2024–25 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
2024–25 season
ChairmanSteven MacDonald
ManagerIan Murray
(until 4 August)
Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers) (from 4 August to 2 September & 21 December to 29 December)
Neill Collins
(from 3 September to 21 December)[1]
Barry Robson (from 29 December to present)[2]
StadiumStark's Park
Championship6th (ongoing)
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge Cup3rd Round
Highest home attendance5,542
Lowest home attendance1,435
Average home league attendance3,896
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Raith Rovers' fifth season back in the second tier of Scottish football after being promoted from Scottish League One at the end of the 2019–20 season.[3] Raith Rovers will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Raith were led by manager Ian Murray until 4 August 2024,[4] with the club stating that results and performances since the turn of the year had fallen short of expectations.[5] The 2024–25 season marked his third at the club.[6]

Colin Cameron and John Potter took over on an interim basis.[7] On 3 September 2024, it was announced that Neill Collins had been appointed as the clubs new head coach.[8] On 21 December 2024, it was announced that Collins would be leaving the club, after the financial release clause in his contract was met by Sacramento Republic.[9] He had managed the club for just one hundred and nineteen days.[10] Colin Cameron and John Potter again took over on an interim basis.[11]

On 29 December 2024, Barry Robson was appointed as manager on a two and a half year contract.[12]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

29 June 2024 Pat Slattery Testimonial East Fife 0–0 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
14:00 Raith Report
3 July 2024 Friendly Montrose 0–1 Raith Rovers Links Park
19:45 Raith Report Smith 40'
6 July 2024 Friendly Raith Rovers 1–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
14:00 Hanlon 86' Raith Report Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 August 2024 Friendly Kirkcaldy & Dysart 0–3 Raith Rovers Alex Penman Park
19:00 Raith Report Connolly 52'
Smith 61'
Matthews 80'		 Attendance: 570
9 October 2024 Ross Matthews Testimonial Raith Rovers 3–1 Heart of Midlothian Stark's Park
19:45 Jamieson 47'
Hamilton 85'
Easton 87'		 Raith Report Spittal 25' Attendance: 1,281

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Championship
3 August 2024 1 Airdrieonians 1–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 MacDonald 75' Raith Report Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Ross Hardie
10 August 2024 2 Raith Rovers 1–0 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 27' (pen.) Raith Report Attendance: 4,002
Referee: Peter Stuart
24 August 2024 3 Ayr United 2–0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Dowds 40' (pen.)
Walker 90'		 Raith Report Attendance: 2,928
Referee: Iain Snedden
31 August 2024 4 Raith Rovers 0–1 Livingston Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Brandon 90' Attendance: 3,517
Referee: Colin Steven
13 September 2024 5 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Raith Rovers East End Park
19:45 Otoo 52'
Wotherspoon 80'		 Raith Report Attendance: 6,993
Referee: Craig Napier
21 September 2024 6 Raith Rovers 3–3 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
15:00 Stevenson 15'
Pollock 36'
Easton 54'		 Raith Report O'Hara 2' (pen.)
Smith 79'
Shaw 90'		 Attendance: 3,322
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
28 September 2024 7 Raith Rovers 1–0 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton 11' (pen.) Raith Report Attendance: 5,030
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
5 October 2024 8 Greenock Morton 2–0 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Stuparević 49'
Garrity 54'		 Raith Report Attendance: 2,976
Referee: Iain Snedden
19 October 2024 9 Raith Rovers 1–1 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton 39' (pen.) Raith Report McLeish 62' Attendance: 3,396
Referee: Calum Scott
26 October 2024 10 Livingston 2–1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Wilson 75'
Nottingham 90'		 Raith Report Hamilton 21' Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Ross Hardie
29 October 2024 11 Raith Rovers 1–0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
19:45 Brown 20' Raith Report Attendance: 3,258
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 November 2024 12 Raith Rovers 2–0 Ayr United Stark's Park
19:45 Jamieson 19', 43' Raith Report Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
9 November 2024 13 Partick Thistle 1–1 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Graham 6' Raith Report Easton 68' Attendance: 4,348
Referee: Steven McLean
16 November 2024 14 Raith Rovers 2–3 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Delaney 59' (o.g.)
Easton 81' (pen.)		 Raith Report Stuparević 6', 25'
Garrity 90'		 Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Dan McFarlane
7 December 2024 16 Falkirk 3–0 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Agyeman 5', 57'
Adams 66'		 Raith Report Attendance: 6,248
Referee: Graham Grainger
14 December 2024 17 Raith Rovers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 42'
David 74'		 Raith Report Attendance: 5,542
Referee: Calum Scott
20 December 2024 18 Queen's Park 1–2 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
19:45 Duncan 74' Raith Report Jamieson 41' (pen.)
Connolly 69'		 Attendance: 1,141
Referee: Grant Irvine
28 December 2024 19 Raith Rovers 2–1 Livingston Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 7'
Connolly 28'		 Raith Report May 65' (pen.) Attendance: 3,955
Referee: Euan Anderson
4 January 2025 20 Ayr United v Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish League Cup
13 July 2024 Group H Stirling Albion 0–3 Raith Rovers Forthbank Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Connolly 17', 25', 66' Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Greg Soutar
16 July 2024 Group H Raith Rovers 2–1 Stranraer Stark's Park
19:45 Hamilton 5'
Murray 90'		 Raith Report Dunlop 84' Attendance: 1,435
Referee: Grant Irvine
20 July 2024 Group H Ross County 2–1 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
15:00 White 29'
Harmon 87'		 Raith Report Smith 51' Attendance: 1,228
Referee: Euan Anderson
27 July 2024 Group H Raith Rovers 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
15:00 Kilday 61' (o.g) Raith Report McGinty 56' Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Chris Graham
Penalties
Connolly soccer ball with check mark
Smith soccer ball with check mark
Gibson soccer ball with check mark
Easton soccer ball with check mark
Hamilton soccer ball with check mark		 MacDonald soccer ball with red X
Murray soccer ball with check mark
Todorov soccer ball with check mark
Bradley soccer ball with check mark

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Challenge Cup
8 September 2024 Round 3 Ayr United 3–2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
13:00 Dowds 49' (pen.), 69'
Oakley 70'		 Raith Report Smith 11'
Easton 15'		 Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Graham Grainger

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Scottish Cup
30 November 2024 Round 3 Linlithgow Rose 0–4 Raith Rovers Prestonfield
15:00 Raith Report Gibson 22'
Easton 49' (pen.), 58'
Hamilton 85'		 Referee: Alastair Grieve
19 January 2025 Round 4 Falkirk v Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
12:00

Player statistics

Squad

[13]Last updated 28 December 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Poland POL Kevin Dąbrowski 24 0 18+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Kieran Freeman 11 0 6+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 18 0 11+4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Paul Hanlon 18 0 16+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 12 0 6+2 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Euan Murray 16 1 11+1 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 17 5 7+4 2 3+1 3 0+1 0 0+1 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 20 0 12+2 0 2+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 18 5 10+3 3 2+2 1 0+1 1 0+0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 5 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 16 2 6+5 0 2+2 1 0+0 0 1+0 1
13 GK Scotland SCO Andrew McNeil 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 17 0 4+7 0 2+2 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 12 0 6+1 0 2+1 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Gibson 17 1 5+6 0 0+4 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
18 DF England ENG Fankaty Dabo 10 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF Scotland SCO Finlay Pollock 11 1 6+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 13 1 7+2 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 23 0 16+1 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jordan Doherty 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 23 9 16+1 6 4+0 0 1+0 2 1+0 1
24 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Jamieson 17 3 10+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Kai Montagu 9 0 1+5 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Stevenson 23 1 16+2 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Callum Hannah 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 FW Nigeria NGA Cody David 8 1 0+7 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
30 MF Scotland SCO Jake Nicholson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated December 2024
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Poland Kevin Dąbrowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Kieran Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Liam Dick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
4 DF Scotland Paul Hanlon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Scotland Callum Fordyce 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Scotland Euan Murray 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
7 MF Scotland Aidan Connolly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Scotland Ross Matthews 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
9 FW Scotland Jack Hamilton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Scotland Callum Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Scotland Andrew McNeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland Josh Mullin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 MF Scotland Sam Stanton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Scotland Lewis Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
18 DF England Fankaty Dabo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Scotland Finlay Pollock 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Scotland Scott Brown 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
21 MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
22 DF Republic of Ireland Jordan Doherty 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Scotland Dylan Easton 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
24 FW Scotland Lewis Jamieson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 MF Scotland Kai Montagu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Scotland Lewis Stevenson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
27 DF Scotland Callum Hannah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW Nigeria Cody David 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Scotland Jake Nicholson 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
4 Partick Thistle 19 9 5 5 23 14 +9 32 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Queen's Park 19 7 4 8 21 22 −1 25
6 Raith Rovers 18 7 3 8 19 23 −4 24
7 Greenock Morton 19 5 8 6 17 22 −5 23
8 Hamilton Academical 18 6 3 9 26 32 −6 21
Updated to match(es) played on 31 December 2024. Source: [14]
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).[15]

League Cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS RAI HAM STI STR
1 Ross County 4 4 0 0 0 10 3 +7 12 Qualification for the second round — 2–1 — 3–0 —
2 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 0 1 7 4 +3 8 — — p1–1 — 2–1
3 Hamilton Academical 4 1 0 2 1 5 3 +2 5 1–2 — — 0–0p —
4 Stirling Albion 4 0 2 0 2 2 8 −6 4 — 0–3 — — p2–2
5 Stranraer 4 0 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1 1–3 — 0–3 — —
Source: [16]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[17]

Management statistics

Last updated on 29 December 2024
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray 13 July 2024 4 August 2024 5 3 0 2 060.00
Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers, spell 1) 4 August 2024 2 September 2024 3 1 0 2 033.33
Neill Collins 3 September 2024 21 December 2024 15 6 3 6 040.00
Colin Cameron & John Potter (caretakers, spell 2) 21 December 2024 29 December 2024 1 1 0 0 100.00
Barry Robson 29 December 2024 0 0 0 0 !—

Transfers

Notes

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

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