2017–18 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2017–18 season will be Raith Rovers' first season in the third tier of Scottish football since being relegated from the Scottish Championship via the play-offs at the end of the 2016–17 season.[1] Raith Rovers will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Raith Rovers
2017–18 season
ChairmanAlan Young
ManagerBarry Smith
StadiumStark's Park
League 12nd
Challenge CupQuarter-Finals (lost to Dumbarton)
League CupGroup Stage (did not qualify)
Scottish Cup3rd Round (lost to Peterhead)
Highest home attendanceAttendance: 4,496 (v Alloa Athletic, 28 April 2018)
Lowest home attendance971 (v Brora Rangers, 15 August 2017)
Average home league attendance1,886

Summary

Management

Raith will be led by manager Barry Smith for the 2017–18 season for his 1st season at the club.[2]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-Season
5 July 2017 Pre-Season FriendlyEdinburgh City1 – 1Raith RoversAinslie Park
19:45 Allan  54' Raith Report Court  90' Attendance: 321
Referee: Craig Charleston
8 July 2017 Pre-Season FriendlyClyde1 – 2Raith RoversBroadwood Stadium
12:30 Goodwillie  53' (pen.) Raith Report Buchanan  15'
Ferguson  67' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 324
Referee: David Lowe
10 July 2017 Pre-Season FriendlyRaith Rovers3 – 0Dunfermline AthleticStark's Park
19:45 Buchanan  23'
Vaughan  31'
Matthews  88'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,460
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish League One
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League One
5 August 2017 League OneAlloa Athletic1 – 1Raith RoversIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Cawley  16' Raith Report Vaughan  90' Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Barry Cook
12 August 2017 League OneRaith Rovers3 – 0StranraerStark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  43', 64'
Spence  61'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Mike Roncone
19 August 2017 League OneRaith Rovers3 – 1Forfar AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  31'
Buchanan  85'
Spence  88'		 Raith Report Millar  18'
Bain  39'		 Attendance: 1,589
Referee: Alan Newlands
26 August 2017 League OneEast Fife0 – 5Raith RoversBayview Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Barr  5'
Vaughan  20', 80'
Spence  39'
Buchanan  69'		 Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Craig Napier
9 September 2017 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 1Ayr UnitedStark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  50'
Thomson  59'		 Raith Report Shankland  45'
Higgins  88' 		 Attendance: 2,286
Referee: Alan Muir
16 September 2017 League OneQueen's Park0 – 5Raith RoversHampden Park
15:00 Raith Report Buchanan  3'
Vaughan  7'
Zanatta  56'
Barr  80'
Thomson  90'		 Attendance: 873
Referee: John McKendrick
23 September 2017 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 0AirdrieoniansStark's Park
15:00 Thomson  74'
Zanatta  89'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Mat Northcroft
30 September 2017 League OneAlbion Rovers2 – 1Raith RoversExsel Group Stadium
15:00 Trouten  38'
Shields  83'		 Raith Report Spence  87' Attendance: 616
Referee: David Lowe
14 October 2017 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 0ArbroathStark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  32'
Thomson  37'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Barry Cook
28 October 2017 League OneForfar Athletic1 – 1Raith RoversStation Park
15:00 Millar  73' (pen.) Raith Report Herron  59'
Davidson  72'		 Attendance: 865
Referee: Graham Beaton
4 November 2017 League OneRaith Rovers1 – 0East FifeStark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  29' Raith Report Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 November 2017 League OneAyr United3 – 0Raith RoversSomerset Park
19:45 Shankland  16'
Crawford  22'
Moore  90'		 Raith Report Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Barry Cook
25 November 2017 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 0Queen's ParkStark's Park
15:00 Zanatta  64'
Spence  66'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Mike Roncone
2 December 2017 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 1Alloa AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Spence  55'
Buchanan  68'		 Raith Report Cawley  88' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Colin Steven
10 December 2017 League OneAirdrieonians2 – 2Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
16:10 Hastie  23'
Russell  38'		 Raith Report Spence  22'
Court  90'		 Attendance: 450
Referee: Don Robertson
23 December 2017 League OneArbroath1 – 2Raith RoversGayfield Park
15:00 Matthews  55' (o.g.) Raith Report Spence  19'
Buchanan  32'		 Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 League OneRaith Rovers3 – 0StranraerStark's Park
15:00 Spence  13'
Buchanan  27'
Vaughan  69'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Craig Charleston
2 January 2018 League OneEast Fife2 – 3Raith RoversBayview Stadium
15:00 Wilkie  20'
Linton  56'		 Raith Report Robertson  8'
Buchanan  25'
Zanatta  78'		 Attendance: 1,795
Referee: Gavin Ross
6 January 2018 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 1Forfar AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Spence  13'
Trialist  26' (o.g.)		 Raith Report Peters  21' Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 January 2018 League OneRaith Rovers1 – 1Ayr UnitedStark's Park
15:00 Spence  47' Raith Report Shankland  34' Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Barry Cook
20 January 2018 League OneStranraer1 – 0Raith RoversStair Park
15:00 Beith  9' Raith Report Attendance: 449
Referee: Scott Millar
27 January 2018 League OneAlloa Athletic0 – 0Raith RoversIndodrill Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 904
Referee: Alan Muir
3 February 2018 League OneQueen's Park1 – 3Raith RoversHampden Park
15:00 Keena  41'
Fotheringham  90' 		 Raith Report Murray  15'
Furtado  18'
Buchanan  30'		 Attendance: 777
Referee: Graham Beaton
6 February 2018 League OneRaith Rovers3 – 1Albion RoversStark's Park
19:45 Herron  7', 63'
Thomson  76'		 Raith Report Hopkins  54' Attendance: 1,294
Referee: Alan Newlands
10 February 2018 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 1AirdrieoniansStark's Park
15:00 Furtado  64'
Vaughan  77'		 Raith Report Carrick  44' Attendance: 1,685
Referee: Craig Charleston
17 February 2018 League OneAlbion Rovers2 – 2Raith RoversExsel Group Stadium
15:00 Trouten  11', 90' (pen.) Raith Report Murray  40'
Marr  82' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 519
Referee: Gavin Duncan
24 February 2018 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 2ArbroathStark's Park
15:00 Thomson  43'
Furtado  74'		 Raith Report Wallace  64' (pen.)
McIntosh  90'		 Attendance: 1,707
Referee: Mat Northcroft
10 March 2018 League OneAyr United3 – 0Raith RoversSomerset Park
15:00 Shankland  34'
Adams  43'
Moffat  53'		 Raith Report Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Gavin Ross
13 March 2018 League OneForfar Athletic2 – 1Raith RoversStation Park
19:45 Aitken  68', 76' Raith Report Vaughan  78' Attendance: 509
Referee: Mike Roncone
24 March 2018 League OneAirdrieonians1 – 2Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium
15:00 Stewart  46'
Watt  90' 		 Raith Report Vaughan  8'
Thomson  20'		 Attendance: 915
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 March 2018 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 0East FifeStark's Park
19:45 Barr  39'
Davidson  85'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Barry Cook
31 March 2018 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 0Albion RoversStark's Park
15:00 Barr  86'
Zanatta  89'}		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,456
Referee: Graham Beaton
7 April 2018 League OneArbroath1 – 1Raith RoversGayfield Park
15:00 McIntosh  74' Raith Report Buchanan  39' (pen.) Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 April 2018 League OneRaith Rovers2 – 0Queen's ParkStark's Park
15:00 Barr  10'
Zanatta  39'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Alan Newlands
21 April 2018 League OneStranraer0 – 3Raith RoversStair Park
15:00 Raith Report Murray  5'
Buchanan  44'
Vaughan  78'		 Attendance: 524
Referee: Kevin Graham
28 April 2018 League OneRaith Rovers0 – 0Alloa AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 4,496
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish Championship Play-Offs
2 May 2018 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 1Alloa Athletic2 – 0Raith RoversIndodrill Stadium
19:45 Stewart  23'
Flannigan  58'		 Raith Report Davidson  82'  Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Don Robertson
5 May 2018 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 2Raith Rovers1 – 2Alloa AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Murray  53' Raith Report Kirkpatrick  40'
Stewart  81'		 Attendance: 1,831
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup
15 August 2017 Round 1Raith Rovers3 – 0Brora RangersStark's Park
19:45 Callachan  15'
Vaughan  65'
Osei  83'		 Raith Report Attendance: 971
Referee: Steven Reid
2 September 2017 Round 2Raith Rovers4 – 0Ross County U20Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  7', 21'
Barr  10'
Buchanan  27'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Gavin Ross
7 October 2017 Round 3St Mirren1 – 3Raith RoversPaisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 Reilly  63' Raith Report Vaughan  64'
Spence  73'
Barr  81'		 Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 November 2017 Quarter-FinalDumbarton2 – 0Raith RoversDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 McLaughlin  20'
Roy  49'		 Raith Report Spence  58' Attendance: 888
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish League Cup

Table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN DND RAI COW BUC
1 Dundee United (Q) 4 3 1 0 0 10 2 +8 11 Qualification for the Second Round — — 2–0 4–1 —
2 Dundee (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 8 2 +6 10 1–1p — — — 2–0
3 Raith Rovers 4 2 0 0 2 9 5 +4 6 — 1–2 — 2–0 —
4 Cowdenbeath 4 1 0 0 3 5 11 −6 3 — 0–3 — — 4–2
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 0 4 3 15 −12 0 0–3 — 1–6 — —
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Matches
15 July 2017 Group CDundee United2 – 0Raith RoversTannadice Park
15:00 McMullan  59'
Keatings  72' (pen.)		 Raith Report Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Steven McLean
18 July 2017 Group CRaith Rovers1 – 2DundeeStark's Park
19:45 Vaughan  90' Raith Report Moussa  83'
Hendry  90'		 Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Stephen Finnie
25 July 2017 Group CBuckie Thistle1 – 6Raith RoversVictoria Park
20:00 McLeod  27' Raith Report Vaughan  14' (pen.), 45'
Spence  40'
Buchanan  65', 69'
Matthews  86'		 Attendance: 620
Referee: Ryan Milne
29 July 2017 Group CRaith Rovers2 – 0CowdenbeathStark's Park
15:00 Vaughan  9'
Buchanan  32'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Kevin Graham

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2017–18 Scottish Cup
18 November 2017 Round 3Peterhead3 – 0Raith RoversBalmoor Stadium
15:00 Brown  55'
McAllister  57', 85'		 Raith Report Attendance: 671
Referee: Mat Northcroft

Player statistics

Squad
[5]Last updated 5 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionship Play-OffsLeague 1Challenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Kevin Cuthbert 000+000+000+000+000+00
GK Aaron Lennox 1900+0014+001+004+000+00
GK Rory Brian 100+001+000+000+000+00
GK Graeme Smith 2802+0021+103+000+001+00
DF Kyle Benedictus 2101+0014+001+104+000+00
DF Iain Davidson 3611+0028+113+003+000+00
DF Euan Murray 4642+0135+034+004+001+00
DF Jason Thomson 4772+0036+074+004+001+00
DF Kevin McHattie 1402+0011+001+000+000+00
DF David McKay 2200+0013+401+101+101+00
DF Josh McDonald 000+000+000+000+000+00
DF Euan Valentine 000+000+000+000+000+00
DF Jamie Watson 700+004+002+000+001+00
MF Bobby Barr 3971+1026+653+021+100+00
MF Ross Callachan 910+004+001+014+000+00
MF Ross Matthews 4511+0026+904+002+211+00
MF Scott Robertson 3912+0028+211+104+001+00
MF Kyle Bell 000+000+000+000+000+00
MF James Berry 900+000+403+100+100+00
MF Fionn McLeod Kay 000+000+000+000+000+00
MF Ryan Stevenson 000+000+000+000+000+00
MF Andreas Thorsen 000+000+000+000+000+00
MF Dario Zanatta 2660+1017+860+000+000+00
MF John Herron 2331+0014+532+000+001+00
MF Regan Hendry 1202+007+300+000+000+00
MF Willis Furtado 1831+1011+530+000+000+00
FW Liam Buchanan 41141+0030+3101+114+031+00
FW Greig Spence 43120+2022+10104+014+011+00
FW Lewis Vaughan 45232+0035+0154+044+040+00
FW Jonny Court 2111+000+1410+300+201+00
FW Yaw Osei 1310+000+501+211+300+10
FW Kieran Dall 000+000+000+000+000+00
FW Jack Smith 100+000+100+000+000+00
  • Squad numbers are not compulsory in Scottish League One.

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2018
Nation Position Name Championship Play-Offs League 1 Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
GKKevin Cuthbert 00000000000
GKAaron Lennox 00000000000
GKRory Brian 00000000000
GKGraeme Smith 00010000010
DFKyle Benedictus 11010000030
DFIain Davidson 0121001000132
DFEuan Murray 14000000050
DFJason Thomson 02000000020
DFKevin McHattie 12000000030
DFDavid McKay 00000000000
DFJosh McDonald 00000000000
DFEuan Valentine 00000000000
DFJamie Watson 01000000010
MFBobby Barr 05010000060
MFRoss Callachan 00000000000
MFRoss Matthews 05000100060
MFScott Robertson 01010001030
MFKyle Bell 00000000000
MFJames Berry 00000000000
MFFionn McLeod Kay 00000000000
MFRyan Stevenson 00000000000
MFAndreas Thorsen 00000000000
MFDario Zanatta 04000000040
MFJohn Herron 04000000040
MFRegan Hendry 10000000010
MFWillis Furtado 02000000020
FWLiam Buchanan 01000000010
FWGreig Spence 02001100031
FWLewis Vaughan 07000000070
FWJonny Court 02000101040
FWYaw Osei 00000000000
FWKieran Dall 00000000000
FWJack Smith 00000000000

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Ayr United (C, P) 36 24 4 8 92 42 +50 76 Promotion to the Championship
2 Raith Rovers 36 22 9 5 68 32 +36 75 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
3 Alloa Athletic (O, P) 36 17 9 10 56 43 +13 60
4 Arbroath 36 17 8 11 70 51 +19 59
5 Stranraer 36 16 5 15 58 66 −8 53
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.

Division summary
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWWWWWLWPDWLWWDPWWWWDDWWDDPLPWWDWWD
Position622111111112222222221121111112222212
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2018. Source: [6]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Management statistics
Last updated on 5 May 2018
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Barry Smith[7] 5 August 2017 Present 47 27 9 11 057.45


Notes
  1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
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References
  1. "Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date". Statto. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  2. "Barry Smith Is Our New Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  4. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  5. "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  6. "Raith Rovers". Statto. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  7. "Barry Smith Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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