2024–25 Raith Rovers F.C. season
Appearance
2024–25 season | |||
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Chairman | Steven MacDonald | ||
Manager | Ian Murray (until 4 August 2024) Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers) (from 4 August to 2 September 2024) Neill Collins (from 3 September 2024)[1] | ||
Stadium | Stark's Park | ||
Championship | 9th (ongoing) | ||
League Cup | Group Stage | ||
Challenge Cup | 3rd Round | ||
Highest home attendance | 4,002 | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,435 | ||
Average home league attendance | 3,760 | ||
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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
[edit]Management
[edit]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
[edit]Win Draw Loss Postponed
Friendlies
[edit]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 ![]() |
6 July 2024 Friendly | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Stark's Park |
14:00 | Hanlon ![]() |
Raith Report | Referee: Kevin Clancy |
13 August 2024 Friendly | Kirkcaldy & Dysart | 0–3 | Raith Rovers | Alex Penman Park |
19:00 | Raith Report | Connolly ![]() Smith ![]() Matthews ![]() |
Attendance: 570 |
Scottish Championship
[edit]3 August 2024 1 | Airdrieonians | 1–0 | Raith Rovers | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | MacDonald ![]() |
Raith Report | Attendance: 1,462 Referee: Ross Hardie |
10 August 2024 2 | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Partick Thistle | Stark's Park |
15:00 | Easton ![]() |
Raith Report | Attendance: 4,002 Referee: Peter Stuart |
24 August 2024 3 | Ayr United | 2–0 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park |
15:00 | Dowds ![]() Walker ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Attendance: 3,517 Referee: Colin Steven |
13 September 2024 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | v | Raith Rovers | East End Park |
19:45 |
Scottish League Cup
[edit]13 July 2024 Group H | Stirling Albion | 0–3 | Raith Rovers | Forthbank Stadium |
15:00 | Raith Report | Connolly ![]() |
Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Greg Soutar |
16 July 2024 Group H | Raith Rovers | 2–1 | Stranraer | Stark's Park |
19:45 | Hamilton ![]() Murray ![]() |
Raith Report | Dunlop ![]() |
Attendance: 1,435 Referee: Grant Irvine |
20 July 2024 Group H | Ross County | 2–1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
15:00 | White ![]() Harmon ![]() |
Raith Report | Smith ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Raith Report | McGinty ![]() |
Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Chris Graham |
Penalties | ||||
Connolly ![]() Smith ![]() Gibson ![]() Easton ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
MacDonald ![]() Murray ![]() Todorov ![]() Bradley ![]() |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]8 September 2024 Round 3 | Ayr United | 3–2 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park |
13:00 | Dowds ![]() Oakley ![]() |
Raith Report | Smith ![]() Easton ![]() |
Attendance: 1,750 Referee: Graham Grainger |
Player statistics
[edit]Squad
[edit]- [8]Last updated 8 September 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 | ![]() |
Kevin Dąbrowski | 9 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Kieran Freeman | 5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Liam Dick | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Hanlon | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Callum Fordyce | 5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Euan Murray | 7 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Aidan Connolly | 9 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 | 3+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Ross Matthews | 9 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Jack Hamilton | 5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Lewis Vaughan | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Callum Smith | 9 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
13 | GK | ![]() |
Andrew McNeil | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
14 | MF | ![]() |
Josh Mullin | 9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Sam Stanton | 6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Lewis Gibson | 9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Brown | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Shaun Byrne | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Dylan Easton | 9 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Lewis Jamieson | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Kai Montagu | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
26 | DF | ![]() |
Lewis Stevenson | 9 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Callum Hannah | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Jake Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
[edit]Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated September 2024
Number | Position | Nation | Name | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
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1 | GK | ![]() |
Kevin Dąbrowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Kieran Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Liam Dick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Paul Hanlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Callum Fordyce | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Euan Murray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
Aidan Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Ross Matthews | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Sam Stanton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Lewis Gibson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Shaun Byrne | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
23 | MF | ![]() |
Dylan Easton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | ![]() |
Callum Hannah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | MF | ![]() |
Jake Nicholson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team statistics
[edit]League table
[edit]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]
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
[edit]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 | — | — |
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]
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
[edit]- Last updated on 8 September 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Transfers
[edit]
Players in[edit] |
Players out[edit]
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Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Raith Rovers appoint Collins as manager". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Murray sacked by Raith Rovers after opening-day loss". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Club Statement: Ian Murray". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Club, Raith Rovers Football; Fowlie, Grace (3 September 2024). "WELCOME, NEILL COLLINS!". Raith Rovers Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Summary - League Cup Group H". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
- ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Welcome Callum Fordyce". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Kai Montagu Signs On". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Shaun Byrne Signs On". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Welcome Paul Hanlon!". Raith Rovers FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- ^ "Hanlon joins Stevenson at Raith Rovers". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Collin, Iain (30 May 2024). "Raith Rovers win race to sign free Hibs legend Lewis Stevenson". The Courier. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jamieson joins Raith Rovers on loan 'to continue development". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Raith in talks with 5 as 6 depart". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Retained and Released List". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Ethan Ross Signs". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "Morecambe: League Two side make 15 signings after embargo lifted". BBC Sport. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "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.