2013–14 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
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
Home colours	Away colours

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.

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 13'	Raith Report	McDonald 29' Murphy 36'	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 6' B.King 42' Walker 49' Stevenson 63' Oliver 88'	Attendance: 1,825 Referee: Muir

20 July 2013^[6] Friendly	Raith Rovers	2–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Anderson 2' Elliot 36'	Raith Report	Ross 42' Polworth 83'	Referee: Clancy

Scottish Championship

10 August 2013 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	0–1	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Keatings 67'	Attendance: 1,652 Referee: Allan

17 August 2013 Scottish Championship	Cowdenbeath	3–4	Raith Rovers	Central Park
15:00	Morton 9' Adamson 43' Stewart 65' Adam 90'	Raith Report	Spence 3', 81' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Cardle 26'	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 39' (pen.)	Raith Report	Anderson 78'	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 18'	Attendance: 1,620 Referee: Robertson

21 September 2013 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	4–2	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
15:00	Cardle 28', 90' Anderson 48' Elliot 79'	Raith Report	Cawley 16' McCord 62' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Murray

28 September 2013 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1–1	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00	Anderson 2'	Raith Report	Faulds 90'	Attendance: 1,715 Referee: McKendrick

5 October 2013 Scottish Championship	Dumbarton	2–4	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Prunty 89', 90' (pen.)	Raith Report	Elliot 17' Spence 56' (pen.) Hill 61' Donaldson 90' Vaughan 90'	Attendance: 843 Referee: Colvin

19 October 2013 Scottish Championship	Hamilton Academical	1–1	Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park
15:00	Keatings 31'	Raith Report	Hill 34' Elliot 70'	Attendance: 1,113 Referee: Brines

26 October 2013 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2–1	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00	Moon 44' Smith 90'	Raith Report	Novo 69'	Attendance: 1,569 Referee: Salmond

29 October 2013 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1–0	Livingston	Stark's Park
19:45	Smith 22'	Raith Report	Denholm 35'	Attendance: 1,304 Referee: Muir

9 November 2013 Scottish Championship	Dundee	2–0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park
15:00	Conroy 28' Wighton 49'	Raith Report		Attendance: 5,064 Referee: Dallas

16 November 2013 Scottish Championship	Alloa Athletic	1–0	Raith Rovers	Recreation Park
15:00	Kirk 64'	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 63', 87'	Raith Report	Reilly 62'	Attendance: 1,497 Referee: Northcroft

7 December 2013 Scottish Championship	Falkirk	3–1	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Sibbald 4' McGrandles 25' Kingsley 51'	Raith Report	Spence 73'	Attendance: 2,934 Referee: Muir

14 December 2013 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2–1	Dumbarton	Stark's Park
15:00	Vaughan 51' Cardle 60' Thomson 74'	Raith Report	McDougall 90'	Attendance: 1,351 Referee: Murray

21 December 2013 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	3–3	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park
15:00	Hill 32' Elliot 60' Booth 83' (pen.)	Raith Report	Stewart 11' Hemmings 74' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Aitken

28 December 2013 Scottish Championship	Livingston	3–0	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Thomson 8' (o.g.) Scott 45' Scougall 62'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,322 Referee: Norris

2 January 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	0–2	Dundee	Stark's Park
15:00	Thomson 67'	Raith Report	McAlister 90', 90'	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 25'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Dallas

1 February 2014 Scottish Championship	Cowdenbeath	1–0	Raith Rovers	Central Park
15:00	Hemmings 70'	Raith Report		Attendance: 961 Referee: Salmond

15 February 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2–4	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00	Cardle 82' Baird 89'	Raith Report	Andreu 4', 32' Longridge 39' Keatings 43' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,436 Referee: Collum

22 February 2014 Scottish Championship	Dumbarton	3–3	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Nish 24' Kane 37' Agnew 64'	Raith Report	Smith 29', 61' Baird 57'	Attendance: 786 Referee: Robertson

25 February 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1–1	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
19:45	Hill 54'	Raith Report	Ferns 24'	Attendance: 978 Referee: Muir

1 March 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2–4	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00	Baird 23' Booth 28' (pen.)	Raith Report	Hill 18' (o.g.) McCracken 47' Loy 71' Millar 87'	Attendance: 1,729 Referee: Anderson

15 March 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2–1	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00	Spence 68' (pen.), 80'	Raith Report	Vine 18'	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 48' Thomson 85'	Raith Report	Sives 5', 54' McNulty 50' (pen.), 90'	Attendance: 1,329 Referee: Northcroft

25 March 2014 Scottish Championship	Hamilton Academical	3–2	Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park
19:45	Andreu 65' Keatings 68' Scotland 90'	Raith Report	Baird 45', 69'	Attendance: 954 Referee: Salmond

29 March 2014 Scottish Championship	Alloa Athletic	0–1	Raith Rovers	Recreation Park
15:00		Raith Report	Booth 49'	Attendance: 726 Referee: Graham

12 April 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1–3	Dumbarton	Stark's Park
15:00	Smith 59'	Raith Report	Gilhaney 22' Megginson 28' Nish 50'	Attendance: 1,602 Referee: Charleston

15 April 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	3–2	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:45	Cardle 4' Watson 7' Baird 81'	Raith Report	Durnan 37', 45'	Attendance: 993 Referee: Aitken

19 April 2014 Scottish Championship	Falkirk	2–1	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Loy 19' McGrandles 23'	Raith Report	Vaulks 32' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Anderson

26 April 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1–2	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park
15:00	Spence 88'	Raith Report	McKeown 19' Milne 81'	Attendance: 1,760 Referee: Colvin

3 May 2014 Scottish Championship	Livingston	2–0	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00	Mullen 8' Sives 15' McNulty 80'	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 73' Cardle 90'	Raith Report	White 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,111 Referee: Norris

20 August 2013 Round 2	Dunfermline Athletic	0–2	Raith Rovers	East End Park
19:45		Raith Report	Hill 2' Fox 65' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,765 Referee: Aitken

7 September 2013 Quarter-Final	Raith Rovers	1–0	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00	Spence 86'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,565 Referee: Allan

13 October 2013 Semi-Final	Raith Rovers	3–0	Annan Athletic	Stark's Park
16:05	Weatherson 1' (o.g.) Elliot 73', 89'	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,119 Referee: Clancy

6 April 2014 Final	Raith Rovers	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Rangers	Easter Road
16:05	Baird 116'	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 15' Cardle 34' Elliot 57', 67' Spence 70' Vaughan 86'	Raith Report	Capuano 61'	Attendance: 1,219 Referee: Finnie

27 August 2013 Round 2	Raith Rovers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Heart of Midlothian	Stark's Park
19:45	Fox 50' Hill 74'	Raith Report	Hamill 62' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,668 Referee: Colvin
	Penalties
	Watson Vaughan Elliot Booth Fox Thomson Cardle Callachan		Wilson Hamill McGowan Walker McHattie Holt Smith McKay

Scottish Cup

3 November 2013 Scottish Cup round 3	East Stirlingshire	0–2	Raith Rovers	Ochilview Park
15:00		Raith Report	Smith 48' McGowan 80' (o.g.)	Attendance: 716 Referee: Robertson

30 November 2013 Scottish Cup round 4	Dundee	0–1	Raith Rovers	Dens Park
15:00		Raith Report	Irvine 8' (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,184 Referee: McLean

8 February 2014 Scottish Cup round 5	Hibernian	2–3	Raith Rovers	Easter Road
14:00	Stanton 14' Nelson 45'	Raith Report	Moon 6' Hill 45' Anderson 63'	Attendance: 10,503 Referee: McLean

8 March 2014 Scottish Cup Quarter-Final	Raith Rovers	1–3	St Johnstone	Stark's Park
12:15	Cardle 21'	Raith Report	McDonald 4' Hasselbaink 49' Anderson 79'	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

^[7]^[8]Last updated 3 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	David McGurn	16	0	10+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jason Thomson	44	2	33+0	2	5+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Callum Booth	46	3	35+0	3	5+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Paul Watson	31	1	22+0	1	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	SCO	Dougie Hill	38	4	30+0	3	4+0	1	2+0	0	2+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Liam Fox	39	3	27+0	0	6+0	1	2+0	1	4+0	1
7	MF	ENG	Joe Cardle	43	8	33+0	5	5+0	1	2+0	1	3+0	1
8	MF	SCO	Kevin Moon	42	3	30+1	1	5+0	1	2+0	0	4+0	1
9	FW	SCO	Greig Spence	36	15	14+12	11	2+3	3	0+1	1	1+3	0
10	FW	SCO	Calum Elliot	40	10	28+3	6	5+0	2	2+0	2	2+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Grant Anderson	42	3	28+4	2	4+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	1
12	MF	SCO	Ross Callachan	33	0	16+11	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	3+0	0
14	DF	SCO	Reece Donaldson	12	0	8+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
15	FW	SCO	Gordon Smith	42	8	17+15	6	1+3	0	2+0	1	4+0	1
16	DF	SCO	Laurie Ellis	18	0	11+2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
17	GK	SCO	Ross Laidlaw	16	0	12+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
18	DF	SCO	Grant Murray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19 (up until January 2014)	DF	SCO	Kevin McCann	5	1	1+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
19 (from January 2014)	DF	SCO	Fraser Mullen	12	0	7+3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
20 (up until February 2014)	GK	SCO	Colin Stewart	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20 (from February 2014)	GK	ENG	Lee Robinson	16	0	14+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	SCO	Lewis Vaughan	23	3	5+14	2	1+0	0	0+2	1	0+1	0
22	FW	SCO	Jamie Watson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	SCO	Ross Matthews	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24	MF	SCO	Liam McCroary	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	SCO	Callum Robertson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	SCO	David Bates	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	GK	SCO	Jordan Roberts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	SCO	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
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

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	D	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L
Position	9	5	5	5	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	8	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: ^[9]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

References

^ "Scottish Football League Season 2008/09". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
^ "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
^ "Pre Season Friendly Match". Raith Rovers FC. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
^ "Glamour Friday evening friendly announced". Raith Rovers FC. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
^ "Jambos Head for Kirkcaldy". Raith Rovers FC. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
^ "ICT Head To RRFC". Raith Rovers FC. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
^ "First team Squad". Raith Rovers F.C. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
^ "2013/14 Squad Details Announced". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
^ "Raith Rovers". Sttato. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[1] "Scottish Football League Season 2008/09". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2012.

[2] "New SPFL branding is unveiled". skysports.com. SKY Sports. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_1-3] "Pre Season Friendly Match". Raith Rovers FC. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_2-4] "Glamour Friday evening friendly announced". Raith Rovers FC. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_3-5] "Jambos Head for Kirkcaldy". Raith Rovers FC. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_4-6] "ICT Head To RRFC". Raith Rovers FC. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.

[7] "First team Squad". Raith Rovers F.C. Retrieved 22 May 2013.

[8] "2013/14 Squad Details Announced". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.

[9] "Raith Rovers". Sttato. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

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