2018–19 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season was Raith Rovers' second consecutive 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.

Raith Rovers
2018–19 season
ChairmanAlan Young
ManagerBarry Smith
(until 4 September)
John McGlynn
(from 25 September)
StadiumStark's Park
League 13rd
Challenge CupSecond round
League CupGroup stage
Scottish CupFifth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Nisbet (29)
All: Kevin Nisbet (34)
Highest home attendance6,013 vs. Dunfermline Athletic, 19 January 2019
Lowest home attendance479 vs. Aberdeen B, 14 August 2018
Average home league attendance1,555

Summary

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Management

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Raith were led by manager Barry Smith for the 2018–19 season for his 2nd season at the club.[2]

On 4 September Smith resigned from his position at the club.[3]

On 25 September, John McGlynn was appointed as the new manager for his 2nd spell with the club.[4]

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-Season

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4 July 2018 Pre-Season Friendly Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Bayview Stadium
19:45 Gillespie   15'
Matthews   36'
Match Report McCann   20' Attendance: 701
Referee: Andrew Dallas

Scottish League One

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4 August 2018 League One Stranraer 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Anderson   53' Raith Report Buchanan   29' Attendance: 424
Referee: David Lowe
11 August 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Stenhousemuir Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   25 pen.', 77' Raith Report Attendance: 1,415
Referee: Mike Roncone
18 August 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 2 East Fife Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   9 pen.', 75' Raith Report Agnew   27 pen.', 65' Attendance: 2,025
Referee: Craig Napier
25 August 2018 League One Airdrieonians 3 – 4 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Vitoria   7', 84'
Carrick   32'
Raith Report Buchanan   56', 87', 90+3'
Davidson  
Nisbet   90+1'
Attendance: 1,119
Referee: Alan Newlands
1 September 2018 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   28'
Vaughan   52', 68'
Duggan   56'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,447
Referee: Euan Anderson
15 September 2018 League One Brechin City 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Glebe Park
15:00 Melingui   87' Raith Report Nisbet   65 pen.' Attendance: 623
Referee: Scott Millar
22 September 2018 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Campbell   57 o.g.' Raith Report Webster   28' Attendance: 1,534
Referee: Grant Irvine
29 September 2018 League One Dumbarton 1 – 5 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Gallagher   70' Raith Report Vaughan   1'
Nisbet   37'
Flanagan   12', 33'
Buchanan   87'
Attendance: 756
Referee: Steven Reid
6 October 2018 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   87' Raith Report Linn   79' Attendance: 2,187
Referee: Craig Napier
20 October 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   5', 39'
Murray   44'
Raith Report Donnelly   28' Attendance: 1,285
Referee: Craig Napier
27 October 2018 League One Forfar Athletic 3 – 2 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Hilson   15'
Easton   67'
Hill   81'
Raith Report Matthews   29'
Nisbet   33'
Attendance: 826
Referee: Barry Cook
4 November 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Brechin City Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   41', 90+2' Raith Report Jackson   90+3' Attendance: 1,495
Referee: Graham Beaton
11 November 2018 League One East Fife 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Smith   76'
Dunsmore   90'
Long   90+2'
Raith Report Buchanan   11' Attendance: 1,726
Referee: David Munro
18 November 2018 League One Stenhousemuir 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Ochilview Park
15:00 McGuigan   67' Raith Report Armstrong   11', 87'
Crane   58'
Attendance: 797
Referee: John McKendrick
1 December 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   7'
Buchanan   31'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,567
Referee: David Lowe
8 December 2018 League One Montrose 3 – 2 Raith Rovers Links Park
15:00 Rennie   10'
Johnston   59'
Campbell   79'
Raith Report Armstrong   3'
Nisbet   74'
Attendance: 784
Referee: Alan Newlands
15 December 2018 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 2 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Armstrong   13'
Nisbet   63'
Murray   88'
Vaughan   89'
Raith Report Forbes   10'
Paton   20'
Attendance: 1,089
Referee: Barry Cook
22 December 2018 League One Arbroath 0 – 2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Swankie   45' Raith Report Armstrong   19'
Buchanan   37'
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
29 December 2018 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 2 East Fife Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   84' Raith Report Dunsmore   12'
Currie   44'
Attendance: 2,833
Referee: Gavin Ross
5 January 2019 League One Raith Rovers 5 – 1 Stenhousemuir Stark's Park
15:00 Davidson   18'
Gillespie   33'
Murray   38'
Vaughan   40'
Duggan   52'
Raith Report McBrearty   21'
Ross   25'
Attendance: 1,398
Referee: Grant Irvine
12 January 2019 League One Airdrieonians 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 McIntosh   9 pen.' Raith Report Murray   73' Attendance: 1,140
Referee: David Munro
26 January 2019 League One Brechin City 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Glebe Park
15:00 Smith   52'
Kavanagh   68'
Raith Report Nisbet   32' Attendance: 601
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 February 2019 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Barjonas   34' Raith Report Baird   87' Attendance: 1,406
Referee: Colin Steven
16 February 2019 League One Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Hamilton   27' Attendance: 1,937
Referee: John McKendrick
23 February 2019 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 1 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   2 pen.'
Murray   33'
Buchanan   55'
McGuffie   82'
Raith Report Masson   63' Attendance: 1,289
Referee: Mike Roncone
26 February 2019 League One Dumbarton 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Forbes   27'
Carswell   33'
Raith Report Flanagan   19'
Nisbet   90+1'
Attendance: 507
Referee: Alan Newlands
2 March 2019 League One Stranraer 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Turner   9'
Vitoria   22'
Raith Report McGuffie   48'
Nisbet   56 pen.'
Attendance: 310
Referee: David Munro
9 March 2019 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Gillespie   74' Raith Report Attendance: 1,339
Referee: David Dickinson
16 March 2019 League One Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Hilson   22', 69' Raith Report Nisbet   52' Attendance: 509
Referee: Grant Irvine
23 March 2019 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 1 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Ross Matthews   9'
Buchanan   26'
Nisbet   44', 55'
Raith Report Gallagher   38' Attendance: 1,338
Referee: Greg Aitken
30 March 2019 League One East Fife 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Smith   41' Raith Report Davidson   87'
Nisbet   89'
Attendance: 1,592
Referee: Steven Kirkland
6 April 2019 League One Stenhousemuir 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Ochilview Park
15:00 McGuigan   58' Raith Report Buchanan   90+2' Attendance: 784
Referee: Gavin Duncan
13 April 2019 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 3 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 McKay   4'
Barjonas   34'
Raith Report Turner   41'
Cameron   44'
Vitoria   90'
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Steven Reid
21 April 2019 League One Arbroath 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Swankie   30'
Wallace   80'
Raith Report Nisbet   27', 51' Attendance: 932
Referee: Alan Newlands
27 April 2019 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Brechin City Stark's Park
15:00 Nisbet   27', 36'
Buchanan   68'
Raith Report Kavanagh   11', 35' Attendance: 1,266
Referee: Graham Beaton
4 May 2019 League One Montrose 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Links Park
15:00 Webster   10' Raith Report McGuffie   20' Attendance: 688
Referee: Lloyd Wilson

Scottish Championship Play-Offs

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7 May 2019 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 1 Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
19:45 Nisbet   40'
Gullan   63'
Raith Report Baird   44' Attendance: 2,007
Referee: Colin Steven
11 May 2019 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 2 Forfar Athletic 1 – 1
(2 – 3 agg.)
Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Baird   55'
Travis   58'
Raith Report Nisbet   40'
Gullan   59 pen.'
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Euan Anderson
15 May 2019 Play-Off Final Leg 1 Raith Rovers 1 – 3 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:45 McKay   86' Raith Report Dykes   17'
Murray   22'
Murray   75 o.g.'
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: David Munro
18 May 2019 Play-Off Final Leg 2 Queen of the South 0 – 0
(3 – 1 agg.)
Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 2,420
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Challenge Cup

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14 August 2018 Round 1 Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Aberdeen U20 Stark's Park
19:45 Wedderburn   15'
Matthews   65'
Nisbet   83'
Raith Report Anderson Attendance: 479
Referee: Grant Irvine
8 September 2018 Round 2 Ross County 5 – 0 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
15:00 Graham   18', 29', 40', 42'
Lindsay   37'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,232
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish League Cup

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HOM INV COW COV RAI
1 Heart of Midlothian[a] (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 13 2 +11 9 Qualification for the Second round 5–0 5–0
2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 3 0 0 1 9 8 +1 9 2–0 2–1
3 Cowdenbeath 4 2 0 0 2 5 10 −5 6 2–5 1–0
4 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 0 3 3 5 −2 3 1–2 2–0
5 Raith Rovers 4 0 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1 1–1p 0–2
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]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. ^ Heart of Midlothian were deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player against Cove Rangers on 18 July 2018.[5]

Matches

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15 July 2018 Group C Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Cowdenbeath Bayview Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Sheerin   53', 86' Attendance: 634
Referee: Steven Reid
21 July 2018 Group C Raith Rovers 1 – 1
(2 – 4 p)
Heart of Midlothian Bayview Stadium
15:00 Nisbet   51' Raith Report Smith   78' Attendance: 1,452
Referee: Don Robertson
24 July 2018 Group C Inverness CT 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Austin   49'
MacKay   87'
Raith Report Gillespie   61' Attendance: 1,295
Referee: Colin Steven
28 July 2018 Group C Cove Rangers 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Park   9'
Masson   76'
Raith Report Attendance: 327
Referee: Kevin Graham

Scottish Cup

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24 November 2018 Round 3 Queen's Park 0 – 3 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Raith Report Nisbet   13'
Buchanan   24'
Flanagan   57'
Attendance: 679
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
19 January 2019 Round 4 Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   69 pen.', 78', 81' Raith Report Ashcroft   55' Attendance: 6,013
Referee: Bobby Madden
9 February 2019 Round 5 Hibernian 3 – 1 Raith Rovers Easter Road
15:00 Horgan   22'
Slivka   38'
McNulty   58'
Raith Report Murray   75' Attendance: 9,131
Referee: Bobby Madden

Fife Cup

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18 December 2018 First round Kelty Hearts 1 – 5 Raith Rovers New Central Park
19:45 Attendance: 500

Player statistics

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Squad

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[8]Last updated 18 May 2019
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Dean Lyness 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Sam McGuff 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Robbie Thomson 30 0 22+1 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
GK   SCO Kieran Wright 10 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Kyle Benedictus 36 0 29+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Callum Crane 30 1 28+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Iain Davidson 40 2 33+0 2 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO David McKay 25 1 16+3 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Euan Murray 47 5 37+1 4 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 1
DF   SCO Ryan Stevenson 8 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 1+3 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Euan Valentine 9 0 1+2 0 3+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Jamie Watson 18 0 8+3 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Daniel Armstrong 9 5 9+0 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Jamie Barjonas 19 2 16+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO James Berry 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Kieron Bowie 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Tony Dingwall 11 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF   SCO Nathan Flanagan 39 3 23+11 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
MF   SCO Grant Gillespie 37 1 26+3 0 3+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF   SCO Regan Hendry 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Ross Matthews 43 3 28+7 2 4+0 0 2+0 1 1+1 0
MF   SCO Craig McGuffie 14 3 5+9 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Lewis Milne 20 0 5+9 0 2+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
MF   SCO Dylan Tait 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Nat Wedderburn 43 1 35+1 0 1+1 0 2+0 1 3+0 0
FW   SCO Liam Buchanan 42 13 26+11 12 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 1
FW   AUS Chris Duggan 23 2 5+10 2 3+0 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
FW   SCO Jamie Gullan 12 0 7+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Kevin Nisbet 46 34 37+1 31 4+0 1 2+0 1 2+0 1
FW   SCO Lewis Vaughan 13 9 8+4 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 3
FW   SCO Jack Smith 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 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
                   
  GK Robbie Thomson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Kyle Benedictus 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
  DF Callum Crane 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
  DF Iain Davidson 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
  DF Euan Murray 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
  DF David McKay 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Jamie Barjonas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Nathan Flanagan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Grant Gillespie 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
  MF Ross Matthews 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
  MF Craig McGuffie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Lewis Milne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Nat Wedderburn 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
  FW Liam Buchanan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Chris Duggan 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
  FW Kevin Nisbet 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 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 Arbroath (C, P) 36 20 10 6 63 38 +25 70 Promotion to the Championship
2 Forfar Athletic 36 19 6 11 54 47 +7 63 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Raith Rovers 36 16 12 8 74 48 +26 60
4 Montrose 36 15 6 15 49 50 −1 51
5 Airdrieonians 36 14 6 16 51 44 +7 48
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHHHAAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDWDWWDDWDWLWLWWLWWLWDLDLWDDWLWWDLDWD
Position524222222222222222222222223232222333
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: [9]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Management statistics

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Last updated on 18 May 2019
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Barry Smith[10] 5 August 2017 4 September 2018 10 4 3 3 040.00
John McGlynn[11] 25 September 2018 Present 36 16 10 10 044.44


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. 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. ^ "Raith Rovers: Barry Smith resigns as manager". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Raith Rovers: John McGlynn returns to Stark's Park as manager". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Hearts sanctioned at SPFL hearing". SPFL. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Raith Rovers". Statto. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Barry Smith Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  11. ^ "John McGlynn Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 1 January 2024.