2008–09 Ross County F.C. season
Ross County 2008–09 football season
| 2008–09 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Siegel[1] |
| Manager | Derek Adams |
| Stadium | Victoria Park |
| First Division | Eighth place |
| Challenge Cup | Final, lost to Airdrie United |
| League Cup | First round, lost to Airdrie United |
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round, lost to Hamilton Academical |
| Top goalscorer | League: Steven Craig (10) Sean Higgins (10) All: Sean Higgins (14) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,444 vs. Dundee, 2 August 2008 |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,625 vs. Partick Thistle, 25 November 2008 |
| Average home league attendance | 2,275 |
The 2008–09 season was Ross County's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[2] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Ross County finished Eighth in the First Division.[3] They reached the first round of the League Cup,[4] the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[5] and the final of the Challenge Cup, losing 3–2 on penalties to Airdrie United.[6]
Results and fixtures
Scottish First Division
Ross County v Dundee
| 2 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
Daal  90' | BBC Report | Antoine-Curier 35' (Penalty) Paton 50' | Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Tumilty |
Livingston v Ross County
| 9 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Griffiths 12' Talbot 66' | BBC Report | Craig  40'  Higgins 63' | Attendance: 1,068 Referee: McKendrick |
Clyde v Ross County
| 16 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 2 – 2 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| MacLennan 68' Clarke 82' | BBC Report | Craig 17' Morrison 19' | Attendance: 966 Referee: Murray |
Partick Thistle v Ross County
| 30 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| Robertson 43' | BBC Report | Craig 8' | Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Brown |
Queen of the South v Ross County
| 3 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Weatherston 87' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,525 Referee: Winter |
Ross County v St Johnstone
| 13 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 70' | BBC Report | Samuel 29', 47' | Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Collum |
Dunfermline Athletic v Ross County
| 20 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Ross County | East End Park |
| S Thomson 5' Phinn 44'Bell 71' | BBC Report | Craig 57' Hart 70'  | Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Boyle |
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 27 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Smyth 10' (Own Goal) Craig 77' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McKendrick |
Ross County v Greenock Morton
| 4 October 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Hart 75' Craig 76'Higgins 84' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,290 Referee: Muir |
Dundee v Ross County
| 18 October 2008 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| Antoine-Curier 58' | BBC Report | Dowie 23' Craig 41' | Attendance: 3,228 Referee: Allan |
Ross County v Queen of the South
| 25 October 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Dobbie 36' McGowan 90' | Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Finnie |
Ross County v Clyde
| 1 November 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
| Higgins 82' Gardyne 84'Hart 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,205 Referee: McCurry |
St Johnstone v Ross County
| 8 November 2008 Scottish First Division | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| Hardie 45' Samuel 80' | BBC Report | McCulloch 83' | Attendance: 2,714 Referee: MacDonald |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 22 November 2008 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Higgins 33' Brittain 67' | Attendance: 939 Referee: Muir |
Ross County v Partick Thistle
| 25 November 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Daal 68' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,625 Referee: MacDonald |
Ross County v Livingston
| 13 December 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 4 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | McCulloch 45' | BBC Report | Davidson 34' Elliot 47'Griffiths 70'Quinn 90' | Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Law |
Greenock Morton v Ross County
| 20 December 2008 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow Park |
| Masterton 34' Wake 63' | BBC Report | Morrison 23' | Attendance: 1,853 Referee: Charleston |
Partick Thistle v Ross County
| 27 December 2008 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| Partick Report | Higgins 24', 84' | Attendance: 2,465 Referee: Finnie |
Ross County v Queen of the South
| 17 January 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Daal 73' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,323 Referee: O'Reilly |
Clyde v Ross County
| 24 January 2009 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| McLaren 44' Waddell 66' | BBC Report | Attendance: 776 Referee: Smith |
Livingston v Ross County
| 31 January 2009 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 4 – 2 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | One 10' Davidson 15'MackKay 45' (pen.)Griffiths 90' | BBC Report | Hart 50' Higgins 15' | Attendance: Conroy Referee: 1,378 |
Ross County v St Johnstone
| 7 February 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| McCulloch 33' Craig 45' | BBC Report | McCaffrey 53' Holmes 77' | Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Finnie |
Dunfermline Athletic v Ross County
| 21 February 2009 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Bayne 60' | BBC Report | Brewster 45' Higgins 67' | Attendance: 3,331 Referee: Salmond |
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 28 February 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,290 Referee: MacKay |
St Johnstone v Ross County
| 7 March 2009 Scottish First Division | St Johnstone | 0 – 0 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,727 Referee: Smith |
Ross County v Partick Thistle
| 10 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Doolan 67', 69' | Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Collum |
Dundee v Ross County
| 14 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| McMenamin 32' Antoine-Curier 45' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Attendance: 3,381 Referee: McCurry |
Ross County v Greenock Morton
| 21 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Keddie 44' | BBC Report | IRussell 90' | Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Boyle |
Ross County v Dunfermline Athletic
| 24 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 62' Brewster 90' | BBC Report | Bayne 87' | Attendance: 1,782 Referee: MacDonald |
Ross County v Dundee
| 28 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| Higgins 90' | BBC Report | Antoine-Curier 66' McHale 85' Mackenzie 90' | Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Tumilty |
Queen of the South v Ross County
| 4 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Dobbie 46' | BBC Report | Higgins 5' Brewster 19' | Attendance: 2,029 Referee: Charleston |
Ross County v Clyde
| 11 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,078 Referee: MacKay |
Ross County v Dunfermline Athletic
| 18 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Craig 47' | BBC Report | Woods 35' Kirk 73'Bayne 77' | Attendance: 2,413 Referee: McDermott |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 25 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McKenna 65' | BBC Report | Attendance: 927 Referee: Conroy |
Ross County v Livingston
| 2 May 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Craig 53' (59), pen.' Keddie 16' | BBC Report | Griffiths 17' Halliday 51' | Attendance: 2,567 Referee: Somers |
Greenock Morton v Ross County
| 9 May 2009 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Cappielow Park |
| BBC Report | Brittain 55' Higgins 67' | Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Dougal |
Scottish Challenge Cup
Ross County v St Johnstone
| 26 July 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Winters 53' Higgins 65' | BBC Report | Samuel 84' | Attendance: 2,365 Referee: Thomson |
Raith Rovers v Ross County
| 12 August 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Raith Rovers | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| 19:45 | Weir 72' | BBC Report | Keddie 52', 54' | Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Collum |
Clyde v Ross County
| 7 September 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup QF | Clyde | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGregor 45' | BBC Report | Craig 25' | Attendance: 756 Referee: Conroy |
Ross County v Greenock Morton
| 12 October 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Craig 6' Daal 42', 62' Dowie 84' | BBC Report | McManus 55' Weatherson 77' | Attendance: 1,396 Referee: Tumilty |
Airdrie United v Ross County
| 16 November 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final | Airdrie United | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 2 p) | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | McKenna 80' Dowie 103' (o.g.) | BBC Report | Nixon 59' (o.g.) Higgins 113' | Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Murray |
| Penalties | ||||
Lynch  McLaughlin  Hazley McDonald Smyth | Winters Higgins Hart Morrison Scott | |||
Scottish League Cup
Ross County v Airdrie United
| 5 August 2008 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Dall 43' Hart 76' | BBC Report | di Giacomo 23' 112' Noble 86' | Attendance: 869 Referee: Allan |
Scottish Cup
Ross County v Dumbarton
| 29 November 2008 Scottish Cup round 3 | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Dumbarton | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Higgins 23', 57' | BBC Report | Carcary 80', 83' | Attendance: 1,200 Referee: O'Reily |
Dumbarton v Ross County
| 15 December 2008 Scottish Cup round 3 replay | Dumbarton | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gordon 46' | BBC Report | Brittain 24' (pen.) Hart 37' | Attendance: 557 Referee: O'Reily |
Ross County v Hamilton Academical
| 10 January 2009 Scottish Cup round 4 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Swailes 22' McArthur 90' | Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Allan |
League table
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 47 | |
| 7 | Livingston (R) | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 47[a] | |
| 8 | Ross County | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 42[b] | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[c] |
| 10 | Clyde (R) | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 39 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
- ^ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
- ^ The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division.
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division[9] | Challenge Cup[10] | League Cup[11] | Scottish Cup[12] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG | Tony Bullock | 24 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO | Joe Malin | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Derek Soutar | 14 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Scott Boyd | 36 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Andy Dowie | 37 | 2 | 28+1 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Stuart Golabek | 18 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Alex Keddie | 35 | 3 | 25+4 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Mark McCulloch | 44 | 3 | 35+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Scott Morrison | 22 | 2 | 7+8 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Steven Watt | 29 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Richard Brittain | 39 | 5 | 30+0 | 4 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | Richard Hart | 42 | 5 | 24+9 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO | Paul Lawson | 24 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Martin Scott | 32 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Adam Strachan | 33 | 0 | 12+12 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Craig Brewster | 10 | 3 | 10+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG | Steven Craig | 36 | 12 | 26+5 | 10 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  NED | Dyron Daal | 35 | 6 | 16+12 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Michael Gardyne | 30 | 1 | 9+18 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Sean Higgins | 39 | 14 | 23+8 | 10 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO | Dene Shields | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | John Stewart | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David Winters | 11 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
See also
References
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. p. 752. ISBN 0755319478.
- ^ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "2008/09 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County 2–3 Airdrie(aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County F.C. v Hamilton Academical F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". 16 November 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ross County 2008-2009 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Ross County's results from season 2008/2009". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. p. 753. ISBN 0755319478.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. pp. 774–775. ISBN 0755319478.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. pp. 771–773. ISBN 0755319478.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. pp. 778–781. ISBN 0755319478.
