| Year formed | 1883 |
| Previous names | None |
| Present ground | Starks Park, Pratt Street, Kirkcaldy KY1 1SA (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 113 x 70 yards (103 x 64 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 10,104 |
| Record attendance | 31,306 v Heart of Midlothian, Scottish Cup 2nd round, 7 February 1953 (lost 0-1) |
| League career | Scottish Division Two: 1902 - 1910 Scottish Division One: 1910 - 1926 Scottish Division 'B': 1926 - 1927 Scottish Division 'A': 1927 - 1929 Scottish Division 'B': 1929 - 1938 Scottish Division 'A': 1938 - 1939 Scottish Division 'B': 1946 - 1949 Scottish Division 'A' / One: 1949 - 1963 Scottish Division Two: 1963 - 1967 Scottish Division One: 1967 - 1970 Scottish Division Two: 1970 - 1975 Scottish Division Two: 1975 - 1976 Scottish Division One: 1976 - 1977 Scottish Division Two: 1977 - 1978 Scottish Division One: 1978 - 1984 Scottish Division Two: 1984 - 1987 Scottish Division One: 1987 - 1993 Scottish Premier Division: 1993 - 1994 Scottish Division One: 1994 - 1995 Scottish Premier Division: 1995 - 1997 Scottish Division One: 1997 - 2002 Scottish Division Two: 2002 - 2003 Scottish Division One: 2003 - 2005 Scottish Division Two: 2005 - 2009 Scottish Division One / Championship: 2009 - 2017 Scottish League One: 2017 - 2020 Scottish Championship: 2020 - . |
| First Scottish League game | 16 August 1902 v East Stirlingshire, Scottish Division Two (lost 1-4) |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Scottish Division Two / One champions: 1907-08, 1937-38, 1948-49, 1992-93, 1994-95 Scottish Division Two / One runners-up: 1908-09, 1909-10, 1926-27, 1966-67, 2010-11 Scottish Division Two champions: 1977-78, 2002-03, 2008-09 Scottish Division Two / League One runners-up: 1975-76, 1986-87, 2017-18 Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League champions: 1943-44 |
| Domestic - Cup | Scottish Cup runners-up: 1912-13 Scottish League Cup winners: 1994-95 Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1948-49 Scottish Challenge Cup winners: 2013-14 Scottish Qualifying Cup winners: 1906-07 Scottish Qualifying Cup runners-up: 1907-08 Scottish Second World War North Eastern League Cup 2nd series runners-up: 1942-43, 1943-44 |
| Best League position | 3rd, Scottish Division One, 1921-22 |
| Lowest League position | 17th, Scottish Division Two, 1935-36 |
| Furthest in Scottish Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 65, Scottish Division One, 1992-93 |
| 3 for a win | 76, Scottish Division Two, 2008-09 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 9, Scottish Division One, 1962-63 |
| 3 for a win | 16, Scottish Division One, 2004-05 |
| Most League goals scored | 142, Scottish Division Two, 1937-38 |
| Most League goals conceded | 118, Scottish Division One, 1962-63 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 26, Scottish Division One, 2004-05 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 21, Scottish Division Two, 1909-10 |
| Most wins in a League season | 27, Scottish Division Two, 1937-38, 1966-67 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 2, Scottish Division One, 1962-63 |
| Most draws in a League season | 20, Scottish Division Two, 1986-87 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Scottish Division One, 1904-05 |
| Most losses in a League season | 27, Scottish Division One, 1962-63 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 1, Scottish Division Two, 1975-76 |
| Record win | 10-1 v Coldstream, Scottish Cup 2nd round, 13 February 1954 |
| Record defeat | 2-11 v Morton, Scottish Division Two, 18 March 1936 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 38, Norman Haywood, Scottish Division Two, 1937-38 |
| in total | 154, Gordon Dalziel, 1987-94 |
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| Most League appearances | 430, Willie McNaught, 1946-51 |
Most capped player | 6, David Morris for Scotland |
| Highest transfer fee received | £900,000 for Steve McAnespie to Bolton Wanderers, September 1985 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £225,000 for Paul Harvey from Airdrieonians, July 1996 |
