2007–08 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

Review and Events

Dunfermline Athletic's first season after relegation from the Scottish Premier League started with disappointment. One win in seven games left them languishing in second last place and even more pressure was put on manager Stephen Kenny after they were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the knockout qualifying round by Swedish minnows BK Häcken. Despite this the team managed to get to the final of the Scottish Challenge Cup, where they played against St Johnstone but lost 3–2.

At the start of December, Stephen Kenny was sacked as manager of Dunfermline after just over a year in charge. Jim McIntyre was immediately given the role of caretaker manager and after a successful run in which he won four out of six games, he was appointed as Dunfermline manager on a full-time basis on 3 January 2008. He signed a two-and-a-half-year deal. McIntyre started his reign by allowing 6 members of his squad to leave to try to cut the squad size down. McIntyre's changes to the squad seemed to have a positive effect as the Pars eventually finished 5th overall, beating Queen of the South by 4 goals on the final day of the season.

Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the transfers section below, or match results, which are in the results section.

• 4 August: Pre-season favourites Dunfermline get off to the worst possible start to the season, losing 2–1 to Hamilton Academical
• 8 August: Played a testimonial match for Scott Thomson against Manchester United, losing 4–0 with Wayne Rooney scoring two of United's goals.
• 4 December: After a disappointing start to the season, manager Stephen Kenny was sacked with the Pars in second bottom of the First Division. Striker Jim McIntyre was made caretaker manager.
• 3 January: Jim McIntyre was appointed manager of Dunfermline full-time after notching up four wins and two draws as caretaker of the club.
• 11 January: Jim McIntyre picks up the First Division Manager of the Month award for December.
• 31 January: New manager Jim McIntyre has a major clear out at the club in the January transfer window, getting rid of four players on deadline day.
• 1 February: Stirling Midfielder Steven Bell signs a pre-contract agreement with Dunfermline to become Jim McIntyre's first signing.
• 18 April: Manager Jim McIntyre announces that both Mark Burchill and Stephen Simmons have rejected new contracts, while Scott Thomson signed a new one-year deal.
• 26 April: The final game of the season sees Dunfermline demolish Queen of the South 4–0, leaving the Pars final position being 5th.

League table

Results & fixtures

Friendlies

Pre-season

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Mid-season

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Scottish First Division

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish First Division

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Bell McKenna Tinkler Kennedy Phinn Simmons Burchill Glass Harper Burchill Bell McIntyre Harding Finlayson Williamson Burchill

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Final

O. Morrison Glass MacDonald Deuchar

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish League Cup

Berra Elliot

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2007–08 Scottish Cup

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

Fife Cup

Main article: Fife Cup

Williamson O'Reilly

Player statistics

Squad

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Goalscorers

Players in

Players out

Loan in

Loans out

References

References

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35. (31 August 2007). "McGuire and Proctor join Brewster". BBC News.