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2009–10 Ross County F.C. season

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Ross County
2009–10 season
ChairmanDavid Siegel[1]
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumVictoria Park
First DivisionFifth place
Challenge CupSemi-final, lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle
League CupThird round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupFinal, lost to Dundee United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Richard Brittain (9)

All:
Michael Gardyne (13)
Highest home attendance5,928 vs. Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 20 March 2010[2]
Lowest home attendance1,752 vs. Greenock Morton, 8 December 2009[2]
Average home league attendance2,465[3]

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.

Summary

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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

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[10][11][12][13]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

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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 Yellow card 45' Red card
Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Thompson
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 Yellow card 88' Red card
BBC Report Roberts 53'
McGowan Yellow card 90' Red card
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
14 November 2009 Scottish First Division Ayr United 1 – 1 Ross County Somerset Park
Boyd 41'
Ryan Stevenson Red card 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 Red card 85'
Attendance: 1,752
Referee: McKendrick
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
6 March 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
Brittain 76' (Penalty) BBC Report Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Conroy
30 March 2010 Scottish First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 0 Ross County Caledonian Thistle
Foran 14'
Odhiambo 16'
Hayes 40'
BBC Report Keddie Red card 13' Attendance: 5,411
Referee: MacDonald
6 April 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 1 Queen of the South Victoria Park
Boyd 90' BBC Report Burns 64'
McMillan Yellow card 53' Red card
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
28 April 2010 Scottish First Division Ayr United 0 – 1 Ross County Somerset Park
BBC Report Barrowman 35' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Winter

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Scottish League Cup

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Scottish Cup

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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
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

Player statistics

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Squad

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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 Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern 49 0 35+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 7+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Joe Malin 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Boyd 40 5 29+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 7+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Graham Girvan 6 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Keddie 43 1 30+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 7+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Gary Miller 43 1 31+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 7+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Scott Morrison 49 4 35+0 1 4+0 0 3+0 1 7+0 2
DF Scotland SCO Robbie Stephen 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt 28 1 16+3 1 4+0 0 3+0 0 0+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Richard Brittain 48 11 34+0 9 4+0 0 3+0 1 7+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Ross Grant 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stuart Kettlewell 39 1 22+9 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+3 1
MF Scotland SCO Paul Lawson 42 6 25+3 4 3+1 1 3+0 0 5+2 1
MF Scotland SCO Daniel Moore 7 0 0+3 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Martin Scott 43 3 20+10 2 1+2 0 1+2 0 6+1 1
MF England ENG Grant Smith 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Iain Vigurs 48 3 25+10 3 4+0 0 3+0 0 5+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Andrew Barrowman 19 5 12+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
FW England ENG Steven Craig 33 11 12+12 5 0+2 1 2+0 1 3+2 4
FW Scotland SCO Paul di Giacomo 39 7 20+11 3 3+0 1 1+1 1 2+1 2
FW Scotland SCO Michael Gardyne 48 13 30+4 5 2+2 3 3+0 2 7+0 3
FW Scotland SCO John Stewart 6 1 0+2 0 0+2 0 0+2 1 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gary Wood 42 10 14+16 4 2+2 1 1+2 0 2+3 5

League table

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 740. ISBN 0755361067.
  2. ^ a b "First Division 2009/2010". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  3. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 761. ISBN 0755361067.
  4. ^ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Ross County". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Ross County 0 - 2 Dundee United". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Ross County F.C. v Dundee United F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  9. ^ "Dundee Utd 3 - 0 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Ross County's results from season 2009/2010". County Mad. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  11. ^ "First Division Results 2009/2010". Scottish Football League. 16 May 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Challenge Cup 2009/10". Scottish Football League. 22 November 2009. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  13. ^ "Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2009/2010". Scottish Football League. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  14. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 741. ISBN 0755361067.
  15. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 762–763. ISBN 0755361067.
  16. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 759–761. ISBN 0755361067.
  17. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. pp. 766–769. ISBN 0755361067.