2023–24 Raith Rovers F.C. season

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Raith Rovers
2023–24 season
ChairmanSteven MacDonald
ManagerIan Murray
StadiumStark's Park
Championship2nd
Scottish Cup4th Round
League Cup2nd Round
Challenge CupSemi-Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Vaughan (13 goals)
All: Lewis Vaughan (17 goals)
Highest home attendance7,923
Lowest home attendance1,088
Average home league attendance4,240
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The 2023–24 season is Raith Rovers' fourth season back in the second tier of Scottish football after being promoted from Scottish League One at the end of the 2019–20 season.[1] Raith Rovers also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Fife Cup.

Summary[edit]

Management[edit]

Raith will be led by manager Ian Murray. The 2023–24 season is his second season at the club.[2]

Results & fixtures[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies[edit]

24 June 2023 Friendly Linlithgow Rose 1–4 Raith Rovers Prestonfield
14:30 Cunningham 25' Raith Report Mullin 3', 36'
Easton 20'
Gullan 74'
Attendance: 840
27 June 2023 Friendly Montrose 1–3 Raith Rovers Links Park
19:45 McAllister 50' Raith Report Gullan 23'
Vaughan 29'
Easton 45'
Attendance: 372
8 July 2023 Friendly East Fife 0–2 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
14:00 Raith Report Vaughan 56' (pen.)
Gullan 73'
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Scott Lambie
20 March 2024 Lewis Vaughan Testimonial Raith Rovers 1–5 Hibernian Stark's Park
19:45 Smith 74' Raith Report Stevenson 34'
Tavares 47'
McAllister 58'
Hanlon 65'
McDonald 76'
Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Daniel Graves

Fife Cup[edit]

1 July 2023 Round 1 Kelty Hearts 2–2
(1–4 p)
Raith Rovers New Central Park
14:00 Cunningham 27', 29' Raith Report Vaughan 8'
Gullan 64'
Attendance: 837
Referee: Jordan Curran
Penalties
Cunningham soccer ball with check mark
Johnston soccer ball with red X
Lyon soccer ball with red X
Gullan soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Vaughan soccer ball with check mark
Millen soccer ball with check mark

Scottish Championship[edit]

5 August 2023 1 Partick Thistle 2–2 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 McMillan 5'
Fitzpatrick 45'
Raith Report Easton 83'
Mitchell 89'
Attendance: 3,468
Referee: Calum Scott
12 August 2023 2 Raith Rovers 3–2 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton 5'
Vaughan 14' (pen.)
Smith 76'
Raith Report Muirhead 17'
Crawford 71'
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: David Munro
26 August 2023 3 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Raith Rovers East End Park
15:00 Raith Report Stanton 36' Attendance: 7,583
Referee: Steven McLean
2 September 2023 4 Raith Rovers 3–2 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Smith 8'
Vaughan 86', 90'
Raith Report Turner 64'
Thomas 73'
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Duncan Williams
16 September 2023 5 Raith Rovers 1–0 Inverness CT Stark's Park
15:00 Gullan 87' Raith Report Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Chris Graham
23 September 2023 6 Airdrieonians 1–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Gallagher 73' Raith Report Attendance: 1,804
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
30 September 2023 7 Ayr United 1–2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Dowds 50' Raith Report Easton 23', 26' Attendance: 1,848
Referee: David Munro
7 October 2023 8 Raith Rovers 1–1 Dundee United Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 24' Raith Report Moult 67' Attendance: 6,808
Referee: Alan Muir
28 October 2023 10 Raith Rovers 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Stanton 90' Raith Report Attendance: 5,925
Referee: Iain Snedden
31 October 2023 11 Greenock Morton 1–2 Raith Rovers Cappielow
19:45 Wilson 48' Raith Report Connolly 26', 41' Attendance: 1,408
Referee: David Dickinson
4 November 2023 12 Raith Rovers 1–1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Smith 44' Raith Report Todorov 55' Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Chris Graham
11 November 2023 13 Queen's Park 2–3 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Turner 70'
Paton 74'
Raith Report Vaughan 39'
Hamilton 89'
Millen 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Craig Napier
2 December 2023 14 Inverness CT 1–2 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 McKay 61' Raith Report Vaughan 86'
Gullan 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Duncan Williams
8 December 2023 15 Raith Rovers 4–3 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
19:45 O'Reilly 13'
Easton 46'
Smith 79'
Stanton 82'
Raith Report O'Reilly 51' (o.g.)
Graham 59'
Alston 69'
Attendance: 3,447
Referee: Alan Muir
13 December 2023 9 Arbroath 1–2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
19:45 Hylton 30' (pen.) Raith Report Connolly 19'
Vaughan 90'
Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Gavin Duncan
16 December 2023 16 Dundee United 0–1 Raith Rovers Tannadice Park
15:00 Raith Report Easton 59' Attendance: 10,334
Referee: John Beaton
22 December 2023 17 Raith Rovers 4–4 Ayr United Stark's Park
19:45 Stanton 30'
Vaughan 45', 81' (pen.), 90'
Raith Report McGeady 29'
Dempsey 55'
Chalmers 63'
Rose 85'
Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Craig Napier
30 December 2023 18 Raith Rovers 2–2 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 34'
Hamilton 61'
Raith Report Adams 76'
McIntosh 81' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,806
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 January 2024 19 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Raith Rovers East End Park
15:00 Summers 38' Raith Report O'Reilly 11', 51' Attendance: 8,447
Referee: Graham Grainger
6 January 2024 20 Airdrieonians 1–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Todorov 24' Raith Report Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Dan McFarlane
13 January 2024 21 Raith Rovers 1–2 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton 3' Raith Report Bruce 42'
Welsh 56'
Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Peter Stuart
27 January 2024 22 Raith Rovers 2–3 Inverness CT Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton 25'
Vaughan 52'
Raith Report Samuel 31', 36', 40' Attendance: 3,387
Referee: Dan McFarlane
16 February 2024 24 Raith Rovers 2–1 Dundee United Stark's Park
19:45 Rudden 9'
Brown 89'
Raith Report Moult 39' Attendance: 7,923
Referee: Don Robertson
24 February 2024 25 Ayr United 1–2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Syla 11' Raith Report Rudden 5'
Vaughan 45'
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Steven McLean
27 February 2024 26 Raith Rovers 0–0 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Steven Kirkland
1 March 2024 27 Arbroath 3–2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
19:45 Bird 61'
McIntosh 69'
Stowe 77'
Raith Report Rudden 26'
Mullin 49'
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Grant Irvine
9 March 2024 28 Raith Rovers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Stanton 38'
Easton 78'
Raith Report Attendance: 6,274
Referee: Craig Napier
12 March 2024 23 Partick Thistle 0–1 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
19:45 Raith Report Murray 34' Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Euan Anderson
16 March 2024 29 Queen's Park 0–0 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,883
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 March 2024 31 Dundee United 2–0 Raith Rovers Tannadice Park
15:00 Watt 7'
Moult 75' (pen.)
Raith Report Attendance: 10,336
Referee: Nick Walsh
6 April 2024 32 Raith Rovers 2–1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 45'
Hamilton 65' (pen.)
Raith Report Chalmers 55' Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Ross Hardie
9 April 2024 30 Raith Rovers 1–3 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
19:45 Mullin 68' Raith Report Frizzell 26', 30'
McGregor 80'
Attendance: 3,646
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
13 April 2024 33 Raith Rovers 0–0 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 3,928
Referee: David Munro
19 April 2024 34 Inverness CT 0–1 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Raith Report Vaughan 49' Attendance: 2,385
Referee: Euan Anderson
27 April 2024 35 Greenock Morton 0–0 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 2,098
Referee: Colin Steven
3 May 2024 36 Raith Rovers v Arbroath Stark's Park
19:45

Scottish Premiership Play-Offs[edit]

14 May 2024 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 1 Partick Thistle or Airdrieonians v Raith Rovers
19:45

Scottish League Cup[edit]

15 July 2023 Group F Raith Rovers 1–1
(2–4 p)
Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
17:15 Easton 38' Raith Report McCann 30' Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Don Robertson
Penalties
Gullan soccer ball with red X
Arnott soccer ball with check mark
Easton soccer ball with check mark
Vaughan soccer ball with red X
McCann soccer ball with check mark
Fisher soccer ball with check mark
Chalmers soccer ball with check mark
Allan soccer ball with red X
Todd soccer ball with check mark
18 July 2023 Group F Raith Rovers 2–0 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
19:45 Mullin 76'
Duffy 90' (o.g.)
Raith Report Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Colin Steven
26 July 2023 Group F Kilmarnock 2–2
(4–5 p)
Raith Rovers Rugby Park
19:45 Cameron 42'
Findlay 80'
Raith Report Easton 46'
Dick 74'
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties
Armstrong soccer ball with red X
Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
Magennis soccer ball with check mark
Watkins soccer ball with check mark
Polworth soccer ball with check mark
Cameron soccer ball with red X
Mullin soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark
Vaughan soccer ball with check mark
Easton soccer ball with red X
Corr soccer ball with check mark
29 July 2023 Group F Annan Athletic 2–3 Raith Rovers Galabank
15:00 Galloway 27'
Luissint 37'
Raith Report Watson 11'
Smith 51'
Vaughan 79' (pen.)
Attendance: 419
Referee: Scott Lambie
20 August 2023 Round 2 Hibernian 2–1 Raith Rovers Easter Road
14:00 Youan 57'
Vente 69'
Raith Report Smith 68' Attendance: 8,674
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Challenge Cup[edit]

9 September 2023 Round 3 Raith Rovers 3–0 Cliftonville Stark's Park
14:00 Masson 50'
Vaughan 69'
Hamilton 73'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Grant Irvine
14 October 2023 Round 4 Raith Rovers 3–1 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Smith 32'
Easton 57'
Mullin 67'
Raith Report Watson 72' Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
17 November 2023 Quarter-Final Hamilton Academical 1–4 Raith Rovers New Douglas Park
19:45 Zanatta 73' Raith Report Stanton 8'
Hamilton 58', 61'
Easton 90'
Attendance: 971
Referee: Iain Snedden
2 February 2024 Semi-Final Raith Rovers 0–1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
19:40 Raith Report Todorov 6' Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Cup[edit]

24 November 2023 Round 3 Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 Raith Rovers East End Park
19:45 Raith Report
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Willie Collum
20 January 2024 Round 4 Livingston 2–1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
15:00
Raith Report Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Grant Irvine

Player statistics[edit]

Squad[edit]

[3]Last updated 27 April 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Fife Cup Premiership Play-Offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland POL Kevin Dąbrowski 45 0 34+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Malta MLT James Brown 11 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 45 1 34+1 0 5+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Ross Millen 26 1 20+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Keith Watson 21 1 13+1 0 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Euan Murray 32 1 29+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 31 3 16+11 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 15 0 7+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Gullan 22 4 1+14 2 3+0 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 45 17 26+9 13 5+0 1 1+0 1 3+0 1 1+0 1 0+0 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 44 6 22+11 4 5+0 1 1+0 0 2+1 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Lee Ashcroft 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Andrew McNeil 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 41 4 27+5 2 5+0 1 1+0 0 0+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Dylan Corr 10 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 39 7 29+1 5 5+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Kyle Turner 14 0 7+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 36 12 19+11 7 2+2 2 1+0 1 1+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 40 1 29+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 35 0 25+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Ross 4 1 0+3 0 0+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 44 12 22+12 8 4+0 2 1+0 0 4+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Scott McGill 24 0 5+12 0 4+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Aaron Arnott 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW Scotland SCO Kieran Mitchell 4 1 0+1 1 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Callum Hannah 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Scotland SCO Zak Rudden 15 3 8+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Adam Masson 7 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Daniel O'Reilly 7 3 6+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record[edit]

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated April 2024
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Fife Cup Premiership Play-Offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Poland Kevin Dąbrowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Malta James Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland Liam Dick 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
4 DF Scotland Ross Millen 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
5 DF Scotland Keith Watson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF Scotland Euan Murray 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
7 MF Scotland Aidan Connolly 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF Scotland Ross Matthews 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Scotland Jamie Gullan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
11 FW Scotland Callum Smith 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
12 DF Scotland Lee Ashcroft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Scotland Andrew McNeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland Josh Mullin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF Scotland Dylan Corr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Scotland Sam Stanton 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 GK Scotland Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland Kyle Turner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 FW Scotland Jack Hamilton 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 MF Scotland Scott Brown 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
21 MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
22 MF Scotland Ethan Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Scotland Dylan Easton 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
24 MF Scotland Scott McGill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Scotland Aaron Arnott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW Scotland Kieran Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Scotland Callum Hannah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Scotland Zak Rudden 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
30 DF Scotland Adam Masson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 DF Republic of Ireland Daniel O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Team statistics[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United (C, P) 35 21 9 5 69 22 +47 72 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Raith Rovers (Q) 35 19 9 7 53 42 +11 66 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Partick Thistle (Q) 35 14 13 8 62 50 +12 55 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Airdrieonians (Q) 35 15 7 13 44 42 +2 52
5 Greenock Morton 35 12 9 14 42 43 −1 45
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

League Cup table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIL RAI DNF ALB ANN
1 Kilmarnock 4 3 0 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Qualification for the second round 2–2p 3–0
2 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9 1–1p 2–0
3 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 8 0–2 4–0
4 Albion Rovers 4 1 0 0 3 3 8 −5 3 1–2 0–3
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0 2–3 1–2
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Management statistics[edit]

Last updated on 27 April 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray 24 May 2022 47 28 9 10 059.57

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Ian Murray New First-Team Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.