2021–22 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
2021–22 season
Chairman	John Sim; (until 8 April 2022); Steven MacDonald; (from 8 April 2022)
Manager	John McGlynn
Stadium	Stark's Park
Championship	5th
Scottish Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Quarter-finals
Challenge Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Dario Zanatta; (8 goals); All: Matej Poplatnik; (11 goals)
Highest home attendance	3,417
Lowest home attendance	500
Average home league attendance	1,681
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was Raith Rovers' second season back in the second tier of Scottish football after being promoted from Scottish League One at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[1] Raith Rovers also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup & the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Raith were led by manager John McGlynn. The 2021–22 season was his fourth season at the club.^[2]

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendlies

26 June 2021 Friendly	Raith Rovers	4–1	Stranraer	Stark's Park
14:00	Connolly 50' Vaughan 53' Spencer 62' Mitchell 89'	Raith Report	Ross 7'	Attendance: 450 Referee: Scott Lambie

29 June 2021 Friendly	Raith Rovers	0–1	Clyde	Stark's Park
19:30		Raith Report	Lamont 54'	Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Roncone

3 July 2021 Friendly	Raith Rovers	2–2	Queen's Park	Stark's Park
14:00	Connolly 27' Poplatnik 72'	Raith Report	Longridge 50' Baynham 54'	Attendance: 445 Referee: Duncan Williams

16 July 2021 Iain Davidson Testimonial	Raith Rovers	1–3	Hibernian	Stark's Park
19:00	Connolly 37'	Raith Report	Porteous 3' Bradley 29' Nisbet 31'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Peter Stuart

Scottish Championship

31 July 2021 1	Raith Rovers	4–4	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00	Vaughan 13' (pen.), 65' Zanatta 25' Connolly 52'	Raith Report	MacDonald 68', 83' Ryan 78' Want 90'	Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Nick Walsh

7 August 2021 2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–0	Raith Rovers	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	MacGregor 80'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,675 Referee: Alan Muir

7 September 2021 3	Ayr United	0–2	Raith Rovers	Somerset Park
18:00		Raith Report	Varian 14' Zanatta 25'	Attendance: 1,204 Referee: Chris Graham

11 September 2021 4	Raith Rovers	0–1	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Connelly 12'	Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Craig Napier

18 September 2021 5	Greenock Morton	0–1	Raith Rovers	Cappielow
15:00		Raith Report	Zanatta 33'	Attendance: 1,420 Referee: Colin Steven

26 September 2021 6	Raith Rovers	3–2	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Zanatta 22' Benedictus 64' (pen.), 78'	Raith Report	Turner 86' Rudden 90'	Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Andrew Dallas

29 September 2021 7	Raith Rovers	1–1	Dunfermline Athletic	Stark's Park
19:05	Zanatta 11'	Raith Report	O'Hara 79'	Attendance: 2,876 Referee: Euan Anderson

2 October 2021 8	Kilmarnock	1–3	Raith Rovers	Rugby Park
15:00	Hendry 76'	Raith Report	Dick 20' Poplatnik 82', 90'	Attendance: 4,008 Referee: Willie Collum

16 October 2021 9	Raith Rovers	2–1	Arbroath	Stark's Park
15:00	Tait 3' Matthews 45'	Raith Report	Dowds 90'	Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Steven McLean

23 October 2021 10	Raith Rovers	1–1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 62'	Raith Report	Welsh 79'	Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Colin Steven

26 October 2021 11	Dunfermline Athletic	1–1	Raith Rovers	East End Park
19:45	Thomas 50'	Raith Report	Spencer 88'	Attendance: 4,450 Referee: Alan Muir

30 October 2021 12	Raith Rovers	2–1	Ayr United	Stark's Park
15:00	Ross 12' Zanatta 27'	Raith Report	Baird 71'	Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Greg Aitken

6 November 2021 13	Queen of the South	1–1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Johnston 49'	Raith Report	Connolly 72'	Attendance: 964 Referee: Kevin Clancy

13 November 2021 14	Hamilton Academical	0–3	Raith Rovers	Fountain of Youth Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	MacDonald 6' (o.g.) Ross 34', 45'	Attendance: 1,303 Referee: Peter Stuart

20 November 2021 15	Raith Rovers	2–1	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 31' Ross 67'	Raith Report	Ledger 5'	Attendance: 1,640 Referee: Steven Kirkland

4 December 2021 16	Arbroath	0–0	Raith Rovers	Gayfield Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 1,539 Referee: Craig Napier

11 December 2021 17	Raith Rovers	1–0	Kilmarnock	Stark's Park
15:00	Zanatta 58' (pen.)	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,426 Referee: Willie Collum

18 December 2021 18	Partick Thistle	1–0	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Turner 90'	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Steven Kirkland

26 December 2021 19	Ayr United	2–0	Raith Rovers	Somerset Park
15:00	Adeloye 22' McKenzie 76'	Raith Report		Attendance: 472 Referee: David Dickinson

2 January 2022 21	Raith Rovers	0–0	Dunfermline Athletic	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: David Munro

8 January 2022 22	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Raith Rovers	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	McAlear 86'	Raith Report	Ross 24'	Attendance: 478 Referee: Don Robertson

15 January 2022 23	Raith Rovers	1–2	Arbroath	Stark's Park
15:00	Tumilty 42'	Raith Report	J.Hamilton 47' Low 82' (pen.)	Attendance: 500 Referee: Steven McLean

28 January 2022 24	Greenock Morton	2–2	Raith Rovers	Cappielow
19:45	Ugwu 25' Muirhead 75'	Raith Report	Gullan 42' (pen.) Tumilty 45'	Attendance: 1,404 Referee: David Dickinson

1 February 2022 20	Raith Rovers	3–3	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:45	Zanatta 9' Connolly 13' Poplatnik 83'	Raith Report	Liddle 17' Cooper 48' Gordon 85'	Attendance: 1,005 Referee: Grant Irvine

5 February 2022 25	Raith Rovers	0–0	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 1,136 Referee: Bobby Madden

19 February 2022 26	Kilmarnock	3–0	Raith Rovers	Rugby Park
15:00	McGinn 5' Lafferty 12', 63'	Raith Report		Attendance: 4,080 Referee: John Beaton

26 February 2022 27	Raith Rovers	0–0	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 1,759 Referee: Willie Collum

5 March 2022 28	Raith Rovers	0–4	Ayr United	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Adeloye 3' Maxwell 32', 38' Ashford 65'	Attendance: 1,513 Referee: Don Robertson

12 March 2022 29	Queen of the South	0–1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00		Raith Report	Poplatnik 21'	Attendance: 1,091 Referee: David Dickinson

19 March 2022 30	Raith Rovers	2–3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 13' Poplatnik 30'	Raith Report	Sutherland 27' Chalmers 89', 90'	Attendance: 1,591 Referee: Colin Steven

26 March 2022 31	Arbroath	3–3	Raith Rovers	Gayfield Park
15:00	J.Hamilton 1' Hilson 67' McKenna 70'	Raith Report	Poplatnik 31' Connolly 48' Varian 65'	Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Alan Muir

6 April 2022 32	Dunfermline Athletic	2–0	Raith Rovers	East End Park
19:45	O'Hara 33', 79'	Raith Report		Attendance: 5,199 Referee: Nick Walsh

9 April 2022 33	Raith Rovers	0–1	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Muirhead 65'	Attendance: 1,660 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

16 April 2022 34	Partick Thistle	0–1	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	Poplatnik 90'	Attendance: 2,644 Referee: David Munro

23 April 2022 35	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Raith Rovers	Fountain of Youth Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	Williamson 11', 58'	Attendance: 1,478 Referee: Steven McLean

29 April 2022 36	Raith Rovers	1–1	Kilmarnock	Stark's Park
19:45	Connolly 30'	Raith Report	Shaw 50'	Attendance: 3,417 Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish Cup

27 November 2021 Third round	Falkirk	1–2	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Morrison 50'	Raith Report	Matthews 27' Ross 84'	Attendance: 2,512 Referee: Nick Walsh

22 January 2022 Fourth round	Banks O'Dee	0–3	Raith Rovers	Spain Park
15:00		Raith Report	Stanton 67' Poplatnik 90' Connolly 90'	Attendance: 870 Referee: Craig Napier

13 February 2022 Fifth round	Celtic	4–0	Raith Rovers	Celtic Park
16:00	Scales 22' Giakoumakis 68' Maeda 71' Bitton 88'	Raith Report		Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

10 July 2021 Group D	Cowdenbeath	0–1	Raith Rovers	Central Park
15:00		Raith Report	Vaughan 21'	Attendance: 778 Referee: Gavin Duncan

13 July 2021 Group D	Raith Rovers	4–0	Brechin City	Stark's Park
19:45	Vaughan 43' Spencer 62', 83' Zanatta 66'	Raith Report		Attendance: 594 Referee: Scott Lambie

21 July 2021 Group D	Livingston	0–0 (6–5 p)	Raith Rovers	Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45		Raith Report		Attendance: 766 Referee: Willie Collum
	Penalties
	Anderson Sibbald Montaño Shinnie Obileye Williamson Longridge		Benedictus Tait Spencer Varian Vaughan Berra Arnott

24 July 2021 Group D	Raith Rovers	0–0 (5–4 p)	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 958 Referee: Greg Aitken
	Penalties
	Benedictus Keatings Spencer Varian Vaughan		Sammon Taggart Scougall Graham King

15 August 2021 Second round	Raith Rovers	2–1	Aberdeen	Stark's Park
12:00	Varian 48' Zanatta 71'	Raith Report	Emmanuel-Thomas 13'	Attendance: 3,297 Referee: Steven McLean

23 September 2021 Quarter-finals	Celtic	3–0	Raith Rovers	Celtic Park
19:45	Jota 26' Abada 40' Turnbull 47'	Raith Report		Attendance: 26,714 Referee: David Munro

Scottish Challenge Cup

4 September 2021 Second round	Raith Rovers	1–0	Forfar Athletic	Stark's Park
15:00	Riley-Snow 25'	Raith Report		Attendance: 842 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

9 October 2021 Third round	Raith Rovers	3–1	East Fife	Stark's Park
13:00	Tait 35' Connolly 39' Poplatnik 62'	Raith Report	Mercer 37'	Attendance: 1,177 Referee: Mike Roncone

30 November 2021 Quarter-finals	Inverness CT	0–0 (4–5 p)	Raith Rovers	Caledonian Stadium
19:45		Raith Report		Attendance: 670 Referee: Barry Cook
	Penalties
	Doran Harper Deas Jamieson Allardice Sutherland		Tait Berra Matthews Varian Connolly Dick

2 March 2022 Semi-finals	Kilmarnock	1–2	Raith Rovers	Rugby Park
19:30	Shaw 43' (pen.)	Raith Report	Matthews 66' Arnott 87'	Attendance: 2,118 Referee: Grant Irvine

3 April 2022 Final	Raith Rovers	3–1	Queen of the South	Excelsior Stadium
16:15	Poplatnik 16', 70' Ross 78'	Raith Report	Roy 45'	Attendance: 4,452 Referee: Grant Ivine

Player statistics

Squad

^[3]Last updated 29 April 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jamie MacDonald	48	0	35+0	0	6+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Reghan Tumilty	48	2	33+2	2	6+0	0	2+0	0	5+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Liam Dick	40	1	26+1	1	5+0	0	3+0	0	5+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Frankie Musonda	22	0	16+2	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Christophe Berra	38	0	26+0	0	6+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Kyle Benedictus	41	2	28+1	2	6+0	0	1+1	0	4+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Aidan Connolly	46	10	26+6	8	6+0	0	2+1	1	4+1	1
8	MF	SCO	Ross Matthews	41	3	27+4	1	2+0	0	3+0	1	5+0	1
9 - signed on 06/01/22	FW	SCO	Jamie Gullan	11	1	7+2	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
9 - on loan to Montrose from 22/09/21 to 15/03/21 then left	FW	SCO	James Keatings	7	0	0+3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	FW	SCO	Lewis Vaughan	5	4	1+0	2	4+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
11	FW	CAN	Dario Zanatta	44	10	23+8	8	6+0	2	2+1	0	3+1	0
12	DF	SCO	Tom Lang	20	0	12+4	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+2	0
13	MF	SCO	Brad Spencer	26	3	17+2	1	4+1	2	1+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF	SCO	David McKay	12	0	5+3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
15	MF	SCO	Dylan Tait	29	2	19+1	1	6+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
16	MF	SCO	Sam Stanton	21	1	17+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
17	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	FW	IRL	Ethon Varian	43	3	21+11	2	2+2	1	1+1	0	4+1	0
19	FW	SCO	Luke Mahady	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Ben Williamson	17	2	13+1	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
21 - left on 02/02/22	FW	SCO	Kai Fotheringham	7	0	1+5	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21 - joined on 12/02/22	DF	SCO	Sean Mackie	9	0	5+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Ethan Ross	31	7	19+6	5	0+0	0	3+0	1	2+1	1
23	MF	ENG	Blaise Riley-Snow	16	1	2+7	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	1+2	1
24	FW	SCO	David Goodwillie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Aaron Arnott	20	1	1+10	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+4	1
26	FW	SCO	Kieran Mitchell	8	0	0+3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+3	0
27	MF	SCO	Quinn Coulson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	GK	SCO	Kyle Bow	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	SCO	Greig Young	5	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	DF	SCO	Adam Masson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	GK	SCO	Lewis Budinauckas	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
99	FW	SVN	Matej Poplatnik	44	11	14+17	7	3+2	0	0+3	1	3+2	3

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated April 2022

Number	Position	Nation	Name
Number	Position	Nation	Name	Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
1	GK		Jamie MacDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	DF		Reghan Tumilty	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	1
3	DF		Liam Dick	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF		Frankie Musonda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF		Christophe Berra	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
6	DF		Kyle Benedictus	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
7	MF		Aidan Connolly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF		Ross Matthews	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	1
9 - signed on 06/01/22	FW		Jamie Gullan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
9 - on loan to Montrose from 22/09/21 to 15/03/21 then left	FW		James Keatings	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		Dario Zanatta	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
12	DF		Tom Lang	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0
13	MF		Brad Spencer	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
14	DF		David McKay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	MF		Dylan Tait	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
16	MF		Sam Stanton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17	GK		Robbie Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Ethon Varian	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
19	FW		Luke Mahady	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Ben Williamson	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	1
21 - left on 02/02/22	FW		Kai Fotheringham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21 - joined on 12/02/22	DF		Sean Mackie	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
22	MF		Ethan Ross	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
23	MF		Blaise Riley-Snow	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1
24	FW		David Goodwillie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Aaron Arnott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Kieran Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Quinn Coulson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	GK		Kyle Bow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Greig Young	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF		Adam Masson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	GK		Lewis Budinauckas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW		Matej Poplatnik	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	16	11	9	53	34	+19	59	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4	Partick Thistle	36	14	10	12	46	40	+6	52	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Raith Rovers	36	12	14	10	44	44	0	50
6	Hamilton Academical	36	10	12	14	38	53	−15	42
7	Greenock Morton	36	9	13	14	36	47	−11	40

Source: ^[4]^[5]
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).^[6]

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RAI	LIV	COW	ALO	BRE
1	Raith Rovers	4	2	1	1	0	5	0	+5	9	Qualification for the second round	—	—	—	p0–0	4–0
2	Livingston	4	2	1	0	1	7	3	+4	8	Qualification for the second round	p0–0	—	3–1	—	—
3	Cowdenbeath	4	2	0	0	2	5	6	−1	6		0–1	—	—	—	3–2
4	Alloa Athletic	4	1	0	1	2	2	3	−1	4		—	2–1	0–1	—	—
5	Brechin City	4	1	0	0	3	3	10	−7	3		—	0–3	—	1–0	—

Source: ^[7]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[8]

Management statistics

Last updated on 29 April 2022

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
John McGlynn	25 September 2018		50	23	14	13	046.00

Notes

^ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

References

^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Management Agree New Deal". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[note3-9] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[1] "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[2] "Management Agree New Deal". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[3] "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[BBC_table-4] "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[5] "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 April 2022.

[6] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[7] "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[format-8] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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