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The Courier
30-04-2025
- Sport
- The Courier
Figures behind Dunfermline Athletic's highest league attendances
Dunfermline Athletic have attracted East End Park attendances totalling more than 100,000 across a league season for the first time in nearly two decades. Despite battling against the drop for the majority of the campaign, the Pars' crowds in the Championship are the biggest for 18 years. Saturday's 5,504 for the goalless draw with Airdrie took the figures over the 100,000 mark for the first time since 2006/07. That year, the Fifers were in the Premier League and were boosted by the visit of the likes of Aberdeen, Celtic, Hearts, Hibernian and Rangers. Although the team ended up suffering relegation in May 2007, a total of 116,014 fans watched Dunfermline in action in their 19 home outings that term. This season, with one fewer game, the Pars were backed by crowds adding up to 100,358. The numbers were helped by bumper attendances of 7,595 and 8,558 against Falkirk and 6,993 and 6,812 against Raith Rovers, as well as 7,636 for the recent 'football for a fiver' initiative against Hamilton Accies. It left them with an average attendance of 5,575 – 1,222 more than Ross County's in the Premiership and just four short of matching St Johnstone. The figures are also up on last season's, despite a difficult campaign in which James McPake and Michael Tidser were both sacked and the team has struggled for goals and wins. Noticeably, without enjoying the benefit of matches against rivals Falkirk or Raith (but with the recent initiative against Hamilton), the average attendance under new boss Neil Lennon is up on the rest of the campaign. In the four games with the former Celtic and Hibernian manager at the helm, against Livingston, Accies, Partick Thistle and Airdrie, the average has been 5,929. Chief executive and chairman David Cook spoke of being 'blown away' by the backing for the 1-0 defeat to Hamilton earlier this month, which was thought to be the biggest home crowd for more than a decade. Officials will be confident the figures are an indication of the level of support that is there for the club should the team get it right on the pitch.
BBC News
17-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Dunfermline sack Tidser after 60 days in charge
Dunfermline have sacked head coach Michael Tidser after 60 days and 11 matches in 35-year-old joined in the middle of January after a compensation package was finally agreed with neighbours Kelty Hearts following more than two weeks of he oversaw just three wins and Friday night's Fife derby defeat against Raith Rovers triggered his former Greenock Morton midfielder, who succeeded James McPake, leaves the Pars second bottom of the Scottish head coach Kevin McDonald, along with John McLaughlan and first-team player David Wotherspoon, will take training in the interim period."Clearly this has been a difficult spell for the club and our supporters. We wish Michael all the best and thank him for his efforts while head coach," said chairman and CEO David Cook."We are now working on making an appointment to help us maintain our league status." More to follow.
