2015–16 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers

2015–16 season

Chairman

Alan Young

Manager

Stadium

5th (ongoing)

2nd Round (lost to Stenhousemuir)

League Cup

3rd Round (lost to Celtic)

Scottish Cup

4th Round (lost to Hibernian)

Highest home attendance

5,493 (v Rangers, 2 February 2016)

Lowest home attendance

1,064 (v Alloa Athletic, 12 January 2016)

Average home league attendance

2,112

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2015–16 season will be Raith Rovers' seventh consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.^[1] Raith Rovers will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Raith will be led by manager Ray McKinnon for the 2015–16 season for his 1st season at the club.^[2]

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre-Season

4 July 2015^[3] Friendly	Raith Rovers	P–P	Brechin City	Stark's Park
15:00
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch^[4]

7 July 2015^[5] Friendly	Raith Rovers	0 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Stark's Park
19:45		Raith Report	Oliver 54' Walker 78'	Attendance: 1,983 Referee: Crawford Allan

12 July 2015^[6] Friendly	Raith Rovers	0 – 2	Aberdeen	Stark's Park
13:00^[7]		Raith Report	Goodwillie 64' Taylor 69'	Attendance: 1,359 Referee: Craig Charleston

15 July 2015^[3] Friendly	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	Dundee	Stark's Park
19:45	Anderson 51'	Raith Report	Hemmings 22' Etxabeguren 47'	Referee: John McKendrick

18 July 2015^[6] Friendly	East Fife	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Bayview Stadium
15:00	Smith 86' Page 90'	Raith Report		Referee: George Salmond

21 July 2015^[8] Friendly	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Celtic XI	Stark's Park
19:45	Anderson 12'	Raith Report	Thomson 59'	Attendance: 955 Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship

8 August 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	3 – 0	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00	Stewart 8' McCord 35' (pen.) Megginson 90'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,560 Referee: Mat Northcroft

15 August 2015 Championship	Falkirk	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Kerr 80'	Raith Report	Benedictus 71'	Attendance: 3,753 Referee: Stephen Finnie

22 August 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	3 – 0	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
15:00	Craigen 55' Wighton 60' Stewart 84'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,458 Referee: Kevin Graham

29 August 2015 Championship	Hibernian	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Easter Road
15:00	Keatings 22' Cummings 50'	Raith Report		Attendance: 8,484 Referee: Alan Muir

5 September 2015 Championship	Rangers	5 – 0	Raith Rovers	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Wallace 4' Tavernier 45' McKay 55' Waghorn 64' (pen.), 69' (pen.)	Raith Report		Attendance: 44,050 Referee: Brian Colvin

12 September 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
15:00	Benedictus 78'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,527 Referee: Kevin Clancy

18 September 2015 Championship	St Mirren	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	St Mirren Park
19:45	Shankland 45'	Raith Report	Craigen 12' Anderson 87'	Attendance: 2,877 Referee: Euan Anderson

26 September 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 0	Dumbarton	Stark's Park
15:00	Toshney 56'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,440 Referee: Barry Cook

3 October 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Greenock Morton	Stark's Park
15:00	Stewart 45' Thomson 90'	Raith Report	O'Ware 82'	Attendance: 1,754 Referee: Bobby Madden

17 October 2015 Championship	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Recreation Park
15:00		Raith Report	Anderson 79'	Attendance: 808 Referee: Andrew Dallas

24 October 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	Hibernian	Stark's Park
15:00	Daly 64'	Raith Report	McGinn 4' Cummings 26'	Attendance: 4,114 Referee: George Salmond

31 October 2015 Championship	Livingston	3 – 0	Raith Rovers	Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00	White 6', 64' Gallagher 61'	Raith Report		Attendance: 957 Referee: Crawford Allan

7 November 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00	Stewart 39'	Raith Report	Alston 42' Baird 60'	Attendance: 2,160 Referee: Nick Walsh

21 November 2015 Championship	Dumbarton	3 – 3	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Saunders 81', 83' Fleming 87' (pen.)	Raith Report	Craigen 4' Stewart 44' S.Robertson 56'	Attendance: 707 Referee: Greg Aitken

24 November 2015 Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	St Mirren	Stark's Park
19:45	Stewart 39'	Raith Report	Mallan 88'	Attendance: 1,264 Referee: John McKendrick

11 December 2015 Championship	Queen of the South	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
19:45	Russell 48'	Raith Report	Thomson 22' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,047 Referee: Craig Charleston

18 December 2015 Championship	Greenock Morton	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Cappielow
19:45	Samuel 23'	Raith Report	Callachan 48' Craigen 90' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,264 Referee: John McKendrick

2 January 2016 Championship	Hibernian	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Easter Road
15:00	Cummings 50'	Raith Report	Anderson 90'	Attendance: 10,994 Referee: George Salmond

12 January 2016 Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
19:45		Raith Report	Flannigan 86' (pen.)	Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Greg Aitken

23 January 2016 Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 0	Dumbarton	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 1,397 Referee: Stephen Finnie

2 February 2016 Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 1	Rangers	Stark's Park
19:45		Raith Report	Halliday 44'	Attendance: 5,493 Referee: Euan Anderson

13 February 2016 Championship	Falkirk	2 – 2	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Alston 14' McCracken 20'	Raith Report	Craigen 16'	Attendance: 3,956 Referee: John Beaton

20 February 2016 Championship	Raith Rovers	–	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup

25 July 2015 Round 1	Cowdenbeath	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Central Park
15:00		Raith Report	Vaughan 23'	Attendance: 711 Referee: Kevin Clancy

18 August 2015 Round 2	Stenhousemuir	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Ochilview Park
19:45	Cook 67' Stirling 71'	Raith Report	Thomson 90'	Attendance: 449 Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup

1 August 2015 Round 1	Raith Rovers	3 – 0	Albion Rovers	Stark's Park
15:00	Vaughan 16' (pen.) Benedictus 38' McKeown 54'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,163 Referee: Nick Walsh

25 August 2015 Round 2	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Hamilton Academical	Stark's Park
19:45	Davidson 3' Benedictus 81'	Raith Report	Nadé 66'	Attendance: 1,470 Referee: Don Robertson

23 September 2015 Round 3	Celtic	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Celtic Park
19:45	Commons 32' Johansen 87'	Raith Report		Attendance: 13,591 Referee: John McKendrick

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup

28 November 2015 Round 3	Elgin City	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Borough Briggs
15:00	Halsman 90'	Raith Report	McCord 39' (pen.) Anderson 54'	Attendance: 853 Referee: George Salmond

9 January 2016 Round 4	Raith Rovers	0 – 2	Hibernian	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	McGregor 61' Malonga 64'	Attendance: 5,203 Referee: Willie Collum

Player statistics

Squad

^[9]Last updated 13 February 2016

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Kevin Cuthbert	29	0	22+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF		Jason Thomson	17	1	11+1	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF		Darren Petrie	6	0	2+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF		Ross Callachan	18	1	10+3	1	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
5	DF		Lewis Toshney	22	1	19+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF		Kyle Benedictus	26	3	20+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	2	2+0	0
7	MF		Grant Anderson	23	3	12+5	2	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	1
8	MF		Ryan McCord	24	2	16+1	1	2+0	0	2+1	0	1+1	1
9	FW		Mark Stewart	27	4	19+2	4	1+1	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF		Lewis Vaughan	2	2	0+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	1	0+0	0
11 (until January 2016)	FW		Mitchel Megginson	21	1	4+12	1	1+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
11 (from January 2016)	FW		Harry Panayiotou	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	MF		Ross Matthews	13	0	3+6	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
14	MF		Iain Davidson	24	1	17+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
16	FW		Jon Daly	19	1	13+2	1	0+0	0	0+2	0	2+0	0
17	GK		Ross Laidlaw	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18 (from January 2016)	FW		Aidan Connolly	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18 (until January 2016)	FW		Craig Wighton	21	1	7+9	1	1+1	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
20	GK		David McGurn	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21 (from January 2016)	FW		Louis Longridge	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21 (until January 2016)	FW		Callum Robertson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	DF		David Bates	15	0	7+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
23	DF		Rory McKeown	28	1	22+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1	2+0	0
24	DF		Laurie Ellis	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Elliot Ford	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW		Jonny Court	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Kieran Campbell	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF		James Craigen	27	5	20+1	5	1+0	0	2+1	0	2+0	0
29	DF		Sean Mackie	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	MF		Scott Robertson	16	1	13+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
31	GK		Scott Law	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
55	DF		Craig Barr	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated February 2016

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Ross Laidlaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	David McGurn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Kevin Cuthbert	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	GK	Scott Law	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Laurie Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Jason Thomson	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
	DF	David Bates	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	DF	Craig Barr	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Rory McKeown	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	DF	Elliot Ford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Sean Mackie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Kyle Benedictus	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
	DF	Lewis Toshney	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0
	MF	Ross Callachan	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	MF	Lewis Vaughan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Grant Anderson	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
	MF	Ross Matthews	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	MF	Kieran Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Darren Petrie	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ryan McCord	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0
	MF	James Craigen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Iain Davidson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	MF	Scott Robertson	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
	FW	Callum Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jonny Court	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Mark Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Mitchel Megginson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	FW	Craig Wighton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Jon Daly	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Louis Longridge	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Aidan Connolly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Harry Panayiotou	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
3	Falkirk	24	13	8	3	40	20	+20	47	Qualification to the quarter-finals of the promotion play-offs
4	Queen of the South	22	9	4	9	22	28	−6	31
5	Raith Rovers	22	8	5	9	24	28	−4	29
6	Greenock Morton	23	7	7	9	23	26	−3	28
7	St. Mirren	23	6	6	11	23	33	−10	24

Updated to match(es) played on 13 February 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L		D		D
Position	1	4	4	4	6	5	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4		4		5

Last updated: 13 February 2016.
Source: ^[10]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Management statistics

Last updated on 13 February 2016

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
McKinnon, RayRay McKinnon^[11]	000000002015-05-23-000023 May 2015	Present	7001290000000000000♠29	7001120000000000000♠12	7000500000000000000♠5	7001120000000000000♠12	7001413800000000000♠41.38

Transfers

Players in

Player	From	Fee
Kyle Benedictus	Dundee	Free^[12]
James Craigen	Partick Thistle	Free^[13]
Mitchel Megginson	Dumbarton	Free^[14]
Darren Petrie	Dundee United	Free^[15]
Ryan McCord	Alloa Athletic	Free^[16]
Lewis Toshney	Cowdenbeath	Free^[17]
Craig Wighton	Dundee	Loan^[18]
Iain Davidson	Dundee	Free^[19]
Jon Daly	Free agent	Free^[20]

Players out

Player	To	Fee
Christian Nadé	Hamilton Academical	Free^[21]
Ryan Conroy	Queen of the South	Free^[22]
Paul Watson	Falkirk	Free^[23]
Dougie Hill	Alloa Athletic	Free^[24]
Martin Scott	Salgaocar	Free^[25]
Andrew Munro	Arbroath	Free^[26]
Liam Fox	Heart of Midlothian^{[nb 2]}	Free^[27]
Calum Elliot		Retired^[28]
Kevin Moon		Free^[26]
Liam McCroary		Free^[26]

Notes

↑ Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
↑ Liam Fox moved to a coaching role at Heart of Midlothian.

References

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1 2 "News Bulletin". Raith Rovers FC. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
↑ "Match Postponed". Raith Rovers FC. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
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1 2 "Aberdeen To Visit Stark’s Park". Raith Rovers FC. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
↑ "Aberdeen Friendly – Kick Off Time Changed". Raith Rovers FC. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
↑ "Celtic Friendly Date Switch". Raith Rovers FC. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
↑ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
↑ "Raith Rovers". Statto. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
↑ "Ray McKinnon Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
↑ "Raith Rovers add Benedictus". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "James Craigen arrives after Partick Thistle exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Raith Rovers snap up Mitch Megginson". thecourier.co.uk. The Courier. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Darren Petrie Signs". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Ryan McCord makes switch from Alloa". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Lewis Toshney signs after Cowdenbeath exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Dundee forward joins Raith Rovers on loan". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Davo Returns". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
↑ "Read All About It – Daly News!". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
↑ "Christian Nade among four signings". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Queen of the South secure Ryan Conroy and Robbie Thomson". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Paul Watson joins Bairns after Raith Rovers exit". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Burton O'Brien and Kyle McAusland join Alloa". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Martin Scott joins Scots duo at Salgaocar in I-League". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
1 2 3 "Scottish Championship ins and outs". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Ex-Rover Liam Fox gets coaching role at Hearts". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
↑ "Ex-Jambo Calum Elliot forced to retire aged 28". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.

Raith Rovers Football Club

Club Managers Players Stark's Park 1994 Scottish League Cup Final Fife derby

2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

2015–16 in Scottish football

« 2014–15 2016–17 »

Domestic leagues	SPFL Premiership Championship League One League Two Highland Lowland East of Scotland South of Scotland North Caledonian SJFA West Premier SJFA East Superleague SJFA North Superleague SPFL Development League Women's Premier League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup Women's Cup

European competitions	Champions League Europa League Youth League

Related to national team	Results UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group D

Transfers	Summer 2015 Winter 2015–16

Club seasons

Premiership	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee Dundee United Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Inverness Caledonian Thistle Kilmarnock Motherwell Partick Thistle Ross County St Johnstone

Championship	Alloa Athletic Dumbarton Falkirk Greenock Morton Hibernian Livingston Queen of the South Raith Rovers Rangers St. Mirren

League One	Airdrieonians Albion Rovers Ayr United Brechin City Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Athletic Forfar Athletic Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stranraer

League Two	Annan Athletic Arbroath Berwick Rangers Clyde East Fife East Stirlingshire Elgin City Montrose Queen's Park Stirling Albion

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