 April 2025 34	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Partick Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,688 Referee: Nick Walsh

26 April 2025 35	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Airdrieonians	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,504 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

2 May 2025 36	Greenock Morton	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Greenock, Scotland
19:45	Moffat 3' Gillespie 7 pen.'	Report		Stadium: Cappielow Attendance: 2,849 Referee: Alastair Grieve

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

13 July 2024 1	The Spartans	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00		Report	McCann 4' Ritchie-Hosler 82' T. Sutherland 87'	Stadium: Ainslie Park Referee: Ian Hart

16 July 2024 2	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Forfar Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45		Report	MacLean 28' Whatley 52'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,358 Referee: Colin Whyte

20 July 2024 3	Livingston	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Livingston, Scotland
15:00	Muirhead 11'	Report		Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,555 Referee: Colin Steven

27 July 2024 4	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Cove Rangers	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	T. Sutherland 88'	Report	Doyle 58' Gaffney 84'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,011 Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish Challenge Cup

7 September 2024 Third round	East Fife	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil
15:00		Report	Comrie 53' McCann 58'	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 1,264 Referee: Iain Snedden

12 October 2024 Fourth round	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Kelty Hearts	Dunfermline
15:00	Kane 23' M.Todd 32'	Report	Johnston 15'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,821 Referee: Graham Grainger

12 November 2024 Quarter-finals	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline
19:45	McCann 37'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Duncan Williams

5 February 2025 Semi-finals	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Livingston	Dunfermline
19:35		Report	Muirhead 41' Yengi 89'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,072 Referee: Duncan Williams

Scottish Cup

30 November 2024 Third round	Edinburgh City	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh
15:00	Young 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Mebude 5' M.Todd 72'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 696 Referee: Duncan Williams

18 January 2025 Fourth round	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 0	Stenhousemuir	Dunfermline
15:00	Chris Hamilton 16' Otoo 41' Lewis McCann 46'	Report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Peter Stuart

9 February 2024 Fifth round	Aberdeen	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Aberdeen
12:30	Guèye 45+1' Jensen 50' Nisbet 85'	Report		Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 9,893 Referee: Steven McLean

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 2 May 2025

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		League Cup		Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	TUR	Deniz Mehmet	11	0	5+1	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	43	1	32	0	4	0	4	1	3	0
3	DF	MWI	Kieran Ngwenya	34	0	23+3	0	4	0	2	0	1+1	0
4	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	38	2	30	2	3	0	2	0	3	0
5	MF	SCO	Chris Hamilton	43	1	25+7	0	4	0	4	0	2+1	1
6	DF	SCO	Ewan Otoo	47	4	34+2	3	3+1	0	4	0	3	1
7	MF	ENG	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	36	1	19+6	0	4	1	4	0	2+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	22	0	10+2	0	2+2	0	3	0	3	0
10	MF	SCO	Matty Todd	27	5	17+7	3	0	0	1+1	1	1	1
11	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	39	7	29+1	3	3+1	1	3	2	2	1
13	DF	TRI	Andre Raymond	5	0	4+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	FW	ENG	Archie Stevens	11	0	7+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	DF	NIR	Tommy Fogarty	19	0	16+2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17	FW	SCO	Connor Young	8	0	4+4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK	SCO	Lewis Briggs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	CAN	David Wotherspoon	37	1	15+12	1	4	0	0+3	0	3	0
20	FW	SCO	Chris Kane	33	12	24+3	11	0+1	0	3	1	2	0
21	GK	ENG	Tobi Oluwayemi	36	0	30	0	0	0	3	0	3	0
22	MF	ENG	Craig Clay	20	0	13+5	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
23	FW	SCO	Michael O'Halloran	10	0	1+4	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
25	MF	SCO	Sam Young	13	0	9+2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
26	MF	SCO	Andrew Tod	7	0	0+2	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0	0
33	MF	SCO	Josh Cooper	28	4	4+20	4	0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
34	FW	ITA	Ephraim Yeboah	16	0	7+7	0	0	0	1	0	0+1	0
35	MF	ENG	Tashan Oakley-Boothe	9	0	7+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	WAL	Owen Hampson	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
44	MF	KEN	Victor Wanyama	4	0	1+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	WAL	Omar Taylor-Clarke	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
48	DF	SCO	Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen	15	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Players who left during the season:
9	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton	19	0	4+9	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
12	DF	SCO	Rhys Breen	4	0	0+1	0	2+1	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	SCO	Sam Fisher	11	0	3+2	0	4	0	1+1	0	0	0
24	FW	SCO	Taylor Sutherland	19	2	2+10	0	1+3	2	0+2	0	0+1	0
27	DF	SCO	Liam Hoggan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	SCO	Ewan McLeod	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	SCO	Jake Sutherland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	MF	SCO	Freddie Rowe	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
62	FW	SCO	Dapo Mebude	18	1	5+9	0	0	0	2	0	1+1	1

Goalscorers

As of match played 2 May 2025

Ranking	Position	Name	Total	Scottish Championship	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Cup
1	FW	Chris Kane	12	11		1
2	FW	Lewis McCann	7	3	1	2	1
3	MF	Matty Todd	5	3		1	1
4	DF	Ewan Otoo	4	3			1
5	MF	Josh Cooper	3	3
6	DF	Kyle Benedictus	2	2
	DF	Aaron Comrie	2	1		1
	FW	Taylor Sutherland	2		2
6	MF	Chris Hamilton	1				1
	FW	Dapo Mebude	1				1
	MF	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	1		1
	MF	David Wotherspoon	1	1
Total			41	27	4	5	5

Disciplinary record

As of match played 2 May 2025

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish Championship		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
2	DF		Aaron Comrie	4		4
3	DF		Kieran Ngwenya	2		2
4	DF		Kyle Benedictus	4	1	3	1	1
5	MF		Chris Hamilton	14		11		1		1		1
6	DF		Ewan Otoo	7		7
7	MF		Kane Ritchie-Hosler	3		3
8	MF		Joe Chalmers	3		3
10	MF		Matty Todd	1		1
11	FW		Lewis McCann	5		5
13	DF		Andre Raymond	1		1
15	DF		Sam Fisher	1		1
16	DF		Tommy Fogarty	5		5
19	MF		David Wotherspoon	7	1	6	1					1
20	FW		Chris Kane	4		4
21	GK		Tobi Oluwayemi	2		2						1
22	MF		Craig Clay	4		4
24	FW		Taylor Sutherland	1				1
25	DF		Sam Young	2		1				1
34	FW		Ephraim Yeboah	1		1
35	MF		Tashan Oakley-Boothe	2		2
44	MF		Victor Wanyama	1	1	1	1
48	DF		Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen	5		5
62	FW		Dapo Mebude	1								1
Total				80	3	71	3	3	0	2	0	4	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Raith Rovers	36	15	8	13	47	43	+4	53
6	Greenock Morton	36	12	12	12	42	48	−6	48
7	Dunfermline Athletic	36	9	8	19	28	43	−15	35
8	Queen's Park	36	9	8	19	36	55	−19	35
9	Airdrieonians (O)	36	7	8	21	34	62	−28	29	Qualification for the Championship play-offs

Source: ^[3]
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).^[4]
(O) Play-off winners

League cup table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SPA	LIV	FOR	DNF	COV
1	The Spartans	4	3	1	7	3	+4	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	1–0	0–3	—
2	Livingston	4	3	1	5	1	+4	9		0–1	—	—	1–0	—
3	Forfar Athletic	4	2	2	5	3	+2	6		—	0–2	—	—	3–0^[a]
4	Dunfermline Athletic	4	1	3	4	5	−1	3		—	—	0–2	—	1–2
5	Cove Rangers	4	1	3	2	11	−9	3		0–5	0–2	—	—	—

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

^ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.^[5]

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
22 May 2024	FW	20	Chris Kane	St Johnstone	Free	^[8]
27 June 2024	DF	3	Kieran Ngwenya	Aberdeen		^[9]
3 July 2024	MF	19	David Wotherspoon	Dundee United		^[10]
23 August 2024	MF	33	Josh Cooper	Greenock Morton		^[11]
20 September 2024	MF	22	Craig Clay	Sutton United		^[12]
2 October 2024	FW	62	Dapo Mebude	K.V. Oostende		^[13]
24 January 2025	FW	17	Connor Young	Edinburgh City	Undisclosed	^[14]
3 February 2025	DF		Keith Bray	Inverness CT	Undisclosed	^[15]
	DF	48	Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen	Leeds United	Free	^[16]
	MF	45	Omar Taylor-Clarke	Bristol City	Free	^[17]
13 February 2025		35	Tashan Oakley-Boothe	Estrela da Amadora	Free	^[18]
26 March 2025		44	Victor Wanyama	CF Montréal	Free	^[19]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
21 May 2024	FW	14	Alex Jakubiak		Free	^[20]
	MF	18	Paul Allan	Inverness Caledonian Thistle^[21]
	DF	19	Miller Fenton
	MF	24	Jake Rennie	Edinburgh City
	MF	25	Michael Beagley	Gala Fairydean Rovers
	GK	44	Max Little	Coleraine^[22]
19 June 2024	DF	3	Josh Edwards	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[23]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Duration	Ref.
22 August 2024	GK	21	Tobi Oluwayemi	Celtic	31 May 2025	^[24]
25 August 2024	DF	16	Tommy Fogarty	Birmingham City		^[25]
31 January 2025	FW	34	Ephraim Yeboah	Bristol City		^[26]
31 January 2025	FW	14	Archie Stevens	Rangers		^[27]
3 February 2025	MF	37	Owen Hampson	Sheffield United		^[28]
28 February 2025	DF	13	Andre Raymond	St Johnstone		^[29]

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
19 July 2024	FW	29	Jake Sutherland	Cowdenbeath	31 May 2025	^[30]
7 August 2024	DF	27	Liam Hoggan	Gala Fairydean Rovers		^[31]
4 September 2024	MF	30	Freddie Rowe	St Andrews United		^[32]
11 September 2024	MF	28	Ewan McLeod	Civil Service Strollers		^[33]
20 September 2024	MF	26	Andrew Tod	East Fife		^[34]
20 September 2024	DF	12	Rhys Breen	Annan Athletic		^[35]
3 October 2024	DF	31	John Tod	St Andrews United		^[36]
31 January 2025	FW	24	Taylor Sutherland	Clyde		^[37]
3 February 2025	DF		Keith Bray	Inverness CT		^[15]
3 February 2025	DF	15	Sam Fisher	Stenhousemuir		^[38]
6 February 2025	FW	9	Craig Wighton	Montrose		^[39]
25 February 2025	FW	62	Dapo Mebude	Septemvri		^[40]

References

^ "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "SPFL Statement - Premier Sports Cup". SPFL. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
^ "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ "Kieran Ngwenya Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
^ "David Delighted to sign deal at Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Josh Cooper is second signing this week". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ "Craig Clay is a Par". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
^ "Dapo Mebude Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Connor Young Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Keith Bray is the next to join". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen arrives at KDM Group East End Park". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "Rivaldo signs for The Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "Tashan Oakley-Boothe joins Dunfermline Athletic". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
^ "Victor Wanyama signs for the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
^ "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Squad Update". ictfc.com. ICT FC. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ "Little Signs". Coleraine FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Josh Edwards Departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Tobi Oluwayemi joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
^ "Another addition confirmed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
^ "Ephraim Yeboah signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
^ "Michael Tidser welcomes Archie Stevens". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
^ "Owen Hampson Signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "Andre Raymond signs up". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
^ "Seventeen year old Par loaned to Blue Brazil". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
^ "Hoggan joins Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Hoggan joins Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
^ "Ewan McLeod goes on-loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
^ "Andrew Tod Goes East". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
^ "Rhys Breen joins Annan on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "Chairman's Column". St Andrews United FC. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
^ "LOAN SIGNING: Taylor Sutherland". Clyde FC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
^ "Loans Confirmed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
^ "Gable Endies land Wighton on half-season loan deal". Montrose FC. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
^ "All the best Dapo". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

[table_note_FOR_COV0.9963138704171-6] Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Cove, who fielded an ineligible player. The match had originally finished 1–1, with Forfar securing the bonus point following a 3–1 win on penalties.^[5]

[1] "Club Announcement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[2] "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.

[3] "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

[4] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[FOR_v_COV-5] "SPFL Statement - Premier Sports Cup". SPFL. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

[7] "Summary - League Cup Group E". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.

[format-8] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.

[9] "Chris Kane Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[10] "Kieran Ngwenya Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.

[11] "David Delighted to sign deal at Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

[12] "Josh Cooper is second signing this week". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[13] "Craig Clay is a Par". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

[14] "Dapo Mebude Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[15] "Connor Young Signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

[keithbray-16] "Keith Bray is the next to join". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[17] "Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen arrives at KDM Group East End Park". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[18] "Rivaldo signs for The Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[19] "Tashan Oakley-Boothe joins Dunfermline Athletic". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.

[20] "Victor Wanyama signs for the Pars". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 26 March 2025.

[21] "Squad Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.

[22] "Squad Update". ictfc.com. ICT FC. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

[23] "Little Signs". Coleraine FC. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[24] "Josh Edwards Departs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.

[25] "Tobi Oluwayemi joins Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.

[26] "Another addition confirmed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.

[27] "Ephraim Yeboah signs for Dunfermline". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[28] "Michael Tidser welcomes Archie Stevens". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[29] "Owen Hampson Signs". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[30] "Andre Raymond signs up". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.

[31] "Seventeen year old Par loaned to Blue Brazil". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

[32] "Hoggan joins Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[33] "Hoggan joins Gala Fairydean Rovers on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[34] "Ewan McLeod goes on-loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[35] "Andrew Tod Goes East". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.

[36] "Rhys Breen joins Annan on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[37] "Chairman's Column". St Andrews United FC. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.

[38] "LOAN SIGNING: Taylor Sutherland". Clyde FC. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

[39] "Loans Confirmed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

[40] "Gable Endies land Wighton on half-season loan deal". Montrose FC. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.

[41] "All the best Dapo". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2025.

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