2009–10 Ross County F.C. season
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.
| 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] |
Summary
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
[10][11][12][13] Win Draw Loss
Scottish First Division
| 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  45'  |
Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson |
| 15 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| McKeown 55' |
BBC Report | Miller 34' |
Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Allan |
| 22 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Hill 32' |
Attendance: 2,088 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 29 August 2009 Scottish First Division | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| Hayes 60' |
BBC Report | di Giacomo 10' Vigurs 53'Brittain 76' |
Attendance: 5,846 Referee: Finnie |
| 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 88' |
BBC Report | Roberts 53' McGowan 90' |
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 |
| 10 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow |
| BBC Report | Wood 68' |
Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Boyle |
| 13 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Collum |
| 17 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| SFL Report | Wood 78' |
Attendance: 756 Referee: Law |
| 24 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 40' Scott 57' Lawson 69' |
BBC Report | Erskine 62' Buchanan 72' |
Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Finnie |
| 31 October 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Burns 26' Kean 43' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,245 Referee: McKendrick |
| 7 November 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Boyd 18' Gardyne 20' |
BBC Report | Rooney 82' |
Attendance: 5,506 Referee: Somers |
| 14 November 2009 Scottish First Division | Ayr United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
| Boyd 41' Ryan Stevenson 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 85' |
Attendance: 1,752 Referee: McKendrick |
| 12 December 2009 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 3 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Kirk 22', 35' Gibson 40' |
BBC Report | Brittain 8' (pen.) Lawson 24'Vigurs 84' |
Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Collum |
| 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 |
| 13 February 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Lawson 54' Watt 85' |
BBC Report | Phinn 10', 32' Holmes 89' |
Attendance: 2,213 Referee: McKendrick |
| 27 February 2010 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| Buchanan 30' Hodge 54' |
BBC Report | Barrowman 76' |
Attendance: 2,192 Referee: Brown |
| 6 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 76' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Conroy |
| 9 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| Walker 53' Tade 83' |
BBC Report | Barrowman 28' |
Attendance: 1,186 Referee: Charleston |
| 20 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Tumilty |
| 27 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| Craig 87' |
BBC Report | Hutchinson 50' |
Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Thomson |
| 30 March 2010 Scottish First Division | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Caledonian Thistle |
| Foran 14' Odhiambo 16'Hayes 40' |
BBC Report | Keddie 13' |
Attendance: 5,411 Referee: MacDonald |
| 3 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Bell 78' |
BBC Report | Vigurs 15' Barrowman 35' |
Attendance: 2,641 Referee: Finnie |
| 6 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Boyd 90' |
BBC Report | Burns 64' McMillan 53' |
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 |
| 17 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McDonald 90' (Penalty) |
SFL Report | Craig 63' |
Attendance: 798 Referee: Nicholson |
| 20 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| McLaren 54' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,183 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 24 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo 58' |
BBC Report | Donnelly 60' Grehan 74' |
Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Somers |
| 26 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 26' Barrowman 92' |
BBC Report | Witteveen 52' |
Attendance: 1,830 Referee: Charleston |
| 28 April 2010 Scottish First Division | Ayr United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
| BBC Report | Barrowman 35' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Winter |
| 1 May 2010 Scottish First Division | Raith Rovers | 4 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| Armstrong 4' Russell 30', 36', 71' |
BBC Report | Morrison 46' |
Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Murray |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Ross County | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 58', 106', 118' |
BBC Report | Watt 4' (o.g.) Spence 99' Carroll 110' |
Attendance: 748 Referee: McDonald |
| 18 August 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Lawson 68' Wood 70' |
BBC Report | Masterton 63' |
Attendance: 588 Referee: McKendrick |
| 6 September 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup QF | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| di Giacomo 26' Craig 90' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 964 Referee: Tumilty |
| 4 October 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| Eagle 44' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,275 Referee: O'Reilly |
Scottish League Cup
| 1 August 2009 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Ross County | 5 – 0 | Montrose | Victoria Park |
| Craig 43' Gardyne 56', 75'Morrison 72'Stewart 79' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 768 Referee: Tumilty |
| 25 August 2009 Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo 32' Brittain 53' |
BBC Report | Mensing 90' (+3) |
Attendance: 764 Referee: Muir |
| 22 September 2009 Scottish League Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| Scott 83' |
BBC Report | Wilkie 36' Russell 77' |
Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Thomson |
Scottish Cup
| 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 |
| 18 January 2010 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Inverurie Loco Works | Victoria Park |
| Craig 37', 56' Morrison 53' Miller 73' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 835 Referee: McLean |
| 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 |
| 15 May 2010 Scottish Cup Final | Ross County | 0 – 3 | Dundee United | Hampden Park |
| BBC Report | Goodwillie 61' Conway 75', 86' |
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} NIR |
Michael McGovern | 49 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO |
Joe Malin | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Scott Boyd | 40 | 5 | 29+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO |
Graham Girvan | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Alex Keddie | 43 | 1 | 30+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO |
Gary Miller | 43 | 1 | 31+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| DF | SCO |
Scott Morrison | 49 | 4 | 35+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 2 | |
| DF | SCO |
Robbie Stephen | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO |
Steven Watt | 28 | 1 | 16+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Richard Brittain | 48 | 11 | 34+0 | 9 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO |
Ross Grant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Stuart Kettlewell | 39 | 1 | 22+9 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO |
Paul Lawson | 42 | 6 | 25+3 | 4 | 3+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 | |
| MF | SCO |
Daniel Moore | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Martin Scott | 43 | 3 | 20+10 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 | |
| MF |  ENG |
Grant Smith | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO |
Iain Vigurs | 48 | 3 | 25+10 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Andrew Barrowman | 19 | 5 | 12+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG |
Steven Craig | 33 | 11 | 12+12 | 5 | 0+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+2 | 4 | |
| FW | SCO |
Paul di Giacomo | 39 | 7 | 20+11 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | |
| FW | SCO |
Michael Gardyne | 48 | 13 | 30+4 | 5 | 2+2 | 3 | 3+0 | 2 | 7+0 | 3 | |
| FW | SCO |
John Stewart | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO |
Gary Wood | 42 | 10 | 14+16 | 4 | 2+2 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+3 | 5 | |
League table
| 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
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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