2012–13 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County
2012–13 season
Chairman Roy MacGregor
Manager Derek Adams
Stadium Victoria Park
Premier League Fifth place
League Cup Second round, lost to Raith Rovers
Scottish Cup Fourth Round, lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Top goalscorer League:
Richard Brittain (9)
All:
Richard Brittain (10)
Highest home attendance 6,110 vs Celtic, 18 August 2012
Lowest home attendance 2,837 vs St Mirren, 27 November 2012
Average home league attendance League: 4,429[1]
Home colours
Away colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was Ross County's first season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish First Division at the end of 2011–12 season.[2] They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Season

During season 2012–13 Ross County finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.[3] They reached the second round of the League Cup[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.[5]

Results & fixtures

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Pre season

Scottish Premier League

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Captains

No. P Name Country No. games Notes
10 MF Richard Brittain[9] Scotland 36 Club captain

Last updated: 19 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

[10][11]Last updated 19 May 2013
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier League League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland Michael Fraser 24 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF England Jon Bateson 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
3 MF Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick 23 0 18+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF Switzerland Branislav Mićić 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Scotland Grant Munro 38 2 36+1 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
5 DF Scotland Scott Boyd 38 0 34+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF Scotland Ross Tokely 19 0 14+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
7 MF Scotland Stuart Kettlewell 27 2 19+6 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF Scotland Paul Lawson 23 2 20+2 2 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Scotland Colin McMenamin 20 1 11+8 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
10 MF Scotland Richard Brittain 36 10 34+0 9 0+0 0 2+0 1
11 MF Scotland Iain Vigurs 39 9 37+0 7 0+0 0 2+0 2
12 MF Scotland Rocco Quinn 33 6 31+0 5 0+0 0 2+0 1
13 GK Scotland Joe Malin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 DF Canada André Hainault 8 1 5+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF Scotland Martin Scott 16 0 9+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF Scotland Mark Corcoran 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW Germany Steffen Wohlfarth 16 3 6+10 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Scotland Steven Craig 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Northern Ireland Ivan Sproule 14 6 14+0 6 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW Northern Ireland Sam Morrow 25 3 17+6 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF Scotland Russell Duncan 4 1 1+2 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
18 DF Greece Evangelos Ikonomou 18 0 18+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW Republic of Ireland Kurtis Byrne 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 GK Scotland Paul Gallacher 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 FW Scotland Gary Glen 28 3 6+20 3 1+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF Scotland Alex Cooper 16 0 7+8 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
22 DF Switzerland Mihael Kovacevic 33 0 28+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 MF Scotland Steven Ross 11 1 4+5 1 0+0 0 0+2 0
25 GK Scotland Mark Brown 16 0 13+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
29 MF Scotland Mark Fotheringham 16 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 19 May 2013
Number Nation Position Name Premier League League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Red card Red card Red card Red card
1Scotland GK Michael Fraser 00000000
2England DFJon Bateson 00000000
3Scotland MF Marc Fitzpatrick 20100030
4Scotland DF Grant Munro 50000050
5Scotland DFScott Boyd 70000070
6Scotland DF Ross Tokely 10000010
7Scotland MF Stuart Kettlewell 70001080
8 Scotland MF Paul Lawson 40000040
9Scotland FW Colin McMenamin 50000050
10Scotland MF Richard Brittain 70000070
11Scotland MF Iain Vigurs 80001090
12Scotland MF Rocco Quinn 0000070
13Scotland GK Joe Malin 00000000
13Canada DFAndré Hainault 00000000
14Scotland MFMartin Scott 10000010
15Scotland MF Mark Corcoran 00000000
15GermanyFWSteffen Wohlfarth 10000010
16Scotland FW Steven Craig 00000000
16Northern Ireland MFIvan Sproule 10000010
17Northern Ireland FW Sam Morrow 00000000
18Scotland MF Russell Duncan 00000000
18Greece DFEvangelos Ikonomou 30000030
19Republic of Ireland FW Kurtis Byrne 00000000
19Scotland GK Paul Gallacher 00000000
20Scotland FW Gary Glen 00000000
21Scotland MF Alex Cooper 20000020
22Switzerland DFMihael Kovacevic 40000040
24Scotland MFSteven Ross 00000000
25Scotland GKMark Brown 00000000
29Scotland MFMark Fotheringham 50001060
3Switzerland DFBranislav Mićić 10000010

Team statistics

League table

Pos
Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Promotion or relegation
1 Celtic (C) 38 24 7 7 92 35 +57 79 2013–14 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
2 Motherwell 38 18 9 11 67 51 +16 63 2013–14 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
3 St Johnstone 38 14 14 10 45 44 +1 56 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
4 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 38 13 15 10 64 60 +4 54
5 Ross County 38 13 14 11 47 48 −1 53
6 Dundee United 38 11 14 13 51 62 −11 47
7 Hibernian2 38 13 12 13 49 52 −3 512013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
8 Aberdeen2 38 11 15 12 41 43 −2 48
9 Kilmarnock 38 11 12 15 52 53 −1 45
10 Heart of Midlothian 38 11 11 16 40 49 −9 44
11 St Mirren 38 9 14 15 47 60 −13 41
12 Dundee (R) 38 7 9 22 28 66 −38 30 Relegation to 2013–14 Scottish First Division

Source: Scottish Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
1 Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic are already qualified to 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in 2013–14 UEFA Europa League in the second qualifying round.
2 Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
(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.

Division summary

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHAAAAHHAHHAHHAHAAHHAH
Result D D D W D D L L L W D W L D L D L D L W W D W D W W W W D W L L L D W D L W
Position 8 8 9 4 4 4 8 10 10 9 9 8 9 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10 7 8 5 3 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 5

Last updated: 19 May 2013.
Source: [12]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Transfers

Players in

Player From Fee
Scotland Ross Tokely Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free[13]
Scotland Gary Glen Scotland Heart of Midlothian Free[14]
Scotland Martin Scott Scotland Hibernian Loan[15]
Switzerland Mihael Kovacevic Croatia NK Zadar Free[16]
England Jon Bateson England Mansfield Town Free[16]
Scotland Mark Brown Scotland Hibernian Free[17]
Scotland Mark Fotheringham Scotland Dundee Free[18]
Northern Ireland Ivan Sproule Scotland Hibernian[19] Free[20]
Canada André Hainault United States Houston Dynamo Free[21]
Greece Evangelos Ikonomou Greece Atromitos Free[22]
Germany Steffen Wohlfarth Germany SV Wehen Wiesbaden Free[23][24]
Switzerland Branislav Mićić Switzerland Sion Free[25]
Scotland Paul Gallacher Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free[26]

Players out

Player To Fee
Scotland Gardyne, MichaelMichael Gardyne Scotland Dundee United Free[27]
Scotland Gary Miller Scotland St Johnstone Free[28]
Northern Ireland Johnny Flynn Scotland Falkirk Free[29]
Scotland Scott Morrison United States Phoenix FC[30] Free[31]
Scotland Steven Craig Scotland Partick Thistle Loan[32]
Scotland Martin Groat Scotland Fort William Loan[33]
Republic of Ireland Kurtis Byrne Scotland Brechin City Loan[34]
Republic of Ireland Kurtis Byrne Republic of Ireland Dundalk[35] Free[36]
England Jon Bateson Free Agent Free[36]
Scotland Joe Malin Free Agent Free[36]
Scotland Russell Duncan Free Agent Free[36]
Scotland Steven Craig Scotland Partick Thistle Free[37]
Scotland Mark Corcoran Scotland Stenhousemuir[38] Free[23]
Scotland Colin McMenamin Scotland Greenock Morton Free[39]
Scotland Marc Fitzpatrick Scotland Queen of the South[40] Free[25]
Scotland Ross Tokely Scotland Brora Rangers[41] Free[25]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland Stats: Team Attendance 2012/13". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ross County celebrate rise to SPL". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "2012/13 Scottish Premier League Table". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ross County 1–4 Raith Rovers". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. v Ross County". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "PRE-SEASON FIXTURES CONFIRMED". Ross County F.C. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
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  8. ↑ "Tough pre-season for City". Elgin City F.C. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
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  14. ↑ "Striker Glen moves to Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  15. ↑ "Hibs' Martin Scott joins former club Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  16. 1 2 "Ross County sign Mihael Kovacevic and Jon Bateson". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  17. ↑ "Ross County sign up keeper Mark Brown on a short-term deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "Ross County sign midfielder Mark Fotheringham after Dundee exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ross County sign Ivan Sproule from SPL rivals Hibs". BBC Sport. BBC. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  20. ↑ "Ross County sign Hibs winger Ivan Sproule on a free transfer". sport.stv.tv. STV. 10 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  21. ↑ Lovell, Darrell (10 January 2013). "Dynamo confirm Hainault's exit to SPL side Ross County". mlssoccer.com (Major League Soccer). Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  22. ↑ "Ross County sign up defender Evangelos Ikonomou". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 15 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  23. 1 2 "German Striker Joins County". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County F.C. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "Striker Steffen Wohlfarth joins Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  25. 1 2 3 "Two out at Ross County as defender Branislav Micic joins from FC Sion". stv.tv (STV Group). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  26. ↑ "Gall gets his county". dafc.co.uk. Dunfermline Athletic F.C. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  27. ↑ "Michael Gardyne to join Dundee United from Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 January 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  28. ↑ "Defender leaves Staggies to join fellow SPL side". Inverness Courier. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  29. ↑ "Bairns Confirm Signing Of Jonathan Flynn". Falkirk F.C. 8 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
  30. ↑ "Phoenix FC Sign Five Key Players for Inaugural USL PRO Season". soccernation.com. Soccer Nation. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  31. ↑ "Vigurs' signature gives County a boost". ross-shirejournal.co.uk. Ross-shire Journal. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  32. ↑ "Steven Craig Signs On Loan". ptfc.co.uk. Partick Thistle. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  33. ↑ "Fort net County starlet on loan". Highland News (Scottish Provincial Press). 23 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
  34. ↑ "Squad additions". brechincity.com (Brechin City F.C.). 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  35. ↑ "New Signing Kurtis Byrne". dundalkfc.com. Dundalk F.C. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  36. 1 2 3 4 "Ross County release Bateson, Byrne, Duncan and Malin". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  37. ↑ "Partick Thistle sign Steven Craig after Ross County exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 January 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  38. ↑ "Coco pops into Corrigan’s plans". Falkirk Herald (Johnston Press). 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
  39. ↑ "Striker Colin McMenamin leaves Ross County on a free transfer". sport.stv.tv. STV. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
  40. ↑ "Player News". qosfc.com. Queen of the South F.C. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  41. ↑ "Ross Tokely shines on impressive Brora Rangers debut". northern-times.co.uk. The Northern Times. 14 February 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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