Club - Former Managers
John Hughes 2021-2022
John Hughes was announced as the Dunfermline manager in November 2021. The 57 year old succeeded Peter Grant but resigned after Dunfermline’s relegation to Scottish League One.
Read morePeter Grant 2021
Peter Grant was Dunfermline manager from 28th May 2021 until 31st October 2021.
Read moreStevie Crawford 2019-2021
On the departure of Allan Johnston and Sandy Clark in January 2019, Stevie Crawford was appointed Head Coach.
Read moreAllan Johnston 2015-2019
On 8th May 2015 the Board of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club were delighted to announce the appointment of Allan Johnston as First Team Manager. He signed an initial one year contract, with an extension option.
Read moreJohn Potter 2014-2015
When John Potter took over the managerial role from Jim Jefferies he had just celebrated his 36th birthday. When Dunfermline did not make the Championship play offs he returned to his coaching role at the club.
Read moreJim Jefferies 2012-2014
Jim Jefferies was the 28th different person to hold the position of manager of Dunfermline Athletic Football Club. This is only counting once for those that have held it twice (William Knight, Jim Leishman) and excludes caretaker managers.
Read moreJim McIntyre 2007-2012
Jim McIntyre's reign as Dunfermline Athletic came to an end on 16th March 2012. Despite the club being almost marooned at the bottom of the SPL, .....
Read moreStephen Kenny 2006-07
Successor to Jim Leishman was Stephen Kenny. Stephen left Derry City to come to East End Park. An Irishman with a fantastic record of turning the fortunes of clubs around in his own country.
Read moreJim Leishman 2005-06
The dismissal of David Hay saw Leish step into the breach once again and he helped the Pars avoid relegation in 2004/05 before taking the club to the CIS Cup Final in March 2006.
Read moreDavid Hay 2004-05
Hay's tenure saw him in charge for 42 first team league and Cup games, only eight of which were won and a further twelve drawn thus making him one of the least successful managers in Dunfermline's history.
Read moreJimmy Calderwood 1999-2004
Jimmy Calderwood was born in Glasgow in February 1955 but earned the title of "foreign coach" since all his prior managerial experience was in Holland.
Read moreDick Campbell 1999
The club was still in the SPL when a disillusioned Bert Paton resigned on 4th January 1999. Dick took over, initially as caretaker, and guided the Pars to a run of just one league defeat in six matches, and that was against Rangers
Read moreBert Paton 1993-99
The appointment of Bert Paton was a masterstroke; already a legend at East End Park thanks to a sublime playing career, his coaching experience and eye for talent made him the ideal choice for the task in hand.
Read moreJocky Scott 1991-93
Coming in the aftermatch of the tempestuous Iain Munro era, the board of directors must have hoped that the appointment of Jocky Scott would pour oil on troubled waters at East End Park.
Read moreIain Munro 1990-91
Believing, rightly or wrongly, that he had contributed to Leishman's departure, Munro bore the brunt of the fans' anger. The decision to do away with relegation gave the season an unsatisfactory conclusion, especially as Munro, under pressure to reduce the wage bill, used it to experiment with team selection.
Read moreJim Leishman 1983-90
Although there were 39 other applicants for the job, Jim's passion and commitment led to his appointment on a permanent basis, the first part-time manager of the club since the war and the youngest in Dunfermline's history.
Read moreTom Forsyth 1982-83
The resignation of Pat Stanton early in 1982/83 gave the Board the opportunity to replace him with a seasoned campaigner capable of exploiting a potentially good squad of players.
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