2009–10 Ross County F.C. season
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] |
← 2008–09 2010–11 → |
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 the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Ross County finished fifth in the First Division.[5] They reached the semi-final of the Challenge Cup,[6] the third round of the League Cup[7] and the final of the Scottish Cup,[8] losing to Dundee United.[9]
Results and fixtures
[10][11][12][13] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
Scottish First Division 8 August 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park | ||
Di Giacomo ![]() Wood ![]() |
SFL Report BBC Report |
Baird ![]() Lagana ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson | |||
Scottish First Division 15 August 2009 | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium | ||
McKeown ![]() |
BBC Report | Miller ![]() |
Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Allan | |||
Scottish First Division 22 August 2009 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park | ||
BBC Report | Hill ![]() |
Attendance: 2,088 Referee: O'Reilly | ||||
Scottish First Division 29 August 2009 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium | ||
Hayes ![]() |
BBC Report | di Giacomo ![]() Vigurs ![]() Brittain ![]() |
Attendance: 5,846 Referee: Finnie | |||
Scottish First Division 12 September 2009 | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park | ||
Brittain ![]() Craig ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
BBC Report | Holmes ![]() Kean ![]() |
Attendance: 1,992 Referee: McLean | |||
Scottish First Division 19 September 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park | ||
Brittain ![]() Craig ![]() Keddie ![]() ![]() |
BBC Report | Roberts ![]() McGowan ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,885 Referee: Brown | |||
Scottish First Division 26 September 2009 | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Dens Park | ||
Griffiths ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Somers | ||||
Scottish First Division 10 October 2009 | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow | ||
BBC Report | Wood ![]() |
Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Boyle | ||||
Scottish First Division 13 October 2009 | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park | ||
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Collum | |||||
Scottish First Division 17 October 2009 | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium | ||
SFL Report | Wood ![]() |
Attendance: 756 Referee: Law | ||||
Scottish First Division 24 October 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park | ||
Gardyne ![]() Scott ![]() ![]() Lawson ![]() |
BBC Report | Erskine ![]() Buchanan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Finnie | |||
Scottish First Division 31 October 2009 | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park | ||
Burns ![]() Kean ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,245 Referee: McKendrick | ||||
Scottish First Division 7 November 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park | ||
Boyd ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
BBC Report | Rooney ![]() |
Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Somers | |||
Scottish First Division 14 November 2009 | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Somerset Park | ||
Boyd ![]() Ryan Stevenson ![]() |
BBC Report | Roberts ![]() |
Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Brown | |||
Scottish First Division 1 December 2009 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park | ||
BBC Report | Harkins ![]() |
Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Nicholls | ||||
Scottish First Division 8 December 2009 | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park | ||
Wood ![]() Brittain ![]() Scott ![]() |
BBC Report | Paartalu ![]() Reid ![]() |
Attendance: 1,752 Referee: McKendrick | |||
Scottish First Division 12 December 2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 3 | Ross County | East End Park | ||
Kirk ![]() ![]() Gibson ![]() |
BBC Report | Brittain ![]() Lawson ![]() Vigurs ![]() |
Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Collum | |||
Scottish First Division 19 December 2009 | Ross County | 5 – 3 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park | ||
Craig ![]() Brittain ![]() Gardyne ![]() Scott ![]() |
SFL Report | Waddell ![]() O'Carroll ![]() McDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Finnie | |||
Scottish First Division 23 January 2010 | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park | ||
Boyd ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Muir | ||||
Scottish First Division 30 January 2010 | Dundee | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Dens Park | ||
BBC Report | Lawson ![]() |
Attendance: 4,912 Referee: Tumilty | ||||
Scottish First Division 13 February 2010 | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park | ||
Lawson ![]() Watt ![]() |
BBC Report | Phinn ![]() ![]() Holmes ![]() |
Attendance: 2,213 Referee: McKendrick | |||
Scottish First Division 27 February 2010 | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium | ||
Buchanan ![]() Hodge ![]() |
BBC Report | Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Brown | |||
Scottish First Division 6 March 2010 | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park | ||
Brittain ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Conroy | ||||
Scottish First Division 9 March 2010 | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park | ||
Walker ![]() Tade ![]() |
BBC Report | Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Charleston | |||
Scottish First Division 20 March 2010 | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park | ||
BBC Report | Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Tumilty | |||||
Scottish First Division 27 March 2010 | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park | ||
Craig ![]() |
BBC Report | Hutchinson ![]() |
Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Thomson | |||
Scottish First Division 30 March 2010 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Caledonian Thistle | ||
Foran ![]() Odhiambo ![]() Hayes ![]() |
BBC Report | Keddie ![]() |
Attendance: 5,411 Referee: MacDonald | |||
Scottish First Division 3 April 2010 | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Ross County | East End Park | ||
Bell ![]() |
BBC Report | Vigurs ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 2,641 Referee: Finnie | |||
Scottish First Division 6 April 2010 | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park | ||
Boyd ![]() |
BBC Report | Burns ![]() McMillan ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 2,004 Referee: McLean | |||
Scottish First Division 13 April 2010 | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow | ||
Monti ![]() |
BBC Report | Gardyne ![]() |
Attendance: 1,219 Referee: McDermott | |||
Scottish First Division 17 April 2010 | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium | ||
McDonald ![]() |
SFL Report | Craig ![]() |
Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson | |||
Scottish First Division 20 April 2010 | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park | ||
McLaren ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,183 Referee: O'Reilly | ||||
Scottish First Division 24 April 2010 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park | ||
Di Giacomo ![]() |
BBC Report | Donnelly ![]() Grehan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Somers | |||
Scottish First Division 26 April 2010 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park | ||
Brittain ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
BBC Report | Witteveen ![]() |
Attendance: 1,830 Referee: Charleston | |||
Scottish First Division 28 April 2010 | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Somerset Park | ||
BBC Report | Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Winter | ||||
Scottish First Division 1 May 2010 | Raith Rovers | 4 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park | ||
Armstrong ![]() Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Morrison ![]() |
Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Murray | |||
Scottish Challenge Cup
Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 25 July 2009 | Ross County | 3 – 2 (aet) | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park | ||
Gardyne ![]() |
BBC Report | Watt ![]() Spence ![]() Carroll ![]() |
Attendance: 748 Referee: McDonald | |||
Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 18 August 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park | ||
Lawson ![]() Wood ![]() |
BBC Report | Masterton ![]() |
Attendance: 588 Referee: McKendrick | |||
Scottish Challenge Cup QF 6 September 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park | ||
di Giacomo ![]() Craig ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 964 Referee: Tumilty | ||||
Scottish Challenge Cup SF 4 October 2009 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium | ||
Eagle ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,275 Referee: O'Reilly | ||||
Scottish League Cup
Scottish League Cup Round 1 1 August 2009 | Ross County | 5 – 0 | Montrose | Victoria Park | ||
Craig ![]() Gardyne ![]() Morrison ![]() Stewart ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 768 Referee: Tumilty | ||||
Scottish League Cup Round 2 25 August 2009 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park | ||
Di Giacomo ![]() Brittain ![]() |
BBC Report | Mensing ![]() |
Attendance: 764 Referee: Muir | |||
Scottish League Cup Round 3 22 September 2009 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Victoria Park | ||
Scott ![]() |
BBC Report | Wilkie ![]() Russell ![]() |
Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Thomson | |||
Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup Round 3 28 November 2009 | Ross County | 5 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park | ||
Di Giacomo ![]() Lawson ![]() Craig ![]() Wood ![]() |
BBC Report | Brazil ![]() |
Attendance: 819 Referee: Madden | |||
Scottish Cup Round 4 18 January 2010 | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Inverurie Loco Works | Victoria Park | ||
Craig ![]() Morrison ![]() Miller ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 835 Referee: McLean | ||||
Scottish Cup Round 5 6 February 2010 | Ross County | 9 – 0 | Stirling Albion | Victoria Park | ||
Keddie ![]() Gardyne ![]() Wood ![]() Brittain ![]() Kettlewell ![]() Morrison ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,365 Referee: Norris | ||||
Scottish Cup QF 13 March 2010 | Hibernian | 2 – 2 | Ross County | Easter Road | ||
Nish ![]() Riordan ![]() |
BBC Report | Murray ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
Attendance: 9,857 Referee: Winter | |||
Scottish Cup QF Replay 23 March 2010 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Hibernian | Victoria Park | ||
Wood ![]() Boyd ![]() |
BBC Report | Stokes ![]() |
Attendance: 5,607 Referee: Winter | |||
Scottish Cup SF 10 April 2010 | Celtic | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Hampden Park | ||
BBC Report | Craig ![]() Scott ![]() |
Attendance: 24,535 Referee: Collum | ||||
Scottish Cup Final 15 May 2010 | Ross County | 0 – 3 | Dundee United | Hampden Park | ||
BBC Report | Goodwillie ![]() Conway ![]() |
Attendance: 47,122 Referee: McDonald | ||||
Player statistics
Squad
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 | ![]() |
Michael McGovern | 49 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Joe Malin | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Scott Boyd | 40 | 5 | 29+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Graham Girvan | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alex Keddie | 43 | 1 | 30+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Miller | 43 | 1 | 31+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Scott Morrison | 49 | 4 | 35+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 2 | |
DF | ![]() |
Robbie Stephen | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Steven Watt | 28 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Richard Brittain | 48 | 11 | 34+0 | 9 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Ross Grant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stuart Kettlewell | 39 | 1 | 22+9 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Paul Lawson | 42 | 6 | 25+3 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Daniel Moore | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Martin Scott | 43 | 3 | 20+10 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Grant Smith | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Iain Vigurs | 48 | 3 | 25+10 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andrew Barrowman | 19 | 5 | 12+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Steven Craig | 33 | 11 | 12+12 | 5 | 0+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+2 | 4 | |
FW | ![]() |
Paul di Giacomo | 39 | 7 | 20+11 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | |
FW | ![]() |
Michael Gardyne | 48 | 13 | 30+4 | 5 | 2+2 | 3 | 3+0 | 2 | 7+0 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
John Stewart | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Gary Wood | 42 | 10 | 14+16 | 4 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 5 |
Team statistics
League Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C) (P) | 36 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 73 | Scottish Premier League |
2 | Dundee | 36 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 48 | 34 | +14 | 61 | |
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 | |
8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 4 | 21 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 37 | |
9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 33 | First Division Play-offs |
10 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 31 | Second Division |
Updated to games played on 26 July 2012.
Source: [18]
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 gete a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
See also
References
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 740. ISBN 0755361067.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "First Division 2009/2010". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010-11. Headline. p. 761. ISBN 0755361067.
- ↑ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "2009/10 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–0 Ross County". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 4 October 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ross County 0 - 2 Dundee United". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Ross County F.C. v Dundee United F.C.". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "Dundee Utd 3 - 0 Ross County". BBC Sport (BBC). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
- ↑ "Challenge Cup 2009/10". Scottish Football League. 22 November 2009. 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.
- ↑ "Scottish Football League Championship Season 2009/10". Scottish Football League. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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