2014–15 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
2014–15 season
Chairman	Turnbull Hutton; (until 14 November); Alan Young; (from 19 December)
Manager	Grant Murray; (Until 27 April); Laurie Ellis (Caretaker)
Stadium	Stark's Park
Scottish Championship	Sixth place
Challenge Cup	First round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
League Cup	Second round, lost to Dundee
Scottish Cup	Quarter-Final, lost to Inverness CT
Highest home attendance	6,250
Lowest home attendance	788
Average home league attendance	2,598
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2013–14 2015–16 →

The 2014–15 season was Raith Rovers' sixth 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.^[3] Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Raith were led by player-manager Grant Murray for the 2014–15 season as with the previous season, having extended his contract in December 2013, until 2016.^[4]

Results & fixtures

Win Draw Loss Postponed

Pre season

9 July 2014^[5] Friendly	Edinburgh City	2 – 2	Raith Rovers	Meadowbank Stadium
19:30	Gibson 33' (pen.) Allum 41'	Raith Report	Elliot 25' (pen.) Nadé 54'	Attendance: 240 Referee: Stuart

12 July 2014^[6] Friendly	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	St Johnstone	Stark's Park
15:00	Nadé 7'	Raith Report	Wotherspoon 50'	Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Clancy

15 July 2014^[7] Friendly	Raith Rovers	0 – 4	York City	Stark's Park
19:45		Raith Report	Coulson 4' Straker 24', 33' Hyde 62'	Attendance: 838 Referee: Beaton

19 July 2014^[8] Friendly	Raith Rovers	0 – 1	Inverness CT	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Christie 81'	Attendance: 788 Referee: Finnie

Scottish Championship

^[9]

9 August 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	3 – 1	Dumbarton	Stark's Park
15:00	Watson 56' Conroy 78' Nadé 81'	Raith Report	Agnew 90'	Attendance: 1,642 Referee: Beaton

16 August 2014 Scottish Championship	Alloa Athletic	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Recreation Park
15:00		Raith Report	Conroy 4'	Attendance: 858 Referee: Muir

23 August 2014 Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 4	Heart of Midlothian	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Keatings 13', 28', 58' Oliver 90'	Attendance: 6,105 Referee: Charleston

30 August 2014 Scottish Championship	Cowdenbeath	1 – 3	Raith Rovers	Central Park
15:00	Milne 90'	Raith Report	Stewart 29' Vaughan 71' Conroy 77'	Attendance: 1,216 Referee: Graham

12 September 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 4	Rangers	Stark's Park
19:45		Raith Report	Clark 16' Black 38' Law 39' McCulloch 73' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,250 Referee: Colvin

20 September 2014 Scottish Championship	Livingston	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	Scott 18'	Attendance: 1,309 Referee: Madden

27 September 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 0	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 1,871 Referee: Roache

4 October 2014 Scottish Championship	Hibernian	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Easter Road
15:00	Robertson 44'	Raith Report	Nadé 68'	Attendance: 9,954 Referee: Beaton

10 October 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	3 – 4	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:35	Stewart 59', 78' Nadé 62'	Raith Report	Baird 7' Reilly 50' Holt 73' Lyle 74' Russell 90'	Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Muir

18 October 2014 Scottish Championship	Rangers	6 – 1	Raith Rovers	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	McCulloch 8' Law 36' Miller 55' Boyd 63' Daly 84', 90'	Raith Report	Scott 54'	Attendance: 33,956 Referee: Robertson

25 October 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
15:00	Anderson 34'	Raith Report	Buchanan 14' Benedictus 81'	Attendance: 1,541 Referee: Anderson

8 November 2014 Scottish Championship	Hearts	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Öztürk 5'	Raith Report		Attendance: 16,372 Referee: Allan

15 November 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park
15:00	Moon 58' Nadé 71'	Raith Report	Oyenuga 35'	Attendance: 1,779 Referee: Colvin

22 November 2014 Scottish Championship	Queen of the South	2 – 0	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
17:30	Baird 22' Reilly 80'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,597 Referee: Finnie

6 December 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 5	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00	Perry 2' Anderson 45'	Raith Report	White 3' (pen.) Burchill 23' Glen 44' Mullen 78' McKenna 88'	Attendance: 1,385 Referee: Allan

13 December 2014 Scottish Championship	Dumbarton	2 – 1	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
15:00	Agnew 20', 88' (pen.)	Raith Report	Stewart 63'	Attendance: 764 Referee: Madden

20 December 2014 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 3	Hibernian	Stark's Park
15:00	McKay 40'	Raith Report	Cummings 44' Fontaine 78' Malonga 81'	Attendance: 3,166 Referee: Robertson

27 December 2014 Scottish Championship	Falkirk	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
17:30		Raith Report	Conroy 79'	Attendance: 3,358 Referee: Dallas

3 January 2015 Scottish Championship	Cowdenbeath	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Central Park
15:00		Raith Report	Nadé 89'	Attendance: 1,265 Referee: Robertson

17 January 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Dumbarton	Stark's Park
15:00	Conroy 29' (pen.) Anderson 32'	Raith Report	Megginson 81'	Attendance: 1,474 Referee: McKendrick

24 January 2015 Scottish Championship	Alloa Athletic	0 – 0	Raith Rovers	Recreation Park
15:00		Raith Report		Attendance: 914 Referee: Graham

31 January 2015 Scottish Championship	Hibernian	1 – 1	Raith Rovers	Easter Road
15:00	Boyle 46'	Raith Report	Nadé 90'	Attendance: 9,024 Referee: Anderson

14 February 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 2	Falkirk	Stark's Park
15:00	Vaulks 60' (o.g.) Callachan 90'	Raith Report	Baird 23' (pen.) McCracken 68'	Attendance: 2,092 Referee: Cook

20 February 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 2	Rangers	Stark's Park
19:45	Conroy 70'	Raith Report	Murdoch 35' Boyd 54'	Attendance: 4,604 Referee: Charleston

28 February 2015 Scottish Championship	Livingston	0 – 2	Raith Rovers	Almondvale Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	Callachan 15' Vaughan 21'	Attendance: 972 Referee: Robertson

14 March 2015 Scottish Championship	Queen of the South	2 – 1	Raith Rovers	Palmerston Park
15:00	Russell 9' Reilly 39'	Raith Report	Vaughan 20'	Attendance: 1,656 Referee: Graham

17 March 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 3	Hearts	Stark's Park
19:45	Barr 43' Nadé 65'	Raith Report	McHattie 27' Walker 79' King 85'	Attendance: 4,760 Referee: Salmond

21 March 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Stark's Park
17:30	Stewart 29' Vaughan 47'	Raith Report	Buchanan 33'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Colvin

24 March 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	3 – 0	Queen of the South	Stark's Park
19:45	Stewart 23', 78' Vaughan 82'	Raith Report		Attendance: 1,152 Referee: Charleston

28 March 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	2 – 1	Hibernian	Stark's Park
15:00	Stewart 53' Vaughan 84'	Raith Report	Fyvie 56'	Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Muir

4 April 2015 Scottish Championship	Falkirk	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Falkirk Stadium
15:00	Vaulks 62'	Raith Report	Fox 45'	Attendance: 4,032 Referee: Robertson

8 April 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	1 – 3	Cowdenbeath	Stark's Park
19:45	Stewart 88'	Raith Report	Nish 33', 61', 80'	Attendance: 1,350 Referee: McKendrick

12 April 2015 Scottish Championship	Rangers	4 – 0	Raith Rovers	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Clark 6' Vučkić 27' Law 72', 88'	Raith Report		Attendance: 31,427 Referee: Finnie

18 April 2015 Scottish Championship	Hearts	2 – 1	Raith Rovers	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Nicholson 34' El Hassnaoui 56'	Raith Report	Elliot 66'	Attendance: 15,405 Referee: Collum

25 April 2015 Scottish Championship	Raith Rovers	0 – 4	Livingston	Stark's Park
15:00		Raith Report	Fordyce 19' Sives 49' Mullen 55' Barr 71' (o.g.)	Attendance: 1,766 Referee: Graham

2 May 2015 Scottish Championship	Dumbarton	2 – 2	Raith Rovers	Dumbarton Football Stadium
12:15	Kirkpatrick 21' Agnew 78'	Raith Report	Stewart 53' Vaughan 60'	Attendance: 801 Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Challenge Cup

26 July 2014 Round 1	Dunfermline Athletic	P – P	Raith Rovers	East End Park
15:00		BBC Report		Referee: McLean
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

5 August 2014 Round 1	Dunfermline Athletic	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	East End Park
19:45	Millen 82'	Raith Report		Attendance: 4,230 Referee: Muir

Scottish League Cup

2 August 2014 Round 1	Raith Rovers	4 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Forfar Athletic	Stark's Park
15:00	Conroy 34' Elliot 65' (pen.), 103' Young 118' (o.g.)	Raith Report	Denholm 25', 75'	Attendance: 1,143 Referee: Colvin

26 August 2014 Round 2	Dundee	4 – 0	Raith Rovers	Dens Park
19:45	Stewart 3' McGinn 43' MacDonald 59' Boyle 70'	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,645 Referee: Clancy

Scottish Cup

1 November 2014 Round 3	Linlithgow Rose	0 – 2	Raith Rovers	Prestonfield
14:00		Raith Report	Conroy 68' (pen.) Watson 86'	Attendance: 2,250 Referee: McKendrick

29 November 2014 Round 4	Stirling Albion	0 – 2	Raith Rovers	Forthbank Stadium
15:00		Raith Report	McKay 44' Anderson 54'	Attendance: 912 Referee: Aitken

8 February 2015 Round 5	Rangers	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Ibrox Stadium
15:00	Vučkić 62'	Raith Report	Conroy 54' Nadé 75'	Attendance: 11,422 Referee: Madden

10 March 2015 Quarter-Final	Inverness CT	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Caledonian Stadium
19:45	Devine 63'	Raith Report		Attendance: 2,276 Referee: Allan

Fife Cup

12 August 2014 Fife Cup	Burntisland Shipyard	1 – 2	Raith Rovers	Recreation Park
19:00	McPhail 4'	Burntisland Shipyard Report	Robertson 27' Callachan 33'	Referee: Lambie

Player statistics

Captain

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
2	DF	Jason Thomson		43	Club captain

Last updated: 2 May 2015
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

^[10]Last updated 2 May 2015

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Kevin Cuthbert	10	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	SCO	Jason Thomson	43	0	36+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
3	DF	SCO	Ross Perry	16	0	10+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Paul Watson	43	2	36+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	1
5	DF	SCO	Dougie Hill	12	0	10+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	SCO	Liam Fox	29	0	22+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Grant Anderson	37	4	22+9	3	0+0	0	0+2	0	4+0	1
8	MF	SCO	Kevin Moon	27	1	18+5	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
9	FW	SCO	Mark Stewart	41	10	26+8	10	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+1	0
10	FW	SCO	Calum Elliot	18	3	11+5	1	0+0	0	1+0	2	1+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Martin Scott	32	2	21+5	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0
12	MF	SCO	Ross Callachan	31	2	21+4	2	0+1	0	0+2	0	2+1	0
14	MF	SCO	Ryan Conroy	42	9	29+6	6	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+2	2
16	MF	SCO	Lewis Vaughan	26	7	12+9	7	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
17	GK	SCO	Ross Laidlaw	7	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	FW	SCO	Dale Carrick	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF	SCO	Barrie McKay	25	2	16+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
20	GK	SCO	David McGurn	26	0	22+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0
23	DF	NIR	Rory McKeown	43	0	36+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0
24	DF	SCO	Laurie Ellis	7	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
25	DF	SCO	Grant Murray	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	FRA	Christian Nadé	33	7	16+11	6	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	1
29	MF	SCO	Liam McCroary	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	FW	SCO	Callum Robertson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	SCO	Ross Matthews	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	DF	SCO	David Bates	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	SCO	Kieran Campbell	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
34	FW	SCO	Jonny Court	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	GK	SCO	Scott Law	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
36	DF	SCO	Elliot Ford	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
55	DF	SCO	Craig Barr	13	1	12+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2015

Nation	Position	Name
Nation	Position	Name	Scottish Championship		Challenge Cup		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
	GK	Ross Laidlaw	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	David McGurn	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Kevin Cuthbert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	GK	Scott Law	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Laurie Ellis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Dougie Hill	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Grant Murray	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Jason Thomson	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
	DF	David Bates	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Paul Watson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	DF	Craig Barr	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	DF	Rory McKeown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF	Ross Perry	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	4	1
	DF	Elliot Ford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ross Callachan	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	Lewis Vaughan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	Grant Anderson	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	MF	Kevin Moon	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
	MF	Ross Matthews	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Liam McCroary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Liam Fox	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
	MF	Martin Scott	7	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	10	0
	MF	Kieran Campbell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Ryan Conroy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	Barrie McKay	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Callum Robertson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Calum Elliot	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	FW	Christian Nadé	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	FW	Jonny Court	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	Mark Stewart	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	Dale Carrick	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Queen of the South	36	17	9	10	58	41	+17	60	Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5	Falkirk	36	14	11	11	48	48	0	53
6	Raith Rovers	36	12	7	17	42	65	−23	43
7	Dumbarton	36	9	7	20	36	79	−43	34
8	Livingston^[a]	36	8	8	20	41	53	−12	27

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:

^ Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

Division summary

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	1	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: ^[11]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics

Last updated on 2 May 2015

Name	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win%^{[nb 1]}
Grant Murray^[12]	26 July 2014	Present	43	16	6	21	037.21

Notes

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

References

^ "Val McDermid and John Sim Join RRFC Board". Raith Rovers FC. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "New Chairman Appointed". Raith Rovers FC. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date". Statto. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "Raith Rovers manager Grant Murray extends his contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^ "Further Pre Season Friendly Confirmed". Raith Rovers FC. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
^ "Cup Winners to face Cup Winners!!". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ "First Friendly for 14/15". Raith Rovers FC. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
^ "More Friendly Fun …". Raith Rovers FC. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ "Raith Rovers Results". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ "Raith Rovers". Statto. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
^ "Grant Murray Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[table_note_LIV0.26864195767261-11] Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

[note3-13] Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.

[Turnbull_Hutton-1] "Val McDermid and John Sim Join RRFC Board". Raith Rovers FC. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[New_Chairman_Appointed-2] "New Chairman Appointed". Raith Rovers FC. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[3] "Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date". Statto. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[4] "Raith Rovers manager Grant Murray extends his contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_1-5] "Further Pre Season Friendly Confirmed". Raith Rovers FC. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_2-6] "Cup Winners to face Cup Winners!!". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_3-7] "First Friendly for 14/15". Raith Rovers FC. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

[Pre-Season_Friendly_4-8] "More Friendly Fun …". Raith Rovers FC. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[9] "Raith Rovers Results". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[10] "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[12] "Raith Rovers". Statto. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[14] "Grant Murray Managerial Stats". soccerbase.com. Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

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