In addition to the basic facts, you can find the address of the stadium, access information, special features, prices in the stadium and name rights. Previous chairman David Sinton also completed work on the takeover. Levy, however, is keen to use other measures to ensure fan safety. [2][3] It was completed in time for the 1995–96 season, and Bayern Munich were invited to play a friendly in the first match in the redeveloped ground, with Raith securing a narrow 1–0 win. • … Below the top flight of Scottish football the club has won the second tier five times, finishing runners-up on the same number of occasions, the last coming in 2010–11 behind rivals Dunfermline Athletic. [18] In June 2011, McDermid joined the board of directors. Team Info; City: Kirkcaldy: Stadium: Stark's Park: Capacity: League Overall League Home League Away | Last 50 Matches Last Home Last Away Raith started using the ground in 1891 and it seats 8,867. The club were also runners-up in the 1949 League Cup Final as well as being losing finalists in the 1913 Scottish Cup Final. [3] This work brought the ground capacity up to a creditable 10,700 all seater. As noted in the Fife Free Press, "Hitherto, ball practice has been an absentee from the training curriculum on the grounds that being away from the ball for a week imparted eagerness on the Saturday." At the start of the 2004–05 season, Claude Anelka (brother of French striker Nicolas) offered £300,000 to any team who would offer him a manager's job and was subsequently appointed the manager of Raith Rovers, with Antonio Calderón refusing the offer of a coaching role and leaving the club. Typical of several football grounds of the time the club sold advertising space on the pitched asbestos roofs of the covered areas to companies such as R'bt Hutchison & Co (Youma Bread), The Evening Dispatch, Nelsons Cigarettes and Barnett & Morton Ltd, the local ironmonger who had erected the sheds. For the 2001–02 season they were relegated to the Second Division for the first time since 1987. A tantalising division next term will include the ample fan-bases of Hearts and Rangers, while there is still a chance great Fife rivals Dunfermline will be in the league if they can gain promotion through the play-offs. All rights reserved. On 30 December 2005, Raith Rovers' future was secured after a £1.2 million community buy-out (The New Raith Rovers Limited consortium) (assisted by the then Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown who later became Prime Minister, a fan and shareholder[13] of the club). On 2 May 2009, Raith secured the Second Division title with a 1–0 win at the home of Scottish football, Hampden Park, with a travelling support of over 1500. Exceptions will be granted for specific pilot events, however - Brighton's pre-season friendly with Chelsea was the first football match in England to have fans in attendance since March. Physical distancing is expected to be difficult to implement even at the previously suggested cap of 25-30%; with half the stadium occupied, it would be next to impossible. This work being carried out in the 1950s when a shed was erected at either end to give partial covering to the supporters. The west side was also renovated on that occasion. At the old Bayview ground: 22,515 v Raith Rovers Division One, January 2nd, 1950. They continued on their way a few days later,[3] winning all four of their games on the islands, including one against Third Lanark, returning from a tour of South America.[9]. McNaught went on to make 657 senior football appearances (many as captain) for Rovers. This page provides you with information about the stadium of the selected club. Daniel Levy wants to host a test event at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that will utilise 50% of the arena's capacity and is keen to invite 31,000 spectators to a match before the end of September. This uniquely located stadium was first used for football in 1891, when Raith Rovers moved here for the first time. © 2001-now StadiumDB.com. The forward line of Glen (5 goals), Gilmour (35), Norrie Haywood (47), Whitelaw (26) and Joyner (21) scored 134 of the record 142 goals. [10] Farm took Raith to promotion in 1966–67 before leaving for Fife rivals Dunfermline Athletic and was never able to repeat the formula when he returned in the season of 1971–72. The ash and railway sleeper terracing which surrounded all sides of the ground except the stand enclosure was replaced with new concrete works in the north and south enclosures behind the goals.