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2023–24 Ross County F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Ross County's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 11th season overall in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup entering in the fourth round and Scottish League Cup entering in the group stage.

Ross County
2023–24 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerMalky Mackay
(until 15 November)
Derek Adams
(from 20 November
until 7 February)
Don Cowie (interim)
GroundVictoria Park
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
Scottish Premiership11th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupQuarter-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Simon Murray
(11 goals)
All: Simon Murray
(18 goals)
Highest home attendance 6,540 vs Rangers
(26 August 2023)
Lowest home attendance1,026 vs Kelty Hearts
(29 July 2023)
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

Results and fixtures edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies edit

4 July 2023 Nairn County 1–3 Ross County Nairn
19:30 Dingwall   83' Report Wright   15', 27', 30' Stadium: Station Park
Referee: Gordon Morrison
8 July 2023 Ross County 1–2 Queen's Park Dingwall
15:00 Murray   33' Report Thomson   80'
Paton   88'		 Stadium: Victoria Park

Scottish Premiership edit

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership
5 August 2023 1 Celtic 4–2 Ross County Glasgow
12:30 Turnbull   17' (pen.), 42'
Furuhashi   26'
O'Riley   73'		 Report White   60'
Brown   90+5'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,772
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 August 2023 2 Ross County 2–0 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 Turner   40'
Randall   51'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: William Collum
26 August 2023 3 Ross County 0–2 Rangers Dingwall
12:30 Report Roofe   22'
Tavernier   26'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,540
Referee: David Munro
2 September 2023 4 Kilmarnock 0–1 Ross County Kilmarnock
15:00 Report Murray   53' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,258
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 September 2023 5 Ross County 1–1 Livingston Dingwall
15:00 Murray   59' Report Anderson   72' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 September 2023 6 Aberdeen 4–0 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski   21', 52'
Duk   42'
McGrath   47'		 Report Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,116
Referee: Don Robertson
30 September 2023 7 Ross County 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dingwall
15:00 Report Forrest   70' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,773
Referee: David Dickinson
24 October 2023 8 Dundee 0–0 Ross County Dundee
19:45 Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Colin Steven
28 October 2023 9 Motherwell 3–3 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 Biereth   79' (pen.)
Wilkinson   88'
Ross   90+4'		 Report Brophy   65'
Murray   73'
Loturi   83'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,119
Referee: Graham Grainger
31 October 2023 10 Hibernian 2–2 Ross County Edinburgh
19:45 Purrington   42' (o.g.)
Tavares   54'		 Report Delferriere   74' (o.g.)
White   82'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,300
Referee: Grant Irvine
4 November 2023 11 Ross County 0–3 Celtic Dingwall
12:30 Report Turnbull   45+7'
Palma   78'
Forrest   83'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,544
Referee: David Munro
11 November 2023 12 St Johnstone 1–0 Ross County Perth
15:00 Carey   71' Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,018
Referee: Nick Walsh
25 November 2023 13 Ross County 0–0 Kilmarnock Dingwall
15:00 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,013
Referee: Colin Steven
28 November 2023 14 Ross County 1–0 St Mirren Dingwall
19:45 White   84' Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,758
Referee: William Collum
Note: Fixture re-arranged due to Storm Babet
5 December 2023 15 Ross County 3–0 Motherwell Dingwall
19:45 Murray   2'
Dhanda   18'
Purrington   56'
Nightingale   90+2'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,835
Referee: David Dickinson
9 December 2023 16 St Mirren 2–0 Ross County Paisley
15:00 Leak   51 o.g.'
Ayunga   56'		 Report Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 5,402
Referee: Calum Scott
16 December 2023 17 Ross County 0–1 Dundee Dingwall
15:00 Report Shaughnessy   90+7' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,014
Referee: Colin Steven
30 December 2023 18 Heart of Midlothian 2–2 Ross County Edinburgh
15:00 Vargas   71'
Shankland   79'		 Report Cochrane   55 o.g.'
Dhanda   61'		 Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,288
Referee: Alan Muir
2 January 2024 19 Ross County 0–3 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Report McGrath   24', 30'
Miovski   80'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,791
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
27 January 2024 20 Celtic 1–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Johnston   1' Report Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,850
Referee: Euan Anderson
30 January 2024 21 Livingston 2–2 Ross County Livingston
19:45 Pittman   45'
MacKay   88'		 Report Murray   28', 85' Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Alan Muir
3 February 2024 22 Ross County 0–1 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 Report Kimpioka   34' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,913
Referee: Craig Napier
7 February 2024 23 Motherwell 5–0 Ross County Motherwell
19:45 Halliday   8'
Spittal   21', 87'
Bair   38 pen.'
Vale   90+1'		 Report Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,724
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
14 February 2024 24 Rangers 3–1 Ross County Glasgow
19:45 Dessers   5', 45+5'
Souttar   90+2'		 Report Murray   29' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,685
Referee: Alan Muir
17 February 2024 25 Dundee 2–0 Ross County Dundee
15:00 Tiffoney   45', 65' Report Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 5,846
Referee: Calum Scott
24 February 2024 26 Ross County 3–2 Livingston Dingwall
15:00 Brophy   21', 27'
Sims   90+2'		 Report Anderson   47', 86' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,346
Referee: David Dickinson
27 February 2024 27 Ross County 1–1 St Mirren Dingwall
19:45 White   11' Report Olusanya   86' Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Chris Graham
2 March 2024 28 Hibernian 2–0 Ross County Edinburgh
15:00 Maolida   59'
Levitt   86'		 Report Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 15,705
Referee: Craig Napier
13 March 2024 29 Ross County 2–2 Hibernian Dingwall
19:45 Sims   42'
Dhanda   90+8'		 Report Maolida   53'
Le Fondre   77'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,774
Referee: David Munro
16 March 2024 30 Ross County 2–1 Heart of Midlothian Dingwall
15:00 Murray   42', 49' Report Oda   90+1' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,267
Referee: Grant Irvine
30 March 2024 31 Aberdeen 2–1 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski   5'
McGrath   78'		 Report Murray   26' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 17,616
Referee: Kevin Clancy
6 April 2024 32 Kilmarnock 1–0 Ross County Kilmarnock
15:00 Vassell   64' Report Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,473
Referee: Euan Anderson
14 April 2024 33 Ross County 3–2 Rangers Dingwall
12:00 Murray   47'
Harmon   50'
Sims   69'		 Report Baldwin   15 o.g.'
Tavernier   89 pen.'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,341
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
27 April 2024 34 Livingston 2–0 Ross County Livingston
15:00 Anderson   12'
Kelly   53 pen.'		 Report Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 1,531
Referee: William Collum
4 May 2024 35 Ross County v Hibernian Dingwall
15:00 Stadium: Victoria Park
11 May 2024 36 Ross County v Motherwell Dingwall
15:00 Stadium: Victoria Park
15 May 2024 37 St Johnstone v Ross County Perth
19:45 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
19 May 2024 38 Ross County v Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Stadium: Victoria Park

Scottish League Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

Group stage edit

15 July 2023 Stranraer 1–5 Ross County Stranraer
15:00 Robertson   72' Report Ross   12' (o.g.)
Murray   26', 62', 85'
Baldwin   89'		 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 372
Referee: Grant Irvine
22 July 2023 Ross County 2–1 Greenock Morton Dingwall
15:00 Henderson   70'
Murray   78'		 Report Oakley   37' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,225
Referee: Don Robertson
26 July 2023 Edinburgh City 1–3 Ross County Edinburgh
19:45 Shanley   51' Report Randall   20'
Murray   48'
White   59'		 Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 449
Referee: Colin Steven
29 July 2023 Ross County 3–3
(3–4 p)		 Kelty Hearts Dingwall
15:00 Sims   13'
Murray   29'
Brown   86'		 Report McCluskey   37'
Biabi   57'
Cunningham   90+3' (pen)		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties

Knockout phase edit

19 August 2023 Second round Airdrieonians 3–4 (a.e.t.) Ross County Airdrie
15:00 Gallagher   36', 82' (pen.)
O'Connor   89'		 Report Turner   6'
White   7'
Murray   38'
Brophy   101'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Referee: Steven McLean
27 September 2023 Quarter-final Ross County 1–2 Aberdeen Dingwall
19:45 Baldwin   14'
Turner   83' (pen.)		 Report Shinnie   8'
Sokler   80'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: John Beaton

Scottish Cup edit

Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup
20 January 2024 Fourth round Ross County 0–3 Partick Thistle Dingwall
15:00 Report Graham   37'
Robinson   45+1'
Bannigan   54'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,116
Referee: David Dickinson

Squad statistics edit

Captains edit

No. Pos Nat Name No of games Notes
5 DF   Jack Baldwin 32 Club Captain
10 MF   Yan Dhanda 5
42 DF   Ryan Leak 4

Appearances edit

As of 27 April 2024

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   SCO Ross Laidlaw 24 0 21 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF   ENG Connor Randall 29 2 22 1 1 0 6 1
3 DF   ENG Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF   IRL James Brown 36 2 25+4 1 0+1 0 5+1 1
5 DF   ENG Jack Baldwin 32 1 26 0 0 0 6 1
6 MF   SCO Scott Allardice 16 0 9+3 0 0 0 3+1 0
8 MF   SCO Ross Callachan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   ENG Yan Dhanda 36 3 28+3 3 1 0 4 0
11 MF   ENG Josh Sims 30 4 10+13 3 1 0 5+1 1
12 MF   ENG Max Sheaf 18 0 7+7 0 1 0 0+3 0
14 MF   CAN Victor Loturi 32 1 21+5 1 1 0 3+2 0
15 FW   SCO Simon Murray 40 18 32+1 11 1 0 6 7
16 DF   ENG George Harmon 30 1 9+14 1 1 0 6 0
17 MF   SCO Jay Henderson 12 1 0+6 0 0+1 0 2+3 1
18 MF   WAL Eli King 12 0 10+1 0 1 0 0 0
19 MF   ENG Brandon Khela 11 0 3+8 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   ENG Teddy Jenks 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   COD Michee Efete 13 0 11+2 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   SCO Jordan White 39 6 22+10 4 0+1 0 5+1 2
27 FW   SCO Eamonn Brophy 24 4 9+12 3 0+1 0 0+2 1
28 DF   CGO Loick Ayina 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   SCO Dylan Smith 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 0+2 0
35 DF   ENG Will Nightingale 22 0 14+3 0 1 0 3+1 0
40 GK   ENG George Wickens 14 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
42 DF   WAL Ryan Leak 32 0 29 0 1 0 2 0
43 DF   SCO Josh Reid 21 0 12+4 0 0+1 0 0+4 0
Players who left the club during the season
3 DF   ENG Ben Purrington 14 1 11+1 1 0 0 2 0
7 MF   SCO Kyle Turner 22 3 5+11 1 0 0 3+3 2
18 MF   SCO Scott High 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW   ENG Jordy Hiwula 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   SCO Adam Mackinnon 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
21 GK   SCO Ross Munro 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 MF   ENG Jordan Tillson 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 FW   SCO Matthew Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   CAN Ben Paton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 FW   WAL Alex Samuel 15 0 1+12 0 0 0 0+2 0

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 17   FW Simon Murray 11 0 7 18
2 26   FW Jordan White 4 0 2 6
3 11   MF Josh Sims 3 0 1 4
3 7   MF Kyle Turner 1 0 2 3
10   MF Yan Dhanda 3 0 0
27   FW Eamonn Brophy 3 0 0
4 2   DF Connor Randall 1 0 1 2
3   DF James Brown 1 0 1
5 27   MF Victor Loturi 1 0 0 1
16   DF George Harmon 1 0 0
17   MF Jay Henderson 0 0 1
5   DF Jack Baldwin 0 0 1
3   DF Ben Purrington 1 0 0
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Total 31 0 18 49
As of 27 April 2024

Team statistics edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
8 Aberdeen 34 9 11 14 36 49 −13 38
9 Motherwell 34 8 13 13 46 52 −6 37
10 St Johnstone 34 7 10 17 25 49 −24 31
11 Ross County 34 7 9 18 32 58 −26 30 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Livingston 34 4 9 21 24 59 −35 21 Relegation to Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: [1][2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League cup table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS GMO KEL STR EDI
1 Ross County 4 3 0 1 0 13 6 +7 10 Qualification for the second round — 2–1 3–3p — —
2 Greenock Morton 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9 — — — 3–0 4–1
3 Kelty Hearts 4 2 1 0 1 11 9 +2 8 — 1–3 — 2–0 —
4 Stranraer 4 1 0 0 3 3 11 −8 3 1–5 — — — 2–1
5 Edinburgh City 4 0 0 0 4 6 14 −8 0 1–3 — 3–5 — —
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player From Fee
18 June 2023   Scott Allardice   Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free[6]
21 June 2023   Kyle Turner   Partick Thistle Free[7]
26 June 2023   Josh Reid   Coventry City Undisclosed[8]
28 June 2023   Max Sheaf   Redditch United Undisclosed[9]
29 June 2023   Eamonn Brophy   St Mirren Undisclosed[10]
30 June 2023   Jay Henderson   St Mirren Undisclosed[11]
7 July 2023   James Brown   Blackburn Rovers Free[12]
18 July 2023   Will Nightingale   AFC Wimbledon Loan[13]
8 August 2023   Ryan Leak   Salford City Free[14]
1 September 2023   Scott High   Huddersfield Town Loan[15]
11 January 2024   George Wickens   Fulham Loan[16]
12 January 2024   Brandon Khela   Birmingham City Loan[17]
15 January 2024   Eli King   Cardiff City Loan[18]
18 January 2024   Cameron Borthwick-Jackson   Śląsk Wrocław Loan[19]
25 January 2024   Loick Ayina   Huddersfield Town Loan[20]
  Teddy Jenks   Forest Green Rovers Loan[21]
1 February 2024   Michee Efete   Grimsby Town Free[22]

Out edit

Date Player To Fee
15 June 2023   Dominic Samuel   Ebbsfleet United Free[23][24]
23 June 2023   Alex Iacovitti   Port Vale Free[25]
23 June 2023   Keith Watson   Raith Rovers Free[23][26]
13 July 2023   Ryan MacLeman   Elgin City Loan
14 July 2023   William Akio   Cavalry Undisclosed[27]
1 August 2023   Connall Ewan   Elgin City Loan
11 August 2023   Matthew Wright   Elgin City Loan[28]
7 September 2023   Jordan Tillson   Dundee United Loan[29]
18 September 2023   David Cancola   Ionikos Free[23]
10 January 2024   Kyle Turner   Raith Rovers Loan[30]
11 January 2024   Ben Purrington   Exeter City Undisclosed[31]
12 January 2024   Adam Mackinnon   Arbroath Loan[32]
19 January 2024   Alex Samuel   Inverness Caledonian Thistle Loan[33]
24 January 2024   Ross Munro   Dundalk Undisclosed[34]
  Ryan MacLeman   Elgin City Free[35]
2 February 2024   Matthew Wright   Brechin City Loan[36]

Notes and references edit

  1. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  3. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group D". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Scott Allardice: Ross County sign midfielder after he rejects Inverness Caledonian Thistle deal". BBC Sport. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Turner joins County on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Summer signings". SPFL. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Max Sheaf joins from Redditch United!". Ross County FC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Eamonn Brophy: Ross County sign striker permanently as St Mirren add Stav Nahmani". BBC Sport. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Ross County: Jay Henderson follows Brophy north after St Mirren exit". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Brown brings 'a wealth of experience'". BBC Sport. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Ross County add defender Nightingale". BBC Sport. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Ryan Leak joins the Staggies!". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Scott High joins the Staggies on loan". Ross County FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. ^ "George Wickens joins on loan from Fulham". Ross County FC. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Khela joins on loan!". Ross County FC. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  18. ^ "King joins Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Cameron Borthwick-Jackson joins on loan from WKS Slask Wroclaw". Ross County FC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Ayina joins on loan from Huddersfield Town". Ross County FC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  21. ^ "Jenks joins County on loan". BBC Sport. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  22. ^ "Efete joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  23. ^ a b c "RCFC - Departing Players". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Samuel seals the deal". BBC Sport. 27 October 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Alex Iacovitti: Port Vale sign former Ross County defender". BBC Sport. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  26. ^ "Keith Watson signs up". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  27. ^ "Akio departs County for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  28. ^ "Matthew Wright joins Elgin City on loan". Ross County FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  29. ^ "United secure Jordan Tillson on season-long loan from Ross County". Dundee United FC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  30. ^ "Kyle Turner signs". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  31. ^ "Ben Purrington departs". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  32. ^ "Adam Mackinnon heads out on loan". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  33. ^ "Alex Samuel joins Inverness CT on loan". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  34. ^ "New Signing: Ross Munro". www.dundalkfc.com. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  35. ^ "Ryan MacLeman joins Elgin City". Ross County FC. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  36. ^ "Matthew Wright joins Elgin City on loan". Ross County FC. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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