2007–08 Ross County F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Ross County's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2006–07 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2007–08 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor[1] |
| Manager | Scott Leitch |
| Stadium | Victoria Park |
| Second Division | First place (Champions) |
| Challenge Cup | 'Second round, lost to St Johnstone |
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Dundee United |
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to St Johnstone |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andrew Barrowman (24) All: Andrew Barrowman (29) |
| Highest home attendance | 3,716 vs. Cowdenbeath, 19 April 2008[2] |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,511 vs. Cowdenbeath, 4 March 2008[2] |
| Average home league attendance | 2,246[3] |
Summary
Ross County finished first in the Second Division[5] and were promoted to the First Division.[4] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the second round of the League Cup[7] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]
Management
The club started the 2007–08 season under the management of Dick Campbell,[9] who had been appointed during pre season following the resignation of Scott Leitch.[10] On 2 October 2007,[11] Campbell was sacked as manager[12] with player coach Derek Adams being appointed as temporary manager.[13] Adam's position was made permanent in November.[14]
Results and fixtures
Scottish Second Division
| 4 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
Barrowman  Petrie |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Freeland |
| 11 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 2 | Ross County | Central Park |
| Dalziel Howat |
BBC Report | Barrowman Adams |
Attendance: 320 Referee: Boyle |
| 18 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Queen's Park | 3 – 2 | Ross County | Hampden Park |
| Sinclair Canning Dunn |
BBC Report | Anderson McCulloch |
Attendance: 815 Referee: Norris |
| 25 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Peterhead | Victoria Park |
| Higgins |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,056 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 1 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15;00 | Barrowman |
ESPN Report | Noble |
Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Underhill |
| 15 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| BBC Report | Petrie |
Attendance: 2,101 Referee: Nicholls |
| 22 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Shielfield Park |
| BBC Report | Barrowman |
Attendance: 495 Referee: Norris |
| 29 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Brady Moore |
BBC Report | Andrew Grant |
Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Brown |
| 6 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Victoria Park |
| Petrie Shields |
BBC Report | Gribben |
Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Freeland |
| 20 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
| Williams |
BBC Report | Adams Petrie Barrowman |
Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Winter |
| 27 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park |
| Boyd |
BBC Report | Ferry |
Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Somers |
| 3 November 2007 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Balmoor Stadium |
| Sharp |
BBC Report | Petrie |
Attendance: 815 Referee: Law |
| 10 November 2007 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Shields |
Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Tumilty |
| 1 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| Barrowman Scott |
BBC Report | Hislop Weir |
Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Norris |
| 8 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 3 – 1 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
| Brown Agnew Townsley |
BBC Report | Dowie |
Attendance: 523 Referee: Boyle |
| 15 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park |
| Higgins Shields |
BBC Report | Swanson |
Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Finnie |
| 29 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Hampden Park |
| ESPN Report | Barrowman |
Attendance: 657 Referee: Brown |
| 2 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 5 – 1 | Peterhead | Victoria Park |
| Keddie Barrowman Shields Moore |
BBC Report | Mann |
Attendance: 2,213 Referee: MacDonald |
| 5 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| BBC Report | Higgins Lawson  |
Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Charleston |
| 19 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Barrowman Golabek |
BBC Report | McDonald Noble |
Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Finnie |
| 26 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 4 | Ross County | Central Park |
| Clarke Dempster |
BBC Report | J Armstrong D Armstrong Scott Barrowman |
Attendance: 362 Referee: McLean |
| 9 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 6 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Golabek Barrowman Higgins Shields Keddie Dowie |
BBC Report | Coakley |
Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Nicholls |
| 16 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 4 | Ross County | Shielfield Park |
| BBC Report | Strachan Horn Barrowman |
Attendance: 449 Referee: Brown |
| 23 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne Barrowman Lawson |
BBC Report | Ferry Trouten |
Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Freeland |
| 26 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Glebe Park |
| Paton |
ESPN Report | Higgins |
Attendance: 561 Referee: McKendrick |
| 1 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Balmoor Stadium |
| Bavidge Anderson |
BBC Report | Higgins |
Attendance: 762 Referee: Muir |
| 4 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
| Keddie Higgins Barrowman Winters |
BBC Report | McBride |
Attendance: 1,511 Referee: MacDonald |
| 11 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 4 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
| Higgins Gardyne |
BBC Report | Wardlaw Williams Stevenson |
Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Charleston |
| 15 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
| BBC Report | Barrowman Gardyne |
Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Parry |
| 18 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Brechin City | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Tumilty |
| 22 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| Barrowman Scott |
BBC Report | Templeton Goodwillie |
Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Murray |
| 5 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park |
| Shields Barrowman Lawson |
BBC Report | McMullan |
Attendance: 2,579 Referee: MacDonald |
| 9 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 19;45 | Noble Russell |
BBC Report | Attendance: 724 Referee: Salmond |
| 12 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
| Ferguson |
BBC Report | Attendance: 452 Referee: Boyle |
| 19 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
| Barrowman Higgins |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,716 Referee: McDermott |
| 26 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 3 – 3 | Ross County | Glebe Park |
| Smith Janczyk Dyer |
BBC Report | Gardyne Barrowman Winters |
Attendance: 586 Referee: Muir |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 14 August 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| Sturm O'Brien |
BBC Report | Barrowman Keddie |
Attendance: 1,471 Referee: McDonald |
| 5 September 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Deuchar Jackson |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Brines |
Scottish League Cup
| 7 August 2007 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Elgin City | Victoria Park |
| Dowie Barrowman |
BBC Report | Charlesworth Dempsie  |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Somers |
| 29 August 2007 Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Tannadice Park |
| Hunt Robertson |
BBC Report | Barrowman |
Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Allan |
Scottish Cup
| 24 November 2007 Scottish League Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Whitehill Welfare | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Shields Scott Higgins |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Charleston |
| 23 January 2008 Scottish League Cup Round 4 | Cove Rangers | 2 – 4 | Ross County | Allan Park |
| 19:45 | Watt |
BBC Report | Shields Dowie Boyd Barrowman |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 12 February 2008 Scottish League Cup Round 5 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | BBC Report | Craig |
Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Collum |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 73 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 60 | |
| 4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | |
| 5 | Peterhead | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 55 |
Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
- The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One. Airdrie United won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division[18] | Challenge Cup[19] | League Cup[20] | Scottish Cup[21] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Tony Bullock | 30 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  |
Allan Creer | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Matthew Cartis | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Joe Malin | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Iain Campbell | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Andy Dowie | 41 | 4 | 33+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
Graham Girvan | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Stuart Golabek | 33 | 2 | 26+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Alex Keddie | 35 | 4 | 27+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Mark McCulloch | 36 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Gary Miller | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| DF | |
David Niven | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Hugh Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
Brent Sancho | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
Sean Webb | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Derek Adams | 15 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Iain Anderson | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Darren Brady | 22 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Paul Lawson | 28 | 2 | 24+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Daniel Moore | 23 | 2 | 7+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Martin Scott | 38 | 4 | 21+10 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Adam Strachan | 20 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Andrew Barrowman | 39 | 29 | 32+1 | 24 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Scott Boyd | 25 | 2 | 21+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Michael Gardyne | 16 | 4 | 9+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Ross Grant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Craig Gunn | 17 | 0 | 2+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Sean Higgins | 41 | 11 | 23+11 | 10 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Stewart Petrie | 29 | 8 | 15+9 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Dene Shields | 30 | 9 | 17+8 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | |
| FW | |
David Winters | 6 | 2 | 2+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
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See also
References
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 752. ISBN 0755318196.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 773. ISBN 0755318196.
- "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "2007/2008 SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO TABLE". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Ross County 0-2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007-08". londonhearts.com. London Hearts. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Ross County F.C. v St Johnstone F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Campbell confirmed as County boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Boss Campbell exits Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Campbell paid for lack of panache". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Campbell shock at his County exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Adams confirmed as County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Ross County 2007-2008 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Ross County's results from season 2007/2008". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- "Ross County Fixtures & Results - 2007/08". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 752–753. ISBN 0755318196.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 774–775. ISBN 0755318196.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 771–773. ISBN 0755318196.
- Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 778–781. ISBN 0755318196.
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