2022–23 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
2022–23 season
Chairman	Steven MacDonald
Manager	Ian Murray
Stadium	Stark's Park
Championship	7th
Scottish Cup	Quarter-Final
League Cup	Group Stage
Challenge Cup	Runners-Up
Top goalscorer	League: Aidan Connolly (10 goals); All: Aidan Connolly (15 goals)
Highest home attendance	4,436
Lowest home attendance	833
Average home league attendance	1,982
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was Raith Rovers' third season back in the second tier of Scottish football after being promoted from Scottish League One at the end of the 2019–20 season.^[1] Raith Rovers also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup & the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Raith will be led by manager Ian Murray. The 2022–23 season is his first season at the club.^[2]

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Friendlies

25 June 2022 Grant Thomson Testimonial	Dunbar United	1–7	Raith Rovers	New Countess Park
15:00	Redpath 84'	Raith Report	Gullan 13', 16' Easton 26' Connolly 30' Ross 64' Mitchell 76' Trialist 88'	Attendance: 472

29 June 2022 Friendly	Raith Rovers	1–2	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:45	Gullan 69' (pen.)	Raith Report	Paton 46' (pen.) Connelly 70'	Attendance: 811 Referee: Gavin Duncan

2 July 2022 Friendly	Kelty Hearts	1–1	Raith Rovers	New Central Park
15:00	Agyeman 55'	Raith Report	Gullan 34'	Attendance: 893 Referee: Stewart Luke

9 July 2022 Friendly	Raith Rovers	4–0	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
12:00	Ross 2' Gullan 8', 12' Zanatta 17'	Raith Report

8 December 2022 Friendly	Hibernian	1–0	Raith Rovers	Easter Road
12:00	Campbell 5'

Scottish Championship

30 July 2022 1	Cove Rangers	2–0	Raith Rovers	Balmoral Stadium
15:00	Megginson 8', 50'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,138 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

6 August 2022 2	Raith Rovers	0–1	Dundee	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Mulligan 13'	Attendance: 3,222 Referee: Chris Graham

13 August 2022 3	Raith Rovers	2–1	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00	Dick 51' Connolly 66'	Raith Report	Blues 80'	Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Euan Anderson

20 August 2022 4	Hamilton Academical	0–2	Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park
15:00		Raith Report	Easton 2' Gullan 74'	Attendance: 1,548 Referee: Calum Scott

27 August 2022 5	Partick Thistle	2–1	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Tiffoney 3' Lawless 42'	Raith Report	Ross 43'	Attendance: 3,211 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

3 September 2022 6	Raith Rovers	0–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Allardice 61' (pen.) McKay 90'	Attendance: 1,745 Referee: Don Robertson

17 September 2022 8	Raith Rovers	3–2	Ayr United	Stark's Park
15:00	Connell 8' Stanton 35' Brown 83'	Raith Report	Young 51' Murdoch 69'	Attendance: 2,045 Referee: Greg Aitken

1 October 2022 9	Queen's Park	1–0	Raith Rovers	Ochilview Park
15:00	Eze 59'	Raith Report		Attendance: 862 Referee: Grant Irvine

8 October 2022 10	Raith Rovers	3–0	Cove Rangers	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 6' Gullan 27' Stanton 65'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,517 Referee: David Dickinson

15 October 2022 11	Greenock Morton	1–0	Raith Rovers	Cappielow
15:00	Gillespie 90' (pen.)	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,534 Referee: Greg Aitken

19 October 2022 7	Arbroath	0–1	Raith Rovers	Gayfield Park
19:45		Raith Report	Stanton 41'	Attendance: 1,663 Referee: Alan Muir

22 October 2022 12	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	1–1	Raith Rovers	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Deas 38'	Raith Report	Stanton 13'	Attendance: 2,225 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

29 October 2022 13	Raith Rovers	3–0	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 12', 32' Connell 44' (pen.)	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,096 Referee: Gavin Duncan

5 November 2022 14	Raith Rovers	3–1	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
15:00	Easton 5' Connolly 50' (pen.) Dick 80'	Raith Report	Tiéhi 17'	Attendance: 1,890 Referee: Scott Lambie

12 November 2022 15	Dundee	2–0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park
15:00	Robinson 49' (pen.), 54'	Raith Report		Attendance: 5,022 Referee: Grant Irvine

19 November 2022 16	Raith Rovers	2–5	Queen's Park	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 18', 82'	Raith Report	Murray 36', 48' Thomas 44', 77' Thomson 72'	Attendance: 1,861 Referee: Don Robertson

3 December 2022 17	Ayr United	2–0	Raith Rovers	Somerset Park
15:00	Mullin 31', 70'	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Kevin Clancy

17 December 2022 18	Raith Rovers	1–1	Arbroath	Stark's Park
15:00	Little 6' (o.g.)	Raith Report	Hamilton 45'	Attendance: 1,264 Referee: Calum Scott

23 December 2022 19	Raith Rovers	2–2	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
19:45	Schwake 19' (o.g.) Connolly 21'	Raith Report	Baird 24' Muirhead 44'	Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Matthew MacDermid

2 January 2023 20	Hamilton Academical	0–1	Raith Rovers	New Douglas Park
15:00		Raith Report	Gullan 9'	Attendance: 1,193 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

6 January 2023 21	Raith Rovers	1–1	Dundee	Stark's Park
19:45	Connolly 38'	Raith Report	McGhee 78'	Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Craig Napier

14 January 2023 22	Cove Rangers	2–2	Raith Rovers	Balmoral Stadium
15:00	McIntosh 32' (pen.) Neill 90'	Raith Report	Vaughan 29' Easton 43'	Attendance: 726 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

28 January 2023 23	Raith Rovers	2–2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Stark's Park
15:00	Vaughan 29' Connolly 62'	Raith Report	Henderson 49' McKay 83'	Attendance: 2,025 Referee: Scott Lambie

4 February 2023 24	Arbroath	1–2	Raith Rovers	Gayfield Park
15:00	McKenna 20'	Raith Report	Brown 70' McBride 77'	Attendance: 2,042 Referee: Alan Newlands

17 February 2023 25	Queen's Park	1–1	Raith Rovers	Ochilview Park
19:45	Shields 51'	Raith Report	Akio 75'	Attendance: 923 Referee: Craig Napier

24 February 2023 26	Raith Rovers	0–0	Ayr United	Stark's Park
19:45		Raith Report		Attendance: 1,939 Referee: Colin Steven

4 March 2023 27	Partick Thistle	3–0	Raith Rovers	Firhill Stadium
15:00	Tiffoney 39', 63' Graham 53'	Raith Report		Attendance: 3,302 Referee: Greg Aitken

18 March 2023 29	Raith Rovers	6–1	Cove Rangers	Stark's Park
15:00	Gonçalves 4' Vaughan 27', 70' (pen.) Nolan 54' Easton 57' McGill 79'	Raith Report	Longridge 66'	Attendance: 1,573 Referee: Lloyd Wilson

1 April 2023 31	Raith Rovers	2–0	Queen's Park	Stark's Park
15:00	Lang 30' Vaughan 62'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,679 Referee: Grant Irvine

4 April 2023 28	Raith Rovers	1–2	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
19:45	Lawson 50' (o.g.)	Raith Report	McGowan 62' Ashley-Seal 64'	Attendance: 1,691 Referee: Euan Anderson

8 April 2023 32	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2–0	Raith Rovers	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Henderson 12' Shaw 21'	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,198 Referee: Craig Napier

11 April 2023 30	Dundee	3–1	Raith Rovers	Dens Park
19:45	Robinson 29', 53' Jakubiak 75'	Raith Report	Akio 77'	Attendance: 5,009 Referee: Greg Aitken

15 April 2023 33	Raith Rovers	1–1	Arbroath	Stark's Park
15:00	Brown 3'	Raith Report	O'Brien 48'	Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Iain Snedden

22 April 2023 34	Greenock Morton	1–0	Raith Rovers	Cappielow
15:00	King 2'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,546 Referee: Dan McFarlane

29 April 2023 35	Ayr United	1–0	Raith Rovers	Somerset Park
15:00	Musonda 55'	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,331 Referee: David Munro

5 May 2023 36	Raith Rovers	2–2	Partick Thistle	Stark's Park
19:45	Vaughan 35' (pen.) McGill 59'	Raith Report	Brownlie 21' Tiffoney 68'	Attendance: 2,899 Referee: Chris Graham

Scottish League Cup

13 July 2022 Group A	Raith Rovers	6–0	Peterhead	Stark's Park
19:45	Easton 16', 51' Dixon 32' (o.g.) Dick 62' Gullan 65' Connolly 89'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,031 Referee: Calum Scott

16 July 2022 Group A	Raith Rovers	1–1 (4–5 p)	Stirling Albion	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 20'	Raith Report	Moore 43'	Attendance: 960 Referee: Lloyd Wilson
	Penalties
	Gullan Dick Mahady Coulson Easton Brown		Thomson Cummins Clarke Burns Moore Banner

19 July 2022 Group A	Dumbarton	0–0 (2–3 p)	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45		Raith Report		Attendance: 276 Referee: Graham Grainger
	Penalties
	Buchanan Byrne McKee Love Carswell		Gullan Berra Millen Dick Easton

24 July 2022 Group A	Aberdeen	3–0	Raith Rovers	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00	Miovski 6' (pen.) McCrorie 39' Hayes 46'	Raith Report		Attendance: 8,785 Referee: David Munro

Scottish Challenge Cup

24 September 2022 Round 3	Cove Rangers	0–1	Raith Rovers	Balmoral Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	McBride 11'	Attendance: 405 Referee: Gavin Duncan

10 December 2022 Round 4	Raith Rovers	1–1 (4–2 p)	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00	Vaughan 61'	Raith Report	King 49'	Attendance: 833 Referee: Mike Roncone
	Penalties
	Gullan Connell Connolly Millen		Kabia King McGrattan Grimshaw

11 January 2023 Quarter-Final	Queen's Park	0–1	Raith Rovers	Ochilview Park
19:45		Raith Report	Frederiksen 80'	Attendance: 636 Referee: Chris Graham

8 February 2023 Semi-Final	Dundee	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Raith Rovers	Dens Park
19:45	Cameron 5', 28'	Raith Report	Akio 77' Stanton 82'	Attendance: 2,948 Referee: Colin Steven
	Penalties
	McGhee Williamson Tolaj Maguire Robinson		Spencer Akio Connolly Millen Easton

26 March 2023 Final	Raith Rovers	0–1	Hamilton Academical	Falkirk Stadium
16:15		Raith Report	Tumilty 30'	Attendance: 5,566 Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Cup

26 November 2022 Round 3	Raith Rovers	3–0	Auchinleck Talbot	Stark's Park
15:00	Connolly 63', 73', 86'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,697 Referee: David Dickinson

24 January 2023 Round 4	Linlithgow Rose	0–2	Raith Rovers	Prestonfield
19:45		Raith Report	Gullan 55', 88'	Attendance: 1,720 Referee: Graham Grainger

11 February 2023 Round 5	Raith Rovers	3–1	Motherwell	Stark's Park
15:00	Gullan 17' (pen.) Stanton 39' Gonçalves 85'	Raith Report	Van Veen 51'	Attendance: 4,436 Referee: Nick Walsh

12 March 2023 Quarter-Final	Rangers	3–0	Raith Rovers	Ibrox Stadium
13:00	Goldson 42' Nolan 58' (o.g.) Arfield 87'	Raith Report		Attendance: 41,168 Referee: John Beaton

Player statistics

Squad

^[3]Last updated 5 May 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Challenge Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Jamie MacDonald	12	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Liam Dick	45	3	33+0	2	4+0	1	4+0	0	4+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Ross Millen	43	0	33+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
5 - left on 26/07/22	DF	SCO	Christophe Berra	4	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5 - joined on 28/07/22	DF	IRL	Ryan Nolan	34	1	22+3	1	0+0	0	5+0	0	3+1	0
6	MF	SCO	Brad Spencer	33	0	21+4	0	0+0	0	5+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Aidan Connolly	46	15	33+0	10	4+0	2	4+1	3	1+3	0
8	MF	SCO	Ross Matthews	6	0	0+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	SCO	Jamie Gullan	26	7	15+3	3	4+0	1	2+0	3	2+0	0
10	FW	SCO	Lewis Vaughan	26	7	15+5	6	0+0	0	2+1	0	2+1	1
11 - joined on 02/09/22	FW	SCO	Connor McBride	24	2	5+12	1	0+0	0	2+2	0	2+1	1
11 - left on 24/08/22	FW	CAN	Dario Zanatta	5	0	0+2	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	SCO	Tom Lang	20	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0
13	GK	SCO	Andrew McNeil	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	DF	IRL	Connor O'Riordan	21	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
15	DF	MWI	Kieran Ngwenya	30	0	18+7	0	0+0	0	2+2	0	1+0	0
16	MF	SCO	Sam Stanton	42	6	29+3	4	3+0	0	4+1	2	2+0	0
17	GK	SCO	Robbie Thomson	5	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
18 - left on 26/01/23	FW	SCO	Kyle Connell	23	2	9+11	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
18 - joined on 28/01/23	FW	SSD	William Akio	15	3	8+6	2	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
19	FW	SCO	Luke Mahady	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF	SCO	Scott Brown	47	3	35+0	3	4+0	0	4+0	0	4+0	0
22	MF	SCO	Ethan Ross	29	1	13+7	1	4+0	0	0+2	0	1+2	0
23	MF	SCO	Dylan Easton	44	6	26+6	4	3+1	2	4+1	0	2+1	0
24 - left on 30/09/22	FW	SCO	David Goodwillie	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
24 - joined on 20/01/23	MF	SCO	Scott McGill	11	2	7+4	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	MF	SCO	Aaron Arnott	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW	SCO	Kieran Mitchell	10	0	0+3	0	1+3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
27	MF	SCO	Quinn Coulson	11	0	0+6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28	GK	SCO	Kyle Bow	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	SCO	Greig Young	6	0	0+4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
30	DF	SCO	Adam Masson	8	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
47 - left on 31/1/23	FW	FRO	John Frederiksen	11	1	2+7	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	1
77	FW	GNB	Esmaël Gonçalves	7	2	2+2	1	0+0	0	1+1	1	1+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2023

Number	Position	Nation	Name
Number	Position	Nation	Name	Championship		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Challenge Cup		Total
1	GK		Jamie MacDonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3	DF		Liam Dick	8	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
4	DF		Ross Millen	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
5 - left on 26/07/22	DF		Christophe Berra	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5 - joined on 28/07/22	DF		Ryan Nolan	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
6	MF		Brad Spencer	7	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	11	0
7	MF		Aidan Connolly	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
8	MF		Ross Matthews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW		Jamie Gullan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	FW		Lewis Vaughan	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	1
11 - joined on 02/09/22	FW		Connor McBride	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
11 - left on 24/08/22	FW		Dario Zanatta	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
12	DF		Tom Lang	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	5	1
13	GK		Andrew McNeil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Connor O'Riordan	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
15	DF		Kieran Ngwenya	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16	MF		Sam Stanton	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
17	GK		Robbie Thomson	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
18 - left on 26/01/13	FW		Kyle Connell	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18 - joined on 28/01/13	FW		William Akio	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW		Luke Mahady	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Scott Brown	8	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	11	0
22	MF		Ethan Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF		Dylan Easton	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	9	0
24 - left on 30/09/22	FW		David Goodwillie	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
24 - joined on 20/01/23	MF		Scott McGill	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
25	MF		Aaron Arnott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW		Kieran Mitchell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Quinn Coulson	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
28	GK		Kyle Bow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF		Greig Young	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
30	DF		Adam Masson	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
47	FW		John Frederiksen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
77	FW		Esmaël Gonçalves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
5	Greenock Morton	36	15	12	9	53	43	+10	57
6	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	36	15	10	11	52	47	+5	55
7	Raith Rovers	36	11	10	15	46	49	−3	43
8	Arbroath	36	6	16	14	29	47	−18	34
9	Hamilton Academical (R)	36	7	10	19	31	63	−32	31	Qualification for the Championship play-offs

Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).^[5]
(R) Relegated

League Cup table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ABE	STI	RAI	DUM	PET
1	Aberdeen	4	4	0	0	0	12	0	+12	12	Qualification for the second round	—	—	3–0	2–0	—
2	Stirling Albion	4	2	1	0	1	6	7	−1	8		0–5	—	—	—	3–0
3	Raith Rovers	4	1	1	1	1	7	4	+3	6		—	1–1p	—	—	6–0
4	Dumbarton	4	1	0	1	2	3	4	−1	4		—	1–2	0–0p	—	—
5	Peterhead	4	0	0	0	4	0	13	−13	0		0–2	—	—	0–2	—

Source: ^[6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.^[7]

Management statistics

Last updated on 5 May 2023

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Ian Murray	24 May 2022		49	20	10	19	040.82

Notes

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

References

^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Ian Murray New First-Team Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[note3-8] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[1] "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[2] "Ian Murray New First-Team Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.

[3] "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

[4] "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.

[5] "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

[6] "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2022.

[format-7] "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

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