2022–23 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Dunfermline Athletic
2022–23 season
Chairman	David Cook
Manager	James McPake
Stadium	East End Park; Dunfermline, Scotland; (Capacity: 11,480)
Scottish League One	1st (Champions)
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Challenge Cup	Quarter-final
Top goalscorer	League: Craig Wighton (16); All: Craig Wighton (20)
Highest home attendance	League: 9,530 vs. Falkirk; (7 March 2023); Cup: 1,880 vs. Forfar Athletic; (26 November 2022)
Lowest home attendance	League: 3,639 vs. Alloa Athletic; (30 July 2022); Cup: 1,530 vs. Buckie Thistle; (12 July 2022)
Average home league attendance	4,776
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →
	All statistics correct as of 6 May 2023.

The 2022–23 season is Dunfermline Athletic's first season in Scottish League One, following their relegation from the Scottish Championship via the playoffs.

Squad list

As of match played 6 May 2023

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Signed From	Signed in	Signed until	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Deniz Mehmet	GK	(1992-09-19) 19 September 1992 (age 32)	Dundee United	2021	2023	52	0
20	Max Little	GK	(2002-06-29) 29 June 2002 (age 22)	Queen's Park Rangers	2022	2024	1	0
30	Calum Archibald	GK	(2005-04-06) 6 April 2005 (age 19)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	0	0
Defenders
2	Aaron Comrie	DF	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)	St Johnstone	2019	2023	133	4
3	Josh Edwards	DF	(2000-05-27) 27 May 2000 (age 24)	Airdrieonians	2019	2023	126	6
4	Kyle Benedictus	DF	(1991-12-07) 7 December 1991 (age 32)	Raith Rovers	2022	2024	43	7
6	Kyle MacDonald	DF	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)	Airdrieonians	2021	2023	52	2
12	Rhys Breen	DF	(2000-01-06) 6 January 2000 (age 24)	Rangers	2021	2023	45	5
15	Sam Fisher	DF	(2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 23)	Dundee (loan)	2022	2023	17	0
16	Ewan Otoo	DF	(2002-08-30) 30 August 2002 (age 22)	Celtic B (loan)	2023	2023	11	0
19	Miller Fenton	DF	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2019	2024	4	0
21	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	DF	(2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 22)	Rangers	2022	2022	22	3
27	Sam Young	DF	(2006-01-16) 16 January 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
Midfielders
5	Chris Hamilton	MF	(2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 23)	Heart of Midlothian	2022	—	39	2
8	Joe Chalmers	MF	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)	Ayr United	2022	2023	60	0
11	Chris Mochrie	MF	(2003-04-07) 7 April 2003 (age 21)	Dundee United (loan)	2022	2023	37	2
18	Paul Allan	MF	(2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2017	2024	30	0
23	Paul McGowan	MF	(1987-10-07) 7 October 1987 (age 37)	Dundee (loan)	2023	2023	11	1
24	Jake Rennie	MF	(2005-01-17) 17 January 2005 (age 19)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
25	Michael Beagley	MF	(2005-02-02) 2 February 2005 (age 19)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	1	0
26	Matthew Todd	MF	(2001-06-14) 14 June 2001 (age 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	77	13
28	Andrew Tod	MF	(2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 18)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2021	2024	5	0
Forwards
7	Kevin O'Hara	FW	(1998-08-11) 11 August 1998 (age 26)	Alloa Athletic	2020	2023	94	25
9	Craig Wighton	FW	(1997-07-27) 27 July 1997 (age 27)	Heart of Midlothian	2021	2023	69	28
10	Nikolay Todorov	FW	(1996-08-24) 24 August 1996 (age 28)	Inverness CT	2021	2023	64	18
14	Lewis McCann	FW	(2001-06-07) 7 June 2001 (age 23)	Fife Elite Football Academy	2018	2024	89	14
29	Taylor Sutherland	FW	(2005-12-12) 12 December 2005 (age 18)	—	2022	2024	3	1
30	Robbie Mahon	FW	(2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 21)	Motherwell	2022	2023	12	0

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-season

25 June 2022 Friendly	Cove Rangers	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Cove Bay, Scotland
13:00		Report	McCann 32' O'Hara 80'	Stadium: Balmoral Stadium Attendance: 464 Referee: Mike Roncone
Note: Stuart McKenzie Testimonial

28 June 2022 Friendly	Forfar Athletic	0 – 6	Dunfermline Athletic	Forfar, Scotland
19:30			O'Hara 16', 57' McCann 26' Todd 40' Fenton 76' Todorov 86'	Stadium: Station Park Referee: Greg Soutar

5 July 2022 Friendly	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:30		Report	Armstrong 24'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,244 Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League One

30 July 2022 1	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todd 74'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,639 Referee: Aitken

6 August 2022 2	Edinburgh	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00	Brydon 28'	BBC Sport report	McCann 14', 41' Mochrie 72'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 1,234 Referee: Cook

13 August 2022 3	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Montrose	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todorov 78'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,720 Referee: Hardie

20 August 2022 4	Kelty Hearts	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Kelty, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 2,161 Referee: Grainger

27 August 2022 5	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Airdrieonians	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todorov 68'	BBC Sport report	Frizzell 78'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,399 Referee: Irvine

3 September 2022 6	Queen of the South	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Todorov 19' Breen 45+2'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,175 Referee: Luke

17 September 2022 7	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Benedictus 55' (pen.)	BBC Sport report	Morrison 30'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,670 Referee: Graham

1 October 2022 8	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 2	Peterhead	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Breen 67' Todorov 84'	BBC Sport report	Brown 87' Hewitt 90+4'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,644 Referee: Barry Cook

8 October 2022 9	Alloa Athletic	0 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Comrie 30' Todd 45+2' Wighton 79'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,653 Referee: Alan Newlands

15 October 2022 10	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Edinburgh	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Fontaine 89 o.g.'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,952 Referee: Steven Kirkland

18 October 2022 11	Clyde	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Wighton 15' Todd 90+3'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Chris Fordyce
Note: Match postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II^[5]

22 October 2022 12	Montrose	2 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Montrose, Scotland
15:00	Wright 63', 87'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,260 Referee: Iain Snedden

29 October 2022 13	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Kelty Hearts	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todorov 22' Wighton 55'	BBC Sport report	Lyon 30'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,571 Referee: Calum Scott

5 November 2022 14	Falkirk	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Wighton 60'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 7,279 Referee: Alan Newlands

12 November 2022 15	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 2	Clyde	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Benedictus 65 pen.', 88 pen.'	BBC Sport report	Allan 23', 33'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,505 Referee: Alan Muir

19 November 2022 16	Peterhead	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Peterhead, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Todd 10' Mochrie 18'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 793 Referee: Stewart Luke

3 December 2022 17	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todorov 67'	BBC Sport report	Paton 45'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,927 Referee: Colin Steven

24 December 2022 18	Kelty Hearts	1 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Kelty, Scotland
14:00	Agyeman 60'	BBC Sport report	Martin 67 o.g.' McCann 86'	Stadium: New Central Park Attendance: 2,155 Referee: Greg Aitken

7 January 2023 19	Edinburgh	0 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Wighton 20'	Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium Attendance: 1,320 Referee: Stewart Luke

14 January 2023 20	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 0	Peterhead	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Wighton 17' Todd 36' Edwards 76' O'Hara 89'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,024 Referee: Chris Graham

28 January 2023 21	Clyde	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Hamilton, Scotland
15:00	Rennie 4'	BBC Sport report	Edwards 38'	Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,066 Referee: Barry Cook

4 February 2023 22	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Montrose	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Breen 40' Wighton 63'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 3,957 Referee: Alan Muir

11 February 2023 23	Airdrieonians	3 – 4	Dunfermline Athletic	Airdrie, Scotland
15:00	McGill 29' Gallagher 39' Mahon 50 o.g.' Smith 60'	BBC Sport report	Benedictus 60 pen.' Todd 66', 82' Todorov 86'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Referee: Gavin Duncan

18 February 2023 24	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1	Airdrieonians	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Todorov 72'	BBC Sport report	Stanway 38' Rae 82'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,468 Referee: Ross Hardie

25 February 2023 25	Queen of the South	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dumfries, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Wighton 22' Benedictus 47'	Stadium: Palmerston Park Attendance: 1,298 Referee: Chris Fordyce

4 March 2023 26	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Hamilton 41' O'Hara 68'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,196 Referee: Euan Anderson

7 March 2023 27	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 0	Falkirk	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Breen 67' Todd 75'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 9,530 Referee: Euan Anderson

18 March 2023 28	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Edinburgh	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,168 Referee: Peter Stuart

25 March 2023 29	Montrose	1 – 3	Dunfermline Athletic	Montrose, Scotland
15:00	Brown 65'	BBC Sport report	McCann 22' Wighton 29', 55 pen.'	Stadium: Links Park Attendance: 1,052 Referee: Stewart Luke

1 April 2023 30	Dunfermline Athletic	0 – 0	Kelty Hearts	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 4,702 Referee: Calum Scott

8 April 2023 31	Falkirk	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00	Nesbitt 8' Burrell 33'	BBC Sport report	Wighton 35' McCann 44'	Stadium: Falkirk Stadium Attendance: 6,301 Referee: David Dickinson

11 April 2023 32	Peterhead	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Peterhead, Scotland
19:45		BBC Sport report	Todorov 57' Wighton 67'	Stadium: Balmoor Stadium Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Dan McFarlane

15 April 2023 33	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 0	Queen of the South	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Ritchie-Hosler 22' Todd 39' Wighton 52', 64' O'Hara 78'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 5,892 Referee: Ross Hardie

22 April 2023 34	Airdrieonians	1 – 1	Dunfermline Athletic	Airdrie, Scotland
15:00	Gallagher 62'	BBC Sport report	Wighton 58' Benedictus 64' O'Hara 72'	Stadium: Excelsior Stadium Attendance: 1,281 Referee: Greg Aitken

29 April 2023 35	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Clyde	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Ritchie-Hosler 45' McCann 90+3'	BBC Sport report	Salkeld 12'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Colin Steven

6 May 2023 36	Alloa Athletic	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Alloa, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	Wighton 64' McGowan 68'	Stadium: Recreation Park Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Calum Scott

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

9 July 2022 1	East Fife	0 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Methil, Scotland
15:00		BBC Sport report	McCann 67', 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Bayview Stadium Attendance: 963 Referee: Snedden

12 July 2022 2	Dunfermline Athletic	5 – 0	Buckie Thistle	Dunfermline, Scotland
19:45	Breen 20' McCann 51' Todorov 62', 78' Edwards 82'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,530 Referee: McFarlane

16 July 2022 3	Ross County	1 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Dingwall, Scotland
15:00	Hiwula 64'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 943 Referee: Walsh

23 July 2022 4	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 1 (4 – 5 p)	Alloa Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15.00	Hamilton 20'	BBC Sport report	Sammon 59'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,723 Referee: Lambie
	Penalties
	McCann O'Hara Todorov Chalmers Allan		Taggart Scougall Sammon King MacIver

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ROS	DNF	ALL	EFI	BUC
1	Ross County	4	3	1	0	0	11	1	+10	11	Qualification for the second round	—	1–0	—	7–0	—
2	Dunfermline Athletic	4	2	0	1	1	8	2	+6	7		—	—	1–1p	—	5–0
3	Alloa Athletic	4	1	2	0	1	6	5	+1	7		0–2	—	—	p1–1	—
4	East Fife	4	1	0	1	2	4	12	−8	4		—	0–2	—	—	3–2
5	Buckie Thistle	4	0	0	1	3	4	13	−9	1		1–1p	—	1–4	—	—

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[7]

Scottish Challenge Cup

15 November 2022 Third round	Dunfermline Athletic	2 – 1	Celtic B	Dunfermline, Scotland
17:45	Sutherland 3' Todorov 25'	Report	Kenny 36'	Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,287 Referee: Calum Scott

10 December 2022 Fourth round	Arbroath	1 – 5	Dunfermline Athletic	Arbroath, Scotland
15:00	O'Brien 74'	Report	MacDonald 6' Todd 19', 36' Benedictus 22' Wighton 68'	Stadium: Gayfield Park Attendance: 874 Referee: Chris Graham

24 January 2023 Quarter-final	Dundee	4 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Dundee
19:45	McMullan 29' Robertson 59' McCowan 83' Anderson 90+1'	BBC Report	McCann 38' Wighton 90+3'	Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup

26 November 2022 Third round	Dunfermline Athletic	4 – 0	Forfar Athletic	Dunfermline, Scotland
15:00	Wighton 27', 71' Ritchie-Hosler 33' Edwards 42'	BBC Sport report		Stadium: East End Park Attendance: 1,880 Referee: Snedden

21 January 2023 Fourth round	Partick Thistle	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p)	Dunfermline Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00	Fitzpatrick 51'	Report	Benedictus 42 pen.'	Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Scott Lambie

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 6 May 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish League One		League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	TUR	Deniz Mehmet	44	0	36	0	4	0	1	0	3	0
2	DF	SCO	Aaron Comrie	42	1	34+1	1	4	0	0	0	2+1	0
3	DF	SCO	Josh Edwards	44	4	35	2	4	1	1+1	0	3	1
4	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	43	7	35	5	4	0	1	1	3	1
5	MF	SCO	Chris Hamilton	40	2	22+8	1	5	1	2	0	2+1	0
6	DF	SCO	Kyle MacDonald	35	1	14+13	0	1+2	0	2	1	2+1	0
7	FW	SCO	Kevin O'Hara	24	3	7+11	3	4	0	0	0	1+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Joe Chalmers	43	0	32+2	0	1+3	0	2	0	3	0
9	FW	SCO	Craig Wighton	42	20	28+6	16	3	0	1+1	1	2+1	3
10	FW	BUL	Nikolay Todorov	38	12	11+20	9	0+3	2	2	1	1+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Chris Mochrie	36	2	22+12	2	0	0	0	0	2	0
12	DF	SCO	Rhys Breen	34	5	24+1	4	4	1	2	0	3	0
14	FW	NIR	Lewis McCann	35	10	16+13	6	4	3	0	0	1+1	1
15	DF	SCO	Sam Fisher	17	0	12+2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
16	DF	SCO	Ewan Otoo	11	0	9+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	SCO	Paul Allan	12	0	5+3	0	3+1	0	0	0	0	0
19	DF	SCO	Miller Fenton	3	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
20	GK	ENG	Max Little	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	DF	ENG	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	22	3	15+5	2	0	0	0	0	1+1	1
23	MF	SCO	Paul McGowan	11	1	3+8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	SCO	Jake Rennie	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	SCO	Michael Beagley	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	SCO	Matthew Todd	40	10	31	8	4	0	2	2	2+1	0
28	MF	SCO	Andrew Tod	5	0	0	0	0+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
29	FW	SCO	Taylor Sutherland	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1+1	0+1	0
30	FW	IRL	Robbie Mahon	12	0	4+8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left during the season:
17	MF	SCO	Graham Dorrans	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	SCO	Sam Young	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of match played 6 May 2023^[3]

Ranking	Position	Name	Total	Scottish League One	Scottish League Cup	Scottish Challenge Cup	Scottish Cup
1	FW	Craig Wighton	20	16		2	2
2	FW	Nikolay Todorov	12	9	2	1
3	FW	Lewis McCann	10	6	3	1
3	MF	Matthew Todd	10	8		2
4	DF	Kyle Benedictus	7	5		1	1
5	DF	Rhys Breen	5	4	1
6	DF	Josh Edwards	4	2	1		1
7	DF	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	3	2			1
8	MF	Chris Hamilton	2	1	1
	MF	Chris Mochrie	2	2
	FW	Kevin O'Hara	2	1		1
9	DF	Aaron Comrie	1		1
	DF	Kyle McDonald	1			1
	MF	McGowan	1	1
	FW	Taylor Sutherland	1			1
Total			82	61	8	9	5

Disciplinary record

As of match played 6 May 2023

Squad number	Position	Nation	Name	Total		Scottish League One		Scottish League Cup		Scottish Challenge Cup		Scottish Cup
Squad number	Position	Nation	Name
1	GK		Deniz Mehmet	1		1
2	DF		Aaron Comrie	3		3
3	DF		Josh Edwards	9		6				1		2
4	DF		Kyle Benedictus	7	1	6	1	1
5	MF		Chris Hamilton	11		8		1		1
6	MF		Kyle MacDonald	1						1
7	FW		Kevin O'Hara	1	1		1			1
8	MF		Joe Chalmers	2		2
9	FW		Craig Wighton	4		2
10	FW		Nikolay Todorov	3		2
11	MF		Chris Mochrie	1		1
12	DF		Rhys Breen	1		1
14	FW		Lewis McCann	5		5
15	DF		Sam Fisher	5		3		1		1
18	MF		Paul Allan	3		2		1
21	DF		Kane Ritchie-Hosler	2		2
23	MF		Paul McGowan	2		2
26	MF		Matthew Todd	5		5
Total				67	2	56	2	4	0	5	0	2	0

Club statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Dunfermline Athletic (C, P)	36	23	12	1	63	21	+42	81	Promotion to the Championship
2	Falkirk	36	19	10	7	70	39	+31	67	Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3	Airdrieonians (O, P)	36	17	9	10	82	51	+31	60
4	Alloa Athletic	36	17	6	13	56	47	+9	57
5	Queen of the South	36	16	6	14	59	59	0	54

Source: ^[8]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[9]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Transfers

First team

Players in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
6 June 2022	DF	4	Kyle Benedictus	Raith Rovers	Free	^[10]
8 June 2022	MF	5	Chris Hamilton	Heart of Midlothian	Free	^[11]
22 July 2022	GK	20	Max Little	Queens Park Rangers	Free	^[12]

Players out

Date	Position	No.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2022	DF	4	Lewis Martin	Kelty Hearts^[13]	Free	^[14]
31 May 2022	MF	11	Ryan Dow	Peterhead^[15]	Free
31 May 2022	MF	16	Dan Pybus	York City^[16]	Free
31 May 2022	MF	21	Steven Lawless	Partick Thistle^[17]	Free
31 May 2022	DF	22	Leon Jones	Eastern Sports Club	Free
31 May 2022	MF	23	Dom Thomas	Queen's Park^[18]	Free
31 May 2022	MF	28	Reece Cole	Chertsey Town	Free
2 September 2022	MF	17	Graham Dorrans	Free agent	Released	^[19]

Loans in

Date	Position	No.	Name	From	Duration	Ref.
5 August 2022	MF	11	Chris Mochrie	Dundee United	End of Season	^[20]
16 August 2022	DF	15	Sam Fisher	Dundee	End of Season	^[21]
30 September 2022	DF	21	Kane Ritchie-Hosler	Rangers	1 January 2023	^[22]
30 September 2022	FW	30	Robbie Mahon	Motherwell	End of Season	^[23]
10 February 2023	DF	16	Ewan Otoo	Celtic B	End of Season	^[24]
21 February 2023	MF	23	Paul McGowan	Dundee	End of Season	^[25]

Loans out

Date	Position	No.	Nationality	Name	To	Duration	Ref.
5 August 2022	DF	19		Miller Fenton	Berwick Rangers	January 2023	^[26]
23 February 2023	DF	27		Sam Young	Cowdenbeath	End of Season	^[27]

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[11] "Hamilton comes home". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.

[12] "New signing at East End Park". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[13] "Lewis Martin joins Kelty Hearts". Kelty Hearts FC. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[14] "Playing squad update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.

[15] "Welcome to Peterhead". Peterhead FC. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

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[19] "Graham Dorrans". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.

[20] "Mochrie joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[21] "Sam Fisher". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

[22] "Dunfermline Athletic announce loan signing Kane Ritchie-Hosler from Rangers". Dunfermline Press. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[23] "Robbie Mahon joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.

[24] "Celtic B captain is on loan signing". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2023.

[25] "McGowan joins on loan". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[26] "Miller Fenton (Loan)".

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