2015–16 Raith Rovers F.C. season

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.

Raith Rovers
2015–16 season
ChairmanAlan Young
ManagerRay McKinnon
StadiumStark's Park
Championship4th
Challenge Cup2nd Round (lost to Stenhousemuir)
League Cup3rd Round (lost to Celtic)
Scottish Cup4th Round (lost to Hibernian)
Highest home attendance6,943 (v Rangers, 2 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance1,064 (v Alloa Athletic, 12 January 2016)
Average home league attendance2,317

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] FriendlyRaith RoversP–PBrechin CityStark's Park
15:00
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch[4]
7 July 2015[5] FriendlyRaith Rovers0 – 2Heart of MidlothianStark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Oliver  54'
Walker  78'		 Attendance: 1,983
Referee: Crawford Allan
12 July 2015[6] FriendlyRaith Rovers0 – 2AberdeenStark's Park
13:00[7] Raith Report Goodwillie  64'
Taylor  69'		 Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Craig Charleston
15 July 2015[3] FriendlyRaith Rovers1 – 2DundeeStark's Park
19:45 Anderson  51' Raith Report Hemmings  22'
Etxabeguren  47'		 Referee: John McKendrick
18 July 2015[6] FriendlyEast Fife2 – 0Raith RoversBayview Stadium
15:00 Smith  86'
Page  90'		 Raith Report Referee: George Salmond
21 July 2015[8] FriendlyRaith Rovers1 – 1Celtic XIStark'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 ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 0LivingstonStark's Park
15:00 Stewart  8'
McCord  35' (pen.)
Megginson  90'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,560
Referee: Mat Northcroft
15 August 2015 ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 0Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Kerr  80' Raith Report Benedictus  71'  Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 August 2015 ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 0Alloa AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Craigen  55'
Wighton  60'
Stewart  84'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Kevin Graham
29 August 2015 ChampionshipHibernian2 – 0Raith RoversEaster Road
15:00 Keatings  22'
Cummings  50'		 Raith Report Attendance: 8,484
Referee: Alan Muir
5 September 2015 ChampionshipRangers5 – 0Raith RoversIbrox 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 ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 0Queen of the SouthStark's Park
15:00 Benedictus  78' Raith Report Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 September 2015 ChampionshipSt Mirren1 – 2Raith RoversSt Mirren Park
19:45 Shankland  45' Raith Report Craigen  12'
Anderson  87'		 Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 September 2015 ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 0DumbartonStark's Park
15:00 Toshney  56' Raith Report Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Barry Cook
3 October 2015 ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 1Greenock MortonStark's Park
15:00 Stewart  45'
Thomson  90'		 Raith Report O'Ware  82' Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 October 2015 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1Raith RoversRecreation Park
15:00 Raith Report Anderson  79' Attendance: 808
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 October 2015 ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 2HibernianStark's Park
15:00 Daly  64' Raith Report McGinn  4'
Cummings  26'		 Attendance: 4,114
Referee: George Salmond
31 October 2015 ChampionshipLivingston3 – 0Raith RoversTony Macaroni Arena
15:00 White  6', 64'
Gallagher  61'		 Raith Report Attendance: 957
Referee: Crawford Allan
7 November 2015 ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 2FalkirkStark's Park
15:00 Stewart  39' Raith Report Alston  42'
Baird  60'		 Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 November 2015 ChampionshipDumbarton3 – 3Raith RoversDumbarton 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 ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 1St MirrenStark's Park
19:45 Stewart  39' Raith Report Mallan  88' Attendance: 1,264
Referee: John McKendrick
11 December 2015 ChampionshipQueen of the South1 – 1Raith RoversPalmerston Park
19:45 Russell  48' Raith Report Thomson  22' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Craig Charleston
18 December 2015 ChampionshipGreenock Morton1 – 2Raith RoversCappielow
19:45 Samuel  23' Raith Report Callachan  48'
Craigen  90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,264
Referee: John McKendrick
2 January 2016 ChampionshipHibernian1 – 0Raith RoversEaster Road
15:00 Cummings  50' Raith Report Anderson  90'  Attendance: 10,994
Referee: George Salmond
12 January 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 1Alloa AthleticStark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Flannigan  86' (pen.) Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Greg Aitken
23 January 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 0DumbartonStark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Stephen Finnie
2 February 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 1RangersStark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Halliday  44' Attendance: 5,493
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 February 2016 ChampionshipFalkirk2 – 2Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Alston  14'
McCracken  20'		 Raith Report Craigen  16' Attendance: 3,956
Referee: John Beaton
20 February 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 0LivingstonStark's Park
15:00 Stewart  37'
Connolly  48'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Willie Collum
27 February 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 2Greenock MortonStark's Park
15:00 McKeown  7'
Connolly  74'
Hardie  89'		 Raith Report McManus  73', 87' Attendance: 1,633
Referee: Mat Northcroft
1 March 2016 ChampionshipRangers2 – 0Raith RoversIbrox Stadium
19:45 Forrester  27'
Wallace  51'		 Raith Report Attendance: 40,662
Referee: Craig Charleston
5 March 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers4 – 3St MirrenStark's Park
15:00 Hardie  3', 53', 55'
Stewart  24'		 Raith Report Watson  41', 76'
Clarkson  61'		 Attendance: 1,888
Referee: John Beaton
8 March 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 0Queen of the SouthStark's Park
19:45 Stewart  32'
Craigen  44' (pen.)		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,398
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 March 2016 ChampionshipAlloa Athletic1 – 1Raith RoversRecreation Park
15:00 Hetherington  64' Raith Report Benedictus  90' Attendance: 762
Referee: George Salmond
19 March 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 1HibernianStark's Park
17:15 Toshney  38'
Stewart  53'		 Raith Report Stokes  25' Attendance: 2,386
Referee: John McKendrick
22 March 2016 ChampionshipSt Mirren1 – 2Raith RoversSt Mirren Park
19:45 Cooper  43' Raith Report Connolly  22'
Callachan  36'		 Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Barry Cook
26 March 2016 ChampionshipGreenock Morton0 – 1Raith RoversCappielow
15:00 Raith Report Craigen  53' Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Stephen Finnie
2 April 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 3RangersStark's Park
15:00 Longridge  25'
Craigen  38'
Panayiotou  90'		 Raith Report Forrester  30'
O'Halloran  35'
Miller  49'		 Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Euan Anderson
9 April 2016 ChampionshipQueen of the South1 – 2Raith RoversPalmerston Park
15:00 Hilson  53' Raith Report Benedictus  8'
Barr  63'		 Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 April 2016 ChampionshipDumbarton2 – 3Raith RoversDumbarton Football Stadium
17:15 Nadé  12'
Saunders  90'		 Raith Report Hardie  49'
Connolly  60'
Craigen  70'		 Attendance: 655
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 April 2016 ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 2FalkirkStark's Park
17:15 Thomas  7'
Hardie  70'		 Raith Report Sibbald  56'
McHugh  88'		 Attendance: 2,602
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 May 2016 ChampionshipLivingston0 – 1Raith RoversAlmondvale Stadium
12:30 Raith Report Connolly  50' Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Craig Charleston

Scottish Premiership Play-Offs
4 May 2016 Premiership Play-Off Quarter-Final 1st LegRaith Rovers1 – 0HibernianStark's Park
19:45 Panayiotou  75' Raith Report Attendance: 5,330
Referee: Kevin Clancy
7 May 2016 Premiership Play-Off Quarter-Final 2nd LegHibernian2 – 0Raith RoversEaster Road
12:30 McGinn  8'
McGregor  12'		 Raith Report Attendance: 11,133
Referee: John McKendrick

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2015 Round 1Cowdenbeath0 – 1Raith RoversCentral Park
15:00 Raith Report Vaughan  23' Attendance: 711
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 August 2015 Round 2Stenhousemuir2 – 0Raith RoversOchilview 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 1Raith Rovers3 – 0Albion RoversStark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  16' (pen.)
Benedictus  38'
McKeown  54'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,163
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 August 2015 Round 2Raith Rovers2 – 1Hamilton AcademicalStark's Park
19:45 Davidson  3'
Benedictus  81'		 Raith Report Nadé  66' Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Don Robertson
23 September 2015 Round 3Celtic2 – 0Raith RoversCeltic 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 3Elgin City1 – 2Raith RoversBorough Briggs
15:00 Halsman  90' Raith Report McCord  39' (pen.)
Anderson  54'		 Attendance: 853
Referee: George Salmond
9 January 2016 Round 4Raith Rovers0 – 2HibernianStark's Park
15:00 Raith Report McGregor  61'
Malonga  64'		 Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Willie Collum

Player statistics

Squad
[9]Last updated 7 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish CupPremiership Play-Offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kevin Cuthbert 45036+002+003+002+002+00
2 DF Jason Thomson 33125+112+003+000+002+00
3 MF Darren Petrie 602+201+001+000+000+00
4 MF Ross Callachan 32221+421+101+001+102+00
5 DF Lewis Toshney 36231+021+002+000+002+00
6 DF Kyle Benedictus 38530+031+003+022+002+00
7 MF Grant Anderson 32314+1222+003+001+010+00
8 MF Ryan McCord 26217+212+002+101+110+00
9 FW Mark Stewart 37826+381+103+001+000+20
10 MF Lewis Vaughan 220+001+011+010+000+00
11 (until January 2016) FW Mitchel Megginson 2114+1211+002+101+000+00
11 (from January 2016) FW Harry Panayiotou 1628+610+000+000+000+21
12 MF Ross Matthews 1804+1001+001+001+100+00
14 MF Iain Davidson 36127+201+002+012+002+00
15 FW Joël Thomas 912+610+000+000+000+10
16 (until January 2016) FW Jon Daly 19113+210+000+202+000+00
16 (from February 2016) FW Ryan Hardie 1267+360+000+000+002+00
17 GK Ross Laidlaw 000+000+000+000+000+00
18 (from January 2016) FW Aidan Connolly 17513+350+000+000+001+00
18 (until January 2016) FW Craig Wighton 2117+911+102+100+000+00
20 GK David McGurn 000+000+000+000+000+00
21 (from January 2016) FW Louis Longridge 1519+410+000+000+001+10
21 (until January 2016) FW Callum Robertson 000+000+000+000+000+00
22 DF David Bates 1507+302+001+002+000+00
23 DF Rory McKeown 44236+011+003+012+002+00
24 DF Laurie Ellis 000+000+000+000+000+00
25 DF Elliot Ford 100+000+100+000+000+00
26 FW Jonny Court 100+100+000+000+000+00
27 MF Kieran Campbell 100+100+000+000+000+00
28 MF James Craigen 42931+391+002+102+002+00
29 DF Sean Mackie 100+100+000+000+000+00
30 MF Scott Robertson 21117+210+000+002+000+00
31 GK Scott Law 000+000+000+000+000+00
55 DF Craig Barr 14111+110+000+000+002+00
-- DF David McKay 000+000+000+000+000+00

Top Goalscorer

Includes all competitive matches

Ranking Nation Number Name Total
1

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2016
Nation Position Name Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Premiership Play-Offs Total
GKRoss Laidlaw 000000000000
GKDavid McGurn 000000000000
GKKevin Cuthbert 100000000010
GKScott Law 000000000000
DFLaurie Ellis 000000000000
DFJason Thomson 400100000041
DFDavid Bates 200000100030
DFCraig Barr 200000000020
DFRory McKeown 300000000030
DFElliot Ford 000000000000
DFSean Mackie 000000000000
DFKyle Benedictus 620000001072
DFLewis Toshney 800010000090
DFDavid McKay 000000000000
MFRoss Callachan 601000101090
MFLewis Vaughan 000000000000
MFGrant Anderson 111000000021
MFRoss Matthews 300010000040
MFKieran Campbell 000000000000
MFDarren Petrie 000000000000
MFRyan McCord 500010000060
MFJames Craigen 100000000010
MFIain Davidson 700000001080
MFScott Robertson 300000100040
FWCallum Robertson 000000000000
FWJonny Court 000000000000
FWMark Stewart 100000000010
FWMitchel Megginson 300000000030
FWCraig Wighton 000000000000
FWJon Daly 200000000020
FWLouis Longridge 400000000040
FWAidan Connolly 000000000000
FWHarry Panayiotou 100000000010
FWRyan Hardie 100000000010
FWJoël Thomas 100000000010

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Falkirk 36 19 13 4 61 34 +27 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-finals
3 Hibernian 36 21 7 8 59 34 +25 70 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-finals
4 Raith Rovers 36 18 8 10 52 46 +6 62
5 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 42 −3 43
6 St Mirren 36 11 9 16 44 53 −9 42
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Division summary
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GroundHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultWLWLLWWWWWLLLDDLDWLLWDWDWWLWDWWDWWDW
Position144465332244455444444445444444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: [10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics
Last updated on 7 May 2016
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ray McKinnon[11] 23 May 2015 Present 45 23 8 14 051.11

Transfers

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