Archive
October 2016
Pars need to become more streetwise
Mon, 31st Oct 2016
Nicky Clark expresses the frustrations of the Dunfermline players
Managers post Dumbarton
Sat, 29th Oct 2016
29/10/16: AJ - "You cannot afford to let teams back into the game when you go 2-1 ahead with nine minutes to go.
Dumbarton 2 Dunfermline 2
Sat, 29th Oct 2016
Ladbrokes Championship: Williamson and Clark start in place of injured Richards-Everton and El Alagui: Joe Thomson (37) 1-0: Nicky Clark (50) 1-1: Joe Cardle (81) 1-2: Garry Fleming (82) 2-2
Preview Dumbarton
Sat, 29th Oct 2016
Ladbrokes Championship: Saturday 29th October 3.00pm kick off at the Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium
Geggs out to rock Dumbarton
Fri, 28th Oct 2016
28/10/16: "Last year when we went a goal down nobody cared ....
Manager on Thursday
Thu, 27th Oct 2016
27/10/16: "You can make all the excuses and say that we have done well but at the end of the day it comes down to winning.
Social Media
Wed, 26th Oct 2016
Below are the links to our official social media profiles, we hope you choose to follow us and engage in the online debate!
DA Day Success
Wed, 26th Oct 2016
Saturday 22nd October 2016 was our Disability Awareness Day (DA Day), with the centrepiece being the Pars’ match against Hibernian.
George McKimmie (19.07.51 - 19.10.16)
Tue, 25th Oct 2016
Former Pars midfielder George McKimmie died suddenly at his home in South Africa on 19th October.
William Hill Scottish Cup Third Round
Tue, 25th Oct 2016
The draw for the Third Round took place on Tuesday 25th October 2016 and was hosted by Greenock Morton at Cappielow.
Saturday`s Match Sponsors
Mon, 24th Oct 2016
Dunfermline Athletic would like to thank Curtis Jones Property Development for their match sponsorship at Saturday`s game against Hibernian.
U20s Falkirk
Mon, 24th Oct 2016
SPFL Development League: Williamson, Fordyce, McMullan and Hopkirk start. Nathan Austin (5) 1-0: James Craigen (13) 2-0: James Thomas (56) 2-1:
Not our day fears Ashcroft
Sun, 23rd Oct 2016
"It was just instinct to try and stop the goal ... I turned it into my own net
Manager Post Hibs
Sat, 22nd Oct 2016
22/10/16: AJ - Comments and link to audio of comments from both camps
Dunfermline 1 Hibernian 3
Sat, 22nd Oct 2016
Ladbrokes Championship: Reilly, Wedderburn and Richards-Everton start. Kallum Higginbotham (22 pen.) 1-0: James Keatings (55) 1-1: Grant Holt (67 pen.) 1-2: Brian Graham (90+1) 1-3
Preview Hibernian
Sat, 22nd Oct 2016
Ladbrokes Championship: Saturday 22nd October - Hibs come to East End Park on league business for the first time since January 2012
Sean out to stop the soft goals
Fri, 21st Oct 2016
"We just need to make sure that we are at it and giving it our all."
Manager on Thursday
Thu, 20th Oct 2016
20/10/16: AJ - "You need to give yourself a chance in games, teams are not working hard to score against us and we need to be more solid."
DA Day Message from Club Chairman
Thu, 20th Oct 2016
Saturday is also a very important day for our club, as it has been chosen as our Disabled Awareness Day, or DA Day!
Legends and Charlie D`s
Thu, 20th Oct 2016
Legends and Charlie D`s will be open from 11.30am to home fans only on Saturday.
Black & White Ball Success
Wed, 19th Oct 2016
Dunfermline Athletic are delighted to announce over £16,000 was raised at last Friday’s Black & White Ball.
DA-Day
Wed, 19th Oct 2016
Dunfermline Athletic’s match against Hibernian on Saturday 22nd October will be the centrepiece of a Disability Awareness Day (DA-Day), designed to highlight the problems faced by disabled football supporters and how they can be overcome.
DAFC AGM November 2016
Tue, 18th Oct 2016
The DAFC AGM will be held on Thursday 3rd November 2016 at 7pm in the Jock Stein Suite at East End Park.
SUPER-SUB ALAGUI GRABS IRN-BRU’S GOLDEN BALLS AWARD
Tue, 18th Oct 2016
He may not have taken the match ball home but Dunfermline’s cup hero, Farid El Alagui, has bagged the IRN-BRU Cup Golden Balls Award after scoring the most unconventional hat-trick in the competition so far.
U20s v St Mirren
Tue, 18th Oct 2016
SPFL Development League: Euan Spark (5) 1-0: Michael Moffat (12) 2-0: Johnny Galloway (59) 3-0: Kalvin Orsi (66) 3-1: Michael Moffat (72) 4-1: Michael Moffat (76) 5-1
George Peebles
Mon, 17th Oct 2016
Dunfermline Athletic lost one of its greatest players this week when George Peebles passed away at a nursing home in Stirling, aged 80.
Result spoils Farid`s Special Saturday
Mon, 17th Oct 2016
"It was my first start for a while now. I am pleased with that, pleased to get a goal but not pleased with the result."
Managers post Falkirk
Sat, 15th Oct 2016
15/10/16: AJ - "We are miles better than that, we need to give ourselves a chance. You cannot afford to lose cheap goals so that is what we need to work on.
Falkirk 2 Dunfermline 1
Sat, 15th Oct 2016
Ladbrokes Championship: Farid El Alagui and Kallum Higginbotham start in place of Gavin Reilly and Joe Cardle. Craig Sibbald (27) 1-0: Myles Hippolyte (53) 2-0: Farid El Alagui (76) 2-1
Preview Falkirk
Sat, 15th Oct 2016
SPFL Championship: It is three and a half years since the Pars last met the Bairns in the league.
Memories can be made in Falkirk
Fri, 14th Oct 2016
Joe Cardle and the team looking forward to playing Bairns
Partnership with Kelty Hearts Announced
Fri, 14th Oct 2016
Dunfermline Athletic are delighted to announce a new and exciting partnership with one of Fife’s emerging community clubs, Kelty Hearts.
Manager on Thursday
Thu, 13th Oct 2016
13/10/16: AJ - "They are all special games, the main thing is winning - that is the priority to give the fans the bragging rights ....
Fixture News
Thu, 13th Oct 2016
Pars will face Dundee Inited twice within five days
Manager`s reaction to cup draw
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
10/10/16: "It is the quarter final of a cup competition and I am sure that there will be a massive crowd to cheer us on
Irn-Bru Cup Quarter Final Draw
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
Pars drawn at home to Dundee United
Relief to avoid a la Gui end
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
Three goal Farid El Alagui has mixed day, after asking himself "what have I done?"
U20s v Motherwell
Mon, 10th Oct 2016
SPFL Development League: Ben Richards-Everton and Callum Fordyce form central defence. Dylan Mackin (51 pen) 1-0: Dylan Mackin (56) 2-0: Jake Hastie (73) 3: Dylan Mackin (83) 4-0
Managers Post Queens Park
Sat, 8th Oct 2016
08/10/16: AJ- "In the second half we mixed up our game and we caused them problems.
Dunfermline 2 Queens Park 1
Sat, 8th Oct 2016
Irn-Bru Challenge Cup: Rhys McCabe in for John Herron. Farid El Alagui (48) 1-0: Farid El Alagui (62) 2-0: El Alagui (og 69) 2-1
Preview Queens Park
Sat, 8th Oct 2016
Tickets are priced at £10 for Adults and £5 for concessions
Dick Campbell was the manager of Dunfermline the last time the teams met in what was the first year of CIS Insurance sponsoring the Scottish League Cup.
Lee delighted to keep it clean
Fri, 7th Oct 2016
Road from Hampden fuels no fear for opponents.
Manager on Thursday
Thu, 6th Oct 2016
06/10/16:- Allan Johnston is looking forward to Saturday`s Irn-Bru Cup tie against Queens Park as the next step in a route to a cup final.
Be part of our TeamTalk
Wed, 5th Oct 2016
RIGHT NOW, the SPFL Trust and clubs are working with Scotland’s mental health charity SAMH on a project about Scottish football supporters, particularly men.
Charity Policy
Wed, 5th Oct 2016
Dunfermline Athletic is committed to working with the local community and supporting local charities in addition to working closely with The Samaritans and The Pars Foundation, through the provision of club merchandise, match day tickets and occasionally hospitality packages, all for the purposes of fund raising i.e. for auctions and raffles.
Pars Foundation October Holiday Coaching
Wed, 5th Oct 2016
Full details of the Pars Foundation`s October Holiday programme
DAFC join LinkedIN
Tue, 4th Oct 2016
Dunfermline Athletic continue to grow their social media portfolio by joining the popular business and employment platform, LinkedIn.
U20s v Dundee
Mon, 3rd Oct 2016
SPFL Development League, Callum Smith (26) 1-0:
Farid only temporary out of order
Sun, 2nd Oct 2016
"I like special goals but the keeper did well to turn it away for a corner
Manager Post Ayr United
Sat, 1st Oct 2016
01/10/16: AJ - "it was a really good team performance but we have to take our chances at the other end with the opportunities that we created."
Ayr United 0 Dunfermline 0
Sat, 1st Oct 2016
Ladbrokes Championship: one change for Pars Ryan Williamson in for Callum Fordyce. Kick off delayed by five minutes
Preview Ayr United
Sat, 1st Oct 2016
Prices for this match have been reduced to £5 for everyone. Ayr are seeking a huge crowd on the day to create a special atmosphere and also to raise awareness for Alzheimers Scotland.