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2025–26 Raith Rovers F.C. season

Raith Rovers
2025–26 season
ChairmanColin Smart (interim)
ManagerBarry Robson
(until 11 November)
Paul Hanlon
(interim player/manager)
Dougie Imrie
(from 25 November)
StadiumStark's Park
Championship7th (ongoing)
Scottish Cup4th Round
League CupGroup Stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Dylan Easton (8 goals)
All: Dylan Easton (14 goals)
Highest home attendance6,773
Lowest home attendance596
Average home league attendance3,997

The 2025–26 season will be Raith Rovers' sixth 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 will also compete in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Raith were led by manager Barry Robson until the 11th of November when he was relived of his duties after a poor run of form..[2]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

28 June 2025 Friendly Linlithgow Rose 2–1 Raith Rovers Prestonfield
14:00 McMartin 78'
Maguire 83'		 Raith Report Vaughan 17' Referee: Iain Snedden
1 July 2025 Friendly Raith Rovers 4–1 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
19:45 Vaughan 6'
Chin 44'
Rowe 53'
Mullin 70'		 Raith Report Trialist 84' Referee: Alastair Grieve
5 July 2025 Friendly Falkirk 4–2 Raith Rovers Falkirk Stadium
14:00 Ross 41'
Graham 59'
Spencer 80'
MacIver 83'		 Raith Report Vaughan 36'
Doherty 69'		 Attendance: 1,204
Referee: Ross Hardie

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Championship
2 August 2025 1 Raith Rovers 1–1 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 81' (pen.) Raith Report Ruth 10' (pen.) Attendance: 3,391
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
9 August 2025 2 Ayr United 0–1 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Raith Report Easton 1' Attendance: 2,570
Referee: Kevin Clancy
22 August 2025 3 Raith Rovers 2–0 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
19:45 Stevenson 2'
Vaughan 78'		 Raith Report Attendance: 6,511
Referee: David Dickinson
30 August 2025 4 Partick Thistle 3–2 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Watt 7'
Fitzpatrick 13'
Chalmers 75'		 Raith Report Easton 22' (pen.)
Matthews 36'		 Attendance: 3,871
Referee: Peter Stuart
6 September 2025 5 Greenock Morton 0–1 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Easton 52' Attendance: 2,004
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
13 September 2025 6 Raith Rovers 0–2 St Johnstone Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Sidibeh 29'
McPake 88'		 Attendance: 5,163
Referee: Chris Graham
20 September 2025 7 Airdrieonians 0–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,502
Referee: Ryan Lee
27 September 2025 8 Raith Rovers 3–0 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Hanlon 47'
Chin 65'
Hamilton 88'		 Raith Report Attendance: 3,323
Referee: Grant Irvine
4 October 2025 9 Ross County 2–0 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
15:00 Thomson 73'
Hale 90'		 Raith Report Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Colin Steven
11 October 2025 10 Raith Rovers 0–2 Ayr United Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report McKenzie 12'
Murphy 32' (pen.)		 Attendance: 3,448
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
17 October 2025 11 Dunfermline Athletic 2–0 Raith Rovers East End Park
19:45 Stewart 19'
Kane 79'		 Raith Report Attendance: 6,753
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 October 2025 12 Raith Rovers 2–0 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 55'
Hanlon 67'		 Raith Report Attendance: 3,776
Referee: Grant Irvine
1 November 2025 13 Raith Rovers 1–1 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton 39' Raith Report Moore 90' Attendance: 3,141
Referee: Colin Steven
8 November 2025 14 Queen's Park 2–1 Raith Rovers Lesser Hampden
15:00 Fowler 13', 78' Raith Report O'Connor 22' Attendance: 867
Referee: Calum Scott
15 November 2025 15 Raith Rovers 0–3 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Gallagher 38'
Henderson 53'
Mochrie 63'		 Attendance: 3,331
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
22 November 2025 16 Arbroath 0–0 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,688
Referee: Chris Graham
6 December 2025 17 St Johnstone 0–0 Raith Rovers McDiarmid Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 4,113
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
13 December 2025 18 Raith Rovers 6–0 Ross County Stark's Park
15:00 Brown 8'
Easton 14' (pen.), 49'
Rowe 37'
Nsio 77'
Hamilton 83'		 Raith Report Attendance: 3,001
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
20 December 2025 19 Partick Thistle 0–0 Raith Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 3,682
Referee: Ross Hardie
27 December 2025 20 Raith Rovers 1–2 Dunfermline Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 60' (pen.) Raith Report A.Tod 33'
Stewart 41'		 Attendance: 6,773
Referee: Dan McFarlane
3 January 2026 21 Airdrieonians 0–0 Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,564
Referee: Peter Stuart
10 January 2026 22 Raith Rovers 2–3 Arbroath Stark's Park
15:00 Brown 52'
Mullin 68'		 Raith Report Reilly 28'
Mebude 45'
Robinson 81'		 Attendance: 3,108
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
24 January 2026 23 Raith Rovers 4–1 Queen's Park Stark's Park
15:00 Hamilton 39', 64', 69'
Mullin 45'		 Raith Report Drozd 76' Attendance: 3,002
Referee: Colin Steven
31 January 2026 24 Ayr United 2–1 Raith Rovers Somerset Park
15:00 Dempsey 28'
Dowds 57'		 Raith Report Vaughan 77' Attendance: 2,062
Referee: Ross Hardie
14 February 2026 25 Greenock Morton 0–0 Raith Rovers Cappielow
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,798
Referee: Iain Snedden
20 February 2026 26 Raith Rovers v St Johnstone Stark's Park
19:45

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish League Cup
12 July 2025 Group F Elgin City 1–5 Raith Rovers Borough Briggs
15:00 Murray 54' Raith Report Easton 10' (pen.), 60' (pen.)
Rowe 37'
Vaughan 38'
Mullin 72'		 Attendance: 1,025
Referee: Sean Murdoch
15 July 2025 Group F Raith Rovers 2–4 East Kilbride Stark's Park
19:45 Rowe 69'
Vaughan 87'		 Raith Report Healy 48'
Robertson 89', 90' (pen.), 90'		 Attendance: 1,728
Referee: Iain Sneddon
22 July 2025 Group F St Johnstone 3–1 Raith Rovers McDiarmid Park
19:45 Gullan 27'
McPake 51'
Kirk 80'		 Raith Report Hamilton 57' Attendance: 3,358
Referee: Greg Soutar
26 July 2025 Group F Raith Rovers 5–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Stark's Park
15:00 Easton 5', 7' (pen.), 64' (pen.)
Hamilton 36'
Savage 90' (o.g.)		 Raith Report Wotherspoon 58' Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Ross Hardie

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Challenge Cup
9 December 2025 Round 2 Raith Rovers 5–2 Hamilton Academical Stark's Park
19:45 O'Connor 5'
Brown 51'
Rowe 58', 81', 87'		 Raith Report Cameron 40', 79' Attendance: 596
Referee: Graham Grainger
6 January 2026 Round 3 Raith Rovers 1–0 Queen of the South Stark's Park
19:45 Easton 37' (pen.) Raith Report Attendance: 854
Referee: Josh Hay
27 January 2026 Quarter-Final Queen's Park 1–1
(1–3 p)		 Raith Rovers Lesser Hampden
19:45 Fowler 73' Raith Report Nsio 32' Attendance: 524
Referee: Sean Murdoch
Penalties
Savoury soccer ball with check mark
Drozd soccer ball with red X
Connolly soccer ball with red X
MacGregor soccer ball with red X		 Brown soccer ball with red X
Mullin soccer ball with check mark
McMullan soccer ball with check mark
Doherty soccer ball with check mark
25 February 2026 Semi-Final Airdrieonians v Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
19:45

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Scottish Cup
29 November 2025 Round 3 Raith Rovers 1–0 Alloa Athletic Stark's Park
15:00 Doherty 29' Raith Report Attendance: 1,405
Referee: Ross Hardie
18 January 2026 Round 4 Aberdeen 1–0 Raith Rovers Pittodrie Stadium
14:30 Milne 9' Raith Report Attendance: 9,525
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Player statistics

Squad

[3]Last updated 14 February 2026
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 Josh Rae 33 0 25+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF England ENG Jai Rowe 23 6 13+2 1 4+0 2 1+1 0 2+0 3
3 DF Scotland SCO Ewan Wilson 17 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Paul Hanlon 32 2 23+0 2 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 14 0 10+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darragh O'Connor 20 2 15+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 1
7 DF Malaysia MAS Richard Chin 15 1 1+9 1 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 28 1 17+3 1 3+1 0 0+2 0 2+0 0
9 FW Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 31 8 18+4 6 1+3 2 2+0 0 2+1 0
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 14 4 3+5 2 3+1 2 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW Scotland SCO Innes Cameron 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 29 2 10+10 1 2+2 1 2+0 0 0+3 0
17 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Gibson 5 0 0+2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Paul McMullan 31 0 17+5 0 4+0 0 1+1 0 0+3 0
19 FW Scotland SCO Andy Winter 8 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 34 3 25+0 2 4+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 1
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 13 0 8+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jordan Doherty 34 1 25+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 1 2+1 0
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 34 14 25+0 8 4+0 5 2+0 0 2+1 1
24 GK Scotland SCO Aidan Glavin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Kai Montagu 14 0 1+5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
26 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Stevenson 21 1 16+2 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Callum Hannah 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 MF England ENG Paul Nsio 18 2 8+5 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 1
30 MF Scotland SCO Logan Raeside 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left during the season who made an appearance
11 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 8 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
19 FW Wales WAL Josh Gentles 8 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated February 2026
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 Josh Rae 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF England Jai Rowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Scotland Ewan Wilson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
4 DF Scotland Paul Hanlon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF Scotland Callum Fordyce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
6 DF Republic of Ireland Darragh O'Connor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 DF Malaysia Richard Chin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF Scotland Ross Matthews 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
9 FW Scotland Jack Hamilton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW Scotland Lewis Vaughan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Scotland Innes Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Scotland Josh Mullin 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
17 FW Scotland Lewis Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW Scotland Paul McMullan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 FW Scotland Andy Winter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Scotland Scott Brown 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
21 MF Scotland Shaun Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF Republic of Ireland Jordan Doherty 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
23 MF Scotland Dylan Easton 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
24 GK Scotland Aidan Glavin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland Kai Montagu 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
26 DF Scotland Lewis Stevenson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF Scotland Callum Hannah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF England Paul Nsio 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
30 MF Scotland Logan Raeside 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left during the season
11 FW Scotland Callum Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Wales Josh Gentles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Greenock Morton 25 6 12 7 25 30 −5 30
6 Dunfermline Athletic 23 8 5 10 29 26 +3 29
7 Raith Rovers 25 7 8 10 28 26 +2 29
8 Queen's Park 23 5 9 9 24 35 −11 24
9 Airdrieonians 25 5 8 12 20 33 −13 23 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[5]

League Cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STJ RAI ICT EKB ELG
1 St Johnstone 4 4 0 0 0 15 2 +13 12 Qualification for the second round — 3–1 — — 8–0
2 Raith Rovers 4 2 0 0 2 13 9 +4 6 — — 5–1 2–4 —
3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 2 0 0 2 9 8 +1 6 0–1 — — — 2–0
4 East Kilbride 4 2 0 0 2 11 12 −1 6 1–3 — 2–6 — —
5 Elgin City 4 0 0 0 4 2 19 −17 0 — 1–5 — 1–4 —
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

Last updated on 14 February 2026
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Barry Robson 29 December 2024 11 November 2025 21 8 3 10 038.10
Paul Hanlon (interim) 11 November 2025 25 November 2025 2 0 1 1 000.00
Dougie Imrie 25 November 2025 14 6 4 4 042.86

Transfers

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. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Welcome Barry Robson". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 29 December 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Raith Squad details". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  5. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Summary - League Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  8. ^ "WELCOME, JAI ROWE!". Raith Rovers FC. 7 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  9. ^ "WELCOME AIDAN GLAVIN!". Raith Rovers FC. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  10. ^ "WELCOME BACK JOSH RAE!". Raith Rovers FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  11. ^ "WELCOME RICHARD CHIN!". Raith Rovers FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  12. ^ "WELCOME PAUL MCMULLAN!". Raith Rovers FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  13. ^ "WELCOME JOSH GENTLES!". Raith Rovers FC. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  14. ^ "WELCOME EWAN WILSON!". Raith Rovers FC. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  15. ^ "WELCOME DARRAGH O'CONNOR!". Raith Rovers FC. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  16. ^ "Welcome, Paul Nsio!". Raith Rovers FC. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  17. ^ "Welcome Innes Cameron!". Raith Rovers FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  18. ^ "He's Back! Aidan Connolly re-joins Queen's Park". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Sam Stanton Joins St Johnstone". Raith Rovers FC. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Championship winning defender Euan Murray joins Queen's Park". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Lewis Gibson Loan Move". Raith Rovers FC. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  22. ^ "Logan Raeside Loan Move". Raith Rovers FC. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  23. ^ "Callum Hannah Loan Move". Raith Rovers FC. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  24. ^ "Sean Crighton welcomes First new signing to Lochinch". queensparkfc.co.uk. Queens Park FC. 3 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  25. ^ @RaithRovers (30 January 2026). "Raeside move to Dundonald Bluebell" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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