Raith Rovers F.C. season 2007-08
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| Raith Rovers | |
| Season 2007-08 | |
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| Manager | John McGlynn |
| Chairman | David Somerville |
| League | Irn-Bru Second Division |
| Final league position | 3rd |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round |
| CIS Insurance Cup | Second round |
| Challenge Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Graham Weir (10) All: Graham Weir (12) |
| Highest home attendance | 2,357 (vs Cowdenbeath, 03 Nov) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,454 (vs Peterhead, 22 Dec) |
Raith Rovers finished the 2007-08 season 3rd in the Scottish Second Division with 47 points. Graham Weir is the top scorer with 12 goals. The club were involved in the Scottish First Division playoffs against Airdrie United with the second leg on 03 May ending 2-2. Raith lost the home leg 2-0 on 30 April.
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[edit] Review and events
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[edit] Chronological list of events
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[edit] Match results
Raith Rovers have played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 2007-08 season,[1]. The team finished third in the Scottish Second Division and are currently involved in the Scottish First Division play-offs.
In the cup competitions, Rovers lost in the second round of the CIS Cup to Motherwell. St Johnstone knocked Rovers out of both the Scottish Cup and Challenge Cup, in the fourth and first rounds respectively.
[edit] Legend
| Win | Draw | Loss |
All results are written with Raith Rovers's score first.
[edit] Irn-Bru Second Division
[edit] Playoffs
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 30 Apr 2008 | Airdrie United | H | 0-2 | 2,841 | |
| 03 May 2008 | Airdrie United | A | 2-2 | 2,077 |
[edit] Scottish Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 24 Nov 2007 | Threave Rovers | A | 5-0 | 629 | Davidson, Carcary (2), Hislop (2) |
| 15 Jan 2008 | St Johnstone | A | 1-3 | 2,113 | Weir |
Match vs St Johnstone rearranged (postponed from 12 Jan)
[edit] CIS Insurance Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 07 Aug 2007 | Clyde | A | 3-0 | 892 | Tod, Carcary, Weir |
| 29 Aug 2007 | Motherwell | A | 1-3 | 3,571 | Carcary |
[edit] Challenge Cup
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
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| 14 Aug 2007 | St Johnstone | H | 1-1 | 3,114 | Tod |
St Johnstone won 5-4 on penalties
[edit] Player stats
During the 2007-08 season, Rovers have used 26 different players on the pitch. Craig Wilson is the only player to have played in every match. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.[2]
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GK | Michael Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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GK | Chris Fahey | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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GK | Kieron Renton | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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DF | Marvin Andrews | 24 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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DF | Mark Campbell | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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DF | Iain Davidson | 28 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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DF | Joe Dingwall | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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DF | Todd Lumsden | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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DF | Marco Pelosi | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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DF | Andy Tod | 23 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
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DF | Tolley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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DF | Craig Wilson | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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MF | Ryan Borris | 26 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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MF | Jason Darling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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MF | John Helley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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MF | Niall Henderson | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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MF | Chris Silvestro | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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MF | Robert Sloan | 32 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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MF | Allan Walker | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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MF | Mark Whatley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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MF | Craig Winter | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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FW | Derek Carcary | 24 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
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FW | David Goodwillie | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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FW | Steve Hislop | 32 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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FW | David Templeton | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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FW | Graham Weir | 32 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
[edit] GoalscorersThirteen players have scored for the Rovers first team with the team scoring 70 goals in total so far. The top goalscorer is Graham Weir with 12 goals.[2]
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[edit] DisciplineDuring the 2007-08 season, three Rovers players have been sent off and 18 have received at least one caution. In total, the team have received three red cards and 52 yellows.[2]
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[edit] Transfers
[edit] InRovers have signed three players on loan this season. [edit] Loans in
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[edit] OutRaith have loaned out one player this season. [edit] Loans out
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[edit] Playing kit
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[edit] References
- ^ Raith 2007/2008 results and fixtures. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.
- ^ a b c Raith 2007/2008 player appearances. Soccerbase. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ "Goodwillie makes Kirkcaldy switch", BBC Sport website, 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Templeton moves to Kirkcaldy", BBC Sport website, 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Gretna farm out youth duo", BBC Sport website, 2008-01-19.
- ^ "Rovers' Brown heads for Firs Park", BBC Sport website, 2008-01-15.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- BBC - Club stats
- Soccerbase - Results | Squad stats | Transfers
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