2013–14 Raith Rovers F.C. season
The 2013–14 season is Raith Rovers' fifth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football[1] and the first in the newly established Scottish Championship,[2] having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008–09 season. Raith Rovers will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2013–14 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Turnbull Hutton | ||
| Manager | Grant Murray | ||
| Stadium | Stark's Park | ||
| Scottish Championship | 7th place | ||
| Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
| League Cup | 2nd Round (lost to Hearts on penalties) | ||
| Scottish Cup | Quarter-Finals (lost to St Johnstone) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,039 (v Dundee, 2 January 2014) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 978 (v Alloa Athletic, 25 February 2014) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 1,659 | ||
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Summary
Management
Raith will be led by player-manager Grant Murray for the 2013–14 season as with the previous season.
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre season
| 10 July 2013[3] Friendly | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Sheffield United | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Spence |
Raith Report | McDonald Murphy |
Attendance: 1,054 Referee: McLean |
| 12 July 2013[4] Friendly | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Hibernian | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Raith Report | Attendance: 2,050 Referee: McKendrick |
| 17 July 2013[5] Friendly | Raith Rovers | 0 – 5 | Heart of Midlothian | Stark's Park |
| 19:30 | Raith Report | McHattie B.King Walker Stevenson Oliver |
Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Muir |
| 20 July 2013[6] Friendly | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Anderson Elliot |
Raith Report | Ross Polworth |
Referee: Clancy |
Scottish Championship
| 10 August 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Keatings |
Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Allan |
| 17 August 2013 Scottish Championship | Cowdenbeath | 3 – 4 | Raith Rovers | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Morton Adamson Stewart Adam |
Raith Report | Spence Cardle |
Attendance: 837 Referee: Salmond |
| 24 August 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Attendance: 2,603 Referee: Beaton |
| 31 August 2013 Scottish Championship | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Imrie |
Raith Report | Anderson |
Attendance: 1,545 Referee: Cook |
| 14 September 2013 Scottish Championship | Queen of the South | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Spence |
Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Robertson |
| 21 September 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 4 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Cardle Anderson Elliot |
Raith Report | Cawley McCord |
Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Murray |
| 28 September 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Anderson |
Raith Report | Faulds |
Attendance: 1,715 Referee: McKendrick |
| 5 October 2013 Scottish Championship | Dumbarton | 2 – 4 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Prunty |
Raith Report | Elliot Spence Hill Donaldson Vaughan |
Attendance: 843 Referee: Colvin |
| 19 October 2013 Scottish Championship | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Keatings |
Raith Report | Hill Elliot |
Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Brines |
| 26 October 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Moon Smith |
Raith Report | Novo |
Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Salmond |
| 29 October 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Smith |
Raith Report | Denholm |
Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Muir |
| 9 November 2013 Scottish Championship | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Conroy Wighton |
Raith Report | Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Dallas |
| 16 November 2013 Scottish Championship | Alloa Athletic | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Kirk |
Raith Report | Attendance: 858 Referee: Thomson |
| 23 November 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Queen of the South | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Elliot |
Raith Report | Reilly |
Attendance: 1,497 Referee: Northcroft |
| 7 December 2013 Scottish Championship | Falkirk | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Sibbald McGrandles Kingsley |
Raith Report | Spence |
Attendance: 2,934 Referee: Muir |
| 14 December 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Dumbarton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Vaughan Cardle Thomson |
Raith Report | McDougall |
Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Murray |
| 21 December 2013 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 3 – 3 | Cowdenbeath | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Hill Elliot Booth |
Raith Report | Stewart Hemmings |
Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Aitken |
| 28 December 2013 Scottish Championship | Livingston | 3 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Thomson Scott Scougall |
Raith Report | Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Norris |
| 2 January 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Dundee | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Thomson |
Raith Report | McAlister |
Attendance: 4,039 Referee: Robertson |
| 11 January 2014 Scottish Championship | Greenock Morton | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Brines |
| 18 January 2014 Scottish Championship | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | McShane |
Raith Report | Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Dallas |
| 1 February 2014 Scottish Championship | Cowdenbeath | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Hemmings |
Raith Report | Attendance: 961 Referee: Salmond |
| 15 February 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 4 | Hamilton Academical | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Cardle Baird |
Raith Report | Andreu Longridge Keatings |
Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Collum |
| 22 February 2014 Scottish Championship | Dumbarton | 3 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Dumbarton Football Stadium |
| 15:00 | Nish Kane Agnew |
Raith Report | Smith Baird |
Attendance: 786 Referee: Robertson |
| 25 February 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Hill |
Raith Report | Ferns |
Attendance: 978 Referee: Muir |
| 1 March 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 4 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Baird Booth |
Raith Report | Hill McCracken Loy Millar |
Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Anderson |
| 15 March 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Spence |
Raith Report | Vine |
Attendance: 1,308 Referee: Charleston |
| 18 March 2014 Scottish Championship | Dundee | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park |
| 19:45 | Raith Report | Attendance: 4,561 Referee: Finnie |
| 22 March 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 4 | Livingston | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Baird Thomson |
Raith Report | Sives McNulty |
Attendance: 1,329 Referee: Northcroft |
| 25 March 2014 Scottish Championship | Hamilton Academical | 3 – 2 | Raith Rovers | New Douglas Park |
| 19:45 | Andreu Keatings Scotland |
Raith Report | Baird |
Attendance: 954 Referee: Salmond |
| 29 March 2014 Scottish Championship | Alloa Athletic | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Recreation Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Booth |
Attendance: 726 Referee: Graham |
| 12 April 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | Dumbarton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Smith |
Raith Report | Gilhaney Megginson Nish |
Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Charleston |
| 15 April 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 3 – 2 | Queen of the South | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Cardle Watson Baird |
Raith Report | Durnan |
Attendance: 993 Referee: Aitken |
| 19 April 2014 Scottish Championship | Falkirk | 2 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Falkirk Stadium |
| 15:00 | Loy McGrandles |
Raith Report | Vaulks |
Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Anderson |
| 26 April 2014 Scottish Championship | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Cowdenbeath | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Spence |
Raith Report | McKeown Milne |
Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Colvin |
| 3 May 2014 Scottish Championship | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Mullen Sives McNulty |
Raith Report | Attendance: 1,265 Referee: Somers |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 27 July 2013 Round 1 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Stirling Albion | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Moon Cardle |
Raith Report | White |
Attendance: 1,111 Referee: Norris |
| 20 August 2013 Round 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 0 – 2 | Raith Rovers | East End Park |
| 19:45 | Raith Report | Hill Fox |
Attendance: 3,765 Referee: Aitken |
| 7 September 2013 Quarter-Final | Raith Rovers | 1 – 0 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Spence |
Raith Report | Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Allan |
| 13 October 2013 Semi-Final | Raith Rovers | 3 – 0 | Annan Athletic | Stark's Park |
| 16:05 | Weatherson Elliot |
Raith Report | Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Clancy |
| 6 April 2014 Final | Raith Rovers | 1 − 0 (a.e.t.) | Rangers | Easter Road |
| 16:05 | Baird |
Raith Report | Attendance: 19,983 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
Scottish League Cup
| 3 August 2013 Round 1 | Raith Rovers | 6 – 0 | Queen's Park | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Smith Cardle Elliot Spence Vaughan |
Raith Report | Capuano |
Attendance: 1,219 Referee: Finnie |
Scottish Cup
| 3 November 2013 Scottish Cup round 3 | East Stirlingshire | 0 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Ochilview Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Smith McGowan |
Attendance: 716 Referee: Robertson |
| 30 November 2013 Scottish Cup round 4 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Irvine |
Attendance: 3,184 Referee: McLean |
| 8 February 2014 Scottish Cup round 5 | Hibernian | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Easter Road |
| 14:00 | Stanton Nelson |
Raith Report | Moon Hill Anderson |
Attendance: 10,503 Referee: McLean |
| 8 March 2014 Scottish Cup Quarter-Final | Raith Rovers | 1 – 3 | St Johnstone | Stark's Park |
| 12:15 | Cardle |
Raith Report | McDonald Hasselbaink Anderson |
Attendance: 3,767 Referee: Thomson |
Player statistics
Captain
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Jason Thomson | 44 | Club captain |
Last updated: 3 May 2014
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | David McGurn | 16 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Jason Thomson | 44 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Callum Booth | 46 | 3 | 35+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Paul Watson | 31 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Dougie Hill | 38 | 4 | 30+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Liam Fox | 39 | 3 | 27+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 7 | MF | Joe Cardle | 43 | 8 | 33+0 | 5 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Kevin Moon | 42 | 3 | 30+1 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 9 | FW | Greig Spence | 36 | 15 | 14+12 | 11 | 2+3 | 3 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Calum Elliot | 40 | 10 | 28+3 | 6 | 5+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Grant Anderson | 42 | 3 | 28+4 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 12 | MF | Ross Callachan | 33 | 0 | 16+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Reece Donaldson | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Gordon Smith | 42 | 8 | 17+15 | 6 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | |
| 16 | DF | Laurie Ellis | 18 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 17 | GK | Ross Laidlaw | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 18 | DF | Grant Murray | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 19 (up until January 2014) | DF | Kevin McCann | 5 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 19 (from January 2014) | DF | Fraser Mullen | 12 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 20 (up until February 2014) | GK | Colin Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 20 (from February 2014) | GK | Lee Robinson | 16 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Lewis Vaughan | 23 | 3 | 5+14 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | FW | Jamie Watson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | MF | Ross Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Liam McCroary | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 25 | FW | Callum Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 26 | DF | David Bates | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | GK | Jordan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 29 | FW | John Baird | 16 | 8 | 14+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated May 2014
| Nation | Position | Name | Scottish Championship | Challenge Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | Ross Laidlaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | David McGurn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| GK | Colin Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Lee Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Reece Donaldson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| DF | Laurie Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Dougie Hill | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| DF | Grant Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Jason Thomson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| DF | David Bates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Callum Booth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | Paul Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Kevin McCann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Fraser Mullen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Ross Callachan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Lewis Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Grant Anderson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| MF | Kevin Moon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | Ross Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Liam McCroary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Liam Fox | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| MF | Joe Cardle | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| FW | Callum Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Greig Spence | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Jamie Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Calum Elliot | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| FW | Gordon Smith | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| FW | John Baird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dumbarton | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 64 | +1 | 51 | |
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 56 | −5 | 46 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 48 | 61 | −13 | 42 | |
| 8 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 40 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath (O) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 72 | −22 | 40 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners
Division summary
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: [9]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
References
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