2022–23 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
2022–23 season
Chairman	Steven MacDonald
Manager	Ian Murray
Stadium	Stark's Park
Championship	7th (ongoing)
League Cup	Group Stage
Top goalscorer	League: Aidan Connolly; Sam Stanton (4 goals); All: Aidan Connolly (6 goals)
Highest home attendance	3,222
Lowest home attendance	960
Average home league attendance	2,038
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is Raith Rovers' third 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 will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup & the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Raith will be led by manager Ian Murray. The 2022–23 season is his first season at the club.^[2]

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendlies

25 June 2022 Grant Thomson Testimonial	Dunbar United	1–7	Raith Rovers	New Countess Park
15:00	Redpath 84'	Raith Report	Gullan 13', 16' Easton 26' Connolly 30' Ross 64' Mitchell 76' Trialist 88'	Attendance: 472

29 June 2022 Friendly	Raith Rovers	1–2	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:45	Gullan 69' (pen.)	Raith Report	Paton 46' (pen.) Connelly 70'	Attendance: 811 Referee: Gavin Duncan

2 July 2022 Friendly	Kelty Hearts	1–1	Raith Rovers	New Central Park
15:00	Agyeman 55'	Raith Report	Gullan 34'	Attendance: 893 Referee: Stewart Luke

9 July 2022 Friendly	Raith Rovers	4–0	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
12:00	Ross 2' Gullan 8', 12' Zanatta 17'	Raith Report

Scottish Championship

30 July 2022 1	Cove Rangers	2–0	Raith Rovers	Balmoral Stadium
15:00	Megginson 8', 50'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

6 August 2022 2	Raith Rovers	0–1	Dundee	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Mulligan 13'	Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Chris Graham

13 August 2022 3	Raith Rovers	2–1	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00	Dick 51' Connolly 66'	Raith Report	Blues 80'	Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Euan Anderson

20 August 2022 4	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park
15:00		Raith Report	Easton 2' Gullan 74'	Attendance: 1,548 Referee: Calum Scott

27 August 2022 5	Partick Thistle	2–1	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Tiffoney 3' Lawless 42'	Raith Report	Ross 43'	Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

3 September 2022 6	Raith Rovers	0–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Allardice 61' (pen.) McKay 90'	Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Don Robertson

17 September 2022 8	Raith Rovers	3–2	Ayr United	Stark's Park
15:00	Connell 8' Stanton 35' Brown 83'	Raith Report	Young 51' Murdoch 69'	Attendance: 2,045 Referee: Greg Aitken

1 October 2022 9	Queen's Park	1–0	Raith Rovers	Ochilview Park
15:00	Eze 59'	Raith Report		Attendance: 862 Referee: Grant Irvine

8 October 2022 10	Raith Rovers	3–0	Cove Rangers	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 6' Gullan 27' Stanton 65'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,517 Referee: David Dickinson

15 October 2022 11	Greenock Morton	1–0	Raith Rovers	Cappielow
15:00	Gillespie 90' (pen.)	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,534 Referee: Greg Aitken

19 October 2022 7	Arbroath	0–1	Raith Rovers	Gayfield Park
19:45		Raith Report	Stanton 41'	Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Alan Muir

22 October 2022 12	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Raith Rovers	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Deas 38'	Raith Report	Stanton 13'	Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

29 October 2022 13	Raith Rovers	3–0	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 12', 32' Connell 44' (pen.)	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,096 Referee: Gavin Duncan

5 November 2022 14	Raith Rovers	v	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00

Scottish League Cup

13 July 2022 Group A	Raith Rovers	6–0	Peterhead	Stark's Park
19:45	Easton 16', 51' Dixon 32' (o.g.) Dick 62' Gullan 65' Connolly 89'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,031 Referee: Calum Scott

16 July 2022 Group A	Raith Rovers	1–1 (4–5 p)	Stirling Albion	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 20'	Raith Report	Moore 43'	Attendance: 960 Referee: Lloyd Wilson
	Penalties
	Gullan Dick Mahady Coulson Easton Brown		Thomson Cummins Clarke Burns Moore Banner

19 July 2022 Group A	Dumbarton	0–0 (2–3 p)	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45		Raith Report		Attendance: 276 Referee: Graham Grainger
	Penalties
	Buchanan Byrne McKee Love Carswell		Gullan Berra Millen Dick Easton

24 July 2022 Group A	Aberdeen	3–0	Raith Rovers	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Miovski 6' (pen.) McCrorie 39' Hayes 46'	Raith Report		Attendance: 8,785 Referee: David Munro

Scottish Challenge Cup

24 September 2022 Round 3	Cove Rangers	0–1	Raith Rovers	Balmoral Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	McBride 11'	Referee: Gavin Duncan

10 December 2022 Round 4	Raith Rovers	v	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00

Scottish Cup

26 November 2022 Round 3	Raith Rovers	v	Auchinleck Talbot	Stark's Park
15:00

Player statistics

Squad

^[3]Last updated 30 October 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	16	0	13+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Liam Dick	18	2	13+0	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Ross Millen	18	0	13+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5 - left on 26/07/22	DF	SCO	Christophe Berra	4	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5 - joined on 28/07/22	DF	IRL	Ryan Nolan	9	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	MF	SCO	Brad Spencer	9	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Aidan Connolly	18	6	13+0	4	4+0	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	SCO	Ross Matthews	5	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	SCO	Jamie Gullan	13	3	8+1	2	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Lewis Vaughan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
11 - joined on 02/09/22	FW	SCO	Connor McBride	4	1	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1
11 - left on 24/08/22	FW	CAN	Dario Zanatta	5	0	0+2	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	SCO	Tom Lang	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	GK	SCO	Andrew McNeil	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	DF	IRL	Connor O'Riordan	13	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
15	DF	MWI	Kieran Ngwenya	9	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Sam Stanton	16	4	13+0	4	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson	3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	FW	SCO	Kyle Connell	13	2	6+6	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Luke Mahady	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Scott Brown	18	1	13+0	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Ethan Ross	13	1	7+1	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
23	MF	SCO	Dylan Easton	18	3	10+3	1	3+1	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
24	FW	SCO	David Goodwillie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Aaron Arnott	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	SCO	Kieran Mitchell	7	0	0+2	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	MF	SCO	Quinn Coulson	11	0	0+6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+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	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	SCO	Adam Masson	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	FW	FRO	John Frederiksen	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated October 2022

Number	Position	Nation	Name
Number	Position	Nation	Name	Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
1	GK		Jamie MacDonald	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Liam Dick	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
4	DF		Ross Millen	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
5 - left on 26/07/22	DF		Christophe Berra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 - joined on 28/07/22	DF		Ryan Nolan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
6	MF		Brad Spencer	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
7	MF		Aidan Connolly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
8	MF		Ross Matthews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Jamie Gullan	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 - joined on 02/09/22	FW		Connor McBride	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11 - left on 24/08/22	FW		Dario Zanatta	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF		Tom Lang	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK		Andrew McNeil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Connor O'Riordan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15	DF		Kieran Ngwenya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Sam Stanton	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
17	GK		Robbie Thomson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW		Kyle Connell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
19	FW		Luke Mahady	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Scott Brown	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
22	MF		Ethan Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Dylan Easton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
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	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	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
47	FW		John Frederiksen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Partick Thistle	13	6	2	5	25	24	+1	20
6	Dundee	13	5	4	4	21	18	+3	19
7	Raith Rovers	13	6	1	6	16	13	+3	19
8	Cove Rangers	13	3	4	6	20	24	−4	13
9	Hamilton Academical	13	2	5	6	13	24	−11	11	Qualification for the Championship play-offs

Updated to match(es) played on 29 October 2022. 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]

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ABE	STI	RAI	DUM	PET
1	Aberdeen	4	4	0	0	0	12	0	+12	12	Qualification for the second round	—	—	3–0	2–0	—
2	Stirling Albion	4	2	1	0	1	6	7	−1	8		0–5	—	—	—	3–0
3	Raith Rovers	4	1	1	1	1	7	4	+3	6		—	1–1p	—	—	6–0
4	Dumbarton	4	1	0	1	2	3	4	−1	4		—	1–2	0–0p	—	—
5	Peterhead	4	0	0	0	4	0	13	−13	0		0–2	—	—	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]

Management statistics

Last updated on 30 October 2022

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Ian Murray	24 May 2022		18	9	1	8	050.00

Notes

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

References

^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Ian Murray New First-Team Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[note3-8] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[1] "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[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 6 June 2022.

[3] "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[4] "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 October 2022.

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

[6] "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[format-7] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

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