2017–18 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
2017–18 season
ChairmanAlan Young
ManagerBarry Smith
StadiumStark's Park
League 12nd
Challenge CupQuarter-final
League CupGroup stage
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Vaughan (15)
All: Lewis Vaughan (23)
Highest home attendance4,496 vs. Alloa Athletic, 28 April 2018
Lowest home attendance971 vs. Brora Rangers, 15 August 2017
Average home league attendance1,886

The 2017–18 season was Raith Rovers' first season in the third tier of Scottish football since being relegated from the Scottish Championship via the play-offs at the end of the 2016–17 season.[1] Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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Management

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Raith were led by manager Barry Smith for the 2017–18 season for his 1st season at the club.[2]

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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5 July 2017 Pre-Season Friendly Edinburgh City 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Ainslie Park
19:45 Allan 54' Raith Report Court 90' Attendance: 321
Referee: Craig Charleston
8 July 2017 Pre-Season Friendly Clyde 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium
12:30 Goodwillie 53' (pen.) Raith Report Buchanan 15'
Ferguson 67' (o.g.)
Attendance: 324
Referee: David Lowe

Scottish League One

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5 August 2017 League One Alloa Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Cawley 16' Raith Report Vaughan 90' Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Barry Cook
12 August 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 43', 64'
Spence 61'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Mike Roncone
19 August 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 31'
Buchanan 85'
Spence 88'
Raith Report Millar 18'
Bain Red card 39'
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Alan Newlands
26 August 2017 League One East Fife 0 – 5 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Barr 5'
Vaughan 20', 80'
Spence 39'
Buchanan 69'
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Craig Napier
9 September 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 50'
Thomson 59'
Raith Report Shankland 45'
Higgins Yellow card 88' Red card
Attendance: 2,286
Referee: Alan Muir
23 September 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Thomson 74'
Zanatta 89'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Mat Northcroft
30 September 2017 League One Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Exsel Group Stadium
15:00 Trouten 38'
Shields 83'
Raith Report Spence 87' Attendance: 616
Referee: David Lowe
14 October 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 32'
Thomson 37'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Barry Cook
28 October 2017 League One Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Millar 73' (pen.) Raith Report Herron 59'
Davidson Red card 72'
Attendance: 865
Referee: Graham Beaton
4 November 2017 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 East Fife Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 29' Raith Report Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 November 2017 League One Ayr United 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
19:45 Shankland 16'
Crawford 22'
Moore 90'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Barry Cook
25 November 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Zanatta 64'
Spence 66'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Mike Roncone
2 December 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Spence 55'
Buchanan 68'
Raith Report Cawley 88' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Colin Steven
10 December 2017 League One Airdrieonians 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
16:10 Hastie 23'
Russell 38'
Raith Report Spence 22'
Court 90'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Don Robertson
23 December 2017 League One Arbroath 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Matthews 55' (o.g.) Raith Report Spence 19'
Buchanan 32'
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Spence 13'
Buchanan 27'
Vaughan 69'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Craig Charleston
2 January 2018 League One East Fife 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Wilkie 20'
Linton 56'
Raith Report Robertson 8'
Buchanan 25'
Zanatta 78'
Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Gavin Ross
6 January 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Spence 13'
Trialist 26' (o.g.)
Raith Report Peters 21' Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 January 2018 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Spence 47' Raith Report Shankland 34' Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Barry Cook
20 January 2018 League One Stranraer 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Beith 9' Raith Report Attendance: 449
Referee: Scott Millar
3 February 2018 League One Queen's Park 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Keena 41'
Fotheringham Yellow card 90' Red card
Raith Report Murray 15'
Furtado 18'
Buchanan 30'
Attendance: 777
Referee: Graham Beaton
6 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
19:45 Herron 7', 63'
Thomson 76'
Raith Report Hopkins 54' Attendance: 1,294
Referee: Alan Newlands
10 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Furtado 64'
Vaughan 77'
Raith Report Carrick 44' Attendance: 1,685
Referee: Craig Charleston
17 February 2018 League One Albion Rovers 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Exsel Group Stadium
15:00 Trouten 11', 90' (pen.) Raith Report Murray 40'
Marr 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 519
Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Thomson 43'
Furtado 74'
Raith Report Wallace 64' (pen.)
McIntosh 90'
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Mat Northcroft
10 March 2018 League One Ayr United 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Shankland 34'
Adams 43'
Moffat 53'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Gavin Ross
13 March 2018 League One Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
19:45 Aitken 68', 76' Raith Report Vaughan 78' Attendance: 509
Referee: Mike Roncone
24 March 2018 League One Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Stewart 46'
Watt Yellow card 90' Red card
Raith Report Vaughan 8'
Thomson 20'
Attendance: 915
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 March 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 East Fife Stark's Park
19:45 Barr 39'
Davidson 85'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Barry Cook
31 March 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
15:00 Barr 86'
Zanatta 89'}
Raith Report Attendance: 1,456
Referee: Graham Beaton
7 April 2018 League One Arbroath 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 McIntosh 74' Raith Report Buchanan 39' (pen.) Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 April 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Barr 10'
Zanatta 39'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Alan Newlands
21 April 2018 League One Stranraer 0 – 3 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Raith Report Murray 5'
Buchanan 44'
Vaughan 78'
Attendance: 524
Referee: Kevin Graham
28 April 2018 League One Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 4,496
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish Championship play-offs

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2 May 2018 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 1 Alloa Athletic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Indodrill Stadium
19:45 Stewart 23'
Flannigan 58'
Raith Report Davidson Yellow card 82' Red card Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Challenge Cup

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15 August 2017 Round 1 Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Brora Rangers Stark's Park
19:45 Callachan 15'
Vaughan 65'
Osei 83'
Raith Report Attendance: 971
Referee: Steven Reid
2 September 2017 Round 2 Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Ross County U20 Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 7', 21'
Barr 10'
Buchanan 27'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Gavin Ross
7 October 2017 Round 3 St Mirren 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 Reilly 63' Raith Report Vaughan 64'
Spence 73'
Barr 81'
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 November 2017 Quarter-Final Dumbarton 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 McLaughlin 20'
Roy 49'
Raith Report Spence Red card 58' Attendance: 888
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League Cup

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN DND RAI COW BUC
1 Dundee United (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 10 2 +8 11 Qualification for the Second Round 2–0 4–1
2 Dundee (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 8 2 +6 10 1–1p 2–0
3 Raith Rovers 4 2 0 0 2 9 5 +4 6 1–2 2–0
4 Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 0 3 5 11 −6 3 0–3 4–2
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0 0–3 1–6
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches

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18 July 2017 Group C Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Dundee Stark's Park
19:45 Vaughan 90' Raith Report Moussa 83'
Hendry 90'
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Stephen Finnie
25 July 2017 Group C Buckie Thistle 1 – 6 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
20:00 McLeod 27' Raith Report Vaughan 14' (pen.), 45'
Spence 40'
Buchanan 65', 69'
Matthews 86'
Attendance: 620
Referee: Ryan Milne
29 July 2017 Group C Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 9'
Buchanan 32'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Kevin Graham

Scottish Cup

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18 November 2017 Round 3 Peterhead 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Brown 55'
McAllister 57', 85'
Raith Report Attendance: 671
Referee: Mat Northcroft

Fife Cup

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12 April 2018 Semi-final Cowdenbeath 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Central Park
19:45 Muirhead 37'
Marks 90+3'
Raith Report

Player statistics

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Squad

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[5]Last updated 5 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total League 1 League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Australia AUS Rory Brian 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Australia AUS Aaron Lennox 19 0 14+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Graeme Smith 28 0 23+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kyle Benedictus 21 0 15+0 0 4+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Iain Davidson 36 1 29+1 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kevin McHattie 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO David McKay 22 0 13+4 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Euan Murray 45 3 35+1 3 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jason Thomson 47 7 38+0 7 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Watson 7 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Bobby Barr 39 7 27+7 5 1+1 0 3+0 2 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO James Berry 9 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ross Callachan 9 1 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
MF France FRA Willis Furtado 18 3 12+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Regan Hendry 13 0 10+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO John Herron 22 3 14+5 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 44 1 26+9 0 2+2 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Scott Robertson 39 1 30+2 1 4+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
MF Canada CAN Dario Zanatta 26 6 17+9 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Liam Buchanan 41 14 31+3 10 4+0 3 1+1 1 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jonny Court 21 1 1+14 1 0+2 0 0+3 0 1+0 0
FW Ghana GHA Yaw Osei 13 1 0+5 0 1+3 0 1+2 1 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jack Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Greig Spence 41 13 20+12 11 4+0 1 4+0 1 1+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 45 23 37+0 15 4+0 4 4+0 4 0+0 0
  • Squad numbers are not compulsory in Scottish League One.

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2018
Nation Position Name League 1 League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
Scotland GK Graeme Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF Kyle Benedictus 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF Iain Davidson 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
Scotland DF Euan Murray 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland DF Jason Thomson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF Kevin McHattie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF Jamie Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF Bobby Barr 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
France MF Willis Furtado 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland MF Regan Hendry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF John Herron 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF Ross Matthews 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF Scott Robertson 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
Canada MF Dario Zanatta 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland FW Liam Buchanan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Greig Spence 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland FW Lewis Vaughan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Scotland FW Jonny Court 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 24 4 8 92 42 +50 76 Promotion to the Championship
2 Raith Rovers 36 22 9 5 68 32 +36 75 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (O, P) 36 17 9 10 56 43 +13 60
4 Arbroath 36 17 8 11 70 51 +19 59
5 Stranraer 36 16 5 15 58 66 −8 53
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAAHHAHAAAHHAHAH
ResultDWWWWWWLWDWLWWDWWWWDLDWWWDDLLWWWDWWD
Position622111111112222222221121111122222212
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Management statistics

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Last updated on 5 May 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Barry Smith[7] 5 August 2017 Present 47 27 9 11 057.45


Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date". Statto. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Barry Smith Is Our New Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Raith Rovers". Statto. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Barry Smith Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.