2019–20 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Raith Rovers' third 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, the Scottish Cup & the Fife Cup.

Raith Rovers
2019–20 season
ChairmanBill Clark
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumStark's Park
League 1Winners
Challenge CupJoint Winners
League CupGroup stage
Scottish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jamie Gullan (7)
All: Kieron Bowie (9)
Highest home attendance2,907 vs. East Fife, 26 October 2019
Lowest home attendance788 vs. Peterhead, 23 July 2019
Average home league attendance1,838

Summary

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Management

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Raith were led by manager John McGlynn for the 2019–20 season for his 2nd season at the club.[2]

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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29 June 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Stirling Albion Stark's Park
15:00 Hendry   76' (pen.) Raith Report Attendance: 793
Referee: Colin Steven
4 July 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
19:30 Hendry   24' (pen.)
Bowie   35'
Hunt   42' (o.g.)
Raith Report Oakley   55'
Mimnaugh   59'
Attendance: 823
Referee: Gavin Duncan
6 July 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Spartans Stark's Park
15:00 Anderson   16'
Trialist   37'
Raith Report Attendance: 689
Referee: Gavin McNab
9 July 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park
19:45 Allan   16'
Anderson   40'
Raith Report Cox   3' Attendance: 643
Referee: Steven Kirkland

Scottish League One

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3 August 2019 League One Dumbarton 0 – 1 Raith Rovers C&G Systems Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Anderson   79' Attendance: 870
Referee: Duncan Williams
10 August 2019 League One Raith Rovers 5 – 2 Clyde Stark's Park
15:00 Hendry   13' (pen.)
Bowie   23'
Anderson   49'
Victoria   63'
Smith   79'
Raith Report Goodwillie   78'
Love   89'
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 August 2019 League One Stranraer 3 – 2 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 McManus   16'
Dangana   83'
Elliott   85'
Raith Report Miller   48'
Spencer   70'
Attendance: 404
Referee: Greg Aitken
24 August 2019 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Bowie   80'
Gullan   84'
Trialist   90'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,437
Referee: Scott Lambie
31 August 2019 League One East Fife 4 – 2 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Dowds   19'
Higgins   57'
Wallace   65'
Agnew   90'
Raith Report Allan   10'
Gullan   84'
Attendance: 1,792
Referee: Craig Napier
14 September 2019 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Peterhead Stark's Park
15:00 G.Anderson   7'
Miller   29', 67'
Vaughan   52'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,436
Referee: David Lowe
21 September 2019 League One Airdrieonians 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Penny Cars Stadium
15:00 Raith Report G.Anderson   55' Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Steven Reid
28 September 2019 League One Forfar Athletic 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 McLean   45' Raith Report Vaughan   51'
MacDonald   90'
Attendance: 847
Referee: Gavin Ross
5 October 2019 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Miller   60'
Armstrong   78'
Raith Report Longridge   3'
Sammon   17'
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Scott Lambie
19 October 2019 League One Clyde 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Goodwillie   54', 68' Raith Report Bowie   11'
Gullan   29'
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Peter Stuart
26 October 2019 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 East Fife Stark's Park
15:00 Spencer   35' Raith Report Boyd   25' Attendance: 2,907
Referee: Barry Cook
2 November 2019 League One Peterhead 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Leitch   35'
Fraser   74'
Raith Report Attendance: 610
Referee: Gavin Ross
9 November 2019 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Gullan   45', 60'
Baird   49'
Raith Report Stewart   75' Attendance: 1,364
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
26 November 2019 League One Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 975
Referee: Kevin Graham
30 November 2019 League One Montrose 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Links Park
15:00 Raith Report Spencer   68' Attendance: 780
Referee: Barry Cook
7 December 2019 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Matthews   42' Raith Report Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Greg Aitken
14 December 2019 League One Falkirk 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 McManus   58' Raith Report Gullan   37' Attendance: 4,024
Referee: Gavin Ross
21 December 2019 League One Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Crossan   28'
McGeever   40'
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Alan Muir
28 December 2019 League One East Fife 3 – 5 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Agnew   28'
Dowds   61'
Wallace   71'
Raith Report Gullan   8', 90'
MacDonald   21', 37'
Tait   54'
Attendance: 1,998
Referee: Don Robertson
4 January 2020 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Peterhead Stark's Park
15:00 Tait   9'
Gullan   24'
Raith Report Lyle   11' Attendance: 1,807
Referee: Gavin Ross
11 January 2020 League One Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Forbes   9' Raith Report Baird   72' Attendance: 832
Referee: Duncan Williams
25 January 2020 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 3 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Matthews   8'
Bowie   25', 42'
Tait   66'
Raith Report Johnston   55'
Niang   58'
Quinn   76'
Attendance: 1,717
Referee: Gavin Ross
1 February 2020 League One Airdrieonians 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Penny Cars Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Matthews   4' Attendance: 1,296
Referee: David Dickinson
8 February 2020 League One Stranraer 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Stevenson   54' Raith Report Baird   36' Attendance: 327
Referee: David Lowe
22 February 2020 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Clyde Stark's Park
15:00 MacLean   78' Raith Report Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Mike Roncone
29 February 2020 League One Dumbarton 1 – 0 Raith Rovers C&G Systems Stadium
15:00 Carswell   90' Raith Report Attendance: 804
Referee: Kevin Graham
3 March 2020 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Falkirk Stark's Park
19:45 MacLean   47' Raith Report McManus   69' Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Peter Stuart
7 March 2020 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Armstrong   9'
Baird   76'
Raith Report Coupe   90' Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Alan Newlands

Scottish Challenge Cup

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13 August 2019 Round 2 Ross County Colts 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Global Energy Stadium
19:45 Keillor-Dunn   55'
Gallagher   83'
Raith Report Allan   32', 35'
Matthews   89'
Attendance: 264
Referee: Graham Beaton
7 September 2019 Round 3 Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Hendry   17' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Raith Report Attendance: 1,771
Referee: Greg Aitken
12 October 2019 Round 4 Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Glenavon Stark's Park
15:00 Bowie   15'
Armstrong   32'
Allan   90'
Raith Report Marshall   24' Attendance: 1,301
Referee: Bryn Markham Jones
15 November 2019 Quarter-Final Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Elgin City Stark's Park
19:45 Bowie   6', 25'
McKay   56'
Raith Report Hester   35'
Sutherland   84'
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Euan Anderson
14 February 2020 Semi-Final Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
19:45 Mansell   83' Raith Report Benedictus   31'
Hendry   74'
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Alan Newlands

Scottish League Cup

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Matches

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13 July 2019 Group D Raith Rovers 0 – 3 Dundee Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Nelson   14', 29' (pen.)
Curran   75'
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
20 July 2019 Group D Inverness CT 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 White   6'
Donaldson   56'
Doran   58'
Todorov   90'
Raith Report Allan   50' Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Gavin Ross
23 July 2019 Group D Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Peterhead Stark's Park
19:45 Bowie   4'
Miller   21'
Allan   80'
Raith Report Armour   88' Attendance: 788
Referee: Chris Fordyce
27 July 2019 Group D Cove Rangers 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Masson   45'
Antoniazzi   52'
Glass   73'
Raith Report Attendance: 791
Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup

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23 November 2019 Round 3 Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Peterhead Stark's Park
15:00 Bowie   3' Raith Report Attendance: 1,306
Referee: Steven Reid
18 January 2020 Round 4 Livingston 3 – 1 Raith Rovers Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 Lawless   77' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Dykes   78'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,725
Referee: Alan Newlands

Fife Cup

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20 August 2019 Quarter-Final Burntisland Shipyard 0 – 4 Raith Rovers Recreation Park
19:00 Burntisland Shipyard Report Trialist A   5'
Trialist B   75'
Anderson   85'
Tait   88'
Attendance: 250[3]
Referee: Scott Lambie
  • Note: The Challenge Cup final was cancelled as a result of the coronavirus situation and Raith Rovers & Inverness CT declared joint winners.[4]
  • Note: The Fife Cup was declared abandoned on 22 March 2020 & league matches were declared over on 15 April 2020.[5][6]

Player statistics

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Squad

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[7]Last updated 7 March 2020
No. Pos Nat Player Total League 1 Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Robbie Thomson 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO David McGurn 13 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Ross Munro 22 0 13+1 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Kyle Benedictus 36 1 26+1 0 4+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Iain Davidson 33 0 22+0 0 4+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO David McKay 21 1 10+3 0 3+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Jamie Watson 10 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Kieran MacDonald 39 3 28+0 3 4+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Michael Miller 26 5 19+0 4 3+0 0 2+1 1 1+0 0
DF   FRA Fernandy Mendy 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Steven Anderson 12 0 8+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Ross Matthews 29 4 18+2 3 3+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF   SCO Regan Hendry 31 4 22+0 1 4+0 3 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Tony Dingwall 21 0 7+9 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF   SCO Dylan Tait 20 3 9+4 3 3+1 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Grant Anderson 31 4 14+7 4 3+1 0 2+2 0 0+2 0
MF   SCO Brad Spencer 34 3 23+3 3 3+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Daniel Armstrong 18 3 6+8 2 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW   SCO Lewis Vaughan 3 2 2+0 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Jack Smith 7 1 0+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Kieron Bowie 35 9 19+6 4 4+0 3 3+1 1 1+1 1
FW   POR João Victoria 12 1 0+7 1 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
FW   SCO Lewis Allan 22 6 10+3 1 2+2 3 4+0 2 0+1 0
FW   SCO Jamie Gullan 18 7 14+4 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO John Baird 25 5 13+6 4 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
FW   SCO Steven MacLean 7 2 5+1 2 1+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 March 2020
Nation Position Name League 1 Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
                   
  DF Kyle Benedictus 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
  DF Iain Davidson 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 2
  DF David McKay 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
  DF Jamie Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Michael Miller 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Fernandy Mendy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Steven Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  MF Kieran MacDonald 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  MF Ross Matthews 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 1
  MF Regan Hendry 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
  MF Tony Dingwall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Dylan Tait 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
  MF Grant Anderson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  MF Brad Spencer 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
  MF Daniel Armstrong 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  FW Kieron Bowie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Jamie Gullan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Steven MacLean 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Team statistics

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[a]
1 Raith Rovers (C) 28 15 8 5 49 33 +16 53 1.89 Promotion to the Championship
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 +36 52 1.86
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 +11 48 1.71
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 +10 47 1.68
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 +8 45 1.61
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]

League Cup table

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DND ICT PET COV RAI
1 Dundee 4 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 10 Qualification for the Second Round 1–0 p0–0
2 Inverness CT 4 2 0 1 1 7 4 +3 7 3–2 4–1
3 Peterhead 4 1 1 1 1 3 4 −1 6 p0–0 2–1
4 Cove Rangers 4 1 0 1 2 6 5 +1 4 0–0p 3–0
5 Raith Rovers 4 1 0 0 3 4 11 −7 3 0–3 3–1
Source: [9]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[10]

Management statistics

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Last updated on 7 March 2020
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
John McGlynn 25 September 2018 44 27 8 9 061.36

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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "New Management Team Announced". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Raith Rovers draft in trialists for Fife Cup win over Burntisland Shipyard". fifetoday.co.uk. Fife Free Press. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Tunnock's Caramel Wafer Cup, Season 2019 – 20". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Club Statement". burntislandshipyard.co.uk. Burntisland Shipyard F.C. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  6. ^ "SPFL RESOLUTION APPROVED BY CLUBS IN ALL FOUR DIVISIONS". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.