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2020–21 Raith Rovers F.C. season

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Raith Rovers
2020–21 season
ChairmanJohn Sim
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumStark's Park
Championship3rd
League CupGroup stage
Scottish Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Daniel Armstrong (6)
All: Manny Duku (10)

The 2020–21 season was 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 also competed in the League Cup & the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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Management

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Raith were led by manager John McGlynn for the 2020–21 season for his 3rd season at the club.[2]

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

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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'
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

Scottish Championship

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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
31 October 2020 Championship Dundee 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Dens Park
15:00 Adam 41' Raith Report Musonda 86' Referee: Alan Newlands
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
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
6 February 2021 Championship Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Davidson 12' Referee: Chris Graham
20 February 2021 Championship Arbroath 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Doolan 60' Raith Report Referee: Greg Aitken
27 February 2021 Championship Raith Rovers 3 – 1 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Davidson 68'
Hendry 84'
Gullan 90'
Raith Report Cameron 14' Referee: Steven Kirkland
9 March 2021 Championship Raith Rovers 0 – 0 Ayr United Stark's Park
19:00 Raith Report Referee: Scott Lambie
20 March 2021 Championship Ayr United 1 – 1 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Muirhead 72' Raith Report Benedictus 57' Referee: David Dickinson
30 March 2021 Championship Raith Rovers 5 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
19:05 Hendry 17'
Vaughan 31', 40'
Gullan 48', 77'
Raith Report O'Hara 22' Referee: Euan Anderson
10 April 2021 Championship Raith Rovers 2 – 2 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Armstrong 29', 70' Raith Report J.Hamilton 72'
Little 84'
Referee: Gavin Duncan
17 April 2021 Championship Alloa Athletic 1 – 2 Raith Rovers Indodrill Stadium
12:00 Cawley 23' Raith Report Ugwu 56' (pen.)
Tait 61'
Referee: Greg Aitken

Scottish Premiership play-offs

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Scottish League Cup

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Matches

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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
14 November 2020 Group A Cowdenbeath 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Central Park
15:00 Raith Report Duku 36' Referee: David Lowe

Scottish Cup

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23 March 2021 Round 2 Stirling Albion 0 – 2 Raith Rovers Forthbank Stadium
19:45 Raith Report Ugwu 45'
Tait 70'
Referee: Alan Newlands

Player statistics

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Squad

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[3]Last updated 15 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Premiership play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Jamie MacDonald 34 0 26+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Reghan Tumilty 37 3 27+0 3 4+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Kieran MacDonald 29 0 22+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Iain Davidson 22 2 14+2 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF Guinea-Bissau GNB Fernandy Mendy 12 1 4+3 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Benedictus 34 3 25+0 3 3+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Daniel Armstrong 35 6 23+3 6 3+1 0 0+2 0 3+0 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Regan Hendry 34 4 25+0 3 4+0 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
9 FW Netherlands NED Manny Duku 28 10 12+8 5 4+0 5 0+1 0 0+3 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 17 5 7+3 2 0+1 0 1+1 1 4+0 2
11 - left on 20/10/20 MF Scotland SCO Grant Anderson 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 - joined on 27/10/20 FW Germany GER Lars Lokotsch 7 1 2+5 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 - joined on 29/01/21 FW England ENG Timmy Abraham 8 0 2+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
12 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 25 3 15+2 3 4+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
13 MF Scotland SCO Brad Spencer 31 1 14+8 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 3+1 0
14 DF England ENG Frankie Musonda 25 3 17+4 3 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO David McKay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Jack Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 5 0 1+2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Tait 31 3 17+6 2 3+0 0 2+0 1 0+3 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Luke Mahady 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 GK Scotland SCO David McGurn 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Scotland SCO Kai Kennedy 19 1 14+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
22 - joined on 02/10/20 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Ross 15 2 9+2 2 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 - joined on 31/03/21 DF Scotland SCO Nathan Cooney 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW England ENG Gozie Ugwu 19 5 9+4 3 0+0 0 1+1 1 1+3 1
25 MF Scotland SCO Aaron Arnott 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Adam King 13 0 5+5 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Quinn Coulson 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 GK Scotland SCO Kyle Bow 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Gullan 18 4 7+5 4 0+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2021
Number Position Nation Name Championship 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
1 GK Scotland Jamie MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Scotland Reghan Tumilty 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
3 DF Scotland Kieran MacDonald 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
4 DF Scotland Iain Davidson 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2
5 DF Guinea-Bissau Fernandy Mendy 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
6 DF Scotland Kyle Benedictus 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF Scotland Daniel Armstrong 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
8 MF Scotland Regan Hendry 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
9 FW Netherlands Manny Duku 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10 FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
11 - left on 20/10/20 MF Scotland Grant Anderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 - joined on 27/10/20 FW Germany Lars Lokotsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 - joined on 29/01/21 FW England Timmy Abraham 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
12 MF Scotland Ross Matthews 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
13 MF Scotland Brad Spencer 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 0
14 DF England Frankie Musonda 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
15 DF Scotland David McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Scotland Jack Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 GK Scotland Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland Dylan Tait 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
19 FW Scotland Luke Mahady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 GK Scotland David McGurn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Scotland Kai Kennedy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 - joined on 02/10/20 MF Scotland Ethan Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 - joined on 31/03/21 DF Scotland Nathan Cooney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 FW England Gozie Ugwu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland Aaron Arnott 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland Adam King 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 MF Scotland Quinn Coulson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Scotland Kyle Bow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW Scotland Jamie Gullan 2 0 0 0 1 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
1 Heart of Midlothian (C, P) 27 17 6 4 63 24 +39 57 Promotion to the Premiership
2 Dundee (O, P) 27 12 9 6 49 40 +9 45 Qualification for the Premiership play-off semi-final
3 Raith Rovers 27 12 7 8 45 36 +9 43 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 27 10 9 8 38 34 +4 39
5 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 27 8 12 7 36 31 +5 36
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]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

League Cup table

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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
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[6]

Management statistics

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Last updated on 15 May 2021
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
John McGlynn 25 September 2018 37 18 8 11 048.65

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. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Format". SPFL. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.