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2022–23 Raith Rovers F.C. season

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Raith Rovers
2022–23 season
ChairmanSteven MacDonald
ManagerIan Murray
StadiumStark's Park
Championship7th
Scottish CupQuarter-Final
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupRunners-Up
Top goalscorerLeague: Aidan Connolly (10 goals)
All: Aidan Connolly (15 goals)
Highest home attendance4,436
Lowest home attendance833
Average home league attendance1,982

The 2022–23 season was Raith Rovers' third 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

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Management

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Raith will be led by manager Ian Murray. The 2022–23 season is his first season at the club.[2]

Results & fixtures

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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25 June 2022 Grant Thomson Testimonial Dunbar United 1–7 Raith Rovers New Countess Park
15:00 Redpath 84' Raith Report Gullan 13', 16'
Easton 26'
Connolly 30'
Ross 64'
Mitchell 76'
Trialist 88'
Attendance: 472
29 June 2022 Friendly Raith Rovers 1–2 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:45 Gullan 69' (pen.) Raith Report Paton 46' (pen.)
Connelly 70'
Attendance: 811
Referee: Gavin Duncan
2 July 2022 Friendly Kelty Hearts 1–1 Raith Rovers New Central Park
15:00 Agyeman 55' Raith Report Gullan 34' Attendance: 893
Referee: Stewart Luke
9 July 2022 Friendly Raith Rovers 4–0 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
12:00 Ross 2'
Gullan 8', 12'
Zanatta 17'
Raith Report
8 December 2022 Friendly Hibernian 1–0 Raith Rovers Easter Road
12:00 Campbell 5'

Scottish Championship

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30 July 2022 1 Cove Rangers 2–0 Raith Rovers Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Megginson 8', 50' Raith Report Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
6 August 2022 2 Raith Rovers 0–1 Dundee Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Mulligan 13' Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Chris Graham
13 August 2022 3 Raith Rovers 2–1 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Dick 51'
Connolly 66'
Raith Report Blues 80' Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Euan Anderson
20 August 2022 4 Hamilton Academical 0–2 Raith Rovers New Douglas Park
15:00 Raith Report Easton 2'
Gullan 74'
Attendance: 1,548
Referee: Calum Scott
27 August 2022 5 Partick Thistle 2–1 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Tiffoney 3'
Lawless 42'
Raith Report Ross 43' Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
3 September 2022 6 Raith Rovers 0–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Allardice 61' (pen.)
McKay 90'
Attendance: 1,745
Referee: Don Robertson
17 September 2022 8 Raith Rovers 3–2 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Connell 8'
Stanton 35'
Brown 83'
Raith Report Young 51'
Murdoch 69'
Attendance: 2,045
Referee: Greg Aitken
1 October 2022 9 Queen's Park 1–0 Raith Rovers Ochilview Park
15:00 Eze 59' Raith Report Attendance: 862
Referee: Grant Irvine
8 October 2022 10 Raith Rovers 3–0 Cove Rangers Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly 6'
Gullan 27'
Stanton 65'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,517
Referee: David Dickinson
15 October 2022 11 Greenock Morton 1–0 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Gillespie 90' (pen.) Raith Report Attendance: 1,534
Referee: Greg Aitken
19 October 2022 7 Arbroath 0–1 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
19:45 Raith Report Stanton 41' Attendance: 1,663
Referee: Alan Muir
22 October 2022 12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–1 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Deas 38' Raith Report Stanton 13' Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
29 October 2022 13 Raith Rovers 3–0 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly 12', 32'
Connell 44' (pen.)
Raith Report Attendance: 2,096
Referee: Gavin Duncan
5 November 2022 14 Raith Rovers 3–1 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 5'
Connolly 50' (pen.)
Dick 80'
Raith Report Tiéhi 17' Attendance: 1,890
Referee: Scott Lambie
12 November 2022 15 Dundee 2–0 Raith Rovers Dens Park
15:00 Robinson 49' (pen.), 54' Raith Report Attendance: 5,022
Referee: Grant Irvine
19 November 2022 16 Raith Rovers 2–5 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly 18', 82' Raith Report Murray 36', 48'
Thomas 44', 77'
Thomson 72'
Attendance: 1,861
Referee: Don Robertson
3 December 2022 17 Ayr United 2–0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Mullin 31', 70' Raith Report Attendance: 2,094
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 December 2022 18 Raith Rovers 1–1 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Little 6' (o.g.) Raith Report Hamilton 45' Attendance: 1,264
Referee: Calum Scott
23 December 2022 19 Raith Rovers 2–2 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
19:45 Schwake 19' (o.g.)
Connolly 21'
Raith Report Baird 24'
Muirhead 44'
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
2 January 2023 20 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Raith Rovers New Douglas Park
15:00 Raith Report Gullan 9' Attendance: 1,193
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
6 January 2023 21 Raith Rovers 1–1 Dundee Stark's Park
19:45 Connolly 38' Raith Report McGhee 78' Attendance: 3,050
Referee: Craig Napier
14 January 2023 22 Cove Rangers 2–2 Raith Rovers Balmoral Stadium
15:00 McIntosh 32' (pen.)
Neill 90'
Raith Report Vaughan 29'
Easton 43'
Attendance: 726
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
28 January 2023 23 Raith Rovers 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 29'
Connolly 62'
Raith Report Henderson 49'
McKay 83'
Attendance: 2,025
Referee: Scott Lambie
4 February 2023 24 Arbroath 1–2 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 McKenna 20' Raith Report Brown 70'
McBride 77'
Attendance: 2,042
Referee: Alan Newlands
17 February 2023 25 Queen's Park 1–1 Raith Rovers Ochilview Park
19:45 Shields 51' Raith Report Akio 75' Attendance: 923
Referee: Craig Napier
24 February 2023 26 Raith Rovers 0–0 Ayr United Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 1,939
Referee: Colin Steven
4 March 2023 27 Partick Thistle 3–0 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Tiffoney 39', 63'
Graham 53'
Raith Report Attendance: 3,302
Referee: Greg Aitken
18 March 2023 29 Raith Rovers 6–1 Cove Rangers Stark's Park
15:00 Gonçalves 4'
Vaughan 27', 70' (pen.)
Nolan 54'
Easton 57'
McGill 79'
Raith Report Longridge 66' Attendance: 1,573
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
1 April 2023 31 Raith Rovers 2–0 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Lang 30'
Vaughan 62'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,679
Referee: Grant Irvine
4 April 2023 28 Raith Rovers 1–2 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
19:45 Lawson 50' (o.g.) Raith Report McGowan 62'
Ashley-Seal 64'
Attendance: 1,691
Referee: Euan Anderson
8 April 2023 32 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–0 Raith Rovers Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Henderson 12'
Shaw 21'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,198
Referee: Craig Napier
11 April 2023 30 Dundee 3–1 Raith Rovers Dens Park
19:45 Robinson 29', 53'
Jakubiak 75'
Raith Report Akio 77' Attendance: 5,009
Referee: Greg Aitken
15 April 2023 33 Raith Rovers 1–1 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Brown 3' Raith Report O'Brien 48' Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Iain Snedden
22 April 2023 34 Greenock Morton 1–0 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 King 2' Raith Report Attendance: 1,546
Referee: Dan McFarlane
29 April 2023 35 Ayr United 1–0 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Musonda 55' Raith Report Attendance: 2,331
Referee: David Munro
5 May 2023 36 Raith Rovers 2–2 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
19:45 Vaughan 35' (pen.)
McGill 59'
Raith Report Brownlie 21'
Tiffoney 68'
Attendance: 2,899
Referee: Chris Graham

Scottish League Cup

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13 July 2022 Group A Raith Rovers 6–0 Peterhead Stark's Park
19:45 Easton 16', 51'
Dixon 32' (o.g.)
Dick 62'
Gullan 65'
Connolly 89'
Raith Report Attendance: 1,031
Referee: Calum Scott
16 July 2022 Group A Raith Rovers 1–1
(4–5 p)
Stirling Albion Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly 20' Raith Report Moore 43' Attendance: 960
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
Penalties
Gullan soccer ball with check mark
Dick soccer ball with check mark
Mahady soccer ball with check mark
Coulson soccer ball with red X
Easton soccer ball with check mark
Brown soccer ball with red X
Thomson soccer ball with red X
Cummins soccer ball with check mark
Clarke soccer ball with check mark
Burns soccer ball with check mark
Moore soccer ball with check mark
Banner soccer ball with check mark
19 July 2022 Group A Dumbarton 0–0
(2–3 p)
Raith Rovers Dumbarton Football Stadium
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 276
Referee: Graham Grainger
Penalties
Buchanan soccer ball with red X
Byrne soccer ball with red X
McKee soccer ball with check mark
Love soccer ball with check mark
Carswell soccer ball with red X
Gullan soccer ball with red X
Berra soccer ball with check mark
Millen soccer ball with check mark
Dick soccer ball with red X
Easton soccer ball with check mark
24 July 2022 Group A Aberdeen 3–0 Raith Rovers Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Miovski 6' (pen.)
McCrorie 39'
Hayes 46'
Raith Report Attendance: 8,785
Referee: David Munro

Scottish Challenge Cup

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24 September 2022 Round 3 Cove Rangers 0–1 Raith Rovers Balmoral Stadium
15:00 Raith Report McBride 11' Attendance: 405
Referee: Gavin Duncan
10 December 2022 Round 4 Raith Rovers 1–1
(4–2 p)
Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Vaughan 61' Raith Report King 49' Attendance: 833
Referee: Mike Roncone
Penalties
Gullan soccer ball with check mark
Connell soccer ball with check mark
Connolly soccer ball with check mark
Millen soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark Kabia
soccer ball with red X King
soccer ball with check mark McGrattan
soccer ball with red X Grimshaw
11 January 2023 Quarter-Final Queen's Park 0–1 Raith Rovers Ochilview Park
19:45 Raith Report Frederiksen 80' Attendance: 636
Referee: Chris Graham
8 February 2023 Semi-Final Dundee 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Raith Rovers Dens Park
19:45 Cameron 5', 28' Raith Report Akio 77'
Stanton 82'
Attendance: 2,948
Referee: Colin Steven
Penalties
McGhee soccer ball with check mark
Williamson soccer ball with check mark
Tolaj soccer ball with check mark
Maguire soccer ball with red X
Robinson soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Spencer
soccer ball with check mark Akio
soccer ball with red X Connolly
soccer ball with check mark Millen
soccer ball with check mark Easton
26 March 2023 Final Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical Falkirk Stadium
16:15 Raith Report Tumilty 30' Attendance: 5,566
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Cup

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26 November 2022 Round 3 Raith Rovers 3–0 Auchinleck Talbot Stark's Park
15:00 Connolly 63', 73', 86' Raith Report Attendance: 1,697
Referee: David Dickinson
24 January 2023 Round 4 Linlithgow Rose 0–2 Raith Rovers Prestonfield
19:45 Raith Report Gullan 55', 88' Attendance: 1,720
Referee: Graham Grainger
11 February 2023 Round 5 Raith Rovers 3–1 Motherwell Stark's Park
15:00 Gullan 17' (pen.)
Stanton 39'
Gonçalves 85'
Raith Report Van Veen 51' Attendance: 4,436
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 March 2023 Quarter-Final Rangers 3–0 Raith Rovers Ibrox Stadium
13:00 Goldson 42'
Nolan 58' (o.g.)
Arfield 87'
Raith Report Attendance: 41,168
Referee: John Beaton

Player statistics

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Squad

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[3]Last updated 5 May 2023
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 12 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Liam Dick 45 3 33+0 2 4+0 1 4+0 0 4+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Ross Millen 43 0 33+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
5 - left on 26/07/22 DF Scotland SCO Christophe Berra 4 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 - joined on 28/07/22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Ryan Nolan 34 1 22+3 1 0+0 0 5+0 0 3+1 0
6 MF Scotland SCO Brad Spencer 33 0 21+4 0 0+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Aidan Connolly 46 15 33+0 10 4+0 2 4+1 3 1+3 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 6 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jamie Gullan 26 7 15+3 3 4+0 1 2+0 3 2+0 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 26 7 15+5 6 0+0 0 2+1 0 2+1 1
11 - joined on 02/09/22 FW Scotland SCO Connor McBride 24 2 5+12 1 0+0 0 2+2 0 2+1 1
11 - left on 24/08/22 FW Canada CAN Dario Zanatta 5 0 0+2 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF Scotland SCO Tom Lang 20 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0 2+1 0
13 GK Scotland SCO Andrew McNeil 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Connor O'Riordan 21 0 18+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF Malawi MWI Kieran Ngwenya 30 0 18+7 0 0+0 0 2+2 0 1+0 0
16 MF Scotland SCO Sam Stanton 42 6 29+3 4 3+0 0 4+1 2 2+0 0
17 GK Scotland SCO Robbie Thomson 5 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
18 - left on 26/01/23 FW Scotland SCO Kyle Connell 23 2 9+11 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
18 - joined on 28/01/23 FW South Sudan SSD William Akio 15 3 8+6 2 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Luke Mahady 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 47 3 35+0 3 4+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0
22 MF Scotland SCO Ethan Ross 29 1 13+7 1 4+0 0 0+2 0 1+2 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 44 6 26+6 4 3+1 2 4+1 0 2+1 0
24 - left on 30/09/22 FW Scotland SCO David Goodwillie 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 - joined on 20/01/23 MF Scotland SCO Scott McGill 11 2 7+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Aaron Arnott 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 FW Scotland SCO Kieran Mitchell 10 0 0+3 0 1+3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
27 MF Scotland SCO Quinn Coulson 11 0 0+6 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+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 6 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
30 DF Scotland SCO Adam Masson 8 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
47 - left on 31/1/23 FW Faroe Islands FRO John Frederiksen 11 1 2+7 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 1
77 FW Guinea-Bissau GNB Esmaël Gonçalves 7 2 2+2 1 0+0 0 1+1 1 1+0 0

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2023
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
3 DF Scotland Liam Dick 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
4 DF Scotland Ross Millen 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
5 - left on 26/07/22 DF Scotland Christophe Berra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 - joined on 28/07/22 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Nolan 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
6 MF Scotland Brad Spencer 7 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 11 0
7 MF Scotland Aidan Connolly 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
8 MF Scotland Ross Matthews 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Scotland Jamie Gullan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1
11 - joined on 02/09/22 FW Scotland Connor McBride 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
11 - left on 24/08/22 FW Canada Dario Zanatta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Scotland Tom Lang 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 1
13 GK Scotland Andrew McNeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF Republic of Ireland Connor O'Riordan 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 DF Malawi Kieran Ngwenya 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Scotland Sam Stanton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
17 GK Scotland Robbie Thomson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 - left on 26/01/13 FW Scotland Kyle Connell 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18 - joined on 28/01/13 FW South Sudan William Akio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Scotland Luke Mahady 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Scotland Scott Brown 8 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
22 MF Scotland Ethan Ross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Scotland Dylan Easton 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
24 - left on 30/09/22 FW Scotland David Goodwillie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
24 - joined on 20/01/23 MF Scotland Scott McGill 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 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 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
28 GK Scotland Kyle Bow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Scotland Greig Young 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 DF Scotland Adam Masson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
47 FW Faroe Islands John Frederiksen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
77 FW Guinea-Bissau Esmaël Gonçalves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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
5 Greenock Morton 36 15 12 9 53 43 +10 57
6 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 36 15 10 11 52 47 +5 55
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 10 15 46 49 −3 43
8 Arbroath 36 6 16 14 29 47 −18 34
9 Hamilton Academical (R) 36 7 10 19 31 63 −32 31 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
Source: [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).[5]
(R) Relegated

League Cup table

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Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ABE STI RAI DUM PET
1 Aberdeen 4 4 0 0 0 12 0 +12 12 Qualification for the second round 3–0 2–0
2 Stirling Albion 4 2 1 0 1 6 7 −1 8 0–5 3–0
3 Raith Rovers 4 1 1 1 1 7 4 +3 6 1–1p 6–0
4 Dumbarton 4 1 0 1 2 3 4 −1 4 1–2 0–0p
5 Peterhead 4 0 0 0 4 0 13 −13 0 0–2 0–2
Source: [6]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[7]

Management statistics

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Last updated on 5 May 2023
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Ian Murray 24 May 2022 49 20 10 19 040.82

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. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Ian Murray New First-Team Manager". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 24 May 2022. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "cinch Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group A". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.