DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC

("The Pars")

Year formed1885
Previous names

None

Ground

East End Park, Halbeath Road, Dunfermline KY12 7RB

(for pictures of the ground click here)

Pitch measurements115 x 71 yards
Ground capacity12,500
Record attendance at present ground27,816 v Celtic, Scottish Divison One, 30 April 1968 (lost 1-2)
League career

Scottish Division Two: 1912 - 1926

Scottish Division 'A': 1926 - 1928

Scottish Division 'B': 1928 - 1934

Scottish Division 'A': 1934 - 1937

Scottish Division 'B': 1937 - 1955

Scottish Division One: 1955 - 1957

Scottish Division Two: 1957 - 1958

Scottish Division One: 1958 - 1972

Scottish Division Two: 1972 - 1973

Scottish Division One: 1973 - 1975

Scottish Division One: 1975 - 1976

Scottish Division Two: 1976 - 1979

Scottish Division One: 1979 - 1983

Scottish Division Two: 1983 - 1986

Scottish Division One: 1986 - 1987

Scottish Premier Division: 1987 - 1988

Scottish Division One: 1988 - 1989

Scottish Premier Division: 1989 - 1992

Scottish Division One: 1992 - 1996

Scottish Premier Division: 1996 - 1999

Scottish Division One: 1999 - 2000

Scottish Premier League: 2000 - 2007

Scottish Division One: 2007 - 2011

Scottish Premier League: 2011 - 2012

Scottish Division One: 2012 - 2013

Scottish League One: 2013 - 2016

Scottish Championship: 2016 - 2022

Scottish League One: 2022 - .

First Scottish League game17th August 1912 v Cowdenbeath, Scottish Division Two (drew 2-2)
Honours 
European

None

Domestic - League

Scottish Division Two / One champions: 1925-26, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2010-11

Scottish Division Two / One runners-up: 1912-13, 1933-34, 1954-55, 1957-58, 1972-73, 1986-87, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1999-2000

Scottish Division Two / League One champions: 1985-86, 2015-16, 2022-23

Scottish Division Two / League One runners-up: 1978-79, 2013-14

Scottish Second World War North & East Division runners-up: 1939-40

Scottish Second World War North Eastern Football League 1st series runners-up: 1942-43

Domestic - Cup

Scottish Cup winners: 1960-61, 1967-68

Scottish Cup runners-up: 1964-65, 2003-04, 2006-07

Scottish League Cup runners-up: 1949-50, 1991-92, 2005-06

Scottish Challenge Cup runners-up: 2007-08

Scottish Qualifying Cup winners: 1911-12

Scottish Second World War North Eastern League Cup runners-up: 1942-43

Best League position3rd, Scottish Division One, 1964-65, 1968-69
Lowest League position

13th, Scottish Division Two, 1922-23, 1924-25

9th, Scottish Division Two, 1983-84

Furthest in Scottish Cupsee above
Furthest in League Cupsee above
Most League points 
2 for a win65, Scottish Division One, 1993-94
3 for a win81, Scottish League One, 2022-23
Fewest League points 
2 for a win12, Scotttish Division One, 1927-28
3 for a win25, Scottish Premier League, 2011-12
Most League goals scored120, Scottish Division Two, 1957-58
Most League goals conceded126, Scottish Division One, 1927-28
Fewest League goals scored22, Scottish Premier Division, 1991-92
Fewest League goals conceded21, Scottish League One, 2022-23
Most wins in a League season29, Scottish Division One, 1993-94
Fewest wins in a League season4, Scottish Division One / Premier Division / Premier League, 1927-28, 1991-92, 1998-99
Most draws in a League season17, Scottish Division One, 1982-83
Fewest draws in a League season2, Scottish Division Two, 1914-15, 1951-52
Most losses in a League season30, Scottish Division One / Premier Division, 1927-28, 1991-92
Fewest losses in a League season

1, Scottish League One, 2022-23

Record win11-2 v Stenhousemuir, Scottish Division Two, 27 September 1930
Record defeat1-13 v St Bernard's, Scottish Cup 1st round, 15 September 1883
  
Highest number of League goals scored 
in a season53, Bobby Skinner, Scottish Division Two, 1925-26
in total212, Charles Dickson, 1954-64
  
Most League appearances497, Norrie McCathie, 1981-96

Most capped player

16, Colin Miller for Canada
Highest transfer fee received£650,000 for Jackie McNamara to Celtic, October 1995
Highest transfer fee paid£540,000 for Istvan Korma from Bordeaux, September 1989