2018–19 Dunfermline Athletic F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Dunfermline Athletic's third season in the Scottish Championship, having finished 4th in the 2017–18 season.

January

 * 9 Jan 2019: After three-and-a-half years, Allan Johnston resigned as manager, along with assistant manager Sandy Clark. In a brief statement, club chairman Ross McArthur thanked both coaches for their efforts. First-team coach Stevie Crawford was announced as interim manager for the following league match against Dundee United.
 * 10 Jan 2019: Crawford was appointed as head coach the following day, with former Pars defender Greg Shields returning from America to take up the position of assistant head coach.  The club also announced changes to the management structure, with the appointment of former player Jackie McNamara as a consultant to offer ongoing technical support.

Appearances and goals
During the 2018–19 season, Dunfermline used twenty-eight different players in competitive matches. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. Defender and captain Lee Ashcroft made the most appearances, playing forty-four out of a possible 45 games. Myles Hippolyte and Louis Longridge scored the most goals, with six in all competitions. Loanee Bruce Anderson finished as the top-scorer for league matches, with 5 goals.


 * colspan="14"|Players away from the club on loan:
 * colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
 * colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:
 * colspan="14"|Players who appeared for Dunfermline Athletic but left during the season:


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Clean sheets
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 * 10
 * 7
 * 2
 * 1
 * 40
 * GK
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 * Ryan Scully
 * 6
 * 6
 * Ryan Scully
 * 6
 * 6

Goalscorers
During the 2018–19 season, sixteen Dunfermline players scored 51 goals in all competitions, with 2 goals having been an own goal.

Home attendances
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 * League Cup||17 July 2018||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3–0 ||Peterhead||1,848
 * League Cup||28 July 2018||bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| 3–1 ||Stirling Albion||2,359
 * Championship||11 August 2018||bgcolor="#FFCCCC"| 1–3 ||Ross County||4,949
 * League Cup||18 August 2018||bgcolor="#FFCCCC"| 0–1 ||Heart of Midlothian||8,601
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 * Average league attendance:
 * 4,949
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 * Total league attendance:
 * 4,949
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 * Average total attendance:
 * 4,439
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 * Total attendance:
 * 17,757
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 * 4,439
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 * Total attendance:
 * 17,757
 * 17,757