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.

Raith Rovers
2020–21 season
ChairmanJohn Sim
ManagerJohn McGlynn
StadiumStark's Park
Championship2nd (ongoing)
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Manny Duku (5)
All: Manny Duku (10)

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
Main article: 2020–21 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
Main article: 2020–21 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
14 November 2020 Group A Cowdenbeath 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Central Park
15:00 Raith Report Duku  36' Referee: David Lowe

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
TBC Round 2 Stirling Albion – Raith Rovers Forthbank Stadium
TBC


Player statistics

Squad
[3]Last updated 6 February 2021
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jamie MacDonald 15013+002+000+00
2 DF Reghan Tumilty 18314+034+000+00
3 DF Kieran MacDonald 13011+002+000+00
4 DF Iain Davidson 1016+212+000+00
5 DF Fernandy Mendy 913+313+000+00
6 DF Kyle Benedictus 15112+013+000+00
7 MF Daniel Armstrong 18414+043+100+00
8 MF Regan Hendry 16212+014+010+00
9 FW Manny Duku 15108+354+050+00
10 FW Lewis Vaughan 403+000+100+00
11 - left on 20/10/20 MF Grant Anderson 300+100+200+00
11 - joined on 27/10/20 FW Lars Lokotsch 712+510+000+00
11 - joined on 29/01/21 FW Timmy Abraham 302+100+000+00
12 MF Ross Matthews 14310+034+000+00
13 MF Brad Spencer 1615+813+000+00
14 DF Frankie Musonda 16311+332+000+00
15 DF David McKay 000+000+000+00
16 FW Jack Smith 000+000+000+00
17 GK Robbie Thomson 501+202+000+00
18 MF Dylan Tait 16111+213+000+00
19 FW Luke Mahady 000+000+000+00
20 GK David McGurn 000+000+000+00
21 MF Kai Kennedy 514+110+000+00
22 MF Ethan Ross 1529+223+100+00
23 FW Gozie Ugwu 312+110+000+00
25 MF Aaron Arnott 000+000+000+00
26 MF Adam King 200+200+000+00
27 MF Quinn Coulson 200+100+100+00
28 GK Kyle Bow 000+000+000+00
32 FW Jamie Gullan 201+100+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated February 2021
Number Position Nation Name Championship League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1GKJamie MacDonald 00000000
2DFReghan Tumilty 30000030
3DFKieran MacDonald 10000010
4DFIain Davidson 00100010
5DFFernandy Mendy 10000010
6DFKyle Benedictus 20200040
7MFDaniel Armstrong 40200060
8MFRegan Hendry 31000031
9FWManny Duku 20000020
10FWLewis Vaughan 00000000
11 - left on 20/10/20MFGrant Anderson 00000000
11 - joined on 27/10/20FWLars Lokotsch 00000000
11 - joined on 29/01/21FWTimmy Abraham 20000020
12MFRoss Matthews 30100040
13MFBrad Spencer 20000020
14DFFrankie Musonda 10000010
15DFDavid McKay 00000000
16FWJack Smith 00000000
17GKRobbie Thomson 00000000
18MFDylan Tait 20200040
19FWLuke Mahady 00000000
20GKDavid McGurn 00000000
21MFKai Kennedy 20000020
22MFEthan Ross 00000000
23FWGozie Ugwu 00000000
25MFAaron Arnott 00000000
26MFAdam King 00000000
27MFQuinn Coulson 00000000
28GKKyle Bow 00000000
32FWJamie Gullan 00000000

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
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]

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 — — —
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
Last updated on 6 February 2021
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
John McGlynn 25 September 2018 18 10 3 5 055.56

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 20 May 2018.
  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. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
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