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Raith Rovers
2024–25 season
ChairmanSteven MacDonald
ManagerIan Murray
(until 4 August 2024)
Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers) (from 4 August to 2 September 2024)
Neill Collins (from 3 September 2024)[1]
StadiumStark's Park
Championship9th (ongoing)
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge Cup3rd Round
Highest home attendance4,002
Lowest home attendance1,435
Average home league attendance3,760
← 2023–24
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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

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Management

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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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

Scottish Championship

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Main article: 2024–25 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 v Raith Rovers East End Park
19:45

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 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 soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
Easton soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark		 MacDonald soccer ball with red X
Murray soccer ball with check mark
Todorov soccer ball with check mark
Bradley soccer ball with check mark

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 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


Player statistics

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Squad

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[8]Last updated 8 September 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland POL Kevin Dąbrowski 9 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Kieran Freeman 5 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 6 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Paul Hanlon 3 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Euan Murray 7 1 4+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 9 3 1+3 0 3+1 3 0+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 9 0 4+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 5 1 0+1 0 2+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 9 2 4+0 0 2+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
13 GK Scotland SCO Andrew McNeil 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 9 0 3+1 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 6 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Gibson 9 0 3+1 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 3 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 8 0 3+0 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 9 2 4+0 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
24 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Jamieson 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Kai Montagu 4 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Stevenson 9 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Callum Hannah 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Scotland SCO Jake Nicholson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated September 2024
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Total
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland Kieran Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Scotland Liam Dick 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Scotland Paul Hanlon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland Callum Fordyce 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland Euan Murray 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Scotland Aidan Connolly 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Scotland Ross Matthews 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW Scotland Jack Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Scotland Callum Smith 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
14 MF Scotland Josh Mullin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Scotland Sam Stanton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW Scotland Lewis Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF Scotland Scott Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
23 MF Scotland Dylan Easton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 FW Scotland Lewis Jamieson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Scotland Kai Montagu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Scotland Lewis Stevenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Scotland Callum Hannah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Scotland Jake Nicholson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
6 Queen's Park 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4
7 Airdrieonians 4 1 1 2 3 9 −6 4
8 Greenock Morton 4 0 3 1 3 4 −1 3
9 Raith Rovers 4 1 0 3 1 4 −3 3 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Dunfermline Athletic 4 0 1 3 1 6 −5 1 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: [9]
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

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Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS RAI HAM STI STR
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 — —
Source: [11]
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

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Last updated on 8 September 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray 13 July 2024 4 August 2024 5 3 0 2 060.00
Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers) 4 August 2024 2 September 2024 3 1 0 2 033.33
Neill Collins 3 September 2024 1 0 0 1 000.00

Transfers

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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 appoint Collins as manager". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Murray sacked by Raith Rovers after opening-day loss". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  4. ^ "'Stunned' Ian Murray breaks silence on Raith Rovers sacking and his plans to return to management". scotsman.com. The Scotsman. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Ian Murray New First-Team Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Club Statement: Ian Murray". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  7. ^ Club, Raith Rovers Football; Fowlie, Grace (3 September 2024). "WELCOME, NEILL COLLINS!". Raith Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Welcome Callum Fordyce". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Kai Montagu Signs On". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Shaun Byrne Signs On". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Lewis Gibson becomes latest Raith Rovers signing as teenage winger pens 3-year deal". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Welcome Paul Hanlon!". Raith Rovers FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Hanlon joins Stevenson at Raith Rovers". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  19. ^ Collin, Iain (30 May 2024). "Raith Rovers win race to sign free Hibs legend Lewis Stevenson". The Courier. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Kieran Freeman snapped up by Raith Rovers as former Dundee United man seals Scotland return". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Jamieson joins Raith Rovers on loan 'to continue development". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Dylan Corr joins Morton as former Celtic defender commits future following Raith Rovers exit". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Raith Rovers goalkeeper Robbie Thomson stays at Stark's Park despite quitting as player". fifetoday.co.uk. Fife Today. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Raith in talks with 5 as 6 depart". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Keith Watson joins Arbroath after Dundee United connections help convince freed Raith Rovers defender on move". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Retained and Released List". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  27. ^ "Ethan Ross Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  28. ^ "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  29. ^ "New Dundalk FC signing Scott McGill says he wants to help the club push clear of the relegation". independent.ie. Irish Independent. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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