2024–25 season | |||
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Chairman | Steven MacDonald | ||
Manager | Ian Murray (until 4 August) Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers) (from 4 August to 2 September) Neill Collins (from 3 September)[1] | ||
Stadium | Stark's Park | ||
Championship | 6th (ongoing) | ||
League Cup | Group Stage | ||
Challenge Cup | 3rd Round | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,030 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,435 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,683 | ||
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The 2024–25 season is Raith Rovers' fifth season back in the second tier of Scottish football after being promoted from Scottish League One at the end of the 2019–20 season.[2] Raith Rovers will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Management
Raith were led by manager Ian Murray until 4 August 2024,[3] with the club stating that results and performances since the turn of the year had fallen short of expectations.[4] The 2024–25 season marked his third at the club.[5]
Colin Cameron and John Potter took over on an interim basis.[6] On 3 September 2024, it was announced that Neill Collins had been appointed as the clubs new head coach.[7]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendlies
29 June 2024 Pat Slattery Testimonial | East Fife | 0–0 | Raith Rovers | Bayview Stadium |
14:00 | Raith Report |
3 July 2024 Friendly | Montrose | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | Links Park |
19:45 | Raith Report | Smith 40' |
6 July 2024 Friendly | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Stark's Park |
14:00 | Hanlon 86' | Raith Report | Referee: Kevin Clancy |
13 August 2024 Friendly | Kirkcaldy & Dysart | 0–3 | Raith Rovers | Alex Penman Park |
19:00 | Raith Report | Connolly 52' Smith 61' Matthews 80' |
Attendance: 570 |
9 October 2024 Ross Matthews Testimonial | Raith Rovers | 3–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Stark's Park |
19:45 | Jamieson 47' Hamilton 85' Easton 87' |
Raith Report | Spittal 25' | Attendance: 1,281 |
Scottish Championship
3 August 2024 1 | Airdrieonians | 1–0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | MacDonald 75' | Raith Report | Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Ross Hardie |
10 August 2024 2 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Easton 27' (pen.) | Raith Report | Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Peter Stuart |
24 August 2024 3 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park |
15:00 | Dowds 40' (pen.) Walker 90' |
Raith Report | Attendance: 2,928 Referee: Iain Snedden |
31 August 2024 4 | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Raith Report | Brandon 90' | Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Colin Steven |
13 September 2024 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | East End Park |
19:45 | Otoo 52' Wotherspoon 80' |
Raith Report | Attendance: 6,993 Referee: Craig Napier |
21 September 2024 6 | Raith Rovers | 3–3 | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Stevenson 15' Pollock 36' Easton 54' |
Raith Report | O'Hara 2' (pen.) Smith 79' Shaw 90' |
Attendance: 3,322 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
28 September 2024 7 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Hamilton 11' (pen.) | Raith Report | Attendance: 5,030 Referee: Matthew MacDermid |
5 October 2024 8 | Greenock Morton | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Cappielow |
15:00 | Stuparević 49' Garrity 54' |
Raith Report | Attendance: 2,976 Referee: Iain Snedden |
19 October 2024 9 | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Queen's Park | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Hamilton 39' (pen.) | Raith Report | McLeish 62' | Attendance: 3,396 Referee: Calum Scott |
26 October 2024 10 | Livingston | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Wilson 75' Nottingham 90' |
Raith Report | Hamilton 21' | Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Ross Hardie |
29 October 2024 11 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Airdrieonians | Stark's Park |
19:45 | Brown 20' | Raith Report | Attendance: 3,258 Referee: Nick Walsh |
1 November 2024 12 | Raith Rovers | 2–0 | Ayr United | Stark's Park |
19:45 | Jamieson 19', 43' | Raith Report | Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Lloyd Wilson |
9 November 2024 13 | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | Firhill Stadium |
15:00 | Graham 6' | Raith Report | Easton 68' | Attendance: 4,348 Referee: Steven McLean |
16 November 2024 14 | Raith Rovers | 2–3 | Greenock Morton | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Delaney 59' (o.g.) Easton 81' (pen.) |
Raith Report | Stuparević 6', 25' Garrity 90' |
Attendance: 3,508 Referee: Dan McFarlane |
7 December 2024 16 | Falkirk | v | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
15:00 |
Scottish League Cup
13 July 2024 Group H | Stirling Albion | 0–3 | Raith Rovers | Forthbank Stadium |
15:00 | Raith Report | Connolly 17', 25', 66' | Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Greg Soutar |
16 July 2024 Group H | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Stranraer | Stark's Park |
19:45 | Hamilton 5' Murray 90' |
Raith Report | Dunlop 84' | Attendance: 1,435 Referee: Grant Irvine |
20 July 2024 Group H | Ross County | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
15:00 | White 29' Harmon 87' |
Raith Report | Smith 51' | Attendance: 1,228 Referee: Euan Anderson |
27 July 2024 Group H | Raith Rovers | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Kilday 61' (o.g) | Raith Report | McGinty 56' | Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Chris Graham |
Penalties | ||||
Connolly Smith Gibson Easton Hamilton |
MacDonald Murray Todorov Bradley |
Scottish Challenge Cup
8 September 2024 Round 3 | Ayr United | 3–2 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park |
13:00 | Dowds 49' (pen.), 69' Oakley 70' |
Raith Report | Smith 11' Easton 15' |
Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Graham Grainger |
Scottish Cup
30 November 2024 Round 3 | Linlithgow Rose | 0–4 | Raith Rovers | Prestonfield |
15:00 | Raith Report | Gibson 22' Easton 49' (pen.), 58' Hamilton 85' |
Referee: Alastair Grieve |
18/19 January 2025 Round 4 | Falkirk | v | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
TBC |
Player statistics
Squad
- [8]Last updated 3 December 2024
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | POL | Kevin Dąbrowski | 20 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | SCO | Kieran Freeman | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | SCO | Liam Dick | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | SCO | Paul Hanlon | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | SCO | Callum Fordyce | 11 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | SCO | Euan Murray | 12 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | SCO | Aidan Connolly | 14 | 3 | 4+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | SCO | Ross Matthews | 16 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | SCO | Jack Hamilton | 16 | 5 | 8+3 | 3 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | SCO | Lewis Vaughan | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
11 | FW | SCO | Callum Smith | 16 | 2 | 6+5 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
13 | GK | SCO | Andrew McNeil | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | SCO | Josh Mullin | 16 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | SCO | Sam Stanton | 11 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
17 | FW | SCO | Lewis Gibson | 14 | 1 | 3+5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ENG | Fankaty Dabo | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
19 | MF | SCO | Finlay Pollock | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | SCO | Scott Brown | 12 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | SCO | Shaun Byrne | 20 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | SCO | Dylan Easton | 19 | 7 | 13+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 |
24 | FW | SCO | Lewis Jamieson | 13 | 2 | 7+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | SCO | Kai Montagu | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | SCO | Lewis Stevenson | 19 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | SCO | Callum Hannah | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
29 | FW | NGA | Cody David | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | SCO | Jake Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
-- | DF | IRL | Jordan Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated December 2024
Number | Position | Nation | Name | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
1 | GK | Kevin Dąbrowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Kieran Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Liam Dick | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
4 | DF | Paul Hanlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Callum Fordyce | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Euan Murray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
7 | MF | Aidan Connolly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Ross Matthews | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Jack Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | FW | Lewis Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
11 | FW | Callum Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
13 | GK | Andrew McNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Josh Mullin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Sam Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Lewis Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
18 | DF | Fankaty Dabo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
19 | MF | Finlay Pollock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Scott Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Shaun Byrne | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
23 | MF | Dylan Easton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
24 | FW | Lewis Jamieson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Kai Montagu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Lewis Stevenson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Callum Hannah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Cody David | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
30 | MF | Jake Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
TBC | DF | Jordan Doherty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Partick Thistle | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 23 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
5 | Queen's Park | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 22 | |
6 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 15 | |
7 | Hamilton Academical | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 15 | |
8 | Greenock Morton | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 14 |
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).[10]
League Cup table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | RAI | HAM | STI | STR | |
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1 | Ross County | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | — | |
2 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | — | — | p1–1 | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Hamilton Academical | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 1–2 | — | — | 0–0p | — | ||
4 | Stirling Albion | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 4 | — | 0–3 | — | — | p2–2 | ||
5 | Stranraer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 | 1–3 | — | 0–3 | — | — |
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
Management statistics
- Last updated on 30 November 2024
Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
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Ian Murray | 13 July 2024 | 4 August 2024 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 |
Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers) | 4 August 2024 | 2 September 2024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
Neill Collins | 3 September 2024 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 33.33 |
Transfers
Players in
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Players out
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Notes
References
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