List of Dunfermline Athletic F.C. managers

This is a list of all managers of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club.

## Managerial history

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Information correct as of match played 30 March 2025. Only official Scottish League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup, Scottish Challenge Cup and European Competition matches are counted

Key

Key to record:

* P = Matches played
* W = Matches won
* D = Matches drawn
* L = Matches lost
* Win % = Win ratio

*  | Caretaker manager

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List of Dunfermline Athletic F.C. managers  Name  | From  | To  | Duration  | P  | W  | D  | L  | Win %  | Ref

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Neil Lennon | 21 March 2025  | Present  | 11 days  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | [1][2]
Michael Tidser | 17 January 2025  | 17 March 2025  | 59 days  | 11  | 3  | 2  | 6  | 27.27  | [3][4]
John McLaughlan*  | 23 December 2024  | 17 January 2025  | 25 days  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 33.33  | [5]
James McPake | 24 May 2022  | 23 December 2024  | 2 years, 213 days  | 113  | 50  | 30  | 33  | 44.25  | [6][7]
John Hughes | 12 November 2021  | 19 May 2022  | 188 days  | 25  | 6  | 8  | 11  | 24  | [8][9]
Greg Shields & Steven Whittaker* | 31 October 2021  | 12 November 2021  | 11 days  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 50  | [10]
Peter Grant | 28 May 2021  | 31 October 2021  | 156 days  | 18  | 3  | 7  | 8  | 16.67  | [11][10]
Stevie Crawford | 10 January 2019  | 18 May 2021  | 2 years, 128 days  | 88  | 33  | 21  | 34  | 37.5  | [12][13]
Allan Johnston | 8 May 2015  | 9 January 2019  | 3 years, 246 days  | 168  | 79  | 44  | 45  | 47.02  | [14][15]
John Potter | 16 December 2014  | 30 April 2015  | 135 days  | 20  | 5  | 6  | 9  | 25  | [16]
Jim Jefferies | 21 March 2012  | 16 December 2014  | 2 years, 270 days  | 124  | 54  | 22  | 48  | 43.55  | [17]
Jim McIntyre | 3 January 2008  | 16 March 2012  | 4 years, 73 days  | 189  | 73  | 51  | 65  | 38.62  | [18]
Jim McIntyre* | 4 December 2007  | 3 January 2008  | 30 days  | 6  | 4  | 2  | 0  | 66.67  | [18]
Stephen Kenny | 10 November 2006  | 4 December 2007  | 1 year, 21 days  | 50  | 15  | 11  | 24  | 30  | [19]
Craig Robertson* | 26 October 2006  | 10 November 2006  | 15 days  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 1  | 0  | [20]
Jim Leishman | 3 May 2005  | 26 October 2006  | 1 year, 176 days  | 60  | 16  | 12  | 32  | 26.67  | [21]
David Hay | 17 June 2004  | 3 May 2005  | 320 days  | 42  | 8  | 12  | 22  | 19.05  | [22]
Jimmy Calderwood | 30 November 1999  | 28 May 2004  | 4 years, 180 days  | 202  | 77  | 47  | 79  | 38.12  | [23]
Jimmy Nicholl* | 2 November 1999  | 30 November 1999  | 28 days  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 75  |
Dick Campbell | 6 January 1999  | 2 November 1999  | 300 days  | 31  | 9  | 11  | 11  | 29.03  | [24]
Bert Paton | 10 June 1993  | 6 January 1999  | 5 years, 210 days  | 240  | 102  | 68  | 70  | 42.5  | [25]
Jocky Scott | 20 September 1991  | 19 May 1993  | 1 year, 241 days  | 96  | 28  | 20  | 48  | 29.17  | [26]
Iain Munro | 27 July 1990  | 17 September 1991  | 1 year, 52 days  | 42  | 11  | 12  | 19  | 26.19  | [27]
Jim Leishman | 17 October 1983  | 31 May 1990  | 6 years, 226 days  | 314  | 132  | 80  | 102  | 42.04  | [21]
Tom Forsyth | 20 September 1982  | 17 October 1983  | 1 year, 27 days  | 47  | 9  | 18  | 20  | 19.15  | [28]
Jimmy Thomson* | 2 September 1982  | 20 September 1982  | 18 days  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pat Stanton | 16 December 1980  | 2 September 1982  | 1 year, 260 days  | 89  | 25  | 23  | 41  | 28.09  | [29]
Harry Melrose | 20 September 1975  | 9 December 1980  | 5 years, 80 days  | 216  | 81  | 70  | 65  | 37.5  | [30]
Jimmy Thomson* | 31 August 1975  | 20 September 1975  | 20 days  |  |  |  |  |  |
George Miller | 22 February 1972  | 31 August 1975  | 3 years, 190 days  | 131  | 46  | 31  | 54  | 35.11  | [31]
Alex Wright | 22 October 1970  | 21 February 1972  | 1 year, 122 days  |  |  |  |  |  | [32]
Andy Stevenson* | 1 October 1970  | 22 October 1970  | 21 days  |  |  |  |  |  |
George Farm | 17 July 1967  | 1 October 1970  | 3 years, 76 days  | 144  | 70  | 26  | 48  | 48.61  | [33]
Willie Cunningham | 30 March 1964  | 22 June 1967  | 3 years, 84 days  | 158  | 86  | 33  | 39  | 54.43  | [34]
Jock Stein | 14 March 1960  | 30 March 1964  | 4 years, 16 days  | 191  | 92  | 37  | 62  | 48.17  | [35]
Andy Dickson | 1 August 1955  | 13 March 1960  | 4 years, 225 days  | 220  | 86  | 42  | 92  | 39.09  | [36]
Bobby Ancell | 1 August 1952  | 31 July 1955  | 2 years, 364 days  | 115  | 51  | 24  | 40  | 44.35  | [37]
Tom Younger | 1 August 1951  | 31 May 1952  | 304 days  |  |  |  |  |  |
Webber Lees | 31 July 1949  | 1 August 1951  | 2 years, 1 day  | 80  | 39  | 10  | 31  | 48.75  | [38]
Sandy Terris | 1 August 1948  | 31 May 1949  | 303 days  | 37  | 19  | 10  | 8  | 48.75  |
Bobby Calder | 1 August 1947  | 31 May 1948  | 304 days  | 37  | 14  | 4  | 19  | 37.84  | [39]
Willie McAndrew | 13 February 1947  | 31 July 1947  | 168 days  |  |  |  |  |  | [40]
Sandy Archibald | 12 October 1939  | 19 November 1946  | 7 years, 38 days  |  |  |  |  |  | [41]
Peter Wilson | 4 May 1938  | 31 May 1939  | 1 year, 27 days  | 38  | 20  | 6  | 12  | 52.63  | [42]
David Taylor | 5 June 1936  | 10 November 1938  | 2 years, 158 days  | 75  | 22  | 17  | 36  | 29.33  | [43]
Willie Knight | 31 May 1930  | 28 May 1936  | 5 years, 363 days  | 231  | 106  | 38  | 87  | 45.89  | [44]
Sandy Paterson | 31 May 1925  | 31 May 1930  | 5 years, 0 days  | 199  | 74  | 33  | 92  | 37.19  | [45]
Willie Knight | 13 March 1922  | 31 May 1925  | 3 years, 79 days  | 120  | 41  | 30  | 49  | 34.17  | [44]

## References

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2. ^ "Club Update". Dunfermline Athletic. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
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4. ^ "Club Update". Dunfermline Athletic. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
5. ^ "Management Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 23 December 2024. Archived from the original on 23 December 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
6. ^ "First Team Manager appointed". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
7. ^ "McPake axed by Dunfermline after 'challenging' start". BBC Sport. 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
8. ^ "Dunfermline Athletic appoint John Hughes as manager on two-and-a-half year deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
9. ^ "John Hughes leaves East End Park". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
10. ^ a b "DAFC Board Statement". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
11. ^ Idessane, Kheredine (28 May 2021). "Dunfermline Athletic: Peter Grant named manager at Scottish Championship club". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
12. ^ "Dunfermline: Stevie Crawford appointed head coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
13. ^ "Club Update". Dunfermline Athletic FC. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
14. ^ "DAFC appoint new First Team Manager". DAFC. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
15. ^ "Dunfermline: Allan Johnston and club 'part company'". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
16. ^ "Jim Jefferies resigns as Dunfermline manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2014.
17. ^ "Dunfermline boss Jim Jefferies eyes Pars survival". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
18. ^ a b "McIntyre named Dunfermline boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 January 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
19. ^ "Kenny appointed Dunfermline boss". BBC Sport website. 10 November 2006.
20. ^ "Leishman stands down as Pars boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
21. ^ a b "Jim Leishman 2005-2006". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
22. ^ "David Hay 2004-2005". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
23. ^ "Jimmy Calderwood 1999-2004". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
24. ^ "Dick Campbell 1999". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
25. ^ "Dick Campbell 1999". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
26. ^ "Jocky Scott 1991-93". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
27. ^ "Iain Munro 1990-91". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
28. ^ "Tom Forsyth 1982-83". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
29. ^ "Pat Stanton 1980-82". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
30. ^ "Harry Melrose 1975-80". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
31. ^ "George Miller 1972-75". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
32. ^ "Alex Wright 1970-72". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
33. ^ "George Farm 1967-70". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
34. ^ "Willie Cunningham 1964-67". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
35. ^ "Jock Stein 1960-64". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
36. ^ "Andy Dickinson 1955-60". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
37. ^ "Bobby Ancell 1952-55". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
38. ^ "Webber Lees 1948-51". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
39. ^ "Bobby Calder 1947-48". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
40. ^ "Bobby Calder 1947-48". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
41. ^ "Bobby Calder 1947-48". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
42. ^ "Peter Wilson 1938-39". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
43. ^ "David Taylor 1936-38". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
44. ^ a b "William Knight 1930-36". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
45. ^ "Sandy Paterson 1925-30". dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

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