2015–16_Raith_Rovers_F.C._season

2015–16 Raith Rovers F.C. season

2015–16 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers 2015–16 football season

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.[1] Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

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Summary

Management

Raith were led by manager Ray McKinnon for the 2015–16 season for his 1st season at the club.[2]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

4 July 2015[3] Friendly Raith Rovers P–P Brechin City Stark's Park
15:00
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch[4]
7 July 2015[5] Friendly Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Heart of Midlothian Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Oliver 54'
Walker 78'		 Attendance: 1,983
Referee: Crawford Allan
12 July 2015[6] Friendly Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Aberdeen Stark's Park
13:00[7] Raith Report Goodwillie 64'
Taylor 69'		 Attendance: 1,359
Referee: Craig Charleston
15 July 2015[3] Friendly Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Dundee Stark's Park
19:45 Anderson 51' Raith Report Hemmings 22'
Etxabeguren 47'		 Referee: John McKendrick
18 July 2015[6] Friendly East Fife 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Bayview Stadium
15:00 Smith 86'
Page 90'		 Raith Report Referee: George Salmond
21 July 2015[8] Friendly Raith Rovers 1 – 1 Celtic XI Stark's Park
19:45 Anderson 12' Raith Report Thomson 59' Attendance: 955
Referee: Willie Collum

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Championship
8 August 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Livingston Stark's Park
15:00 Stewart 8'
McCord 35' (pen.)
Megginson 90'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,560
Referee: Mat Northcroft
15 August 2015 Championship Falkirk 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Kerr 80' Raith Report Benedictus Yellow card 71' Red card Attendance: 3,753
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 August 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Craigen 55'
Wighton 60'
Stewart 84'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,458
Referee: Kevin Graham
29 August 2015 Championship Hibernian 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Easter Road
15:00 Keatings 22'
Cummings 50'		 Raith Report Attendance: 8,484
Referee: Alan Muir
5 September 2015 Championship Rangers 5 – 0 Raith Rovers Ibrox Stadium
15:00 Wallace 4'
Tavernier 45'
McKay 55'
Waghorn 64' (pen.), 69' (pen.)		 Raith Report Attendance: 44,050
Referee: Brian Colvin
12 September 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Queen of the South Stark's Park
15:00 Benedictus 78' Raith Report Attendance: 1,527
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 September 2015 Championship St Mirren 1 – 2 Raith Rovers St Mirren Park
19:45 Shankland 45' Raith Report Craigen 12'
Anderson 87'		 Attendance: 2,877
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 September 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Toshney 56' Raith Report Attendance: 1,440
Referee: Barry Cook
3 October 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Stewart 45'
Thomson 90'		 Raith Report O'Ware 82' Attendance: 1,754
Referee: Bobby Madden
17 October 2015 Championship Alloa Athletic 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Recreation Park
15:00 Raith Report Anderson 79' Attendance: 808
Referee: Andrew Dallas
24 October 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Hibernian Stark's Park
15:00 Daly 64' Raith Report McGinn 4'
Cummings 26'		 Attendance: 4,114
Referee: George Salmond
31 October 2015 Championship Livingston 3 – 0 Raith Rovers Tony Macaroni Arena
15:00 White 6', 64'
Gallagher 61'		 Raith Report Attendance: 957
Referee: Crawford Allan
7 November 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Falkirk Stark's Park
15:00 Stewart 39' Raith Report Alston 42'
Baird 60'		 Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Nick Walsh
21 November 2015 Championship Dumbarton 3 – 3 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Saunders 81', 83'
Fleming 87' (pen.)		 Raith Report Craigen 4'
Stewart 44'
S.Robertson 56'		 Attendance: 707
Referee: Greg Aitken
24 November 2015 Championship Raith Rovers 1 – 1 St Mirren Stark's Park
19:45 Stewart 39' Raith Report Mallan 88' Attendance: 1,264
Referee: John McKendrick
11 December 2015 Championship Queen of the South 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
19:45 Russell 48' Raith Report Thomson 22' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,047
Referee: Craig Charleston
18 December 2015 Championship Greenock Morton 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Cappielow
19:45 Samuel 23' Raith Report Callachan 48'
Craigen 90' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,264
Referee: John McKendrick
2 January 2016 Championship Hibernian 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Easter Road
15:00 Cummings 50' Raith Report Anderson Yellow card 90' Red card Attendance: 10,994
Referee: George Salmond
12 January 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Flannigan 86' (pen.) Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Greg Aitken
23 January 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Dumbarton Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,397
Referee: Stephen Finnie
2 February 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 1 Rangers Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Halliday 44' Attendance: 5,493
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 February 2016 Championship Falkirk 2 – 2 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Alston 14'
McCracken 20'		 Raith Report Craigen 16' Attendance: 3,956
Referee: John Beaton
20 February 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Livingston Stark's Park
15:00 Stewart 37'
Connolly 48'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,617
Referee: Willie Collum
27 February 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 3 – 2 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 McKeown 7'
Connolly 74'
Hardie 89'		 Raith Report McManus 73', 87' Attendance: 1,633
Referee: Mat Northcroft
1 March 2016 Championship Rangers 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Ibrox Stadium
19:45 Forrester 27'
Wallace 51'		 Raith Report Attendance: 40,662
Referee: Craig Charleston
5 March 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 4 – 3 St Mirren Stark's Park
15:00 Hardie 3', 53', 55'
Stewart 24'		 Raith Report Watson 41', 76'
Clarkson 61'		 Attendance: 1,888
Referee: John Beaton
8 March 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 0 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:45 Stewart 32'
Craigen 44' (pen.)		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,398
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 March 2016 Championship Alloa Athletic 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Recreation Park
15:00 Hetherington 64' Raith Report Benedictus 90' Attendance: 762
Referee: George Salmond
19 March 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Hibernian Stark's Park
17:15 Toshney 38'
Stewart 53'		 Raith Report Stokes 25' Attendance: 2,386
Referee: John McKendrick
22 March 2016 Championship St Mirren 1 – 2 Raith Rovers St Mirren Park
19:45 Cooper 43' Raith Report Connolly 22'
Callachan 36'		 Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Barry Cook
26 March 2016 Championship Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Craigen 53' Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Stephen Finnie
2 April 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 3 – 3 Rangers Stark's Park
15:00 Longridge 25'
Craigen 38'
Panayiotou 90'		 Raith Report Forrester 30'
O'Halloran 35'
Miller 49'		 Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Euan Anderson
9 April 2016 Championship Queen of the South 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Palmerston Park
15:00 Hilson 53' Raith Report Benedictus 8'
Barr 63'		 Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 April 2016 Championship Dumbarton 2 – 3 Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
17:15 Nadé 12'
Saunders 90'		 Raith Report Hardie 49'
Connolly 60'
Craigen 70'		 Attendance: 655
Referee: Nick Walsh
23 April 2016 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Falkirk Stark's Park
17:15 Thomas 7'
Hardie 70'		 Raith Report Sibbald 56'
McHugh 88'		 Attendance: 2,602
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 May 2016 Championship Livingston 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Almondvale Stadium
12:30 Raith Report Connolly 50' Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Craig Charleston

Scottish Premiership play-offs

4 May 2016 Premiership Play-Off Quarter-Final 1st Leg Raith Rovers 1 – 0 Hibernian Stark's Park
19:45 Panayiotou 75' Raith Report Attendance: 5,330
Referee: Kevin Clancy
7 May 2016 Premiership Play-Off Quarter-Final 2nd Leg Hibernian 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Easter Road
12:30 McGinn 8'
McGregor 12'		 Raith Report Attendance: 11,133
Referee: John McKendrick

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Challenge Cup
25 July 2015 Round 1 Cowdenbeath 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Central Park
15:00 Raith Report Vaughan 23' Attendance: 711
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 August 2015 Round 2 Stenhousemuir 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Ochilview Park
19:45 Cook 67'
Stirling 71'		 Raith Report Thomson Red card 90' Attendance: 449
Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish League Cup
1 August 2015 Round 1 Raith Rovers 3 – 0 Albion Rovers Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 16' (pen.)
Benedictus 38'
McKeown 54'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,163
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 August 2015 Round 2 Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
19:45 Davidson 3'
Benedictus 81'		 Raith Report Nadé 66' Attendance: 1,470
Referee: Don Robertson
23 September 2015 Round 3 Celtic 2 – 0 Raith Rovers Celtic Park
19:45 Commons 32'
Johansen 87'		 Raith Report Attendance: 13,591
Referee: John McKendrick

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2015–16 Scottish Cup
28 November 2015 Round 3 Elgin City 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Borough Briggs
15:00 Halsman 90' Raith Report McCord 39' (pen.)
Anderson 54'		 Attendance: 853
Referee: George Salmond
9 January 2016 Round 4 Raith Rovers 0 – 2 Hibernian Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report McGregor 61'
Malonga 64'		 Attendance: 5,203
Referee: Willie Collum

Player statistics

Squad

[9]Last updated 7 May 2016
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Top Goalscorer

Includes all competitive matches

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Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2016
Nation Position Name Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Premiership Play-offs Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
ScotlandGKRoss Laidlaw 000000000000
ScotlandGKDavid McGurn 000000000000
ScotlandGKKevin Cuthbert 100000000010
ScotlandGKScott Law 000000000000
ScotlandDFLaurie Ellis 000000000000
ScotlandDFJason Thomson 400100000041
ScotlandDFDavid Bates 200000100030
ScotlandDFCraig Barr 200000000020
Northern IrelandDFRory McKeown 300000000030
ScotlandDFElliot Ford 000000000000
ScotlandDFSean Mackie 000000000000
ScotlandDFKyle Benedictus 620000001072
ScotlandDFLewis Toshney 800010000090
ScotlandDFDavid McKay 000000000000
ScotlandMFRoss Callachan 601000101090
ScotlandMFLewis Vaughan 000000000000
ScotlandMFGrant Anderson 111000000021
ScotlandMFRoss Matthews 300010000040
ScotlandMFKieran Campbell 000000000000
ScotlandMFDarren Petrie 000000000000
ScotlandMFRyan McCord 500010000060
EnglandMFJames Craigen 100000000010
ScotlandMFIain Davidson 700000001080
ScotlandMFScott Robertson 300000100040
ScotlandFWCallum Robertson 000000000000
ScotlandFWJonny Court 000000000000
ScotlandFWMark Stewart 100000000010
ScotlandFWMitchel Megginson 300000000030
ScotlandFWCraig Wighton 000000000000
Republic of IrelandFWJon Daly 200000000020
ScotlandFWLouis Longridge 400000000040
ScotlandFWAidan Connolly 000000000000
Saint Kitts and NevisFWHarry Panayiotou 100000000010
ScotlandFWRyan Hardie 100000000010
FranceFWJoël Thomas 100000000010

Team statistics

League table

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Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Hibernian qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Scottish Cup.

Division summary

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Updated to match(es) played on 1 May 2016. Source: [10]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 7 May 2016
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Transfers

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Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
  2. [N 2]
    Liam Fox moved to a coaching role at Heart of Midlothian.

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