2017–18 Raith Rovers F.C. season

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Raith Rovers
2017–18 season
ChairmanAlan Young
ManagerBarry Smith
StadiumStark's Park
League 12nd
Challenge CupQuarter-Finals (lost to Dumbarton)
League CupGroup Stage (did not qualify)
Scottish Cup3rd Round (lost to Peterhead)
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Vaughan (15)
All: Lewis Vaughan (23)
Highest home attendanceAttendance: 4,496 (v Alloa Athletic, 28 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance971 (v Brora Rangers, 15 August 2017)
Average home league attendance1,886
2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season will be Raith Rovers' first 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 will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary[]

Management[]

Raith will be led by manager Barry Smith for the 2017–18 season for his 1st season at the club.[2]

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-Season[]

8 July 2017 Pre-Season Friendly Clyde 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium
12:30 Goodwillie Goal 53' (pen.) Raith Report Buchanan Goal 15'
Ferguson Goal 67' (o.g.)
Attendance: 324
Referee: David Lowe

Scottish League One[]

5 August 2017 League One Alloa Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Cawley Goal 16' Raith Report Vaughan Goal 90' Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Barry Cook
12 August 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan Goal 43'64'
Spence Goal 61'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Mike Roncone
19 August 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan Goal 31'
Buchanan Goal 85'
Spence Goal 88'
Raith Report Millar Goal 18'
Bain Red card 39'
Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Alan Newlands
26 August 2017 League One East Fife 0 – 5 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Barr Goal 5'
Vaughan Goal 20'80'
Spence Goal 39'
Buchanan Goal 69'
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Craig Napier
9 September 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan Goal 50'
Thomson Goal 59'
Raith Report Shankland Goal 45'
Higgins Yellow card 88' Red card
Attendance: 2,286
Referee: Alan Muir
16 September 2017 League One Queen's Park 0 – 5 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Raith Report Buchanan Goal 3'
Vaughan Goal 7'
Zanatta Goal 56'
Barr Goal 80'
Thomson Goal 90'
Attendance: 873
Referee: John McKendrick
23 September 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Thomson Goal 74'
Zanatta Goal 89'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Mat Northcroft
30 September 2017 League One Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Exsel Group Stadium
15:00 Trouten Goal 38'
Shields Goal 83'
Raith Report Spence Goal 87' Attendance: 616
Referee: David Lowe
14 October 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan Goal 32'
Thomson Goal 37'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Barry Cook
28 October 2017 League One Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Millar Goal 73' (pen.) Raith Report Herron Goal 59'
Davidson Red card 72'
Attendance: 865
Referee: Graham Beaton
4 November 2017 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 East Fife Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan Goal 29' Raith Report Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 November 2017 League One Ayr United 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
19:45 Shankland Goal 16'
Crawford Goal 22'
Moore Goal 90'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Barry Cook
25 November 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Zanatta Goal 64'
Spence Goal 66'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Mike Roncone
2 December 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Spence Goal 55'
Buchanan Goal 68'
Raith Report Cawley Goal 88' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Colin Steven
10 December 2017 League One Airdrieonians 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
16:10 Hastie Goal 23'
Russell Goal 38'
Raith Report Spence Goal 22'
Court Goal 90'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Don Robertson
23 December 2017 League One Arbroath 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Matthews Goal 55' (o.g.) Raith Report Spence Goal 19'
Buchanan Goal 32'
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Spence Goal 13'
Buchanan Goal 27'
Vaughan Goal 69'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Craig Charleston
2 January 2018 League One East Fife 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Wilkie Goal 20'
Linton Goal 56'
Raith Report Robertson Goal 8'
Buchanan Goal 25'
Zanatta Goal 78'
Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Gavin Ross
6 January 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Spence Goal 13'
Trialist Goal 26' (o.g.)
Raith Report Peters Goal 21' Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 January 2018 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Spence Goal 47' Raith Report Shankland Goal 34' Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Barry Cook
20 January 2018 League One Stranraer 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Beith Goal 9' Raith Report Attendance: 449
Referee: Scott Millar
3 February 2018 League One Queen's Park 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Keena Goal 41'
Fotheringham Yellow card 90' Red card
Raith Report Murray Goal 15'
Furtado Goal 18'
Buchanan Goal 30'
Attendance: 777
Referee: Graham Beaton
6 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
19:45 Herron Goal 7'63'
Thomson Goal 76'
Raith Report Hopkins Goal 54' Attendance: 1,294
Referee: Alan Newlands
10 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Furtado Goal 64'
Vaughan Goal 77'
Raith Report Carrick Goal 44' Attendance: 1,685
Referee: Craig Charleston
17 February 2018 League One Albion Rovers 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Exsel Group Stadium
15:00 Trouten Goal 11'90' (pen.) Raith Report Murray Goal 40'
Marr Goal 82' (o.g.)
Attendance: 519
Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Thomson Goal 43'
Furtado Goal 74'
Raith Report Wallace Goal 64' (pen.)
McIntosh Goal 90'
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Mat Northcroft
10 March 2018 League One Ayr United 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Shankland Goal 34'
Adams Goal 43'
Moffat Goal 53'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Gavin Ross
13 March 2018 League One Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
19:45 Aitken Goal 68'76' Raith Report Vaughan Goal 78' Attendance: 509
Referee: Mike Roncone
24 March 2018 League One Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Stewart Goal 46'
Watt Yellow card 90' Red card
Raith Report Vaughan Goal 8'
Thomson Goal 20'
Attendance: 915
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 March 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 East Fife Stark's Park
19:45 Barr Goal 39'
Davidson Goal 85'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Barry Cook
31 March 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
15:00 Barr Goal 86'
Zanatta Goal 89'}
Raith Report Attendance: 1,456
Referee: Graham Beaton
7 April 2018 League One Arbroath 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 McIntosh Goal 74' Raith Report Buchanan Goal 39' (pen.) Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 April 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Barr Goal 10'
Zanatta Goal 39'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Alan Newlands
21 April 2018 League One Stranraer 0 – 3 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Raith Report Murray Goal 5'
Buchanan Goal 44'
Vaughan Goal 78'
Attendance: 524
Referee: Kevin Graham
28 April 2018 League One Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 4,496
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish Championship Play-Offs[]

2 May 2018 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 1 Alloa Athletic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Indodrill Stadium
19:45 Stewart Goal 23'
Flannigan Goal 58'
Raith Report Davidson Yellow card 82' Red card Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

15 August 2017 Round 1 Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Brora Rangers Stark's Park
19:45 Callachan Goal 15'
Vaughan Goal 65'
Osei Goal 83'
Raith Report Attendance: 971
Referee: Steven Reid
2 September 2017 Round 2 Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Ross County U20 Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan Goal 7'21'
Barr Goal 10'
Buchanan Goal 27'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Gavin Ross
7 October 2017 Round 3 St Mirren 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 Reilly Goal 63' Raith Report Vaughan Goal 64'
Spence Goal 73'
Barr Goal 81'
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 November 2017 Quarter-Final Dumbarton 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 McLaughlin Goal 20'
Roy Goal 49'
Raith Report Spence Red card 58' Attendance: 888
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League Cup[]

Table[]

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN DND RAI COW BUC
1 Dundee United (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 10 2 +8 11 Qualification for the Second Round 2–0 4–1
2 Dundee (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 8 2 +6 10 1–1p 2–0
3 Raith Rovers 4 2 0 0 2 9 5 +4 6 1–2 2–0
4 Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 0 3 5 11 −6 3 0–3 4–2
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0 0–3 1–6
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Matches[]

18 July 2017 Group C Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Dundee Stark's Park
19:45 Vaughan Goal 90' Raith Report Moussa Goal 83'
Hendry Goal 90'
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Stephen Finnie
25 July 2017 Group C Buckie Thistle 1 – 6 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
20:00 McLeod Goal 27' Raith Report Vaughan Goal 14' (pen.)45'
Spence Goal 40'
Buchanan Goal 65'69'
Matthews Goal 86'
Attendance: 620
Referee: Ryan Milne
29 July 2017 Group C Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan Goal 9'
Buchanan Goal 32'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Kevin Graham

Scottish Cup[]

18 November 2017 Round 3 Peterhead 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Brown Goal 55'
McAllister Goal 57'85'
Raith Report Attendance: 671
Referee: Mat Northcroft

Player statistics[]

Squad[]

[5]Last updated 5 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship Play-Offs League 1 Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland Kevin Cuthbert 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Australia Aaron Lennox 19 0 0+0 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
GK Australia Rory Brian 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Graeme Smith 28 0 2+0 0 21+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Kyle Benedictus 21 0 1+0 0 14+0 0 1+1 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Iain Davidson 36 1 1+0 0 28+1 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Euan Murray 46 4 2+0 1 35+0 3 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Jason Thomson 47 7 2+0 0 36+0 7 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Kevin McHattie 14 0 2+0 0 11+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland David McKay 22 0 0+0 0 13+4 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Josh McDonald 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Euan Valentine 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Jamie Watson 7 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland Bobby Barr 39 7 1+1 0 26+6 5 3+0 2 1+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Ross Callachan 9 1 0+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 1 4+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Ross Matthews 45 1 1+0 0 26+9 0 4+0 0 2+2 1 1+0 0
MF Scotland Scott Robertson 39 1 2+0 0 28+2 1 1+1 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland Kyle Bell 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland James Berry 9 0 0+0 0 0+4 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Fionn McLeod Kay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Ryan Stevenson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Denmark Andreas Thorsen 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Canada Dario Zanatta 26 6 0+1 0 17+8 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland John Herron 23 3 1+0 0 14+5 3 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland Regan Hendry 12 0 2+0 0 7+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF France Willis Furtado 18 3 1+1 0 11+5 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Liam Buchanan 41 14 1+0 0 30+3 10 1+1 1 4+0 3 1+0 0
FW Scotland Greig Spence 43 12 0+2 0 22+10 10 4+0 1 4+0 1 1+0 0
FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 45 23 2+0 0 35+0 15 4+0 4 4+0 4 0+0 0
FW Scotland Jonny Court 21 1 1+0 0 0+14 1 0+3 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
FW Ghana Yaw Osei 13 1 0+0 0 0+5 0 1+2 1 1+3 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland Kieran Dall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Jack Smith 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
  • Squad numbers are not compulsory in Scottish League One.

Disciplinary record[]

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2018
Nation Position Name Championship Play-Offs 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
Scotland GK Kevin Cuthbert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia GK Aaron Lennox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Australia GK Rory Brian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland GK Graeme Smith 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF Kyle Benedictus 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF Iain Davidson 0 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 2
Scotland DF Euan Murray 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Scotland DF Jason Thomson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF Kevin McHattie 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland DF David McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Josh McDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Euan Valentine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Jamie Watson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF Bobby Barr 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF Ross Callachan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Ross Matthews 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF Scott Robertson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland MF Kyle Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF James Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Fionn McLeod Kay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Ryan Stevenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Denmark MF Andreas Thorsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Canada MF Dario Zanatta 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF John Herron 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Scotland MF Regan Hendry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
France MF Willis Furtado 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland FW Liam Buchanan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW Greig Spence 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1
Scotland FW Lewis Vaughan 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Scotland FW Jonny Court 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Ghana FW Yaw Osei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Kieran Dall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Jack Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 24 4 8 92 42 +50 76 Promotion to the Championship
2 Raith Rovers 36 22 9 5 68 32 +36 75 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (O, P) 36 17 9 10 56 43 +13 60
4 Arbroath 36 17 8 11 70 51 +19 59
5 Stranraer 36 16 5 15 58 66 −8 53
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Division summary[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWWWWLWPDWLWWDPWWWWDDWWDDPLPWWDWWD
Position622111111112222222221121111112222212
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Management statistics[]

Last updated on 5 May 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Barry Smith[7] 5 August 2017 Present 47 27 9 11 057.45


Notes[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date". Statto. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Barry Smith Is Our New Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Raith Rovers". Statto. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Barry Smith Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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