The 2009–10 season was Ross County's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of 2007–08 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, and Scottish Cup.
| 2009–10 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Siegel[1] |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Stadium | Victoria Park |
| First Division | Fifth place |
| Challenge Cup | Semi-final, lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle |
| League Cup | Third round, lost to Dundee United |
| Scottish Cup | Final, lost to Dundee United |
| Top goalscorer | League: Richard Brittain (9) All: Michael Gardyne (13) |
| Highest home attendance | 5,928 vs. Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 20 March 2010[2] |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,752 vs. Greenock Morton, 8 December 2009[2] |
| Average home league attendance | 2,465[3] |
Summary edit
Ross County finished fifth in the First Division.[5] They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup,[6] and the third round of the League Cup.[7] They also managed to gain entrance into the final round of the Scottish Cup,[8] but lost to Dundee United.[9]
Results and fixtures edit
[10][11][12][13] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division edit
| 8 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
Di Giacomo  18'Wood 32' |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Baird 42' (Penalty) Lagana  45'  |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson |
| 15 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| McKeown 55' |
BBC Report | Miller 34' |
Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Allan |
| 22 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Hill 32' |
Attendance: 2,088 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 29 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| Hayes 60' |
BBC Report | di Giacomo 10' Vigurs 53'Brittain 76' |
Attendance: 5,846 Referee: Finnie |
| 12 September 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 46' (Penalty) Craig 48'Gardyne 75' |
BBC Report | Holmes 5' Kean 52' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,992 Referee: McLean |
| 19 September 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 12' Craig 15'Keddie 88' |
BBC Report | Roberts 53' McGowan 90' |
Attendance: 1,885 Referee: Brown |
| 26 September 2009 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| Griffiths 59', 77' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Somers |
| 10 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow |
| BBC Report | Wood 68' |
Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Boyle |
| 13 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Collum |
| 17 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Wood 78' |
Attendance: 756 Referee: Law |
| 24 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 40' Scott 57' Lawson 69' |
BBC Report | Erskine 62' Buchanan 72' |
Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Finnie |
| 31 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Burns 26' Kean 43' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,245 Referee: McKendrick |
| 7 November 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Boyd 18' Gardyne 20' |
BBC Report | Rooney 82' |
Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Somers |
| 14 November 2009 Scottish First Division | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
| Boyd 41' Ryan Stevenson 60' |
BBC Report | Roberts 82' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Brown |
| 1 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Harkins 69' |
Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Nicholls |
| 8 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Wood 49' Brittain 67' (Penalty)Scott 90' |
BBC Report | Paartalu 29' Reid 85' |
Attendance: 1,752 Referee: McKendrick |
| 12 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 3 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Kirk 22', 35' Gibson 40' |
BBC Report | Brittain 8' (pen.) Lawson 24'Vigurs 84' |
Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Collum |
| 19 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 5 – 3 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Craig 1' Brittain 32', 63' (Penalty)Gardyne 48'Scott 79' |
SFL Report | Waddell 29' O'Carroll 34'McDonald 78' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Finnie |
| 23 January 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
| Boyd 51' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Muir |
| 30 January 2010 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| BBC Report | Lawson 44' |
Attendance: 4,912 Referee: Tumilty |
| 13 February 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Lawson 54' Watt 85' |
BBC Report | Phinn 10', 32' Holmes 89' |
Attendance: 2,213 Referee: McKendrick |
| 27 February 2010 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| Buchanan 30' Hodge 54' |
BBC Report | Barrowman 76' |
Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Brown |
| 6 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 76' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Conroy |
| 9 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| Walker 53' Tade 83' |
BBC Report | Barrowman 28' |
Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Charleston |
| 20 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Tumilty |
| 27 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| Craig 87' |
BBC Report | Hutchinson 50' |
Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Thomson |
| 30 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Caledonian Thistle |
| Foran 14' Odhiambo 16'Hayes 40' |
BBC Report | Keddie 13' |
Attendance: 5,411 Referee: MacDonald |
| 3 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Bell 78' |
BBC Report | Vigurs 15' Barrowman 35' |
Attendance: 2,641 Referee: Finnie |
| 6 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Boyd 90' |
BBC Report | Burns 64' McMillan 53' |
Attendance: 2,004 Referee: McLean |
| 13 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow |
| Monti 6' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Gardyne 39' |
Attendance: 1,219 Referee: McDermott |
| 17 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McDonald 90' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Craig 63' |
Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson |
| 20 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| McLaren 54' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,183 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 24 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo 58' |
BBC Report | Donnelly 60' Grehan 74' |
Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Somers |
| 26 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 26' Barrowman 92' |
BBC Report | Witteveen 52' |
Attendance: 1,830 Referee: Charleston |
| 28 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
| BBC Report | Barrowman 35' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Winter |
| 1 May 2010 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 4 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| Armstrong 4' Russell 30', 36', 71' |
BBC Report | Morrison 46' |
Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Murray |
Scottish Challenge Cup edit
| 25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Ross County | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 58', 106', 118' |
BBC Report | Watt 4' (o.g.) Spence 99' Carroll 110' |
Attendance: 748 Referee: McDonald |
| 18 August 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Lawson 68' Wood 70' |
BBC Report | Masterton 63' |
Attendance: 588 Referee: McKendrick |
| 6 September 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup QF | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| di Giacomo 26' Craig 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 964 Referee: Tumilty |
| 4 October 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| Eagle 44' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,275 Referee: O'Reilly |
Scottish League Cup edit
| 1 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 5 – 0 | Montrose | Victoria Park |
| Craig 43' Gardyne 56', 75'Morrison 72'Stewart 79' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 768 Referee: Tumilty |
| 25 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo 32' Brittain 53' |
BBC Report | Mensing 90' (+3) |
Attendance: 764 Referee: Muir |
| 22 September 2009 Scottish League Cup round 3 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| Scott 83' |
BBC Report | Wilkie 36' Russell 77' |
Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Thomson |
Scottish Cup edit
| 28 November 2009 Scottish Cup round 3 | Ross County | 5 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo 38', 40' Lawson 42' Craig 82' Wood 87' |
BBC Report | Brazil 77' |
Attendance: 819 Referee: Madden |
| 18 January 2010 Scottish Cup round 4 | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Inverurie Loco Works | Victoria Park |
| Craig 37', 56' Morrison 53' Miller 73' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 835 Referee: McLean |
| 6 February 2010 Scottish Cup round 5 | Ross County | 9 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Victoria Park |
| Keddie 3' Gardyne 15', 20'Wood 55', 59', 90' Brittain 66' (pen.) Kettlewell 83' Morrison 84' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Norris |
| 13 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Ross County | Easter Road |
| Nish 7' Riordan 19' |
BBC Report | Murray 16' (og) Gardyne 79' |
Attendance: 9,857 Referee: Winter |
| 23 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF Replay | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Victoria Park |
| Wood 70' Boyd 90' |
BBC Report | Stokes 46' |
Attendance: 5,607 Referee: Winter |
| 10 April 2010 Scottish Cup SF | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Hampden Park |
| BBC Report | Craig 55' Scott 88' |
Attendance: 24,535 Referee: Collum |
| 15 May 2010 Scottish Cup Final | Ross County | 0 – 3 | Dundee United | Hampden Park |
| BBC Report | Goodwillie 61' Conway 75', 86' |
Attendance: 47,122 Referee: McDonald |
Player statistics edit
Squad edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division[14] | Challenge Cup[15] | League Cup[16] | Scottish Cup[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  NIR
|
Michael McGovern | 49 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO
|
Joe Malin | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Boyd | 40 | 5 | 29+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Graham Girvan | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Alex Keddie | 43 | 1 | 30+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Gary Miller | 43 | 1 | 31+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Scott Morrison | 49 | 4 | 35+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 2 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Robbie Stephen | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO
|
Steven Watt | 28 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Richard Brittain | 48 | 11 | 34+0 | 9 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Ross Grant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Stuart Kettlewell | 39 | 1 | 22+9 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Paul Lawson | 42 | 6 | 25+3 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Daniel Moore | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Martin Scott | 43 | 3 | 20+10 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | |
| MF |  ENG
|
Grant Smith | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO
|
Iain Vigurs | 48 | 3 | 25+10 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Andrew Barrowman | 19 | 5 | 12+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Steven Craig | 33 | 11 | 12+12 | 5 | 0+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+2 | 4 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Paul di Giacomo | 39 | 7 | 20+11 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Michael Gardyne | 48 | 13 | 30+4 | 5 | 2+2 | 3 | 3+0 | 2 | 7+0 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO
|
John Stewart | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO
|
Gary Wood | 42 | 10 | 14+16 | 4 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 5 | |
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 58 |
| 4 | Queen of the South | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 53 | 40 | +13 | 56 |
| 5 | Ross County | 36 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 56 |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 48 |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 42 |
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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- ^ "Ross County 0 - 2 Dundee United". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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- ^ "Ross County's results from season 2009/2010". County Mad. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "First Division Results 2009/2010". Scottish Football League. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Challenge Cup 2009/10". Scottish Football League. 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ "Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2009/2010". Scottish Football League. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 741. ISBN 0755361067.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 762–763. ISBN 0755361067.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 759–761. ISBN 0755361067.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 766–769. ISBN 0755361067.