2021–22 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Raith Rovers' second season back in the second tier of Scottish football after being promoted from Scottish League One at the end of the 2019–20 season.[1] Raith Rovers also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup & the Scottish Cup.

Raith Rovers
2021–22 season
ChairmanJohn Sim
(until 8 April 2022)
Steven MacDonald
(from 8 April 2022)
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumStark's Park
Championship5th
Scottish CupFifth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Dario Zanatta
(8 goals)

All: Matej Poplatnik
(11 goals)
Highest home attendance3,417
Lowest home attendance500
Average home league attendance1,681

Summary

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Management

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Raith were led by manager John McGlynn. The 2021–22 season was his fourth season at the club.[2]

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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26 June 2021 Friendly Raith Rovers 4–1 Stranraer Stark's Park
14:00 Connolly   50'
Vaughan   53'
Spencer   62'
Mitchell   89'
Raith Report Ross   7' Attendance: 450
Referee: Scott Lambie
29 June 2021 Friendly Raith Rovers 0–1 Clyde Stark's Park
19:30 Raith Report Lamont   54' Attendance: 0
Referee: Mike Roncone
3 July 2021 Friendly Raith Rovers 2–2 Queen's Park Stark's Park
14:00 Connolly   27'
Poplatnik   72'
Raith Report Longridge   50'
Baynham   54'
Attendance: 445
Referee: Duncan Williams
16 July 2021 Iain Davidson Testimonial Raith Rovers 1–3 Hibernian Stark's Park
19:00 Connolly   37' Raith Report Porteous   3'
Bradley   29'
Nisbet   31'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Peter Stuart

Scottish Championship

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31 July 2021 1 Raith Rovers 4–4 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan   13' (pen.), 65'
Zanatta   25'
Connolly   52'
Raith Report MacDonald   68', 83'
Ryan   78'
Want   90'
Attendance: 1,569
Referee: Nick Walsh
7 August 2021 2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 MacGregor   80' Raith Report Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Alan Muir
7 September 2021 3 Ayr United 0–2 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
18:00 Raith Report Varian   14'
Zanatta   25'
Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Chris Graham
11 September 2021 4 Raith Rovers 0–1 Queen of the South Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Connelly   12' Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Craig Napier
18 September 2021 5 Greenock Morton 0–1 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Zanatta   33' Attendance: 1,420
Referee: Colin Steven
26 September 2021 6 Raith Rovers 3–2 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Zanatta   22'
Benedictus   64' (pen.), 78'
Raith Report Turner   86'
Rudden   90'
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Andrew Dallas
29 September 2021 7 Raith Rovers 1–1 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
19:05 Zanatta   11' Raith Report O'Hara   79' Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Euan Anderson
2 October 2021 8 Kilmarnock 1–3 Raith Rovers Rugby Park
15:00 Hendry   76' Raith Report Dick   20'
Poplatnik   82', 90'
Attendance: 4,008
Referee: Willie Collum
16 October 2021 9 Raith Rovers 2–1 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Tait   3'
Matthews   45'
Raith Report Dowds   90' Attendance: 1,748
Referee: Steven McLean
23 October 2021 10 Raith Rovers 1–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly   62' Raith Report Welsh   79' Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Colin Steven
26 October 2021 11 Dunfermline Athletic 1–1 Raith Rovers East End Park
19:45 Thomas   50' Raith Report Spencer   88' Attendance: 4,450
Referee: Alan Muir
30 October 2021 12 Raith Rovers 2–1 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Ross   12'
Zanatta   27'
Raith Report Baird   71' Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Greg Aitken
6 November 2021 13 Queen of the South 1–1 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
15:00 Johnston   49' Raith Report Connolly   72' Attendance: 964
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 November 2021 14 Hamilton Academical 0–3 Raith Rovers Fountain of Youth Stadium
15:00 Raith Report MacDonald   6' (o.g.)
Ross   34', 45'
Attendance: 1,303
Referee: Peter Stuart
20 November 2021 15 Raith Rovers 2–1 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly   31'
Ross   67'
Raith Report Ledger   5' Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Steven Kirkland
4 December 2021 16 Arbroath 0–0 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,539
Referee: Craig Napier
11 December 2021 17 Raith Rovers 1–0 Kilmarnock Stark's Park
15:00 Zanatta   58' (pen.) Raith Report Attendance: 2,426
Referee: Willie Collum
18 December 2021 18 Partick Thistle 1–0 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Turner   90' Raith Report Attendance: 2,229
Referee: Steven Kirkland
26 December 2021 19 Ayr United 2–0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Adeloye   22'
McKenzie   76'
Raith Report Attendance: 472
Referee: David Dickinson
2 January 2022 21 Raith Rovers 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 500
Referee: David Munro
8 January 2022 22 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 McAlear   86' Raith Report Ross   24' Attendance: 478
Referee: Don Robertson
15 January 2022 23 Raith Rovers 1–2 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Tumilty   42' Raith Report J.Hamilton   47'
Low   82' (pen.)
Attendance: 500
Referee: Steven McLean
28 January 2022 24 Greenock Morton 2–2 Raith Rovers Cappielow
19:45 Ugwu   25'
Muirhead   75'
Raith Report Gullan   42' (pen.)
Tumilty   45'
Attendance: 1,404
Referee: David Dickinson
1 February 2022 20 Raith Rovers 3–3 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:45 Zanatta   9'
Connolly   13'
Poplatnik   83'
Raith Report Liddle   17'
Cooper   48'
Gordon   85'
Attendance: 1,005
Referee: Grant Irvine
5 February 2022 25 Raith Rovers 0–0 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,136
Referee: Bobby Madden
19 February 2022 26 Kilmarnock 3–0 Raith Rovers Rugby Park
15:00 McGinn   5'
Lafferty   12', 63'
Raith Report Attendance: 4,080
Referee: John Beaton
26 February 2022 27 Raith Rovers 0–0 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Willie Collum
5 March 2022 28 Raith Rovers 0–4 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Adeloye   3'
Maxwell   32', 38'
Ashford   65'
Attendance: 1,513
Referee: Don Robertson
12 March 2022 29 Queen of the South 0–1 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
15:00 Raith Report Poplatnik   21' Attendance: 1,091
Referee: David Dickinson
19 March 2022 30 Raith Rovers 2–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly   13'
Poplatnik   30'
Raith Report Sutherland   27'
Chalmers   89', 90'
Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Colin Steven
26 March 2022 31 Arbroath 3–3 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 J.Hamilton   1'
Hilson   67'
McKenna   70'
Raith Report Poplatnik   31'
Connolly   48'
Varian   65'
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Alan Muir
6 April 2022 32 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Raith Rovers East End Park
19:45 O'Hara   33', 79' Raith Report Attendance: 5,199
Referee: Nick Walsh
9 April 2022 33 Raith Rovers 0–1 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Muirhead   65' Attendance: 1,660
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
16 April 2022 34 Partick Thistle 0–1 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Poplatnik   90' Attendance: 2,644
Referee: David Munro
23 April 2022 35 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Raith Rovers Fountain of Youth Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Williamson   11', 58' Attendance: 1,478
Referee: Steven McLean
29 April 2022 36 Raith Rovers 1–1 Kilmarnock Stark's Park
19:45 Connolly   30' Raith Report Shaw   50' Attendance: 3,417
Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish Cup

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27 November 2021 Third round Falkirk 1–2 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Morrison   50' Raith Report Matthews   27'
Ross   84'
Attendance: 2,512
Referee: Nick Walsh
22 January 2022 Fourth round Banks O'Dee 0–3 Raith Rovers Spain Park
15:00 Raith Report Stanton   67'
Poplatnik   90'
Connolly   90'
Attendance: 870
Referee: Craig Napier
13 February 2022 Fifth round Celtic 4–0 Raith Rovers Celtic Park
16:00 Scales   22'
Giakoumakis   68'
Maeda   71'
Bitton   88'
Raith Report Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

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10 July 2021 Group D Cowdenbeath 0–1 Raith Rovers Central Park
15:00 Raith Report Vaughan   21' Attendance: 778
Referee: Gavin Duncan
13 July 2021 Group D Raith Rovers 4–0 Brechin City Stark's Park
19:45 Vaughan   43'
Spencer   62', 83'
Zanatta   66'
Raith Report Attendance: 594
Referee: Scott Lambie
21 July 2021 Group D Livingston 0–0
(6–5 p)
Raith Rovers Tony Macaroni Arena
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 766
Referee: Willie Collum
Penalties
Anderson  
Sibbald  
Montaño  
Shinnie  
Obileye  
Williamson  
Longridge  
Benedictus  
Tait  
Spencer  
Varian  
Vaughan  
Berra  
Arnott  
24 July 2021 Group D Raith Rovers 0–0
(5–4 p)
Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 958
Referee: Greg Aitken
Penalties
Benedictus  
Keatings  
Spencer  
Varian  
Vaughan  
Sammon  
Taggart  
Scougall  
Graham  
King  
15 August 2021 Second round Raith Rovers 2–1 Aberdeen Stark's Park
12:00 Varian   48'
Zanatta   71'
Raith Report Emmanuel-Thomas   13' Attendance: 3,297
Referee: Steven McLean
23 September 2021 Quarter-finals Celtic 3–0 Raith Rovers Celtic Park
19:45 Jota   26'
Abada   40'
Turnbull   47'
Raith Report Attendance: 26,714
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Challenge Cup

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4 September 2021 Second round Raith Rovers 1–0 Forfar Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Riley-Snow   25' Raith Report Attendance: 842
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
9 October 2021 Third round Raith Rovers 3–1 East Fife Stark's Park
13:00 Tait   35'
Connolly   39'
Poplatnik   62'
Raith Report Mercer   37' Attendance: 1,177
Referee: Mike Roncone
30 November 2021 Quarter-finals Inverness CT 0–0
(4–5 p)
Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 670
Referee: Barry Cook
Penalties
Doran  
Harper  
Deas  
Jamieson  
Allardice  
Sutherland  
Tait  
Berra  
Matthews  
Varian  
Connolly  
Dick  
2 March 2022 Semi-finals Kilmarnock 1–2 Raith Rovers Rugby Park
19:30 Shaw   43' (pen.) Raith Report Matthews   66'
Arnott   87'
Attendance: 2,118
Referee: Grant Irvine
3 April 2022 Final Raith Rovers 3–1 Queen of the South Excelsior Stadium
16:15 Poplatnik   16', 70'
Ross   78'
Raith Report Roy   45' Attendance: 4,452
Referee: Grant Ivine

Player statistics

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Squad

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[3]Last updated 29 April 2022
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Jamie MacDonald 48 0 35+0 0 6+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF   SCO Reghan Tumilty 48 2 33+2 2 6+0 0 2+0 0 5+0 0
3 DF   SCO Liam Dick 40 1 26+1 1 5+0 0 3+0 0 5+0 0
4 DF   ENG Frankie Musonda 22 0 16+2 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
5 DF   SCO Christophe Berra 38 0 26+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
6 DF   SCO Kyle Benedictus 41 2 28+1 2 6+0 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
7 MF   SCO Aidan Connolly 46 10 26+6 8 6+0 0 2+1 1 4+1 1
8 MF   SCO Ross Matthews 41 3 27+4 1 2+0 0 3+0 1 5+0 1
9 - signed on 06/01/22 FW   SCO Jamie Gullan 11 1 7+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
9 - on loan to Montrose from 22/09/21 to 15/03/21 then left FW   SCO James Keatings 7 0 0+3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 FW   SCO Lewis Vaughan 5 4 1+0 2 4+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW   CAN Dario Zanatta 44 10 23+8 8 6+0 2 2+1 0 3+1 0
12 DF   SCO Tom Lang 20 0 12+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+2 0
13 MF   SCO Brad Spencer 26 3 17+2 1 4+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF   SCO David McKay 12 0 5+3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
15 MF   SCO Dylan Tait 29 2 19+1 1 6+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
16 MF   SCO Sam Stanton 21 1 17+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
17 GK   SCO Robbie Thomson 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 FW   IRL Ethon Varian 43 3 21+11 2 2+2 1 1+1 0 4+1 0
19 FW   SCO Luke Mahady 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   SCO Ben Williamson 17 2 13+1 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
21 - left on 02/02/22 FW   SCO Kai Fotheringham 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 - joined on 12/02/22 DF   SCO Sean Mackie 9 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
22 MF   SCO Ethan Ross 31 7 19+6 5 0+0 0 3+0 1 2+1 1
23 MF   ENG Blaise Riley-Snow 16 1 2+7 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 1
24 FW   SCO David Goodwillie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF   SCO Aaron Arnott 20 1 1+10 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+4 1
26 FW   SCO Kieran Mitchell 8 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
27 MF   SCO Quinn Coulson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK   SCO Kyle Bow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF   SCO Greig Young 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 DF   SCO Adam Masson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK   SCO Lewis Budinauckas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
99 FW   SVN Matej Poplatnik 44 11 14+17 7 3+2 0 0+3 1 3+2 3

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated April 2022
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup Total
                   
1 GK   Jamie MacDonald 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF   Reghan Tumilty 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1
3 DF   Liam Dick 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF   Frankie Musonda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Christophe Berra 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
6 DF   Kyle Benedictus 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
7 MF   Aidan Connolly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF   Ross Matthews 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
9 - signed on 06/01/22 FW   Jamie Gullan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 - on loan to Montrose from 22/09/21 to 15/03/21 then left FW   James Keatings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   Lewis Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   Dario Zanatta 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
12 DF   Tom Lang 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
13 MF   Brad Spencer 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
14 DF   David McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   Dylan Tait 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 MF   Sam Stanton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
17 GK   Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW   Ethon Varian 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
19 FW   Luke Mahady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Ben Williamson 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
21 - left on 02/02/22 FW   Kai Fotheringham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 - joined on 12/02/22 DF   Sean Mackie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
22 MF   Ethan Ross 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
23 MF   Blaise Riley-Snow 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
24 FW   David Goodwillie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   Aaron Arnott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Kieran Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Quinn Coulson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   Kyle Bow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF   Greig Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   Adam Masson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   Lewis Budinauckas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW   Matej Poplatnik 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 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
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 16 11 9 53 34 +19 59 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Partick Thistle 36 14 10 12 46 40 +6 52
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 14 10 44 44 0 50
6 Hamilton Academical 36 10 12 14 38 53 −15 42
7 Greenock Morton 36 9 13 14 36 47 −11 40
Source: [4][5]
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).[6]


League Cup table

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAI LIV COW ALO BRE
1 Raith Rovers 4 2 1 1 0 5 0 +5 9 Qualification for the second round p0–0 4–0
2 Livingston 4 2 1 0 1 7 3 +4 8 p0–0 3–1
3 Cowdenbeath 4 2 0 0 2 5 6 −1 6 0–1 3–2
4 Alloa Athletic 4 1 0 1 2 2 3 −1 4 2–1 0–1
5 Brechin City 4 1 0 0 3 3 10 −7 3 0–3 1–0
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[8]

Management statistics

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Last updated on 29 April 2022
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
John McGlynn 25 September 2018 50 23 14 13 046.00

Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Management Agree New Deal". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Scottish Championship Table". BBC. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  5. ^ "cinch Championship League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.