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Dunfermline Athletic Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the city of Dunfermline, Fife. Founded in 1885, the club currently compete in the Scottish Championship after winning the 2022–23 Scottish League One title. Dunfermline play at East End Park, are nicknamed The Pars and are currently managed by James McPake.
It is clear that Dunfermline Athletic began to be known by the nickname The Pars in the early 1900s. The reason for this has never been definitively established. There are at least four popular explanations: 1. It is a mordant, ironic twist on the Athletic part of the club name.
Dunfermline Athletic F.C. is a Scottish football club based in Dunfermline. Formed on 2 June 1885, the club first joined the Scottish Football League in 1912, participating in the Scottish Football League Second Division .
The club’s origin traces back to the 1800s, when football was becoming a popular winter pastime in Scotland. On 2 June 1885, some stakeholders at the Dunfermline Cricket Club decided to start a football team.
Dunfermline Athletic fitbaw Club are a Scots fitbaw team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly kent as just Dunfermline. They play at East End Park an are nicknamed The Pars.
According to John Hunter's “Centenary History” of the club, the nickname Pars originates from 1912, when Dunfermline Athletic were first admitted to the Scottish League. It is believed to refer to the fact that they had become equal to, or ON PAR with, the best in the land.
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