Preview Forfar Athletic
Sunday, 5th May 2013Dunfermline`s last win over Forfar Athletic at Station Park was in the Challenge Cup in season 1995-96.
Dunfermline meet Forfar Athletic on Wednesday night at Station Park, kick off 7.45pm. There are contrasting emotions about this meeting. Forfar are delighted to be in the First Division Play Offs while the Pars are very disappointed to be there. But this is also a fixture full of interest. It pits former Pars manager Dick Campbell against his old club and he has former Pars players there in Iain Campbell (27), Chris Templeman (32) and Mark McCulloch.(37).
The Pars kicked their season off at Station Park at the end of July but went out of the Alba Challenge Cup that day due to a 3-2 defeat. Forfar still have all the players who faced the Pars that day but Jim Jefferies has only eight of the 14 players he used that day still available to him.
| Milestones Forfar Athletic (away) | |||
| Last Victory |
12/09/95 |
2-0 |
Challenge Cup |
| Last Defeat |
3-2 |
Challenge Cup | |
| Best Victory |
|
6-0 |
Div Two* |
| Worst Defeat |
|
2-4 |
Div Two* |
| *Pre league reconstruction | |||
Dunfermline`s last win over Forfar Athletic at Station Park was in the Challenge Cup in season 1995-96. Goals from Andy Tod and Greg Shaw saw the Pars through and immediately after that game Manager Bert Paton signed David Bingham from the Angus Club for a fee of £100,000. That broke Forfar`s previous transfer fee record of £57,00 that Raith Rovers paid to them for Craig Brewster.
The Dunfermline team that beat Forfar in 1995:- Guido van de Kamp, Paul Fenwick (Andy Tod), Derek Fleming (Paul Kinnaird), Norrie McCathie, Craig Robertson, Paul Smith, Allan Moore, Jackie McNamara, Grrg Shaw, Stewart Petrie, Mark Millar (Ivo den Bieman).
| Forfar Athletic | Dunfermline |
| Final League Position | |
| 4 | 9 |
| League Form last six results | |
| WWLLWW | DLWWDL |
| League Points | |
| 54 | 34 |
| Goal Difference | |
| -7 | +3 |
| Home / Away Record | |
| P18, W10, D2, L6 | P18, W4, D2, L12 |
League Form
| League Form this season | ||||||
| Forfar Athletic |
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Dunfermline | ||||
| Ayr United (H) | W | 2-1 | Airdrie United (H) | L | ||
| Stranraer (A) | W | 3-0 | Partick Thistle (A) | D | 3-3 | |
| Queen of the South (H) | L | 0-4 | Cowdenbeath (H) | W | ||
| Alloa Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | Morton (A) | W | 1-0 | |
| Brechin City (A) | W | 4-3 | Hamilton (H) | L | ||
| East Fife (H) | W | 3-2 | Livingston (A) | D | 2-2 | |
Dunfermline are unbeaten in their last five away games..
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Airdrie United): Michal Hrivnak; Ross Millen (Craig Dargo 74), Kerr Young, Callum Morris, Alex Whittle; Josh Falkingham (c), Andy Geggan, Stephen Husband, Ryan Thomson; Allan Smith (Chris Kane 5 (Shaun Byrne 68)), Ryan Wallace
SUBS NOT USED: John Potter, Ryan Goodfellow (GK).
FORFAR ATHLETIC: (v Ayr United): Darren Hill, Gavin Malin, Iain Campbell, Michael Bolochoweckyj (Michael Dunlop 47), Mark McCulloch, Willie Robertson , Danny Denholm (Omar Kader 72), Jordan Brown, Ross Campbell, Chris Templeman, Dale Hilson
SUBS NOT USED: R Salmon, Barry Sellars, Charlie King
Twenty year olds Dale Hilson and Willie Robertson are on loan from Dundee United and 21 year old Jordan Brown is on loan from Aberdeen.
The second leg will be played at East End Park on Saturday 11th May, kick off 3.00pm.
Come on ye Pars!
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