2020–21 Raith Rovers F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Raith Rovers' first season back in the second tier of Scottish football after being promoted from Scottish League One at the premature end of the 2019–20 season.[1] Raith Rovers will also compete in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup & the Fife Cup.
| 2020–21 season | |||
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| Chairman | John Sim | ||
| Manager | John McGlynn | ||
| Stadium | Stark's Park | ||
| Championship | 2nd (ongoing) | ||
| League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Manny Duku (5) All: Manny Duku (10) | ||
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Summary
Management
Raith will be led by manager John McGlynn for the 2020–21 season for his 3rd season at the club.[2]
Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-Season
| 15 September 2020 Pre-Season Friendly | Dundee United | 1 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Tannadice Park |
 40' |
Raith Report | Hendry Duku |
| 19 September 2020 Pre-Season Friendly | Raith Rovers | 2 – 6 | Falkirk | Stark's Park |
| 14:00 | Coulson 11' Hendry 53' (pen.) |
Raith Report | Dowds 15', 57' Morrison 28' (pen.)Connolly 66'Keena 85'Leitch 90' |
| 22 September 2020 Pre-Season Friendly | Raith Rovers | 5 – 2 | Stenhousemuir | Stark's Park |
| 19:30 | Tumilty 22' Duku 31'Anderson 63', 87'Armstrong 64' |
Raith Report | Spence 24' Blair 26' |
| 26 September 2020 Pre-Season Friendly | Raith Rovers | 4 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Stark's Park |
| 14:00 | Duku 9' Tait 28', 61'Coulson 48' |
Raith Report |
| 3 October 2020 Pre-Season Friendly | Brechin City | 0 – 5 | Raith Rovers | Glebe Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Duku 20' Armstrong 28'Ross 35'Coulson 63'Page 71' (o.g.) |
Scottish Championship
| 17 October 2020 Championship | Raith Rovers | 3 – 0 | Arbroath | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Armstrong 31' Tumilty 36'Hendry 44' (pen.) |
Raith Report | Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 24 October 2020 Championship | Queen of the South | 2 – 5 | Raith Rovers | Palmerston Park |
| 15:00 | Dobbie 5' (pen.) Obileye 60' |
Raith Report | Matthews 2' Duku 12', 85'Armstrong 27'Tait 69' |
Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 31 October 2020 Championship | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | Adam 41' |
Raith Report | Musonda 86' |
Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 7 November 2020 Championship | Raith Rovers | 5 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Armstrong 20' (pen.) Musonda 24'Matthews 48', 54'Mendy 82' |
Raith Report | Referee: Willie Collum |
| 21 November 2020 Championship | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Keatings 19' Allardice 68' |
Raith Report | Attendance: 300 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 5 December 2020 Championship | Raith Rovers | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Duku 28' Musonda 65' |
Raith Report | F.Murray 73' McManus 74' |
Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 11 December 2020 Championship | Ayr United | 0 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Somerset Park |
| 19:45 | Raith Report | Referee: Alan Muir |
| 26 December 2020 Championship | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 5 | Raith Rovers | Indodrill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Buchanan 75', 89' (pen.) |
Raith Report | Duku 17' Armstrong 33'Lokotsch 84'Ross 90', 90' |
Referee: Steven McLean |
| 29 December 2020 Championship | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Queen of the South | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Raith Report | Shields 18' Goss 90' |
Referee: Barry Cook |
| 23 January 2021 Championship | Heart of Midlothian | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 58', 90' |
Raith Report | Ugwu 5' Duku 47' (pen.)Tumilty 52' |
Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 January 2020 Championship | Raith Rovers | 0 – 4 | Heart of Midlothian | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Raith Report | Boyce 36' Henderson 39'Gnanduillet 84', 90' |
Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 30 January 2021 Championship | Raith Rovers | 3 – 1 | Dundee | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Benedictus 22' Tumilty 54'Kennedy 60' |
Raith Report | Sow 5' |
Referee: Craig Napier |
| 3 February 2021 Championship | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 – 1 | Raith Rovers | East End Park |
| 19:45 | McManus 44' Comrie 51'F.Murray 66', 87' |
Raith Report | Spencer 64' |
Referee: Colin Steven |
| 6 February 2021 Championship | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Cappielow |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Davidson 12' |
Referee: Chris Graham |
| 13 February 2021 Championship | Raith Rovers | – | Ayr United | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 |
Scottish League Cup
Matches
| 10 October 2020 Group A | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | East Fife | Stark's Park |
| 15:00 | Hendry 45' (pen.) Duku 87' |
Raith Report | Newton 15' |
Referee: David Lowe |
| 13 October 2020 Group A | Heart of Midlothian | 3 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Tynecastle Park |
| 19:45 | Wighton 2' (pen.), 40' (pen.), 87' |
Raith Report | Duku 54' |
Referee: Craig Napier |
| 10 November 2020 Group A | Raith Rovers | 3 – 3 (3 – 2 p) | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Duku 11', 90' Devine 59' (o.g.) |
Raith Report | Sutherland 24' Keatings 67' (pen.)MacGregor 69' |
Referee: Steven Reid |
| Penalties | ||||
Hendry  Matthews Armstrong Spencer  |
Todorov Keatings Deas Allardice Kennedy |
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| 14 November 2020 Group A | Cowdenbeath | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Central Park |
| 15:00 | Raith Report | Duku 36' |
Referee: David Lowe |
Player statistics
Squad
- [3]Last updated 6 February 2021
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  |
Jamie MacDonald | 15 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Reghan Tumilty | 18 | 3 | 14+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Kieran MacDonald | 13 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Iain Davidson | 10 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  |
Fernandy Mendy | 9 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Kyle Benedictus | 15 | 1 | 12+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Daniel Armstrong | 18 | 4 | 14+0 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Regan Hendry | 16 | 2 | 12+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  |
Manny Duku | 15 | 10 | 8+3 | 5 | 4+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
Lewis Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 - left on 20/10/20 | MF | |
Grant Anderson | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 - joined on 27/10/20 | FW |  |
Lars Lokotsch | 7 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 - joined on 29/01/21 | FW |  |
Timmy Abraham | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | |
Ross Matthews | 14 | 3 | 10+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Brad Spencer | 16 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | |
Frankie Musonda | 16 | 3 | 11+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
David McKay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | |
Jack Smith | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | |
Robbie Thomson | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Dylan Tait | 16 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Luke Mahady | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | |
David McGurn | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | |
Kai Kennedy | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Ethan Ross | 15 | 2 | 9+2 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | |
Gozie Ugwu | 3 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Aaron Arnott | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Adam King | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | |
Quinn Coulson | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | |
Kyle Bow | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | |
Jamie Gullan | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated February 2021
| Number | Position | Nation | Name | Championship | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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| 1 | GK | | Jamie MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Reghan Tumilty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Kieran MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Iain Davidson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Fernandy Mendy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Kyle Benedictus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Daniel Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Regan Hendry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Manny Duku | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Lewis Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 - left on 20/10/20 | MF | | Grant Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 - joined on 27/10/20 | FW | | Lars Lokotsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 - joined on 29/01/21 | FW | | Timmy Abraham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | Ross Matthews | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Brad Spencer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | Frankie Musonda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | David McKay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Jack Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | | Robbie Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Dylan Tait | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Luke Mahady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | David McGurn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Kai Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Ethan Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Gozie Ugwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Aaron Arnott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Adam King | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Quinn Coulson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | | Kyle Bow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | | Jamie Gullan | 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 |
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| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 36 | Promotion to the Premiership |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | +7 | 24 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final |
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 24 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final |
| 4 | Dundee | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 20 | |
| 5 | Ayr United | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 17 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: SPFL
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).[4]
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).[4]
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | HOM | RAI | ICT | EFI | COW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heart of Midlothian | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | — | |
| 2 | Raith Rovers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | — | — | p3–3 | 2–1 | — | ||
| 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | 1–0 | p0–0 | ||
| 4 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 2–3 | — | — | — | 2–0 | ||
| 5 | Cowdenbeath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — |
Management statistics
- Last updated on 6 February 2021
| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win%[nb 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McGlynn | 25 September 2018 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 55.56 |
References
- "ARBITRATION PANEL HANDS DOWN UNANIMOUS JUDGEMENT". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "Management Agree New Deal". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 2 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
- "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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