2022–23 Raith Rovers F.C. season
# 2022–23 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is 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. Raith Rovers will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup & the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

### Management

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

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Player statistics

### Squad

    Last updated 5 May 2023

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Jamie MacDonald | 12 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Liam Dick | 45 | 3 | 33+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Ross Millen | 43 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 5 - left on 26/07/22 | DF | SCO | Christophe Berra | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 - joined on 28/07/22 | DF | IRL | Ryan Nolan | 34 | 1 | 22+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO | Brad Spencer | 33 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Aidan Connolly | 46 | 15 | 33+0 | 10 | 4+0 | 2 | 4+1 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Ross Matthews | 6 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Jamie Gullan | 26 | 7 | 15+3 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Lewis Vaughan | 26 | 7 | 15+5 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 - joined on 02/09/22 | FW | SCO | Connor McBride | 24 | 2 | 5+12 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 - left on 24/08/22 | FW | CAN | Dario Zanatta | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO | Tom Lang | 20 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Andrew McNeil | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | IRL | Connor O'Riordan | 21 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | MWI | Kieran Ngwenya | 30 | 0 | 18+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Sam Stanton | 42 | 6 | 29+3 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | SCO | Robbie Thomson | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 - left on 26/01/23 | FW | SCO | Kyle Connell | 23 | 2 | 9+11 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 - joined on 28/01/23 | FW | SSD | William Akio | 15 | 3 | 8+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Luke Mahady | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Scott Brown | 47 | 3 | 35+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Ethan Ross | 29 | 1 | 13+7 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Dylan Easton | 44 | 6 | 26+6 | 4 | 3+1 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 24 - left on 30/09/22 | FW | SCO | David Goodwillie | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 - joined on 20/01/23 | MF | SCO | Scott McGill | 11 | 2 | 7+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Aaron Arnott | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Kieran Mitchell | 10 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | SCO | Quinn Coulson | 11 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | SCO | Kyle Bow | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | SCO | Greig Young | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Adam Masson | 8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 47 - left on 31/1/23 | FW | FRO | John Frederiksen | 11 | 1 | 2+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 77 | FW | GNB | Esmaël Gonçalves | 7 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

    Last updated May 2023

| Number | Position | Name | Championship | Championship | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Jamie MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Liam Dick | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Ross Millen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 - left on 26/07/22 | DF | Christophe Berra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 - joined on 28/07/22 | DF | Ryan Nolan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Brad Spencer | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Aidan Connolly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ross Matthews | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Jamie Gullan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Lewis Vaughan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 11 - joined on 02/09/22 | FW | Connor McBride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 - left on 24/08/22 | FW | Dario Zanatta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Tom Lang | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Andrew McNeil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Connor O'Riordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Kieran Ngwenya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Sam Stanton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | Robbie Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 - left on 26/01/13 | FW | Kyle Connell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 - joined on 28/01/13 | FW | William Akio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Luke Mahady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | Scott Brown | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Ethan Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Dylan Easton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 24 - left on 30/09/22 | FW | David Goodwillie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 - joined on 20/01/23 | MF | Scott McGill | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Aaron Arnott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Kieran Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Quinn Coulson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | Kyle Bow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Greig Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Adam Masson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | John Frederiksen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | Esmaël Gonçalves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Team statistics

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

### League Cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | — |

### Management statistics

    Last updated on 5 May 2023

| Name | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ian Murray | 24 May 2022 | | 49 | 20 | 10 | 19 | 040.82 |
