Preview Stirling Albion
Saturday, 22nd Nov 2014On the last visit to East End Park Stirling were defeated 4-1 thanks to a Martin Hardie hat trick and a goal from Liam Buchanan
Next opponents for Dunfermline are bottom of the table, Stirling Albion. Since the teams last met, Binos have changed managers. Out went former Pars youth team player, Greg MacDonald and in has come Stuart McLaren. Jim Jefferies’ side won 2-0 at Forthbank at the beginning of October with goals in the last 10 minutes from Shaun Byrne and Faissal El-Bakhtaoui. The Pars lost 1-0 to Stenhousemuir at Ochilview on Saturday and are looking to end a run of four league games without a win.
| PARS v STIRLING ALBION: THE FULL LEAGUE RECORD | ||||||
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| At East End Park | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 63 | 34 |
| At Annfield Park / Forthbank Stadium | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 51 |
| Division One (up to 1975) | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 17 |
| Division Two (up to 1975) | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 26 |
| First Division (since 1975) | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 25 |
| Second Division (since 1975) | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 |
| League One | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 61 | 27 | 14 | 20 | 108 | 85 |
| Note: This does not include results against Stirling's earlier and now defunct club, Kings Park, against whom Dunfermline played in the Scottish League Division 2 between 1921 and 1939 | ||||||
The record shows that Dunfermline have had the upper hand in league matches against Stirling Albion having won 27 to the Binos 20. The Binos last won at East End Park in April 1993. Since then they have returned eight times in the league and once in the Challenge Cup. On all eight occasions they have left defeated.
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Milestones v Stirling Albion (Home) |
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Last League Victory |
19/03/11 |
4-1 |
Div 1 |
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Last League Defeat |
03/04/93 |
0-2 |
Div 1 |
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Best League Victory |
02/12/67 |
6-0 |
Div 1* |
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Worst League Defeat |
18/10/47 |
3-5 |
Div 2* |
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*Pre league reconstruction |
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On the last visit to East End Park Stirling were defeated 4-1 thanks to a Martin Hardie hat trick and a goal from Liam Buchanan.
| Last Nine League Games | ||||
| 2014/15 | ||||
| 04/10/14 | Stirling Albion | 0-2 | Dunfermline | League One |
| 2010/11 | ||||
| 19/03/11 | Dunfermline | 4-1 | Stirling Albion | First Division |
| 15/03/11 | Stirling Albion | 1-1 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 30/10/10 | Dunfermline | 3-0 | Stirling Albion | First Division |
| 28/08/10 | Stirling Albion | 1-5 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 2007/08 | ||||
| 25/03/08 | Stirling Albion | 2-3 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 29/12/07 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Stirling Albion | First Division |
| 27/10/07 | Stirling Albion | 3-0 | Dunfermline | First Division |
| 25/08/07 | Dunfermline | 2-1 | Stirling Albion | First Division |
Stirling still sit at the foot of the table on 8 points while Dunfermline are now three behind leaders Morton.
| Dunfermline | Stirling Albion |
| Current League Position | |
| 4 | 10 |
| Form last six league matches | |
| WWDLDL | LLLDLD |
| League Points | |
| 21 | 8 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +7 | -17 |
| Home/Away Record | |
| P6, W3, D2, L1 | P6, W1, D2, L3 |
The visitors have not won in their last 12 games and that victory was back on 23rd August. Dunfermline have not won any of their last four league games but the defeat in their last home league match, 2-1 at the hands of Morton, was the only home league match this season in which they conceded a goal.
| Form last six home / away | ||||||
| Dunfermline (home) | Stirling Albion (away) | |||||
| Morton | L | 1-2 | Brechin City | L | 1-2 | |
| Forfar Athletic | D | 0-0 | Hurlford | D | 1-1 | |
| Peterhead | W | 3-0 | Morton | L | 0-2 | |
| Stenhousemuir | W | 2-0 | Stranraer | L | 0-2 | |
| Airdrieonians | W | 3-0 | Airdrieonians | D | 0-0 | |
| Falkirk | L | 1-2 | Stenhousemuir | W | 5-4 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE: Ryan Scully (Ryan Goodfellow 64); Ross Millen, Gregor Buchanan, Stuart Urquhart, Alex Whittle; Shaun Byrne, Lewis Spence (Josh Falkingham 36), Andy Geggan (c), Ross Forbes (Andy Stirling 59); Faissal El Bakhtaoui, Michael Moffat
SUBS NOT USED: Ryan Thomson, Chigozie Ugwu, Allan Smith, Ryan Williamson.
STIRLING ALBION: Callum Reidford; David McClune (Lee Hamilton 69), Ross McGeachie, Chris Smith, Ross Forsyth, Phil Johnston (Alex Cunningham - 61), Dale Fulton, Willie Robertson, Graham Weir (Jamie Creaney - 82), Stephen Doris, Gordon Smith
SUBS NOT USED: Darren Smith, Blair Munn, Craig Wedderburn, Greg Paterson (GK)
Referee will be Colin Steven, his first ever time in charge of a Pars match.
C'mon Ye Pars!
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