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Draft:List of Raith Rovers F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Raith Rovers F.C., since becoming a senior team in 1889.

Seasons

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Admission to League

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Season League Scottish
Cup
League
Cup
Challenge
Cup
[a]
Europe Other Top league goalscorer(s)
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1889-90 n/a[1] R1 n/a[2] n/a[3] n/a[4] n/a[5]
1890-91 R1 King Cup Winner
1891-92 PR1
1892-93 PR2
1893-94 PR2
1894-95 R1
1895-96 R2
1896-97 R1
1897-98 R1
1898-99 ? King Cup Winner
1899-1900 R1
1900-01 ? King Cup Winner
1901-02 ?
1902-03 Division Two 22 3 5 14 34 55 11 11th ?
1903-04 Division Two 22 8 5 9 40 38 21 5th ?
1904-05 Division Two 22 9 1 12 30 34 19 9th ?
1905-06 Division Two 22 6 7 9 36 42 19 8th ?
1906-07 Division Two 22 6 4 12 40 48 16 10th QF???
1907-08 Division Two 22 14 2 6 37 23 30 1st R3
1908-09 Division Two 22 11 6 5 46 22 28 2nd ?
1909-10 Division Two 22 14 5 3 36 21 33 1st ?
1910-11 Division One 34 7 10 17 36 55 24 15th QCR1
1911-12 Division One 34 9 9 16 39 59 27 15th R1
1912-13 Division One 34 8 10 16 46 60 26 16th Final
1913-14 Division One 38 13 6 19 56 57 32 11th R3
1914-15 Division One 38 9 10 19 53 68 28 19th n/a[6]
1915-16 SFL 38 9 5 24 30 65 23 20th
1916-17 SFL 38 8 7 23 42 91 23 19th
1917-18 n/a[7]
1918-19
1919-20 SFL 42 11 10 21 61 83 32 19th R3
1920-21 SFL 42 16 5 21 54 58 37 16th R1
1921-22 Division One 42 19 13 10 66 43 51 3rd R1
1922-23 Division One 38 13 13 12 31 43 39 9th R4
1923-24 Division One 38 18 7 13 56 38 43 4th R3
1924-25 Division One 38 14 8 16 53 61 36 9th R3
1925-26 Division One 38 11 4 23 46 81 26 19th R2
1926-27 Division Two 38 21 7 10 92 52 49 2nd R1
1927-28 Division One 38 11 7 20 60 89 29 17th R2
1928-29 Division One 38 9 6 23 52 105 24 20th R4
1929-30 Division Two 38 18 8 12 94 67 44 5th R1
1930-31 Division Two 38 20 6 12 93 72 46 4th R1
1931-32 Division Two 38 20 6 12 83 65 46 3rd R2
1932-33 Division Two 36 18 4 14 90 69 40 6th R1
1933-34 Division Two 34 15 5 14 71 55 35 8th R1
1934-35 Division Two 34 13 3 18 68 73 29 13th R2
1935-36 Division Two 34 9 3 22 60 96 21 17th R1
1936-37 Division Two 34 16 4 14 72 66 36 8th R1
1937-38 Division Two 34 27 5 2 142 54 59 1st R4
1938–39 Division One 38 10 2 26 65 99 22 20th R1
1939–40 Division Two 4 1 1 2 8 12 3 14th
Due to the outbreak of World War II, competitive football was suspended on 13 September 1939.[8] The Scottish Football league would not officially resume until the 1946/47 season.[9]
1946–47 Division B 26 10 6 10 45 52 26 6th R3 Group n/a[10] n/a[4] B Division Supplementary Cup R2
1947–48 Division B 30 14 6 10 83 66 34 4th R3 Group
1948–49 Division B 30 20 2 8 80 44 42 1st R2 Final
1949–50 Division A 30 9 8 13 45 54 26 9th QF Group
1950–51 Division A 30 13 2 15 52 52 28 8th SF Group
1951–52 Division A 30 14 5 11 43 42 33 5th R2 Group Saint Mungo Cup SF
1952–53 Division A 30 9 8 13 47 53 26 12th R2 Group DNQ
1953–54 Division A 30 10 6 14 56 60 26 12th R3 Group DNQ
1954–55 Division One 30 10 3 17 49 57 23 14th R6 Group DNQ
1955–56 Division One 34 12 9 13 58 75 33 11th SF Group DNQ
1956–57 Division One 34 16 7 11 84 58 39 4th SF Group DNQ
1957–58 Division One 34 14 7 13 66 56 35 7th R2 Group DNQ
1958–59 Division One 34 10 9 15 60 70 29 14th R1 Group DNQ
1959–60 Division One 34 14 3 17 64 62 31 11th R1 Group DNQ
1960–61 Division One 34 10 7 17 46 67 27 16th R3 Group DNQ
1961–62 Division One 34 10 7 17 51 73 27 13th R3 Group DNQ
1962–63 Division One 34 2 5 27 35 118 9 18th SF Group DNQ
1963–64 Division Two 36 15 5 16 70 61 35 10th R1 Group DNQ
1964–65 Division Two 36 9 14 13 54 61 32 13th PR2 Group DNQ
1965–66 Division Two 36 16 11 9 71 43 43 5th PR2 QF DNQ
1966–67 Division Two 38 27 4 7 95 44 58 2nd R1 Group DNQ
1967–68 Division One 34 9 7 18 58 86 25 16th R1 Group DNQ
1968–69 Division One 34 8 5 21 45 67 21 16th R1 Group DNQ
1969–70 Division One 34 5 11 18 32 67 21 17th R1 Group DNQ
1970–71 Second Division 36 15 9 12 62 62 39 8th QF Group DNQ
1971–72 Second Division 36 13 8 15 56 56 34 11th QF Group DNQ
1972–73 Second Division 36 19 9 8 73 42 47 4th R3 Group DNQ
1973–74 Second Division 36 18 9 9 69 48 45 6th R3 R2 DNQ Drybrough Cup R1
1974–75 Second Division 38 14 9 15 48 44 37 13th R3 Group DNQ
1975–76 Second Division 26 15 10 1 45 22 40 2nd R4 Group DNQ Spring Cup R2
1976–77 First Division 39 8 11 20 45 68 27 13th R2 Group DNQ Anglo-Scottish Cup R1
1977–78 Second Division 39 19 15 5 63 34 53 2nd R2 R2 DNQ
1978–79 First Division 39 12 8 19 48 55 32 11th R3 R3 DNQ Anglo-Scottish Cup R1
1979–80 First Division 39 14 15 10 54 46 43 5th R3 QF DNQ
1980–81 First Division 39 20 10 9 49 32 50 4th R3 R3 DNQ
1981–82 First Division 39 11 7 21 31 59 29 12th R3 Group DNQ
1982–83 First Division 39 13 8 18 64 63 34 9th R3 Group DNQ
1983–84 First Division 39 10 11 18 53 62 31 13th R3 R2 DNQ
1984–85 Second Division 39 18 6 15 69 57 42 7th R4 R3 DNQ
1985–86 Second Division 39 15 7 17 67 65 37 9th R1 R2 DNQ
1986–87 Second Division 39 16 20 3 73 44 52 2nd QF R1 DNQ
1987–88 First Division 44 19 7 18 81 76 45 5th R3 R3 DNQ
1988–89 First Division 39 15 10 14 50 52 40 7th R3 R2 DNQ
1989–90 First Division 39 15 12 12 57 50 42 5th R3 R2 DNQ
1990–91 First Division 39 14 9 16 54 64 37 7th R3 QF QF DNQ
1991–92 First Division 44 21 11 12 59 42 53 5th R3 R3 SF DNQ
1992–93 First Division 44 25 15 4 85 41 65 1st R3 R2 R2 DNQ
1993–94 Premier Division 44 6 19 19 46 80 31 11th R4 R2 NE DNQ
1994–95 First Division 36 19 12 5 54 32 69 1st QF Winners[11] R2 DNQ
1995–96 Premier Division 36 12 7 17 41 57 43 6th R4 R3 NE Uefa Cup R2[12]
1996–97 Premier Division 36 6 7 23 29 73 25 10th QF R2 NE DNQ
1997–98 First Division 36 8 11 17 37 57 35 3rd[13] R4 R3 R2 DNQ Hartley 10
1998–99 First Division 36 8 11 17 37 57 35 8th[14] R3 R3 NH DNQ
1999–00 First Division 36 17 8 11 55 40 59 5th[15] R3 R3 QF DNQ Dargo 12
2000–01 First Division 36 10 8 18 41 55 38 7th[16] R3 R3 R1 DNQ
2001–02 First Division 36 8 11 17 50 62 35 10th[17] R3 R1 R2 DNQ
2002–03 Second Division 36 16 11 9 53 36 59 1st R2 R1 R1 DNQ
2003–04 First Division 36 8 10 18 37 57 34 8th[18] R3 R1 SF DNQ Sutton 13
2004–05 First Division 36 3 7 26 26 67 16 10th[19] R3 R1 R1 DNQ
2005–06 Second Division 36 11 9 16 44 54 42 7th R2 R2 QF DNQ McManus 15
2006–07 Second Division 36 18 8 10 50 33 62 3rd R2 R1 R1 DNQ
2007–08 Second Division 36 19 3 14 60 50 60 3rd R4 R2 R1 DNQ Weir 10
2008–09 Second Division 36 22 10 4 60 27 76 1st[20] R3 R2 R2 DNQ
2009–10 First Division 36 11 9 16 36 47 42 7th[21] SF R2 R2 DNQ
2010–11 First Division 36 17 9 10 47 35 60 2nd[22] R3 R3 R1 DNQ Baird 13
2011–12 First Division 36 11 11 14 46 49 44 7th[23] R4 R2 R2 DNQ Graham 11
2012–13 First Division 36 11 13 12 45 48 46 6th[24] R5 R3 QF DNQ Graham 18
2013–14 Championship 36 11 9 16 48 61 42 7th[25] QF R2 Winners[26][27] DNQ Spence 11
2014–15 Championship 36 12 7 17 42 65 43 6th[28] QF R2 R1 DNQ Stewart 10
2015–16 Championship 36 18 8 10 52 46 62 4th[29] R4 R3 R2 DNQ Stewart 8
2016–17 Championship 36 10 9 17 35 52 39 9th[30] R4 Group R3 DNQ McManus
Hardie
7
2017–18 League One 36 22 9 5 68 32 75 2nd R3 Group QF DNQ Vaughan 15
2018–19 League One 36 16 12 8 74 48 60 3rd R5 Group R2 DNQ Nisbet 29
2019–20 League One 28 15 8 5 49 33 53 1st[b] R4 Group Joint Winners[32] DNQ Gullan 7
2020–21 Championship 27 12 7 8 45 36 43 3rd[33] R3 Group Cancelled[c] DNQ Armstrong 6
2021–22 Championship 36 12 14 10 44 44 50 5th[35] R5 QF Winners[36] DNQ Zanatta 8
2022–23 Championship 36 11 10 15 46 49 43 7th[37] QF Group Final[38] DNQ Connolly 10[39]
2023–24 Championship 36 20 9 7 58 42 69 2nd[40] R4 R2 SF[41] DNQ Vaughan 15[42]

War Years

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Victory Cup 45/46 QF Summer Cup 43/44 R1 War Emergency Cup 39/40 R2

Key

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Scottish Challenge Cup is only open to clubs below the top tier.
  2. ^ All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[31]
  3. ^ The Scottish Challenge Cup was cancelled in season 2020/21 due to Covid.[34]

References

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  1. ^ The club did not start playing league football until 1902.
  2. ^ The League Cup was first competed for during the 1946/47 season.
  3. ^ Challenge Cup.
  4. ^ a b European Competition did not begin until the 1955/56 season.
  5. ^ The club did not start playing league football until 1902.
  6. ^ The Scottish Cup Was Not Held Until season 1919/20, due to World War 1.
  7. ^ Raith Rovers Withdrew for 2 seasons.
  8. ^ "Why Hibs played in Allied-occupied Germany before four-game tour of Czechoslovakia in the 1940s". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  9. ^ "Scottish League formed". bbc.co.uk/scotland. BBC Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  10. ^ Challenge Cup.
  11. ^ "Year the streets of Raith truly danced after League Cup win". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  12. ^ UEFA Europa League 1995/96 – History – Raith. UEFA. uefa.com.
  13. ^ "FIRST DIVISION 1997/98". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  14. ^ "BELL'S SFL FIRST DIVISION 1998/99". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  15. ^ "BELL'S SFL FIRST DIVISION 1999/2000". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  16. ^ "2000-2001 First Division". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  17. ^ "BELL'S SFL FIRST DIVISION 2001/02". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  18. ^ "2003-2004 First Division". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  19. ^ "BELL'S SFL FIRST DIVISION 2004/05". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  20. ^ "2009/2010 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  21. ^ "2009/2010 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  22. ^ "2010/2011 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  23. ^ "2011/2012 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  24. ^ "2012/2013 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  25. ^ "2013/2014 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  26. ^ Forsyth, Roddy (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet)". Daily Telegraph. London: Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  27. ^ Ralston, Gary (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1 Rangers 0 (aet): Former Gers kid John Baird pops up to secure Ramsdens Cup glory for Kirkcaldy men". Daily Record. Glasgow: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  28. ^ "2014/2015 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  29. ^ "2015/2016 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  30. ^ "2016/2017 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  31. ^ "Dundee Utd, Raith & Cove win titles and reconstruction talks start after Dundee vote". BBC Sport. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  32. ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers share last season's Scottish Challenge Cup". BBC Sport. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  33. ^ "2020/21 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  34. ^ "Scottish Challenge Cup cancelled for season 2020-21". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  35. ^ "2021/22 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  36. ^ "Raith Rovers 3–1 Queen of the South". BBC Sport. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  37. ^ "2022/23 Championship". spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  38. ^ "Raith Rovers 0–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  39. ^ "Raith Rovers Scoring Stats 2022/23". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  40. ^ "Scottish Championship Table 2023-24". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  41. ^ "Airdrieonians edge past Raith Rovers to reach SPFL Trust final". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  42. ^ "Raith Rovers Scoring Stats 2023/24". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 7 January 2025.