2013–14 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers 2013–14 football season
Raith Rovers
2013–14 season
ChairmanTurnbull Hutton
ManagerGrant Murray
StadiumStark's Park
Scottish Championship7th place
Challenge CupWinners
League Cup2nd Round (lost to Hearts on penalties)
Scottish CupQuarter-Finals (lost to St Johnstone)
Highest home attendance4,039 (v Dundee, 2 January 2014)
Lowest home attendance978 (v Alloa Athletic, 25 February 2014)
Average home league attendance1,659
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

Raith Rovers v Sheffield United
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
Raith Rovers v Hibernian
12 July 2013[4] Friendly Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Hibernian Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 2,050
Referee: McKendrick
Raith Rovers v Heart of Midlothian
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
Raith Rovers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
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

Raith Rovers v Hamilton Academical
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
Cowdenbeath v Raith Rovers
17 August 2013 Scottish Championship Cowdenbeath 3 – 4 Raith Rovers Central Park
15:00 Morton 9'
Adamson 43'
Stewart 65'
Adam Red card 90'
Raith Report Spence 3', 81' (pen.), 90' (pen.)
Cardle 26'
Attendance: 837
Referee: Salmond
Raith Rovers v Dundee
24 August 2013 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Dundee Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 2,603
Referee: Beaton
Greenock Morton v Raith Rovers
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
Queen of the South v Raith Rovers
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
Raith Rovers v Alloa Athletic
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
Raith Rovers v Falkirk
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
Dumbarton v Raith Rovers
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 Red card 90'
Vaughan 90'
Attendance: 843
Referee: Colvin
Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers
19 October 2013 Scottish Championship Hamilton Academical 1 – 1 Raith Rovers New Douglas Park
15:00 Keatings 31' Raith Report Hill Yellow card 34' Red card
Elliot 70'
Attendance: 1,113
Referee: Brines
Raith Rovers v Greenock Morton
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
Raith Rovers v Livingston
29 October 2013 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Livingston Stark's Park
19:45 Smith 22' Raith Report Denholm Red card 35' Attendance: 1,304
Referee: Muir
Dundee v Raith Rovers
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
Alloa Athletic v Raith Rovers
16 November 2013 Scottish Championship Alloa Athletic 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Recreation Park
15:00 Kirk 64' Raith Report Attendance: 858
Referee: Thomson
Raith Rovers v Queen of the South
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
Falkirk v Raith Rovers
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
Raith Rovers v Dumbarton
14 December 2013 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 51'
Cardle Red card 60'
Thomson 74'
Raith Report McDougall 90' Attendance: 1,351
Referee: Murray
Raith Rovers v Cowdenbeath
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
Livingston v Raith Rovers
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
Raith Rovers v Dundee
2 January 2014 Scottish Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Dundee Stark's Park
15:00 Thomson Yellow card 67' Red card Raith Report McAlister 90', 90' Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Robertson
Greenock Morton v Raith Rovers
11 January 2014 Scottish Championship Greenock Morton 0 – 0 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Brines
Queen of the South v Raith Rovers
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
Cowdenbeath v Raith Rovers
1 February 2014 Scottish Championship Cowdenbeath 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Central Park
15:00 Hemmings 70' Raith Report Attendance: 961
Referee: Salmond
Raith Rovers v Hamilton Academical
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
Dumbarton v Raith Rovers
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
Raith Rovers v Alloa Athletic
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
Raith Rovers v Falkirk
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
Raith Rovers v Greenock Morton
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
Dundee v Raith Rovers
18 March 2014 Scottish Championship Dundee 0 – 0 Raith Rovers Dens Park
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Finnie
Raith Rovers v Livingston
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
Hamilton Academical v Raith Rovers
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
Alloa Athletic v Raith Rovers
29 March 2014 Scottish Championship Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Recreation Park
15:00 Raith Report Booth 49' Attendance: 726
Referee: Graham
Raith Rovers v Dumbarton
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
Raith Rovers v Queen of the South
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
Falkirk v Raith Rovers
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
Raith Rovers v Cowdenbeath
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
Livingston v Raith Rovers
3 May 2014 Scottish Championship Livingston 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Mullen 8'
Sives Red card 15'
McNulty 80'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,265
Referee: Somers

Scottish Challenge Cup

Raith Rovers v Stirling Albion
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
Dunfermline Athletic v Raith Rovers
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
Raith Rovers v Falkirk
7 September 2013 Quarter-Final Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Spence 86' Raith Report Attendance: 1,565
Referee: Allan
Raith Rovers v Annan Athletic
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
Raith Rovers v Rangers
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

Raith Rovers v Queen's Park
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 Yellow card 61' Red card Attendance: 1,219
Referee: Finnie
Raith Rovers v Heart of Midlothian
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 Red card 74'
Raith Report Hamill 62' (pen.) Attendance: 3,668
Referee: Colvin
Penalties
Watson soccer ball with check mark
Vaughan soccer ball with red X
Elliot soccer ball with check mark
Booth soccer ball with check mark
Fox soccer ball with red X
Thomson soccer ball with red X
Cardle soccer ball with check mark
Callachan soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with red X Wilson
soccer ball with check mark Hamill
soccer ball with check mark McGowan
soccer ball with check mark Walker
soccer ball with red X McHattie
soccer ball with red X Holt
soccer ball with check mark Smith
soccer ball with check mark McKay

Scottish Cup

East Stirlingshire v Raith Rovers
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
Dundee v Raith Rovers
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
Hibernian v Raith Rovers
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
Raith Rovers v St Johnstone
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 Scotland 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO David McGurn 16 0 10+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Jason Thomson 44 2 33+0 2 5+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Callum Booth 46 3 35+0 3 5+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Paul Watson 31 1 22+0 1 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Dougie Hill 38 4 30+0 3 4+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Liam Fox 39 3 27+0 0 6+0 1 2+0 1 4+0 1
7 MF England ENG Joe Cardle 43 8 33+0 5 5+0 1 2+0 1 3+0 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Kevin Moon 42 3 30+1 1 5+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 1
9 FW Scotland SCO Greig Spence 36 15 14+12 11 2+3 3 0+1 1 1+3 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Calum Elliot 40 10 28+3 6 5+0 2 2+0 2 2+0 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Grant Anderson 42 3 28+4 2 4+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
12 MF Scotland SCO Ross Callachan 33 0 16+11 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 3+0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO Reece Donaldson 12 0 8+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 FW Scotland SCO Gordon Smith 42 8 17+15 6 1+3 0 2+0 1 4+0 1
16 DF Scotland SCO Laurie Ellis 18 0 11+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
17 GK Scotland SCO Ross Laidlaw 16 0 12+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
18 DF Scotland SCO Grant Murray 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 (up until January 2014) DF Scotland SCO Kevin McCann 5 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
19 (from January 2014) DF Scotland SCO Fraser Mullen 12 0 7+3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 (up until February 2014) GK Scotland SCO Colin Stewart 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 (from February 2014) GK England ENG Lee Robinson 16 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 23 3 5+14 2 1+0 0 0+2 1 0+1 0
22 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Watson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 MF Scotland SCO Liam McCroary 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 FW Scotland SCO Callum Robertson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO David Bates 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 GK Scotland SCO Jordan Roberts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Scotland 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 Scottish Championship 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 Ross Laidlaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland GK David McGurn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland GK Colin Stewart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England GK Lee Robinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF Reece Donaldson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Scotland DF Laurie Ellis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Scotland DF Dougie Hill 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3
Scotland DF Grant Murray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Jason Thomson 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 1
Scotland DF David Bates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Callum Booth 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 1
Scotland DF Paul Watson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Scotland DF Kevin McCann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland DF Fraser Mullen 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Scotland MF Ross Callachan 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Scotland MF Lewis Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Grant Anderson 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Scotland MF Kevin Moon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland MF Ross Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Liam McCroary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland MF Liam Fox 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
England MF Joe Cardle 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Scotland FW Callum Robertson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Greig Spence 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Scotland FW Jamie Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Scotland FW Calum Elliot 7 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 0
Scotland FW Gordon Smith 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Scotland FW John Baird 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 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

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

References

  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.
  3. ^ "Pre Season Friendly Match". Raith Rovers FC. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Glamour Friday evening friendly announced". Raith Rovers FC. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Jambos Head for Kirkcaldy". Raith Rovers FC. 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  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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