2008–09 Ross County F.C. season

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Ross County
2008–09 season
ChairmanDavid Siegel[1]
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumVictoria Park
First DivisionEighth place
Challenge CupFinal, lost to Airdrie United
League CupFirst round, lost to Airdrie United
Scottish CupFourth round, lost to Hamilton Academical
Top goalscorerLeague:
Steven Craig (10)
Sean Higgins (10)
All:
Sean Higgins (14)
Highest home attendance3,444 vs. Dundee, 2 August 2008
Lowest home attendance1,625 vs. Partick Thistle, 25 November 2008
Average home league attendance2,275

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[]

[7][8]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division[]

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish First Division
2 August 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 2 Dundee Victoria Park
Daal Goal 90' BBC Report Antoine-Curier Goal 35' (Penalty)
Paton Goal 50'		 Attendance: 3,444
Referee: Tumilty
9 August 2008 Scottish First Division Livingston 2 – 0 Ross County Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Griffiths Goal 12'
Talbot Goal 66'		 BBC Report Craig Yellow card 40' Red card
Higgins Yellow card 63' Red card		 Attendance: 1,068
Referee: McKendrick
16 August 2008 Scottish First Division Clyde 2 – 2 Ross County Broadwood Stadium
MacLennan Goal 68'
Clarke Goal 82'		 BBC Report Craig Goal 17'
Morrison Goal 19'		 Attendance: 966
Referee: Murray
30 August 2008 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 0 – 1 Ross County Firhill Stadium
Robertson Red card 43' BBC Report Craig Goal 8' Attendance: 2,945
Referee: Brown
3 September 2008 Scottish First Division Queen of the South 1 – 0 Ross County Palmerston Park
Weatherston Goal 87' BBC Report Attendance: 2,525
Referee: Winter
13 September 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 2 St Johnstone Victoria Park
Brittain Goal 70' BBC Report Samuel Goal 29', 47' Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Collum
20 September 2008 Scottish First Division Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 1 Ross County East End Park
S Thomson Goal 5'
Phinn Goal 44'
Bell Goal 71'		 BBC Report Craig Goal 57'
Hart Yellow card 70' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 2,631
Referee: Boyle
27 September 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 0 Airdrie United Victoria Park
Smyth Goal 10' (Own Goal)
Craig Goal 77'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,259
Referee: McKendrick
4 October 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 3 – 0 Greenock Morton Victoria Park
Hart Goal 75'
Craig Goal 76'
Higgins Goal 84'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,290
Referee: Muir
18 October 2008 Scottish First Division Dundee 1 – 2 Ross County Dens Park
Antoine-Curier Goal 58' BBC Report Dowie Goal 23'
Craig Goal 41'		 Attendance: 3,228
Referee: Allan
25 October 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 2 Queen of the South Victoria Park
BBC Report Dobbie Goal 36'
McGowan Goal 90'		 Attendance: 2,232
Referee: Finnie
1 November 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 3 – 0 Clyde Victoria Park
Higgins Goal 82'
Gardyne Goal 84'
Hart Goal 90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,205
Referee: McCurry
8 November 2008 Scottish First Division St Johnstone 2 – 1 Ross County McDiarmid Park
Hardie Goal 45'
Samuel Goal 80'		 BBC Report McCulloch Goal 83' Attendance: 2,714
Referee: MacDonald
22 November 2008 Scottish First Division Airdrie United 0 – 2 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
BBC Report Higgins Goal 33'
Brittain Goal 67'		 Attendance: 939
Referee: Muir
25 November 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
Daal Goal 68' BBC Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: MacDonald
13 December 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 4 Livingston Victoria Park
15:00 McCulloch Goal 45' BBC Report Davidson Goal 34'
Elliot Goal 47'
Griffiths Goal 70'
Quinn Goal 90'		 Attendance: 2,180
Referee: Law
20 December 2008 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 2 – 1 Ross County Cappielow Park
Masterton Goal 34'
Wake Goal 63'		 BBC Report Morrison Goal 23' Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Charleston
27 December 2008 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 0 – 2 Ross County Firhill Stadium
Partick Report Higgins Goal 24', 84' Attendance: 2,465
Referee: Finnie
17 January 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 0 Queen of the South Victoria Park
Daal Goal 73' BBC Report Attendance: 2,323
Referee: O'Reilly
24 January 2009 Scottish First Division Clyde 2 – 0 Ross County Broadwood Stadium
McLaren Goal 44'
Waddell Goal 66'		 BBC Report Attendance: 776
Referee: Smith
31 January 2009 Scottish First Division Livingston 4 – 2 Ross County Almondvale Stadium
15:00 One Goal 10'
Davidson Goal 15'
MackKay Goal 45' (pen.)
Griffiths Goal 90'		 BBC Report Hart Goal 50'
Higgins Goal 15'		 Attendance: Conroy
Referee: 1,378
7 February 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 2 St Johnstone Victoria Park
McCulloch Goal 33'
Craig Goal 45'		 BBC Report McCaffrey Goal 53'
Holmes Goal 77'		 Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Finnie
21 February 2009 Scottish First Division Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Ross County East End Park
Bayne Goal 60' BBC Report Brewster Goal 45'
Higgins Goal 67'		 Attendance: 3,331
Referee: Salmond
28 February 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 0 Airdrie United Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,290
Referee:
7 March 2009 Scottish First Division St Johnstone 0 – 0 Ross County McDiarmid Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Smith
10 March 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 2 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
BBC Report Doolan Goal 67', 69' Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Collum
14 March 2009 Scottish First Division Dundee 2 – 0 Ross County Dens Park
McMenamin Goal 32'
Antoine-Curier Goal 45' (Penalty)		 BBC Report Attendance: 3,381
Referee: McCurry
21 March 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 1 Greenock Morton Victoria Park
Keddie Goal 44' BBC Report IRussell Goal 90' Attendance: 2,236
Referee: Boyle
24 March 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 1 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
Brittain Goal 62'
Brewster Goal 90'		 BBC Report Bayne Goal 87' Attendance: 1,782
Referee: MacDonald
28 March 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 1 Dundee Victoria Park
Higgins Goal 90' BBC Report Antoine-Curier Goal 66'
McHale Yellow card 85' Red card
Red card 90'		 Attendance: 2,296
Referee: Tumilty
4 April 2009 Scottish First Division Queen of the South 1 – 2 Ross County Palmerston Park
Dobbie Goal 46' BBC Report Higgins Goal 5'
Brewster Goal 19'		 Attendance: 2,029
Referee: Charleston
11 April 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 0 Clyde Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,078
Referee:
18 April 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 3 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
Craig Goal 47' BBC Report Woods Goal 35'
Kirk Goal 73'
Bayne Goal 77'		 Attendance: 2,413
Referee:
25 April 2009 Scottish First Division Airdrie United 1 – 0 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
McKenna Goal 65' BBC Report Attendance: 927
Referee: Conroy
2 May 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 2 Livingston Victoria Park
15:00 Craig Goal 53' (59), pen.'
Keddie Red card 16'		 BBC Report Griffiths Goal 17'
Halliday Goal 51'		 Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Somers
9 May 2009 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 0 – 2 Ross County Cappielow Park
BBC Report Brittain Goal 55'
Higgins Goal 67'		 Attendance: 1,956
Referee: Dougal

Scottish Challenge Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup
26 July 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 Ross County 2 – 1 St Johnstone Victoria Park
15:00 Winters Goal 53'
Higgins Goal 65'		 BBC Report Samuel Goal 84' Attendance: 2,365
Referee: Thomson
12 August 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 Raith Rovers 1 – 2 Ross County Stark's Park
19:45 Weir Goal 72' BBC Report Keddie Goal 52', 54' Attendance: 1,080
Referee: Collum
7 September 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup QF Clyde 0 – 1 Ross County Broadwood Stadium
15:00 McGregor Red card 45' BBC Report Craig Goal 25' Attendance: 756
Referee: Conroy
12 October 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup SF Ross County 4 – 1 Greenock Morton Victoria Park
15:00 Craig Goal 6'
Daal Goal 42', 62'
Dowie Goal 84'		 BBC Report McManus Red card 55'
Weatherson Goal 77'		 Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Tumilty
16 November 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final Airdrie United 2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
(3 – 2 p)		 Ross County McDiarmid Park
15:00 McKenna Goal 80'
Dowie Goal 103' (o.g.)		 BBC Report Nixon Goal 59' (o.g.)
Higgins Goal 113'		 Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Murray
Penalties
Lynch Penalty missed
McLaughlin Penalty scored
Hazley Penalty missed
McDonald Penalty scored
Smyth Penalty scored		 Penalty missed Winters
Penalty scored Higgins
Penalty scored Hart
Penalty missed Morrison
Penalty missed Scott

Scottish League Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish League Cup
5 August 2008 Scottish League Cup Round 1 Ross County 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Airdrie United Victoria Park
19:45 Dall Goal 43'
Hart Goal 76'		 BBC Report di Giacomo Goal 23' Goal 112'
Noble Goal 86'		 Attendance: 869
Referee: Allan

Scottish Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Cup
29 November 2008 Scottish Cup Round 3 Ross County 2 – 2 Dumbarton Victoria Park
15:00 Higgins Goal 23', 57' BBC Report Carcary Goal 80', 83' Attendance: 1,200
Referee:
15 December 2008 Scottish Cup Round 3 Replay Dumbarton 1 – 2 Ross County Strathclyde Homes Stadium
19:45 Gordon Goal 46' BBC Report Brittain Goal 24' (pen.)
Hart Goal 37'		 Attendance: 557
Referee:
10 January 2009 Scottish Cup Round 4 Ross County 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical Victoria Park
15:00 BBC Report Swailes Goal 22'
McArthur Red card 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:
  1. ^ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
  2. ^ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
  3. ^ 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 England ENG Tony Bullock 24 0 16+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Joe Malin 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Derek Soutar 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Boyd 36 0 28+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Dowie 37 2 28+1 1 5+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Golabek 18 0 14+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Keddie 35 3 25+4 1 4+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark McCulloch 44 3 35+0 3 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Morrison 22 2 7+8 2 2+2 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt 29 0 23+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Richard Brittain 39 5 30+0 4 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Richard Hart 42 5 24+9 3 5+0 0 1+0 1 2+1 1
MF Scotland SCO Paul Lawson 24 0 18+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Martin Scott 32 0 16+8 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Adam Strachan 33 0 12+12 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Craig Brewster 10 3 10+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steven Craig 36 12 26+5 10 2+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Netherlands NED Dyron Daal 35 6 16+12 3 2+1 2 1+0 1 2+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Gardyne 30 1 9+18 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Sean Higgins 39 14 23+8 10 4+1 2 0+1 0 2+0 2
FW Scotland SCO Dene Shields 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Stewart 10 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO David Winters 11 1 3+3 0 2+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. p. 752. ISBN 0755319478.
  2. ^ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  3. ^ "2008/09 Scottish Division One Table / Table". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Ross County 2–3 Airdrie(aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 August 2008. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Ross County F.C. v Hamilton Academical F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". November 16, 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Ross County 2008-2009 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Ross County's results from season 2008/2009". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  9. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. p. 753. ISBN 0755319478.
  10. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. pp. 774–775. ISBN 0755319478.
  11. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. pp. 771–773. ISBN 0755319478.
  12. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2010). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2009-10. Headline. pp. 778–781. ISBN 0755319478.
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