Saturday 24th September
@Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy
Ground Capacity:- 10,104
Kick Off:- 15:00
Entry Fee:- £16
Programme:- £2
Venue #78
The last time I was in Fife saw me nearly blown off the planet by high winds and I must say it wasn't much better this afternoon which leaves me wondering if this Scots county is the Chicago of the British isles.
Stark's park is pretty straight forward to find from Kirkcaldy train station just leave the station on platform two exit and turn left down Whyte Melville road until you come to the junction at the bottom with the graveyard on the opposite side of the road then turn right continuing along the B925 until you come to a small painted island then take the left fork and proceed down the A910, you'll come to a big island after about 300 yards just carry on straight across onto Abbotshall road and
follow the road down to the rail way bridge and pass under it keeping on the same road which changes to the B9157 and you should see the ground in the distance from here. It's advisable to keep to the left hand side of the road for there is no footpath mostly leading up to the ground on the right. The road changes name again to Pratt street with the ground right in front of you on the right hand side of the road. 
The club shop is situated in the South stand which is at the far end of the road as you approach from the railway station. This is where I watched the game which is unusual for me making my viewing point from behind the goal although it seemed that everyone else had the same idea home and away support. Stewards were not very helpful they didn't seem to know the layout of the ground or where anything was, well, the one's that I asked didn't and so i found that asking Raith fans was more beneficial.
The ground has benefited greatly from the redevelopment of both ends North & South Stands, are virtually
identical. Both are good sized, single tiered stands with windshields on either side and unusual floodlights protruding from their roofs. The North Stand is given to away supporters. On one side of the pitch is the Railway Stand, a small covered, all seated stand, which is currently unused. Opposite, must be one of the most unusual Main Stands in Scotland. It is a classic looking old stand, that only runs for less then half the length of the pitch, but extends around one corner of the ground. It is a covered seated stand, the seating area of which is raised above pitch level and has a number of supporting pillars. Even so, the stand oozes character, complete with a 'RRFC' gable on it's roof. It is just unfortunate that the rest of this side of the ground, is empty.
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| South Stand |
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| North Stan |
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| The Main Stand |
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| House adjoining Main Stand |
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| Railway Terrace (Not Used) |
RAITH ROVERS ... 3 DUMBARTON ... 2
The game started lively with both sides making an impression on the opponents box.
Then in the 34th minute Ross Callachan added a second with a deflected effort that found it's way into Alan martin's net.
A minute later and the goal of the game when Scott Robert's 20 yard thunderbolt looked to put the game to bed entering the Dumbarton goal via the post and Martin's top right hand corner. This was Robert's first for Raith since moving on loan to the Kirkcaldy club from Rangers.
Six minutes later and the the home faithful had their heads firmly in their hands when Robert Thomson scrambled the the ball over the Raith goal line to reduce the deficit to one and made the last 13 minutes squeaky bum time.
Nerves were eased a little as Gregor Buchanan received a second yellow card and his marching orders for the visitors in the the last but one minute of normal time and allowed Raith to hold on to a much needed win.
MATCH DETAILS
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