2019–20 Raith Rovers F.C. season

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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
← 2018–19

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.

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 Goal 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 Goal 24' (pen.)
Bowie Goal 35'
Hunt Goal 42' (o.g.)
Raith Report Oakley Goal 55'
Mimnaugh Goal 59'
Attendance: 823
Referee: Gavin Duncan
6 July 2019 Pre-Season Friendly Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Spartans Stark's Park
15:00 Anderson Goal 16'
Trialist Goal 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 Goal 16'
Anderson Goal 40'
Raith Report Cox Goal 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 Goal 79' Attendance: 870
Referee: Duncan Williams
10 August 2019 League One Raith Rovers 5 – 2 Clyde Stark's Park
15:00 Hendry Goal 13' (pen.)
Bowie Goal 23'
Anderson Goal 49'
Victoria Goal 63'
Smith Goal 79'
Raith Report Goodwillie Goal 78'
Love Goal 89'
Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Euan Anderson
17 August 2019 League One Stranraer 3 – 2 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 McManus Goal 16'
Dangana Goal 83'
Elliott Goal 85'
Raith Report Miller Goal 48'
Spencer Goal 70'
Attendance: 404
Referee: Greg Aitken
24 August 2019 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Bowie Goal 80'
Gullan Goal 84'
Trialist Goal 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 Goal 19'
Higgins Goal 57'
Wallace Goal 65'
Agnew Goal 90'
Raith Report Allan Goal 10'
Gullan Goal 84'
Attendance: 1,792
Referee: Craig Napier
14 September 2019 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Peterhead Stark's Park
15:00 G.Anderson Goal 7'
Miller Goal 29', 67'
Vaughan Goal 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 Goal 55' Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Steven Reid
28 September 2019 League One Forfar Athletic 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 McLean Goal 45' Raith Report Vaughan Goal 51'
MacDonald Goal 90'
Attendance: 847
Referee: Gavin Ross
5 October 2019 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Miller Goal 60'
Armstrong Goal 78'
Raith Report Longridge Goal 3'
Sammon Goal 17'
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: Scott Lambie
19 October 2019 League One Clyde 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium
15:00 Goodwillie Goal 54', 68' Raith Report Bowie Goal 11'
Gullan Goal 29'
Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Peter Stuart
26 October 2019 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 East Fife Stark's Park
15:00 Spencer Goal 35' Raith Report Boyd Goal 25' Attendance: 2,907
Referee: Barry Cook
2 November 2019 League One Peterhead 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Leitch Goal 35'
Fraser Goal 74'
Raith Report Attendance: 610
Referee: Gavin Ross
9 November 2019 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Gullan Goal 45', 60'
Baird Goal 49'
Raith Report Stewart Goal 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 Goal 68' Attendance: 780
Referee: Barry Cook
7 December 2019 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Matthews Goal 42' Raith Report Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Greg Aitken
14 December 2019 League One Falkirk 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 McManus Goal 58' Raith Report Gullan Goal 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 Goal 28'
McGeever Goal 40'
Attendance: 1,504
Referee: Alan Muir
28 December 2019 League One East Fife 3 – 5 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Agnew Goal 28'
Dowds Goal 61'
Wallace Goal 71'
Raith Report Gullan Goal 8', 90'
MacDonald Goal 21', 37'
Tait Goal 54'
Attendance: 1,998
Referee: Don Robertson
4 January 2020 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Peterhead Stark's Park
15:00 Tait Goal 9'
Gullan Goal 24'
Raith Report Lyle Goal 11' Attendance: 1,807
Referee: Gavin Ross
11 January 2020 League One Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Forbes Goal 9' Raith Report Baird Goal 72' Attendance: 832
Referee: Duncan Williams
25 January 2020 League One Raith Rovers 4 – 3 Montrose Stark's Park
15:00 Matthews Goal 8'
Bowie Goal 25', 42'
Tait Goal 66'
Raith Report Johnston Goal 55'
Niang Goal 58'
Quinn Goal 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 Goal 4' Attendance: 1,296
Referee: David Dickinson
8 February 2020 League One Stranraer 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Stevenson Goal 54' Raith Report Baird Goal 36' Attendance: 327
Referee: David Lowe
22 February 2020 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Clyde Stark's Park
15:00 MacLean Goal 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 Goal 90' Raith Report Attendance: 804
Referee: Kevin Graham
3 March 2020 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Falkirk Stark's Park
19:45 MacLean Goal 47' Raith Report McManus Goal 69' Attendance: 3,225
Referee: Peter Stuart
7 March 2020 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Armstrong Goal 9'
Baird Goal 76'
Raith Report Coupe Goal 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 Goal 55'
Gallagher Goal 83'
Raith Report Allan Goal 32', 35'
Matthews Goal 89'
Attendance: 264
Referee: Graham Beaton
7 September 2019 Round 3 Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Hendry Goal 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 Goal 15'
Armstrong Goal 32'
Allan Goal 90'
Raith Report Marshall Goal 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 Goal 6', 25'
McKay Goal 56'
Raith Report Hester Goal 35'
Sutherland Goal 84'
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Euan Anderson
14 February 2020 Semi-Final Partick Thistle 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
19:45 Mansell Goal 83' Raith Report Benedictus Goal 31'
Hendry Goal 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 Goal 14', 29' (pen.)
Curran Goal 75'
Attendance: 2,584
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
20 July 2019 Group D Inverness CT 4 – 1 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 White Goal 6'
Donaldson Goal 56'
Doran Goal 58'
Todorov Goal 90'
Raith Report Allan Goal 50' Attendance: 1,054
Referee: Gavin Ross
23 July 2019 Group D Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Peterhead Stark's Park
19:45 Bowie Goal 4'
Miller Goal 21'
Allan Goal 80'
Raith Report Armour Goal 88' Attendance: 788
Referee: Chris Fordyce
27 July 2019 Group D Cove Rangers 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Masson Goal 45'
Antoniazzi Goal 52'
Glass Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 77' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Dykes Goal 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 Goal 5'
Trialist B Goal 75'
Anderson Goal 85'
Tait Goal 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 Total League 1 Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 6 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO David McGurn 13 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Ross Munro 22 0 13+1 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Kyle Bow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kyle Benedictus 36 1 26+1 0 4+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Iain Davidson 33 0 22+0 0 4+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO David McKay 21 1 10+3 0 3+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jamie Watson 10 0 5+2 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Kieran MacDonald 39 3 28+0 3 4+1 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Michael Miller 26 5 19+0 4 3+0 0 2+1 1 1+0 0
DF France FRA Fernandy Mendy 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Steven Anderson 12 0 8+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 29 4 18+2 3 3+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Regan Hendry 31 4 22+0 1 4+0 3 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Tony Dingwall 21 0 7+9 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF Scotland SCO Dylan Tait 20 3 9+4 3 3+1 0 0+2 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Grant Anderson 31 4 14+7 4 3+1 0 2+2 0 0+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Brad Spencer 34 3 23+3 3 3+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Daniel Armstrong 18 3 6+8 2 3+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Quinn Coulson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 3 2 2+0 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Jack Smith 7 1 0+6 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Kieron Bowie 35 9 19+6 4 4+0 3 3+1 1 1+1 1
FW Portugal POR Joao Victoria 12 1 0+7 1 0+0 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Lewis Allan 22 6 10+3 1 2+2 3 4+0 2 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Jamie Gullan 18 7 14+4 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Baird 25 5 13+6 4 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
FW Scotland SCO Steven MacLean 7 2 5+1 2 1+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 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
Scotland GK Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland GK David McGurn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland GK Ross Munro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland GK Kyle Bow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Kyle Benedictus 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
Scotland DF Iain Davidson 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 2
Scotland DF David McKay 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
Scotland DF Jamie Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF Michael Miller 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
France DF Fernandy Mendy 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF Steven Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Scotland MF Kieran MacDonald 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF Ross Matthews 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 1
Scotland MF Regan Hendry 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
Scotland MF Tony Dingwall 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland MF Dylan Tait 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland MF Grant Anderson 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland MF Brad Spencer 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Scotland MF Daniel Armstrong 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF Quinn Coulson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Lewis Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Kieron Bowie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Portugal FW Joao Victoria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Lewis Allan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Jamie Gullan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland FW John Baird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Steven MacLean 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Team statistics[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation[a]
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) Champion
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. 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. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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