 Higgins' debut was on 22 July 2009, in a 2–1 win against Arbroath in the Challenge Cup.Higgins was at East End Park for two seasons and scored one goal in a 6–1 win against Queen of the South on 16 April 2011.In Higgins' second season at Dunfermline Athletic the club won the Scottish First Division and won promotion to the Scottish Premier League.