PARS stars from yesteryear came back together for an evening of reminiscing and tales from one of the most notable achievements in the club's recent history.
Ten players, plus assistant manager, Jimmy Nicholl, and legendary kit man, Mo Hutton, from the side that reached the Scottish Cup final 20 years ago reunited for a special event at the Carnegie Hall on Friday evening.
Organised by The Pars Supporters Trust (PST), and hosted by Rob Maclean, who was the BBC's lead football commentator at the time, 'Celebrating 20 years of the PST - The Road to Hampden 2004' not only marked the organisation's formation two decades ago, but the achievement of the Athletic side that reached Scottish football's showpiece match for the first time since 1968, when they won the famous trophy for the second - and so far last - time in the club's history.
After beating Dundee United, Clyde, Partick Thistle and Inverness Caledonian Thistle, Dunfermline went head-to-head in the final with Celtic, who had been crowned top flight champions.
The Pars, managed by Jimmy Calderwood, memorably took the lead through Andrius Skerla - a video message from whom was played on the night - before a Henrik Larsson double, and a goal from Stiliyan Petrov, won the cup for the Hoops.
Despite the defeat, in a season that saw Dunfermline finish fourth in the SPL (Scottish Premier League), reaching the final saw the club qualify for European competition for the first time in 34 years.
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Star strike pairing, Stevie Crawford and Craig Brewster, Barry Nicholson, who captained the team at Hampden, Scott Thomson, the club's skipper who missed out through injury, versatile fans favourite, Lee Bullen, goalkeeper, Derek Stillie, brothers Darren and Derek Young, and Irish duo, Gary Dempsey and Richie Byrne, were reunited to share their memories and stories with supporters.
"The building blocks were in place I think for us to actually get to the final, and then get that connection with the supporters, to give them a day that we felt everybody at the club deserved, because people always go on about the 60s, and rightly so, the cup teams, where they were unbelievable," Crawford told Press Sport.
"It's Dunfermline's best period that they've had as a club, and it's still untouchable, but for us to get up there and be mentioned along with the players from the 60s teams, and the management teams, it's nice to be put into that bracket and brought into the same conversation."
Nicholson added: "Very quickly, we struck good partnerships on the pitch, the team started picking up really good results, and we were able to push on.
"The season ended really well. We finished fourth and getting to the Scottish Cup final - I think for a club like Dunfermline, you'd take that every day of the week.
"We were a really good team, really good group, and there was sort of that feeling that we could go on and hopefully do something special."
The PST, which holds shares in the football club, was set up to give fans a voice in key issues affecting the club and a method for them to invest.
They were central to the 'Save the Pars' and 'Buy the Pars' campaigns to take the club out of administration in 2013, alongside the wider support base and West Fife public, whilst more recently they have improved facilities for disabled fans, created a fan zone for youngsters in the Norrie McCathie Stand, and funded improvements for academy teams.
One of its founding members, former chair and their first representative on the Dunfermline Athletic board, Margaret Ross, who sadly and untimely passed away in 2016, was also remembered on the night.
PST chairman, Drew Main, said: "It was great to see so many of the squad from 2004 back together again and they clearly enjoyed each others company.
"Watching the highlights of each round rekindled so many memories, from the abandoned game against Clyde due to snow to the wonder goal by Barry Nicholson in the semi-final replay against ICT at Pittodrie. The event was expertly hosted by BBC presenter and commentator, Rob Maclean, and the video message from cup final goal hero Andrius Skerla was the icing on the cake.
"The opportunity to recognise the huge part that Margaret Ross played, not just in the PST but within DAFC as well, was never going to be missed. The retro kit from the 2004 cup final has also been well received, with a special signed top being auctioned off on the night."
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