submitted by Ally Cook....
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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For generations, no trip to East End Park was complete without picking up a matchday programme on the way to the turnstiles. That tradition looked set to disappear last summer when Dunfermline Athletic Football Club announced it was ending production of its official programme. Thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers, however, the tradition has continued in a new form: Eastender, an independently produced matchday publication now available on every home matchday.
The full series of 22 prints from the European Series are now completed. The final set of Valencia (Spain) and Hafnarfjordur (Iceland) are available. However, some prints from the series are available, either singly or as a pair.
The full list is here:
Full List of 22 Prints from the European Series
Dunfermline Athletic Heritage Trust has a full table on this link
Available to purchase via FIFEpay
The Clubs Official Web Site (COWS) is found at
https://DAFC.co.uk
The clubs old website of list of archived stories, match reports, fixtures, players, managers are found on this link.
Archive website .
You can also refer to the Dunfermline Athletic Heritage Site. (below)
ParsTV stream video and audio of live matches from East End Park and at away grounds (depending on conditions).
ParsTV is found at https://ParsTV.co.uk
The Pars Supporters Trust is found at http://parssupporterstrust.co.uk/
The Dunfermline Athletic Heritage Trust is found at daht.org.uk
The Dunfermline Athletic Supporters Club is found at http://dasc.fife.net
The Pars Foundation is found at https://parsfoundation.co.uk
The Dunfermline Athletic Disabled Supporters` Club (DADSC) is found at http://dadsc.fife.net/