2017–18 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was 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 also competed 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-final
League CupGroup stage
Scottish CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lewis Vaughan (15)
All: Lewis Vaughan (23)
Highest home attendance4,496 vs. Alloa Athletic, 28 April 2018
Lowest home attendance971 vs. Brora Rangers, 15 August 2017
Average home league attendance1,886

Summary

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Management

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

Results and fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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5 July 2017 Pre-Season Friendly Edinburgh City 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Ainslie Park
19:45 Allan   54' Raith Report Court   90' Attendance: 321
Referee: Craig Charleston
8 July 2017 Pre-Season Friendly Clyde 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Broadwood Stadium
12:30 Goodwillie   53' (pen.) Raith Report Buchanan   15'
Ferguson   67' (o.g.)
Attendance: 324
Referee: David Lowe

Scottish League One

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5 August 2017 League One Alloa Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Cawley   16' Raith Report Vaughan   90' Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Barry Cook
12 August 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   43', 64'
Spence   61'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Mike Roncone
19 August 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark'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 One East Fife 0 – 5 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Barr   5'
Vaughan   20', 80'
Spence   39'
Buchanan   69'
Attendance: 1,850
Referee: Craig Napier
9 September 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   50'
Thomson   59'
Raith Report Shankland   45'
Higgins   88'  
Attendance: 2,286
Referee: Alan Muir
16 September 2017 League One Queen's Park 0 – 5 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Raith Report Buchanan   3'
Vaughan   7'
Zanatta   56'
Barr   80'
Thomson   90'
Attendance: 873
Referee: John McKendrick
23 September 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Thomson   74'
Zanatta   89'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Mat Northcroft
30 September 2017 League One Albion Rovers 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Exsel Group Stadium
15:00 Trouten   38'
Shields   83'
Raith Report Spence   87' Attendance: 616
Referee: David Lowe
14 October 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   32'
Thomson   37'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Barry Cook
28 October 2017 League One Forfar Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
15:00 Millar   73' (pen.) Raith Report Herron   59'
Davidson   72'
Attendance: 865
Referee: Graham Beaton
4 November 2017 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 0 East Fife Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   29' Raith Report Attendance: 2,656
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 November 2017 League One Ayr United 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
19:45 Shankland   16'
Crawford   22'
Moore   90'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Barry Cook
25 November 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Zanatta   64'
Spence   66'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,260
Referee: Mike Roncone
2 December 2017 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Spence   55'
Buchanan   68'
Raith Report Cawley   88' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Colin Steven
10 December 2017 League One Airdrieonians 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
16:10 Hastie   23'
Russell   38'
Raith Report Spence   22'
Court   90'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Don Robertson
23 December 2017 League One Arbroath 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Matthews   55' (o.g.) Raith Report Spence   19'
Buchanan   32'
Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 December 2017 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Stranraer Stark's Park
15:00 Spence   13'
Buchanan   27'
Vaughan   69'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,432
Referee: Craig Charleston
2 January 2018 League One East Fife 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Bayview 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 One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Spence   13'
Trialist   26' (o.g.)
Raith Report Peters   21' Attendance: 1,575
Referee: Greg Aitken
13 January 2018 League One Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Spence   47' Raith Report Shankland   34' Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Barry Cook
20 January 2018 League One Stranraer 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Beith   9' Raith Report Attendance: 449
Referee: Scott Millar
3 February 2018 League One Queen's Park 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Hampden Park
15:00 Keena   41'
Fotheringham   90'  
Raith Report Murray   15'
Furtado   18'
Buchanan   30'
Attendance: 777
Referee: Graham Beaton
6 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
19:45 Herron   7', 63'
Thomson   76'
Raith Report Hopkins   54' Attendance: 1,294
Referee: Alan Newlands
10 February 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Furtado   64'
Vaughan   77'
Raith Report Carrick   44' Attendance: 1,685
Referee: Craig Charleston
17 February 2018 League One Albion Rovers 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Exsel 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 One Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Arbroath Stark'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 One Ayr United 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Shankland   34'
Adams   43'
Moffat   53'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,126
Referee: Gavin Ross
13 March 2018 League One Forfar Athletic 2 – 1 Raith Rovers Station Park
19:45 Aitken   68', 76' Raith Report Vaughan   78' Attendance: 509
Referee: Mike Roncone
24 March 2018 League One Airdrieonians 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Stewart   46'
Watt   90'  
Raith Report Vaughan   8'
Thomson   20'
Attendance: 915
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 March 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 East Fife Stark's Park
19:45 Barr   39'
Davidson   85'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,485
Referee: Barry Cook
31 March 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
15:00 Barr   86'
Zanatta   89'}
Raith Report Attendance: 1,456
Referee: Graham Beaton
7 April 2018 League One Arbroath 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 McIntosh   74' Raith Report Buchanan   39' (pen.) Attendance: 1,110
Referee: Stephen Finnie
14 April 2018 League One Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Barr   10'
Zanatta   39'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,391
Referee: Alan Newlands
21 April 2018 League One Stranraer 0 – 3 Raith Rovers Stair Park
15:00 Raith Report Murray   5'
Buchanan   44'
Vaughan   78'
Attendance: 524
Referee: Kevin Graham
28 April 2018 League One Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 4,496
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish Championship play-offs

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2 May 2018 Play-Off Semi-Final Leg 1 Alloa Athletic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Indodrill Stadium
19:45 Stewart   23'
Flannigan   58'
Raith Report Davidson   82'   Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Don Robertson

Scottish Challenge Cup

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15 August 2017 Round 1 Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Brora Rangers Stark's Park
19:45 Callachan   15'
Vaughan   65'
Osei   83'
Raith Report Attendance: 971
Referee: Steven Reid
2 September 2017 Round 2 Raith Rovers 4 – 0 Ross County U20 Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   7', 21'
Barr   10'
Buchanan   27'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,035
Referee: Gavin Ross
7 October 2017 Round 3 St Mirren 1 – 3 Raith Rovers Paisley 2021 Stadium
15:00 Reilly   63' Raith Report Vaughan   64'
Spence   73'
Barr   81'
Attendance: 1,970
Referee: Euan Anderson
11 November 2017 Quarter-Final Dumbarton 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 McLaughlin   20'
Roy   49'
Raith Report Spence   58' Attendance: 888
Referee: Gavin Duncan

Scottish League Cup

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Table

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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

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15 July 2017 Group C Dundee United 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Tannadice Park
15:00 McMullan   59'
Keatings   72' (pen.)
Raith Report Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Steven McLean
18 July 2017 Group C Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Dundee Stark's Park
19:45 Vaughan   90' Raith Report Moussa   83'
Hendry   90'
Attendance: 2,962
Referee: Stephen Finnie
25 July 2017 Group C Buckie Thistle 1 – 6 Raith Rovers Victoria 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 C Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Cowdenbeath Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   9'
Buchanan   32'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,480
Referee: Kevin Graham

Scottish Cup

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18 November 2017 Round 3 Peterhead 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Balmoor Stadium
15:00 Brown   55'
McAllister   57', 85'
Raith Report Attendance: 671
Referee: Mat Northcroft

Fife Cup

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12 April 2018 Semi-final Cowdenbeath 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Central Park
19:45 Muirhead   37'
Marks   90+3'
Raith Report

Player statistics

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Squad

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[5]Last updated 5 May 2018
No. Pos Nat Player Total League 1 League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   AUS Rory Brian 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   AUS Aaron Lennox 19 0 14+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Graeme Smith 28 0 23+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Kyle Benedictus 21 0 15+0 0 4+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Iain Davidson 36 1 29+1 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Kevin McHattie 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO David McKay 22 0 13+4 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Euan Murray 45 3 35+1 3 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Jason Thomson 47 7 38+0 7 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF   SCO Jamie Watson 7 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Bobby Barr 39 7 27+7 5 1+1 0 3+0 2 0+0 0
MF   SCO James Berry 9 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 3+1 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Ross Callachan 9 1 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
MF   FRA Willis Furtado 18 3 12+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Regan Hendry 13 0 10+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO John Herron 22 3 14+5 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Ross Matthews 44 1 26+9 0 2+2 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO Scott Robertson 39 1 30+2 1 4+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
MF   CAN Dario Zanatta 26 6 17+9 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Liam Buchanan 41 14 31+3 10 4+0 3 1+1 1 1+0 0
FW   SCO Jonny Court 21 1 1+14 1 0+2 0 0+3 0 1+0 0
FW   GHA Yaw Osei 13 1 0+5 0 1+3 0 1+2 1 0+1 0
FW   SCO Jack Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Greig Spence 41 13 20+12 11 4+0 1 4+0 1 1+0 0
FW   SCO Lewis Vaughan 45 23 37+0 15 4+0 4 4+0 4 0+0 0
  • Squad numbers are not compulsory in Scottish League One.

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2018
Nation Position Name League 1 League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup Total
                   
  GK Graeme Smith 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
  DF Kyle Benedictus 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Iain Davidson 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 2
  DF Euan Murray 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  DF Jason Thomson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  DF Kevin McHattie 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  DF Jamie Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF Bobby Barr 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
  MF Willis Furtado 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
  MF Regan Hendry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  MF John Herron 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  MF Ross Matthews 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
  MF Scott Robertson 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
  MF Dario Zanatta 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
  FW Liam Buchanan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
  FW Greig Spence 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
  FW Lewis Vaughan 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
  FW Jonny Court 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0

Team statistics

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League table

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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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Division summary

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAAAHHAHAAAHHAHAH
ResultDWWWWWWLWDWLWWDWWWWDLDWWWDDLLWWWDWWD
Position622111111112222222221121111122222212
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

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ "Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date". Statto. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. 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.