# 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. Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

Raith Rovers finished seventh in the First Division. They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Fife Cup
## 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
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Challenge Cup | Challenge Challenge Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | David McGurn | 39 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Ross Laidlaw | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | FRA | Ludovic Roy | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Laurie Ellis | 37 | 1 | 30+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Dougie Hill | 30 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Grant Murray | 41 | 2 | 36+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Dyer | 38 | 0 | 30+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Colin Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Reece Donaldson | 26 | 0 | 21+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jason Thomson | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ross Callachan | 8 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Iain Davidson | 25 | 0 | 21+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | David Low | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Scott McBride | 6 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Allan Walker | 41 | 4 | 36+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Andy Walls | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Joe Hamill | 38 | 3 | 30+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Danny Thomson | 16 | 1 | 4+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | GER | Denis Prychynenko | 5 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jason Holt | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jamie Walker | 24 | 3 | 10+13 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Lewis Vaughan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jonny Stewart | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Stephen Reynolds | 15 | 1 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Baird | 39 | 13 | 34+1 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | Brian Graham | 28 | 11 | 19+5 | 11 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Iain Williamson | 31 | 2 | 17+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | David Smith | 9 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Pat Clarke | 16 | 5 | 7+8 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ARG | Damián Casalinuovo | 16 | 3 | 9+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.
    Last updated 5 May 2012
| Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | Total |
| GK | David McGurn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| GK | Ross Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GK | Ludovic Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Laurie Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Dougie Hill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| DF | Grant Murray | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| DF | Willie Dyer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| DF | Colin Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | Reece Donaldson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| DF | Jason Thomson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Ross Callachan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MF | Iain Davidson | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| MF | David Low | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Scott McBride | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Allan Walker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Walls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Joe Hamill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Danny Thomson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Denis Prychynenko | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Jason Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jamie Walker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | Lewis Vaughan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MF | Jonny Stewart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Stephen Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | John Baird | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| FW | Brian Graham | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| FW | Iain Williamson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| FW | David Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | Pat Clarke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | Damián Casalinuovo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Awards

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

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

## Transfers

Rovers started the season by releasing 16 players.