2008–09 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

July 2020 Dunfermline Athletic 2008–09 Jim McIntyre John Yorkston East End Park Scottish First Division Third Scottish Challenge Cup Second round, lost to Queen of the South Scottish League Cup Fourth round, lost to Dundee Utd Scottish Cup Semi-final, lost to Falkirk Andy Kirk (15) Andy Kirk (17) 4,653 vs. St Johnstone(1 November 2008) 2,930 vs. Queen of the South(9 August 2008) 3,255 St Johnstone 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic(16 August 2008)Clyde 1–4 Dunfermline Athletic(21 March 2009)Queen of the South 0–3 Dunfermline Athletic(2 May 2009) Dunfermline Athletic 0–2 Queen of the South(31 January 2009)Livingston 2–4 Dunfermline Athletic(10 March 2009)Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 St Johnstone(11 April 2009) _redborder _dafc0809h _redborder FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 FFFFFF _dafc0809a FFDF00 FFDF00 FFDF00 000000 2007–08 2009–10 24 May 2017 The 2008–09 season was Dunfermline Athletic's second season in the Scottish First Division after being relegated from the Scottish Premier League in 2007. Review and Events Chronological list of events This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2008–09 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: The Pars undertake their pre-season tour of Austria, playing two games against foreign opponents.http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/FNewsDetail/0,,10288~1336427,00.html Squad for Austria dafc.co.uk 2008-07-02 21 July 2008 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes 5 July: Dunfermline, along with fellow First Division sides Dundee and Ross County are removed from the SFA's Youth Football initiative after all three sides fail to comply with rules regarding coaching disclosures.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7491711.stm Clubs rage at SFA youth demotion BBC Sport 2008-11-08 2010-01-03 26 July: The club win in the First round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, beating Stirling Albion 3–0.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7524231.stm Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Stirling BBC Sport 2008-08-20 2010-01-03 5 August: Dunfermline win in the First round of the Scottish League Cup, beating Peterhead 2–0.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7541516.stm Peterhead 0–2 Dunfermline Ath BBC Sport 2008-08-20 2010-01-03 9 August: New striker Andy Kirk scores his first two goals for the Pars in a 2–1 home win over Queen of the South. This is also Dunfermline's first league win of the 2008–09 season.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7548129.stm Dunfermline 2–1 Queen o' South BBC Sport 2008-08-09 2010-01-03 20 August: Dunfermline lose in the Second round of the Scottish Challenge Cup, losing against Queen of the South.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7570682.stm Dunfermline 0–2 Queen of the South BBC Sport 2008-08-20 2010-01-03 26 August: The club progress to the Third round of the Scottish League Cup, beating Second Division side Alloa 1–0.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7581107.stm Dunfermline 1–0 Alloa BBC Sport 2008-08-30 2010-01-03 31 August: Former Pars player Jamie Dolan dies of a heart attack whilst out jogging.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/7591749.stm Motherwell mourn death of Dolan 2008-09-01 BBC Sport 2008-09-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20080903224711/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/7591749.stm 3 September 2008 live 23 September: The Pars defeat Scottish Premier League side St Mirren 2–0 at home to progress to the Quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7629614.stm Dunfermline 2–0 St Mirren BBC Sport 2008-09-23 2010-01-03 11 October: Jim McIntyre picks up the Scottish Football League award for First Division Manager of the Month in September.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7664784.stm Manager prize for Pars' McIntyre BBC Sport 2008-10-12 2010-01-03 28 October: Dunfermline are defeated by SPL side Dundee Utd in the Quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7691765.stm Dundee United 1–0 Dunfermline BBC Sport 2008-10-28 2010-01-03 10 January: Dunfermline defeat fellow Scottish First Division side Clyde in the Fourth round of the Scottish Cup.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7819270.stm Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Clyde BBC Sport 2009-01-10 2010-01-03 League table DNF Results #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #cccccc Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season P 6 July 2008 Friendly 1–0 DAFC report Metalurh Zaporizhya Dunfermline Athletic Krivoy 38 Neutral ground Austria Simon Skowronski (Match abandoned in the 52nd minute) L 9 July 2008 Friendly 1–4 DAFC report Dunfermline Athletic Timişoara Bayne 86 Bucur 2 21 42Karamyan 78 Neutral ground Bischofshofen, Austria Simon Skowronski W 16 July 2008 Friendly 1–0 DAFC report Dunfermline Athletic Heart of Midlothian Harper 23 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 1,859 McDonald W 19 July 2008 Closed Doors Friendly 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Hamilton Academical Glass 88 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 0 L 22 July 2008 Friendly 2–3 DAFC report Dunfermline Athletic Dundee United Thomson 58Phinn 67 Sandaza 60 63Robertson 86 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 1,586 Finnie Scottish First Division 2008–09 Scottish First Division L 2 August 2008 Match 1 1–0 BBC Sport report Partick Thistle Dunfermline Athletic McKeown 79 Firhill Stadium Glasgow, Scotland 3,092 Somers W 9 Aug 2008 Match 2 2–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South Kirk 54 69 Kean 26Aitken 0 88 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 2,930 O'Reilly W 16 Aug 2008 Match 3 0–3 BBC Sport report St Johnstone Dunfermline Athletic Williamson 43 Phinn 62 Bayne 86 McDiarmid Park Perth, Scotland 3,697 Allan D 23 Aug 2008 Match 4 0–0 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie United East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,334 Charleston L 30 Aug 2008 Match 5 1–2 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Livingston Kirk 53 Griffiths 41 75 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,414 Finnie D 13 Sept 2008 Match 6 0–0 BBC Sport report Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Woods 0 44 Dens Park Dundee, Scotland 4,259 Norris W 20 Sept 2008 Match 7 3–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Ross County S Thomson 5 Phinn 44 Bell 71 Craig 57 Hart 2 70 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 2,631 Boyle D 27 Sept 2008 Match 8 1–1 BBC Sport report Greenock Morton Dunfermline Athletic Wake 60 Campbell 89 Cappielow Greenock, Scotland 2,156 Nicholls W 4 Oct 2008 Match 9 0–2 BBC Sport report Clyde Dunfermline Athletic Kirk 37Harper 43 Broadwood Stadium Cumbernauld, Scotland 1,273 Allan W 18 Oct 2008 Match 10 1–0 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Partick Thistle Kirk 36 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,242 Conroy P 25 Oct 2008 Match 11 P – P Airdrie United Dunfermline Athletic Excelsior Stadium Airdrie, Scotland Postponed due to surface water on pitchhttp://www.dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Airdrie_United_v_Dunfermline&ID=4896 Airdrie United v Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic FC 25 October 2008 15 May 2017 L 1 Nov 2008 Match 12 1–2 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic St Johnstone Wilson 24 Hardie 5 Craig 66 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 4,653 Murray W 4 Nov 2008 Match 11 (Rearranged) 1–3 BBC Sport report Airdrie United Dunfermline Athletic di Giacomo 10 Woods 4 Glass 29 Phinn 55 Excelsior Stadium Airdrie, Scotland 1,099 Collum L 8 Nov 2008 Match 13 0–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Dundee Antoine-Curier 68 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,506 O'Reilly W 15 Nov 2008 Match 14 2–3 BBC Sport report Livingston Dunfermline Athletic McPake 5 Elliot 62 Kirk 19 90 Bayne 60 Almondvale Livingston, Scotland 1,760 Smith L 22 Nov 2008 Match 15 0–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Paartalu 24 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 4,400 McCurry P 6 Dec 2008 Match 16 P – P Ross County Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park Dingwall, Scotland Postponed due to frozen pitchhttp://www.dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Ross_County_v_Dunfermline&ID=4981 Ross County v Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic FC 6 December 2008 16 May 2017 W 13 Dec 2008 Match 17 1–2 BBC Sport report Queen of the South Dunfermline Athletic McQuilken 20 Phinn 4 Bayne 89 Palmerston Park Dumfries, Scotland 2,312 Thomson D 20 Dec 2008 Match 18 4–4 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Clyde Glass 10 pen. Kirk 47 72 Phinn 79 Trouten 1 Higgins 50 Clarke 69 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,279 Richmond P 27 Dec 2008 Match 19 P – P Dunfermline Athletic Livingston East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland Postponed due to frozen pitchhttp://www.dafc.co.uk/story.php?t=Ross_County_v_Dunfermline&ID=4981 Ross County v Dunfermline Dunfermline Athletic FC 6 December 2008 16 May 2017 W 30 Dec 2008 Match 19 (Rearranged) 1–0 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Livingston Shields 65 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,036 Muir L 3 Jan 2009 Match 20 1–0 BBC Sport report Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Paton 67 Dens Park Dundee, Scotland 5,033 Law D 17 Jan 2009 Match 21 1–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Airdrie United Loy 49 Lynch 15 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 2,915 Somers D 31 Jan 2009 Match 22 0–2 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South Burns 29 Dobbie 67 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 2,770 Boyle W 14 Feb 2009 Match 23 2–3 BBC Sport report Partick Thistle Dunfermline Athletic Buchanan 9 Doolan 34Maxwell 0 88 Bell 13 Kirk 30 Loy 88 pen. Firhill Stadium Glasgow, Scotland 2,957 Collum L 21 Feb 2009 Match 24 1–2 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Ross County Bayne 60 Brewster 45 Higgins 67 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,331 Salmond L 28 Feb 2009 Match 25 2–1 BBC Sport report Greenock Morton Dunfermline Athletic Weatherson 28 Greacen 48 Kirk 83 Cappielow Greenock, Scotland 2,092 Tumilty L 10 Mar 2009 Match 26 4–2 BBC Sport report Livingston Dunfermline Athletic McParland 22 Davidson 65 68 Griffiths 77 Bell 56 Graham 66 Almondvale Stadium Livingston, Scotland 1,859 Murray L 14 Mar 2009 Match 27 0–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Partick Thistle Harkins 19 pen. East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 2,736 Somers W 21 Mar 2009 Match 28 1–4 BBC Sport report Clyde Dunfermline Athletic MacLennan 38 Phinn 4 62 Woods 37 Burke 51 Broadwood Stadium Cumbernauld, Scotland 1,109 S. McDonald L 24 Mar 2009 Match 16 (Rearranged) 2–1 Ross County Dunfermline Athletic Brittain 62 Brewster 90 Bayne 87 Victoria Park Dingwall, Scotland 1,782 S. McDonald D 31 Mar 2009 Match 29 1–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Dundee Woods 90 Malone 61 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 2,382 D. McDonald D 4 Apr 2009 Match 30 1–1 BBC Sport report Airdrie United Dunfermline Athletic Smith 83 Ross 90 Excelsior Stadium Airdrie, Scotland 1,136 Richmond D 7 Apr 2009 Match 31 0–0 BBC Sport report St Johnstone Dunfermline Athletic McDiarmid Park Perth, Scotland 3,199 McKendrick L 11 Apr 2009 Match 32 1–3 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic St Johnstone Kirk 29 pen. Hardie 18 Irvine 41 Craig 48 pen. East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 3,596 O'Reilly W 18 Apr 2009 Match 33 2–1 BBC Sport report Ross County Dunfermline Athletic Craig 47 Woods 35 Kirk 73 Bayne 77 Victoria Park Dingwall, Scotland 2,413 McDermott W 2 May 2009 Match 34 0–3 DAFC report Queen of the South Dunfermline Athletic Kirk 21 Woods 26 Phinn 34 Palmerston Park Dumfries, Scotland 2,750 Boyle W 5 May 2009 Match 35 2–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Morton Loy 56 Kirk 86 Monti 62 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 1,438 Brian Winter D 9 May 2009 Match 36 1–1 BBC Sport report Dunfermline Athletic Clyde Graham 43 Higgins 27 East End Park Dunfermline, Scotland 2,418 Finnie Scottish Cup ccffcc 2009-01-10 Scottish Cup R3 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Phinn 20 Bayne 66 Clyde East End Park, Dunfermline 2,871 S O'Reilly ccffcc 2009-02-17 Scottish Cup R4 1–2 Airdrie United McLaughlin 14 Dunfermline Athletic Holmes 2 Bayne 73 New Broomfield, Airdrie 1,772 C Murray ffffcc 2009-03-07 Scottish Cup QF 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Phinn 82 Aberdeen Aluko 61 East End Park, Dunfermline 9,696 C Thomson ccffcc 2009-03-18 Scottish Cup QFR 0–0 (2–4 pens.) Aberdeen Dunfermline Athletic Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen 13,567 E Smith ffcccc 2009-04-26 Scottish Cup SF 2–0 Falkirk Scobbie 54 Arfield 89 pen. Dunfermline Athletic Hampden Park, Glasgow 17,124 D McDonald Scottish League Cup ccffcc 2008-08-05 League Cup R1 0–2 Peterhead Dunfermline Athletic Phinn 46 Kirk 50 Balmoor, Peterhead 1,291 G Salmond ccffcc 2008-08-26 League Cup R2 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Kirk 10 Alloa Athletic McKeown 0 84 East End Park, Dunfermline 1,326 S McLean ccffcc 2008-09-23 League Cup R3 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Bayne 68 Wiles 74 St Mirren East End Park, Dunfermline 2,186 C Murray ffcccc 2008-10-28 League Cup QF 1–0 Dundee Utd S Robertson 15 Dunfermline Athletic Tannadice, Dundee 5,350 D McDonald Scottish Challenge Cup ccffcc 2008-07-26 Challenge Cup R1 N&E 3–0 Dunfermline Athletic Burke 4 Phinn 61 Williamson 74 Stirling Albion East End Park, Dunfermline 1,340 E Smith ffcccc 2008-08-20 Challenge Cup R2 0–2 Dunfermline Athletic Queen of the South Kean 4 O'Connor 75 East End Park, Dunfermline 1,373 M McCurry Stats Squad First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Paul Gallacher GK Scotland 17 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 Greg Paterson GK Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calum Reidford GK Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Souleymane Bamba¹ DF Ivory Coast 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Stuart Dearden DF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee Graham DF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Austin McCann DF Scotland 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 Harry McGregor DF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Ross DF Scotland 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Greg Shields DF Scotland 14 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 Scott Thomson DF Scotland 10 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 Scott Wilson DF Scotland 12 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 Calum Woods DF England 13 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Steven Bell MF Scotland 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alex Burke MF Scotland 16 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 Stephen Glass MF Scotland 16 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 Kevin Harper MF Scotland 11 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 Graeme Holmes MF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott McBride MF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Scott Muirhead MF Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Nick Phinn MF Scotland 15 5 0 0 3 1 2 1 Ryan Thomson MF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Simon Wiles MF England 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Iain Williamson MF Scotland 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Paul Willis MF Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Graham Bayne FW Scotland 17 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 Andy Kirk FW Northern Ireland 16 9 0 0 3 2 1 0 Rory Loy (on loan from Rangers) FW Scotland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamie Mole (on loan from Hearts) FW Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim McIntyre FW Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan White FW Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |} Notes: ¹ Denotes player has left the club. Player substitutions are not included. Last updated: 2008-12-15 Goalscorers Fourteen players have scored for the Pars first team during the 2008–09 season, with 33 goals being scored in total in all competitions. The top goalscorer so far is Andy Kirk with 9 goals.http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=749 Dunfermline Athletic 2008–09 player appearances Soccerbase 2008-08-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20070211000642/http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?teamid=749 11 February 2007 dead NameLeagueCupsTotalAndy Kirk Andy Kirk (footballer)72 9Nick Phinn Nick Phinn (footballer)43 7Graham Bayne32 5Iain Williamson Iain Williamson (footballer)11 2Steven Bell Steven Bell (footballer)1 1Ross Campbell Ross Campbell (footballer)1 1Stephen Glass Stephen Glass (footballer)1 1Kevin Harper1 1Greg Shields1 1Scott Thomson Scott M Thomson1 1Scott Wilson Scott Wilson (footballer born 1977)1 1Calum Woods Calum Woods (footballer)1 1Alex Burke Alex Burke1 1Simon Wiles1 1 Discipline So far during the 2008–09 season, two Pars players have been sent off and fourteen have received at least one caution. In total, the team have received two red card and thirty three yellow cards, with Scott Wilson having received the most number of cards (nine cautions). NameCautionsDismissalsNick Phinn Nick Phinn (footballer) 3 1Calum Woods Calum Woods (footballer) 3 1Scott Wilson Scott Wilson (footballer born 1977) 9Graham Bayne 5Stephen Glass Stephen Glass (footballer) 3Greg Shields 3Steven Bell Steven Bell (footballer) 2Austin McCann 2Kevin Harper 1Andy Kirk Andy Kirk (footballer) 1Scott Muirhead 1Greg Ross Greg Ross (footballer) 1Scott Thomson Scott M. Thomson 1Iain Williamson Iain Williamson (footballer) 1 Notes: Applies to all competitions Transfers In The Pars brought in 5 players in the close season. Midfielder Steven Bell agreed a pre-contract move in January 2008 from relegated side Stirling Albion.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7408858.stm New Boys at Dunfermline BBC Sport 19 May 2008 2008-05-19 Bell, along with Graeme Holmes who signed from Airdrie United and Austin McCann from Notts County officially signed for the club on 2008-05-19. Striker Graham Bayne signed from Inverness CT for £30,000 in late June,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7476347.stm Bayne clinches Dunfermline move BBC Sport 27 June 2008 2008-06-27 with former Rangers keeper Calum Reidford joining in July after a successful trial with the club.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7490954.stm Reidford given Dunfermline chance BBC Sport 5 July 2008 2008-07-04 German striker Joseph Laumann also joined the Pars on trial in July, but was not offered a contract.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7494941.stm Dunfermline take striker on trial BBC Sport 8 July 2008 2008-07-08 Northern Ireland international Andy Kirk was brought back to Scotland by manager Jim McIntyre from Yeovil Town at the beginning of August for an undisclosed amounthttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7537956.stm Dunfermline snap up striker Kirk BBC Sport 1 August 2008 2008-08-01 and Midfielder Simon Wiles was brought in on a one-year deal from Blackpool after impressing during a trial.http://www.dafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/FNewsDetail/0,,10288~1373451,00.html Wiles signs for Pars dafc.co.uk 23 August 2008 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Ross Campbell was brought in on a months loan from Scottish Premier League side Hibernian on 2008-09-19.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7626409.stm Hibs striker Campbell joins Pars BBC Sport 21 September 2008 2008-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080923082647/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7626409.stm 23 September 2008 live Rangers Reserve striker Rory Loy signed halfway through December on a months loan until 2009-01-26.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7780656.stm Rangers' Loy loaned out to Pars BBC Sport 14 December 2008 2008-12-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20081215044427/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7780656.stm 15 December 2008 live In January, the Pars brought Hearts young striker Jamie Mole on loan for the remainder of the season.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7821888.stm Dunfermline loan Mole from Hearts BBC Sport 10 January 2009 2009-01-10 Player From Date Fee SCO Steven Bell Stirling Albion 2008-05-19 FreeSCO Graeme Holmes Airdrie United 2008-05-19 FreeSCO Austin McCann Notts County 2008-05-19 FreeSCO Graham Bayne Inverness CT 2008-06-27 £3,000SCO Calum Reidford Unattached 1 July-14, 2008 TrialGermany Joseph Laumann Rot-Weiß Erfurt 8 July-9, 2008 TrialSCO Calum Reidford Unattached 2008-08-15 FreeNorthern Ireland Andy Kirk Yeovil Town 2008-08-01 UndisclosedEngland Simon Wiles Blackpool 18 August-22, 2008 TrialEngland Simon Wiles Blackpool 2008-08-23 FreeSCO Ross Campbell Hibernian 2008-09-19 LoanSCO Rory Loy Rangers 2008-12-12 LoanSCO Jamie Mole Hearts 2009-01-10 Loan Out 6 of the Pars first team players from the 2007–08 season left the club in the summer on free transfers. Stephen Simmons,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7356294.stm Burchill, Simmons to leave Pars 12 May 2008 BBC News 2008-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080424094216/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7356294.stm 24 April 2008 live Darren Young,http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/05/17/sportstory11374422t0.asp Pars set to unveil signings 17 May 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080520173150/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2008/05/17/sportstory11374422t0.asp 20 May 2008 dead Stevie Crawfordhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7365622.stm No Dunfermline deal for Crawford 12 May 2008 BBC News 2008-04-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20080429102433/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dunfermline_athletic/7365622.stm 29 April 2008 live and Aaron Labonte all became free agents when their contracts ran out, while Scott Morrisonhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/7386520.stm Ross County make trio of signings 12 May 2008 BBC News 2008-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080511063613/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/7386520.stm 11 May 2008 live and Mark Burchillhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_div_1/7356294.stm Burchill, Simmons to leave Pars 12 May 2008 BBC News 2008-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20080424094216/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/7356294.stm 24 April 2008 live signed pre-contracts with Ross County and Rotherham respectively. Young goalkeeper Sean Murdoch opted to join recently promoted side Hamilton Academicalhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hamilton_academical/7387345.stm Hamilton move for keeper Murdoch 12 May 2008 BBC News 2008-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080511150452/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hamilton_academical/7387345.stm 11 May 2008 live (with whom he'd previously been on loan) and at the start of September, Centre-back Sol Bamba joining SPL side Hibernian for an undisclosed sum.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/7591944.stm Hibs sign Bamba from Dunfermline 1 September 2008 BBC News 2008-09-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20080904040746/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/7591944.stm 4 September 2008 live September also saw young defender Greg Ross join Second Division side Cowdenbeath on a months loan.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/c/cowdenbeath/7615773.stm Ross makes winning start to loan 16 September 2008 BBC News 2008-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20080918082554/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cowdenbeath/7615773.stm 18 September 2008 live Player From Date Fee SCO Stephen Simmons Unattached 1 May 2008 FreeSCO Scott Morrison Ross County 6 May 2008 FreeSCO Sean Murdoch Hamilton Academical 6 May 2008 UndisclosedSCO Darren Young Unattached 27 May 2008 FreeSCO Aaron Labonte Unattached 31 May 2008 FreeSCO Mark Burchill Rotherham United 12 June 2008 FreeSCO Stephen Crawford East Fife 22 July 2008 FreeIvory Coast Souleymane Bamba Hibernian 1 September 2008 UndisclosedSCO Greg Ross Cowdenbeath 12 September 2008 Loan References 30em External links Official Site: 2008–09 fixtures BBC Sport – Club Stats Soccerbase – Results | Squad stats | Transfers Category:Dunfermline Athletic F.C. seasons Dunfermline