2006–07 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2006–07 season
Chairman	John Yorkston
Manager	Jim Leishman (up until 26 October 2006); Craig Robertson (caretaker, from 26 October 2006 until 10 November 2006); Stephen Kenny (from 10 November 2006)
Stadium	East End Park
SPL	Twelfth (relegated)
League Cup	Third Round, lost to Rangers
Scottish Cup	Final, lost to Celtic
Top goalscorer	League: Stevie Crawford (5); All: Stevie Crawford; & Stephen Simmons (5)
Highest home attendance	League: 8,561 vs. Rangers, (13 August 2006)
Lowest home attendance	League: 4,200 vs. Motherwell, (10 March 2007)
Average home league attendance	6,106
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2005–06 2007–08 →
	All statistics correct as of 4 October 2016.

The 2006–07 was Dunfermline Athletic's seventh season in the Scottish Premier League. Dunfermline Athletic competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Although being relegated at the end of the season, Dunfermline qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup after playing in the Scottish Cup final against Celtic.

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

15 Jul 2006 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 3	Gretna	East End Park
	Main 5' (o.g.)	DAFC.net report	Deuchar 11', 63' McGuffie 55' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Allan

17 Jul 2006 Friendly	Cowdenbeath	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Central Park
	Ritchie 42'	DAFC.net report	McIntyre 14' Smith 88'	Referee: Finnie

22 Jul 2006 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Carlisle United	East End Park
		DAFC.net report	Gall	Attendance: 1,067 Referee: Tumilty

25 Jul 2006 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	West Bromwich Albion	East End Park
		DAFC.net report	Hartson 39'

Scottish Premier League

29 Jul 2006 Match 1	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Hearts	East End Park
15:00	Simmons 62' Tod 80'	BBC Sport report	Bednář 15' Pospíšil 78'	Attendance: 7,936 Referee: Winter

5 Aug 2006 Match 2	Falkirk	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Barr 11'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 5,542 Referee: Thomson

13 Aug 2006 Match 3	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Rangers	East End Park
15:00	O. Morrison 69'	BBC Sport report	Buffel 63'	Attendance: 8,561 Referee: Richmond

19 Aug 2006 Match 4	Dundee United	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice
15:00		BBC Sport report		Attendance: 6,171 Referee: Tumilty

26 Aug 2006 Match 5	Aberdeen	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Pittodrie
15:00	Severin 68'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 9,889 Referee: Smith

9 Sept 2006 Match 6	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 2	Kilmarnock	East End Park
15:00	Young 42' Mason 73' Crawford 84'	BBC Sport report	Invincibile 9' Wales 52'	Attendance: 4,510 Referee: Clark

16 Sept 2006 Match 7	Celtic	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Celtic Park
15:00	McManus 31'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 55,894 Referee: Smith

23 Sept 2006 Match 8	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	St Mirren	East End Park
15:00	Young 46' Crawford 73'	BBC Sport report	Sutton 10'	Attendance: 4,914 Referee: MacKay

30 Sept 2006 Match 9	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Tokely 90'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Murray

14 Oct 2006 Match 10	Motherwell	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Fir Park
15:00	McDonald 61' Clarkson 84'	BBC Sport report	Crawford 69'	Attendance: 4,527 Referee: McDonald

23 Oct 2006 Match 11	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 4	Hibernian	East End Park
19:45		BBC Sport report	Sproule 44' Killen 62', 90' Benjelloun 89'	Attendance: 6,057 Referee: McCurry

28 Oct 2006 Match 12	Hearts	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Velička 12'	BBC Sport report	Hamilton 48'	Attendance: 17,031 Referee: Winter

4 Nov 2006 Match 13	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Falkirk	East End Park
15:00		BBC Sport report	Stokes 1', 59', 80'	Attendance: 6,504 Referee: Brines

11 Nov 2006 Match 14	Rangers	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Ibrox
15:00	Boyd 61' Smith 77'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 48,218 Referee: Conroy

18 Nov 2006 Match 15	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Dundee United	East End Park
15:00	Shields 76' Mason 89'	BBC Sport report	Robson 52'	Attendance: 6,129 Referee: Freeland

25 Nov 2006 Match 16	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Aberdeen	East End Park
15:00		BBC Sport report	Miller 54' Mackie 83', 85'	Attendance: 6,501 Referee: Tumilty

2 Dec 2006 Match 17	Kilmarnock	5 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Rugby Park
15:00	Greer 7' di Giacomo 19', 25' Nish 27', 72'	BBC Sport report	Crawford 11' Bamba 57'	Attendance: 4,750 Referee: Underhill

10 Dec 2006 Match 18	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 2	Celtic	Celtic Park
15:00	Simmons 90'	BBC Sport report	McGeady 49' Żurawski 68'	Attendance: 7,080 Referee: Thomson

16 Dec 2006 Match 19	St Mirren	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Love Street
15:00		BBC Sport report		Attendance: 4,246 Referee: Finnie

23 Dec 2006 Match 20	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	East End Park
15:00	Crawford 77'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 4,216 Referee: Collum

26 Dec 2006 Match 21	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Motherwell	East End Park
15:00	Hamilton 80'	BBC Sport report	Fitzpatrick 26' McDonald 79'	Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Ritchie

30 Dec 2006 Match 22	Hibernian	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Easter Road
15:00	Killen 63', 72' (pen.)	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 14,061 Referee: Brines

2 Jan 2007 Match 23	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Hearts	East End Park
15:00		BBC Sport report	Pospíšil 16'	Attendance: 7,004 Referee: Thomson

7 Jan 2007 Match 24	Falkirk	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Gow 90'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 6,051 Referee: Smith

21 Jan 2007 Match 25	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Rangers	East End Park
15:00		BBC Sport report	Adam 9'	Attendance: 7,868 Referee: Underhill

27 Jan 2007 Match 26	Dundee United	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Tannadice
15:00		BBC Sport report		Attendance: 6,295 Referee: McDonald

10 Feb 2007 Match 27	Aberdeen	3 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Pittodrie
15:00	Mackie 33' Nicholson 58' (pen.) Lovell 83'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 9,379 Referee: Winter

17 Feb 2007 Match 28	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Kilmarnock	East End Park
15:00	Crawford 45' (pen.)	BBC Sport report	Naismith 10' Ford 44'	Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Somers

3 Mar 2007 Match 29	Celtic	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	East End Park
15:00	Miller 4' Vennegoor of Hesselink 76'	BBC Sport report	Hammill 87'	Attendance: 59,131 Referee: Conroy

10 Mar 2007 Match 30	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	St Mirren	East End Park
15:00		BBC Sport report		Attendance: 7,149 Referee: Richmond

17 Mar 2007 Match 31	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Paatelainen 23'	BBC Sport report	Glass 48', 79' (pen.) McIntyre 61' McManus 90'	Attendance: 4,447 Referee: Boyle

31 Mar 2007 Match 32	Motherwell	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Fir Park
15:00	McDonald 51' (pen.) 62'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 4,511 Referee: Finnie

7 Apr 2007 Match 33	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Hibernian	East End Park
15:00	McGuire 84'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 6,001 Referee: MacKay

21 Apr 2007 Match 34	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Dundee United	East End Park
15:00	McManus 34'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 5,131 Referee: Freeland

30 Apr 2007 Match 35	St Mirren	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Love Street
19:45		BBC Sport report	McManus 58'	Attendance: 10,251 Referee: McCurry

7 May 2007 Match 36	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 1	Motherwell	East End Park
19:45	O'Brien 6' S. Wilson 11' 86' Glass 58' (pen.) Hamilton 90'	BBC Sport report	McDonald 87' (pen.) 88' Reynolds 68'	Attendance: 6,662 Referee: McDonald

12 May 2006 Match 37	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Hastings 77' McAllister 89'	BBC Sport report	McIntyre 37'	Attendance: 6,464 Referee: Ritchie

19 May 2006 Match 38	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 3	Falkirk	East End Park
15:00		BBC Sport report	Thomson 49' Gow 57' Moutinho 90'	Attendance: 5,087 Referee: Smith

Scottish League Cup

22 Aug 2006 Scottish League Cup Round 2	Ayr United	0 – 0 (6–7 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Somerset Park
19:45		BBC Sport report		Attendance: 1,507 Referee: Thomson
	Penalties
	Vareille Weaver Dunn Robertson Caddis Forrest Casey Lowing Pettigrew		Young Woods McGuire O. Morrison Mason C. Wilson Tod Smith S. Wilson

20 Sept 2006 Scottish League Cup Round 3	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 2	Rangers	East End Park
19:45		BBC Sport report	Bamba 65' (o.g.) Boyd 73'	Attendance: 5,702 Referee: McCurry

Scottish Cup

7 Jan 2007 Scottish Cup Round 3	Dunfermline Athletic	3 – 2	Rangers	East End Park
12:00	Hamilton 17' Simmons 29' McGuire 46'	BBC Sport report	Boyd 54', 68'	Attendance: 7,231 Referee: Brines

3 Feb 2007 Scottish Cup Round 4	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Hearts	East End Park
15:00	S. Wilson 90'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 7,231 Referee: McCurry

24 Feb 2007 Scottish Cup Quarter-Final	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Partick Thistle	East End Park
15:00	Simmons 4', 86'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 7,090 Referee: Brines

15 Apr 2007 Scottish Cup Semi-Final	Hibernian	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Hampden Park
15:00		BBC Sport report		Attendance: 25,336 Referee: Thomson

24 Apr 2007 Scottish Cup Semi-Final Replay	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Hibernian	Hampden Park
19:45	McIntyre 88' (pen.)	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Thomson

26 May 2007 Scottish Cup Final	Celtic	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Hampden Park
12:30	Perrier-Doumbé 84'	BBC Sport report		Attendance: 49,600 Referee: Clark

Player statistics

Squad

Last updated 12 December 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		SPL		Scottish Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Roddy McKenzie	13	0	12	0	1	0	0	0
2	DF	SCO	Greg Shields	33	1	29	1	3	0	1	0
3	DF	SCO	Scott Wilson	38	2	31	1	5	1	2	0
4	MF	SCO	Darren Young	26	2	21	2	3	0	2	0
5	DF	SCO	Jamie McCunnie	19	0	14	0	4	0	1	0
6	DF	SCO	Scott Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	SCO	Stephen Simmons	27	5	23	2	3	3	1	0
8	MF	SCO	Gary Mason	42	2	36	2	4	0	2	0
9	FW	SCO	Mark Burchill	24	0	20	0	4	0	0	0
10	FW	SCO	Jim McIntyre	14	3	10	2	4	1	0	0
11	MF	SCO	Scott Muirhead	30	0	26	0	3	0	1	0
12	GK	SCO	Scott Morrison	16	0	12	0	4	0	0	0
13	FW	SCO	Tam McManus	13	2	13	2	0	0	0	0
14	DF	SCO	Phil McGuire	31	2	24	1	5	1	2	0
15	MF	NIR	Owen Morrison	31	1	24	1	5	0	2	0
16	MF	ENG	Adam Hammill	18	1	13	1	5	0	0	0
17	MF	FRA	Frédéric Daquin	22	0	20	0	1	0	1	0
18	DF	SCO	Andy Tod	11	0	10	0	0	0	1	0
19	DF	ENG	Aaron Labonte	14	0	13	0	0	0	1	0
20	FW	SCO	Jim Hamilton	33	3	28	2	4	1	1	0
21	DF	ENG	Calum Woods	14	0	12	0	1	0	1	0
22	MF	SCO	Craig Wilson	4	0	3	0	1	0	0	0
23	DF	SCO	Greg Ross	32	0	26	0	5	0	1	0
24	DF	CIV	Sol Bamba	30	0	23	0	5	0	2	0
25	FW	SCO	Stephen Crawford	34	5	29	5	4	0	1	0
27	MF	SCO	Nick Phinn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	SCO	Jim O'Brien	18	1	13	1	5	0	0	0
29	GK	NED	Dorus de Vries	34	0	27	0	5	0	2	0
30	MF	IRL	Bobby Ryan	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
31	FW	SCO	Calum Smith	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
32	MF	SCO	Iain Williamson	5	0	4	0	1	0	0	0
48	MF	SCO	Stephen Glass	11	3	11	3	0	0	0	0
55	DF	WAL	Jamie Harris	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
30	GK	SCO	Sean Murdoch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
16	FW	ENG	Noel Whelan	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Goal scorers

As of match played 26 May 2007

Place	Position	Name	Total	SPL	Scottish Cup	Scottish League Cup
1	FW	Stephen Crawford	5	5
2	MF	Stephen Simmons	5	2	3
3	MF	Stephen Glass	3	3
	FW	Jim Hamilton	3	2	1
	FW	Jim McIntyre	3	2	1
5	MF	Gary Mason	2	2
	FW	Tam McManus	2	2
	MF	Darren Young	2	2
	DF	Phil McGuire	2	1	1
	DF	Scott Wilson	2	1	1
10	MF	Adam Hammill	1	1
	MF	Owen Morrison	1	1
	MF	Jim O'Brien	1	1
	DF	Greg Shields	1	1
Total			33	26	7	0

Club statistics

League table

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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
38	8	8	22	26	55	−29	32	6	4	9	17	28	−11	2	4	13	9	27	−18

Last updated: 11 December 2015.
Source: statto.com

Transfers

Players in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
5 July 2006	DF	Phil McGuire	Doncaster Rovers	Free	^[1]
13 July 2006	GK	Roddy McKenzie	Livingston	Free	^[2]
14 July 2006	FW	Jim McIntyre	Dundee United	Free	^[3]
19 July 2006	DF	Calum Woods	Liverpool	Free	^[4]
21 July 2006	GK	Dorus de Vries	ADO Den Haag	Free	^[5]
21 July 2006	MF	Owen Morrison	Bradford City	Free	^[5]
27 July 2006	DF	Sol Bamba	Paris Saint-Germain	Free	^[6]
28 July 2006	FW	Noel Whelan	Livingston	Free
29 August 2006	FW	Jim Hamilton	Motherwell	Free	^[7]
31 August 2006	FW	Stevie Crawford	Aberdeen	Free	^[8]
13 January 2007	MF	Bobby Ryan	Shelbourne	Free	^[9]
13 January 2007	DF	Jamie Harris	Shelbourne	Free	^[10]
26 February 2007	FW	Tam McManus	Falkirk	Free	^[11]

Players out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
20 June 2006	FW	Noel Hunt	Dundee United	£50,000	^[12]^[13]
8 August 2006	FW	Andy Campbell	Halifax Town	Free	^[14]
20 August 2006	DF	Iain Campbell	Kilmarnock	Undisclosed	^[15]
6 January 2007	FW	Noel Whelan	Free agent	Released	^[16]

Loan in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Duration	Ref.
6 January 2007	MF		Jim O'Brien	Celtic	End of season	^[16]
17 January 2007	MF		Adam Hammill	Liverpool	End of season	^[17]

Loans out

Date	Position	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
22 July 2006	GK	Sean Murdoch	Forfar Athletic	Five months	^[18]
13 October 2006	DF	Craig Wilson	Raith Rovers	End of season	^[19]
15 February 2007	GK	Sean Murdoch	Hamilton Academical	Three months	^[20]

References

^ "Dunfermline complete McGuire move". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Keeper McKenzie in switch to Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "McIntyre completes move to Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Woods signs deal with Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Pars sign Morrison and De Vries". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Defender Bamba joins Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Hamilton completes move to Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Crawford returns to Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Dunfermline bring in Irish winger". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Dunfermline land defender Harris". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "Dunfermline sign striker McManus". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
^ "United agree Hunt fee with Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "New faces welcomed to Tannadice". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Transfer deadline day". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Killie sign up Campbell from Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Dunfermline take Celtic's O'Brien". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Internationalist signed on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Transfers - July 2006". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Craig Wilson". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
^ "Murdoch move ends Hamilton crisis". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[1] "Dunfermline complete McGuire move". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[2] "Keeper McKenzie in switch to Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[3] "McIntyre completes move to Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[4] "Woods signs deal with Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[5] "Pars sign Morrison and De Vries". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[6] "Defender Bamba joins Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 July 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[7] "Hamilton completes move to Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 29 August 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[8] "Crawford returns to Dunfermline". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[9] "Dunfermline bring in Irish winger". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[10] "Dunfermline land defender Harris". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[11] "Dunfermline sign striker McManus". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 February 2007. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

[12] "United agree Hunt fee with Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 June 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[13] "New faces welcomed to Tannadice". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 June 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[14] "Transfer deadline day". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[15] "Killie sign up Campbell from Pars". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[O'Brien-16] "Dunfermline take Celtic's O'Brien". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[17] "Internationalist signed on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[18] "Transfers - July 2006". BBC Sport. BBC. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[19] "Craig Wilson". Dunfermline Athletic FC. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[20] "Murdoch move ends Hamilton crisis". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

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