Raith Rovers
2023–24 season
ChairmanSteven MacDonald
ManagerIan Murray
StadiumStark's Park
Championship2nd (ongoing)
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Vaughan (10 goals)
All: Lewis Vaughan (14 goals)
Highest home attendance6,808
Lowest home attendance1,088
Average home league attendance3,917

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 will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Fife Cup.

Summary

Management

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

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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

Fife Cup

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

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 v Inverness CT Stark's Park
15:00

Scottish League Cup

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

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 v Airdrieonians Stark's Park
19:40

Scottish Cup

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 v Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
15:00

Player statistics

Squad

[3]Last updated 13 January 2024
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupChallenge CupFife Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Poland POL Kevin Dąbrowski 29019+005+001+002+101+00
3 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 29119+105+010+003+001+00
4 DF Scotland SCO Ross Millen 23118+011+001+002+001+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Keith Watson 1216+005+010+000+001+00
6 DF Scotland SCO Euan Murray 20018+001+000+001+000+00
7 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 1837+730+001+002+100+00
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 200+200+000+000+000+00
9 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Gullan 2241+1423+010+102+001+01
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 311417+5105+011+012+011+01
11 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 30615+545+011+001+111+10
13 GK Scotland SCO Andrew McNeil 202+000+000+000+000+00
14 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 29218+205+011+000+211+00
15 DF Scotland SCO Dylan Corr 802+004+000+000+100+10
16 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 26617+045+001+012+011+00
17 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 100+000+000+001+000+00
18 MF Scotland SCO Kyle Turner 101+000+000+000+000+00
19 FW Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 22912+442+221+011+020+00
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 24017+201+001+003+000+00
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 23018+101+000+003+000+00
22 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Ross 410+300+010+000+100+00
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 301014+764+021+003+021+00
24 MF Scotland SCO Scott McGill 1804+704+000+101+100+00
25 MF Scotland SCO Aaron Arnott 300+100+200+000+000+00
26 FW Scotland SCO Kieran Mitchell 410+110+300+000+000+00
27 DF Scotland SCO Callum Hannah 300+100+000+000+200+00
30 DF Scotland SCO Adam Masson 710+400+000+003+010+00
34 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Daniel O'Reilly 736+030+001+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated January 2024
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Fife Cup 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
1GKPolandKevin Dąbrowski 000000000000
3DFScotlandLiam Dick 400100000041
4DFScotlandRoss Millen 710000000071
5DFScotlandKeith Watson 200000000020
6DFScotlandEuan Murray 210000000021
7MFScotlandAidan Connolly 000010100020
8MFScotlandRoss Matthews 100000000010
9FWScotlandJamie Gullan 300000000030
10FWScotlandLewis Vaughan 400010000050
11FWScotlandCallum Smith 000010000010
13GKScotlandAndrew McNeil 000000000000
14MFScotlandJosh Mullin 100000000010
15DFScotlandDylan Corr 100000000010
16MFScotlandSam Stanton 102000000030
17GKScotlandRobbie Thomson 000000000000
18MFScotlandKyle Turner 000000000000
19FWScotlandJack Hamilton 300010100050
20MFScotlandScott Brown 200000000020
21MFScotlandShaun Byrne 701000000080
22MFScotlandEthan Ross 000000000000
23MFScotlandDylan Easton 402000000060
24MFScotlandScott McGill 100000000010
25MFScotlandAaron Arnott 000000000000
26FWScotlandKieran Mitchell 000000000000
27DFScotlandCallum Hannah 000000000000
30DFScotlandAdam Masson 100000000010
34DFRepublic of IrelandDaniel O'Reilly 100010000020

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United 20 13 5 2 43 10 +33 44 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Raith Rovers 21 13 5 3 38 28 +10 44 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Partick Thistle 21 10 6 5 42 33 +9 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Airdrieonians 20 8 3 9 19 23 −4 27
5 Greenock Morton 20 7 5 8 24 27 −3 26
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 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]

League Cup table

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

Last updated on 13 January 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray 24 May 2022 31 21 5 5 067.74

Notes

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

References

  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 13 January 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.
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