2025–26 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2025–26 season was 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 also competed in the League Cup, Challenge Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Raith Rovers
2025–26 season
ChairmanColin Smart (interim until 25/03/26)
John Sim (interim from 30/03/26 to present)
ManagerBarry Robson
(until 11 November)
Paul Hanlon
(interim player/manager)
Dougie Imrie
(from 25 November)
StadiumStark's Park
Championship5th
Scottish Cup4th Round
League CupGroup Stage
Challenge CupWinners
Top goalscorerLeague: Dylan Easton (8 goals)
All: Dylan Easton (17 goals)
Highest home attendance6,773
Lowest home attendance596
Average home league attendance3,794

Summary

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Management

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Friendlies

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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

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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 0–0 St Johnstone Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Attendance: 4,121
Referee: Ross Hardie
28 February 2026 27 Ross County 2–0 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
15:00 White 33'
Ikpeazu 43'
Raith Report Attendance: 2,903
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
14 March 2026 29 Dunfermline Athletic 3–0 Raith Rovers East End Park
15:00 Morrison 27'
Kane 90'
A.Tod 90'
Raith Report Attendance: 6,605
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
21 March 2026 30 Raith Rovers 3–1 Airdrieonians Stark's Park
15:00 Cameron 64'
Montagu 77', 85'
Raith Report Devine 54' Attendance: 3,218
Referee: Chris Graham
24 March 2026 28 Raith Rovers 0–2 Partick Thistle Stark's Park
19:45 Raith Report McPherson 40'
Fitzpatrick 90'
Attendance: 3,422
Referee: Dan McFarlane
27 March 2026 31 Raith Rovers 3–0 Ayr United Stark's Park
19:45 Cameron 6', 60'
Chin 67'
Raith Report Attendance: 3,113
Referee: Colin Steven
11 April 2026 33 Raith Rovers 3–2 Greenock Morton Stark's Park
15:00 Nsio 60'
Cameron 66'
Doherty 84'
Raith Report Blues 44'
Shaw 74'
Attendance: 3,132
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
14 April 2026 32 Queen's Park 0–2 Raith Rovers Lesser Hampden
19:45 Raith Report Vaughan 39' (pen.), 55' Attendance: 788
Referee: Kevin Clancy
18 April 2026 34 Arbroath 2–1 Raith Rovers Gayfield Park
15:00 MacIntyre 45'
Marshall 83'
Raith Report Montagu 90' Attendance: 2,044
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 April 2026 35 St Johnstone 2–0 Raith Rovers McDiarmid Park
19:45 Gullan 21' (pen.), 41' Raith Report Attendance: 7,729
Referee: Dan McFarlane
1 May 2026 36 Raith Rovers 3–2 Ross County Stark's Park
19:45 Cameron 76'
Hamilton 80'
Mullin 90' (pen.)
Raith Report Phillips 16'
Carbon 90'
Attendance: 3,309
Referee: Duncan Nicolson

Scottish League Cup

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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 red-colored football 90' (o.g.)
Raith Report Wotherspoon 58' Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Ross Hardie

Scottish Challenge Cup

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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 football with check mark
Drozd football with red X
Connolly football with red X
MacGregor football with red X
Brown football with red X
Mullin football with check mark
McMullan football with check mark
Doherty football with check mark
25 February 2026 Semi-Final Airdrieonians 1–1
(3–5 p)
Raith Rovers Excelsior Stadium
19:45 Hastie 88' Raith Report Easton 56' Referee: Sean Murdoch
Penalties
Stirton football with check mark
Mochrie football with check mark
McGrattan football with red X
Hastie football with check mark
Mullin football with check mark
Hanlon football with check mark
Matthews football with check mark
Rowe football with check mark
Cameron football with check mark
5 April 2026 Final Raith Rovers 4–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Firhill Stadium
16:10 Cameron 29', 55'
Easton 60', 69'
Raith Report Stewart 37' Attendance: 4,812
Referee: Ryan Lee

Scottish Cup

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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

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Squad

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[3]Last updated 1 May 2026
No. Pos Nat Player TotalChampionshipLeague CupScottish CupChallenge Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Josh Rae 46036+004+002+004+00
2 DF England ENG Jai Rowe 35620+514+021+103+13
3 DF Scotland SCO Ewan Wilson 2009+500+001+103+10
4 DF Scotland SCO Paul Hanlon 42230+224+002+004+00
5 DF Scotland SCO Callum Fordyce 22017+004+000+001+00
6 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Darragh O'Connor 30222+110+002+005+01
7 DF Malaysia MAS Richard Chin 2721+1920+300+000+40
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Matthews 41126+513+100+203+10
9 FW Scotland SCO Jack Hamilton 40923+671+322+003+20
10 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Vaughan 25611+743+120+101+10
11 FW Scotland SCO Innes Cameron 1178+150+000+001+12
14 MF Scotland SCO Josh Mullin 41315+1522+212+001+40
17 FW Scotland SCO Lewis Gibson 500+200+200+000+10
18 FW Scotland SCO Paul McMullan 31017+504+001+100+30
19 FW Scotland SCO Andy Winter 1707+600+001+003+00
20 MF Scotland SCO Scott Brown 42328+324+002+003+21
21 MF Scotland SCO Shaun Byrne 1308+301+100+000+00
22 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Jordan Doherty 41230+114+002+013+10
23 MF Scotland SCO Dylan Easton 471736+084+052+004+14
24 GK Scotland SCO Aidan Glavin 100+000+000+001+00
25 MF Scotland SCO Kai Montagu 2635+1230+400+102+20
26 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Stevenson 34127+212+001+002+00
27 DF Scotland SCO Callum Hannah 000+000+000+000+00
29 MF England ENG Paul Nsio 31318+620+001+105+01
30 MF Scotland SCO Logan Raeside 000+000+000+000+00
Players who left during the season who made an appearance
11 FW Scotland SCO Callum Smith 801+500+000+101+00
19 FW Wales WAL Josh Gentles 800+600+000+101+00

Disciplinary record

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Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 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
1GKScotlandJosh Rae 2000000020
2DFEnglandJai Rowe 2000001030
3DFScotlandEwan Wilson 3000000030
4DFScotlandPaul Hanlon 3000000030
5DFScotlandCallum Fordyce 2000000020
6DFRepublic of IrelandDarragh O'Connor 6000000060
7DFMalaysiaRichard Chin 4000000040
8MFScotlandRoss Matthews 9000000090
9FWScotlandJack Hamilton 2010000030
10FWScotlandLewis Vaughan 0000001010
11FWScotlandInnes Cameron 0000000000
14MFScotlandJosh Mullin 1200000012
17FWScotlandLewis Gibson 0000000000
18FWScotlandPaul McMullan 2000000020
19FWScotlandAndy Winter 0000000000
20MFScotlandScott Brown 120101010150
21MFScotlandShaun Byrne 1000000010
22DFRepublic of IrelandJordan Doherty 4000001050
23MFScotlandDylan Easton 8000000080
24GKScotlandAidan Glavin 0000000000
25MFScotlandKai Montagu 1000002030
26DFScotlandLewis Stevenson 6000001070
27DFScotlandCallum Hannah 0000000000
29MFEnglandPaul Nsio 80000020100
30MFScotlandLogan Raeside 0000000000
Players who left during the season
11FWScotlandCallum Smith 0000000000
19FWWalesJosh Gentles 0000000000

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
3 Arbroath 36 13 13 10 43 41 +2 52 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
4 Dunfermline Athletic 36 14 9 13 52 41 +11 51
5 Raith Rovers 36 12 9 15 43 42 +1 45
6 Queen's Park 36 9 14 13 35 48 13 41
7 Ayr United 36 8 15 13 38 47 9 39
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

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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

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Last updated on 1 May 2026
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Barry Robson 29 December 2024 11 November 2025 218310038.10
Paul Hanlon (interim) 11 November 2025 25 November 2025 2011000.00
Dougie Imrie 25 November 2025 271359048.15

Transfers

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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 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 1 May 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 X (formerly Twitter).