▁February . ▁J ef fer ies ▁and ▁right - hand ▁man ▁Billy ▁Brown ▁were ▁s ack ed ▁by ▁He arts ▁on ▁ 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁after ▁just ▁two ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁Scottish ▁Premier ▁League ▁season . ▁ ▁Dun fer ml ine ▁Athlet ic ▁J ef fer ies ▁held ▁tal ks ▁with ▁Dun fer ml ine ▁Athlet ic ▁about ▁succeed ing ▁Jim ▁Mc Int y re ▁as ▁their ▁manager ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁March . ▁He ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁Par s ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁flight ▁and ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁First ▁Division ▁the ▁club ▁ran ▁into ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁and ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁administration ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 5 - point ▁dedu ction ▁penalty ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Football ▁League ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁many ▁first - team ▁players ▁leaving . ▁The ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁points ▁penalty ▁saw ▁J ef fer ies ' ▁side ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Second ▁Division ▁through ▁the ▁Scottish ▁First ▁Division ▁play - offs ▁losing ▁to ▁Al lo a ▁Athlet ic ▁in ▁the ▁two - leg ged ▁final . ▁J ef fer ies ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁with ▁Dun fer ml ine ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁after ▁the ▁club ▁ex ited ▁administration . ▁He ▁res igned ▁as ▁manager ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁stating