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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

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.

Summary

Management

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

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Championship
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

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
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

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup
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 soccer ball with check mark
Sibbald soccer ball with red X
Montaño soccer ball with check mark
Shinnie soccer ball with check mark
Obileye soccer ball with check mark
Williamson soccer ball with check mark
Longridge soccer ball with check mark		 Benedictus soccer ball with check mark
Tait soccer ball with red X
Spencer soccer ball with check mark
Varian soccer ball with check mark
Vaughan soccer ball with check mark
Berra soccer ball with check mark
Arnott soccer ball with red X
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 soccer ball with check mark
Keatings soccer ball with check mark
Spencer soccer ball with check mark
Varian soccer ball with check mark
Vaughan soccer ball with check mark		 Sammon soccer ball with red X
Taggart soccer ball with check mark
Scougall soccer ball with check mark
Graham soccer ball with check mark
King soccer ball with check mark
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

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Challenge Cup
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 soccer ball with check mark
Harper soccer ball with check mark
Deas soccer ball with red X
Jamieson soccer ball with check mark
Allardice soccer ball with check mark
Sutherland soccer ball with red X		 Tait soccer ball with check mark
Berra soccer ball with check mark
Matthews soccer ball with red X
Varian soccer ball with check mark
Connolly soccer ball with check mark
Dick soccer ball with check mark
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

Squad

[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 Scotland SCO Jamie MacDonald 48 0 35+0 0 6+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Reghan Tumilty 48 2 33+2 2 6+0 0 2+0 0 5+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 40 1 26+1 1 5+0 0 3+0 0 5+0 0
4 DF England ENG Frankie Musonda 22 0 16+2 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Christophe Berra 38 0 26+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
6 DF Scotland SCO Kyle Benedictus 41 2 28+1 2 6+0 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 46 10 26+6 8 6+0 0 2+1 1 4+1 1
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 41 3 27+4 1 2+0 0 3+0 1 5+0 1
9 - signed on 06/01/22 FW Scotland 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 Scotland SCO James Keatings 7 0 0+3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 5 4 1+0 2 4+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Canada CAN Dario Zanatta 44 10 23+8 8 6+0 2 2+1 0 3+1 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Tom Lang 20 0 12+4 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+2 0
13 MF Scotland SCO Brad Spencer 26 3 17+2 1 4+1 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF Scotland SCO David McKay 12 0 5+3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
15 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Tait 29 2 19+1 1 6+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
16 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 21 1 17+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
17 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Ethon Varian 43 3 21+11 2 2+2 1 1+1 0 4+1 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Luke Mahady 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Ben Williamson 17 2 13+1 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
21 - left on 02/02/22 FW Scotland SCO Kai Fotheringham 7 0 1+5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 - joined on 12/02/22 DF Scotland SCO Sean Mackie 9 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Ross 31 7 19+6 5 0+0 0 3+0 1 2+1 1
23 MF England ENG Blaise Riley-Snow 16 1 2+7 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 1+2 1
24 FW Scotland SCO David Goodwillie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Aaron Arnott 20 1 1+10 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+4 1
26 FW Scotland SCO Kieran Mitchell 8 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Quinn Coulson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 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
29 DF Scotland SCO Greig Young 5 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Adam Masson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 GK Scotland SCO Lewis Budinauckas 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
99 FW Slovenia SVN Matej Poplatnik 44 11 14+17 7 3+2 0 0+3 1 3+2 3

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated April 2022
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Challenge Cup 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF Scotland Reghan Tumilty 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1
3 DF Scotland Liam Dick 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF England Frankie Musonda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Scotland Christophe Berra 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
6 DF Scotland Kyle Benedictus 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
7 MF Scotland Aidan Connolly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Scotland Ross Matthews 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1
9 - signed on 06/01/22 FW Scotland 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 Scotland James Keatings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Canada Dario Zanatta 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
12 DF Scotland Tom Lang 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
13 MF Scotland Brad Spencer 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0
14 DF Scotland David McKay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Scotland Dylan Tait 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 MF Scotland Sam Stanton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
17 GK Scotland Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Republic of Ireland Ethon Varian 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
19 FW Scotland Luke Mahady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Scotland Ben Williamson 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
21 - left on 02/02/22 FW Scotland Kai Fotheringham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 - joined on 12/02/22 DF Scotland Sean Mackie 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
22 MF Scotland Ethan Ross 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
23 MF England Blaise Riley-Snow 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1
24 FW Scotland David Goodwillie 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 FW Scotland Kieran Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
29 DF Scotland Greig Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF Scotland Adam Masson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Scotland Lewis Budinauckas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW Slovenia Matej Poplatnik 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0

Team statistics

League table

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

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

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

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

References

  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.
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