2007–08 Raith Rovers F.C. season
# 2007–08 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers finished the 2007–08 season third in the Scottish Second Division with 47 points. Graham Weir was the top scorer with 12 goals. The club were involved in the Scottish First Division play-offs against Airdrie United with the second leg on 3 May ending 2–2. Raith lost the home leg 2–0 on 30 April.

## Match results

Raith Rovers have played a total of 42 competitive matches during the 2007–08 season,. The team finished third in the Scottish Second Division and are currently involved in the Scottish First Division play-offs.

In the cup competitions, Rovers lost in the second round of the CIS Cup to Motherwell. St Johnstone knocked Rovers out of both the Scottish Cup and Challenge Cup, in the fourth and first rounds respectively.

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| - | - | - |

All results are written with Raith Rovers's score first.

### Irn-Bru Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 August 2007 | Airdrie United | A | 1–0 | 1,645 | Andrews |
| 11 August 2007 | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–1 | 2,020 | Tod, Borris, Andrews |
| 18 August 2007 | Alloa | H | 2–1 | 1,978 | Fleming (o.g.), Tod |
| 25 August 2007 | Cowdenbeath | A | 0–1 | 1,953 | |
| 1 September 2007 | Queen's Park | A | 5–2 | 1,015 | Weir (3), Silvestro, Hislop |
| 15 September 2007 | Ross County | H | 0–2 | 2,101 | |
| 22 September 2007 | Ayr United | H | 2–3 | 1,760 | Hislop (2) |
| 29 October 2007 | Brechin City | A | 1–0 | 668 | Carcary |
| 6 October 2007 | Peterhead | A | 1–0 | 855 | Sloan |
| 20 October 2007 | Airdrie United | H | 2–1 | 1,729 | Weir, Sloan |
| 27 October 2007 | Alloa | A | 1–2 | 1,053 | Sloan |
| 3 November 2007 | Cowdenbeath | H | 2–0 | 2,357 | Hislop, Goodwillie |
| 10 November 2007 | Queen's Park | H | 0–2 | 1,860 | |
| 1 December 2007 | Ross County | A | 3–2 | 2,729 | Hislop (2), Weir |
| 8 December 2007 | Brechin City | H | 1–1 | 1,475 | Andrews |
| 15 December 2007 | Ayr United | A | 3–0 | 1,044 | Andrews, Campbell, Sloan |
| 22 December 2007 | Peterhead | H | 2–2 | 1,454 | Goodwillie (2) |
| 26 December 2007 | Berwick Rangers | A | 1–2 | 570 | Davidson |
| 29 December 2007 | Alloa | H | 3–2 | 1,896 | Goodwillie, Sloan, Hislop |
| 2 January 2008 | Cowdenbeath | A | 4–1 | 1,896 | Sloan, Hislop, Templeton, Weir |
| 5 January 2008 | Ross County | H | 0–1 | 2,319 | |
| 19 January 2008 | Queen's Park | A | 1–0 | 743 | Templeton |
| 26 January 2008 | Berwick Rangers | H | 3–0 | 1,466 | Campbell, Hislop, Weir |
| 2 February 2008 | Airdrie United | A | 0–3 | 1,252 | |
| 9 February 2008 | Brechin City | A | 2–3 | 656 | Walker (o.g.), Carcary |
| 16 February 2008 | Ayr United | H | 1–2 | 1,513 | Templeton |
| 23 February 2008 | Alloa | A | 0–2 | 712 | |
| 1 March 2008 | Cowdenbeath | H | 3–2 | 1,607 | Goodwillie, Davidson (2) |
| 8 March 2008 | Peterhead | A | 0–1 | 751 | |
| 15 March 2008 | Airdrie United | H | 1–0 | 1,458 | Goodwillie |
| 22 March 2008 | Ross County | A | 3–2 | 2,973 | Templeton, Goodwillie (2) |
| 29 March 2008 | Queen's Park | H | 0–1 | 1,836 | |
| 5 April 2008 | Ayr United | A | 1–0 | 1,212 | Carcary |
| 12 April 2008 | Brechin City | H | 1–1 | 1,955 | Weir |
| 19 April 2008 | Berwick Rangers | A | 5–2 | 545 | Weir (2), Carcary, Sloan, Bryce |
| 26 April 2008 | Peterhead | H | 2–5 | 1,349 | Goodwillie, Bryce |

**Playoffs**

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 30 April 2008 | Airdrie United | H | 0–2 | 2,841 | |
| 3 May 2008 | Airdrie United | A | 2–2 | 2,077 | |

### Scottish Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 November 2007 | Threave Rovers | A | 5–0 | 629 | Davidson, Carcary (2), Hislop (2) |
| 15 January 2008 | St Johnstone | A | 1–3 | 2,113 | Weir |

Match vs St Johnstone rearranged (postponed from 12 January)

### CIS Insurance Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 August 2007 | Clyde | A | 3–0 | 892 | Tod, Carcary, Weir |
| 29 August 2007 | Motherwell | A | 1–3 | 3,571 | Carcary |

### Challenge Cup

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 August 2007 | St Johnstone | H | 1–1 | 3,114 | Tod |

St Johnstone won 5–4 on penalties

## Player statistics

During the 2007–08 season, Rovers have used 26 different players on the pitch. Craig Wilson is the only player to have played in every match. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.

After 2008-03-15:

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Irn-Bru Second Division | Irn-Bru Second Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | CIS Insurance Cup | CIS Insurance Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Michael Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Chris Fahey | 21 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Kieron Renton | 13 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | TRI | Marvin Andrews | 24 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Mark Campbell | 25 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Iain Davidson | 28 | 4 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Joe Dingwall | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Todd Lumsden | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Marco Pelosi | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Andy Tod | 23 | 4 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | DF | SCO | Tolley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Craig Wilson | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ryan Borris | 26 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jason Darling | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | John Helley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Niall Henderson | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Chris Silvestro | 16 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Robert Sloan | 32 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Allan Walker | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Whatley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Craig Winter | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Derek Carcary | 24 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Goodwillie | 18 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Steve Hislop | 32 | 11 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Templeton | 10 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Graham Weir | 32 | 9 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

## Team statistics

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 73 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 60 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 5 | Peterhead | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 55 | |

* ↑ The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One. Airdrie United won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.

## Playing kit

| Home colours | Away colours |
| - | - |
