2011–12 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Raith Rovers's third consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.[1] Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Raith Rovers
2011–12 season
Manager John McGlynn
StadiumStark's Park
Scottish First DivisionSeventh place
Challenge CupSecond round, lost to Ayr United
League CupSecond round, lost to Airdrie United
Scottish CupFourth round lost to Greenock Morton
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Graham (11)
All:
John Baird (13)
Highest home attendance3,629 vs. Dundee, 2 January 2012
Lowest home attendance1,416 vs. Hamilton Academical, 26 November 2011
Average home league attendance1,933

Summary

Raith Rovers finished seventh in the First Division.[2] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-Season
8 July 2011
19:30 Friendly		Arbroath2–1Raith RoversGayfield Park, Arbroath
Swankie  57', 68' Raith Rovers Report Baird  66' Attendance: 294
Referee: Stephen Finnie
9 July 2011
15:00 Friendly		Montrose1–0Raith RoversLinks Park, Montrose
Boyle  40' Raith Rovers Report Referee: Craig Charleston
12 July 2011
19:30 Friendly		Raith Rovers1 – 1MorecambeStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Baird  80' Raith Rovers Report Alessandra  75' Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 July 2011
13:00 Gilvenbank Hotel Football Festival Semi-Final		East Fife0 – 0
7 – 6 (pens.)		Raith RoversBayview Stadium, Methil
Raith Rovers Report Referee: Craig Charleston
17 July 2011
13:00 Gilvenbank Hotel Football Festival 3rd Place Play-Off		Southend United0 – 0Raith RoversBayview Stadium, Methil
Raith Rovers Report Referee: John Beaton

Scottish First Division
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish First Division
6 August 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers1 – 0FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Hamill  45' BBC Sport Dods  89'  Attendance: 2,695
Referee: Charlie Richmond
13 August 2011
15:00 First Division		Queen of the South1 – 3Raith RoversPalmerston Park, Dumfries
Smith  45' (pen.),  87' BBC Sport Baird  67', 77'
Graham  88'		 Attendance: 1,602
Referee: Alan Muir
20 August 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers1 – 1MortonStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Reynolds  30' BBC Sport Di Giacomo  38' Attendance: 2,109
Referee: Charlie Richmond
27 August 2011
15:00 First Division		Ayr United2 – 1Raith RoversSomerset Park, Ayr
Moffat  23'
Robertson  90'		 BBC Sport Callachan  28'
Hamill  34'		 Attendance: 1,570
Referee: Mat Northcroft
10 September 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers0 – 1DundeeStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport O'Donnell  28' 
Riley  86'		 Attendance: 2,459
Referee: Crawford Allan
17 September 2011
15:00 First Division		Hamilton Academical2 – 2Raith RoversNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Spence  66'
Lyle  73'		 BBC Sport Baird  45'
Hamill  62'		 Attendance: 1,982
Referee: Stephen Finnie
24 September 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers0 – 1Ross CountyStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport Boyd  82' Attendance: 1,479
Referee: John McKendrick
1 October 2011
15:00 First Division		Livingston1 – 1Raith RoversAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
McNulty  67' BBC Sport Hill  18'
Graham  60'		 Attendance: 2,011
Referee: William Collum
15 October 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers2 – 0Partick ThistleStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Ellis  31'
Baird  56'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,769
Referee: Alan Muir
22 October 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers0 – 2Queen of the SouthStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport McLaughlin  18'
Brighton  75'		 Attendance: 1,523
Referee: Stephen Finnie
29 October 2011
15:00 First Division		Falkirk2 – 0Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
Alston  77'
Dods  82'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 3,628
Referee: Steve Conroy
5 November 2011
15:00 First Division		Dundee1 – 0Raith RoversDens Park, Dundee
Conroy  83' BBC Sport Attendance: 4,258
Referee: Calum Murray
12 November 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers0 – 1Ayr UnitedStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport Graham  10' (o.g.) Attendance: 2,038
Referee: John Beaton
26 November 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers3 – 2Hamilton AcademicalStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Holt  9'
Prychynenko  61'
Smith  79'		 BBC Sport Imrie  16'
McLaughlin  90'		 Attendance: 1,416
Referee: Stevie O'Reilly
3 December 2011
15:00 First Division		Ross County4 – 2Raith RoversVictoria Park, Dingwall
Quinn  28'
McMenamin  45', 62'
Gardyne  81'		 BBC Sport Walker  12', 36' Attendance: 2,698
Referee: Craig Charleston
10 December 2011
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers0 – 1LivingstonStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport Barr  56' Attendance: 1,604
Referee: Crawford Allan
17 December 2011
15:00 First Division		Partick Thistle0 – 1Raith RoversFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
BBC Sport Baird  66' Attendance: 1,918
Referee: Mike Tumilty
26 December 2011
15:00 First Division		Ayr United1 – 1Raith RoversSomerset Park, Ayr
Tiffoney  63' BBC Sport Baird  42' Attendance: 1,407
Referee: John McKendrick
2 January 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers0 – 1DundeeStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport Hyde  37' Attendance: 3,629
Referee: David Somers
14 January 2012
15:00 First Division		Morton1 – 1Raith RoversCappielow, Greenock
O'Brien  65' BBC Sport Murray  55' Attendance: 1,739
Referee: Kevin Clancy
21 January 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers2 – 2FalkirkStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Murray  27'
Baird  33'		 BBC Sport El Alagui  36'
Dods  63'		 Attendance: 2,026
Referee: John Beaton
28 January 2012
15:00 First Division		Hamilton AcademicalP – PRaith RoversNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
11 February 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers1 – 1Ross CountyStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Walker  89' BBC Sport Craig  53' Attendance: 1,702
Referee: Calum Murray
18 February 2012
15:00 First Division		Livingston4 – 0Raith RoversAlmondvale Stadium, Livingston
Jacobs  17'
McNulty  48', 60', 70' (pen.)		 BBC Sport Davidson  69' Attendance: 1,929
Referee: Brian Colvin
21 February 2012
19:45 First Division		Hamilton Academical2 – 1Raith RoversNew Douglas Park, Hamilton
Canning  45'
Mensing  63'		 BBC Sport Graham  59' Attendance: 1,276
Referee: John McKendrick
25 February 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers2 – 1Partick ThistleStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Graham  63'
Baird  72'		 BBC Sport Doolan  28'
Paton  68'		 Attendance: 1,535
Referee: Kevin Clancy
3 March 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers5 – 0MortonStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Graham  36', 46'
Baird  59'
J.Walker  86'
Williamson  90'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 1,480
Referee: George Salmond
10 March 2012
15:00 First Division		Queen of the South1 – 0Raith RoversPalmerston Park, Dumfries
Reilly  82' BBC Sport Attendance: 1,561
Referee: Brian Winter
17 March 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers2 – 2Ayr UnitedStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Graham  13'
Casalinuovo  90'		 BBC Sport Roberts  64' (pen.)
Malone  79'		 Attendance: 1,861
Referee: Crawford Allan
24 March 2012
15:00 First Division		Dundee1 – 1Raith RoversDens Park, Dundee
Finnigan  6' BBC Sport Casalinuovo  45' Attendance: 4,118
Referee: William Collum
31 March 2012
15:00 First Division		Ross County1 – 1Raith RoversVictoria Park, Dingwall
Lawson  85' BBC Sport Clarke  90' (pen.) Attendance: 3,379
Referee: Steven McLean
7 April 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers2 – 1Hamilton AcademicalStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Casalinuovo  55'
A.Walker  61'		 BBC Sport McLaughlin  23' Attendance: 1,526
Referee: Craig Charleston
10 April 2012
19:45 First Division		Raith Rovers0 – 3LivingstonStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
BBC Sport Boulding  17' (pen.), 45', 55' Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Iain Brines
14 April 2012
15:00 First Division		Partick Thistle1 – 1Raith RoversFirhill Stadium, Glasgow
Welsh  64' BBC Sport Paton  74' (o.g.) Attendance: 1,832
Referee: Calum Murray
21 April 2012
15:00 First Division		Falkirk2 – 3Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium, Falkirk
El Alagui  11'
Alston  67'		 BBC Sport Graham  24' (pen.), 45', 69' Attendance: 3,024
Referee: Bobby Madden
28 April 2012
15:00 First Division		Raith Rovers3 – 1Queen of the SouthStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Graham  15'
Baird  54'
Clarke  90'		 BBC Sport Carmichael  58' Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Brian Colvin
5 May 2012
15:00 First Division		Greenock Morton1 – 3Raith RoversCappielow, Greenock
Hawke  77' BBC Sport Walker  16'
Clarke  52', 54'		 Attendance: 1,813
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Cup
7 January 2011
15:00 Scottish Cup Round 4		Raith Rovers1 – 2Greenock MortonStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Clarke  39' BBC Sport Campbell  67'
MacDonald  76' (pen.)		 Attendance: 1,581
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish League Cup
30 July 2011
15:00 Scottish League Cup Round 1		Montrose1 – 4Raith RoversLinks Park, Montrose
Winter  20' BBC Sport Williamson  31'
Walker  52'
Baird  54'
Thomson  77'		 Attendance: 614
Referee: Brian Colvin
23 August 2011
19:45 Scottish League Cup Round 2		Airdrie United2 – 0Raith RoversExcelsior Stadium, Airdrie
Holmes  27'
Donnelly  41'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 683
Referee: George Salmond

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2011–12 Scottish Challenge Cup
23 July 2011
15:00 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1		Raith Rovers2 – 1CowdenbeathStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Baird  51', 77' BBC Sport Coult  80' Attendance: 1,098
Referee: Mike Tumilty
9 August 2011
19:45 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2		Ayr United3 – 0Raith RoversCappielow, Greenock
Paterson  43'
McKernon  76'
Robertson  79'		 BBC Sport Attendance: 227
Referee: Steve Conroy

Fife Cup

30 August 2011
19:00 Fife Cup Semi-Final		Dunfermline Athletic0 – 1Raith RoversEast End Park, Dunfermline
Raith Rovers FC Graham  90' Attendance: 524
Referee: David McGeachie
6 October 2011
19:30 Fife Cup Final		Raith Rovers3 – 0CowdenbeathStark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Graham  1', 20', 52' Raith Rovers FC Attendance: 320
Referee: David McGeachie

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
DF Grant Murray 41 Club captain

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

Last updated 5 May 2012[6][7]
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish First DivisionScottish CupLeague CupChallenge Challenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK David McGurn 39034+001+002+002+00
GK Ross Laidlaw 202+000+000+000+00
GK Ludovic Roy 000+000+000+000+00
DF Laurie Ellis 37130+211+002+002+00
DF Dougie Hill 30028+100+000+100+00
DF Grant Murray 41236+021+002+002+00
DF Willie Dyer 38030+400+002+002+00
DF Colin Wilson 100+100+000+000+00
DF Reece Donaldson 26021+001+002+002+00
DF Jason Thomson 11011+000+000+000+00
MF Ross Callachan 801+500+000+200+00
MF Iain Davidson 25021+201+000+001+00
MF David Low 000+000+000+000+00
MF Scott McBride 601+300+001+000+10
MF Allan Walker 41436+031+002+012+00
MF Andy Walls 100+000+000+100+00
MF Joe Hamill 38330+331+002+002+00
MF Danny Thomson 1614+800+002+011+10
MF Denis Prychynenko 514+110+000+000+00[8]
MF Jason Holt 513+210+000+000+00
MF Jamie Walker 24310+1330+100+000+00
MF Lewis Vaughan 100+100+000+000+00
MF Jonny Stewart 401+300+000+000+00
FW Stephen Reynolds 1511+1010+001+100+20
FW John Baird 391334+1101+002+011+02
FW Brian Graham 281119+5110+001+102+00
FW Iain Williamson 31217+1011+001+012+00
FW David Smith 916+210+100+000+00
FW Pat Clarke 1657+841+010+000+00
FW Damián Casalinuovo 1639+631+000+000+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 5 May 2012
Nation Position Name Scottish First Division Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
GKDavid McGurn 3000000030
GKRoss Laidlaw 0000000000
GKLudovic Roy 0000000000
DFLaurie Ellis 3000000030
DFDougie Hill 2100000021
DFGrant Murray 3010000040
DFWillie Dyer 5000101070
DFColin Wilson 0000000000
DFReece Donaldson 1000000020
DFJason Thomson 3000000030
MFRoss Callachan 1100000011
MFIain Davidson 7100000071
MFDavid Low 0000000000
MFScott McBride 0000000000
MFAllan Walker 4000100050
MFAndy Walls 0000000000
MFJoe Hamill 2000000020
MFDanny Thomson 0000000000
[8]MFDenis Prychynenko 2000000020
MFJason Holt 0000000000
MFJamie Walker 3000000030
MFLewis Vaughan 0000000000
MFJonny Stewart 1000000010
FWStephen Reynolds 0000000000
FWJohn Baird 5000100060
FWBrian Graham 5100100061
FWIain Williamson 3000000030
FWDavid Smith 0000000000
FWPat Clarke 1010000020
FWDamián Casalinuovo 1000000010

Awards

Last updated 14 May 2012
Nation Name Award Month
John McGlynn[9] First Division Manager of the Month April

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
5 Livingston 36 13 9 14 56 54 +2 48
6 Partick Thistle 36 12 11 13 50 39 +11 47
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 11 14 46 49 −3 44
8 Greenock Morton 36 10 12 14 40 55 −15 42
9 Ayr United (R) 36 9 11 16 44 67 −23 38 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Transfers

Rovers started the season by releasing 16 players.[10]

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