Dunfermline and Queen’s Park played out a goalless draw to leave the visitors a point adrift of cinch Scottish Championship safety.Spiders keeper Calum Ferrie found himself in the thick of the action early on, punching clear from Lewis McCann and then blocking Chris Kane’s effort at point-blank range.McCann headed wide from a Malachi Fagan-Walcott cross and the latter picked out Ferr...Full Story »

Dean McMaster and Gavin Gallagher scored their first Airdrie goals as the cinch Championship play-off hopefuls earned a 2-1 victory over Dunfermline.McMaster, celebrating his 21st birthday, put the home side in front on the brink of half-time as he rifled home from just outside the box.Malachi Fagan-Walcott levelled things up for Dunfermline on the hour mark but Airdrie were soon back in front.G...Full Story »

Dunfermline salvaged a valuable point in their push for the cinch Championship play-offs following a 1-1 draw with third-placed Partick Thistle at KDM Group East End Park.Brian Graham broke the deadlock in the 25th minute as the ball fell kindly to the 36-year-old striker, following Scott Robinson’s initial blocked effort, and managed to bundle over the line.Dunfermline replied, however, w...Full Story »

Dunfermline stayed firmly in the cinch Championship play-off hunt despite a late scare in a 3-2 win over rock-bottom Arbroath at Gayfield.The visitors looked on course for a comfortable win after Ewan Otoo opened the scoring from the edge of the box after 24 minutes.Paul Allan’s superb free-kick put the Pars further clear and Chris Kane’s effort on the stroke of half-time handed Dunf...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Deniz Mehmet was Dunfermline’s hero as his late penalty save ensured that Miles Welch-Hayes’ header was enough to secure a 1-0 cinch Scottish Championship win at Greenock Morton.In a first half of few clear-cut chances, Morton’s Kirk Broadfoot twice went close in the early stages, firing just wide after six minutes and then over the crossbar four minutes later.The vi...Full Story »

Leaders Dundee United suffered a 3-1 defeat away to Dunfermline to leave the door open at the top of the cinch Championship table.Matty Todd opened the scoring 11 minutes in, slotting home a cross from Kane Ritchie-Hosler’s cross, and the roles were reversed eight minutes before the break when Ritchie-Hosler was on hand to tuck home the rebound after Todd’s shot was deflected.Louis M...Full Story »

Raith made club history with a record-breaking fifth successive win over Fife derby rivals Dunfermline.Sam Stanton and Dylan Easton goals secured a 2-0 win at Stark’s Park as Raith got their promotion bid back on track following their painful 3-2 defeat to Arbroath last time out, where Rovers surrendered a 2-0 lead.Raith, who remain four points behind cinch Championship leaders Dundee Unit...Full Story »

Airdrie moved to within two points of the Scottish Championship play-off places with a 2-0 win at Dunfermline.Nikolay Todorov opened the scoring against his former club in the 16th minute, heading in Adam Frizzell’s cross.At the other end, Rhys McCabe cleared Miles Welch-Hayes’ header off the line and early in the second half, Dunfermline went close again when Paul Allan’s cros...Full Story »

Billy Mckay missed from the penalty spot as cinch Championship strugglers Inverness and Dunfermline played out a goalless draw at the Caledonian Stadium.Caley captain Mckay stepped up in the 18th minute after Paul Allan was judged to have fouled Cammy Kerr, but he was unable to get the better of Deniz Mehmet.The visitors came close to nicking a lead of their own in the closing moments of the fir...Full Story »

Dunfermline boosted their survival hopes as they ended a run of nine cinch Championship games without a victory with a 3-1 win over Partick Thistle at Firhill.The result lifts them out of the relegation play-off place and makes it four games without a win for the play-off hunting Jags.Brian Graham opened the scoring for Thistle with his 17th of the season as he headed home from close range after...Full Story »

In-form Morton piled more misery on Dunfermline with a thumping 5-0 away win in the Scottish Championship.Darragh O’Connor and Jack Baird scored twice as Morton extend their unbeaten league run to 10 matches.Morton took a 10th-minute lead when Robbie Muirhead’s ball across goal was turned in by O’Connor for his first goal of the season.Baird added a second in the 34th minute, s...Full Story »

Table-topping Dundee United endured a frustrating afternoon as they were held to a goalless draw by Dunfermline.Chances were at a premium in the first half, with Dundee United defender Ross Graham’s header which cleared the crossbar the closest either side came to an opener.Dunfermline came agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock in the 65th minute when Craig Wighton’s close-range...Full Story »

Rock bottom Queen’s Park gave their cinch Championship survival hopes a boost with a 2-1 win over Dunfermline.Ruari Paton’s fine strike and Dom Thomas’ deflected effort gave them victory, despite Ben Summers pulling a goal back late on, to move level on points with fellow strugglers Arbroath.Paton thought he had opened the scoring in the first half only for his effort to be dis...Full Story »

Daniel O’Reilly scored twice as Raith Rovers stayed clear at the top of the Scottish Championship with a 2-1 derby victory away to Dunfermline.When Dunfermline failed to clear Josh Mullin’s cross, O’Reilly fired the visitors in front with 11 minutes gone, but Ben Summers brought Dunfermline level with a superb solo goal, his first at senior level, seven minutes before half-time...Full Story »

Ayr fought back to draw 2-2 with Dunfermline in the cinch Championship after Alex Jakubiak had scored his first goals for the visitors.Jakubiak struck twice within the opening nine minutes to put the Pars in command.Ayr pulled one back four minutes before the break when Joe Chalmers failed to clear and Aiden McGeady swept home.Skipper Frankie Musonda secured a point for Ayr by heading home Georg...Full Story »

Partick Thistle closed in on second-placed Dundee United in the cinch Championship after a 2-1 win at Dunfermline.The Jags took advantage of the Terrors’ defeat by Raith Rovers to reduce the gap to six points.Thistle went ahead after 12 minutes when Harry Milne headed home a cross from Steven Lawless.They doubled their advantage in the 45th minute when Brian Graham poked home from close ra...Full Story »

Goals from Josh Edwards and Matty Todd helped Dunfermline see off potential play-off rivals Airdrie with a 2-1 win at the Excelsior Stadium.The visitors had to survive a pair of early scares with keeper Deniz Mehmet tipping a Josh Allen header onto the bar before Nikolay Todorov also headed against the woodwork.Edwards grabbed the opener after a neat pass from Lewis McCann and Dunfermline double...Full Story »

Craig Wighton’s double helped Dunfermline ease past managerless Arbroath.The hosts cruised to a 3-0 lead to move up to fourth in the cinch Championship on Tuesday.Josh Edwards opened the scoring three minutes after the break when he followed up from a tight angle.Wighton added a second with 17 minutes left before wrapping up the points from close range in stoppage time.Full Story »

Lewis McCann rescued a point for Dunfermline as Duncan Ferguson maintained his unbeaten record as Inverness boss in a 1-1 draw.The former Everton striker is yet to lose after six games in charge despite seeing victory slip away late on.Danny Devine gave the visitors the lead two minutes before the break when he fired in from inside the box.But McCann levelled for the hosts with three minutes lef...Full Story »

Chris Mochrie’s late winner gave Dundee United a 2-1 victory at Dunfermline to move them seven points clear at the top of the cinch Championship.United took the lead when Kai Fotheringham headed home the rebound after Deniz Mehmet could not hold Liam Grimshaw’s fierce strike.Owen Moffat brought the Pars level when he slotted home after a quick counter-attack shortly after the restart...Full Story »