2015–16 Raith Rovers F.C. season

April 2022 Raith Rovers 2015–16 Ray McKinnon Alan Young Stark's Park Championship 4th Challenge Cup 2nd Round (lost to Stenhousemuir) League Cup 3rd Round (lost to Celtic) Scottish Cup 4th Round (lost to Hibernian) 6,943 (v Rangers, 2 April 2016) 1,064 (v Alloa Athletic, 12 January 2016) 2,317 2014–15 2016–17 _raithrovers1617h _raithrovers1617h _raithrovers1617h _raithrovers1617h _raithrovers1617h _whiteborder _blackhoops _whiteborder _greensides _greentop 006014 006014 006014 000000 000000 _redshoulders _redshoulders _redshoulders _redsides The 2015–16 season was 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.http://www.statto.com/football/teams/raith-rovers/history/modern Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date Statto 13 May 2015 Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup. Summary Management Raith were led by manager Ray McKinnon for the 2015–16 season for his 1st season at the club.http://www.raithrovers.net/19541/mckinnon-takes-the-hot-seat.htm McKinnon Takes the Hot Seat Raith Rovers F.C. raithrovers.net 22 May 2015 19 June 2015 Results & fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #cccccc Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season P 1 4 July 2015http://www.raithrovers.net/19678/news-bulletin.htm News Bulletin Raith Rovers FC 4 June 2015 4 June 2015 15:00 Friendly P–P Raith Rovers Brechin City Stark's Park Postponed due to a waterlogged pitchhttp://www.raithrovers.net/20035/match-postponed.htm Match Postponed Raith Rovers FC 4 July 2015 4 July 2015 L 1 7 July 2015http://www.raithrovers.net/19509/the-turnbull-hutton-stand.htm The Turnbull Hutton Stand Raith Rovers FC 21 May 2015 21 May 2015 19:45 Friendly 0 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Heart of Midlothian Oliver 54Walker 78 Stark's Park 1,983 Crawford Allan L 1 12 July 2015http://www.raithrovers.net/19426/aberdeen-to-visit-starks-park.htm Aberdeen To Visit Stark’s Park Raith Rovers FC 13 May 2015 13 May 2015 13:00http://www.raithrovers.net/20039/aberdeen-friendly-kick-off-time-changed.htm Aberdeen Friendly – Kick Off Time Changed Raith Rovers FC 4 July 2015 7 July 2015 Friendly 0 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Aberdeen Goodwillie 64Taylor 69 Stark's Park 1,359 Craig Charleston L 1 15 July 2015 19:45 Friendly 1 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Dundee Anderson 51 Hemmings 22Etxabeguren 47 Stark's Park John McKendrick L 1 18 July 2015 15:00 Friendly 2 – 0 Raith Report East Fife Raith Rovers Smith 86Page 90 Bayview Stadium George Salmond D 1 21 July 2015http://www.raithrovers.net/20062/celtic-friendly-date-switch.htm Celtic Friendly Date Switch Raith Rovers FC 7 July 2015 7 July 2015 19:45 Friendly 1 – 1 Raith Report Raith Rovers Celtic XI Anderson 12 Thomson 59 Stark's Park 955 Willie Collum Scottish Championship 2015–16 Scottish Championship W 1 8 August 2015 15:00 Championship 3 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Livingston Stewart 8McCord 35 pen.Megginson 90 Stark's Park 1,560 Mat Northcroft L 1 15 August 2015 15:00 Championship 1 – 0 Raith Report Falkirk Raith Rovers Kerr 80 Benedictus 1 71 Falkirk Stadium 3,753 Stephen Finnie W 1 22 August 2015 15:00 Championship 3 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Alloa Athletic Craigen 55Wighton 60Stewart 84 Stark's Park 1,458 Kevin Graham L 1 29 August 2015 15:00 Championship 2 – 0 Raith Report Hibernian Raith Rovers Keatings 22Cummings 50 Easter Road 8,484 Alan Muir L 1 5 September 2015 15:00 Championship 5 – 0 Raith Report Rangers Raith Rovers Wallace 4Tavernier 45McKay 55Waghorn 64 pen. 69 pen. Ibrox Stadium 44,050 Brian Colvin W 1 12 September 2015 15:00 Championship 1 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Queen of the South Benedictus 78 Stark's Park 1,527 Kevin Clancy W 1 18 September 2015 19:45 Championship 1 – 2 Raith Report St Mirren Raith Rovers Shankland 45 Craigen 12Anderson 87 St Mirren Park 2,877 Euan Anderson W 1 26 September 2015 15:00 Championship 1 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Dumbarton Toshney 56 Stark's Park 1,440 Barry Cook W 1 3 October 2015 15:00 Championship 2 – 1 Raith Report Raith Rovers Greenock Morton Stewart 45Thomson 90 O'Ware 82 Stark's Park 1,754 Bobby Madden W 1 17 October 2015 15:00 Championship 0 – 1 Raith Report Alloa Athletic Raith Rovers Anderson 79 Recreation Park 808 Andrew Dallas L 1 24 October 2015 15:00 Championship 1 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Hibernian Daly 64 McGinn 4Cummings 26 Stark's Park 4,114 George Salmond L 1 31 October 2015 15:00 Championship 3 – 0 Raith Report Livingston Raith Rovers White 6 64Gallagher 61 Tony Macaroni Arena 957 Crawford Allan L 1 7 November 2015 15:00 Championship 1 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Falkirk Stewart 39 Alston 42Baird 60 Stark's Park 2,160 Nick Walsh D 1 21 November 2015 15:00 Championship 3 – 3 Raith Report Dumbarton Raith Rovers Saunders 81 83Fleming 87 pen. Craigen 4Stewart 44S.Robertson 56 Dumbarton Football Stadium 707 Greg Aitken D 1 24 November 2015 19:45 Championship 1 – 1 Raith Report Raith Rovers St Mirren Stewart 39 Mallan 88 Stark's Park 1,264 John McKendrick D 1 11 December 2015 19:45 Championship 1 – 1 Raith Report Queen of the South Raith Rovers Russell 48 Thomson 22 o.g. Palmerston Park 1,047 Craig Charleston W 1 18 December 2015 19:45 Championship 1 – 2 Raith Report Greenock Morton Raith Rovers Samuel 23 Callachan 48Craigen 90 pen. Cappielow 1,264 John McKendrick L 1 2 January 2016 15:00 Championship 1 – 0 Raith Report Hibernian Raith Rovers Cummings 50 Anderson 1 90 Easter Road 10,994 George Salmond L 1 12 January 2016 19:45 Championship 0 – 1 Raith Report Raith Rovers Alloa Athletic Flannigan 86 pen. Stark's Park 1,064 Greg Aitken D 1 23 January 2016 15:00 Championship 0 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Dumbarton Stark's Park 1,397 Stephen Finnie L 1 2 February 2016 19:45 Championship 0 – 1 Raith Report Raith Rovers Rangers Halliday 44 Stark's Park 5,493 Euan Anderson D 1 13 February 2016 15:00 Championship 2 – 2 Raith Report Falkirk Raith Rovers Alston 14McCracken 20 Craigen 16 Falkirk Stadium 3,956 John Beaton W 1 20 February 2016 15:00 Championship 2 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Livingston Stewart 37Connolly 48 Stark's Park 1,617 Willie Collum W 1 27 February 2016 15:00 Championship 3 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Greenock Morton McKeown 7Connolly 74Hardie 89 McManus 73 87 Stark's Park 1,633 Mat Northcroft L 1 1 March 2016 19:45 Championship 2 – 0 Raith Report Rangers Raith Rovers Forrester 27Wallace 51 Ibrox Stadium 40,662 Craig Charleston W 1 5 March 2016 15:00 Championship 4 – 3 Raith Report Raith Rovers St Mirren Hardie 3 53 55Stewart 24 Watson 41 76Clarkson 61 Stark's Park 1,888 John Beaton W 1 8 March 2016 19:45 Championship 2 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Queen of the South Stewart 32Craigen 44 pen. Stark's Park 1,398 Nick Walsh D 1 12 March 2016 15:00 Championship 1 – 1 Raith Report Alloa Athletic Raith Rovers Hetherington 64 Benedictus 90 Recreation Park 762 George Salmond W 1 19 March 2016 17:15 Championship 2 – 1 Raith Report Raith Rovers Hibernian Toshney 38Stewart 53 Stokes 25 Stark's Park 2,386 John McKendrick W 1 22 March 2016 19:45 Championship 1 – 2 Raith Report St Mirren Raith Rovers Cooper 43 Connolly 22Callachan 36 St Mirren Park 2,381 Barry Cook W 1 26 March 2016 15:00 Championship 0 – 1 Raith Report Greenock Morton Raith Rovers Craigen 53 Cappielow 1,778 Stephen Finnie D 1 2 April 2016 15:00 Championship 3 – 3 Raith Report Raith Rovers Rangers Longridge 25Craigen 38Panayiotou 90 Forrester 30O'Halloran 35Miller 49 Stark's Park 6,943 Euan Anderson W 1 9 April 2016 15:00 Championship 1 – 2 Raith Report Queen of the South Raith Rovers Hilson 53 Benedictus 8Barr 63 Palmerston Park 1,511 Kevin Clancy W 1 16 April 2016 17:15 Championship 2 – 3 Raith Report Dumbarton Raith Rovers Nadé 12Saunders 90 Hardie 49Connolly 60Craigen 70 Dumbarton Football Stadium 655 Nick Walsh D 1 23 April 2016 17:15 Championship 2 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Falkirk Thomas 7Hardie 70 Sibbald 56McHugh 88 Stark's Park 2,602 Bobby Madden W 1 1 May 2016 12:30 Championship 0 – 1 Raith Report Livingston Raith Rovers Connolly 50 Almondvale Stadium 1,049 Craig Charleston Scottish Premiership play-offs W 1 4 May 2016 19:45 Premiership Play-Off Quarter-Final 1st Leg 1 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Hibernian Panayiotou 75 Stark's Park 5,330 Kevin Clancy L 1 7 May 2016 12:30 Premiership Play-Off Quarter-Final 2nd Leg 2 – 0 Raith Report Hibernian Raith Rovers McGinn 8McGregor 12 Easter Road 11,133 John McKendrick Scottish Challenge Cup 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup W 1 25 July 2015 15:00 Round 1 0 – 1 Raith Report Cowdenbeath Raith Rovers Vaughan 23 Central Park 711 Kevin Clancy L 1 18 August 2015 19:45 Round 2 2 – 0 Raith Report Stenhousemuir Raith Rovers Cook 67Stirling 71 Thomson 0 90 Ochilview Park 449 Greg Aitken Scottish League Cup 2015–16 Scottish League Cup W 1 1 August 2015 15:00 Round 1 3 – 0 Raith Report Raith Rovers Albion Rovers Vaughan 16 pen.Benedictus 38McKeown 54 Stark's Park 1,163 Nick Walsh W 1 25 August 2015 19:45 Round 2 2 – 1 Raith Report Raith Rovers Hamilton Academical Davidson 3Benedictus 81 Nadé 66 Stark's Park 1,470 Don Robertson L 1 23 September 2015 19:45 Round 3 2 – 0 Raith Report Celtic Raith Rovers Commons 32Johansen 87 Celtic Park 13,591 John McKendrick Scottish Cup 2015–16 Scottish Cup W 1 28 November 2015 15:00 Round 3 1 – 2 Raith Report Elgin City Raith Rovers Halsman 90 McCord 39 pen.Anderson 54 Borough Briggs 853 George Salmond L 1 9 January 2016 15:00 Round 4 0 – 2 Raith Report Raith Rovers Hibernian McGregor 61Malonga 64 Stark's Park 5,203 Willie Collum Player statistics Squad http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2102&teamTabs=stats&season_id=144 Raith Squad details Soccerbase 13 May 2015Last updated 7 May 2016 Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Premiership play-offs 1 Kevin Cuthbert GK SCO 36+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2 Jason Thomson DF SCO 25+1 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3 Darren Petrie MF SCO 2+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4 Ross Callachan MF SCO 21+4 2 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 5 Lewis Toshney DF SCO 31+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 6 Kyle Benedictus DF SCO 30+0 3 1+0 0 3+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 7 Grant Anderson MF SCO 14+12 2 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 8 Ryan McCord MF SCO 17+2 1 2+0 0 2+1 0 1+1 1 0+0 0 9 Mark Stewart FW SCO 26+3 8 1+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 10 Lewis Vaughan MF SCO 0+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 11 (until January 2016) Mitchel Megginson FW SCO 4+12 1 1+0 0 2+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 11 (from January 2016) Harry Panayiotou FW SKN 8+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 1 12 Ross Matthews MF SCO 4+10 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 14 Iain Davidson MF SCO 27+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 15 Joël Thomas FW FRA 2+6 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 16 (until January 2016) Jon Daly FW IRL 13+2 1 0+0 0 0+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 16 (from February 2016) Ryan Hardie FW SCO 7+3 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 17 Ross Laidlaw GK SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 18 (from January 2016) Aidan Connolly FW SCO 13+3 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 18 (until January 2016) Craig Wighton FW SCO 7+9 1 1+1 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 20 David McGurn GK SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 21 (from January 2016) Louis Longridge FW SCO 9+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 21 (until January 2016) Callum Robertson FW SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 22 David Bates DF SCO 7+3 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 23 Rory McKeown DF NIR 36+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 24 Laurie Ellis DF SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 25 Elliot Ford DF SCO 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 26 Jonny Court FW SCO 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 27 Kieran Campbell MF SCO 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 28 James Craigen MF ENG 31+3 9 1+0 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 29 Sean Mackie DF SCO 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 30 Scott Robertson MF SCO 17+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 31 Scott Law GK SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 55 Craig Barr DF SCO 11+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 -- David McKay DF SCO 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} Top Goalscorer Includes all competitive matches Ranking Nation Number Name Total 1 SCO Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Last updated May 2016 NationPositionNameChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish CupPremiership Play-offsTotal SCO GK Ross Laidlaw000000000000SCO GK David McGurn000000000000SCO GK Kevin Cuthbert100000000010SCO GK Scott Law000000000000SCO DF Laurie Ellis000000000000SCO DF Jason Thomson400100000041SCO DF David Bates200000100030SCO DF Craig Barr200000000020NIR DF Rory McKeown300000000030SCO DF Elliot Ford000000000000SCO DF Sean Mackie000000000000SCODF Kyle Benedictus620000001072SCODF Lewis Toshney800010000090SCODF David McKay000000000000SCO MF Ross Callachan601000101090SCO MF Lewis Vaughan000000000000SCO MF Grant Anderson111000000021SCO MF Ross Matthews300010000040SCO MF Kieran Campbell000000000000SCO MF Darren Petrie000000000000SCO MF Ryan McCord500010000060ENG MF James Craigen100000000010SCO MF Iain Davidson700000001080SCO MF Scott Robertson300000100040SCO FW Callum Robertson000000000000SCO FW Jonny Court000000000000SCO FW Mark Stewart100000000010SCO FW Mitchel Megginson300000000030SCO FW Craig Wighton000000000000IRL FW Jon Daly200000000020SCO FW Louis Longridge400000000040SCO FW Aidan Connolly000000000000SKN FW Harry Panayiotou100000000010SCO FW Ryan Hardie100000000010FRA FW Joël Thomas100000000010 Team statistics League table RAI Division summary table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/A/H/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A Result W/L/W/L/L/W/W/W/W/W/L/L/L/D/D/L/D/W/L/L/W/D/W/D/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/D/W/W/D/W Position 1/4/4/4/6/5/3/3/2/2/4/4/4/5/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/5/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4/4 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd red1 1 May 2016 http://www.statto.com/football/teams/raith-rovers Raith Rovers Statto 19 June 2015 June 2015 Management statistics Last updated on 7 May 2016 NameFromToPWDLWin%Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places. "note3" "nb" Ray McKinnon Ray McKinnon (footballer)http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2540 Ray McKinnon Managerial Stats Soccerbase soccerbase.com 23 May 2015dmy 2015 5 23Present 45 23 8 14 Transfers Players in PlayerFromFee SCO Kyle Benedictus SCO Dundee Freehttp://spfl.co.uk/news/article/raith-rovers-add-benedictus/ Raith Rovers add Benedictus Scottish Professional Football League spfl.co.uk 10 June 2015 26 July 2015 10 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150610184637/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/raith-rovers-add-benedictus/ dead ENG James Craigen SCO Partick Thistle Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33298367 James Craigen arrives after Partick Thistle exit BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 27 June 2015 26 July 2015 SCO Mitchel Megginson SCO Dumbarton Freehttp://www.thecourier.co.uk/sport/football/championship/raith-rovers-snap-up-mitch-megginson-1.881666 Raith Rovers snap up Mitch Megginson The Courier thecourier.co.uk 5 June 2015 26 July 2015 SCO Darren Petrie SCO Dundee United Freehttp://www.raithrovers.net/19603/19603.htm?pr=yes Darren Petrie Signs Raith Rovers F.C. raithrovers.net 1 June 2015 26 July 2015 SCO Ryan McCord SCO Alloa Athletic Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33005366 Ryan McCord makes switch from Alloa BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 4 June 2015 26 July 2015 SCO Lewis Toshney SCO Cowdenbeath Freehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33103910 Lewis Toshney signs after Cowdenbeath exit BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 11 June 2015 26 July 2015 SCO Craig Wighton SCO Dundee Loanhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33245169 Dundee forward joins Raith Rovers on loan BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 23 June 2015 26 July 2015 SCO Iain Davidson SCO Dundee Freehttp://www.raithrovers.net/20723/davo-returns.htm Davo Returns Raith Rovers F.C. raithrovers.net 8 August 2015 8 August 2015 IRL Jon Daly Free agent Freehttp://www.raithrovers.net/21101/read-all-about-it-daly-news.htm Read All About It – Daly News! Raith Rovers F.C. raithrovers.net 24 August 2015 24 August 2015 Players out PlayerToFeeFrance Christian NadéSCO Hamilton AcademicalFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33511075 Christian Nade among four signings BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 13 July 2015 26 July 2015SCO Ryan ConroySCO Queen of the SouthFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32918418 Queen of the South secure Ryan Conroy and Robbie Thomson BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 28 May 2015 26 July 2015SCO Paul WatsonSCO FalkirkFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33585003 Paul Watson joins Bairns after Raith Rovers exit BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 19 July 2015 26 July 2015SCO Dougie HillSCO Alloa AthleticFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33234739 Burton O'Brien and Kyle McAusland join Alloa BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 23 June 2015 26 July 2015SCO Martin ScottIndia SalgaocarFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33590837 Martin Scott joins Scots duo at Salgaocar in I-League BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 20 July 2015 26 July 2015SCO Andrew MunroSCO ArbroathFreehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33174760 Scottish Championship ins and outs BBC Sport bbc.co.uk/sport 23 July 2015 26 July 2015SCO Liam FoxSCO Heart of MidlothianLiam Fox moved to a coaching role at Heart of Midlothian. "note4" "nb" Freehttp://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/ex-rover-liam-fox-gets-coaching-role-at-hearts-1-3770860 Ex-Rover Liam Fox gets coaching role at Hearts Edinburgh Evening News edinburghnews.scotsman.com 13 May 2015 26 July 2015 15 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150515102329/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/ex-rover-liam-fox-gets-coaching-role-at-hearts-1-3770860 dead SCO Calum ElliotRetiredhttp://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hearts/ex-jambo-calum-elliot-forced-to-retire-aged-28-1-3834974 Ex-Jambo Calum Elliot forced to retire aged 28 Edinburgh Evening News edinburghnews.scotsman.com 19 July 2015 26 July 2015SCO Kevin MoonFreeSCO Liam McCroaryFree Notes "nb" References 30em Category:Raith Rovers F.C. seasons Raith Rovers