THE Pars have signed 27-year-old forward Kallum Higginbotham today (Monday) on a one-year contract.

Higginbotham started his career at Salford City before joining Oldham Athletic then Rochdale in 2007. He made 72 appearances for the Dale before moving to Falkirk in 2010.

He has since played for Huddersfield Town, Barnsley, Motherwell, Partick Thistle and more recently Kilmarnock making 27 appearances, scoring five goals before leaving in 2016.

He joins former team-mate Lee Ashcroft, who also joined the Pars from Killie this summer, Nat Wedderburn, Gavin Reilly, Paul McMullan and Euan Spark as new additions to Allan Johnston's squad as they get ready for their return to the Championship after a three-year gap.

Johnston said: “I’m delighted to have signed Kallum, he is a quality player and someone i’ve admired for a long time. He will add further quality to our squad for the season ahead.”

More on this story in Thursday's Dunfermline Press.