The photographs in this week’s trip down West Fife’s Memory Lane look at Dunfermline Athletic’s footballing past.

Coming up on Thursday 26th October in the Carnegie Hall in Dunfermline is a ‘Football Comedy Night’ presented by former Pars manager Dick Campbell.

For fans of the club, he is best remembered for his time managing Athletic after he became Bert Paton's assistant.

Dunfermline Press: A football comedy night takes place in Dunfermline on Thursday October 26 at Carnegie Hall. A football comedy night takes place in Dunfermline on Thursday October 26 at Carnegie Hall. (Image: Frank Connelly)

Paton and Campbell guided the Pars to promotion in the 1995–96 Scottish First Division season, and also achieved their highest league position, finishing fifth in the 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division season, with their team known for their adventurous attacking style of play.

Joining Dick on stage will be former Pars manager and now Provost of Fife Jim Leishman who has appeared in the Carnegie Hall on many occasions.

Jim recalls his first ever time on stage: “It was a Q&A night with the legendary Jock Stein who managed Dunfermline Athletic to their first ever Scottish Cup victory at Hampden in 1961.”

Our first photograph shows Jim pictured alongside Jock Stein.

Dunfermline Press: Former Dunfermline, Celtic and Scotland manager, the late great Jock Stein, with another ex-Pars boss, Provost Jim Leishman.Former Dunfermline, Celtic and Scotland manager, the late great Jock Stein, with another ex-Pars boss, Provost Jim Leishman. (Image: Memory Lane)

Our next photograph shows Dunfermline Athletic captain Ron Mailer and some of the 1961 Scottish Cup winning squad posing for pictures in Dunfermline’s City Chambers after winning the cup.

Dunfermline Press: Dunfermline Athletic players with the Scottish Cup in 1961. Dunfermline Athletic players with the Scottish Cup in 1961. (Image: Memory Lane)

The first match on Saturday 22nd April 1961 in front of a crowd of 113,000 people ended in a goalless draw.

A few days later in the replay on the 26th April a crowd of 87,000 saw Dunfermline beat Celtic 2-0 to lift the Scottish Cup for the first time in their history.

Our final photograph shows members of the team that went on to emulate that victory in 1968, beating Hearts 3-1 in the final and bringing the Scottish Cup back to Dunfermline for a second time.

The players are again pictured inside the City Chambers where they were accorded a civic reception.

Dunfermline Press: Members of the Dunfermline Athletic team that won the Scottish Cup in 1968.Members of the Dunfermline Athletic team that won the Scottish Cup in 1968. (Image: Memory Lane)

William Aitchison remembers the occasion: “Dunfermline left the cup in my grandad's pub in Kelty after taking it up to celebrate.

"He found it lying in the bar the morning after.

"Grandad and his mate Jimmy McConville took it across the road to Kelty Primary school for the kids to see."

Sheena-Ann Brown recalled: “My dad used to be an agent for Dunfermline Athletic. I remember visiting the office in the New Row, especially in 1968.

"I was allowed to hold the Scottish Cup. I was taken aback at how heavy it was.

"It also didn’t help that when I lifted it, the lid fell off it and rolled under one of the desks!

"I also got to visit the new stand at East End Park before it was finished. I was just a kid of 11 years old back then in 1968."

Tickets for the ‘Football Comedy Night’ on Thursday 26th October, sponsored by Ian Brown Motor Engineers, are on sale priced £20 from the Carnegie Hall box office on 01383 602302.

More photographs like these can be seen in Dunfermline Carnegie Library & Galleries, as well as at facebook.com/olddunfermline.