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2023–24 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Raith Rovers' fourth 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 and the Fife Cup.

Raith Rovers
2023–24 season
ChairmanSteven MacDonald
ManagerIan Murray
StadiumStark's Park
Championship2nd
Scottish Cup4th Round
League Cup2nd Round
Challenge CupSemi-Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Vaughan (15 goals)
All: Lewis Vaughan (19 goals)
Highest home attendance7,923
Lowest home attendance1,088
Average home league attendance4,191
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Summary edit

Management edit

Raith will be led by manager Ian Murray. The 2023–24 season is his second season at the club.[2]

Results & fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies edit

24 June 2023 Friendly Linlithgow Rose 1–4 Raith Rovers Prestonfield
14:30 Cunningham   25' Raith Report Mullin   3', 36'
Easton   20'
Gullan   74'		 Attendance: 840
27 June 2023 Friendly Montrose 1–3 Raith Rovers Links Park
19:45 McAllister   50' Raith Report Gullan   23'
Vaughan   29'
Easton   45'		 Attendance: 372
8 July 2023 Friendly East Fife 0–2 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
14:00 Raith Report Vaughan   56' (pen.)
Gullan   73'		 Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Scott Lambie
20 March 2024 Lewis Vaughan Testimonial Raith Rovers 1–5 Hibernian Stark's Park
19:45 Smith   74' Raith Report Stevenson   34'
Tavares   47'
McAllister   58'
Hanlon   65'
McDonald   76'		 Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Daniel Graves

Fife Cup edit

1 July 2023 Round 1 Kelty Hearts 2–2
(1–4 p)		 Raith Rovers New Central Park
14:00 Cunningham   27', 29' Raith Report Vaughan   8'
Gullan   64'		 Attendance: 837
Referee: Jordan Curran
Penalties
Cunningham  
Johnston  
Lyon  		 Gullan  
Smith  
Vaughan  
Millen  

Scottish Championship edit

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Championship
5 August 2023 1 Partick Thistle 2–2 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 McMillan   5'
Fitzpatrick   45'		 Raith Report Easton   83'
Mitchell   89'		 Attendance: 3,468
Referee: Calum Scott
12 August 2023 2 Raith Rovers 3–2 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton   5'
Vaughan   14' (pen.)
Smith   76'		 Raith Report Muirhead   17'
Crawford   71'		 Attendance: 3,041
Referee: David Munro
26 August 2023 3 Dunfermline Athletic 0–1 Raith Rovers East End Park
15:00 Raith Report Stanton   36' Attendance: 7,583
Referee: Steven McLean
2 September 2023 4 Raith Rovers 3–2 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Smith   8'
Vaughan   86', 90'		 Raith Report Turner   64'
Thomas   73'		 Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Duncan Williams
16 September 2023 5 Raith Rovers 1–0 Inverness CT Stark's Park
15:00 Gullan   87' Raith Report Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Chris Graham
23 September 2023 6 Airdrieonians 1–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Gallagher   73' Raith Report Attendance: 1,804
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
30 September 2023 7 Ayr United 1–2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Dowds   50' Raith Report Easton   23', 26' Attendance: 1,848
Referee: David Munro
7 October 2023 8 Raith Rovers 1–1 Dundee United Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   24' Raith Report Moult   67' Attendance: 6,808
Referee: Alan Muir
28 October 2023 10 Raith Rovers 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Stanton   90' Raith Report Attendance: 5,925
Referee: Iain Snedden
31 October 2023 11 Greenock Morton 1–2 Raith Rovers Cappielow
19:45 Wilson   48' Raith Report Connolly   26', 41' Attendance: 1,408
Referee: David Dickinson
4 November 2023 12 Raith Rovers 1–1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Smith   44' Raith Report Todorov   55' Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Chris Graham
11 November 2023 13 Queen's Park 2–3 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Turner   70'
Paton   74'		 Raith Report Vaughan   39'
Hamilton   89'
Millen   90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,689
Referee: Craig Napier
2 December 2023 14 Inverness CT 1–2 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 McKay   61' Raith Report Vaughan   86'
Gullan   90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 2,143
Referee: Duncan Williams
8 December 2023 15 Raith Rovers 4–3 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
19:45 O'Reilly   13'
Easton   46'
Smith   79'
Stanton   82'		 Raith Report O'Reilly   51' (o.g.)
Graham   59'
Alston   69'		 Attendance: 3,447
Referee: Alan Muir
13 December 2023 9 Arbroath 1–2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
19:45 Hylton   30' (pen.) Raith Report Connolly   19'
Vaughan   90'		 Attendance: 1,445
Referee: Gavin Duncan
16 December 2023 16 Dundee United 0–1 Raith Rovers Tannadice Park
15:00 Raith Report Easton   59' Attendance: 10,334
Referee: John Beaton
22 December 2023 17 Raith Rovers 4–4 Ayr United Stark's Park
19:45 Stanton   30'
Vaughan   45', 81' (pen.), 90'		 Raith Report McGeady   29'
Dempsey   55'
Chalmers   63'
Rose   85'		 Attendance: 3,698
Referee: Craig Napier
30 December 2023 18 Raith Rovers 2–2 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Easton   34'
Hamilton   61'		 Raith Report Adams   76'
McIntosh   81' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,806
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 January 2024 19 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Raith Rovers East End Park
15:00 Summers   38' Raith Report O'Reilly   11', 51' Attendance: 8,447
Referee: Graham Grainger
6 January 2024 20 Airdrieonians 1–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Todorov   24' Raith Report Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Dan McFarlane
13 January 2024 21 Raith Rovers 1–2 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton   3' Raith Report Bruce   42'
Welsh   56'		 Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Peter Stuart
27 January 2024 22 Raith Rovers 2–3 Inverness CT Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton   25'
Vaughan   52'		 Raith Report Samuel   31', 36', 40' Attendance: 3,387
Referee: Dan McFarlane
16 February 2024 24 Raith Rovers 2–1 Dundee United Stark's Park
19:45 Rudden   9'
Brown   89'		 Raith Report Moult   39' Attendance: 7,923
Referee: Don Robertson
24 February 2024 25 Ayr United 1–2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Syla   11' Raith Report Rudden   5'
Vaughan   45'		 Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Steven McLean
27 February 2024 26 Raith Rovers 0–0 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 4,175
Referee: Steven Kirkland
1 March 2024 27 Arbroath 3–2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
19:45 Bird   61'
McIntosh   69'
Stowe   77'		 Raith Report Rudden   26'
Mullin   49'		 Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Grant Irvine
9 March 2024 28 Raith Rovers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Stanton   38'
Easton   78'		 Raith Report Attendance: 6,274
Referee: Craig Napier
12 March 2024 23 Partick Thistle 0–1 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
19:45 Raith Report Murray   34' Attendance: 2,319
Referee: Euan Anderson
16 March 2024 29 Queen's Park 0–0 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,883
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 March 2024 31 Dundee United 2–0 Raith Rovers Tannadice Park
15:00 Watt   7'
Moult   75' (pen.)		 Raith Report Attendance: 10,336
Referee: Nick Walsh
6 April 2024 32 Raith Rovers 2–1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Easton   45'
Hamilton   65' (pen.)		 Raith Report Chalmers   55' Attendance: 3,579
Referee: Ross Hardie
9 April 2024 30 Raith Rovers 1–3 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
19:45 Mullin   68' Raith Report Frizzell   26', 30'
McGregor   80'		 Attendance: 3,646
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
13 April 2024 33 Raith Rovers 0–0 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 3,928
Referee: David Munro
19 April 2024 34 Inverness CT 0–1 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Raith Report Vaughan   49' Attendance: 2,385
Referee: Euan Anderson
27 April 2024 35 Greenock Morton 0–0 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 2,098
Referee: Colin Steven
3 May 2024 36 Raith Rovers 5–0 Arbroath Stark's Park
19:45 Smith   21', 25'
Vaughan   56' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Hamilton   82'		 Raith Report Attendance: 3,357
Referee: Scott Lambie

Scottish Premiership Play-Offs edit

14 May 2024 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 1 Partick Thistle or Airdrieonians v Raith Rovers
19:45
17 May 2024 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 2 Raith Rovers v Partick Thistle or Airdrieonians Stark's Park
19:45

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup
15 July 2023 Group F Raith Rovers 1–1
(2–4 p)		 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
17:15 Easton   38' Raith Report McCann   30' Attendance: 4,022
Referee: Don Robertson
Penalties
Gullan  
Arnott  
Easton  
Vaughan  		 McCann  
Fisher  
Chalmers  
Allan  
Todd  
18 July 2023 Group F Raith Rovers 2–0 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
19:45 Mullin   76'
Duffy   90' (o.g.)		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,088
Referee: Colin Steven
26 July 2023 Group F Kilmarnock 2–2
(4–5 p)		 Raith Rovers Rugby Park
19:45 Cameron   42'
Findlay   80'		 Raith Report Easton   46'
Dick   74'		 Attendance: 3,316
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties
Armstrong  
Kennedy  
Magennis  
Watkins  
Polworth  
Cameron  		 Mullin  
Smith  
Hamilton  
Vaughan  
Easton  
Corr  
29 July 2023 Group F Annan Athletic 2–3 Raith Rovers Galabank
15:00 Galloway   27'
Luissint   37'		 Raith Report Watson   11'
Smith   51'
Vaughan   79' (pen.)		 Attendance: 419
Referee: Scott Lambie
20 August 2023 Round 2 Hibernian 2–1 Raith Rovers Easter Road
14:00 Youan   57'
Vente   69'		 Raith Report Smith   68' Attendance: 8,674
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish Challenge Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Challenge Cup
9 September 2023 Round 3 Raith Rovers 3–0 Cliftonville Stark's Park
14:00 Masson   50'
Vaughan   69'
Hamilton   73'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Grant Irvine
14 October 2023 Round 4 Raith Rovers 3–1 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Smith   32'
Easton   57'
Mullin   67'		 Raith Report Watson   72' Attendance: 1,388
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
17 November 2023 Quarter-Final Hamilton Academical 1–4 Raith Rovers New Douglas Park
19:45 Zanatta   73' Raith Report Stanton   8'
Hamilton   58', 61'
Easton   90'		 Attendance: 971
Referee: Iain Snedden
2 February 2024 Semi-Final Raith Rovers 0–1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
19:40 Raith Report Todorov   6' Attendance: 2,640
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup
24 November 2023 Round 3 Dunfermline Athletic 0–3 Raith Rovers East End Park
19:45 Raith Report
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Willie Collum
20 January 2024 Round 4 Livingston 2–1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
15:00
Raith Report
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Grant Irvine

Player statistics edit

Squad edit

[3]Last updated 3 May 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Fife Cup Premiership Play-Offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   POL Kevin Dąbrowski 46 0 35+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   MLT James Brown 12 0 11+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   SCO Liam Dick 45 1 34+1 0 5+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   SCO Ross Millen 26 1 20+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF   SCO Keith Watson 21 1 13+1 0 5+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF   SCO Euan Murray 33 1 30+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF   SCO Aidan Connolly 32 3 17+11 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF   SCO Ross Matthews 16 0 8+8 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SCO Jamie Gullan 22 4 1+14 2 3+0 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
10 FW   SCO Lewis Vaughan 46 19 27+9 15 5+0 1 1+0 1 3+0 1 1+0 1 0+0 0
11 FW   SCO Callum Smith 45 8 23+11 6 5+0 1 1+0 0 2+1 1 1+1 0 0+0 0
12 DF   SCO Lee Ashcroft 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK   SCO Andrew McNeil 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF   SCO Josh Mullin 41 4 27+5 2 5+0 1 1+0 0 0+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   SCO Dylan Corr 11 0 5+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
16 MF   SCO Sam Stanton 40 7 29+2 5 5+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
17 GK   SCO Robbie Thomson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF   SCO Kyle Turner 15 0 8+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW   SCO Jack Hamilton 37 13 19+12 8 2+2 2 1+0 1 1+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   SCO Scott Brown 41 1 30+5 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF   SCO Shaun Byrne 36 0 26+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 MF   SCO Ethan Ross 4 1 0+3 0 0+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF   SCO Dylan Easton 44 12 22+12 8 4+0 2 1+0 0 4+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF   SCO Scott McGill 25 0 6+12 0 4+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF   SCO Aaron Arnott 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW   SCO Kieran Mitchell 4 1 0+1 1 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF   SCO Callum Hannah 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW   SCO Zak Rudden 15 3 8+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF   SCO Adam Masson 7 1 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
34 DF   IRL Daniel O'Reilly 7 3 6+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2024
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Fife Cup Premiership Play-Offs Total
                           
1 GK   Kevin Dąbrowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   James Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   Liam Dick 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
4 DF   Ross Millen 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
5 DF   Keith Watson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF   Euan Murray 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
7 MF   Aidan Connolly 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
8 MF   Ross Matthews 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW   Jamie Gullan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 FW   Lewis Vaughan 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
11 FW   Callum Smith 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
12 DF   Lee Ashcroft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   Andrew McNeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Josh Mullin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 DF   Dylan Corr 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF   Sam Stanton 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 GK   Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   Kyle Turner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 FW   Jack Hamilton 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
20 MF   Scott Brown 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
21 MF   Shaun Byrne 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
22 MF   Ethan Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   Dylan Easton 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
24 MF   Scott McGill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF   Aaron Arnott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Kieran Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   Callum Hannah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   Zak Rudden 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
30 DF   Adam Masson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 DF   Daniel O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Dundee United (C, P) 36 22 9 5 73 23 +50 75 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Raith Rovers (Q) 36 20 9 7 58 42 +16 69 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Partick Thistle (Q) 36 14 13 9 63 54 +9 55 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Airdrieonians (Q) 36 15 7 14 44 44 0 52
5 Greenock Morton 36 12 9 15 43 46 −3 45
Source: [4]
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).[5]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

League Cup table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification KIL RAI DNF ALB ANN
1 Kilmarnock 4 3 0 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Qualification for the second round — 2–2p — — 3–0
2 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 1 0 8 5 +3 9 — — 1–1p 2–0 —
3 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 +5 8 0–2 — — — 4–0
4 Albion Rovers 4 1 0 0 3 3 8 −5 3 1–2 — 0–3 — —
5 Annan Athletic 4 0 0 0 4 3 12 −9 0 — 2–3 — 1–2 —
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]

Management statistics edit

Last updated on 3 May 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray 24 May 2022 48 29 9 10 060.42

Notes edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Ian Murray New First-Team Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
  4. ^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group F". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
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