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 11st
Challenge CupJoint Winners
League CupGroup stage
Scottish Cup4th Round (lost to Livingston)
Highest home attendance2,907
Lowest home attendance788
Average home league attendance1,838

Summary

Management

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

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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

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

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

Matches

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

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

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]

The Fife Cup was declared abandoned on 22 March 2020 & league matches were declared over on 15 April 2020.[5][6]

Player statistics

Squad

[7]Last updated 7 March 2020
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague 1Challenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 605+001+000+000+00
GK Scotland SCO David McGurn 13010+101+001+000+00
GK Scotland SCO Ross Munro 22013+103+003+002+00
GK Scotland SCO Kyle Bow 000+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland SCO Kyle Benedictus 36126+104+013+002+00
DF Scotland SCO Iain Davidson 33022+004+104+002+00
DF Scotland SCO David McKay 21110+303+112+002+00
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Watson 1005+201+001+100+00
DF Scotland SCO Kieran MacDonald 39328+034+104+002+00
DF Scotland SCO Michael Miller 26519+043+002+111+00
DF France FRA Fernandy Mendy 400+000+002+200+00
DF Scotland SCO Steven Anderson 1208+002+100+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 29418+233+014+002+00
MF Scotland SCO Regan Hendry 31422+014+034+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Tony Dingwall 2107+901+200+001+10
MF Scotland SCO Dylan Tait 2039+433+100+201+00
MF Scotland SCO Grant Anderson 31414+743+102+200+20
MF Scotland SCO Brad Spencer 34323+333+103+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Daniel Armstrong 1836+823+010+001+00
MF Scotland SCO Quinn Coulson 000+000+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 322+020+100+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Jack Smith 710+611+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO Kieron Bowie 35919+644+033+111+11
FW Portugal POR Joao Victoria 1210+710+002+200+10
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Allan 22610+312+234+020+10
FW Scotland SCO Jamie Gullan 18714+470+000+000+00
FW Scotland SCO John Baird 25513+644+000+002+01
FW Scotland SCO Steven MacLean 725+121+000+000+00
  • Squad numbers are not compulsory in Scottish League One.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated March 2020
Nation Position Name League 1 Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGKRobbie Thomson 0000000000
ScotlandGKDavid McGurn 0000000000
ScotlandGKRoss Munro 0000000000
ScotlandGKKyle Bow 0000000000
ScotlandDFKyle Benedictus 5100100061
ScotlandDFIain Davidson 4200101062
ScotlandDFDavid McKay 1100001021
ScotlandDFJamie Watson 1000000010
ScotlandDFMichael Miller 2000100030
FranceDFFernandy Mendy 0000100010
ScotlandDFSteven Anderson 1100000011
ScotlandMFKieran MacDonald 5010000060
ScotlandMFRoss Matthews 2110101051
ScotlandMFRegan Hendry 4020100070
ScotlandMFTony Dingwall 1000000010
ScotlandMFDylan Tait 2000001030
ScotlandMFGrant Anderson 2010000030
ScotlandMFBrad Spencer 90001000100
ScotlandMFDaniel Armstrong 5010000060
ScotlandMFQuinn Coulson 0000000000
ScotlandFWLewis Vaughan 0000000000
ScotlandFWKieron Bowie 1000000010
PortugalFWJoao Victoria 0000000000
ScotlandFWLewis Allan 0000000000
ScotlandFWJamie Gullan 1000000010
ScotlandFWJohn Baird 0000000000
ScotlandFWSteven MacLean 0010000010

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
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

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

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

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

References

  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.
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