2008–09 Ross County F.C. season
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.
| 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 |
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
| 2 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
Daal  |
BBC Report | Antoine-Curier Paton |
Attendance: 3,444 Referee: Tumilty |
| 9 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Griffiths Talbot |
BBC Report | Craig   Higgins |
Attendance: 1,068 Referee: McKendrick |
| 16 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 2 – 2 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| MacLennan Clarke |
BBC Report | Craig Morrison |
Attendance: 966 Referee: Murray |
| 30 August 2008 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| Robertson |
BBC Report | Craig |
Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Brown |
| 3 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Weatherston |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,525 Referee: Winter |
| 13 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| Brittain |
BBC Report | Samuel |
Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Collum |
| 20 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3 – 1 | Ross County | East End Park |
| S Thomson Phinn Bell |
BBC Report | Craig Hart  |
Attendance: 2,631 Referee: Boyle |
| 27 September 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| Smyth Craig |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,259 Referee: McKendrick |
| 4 October 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Hart Craig Higgins |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,290 Referee: Muir |
| 18 October 2008 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| Antoine-Curier |
BBC Report | Dowie Craig |
Attendance: 3,228 Referee: Allan |
| 25 October 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Dobbie McGowan |
Attendance: 2,232 Referee: Finnie |
| 1 November 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
| Higgins Gardyne Hart |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,205 Referee: McCurry |
| 8 November 2008 Scottish First Division | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| Hardie Samuel |
BBC Report | McCulloch |
Attendance: 2,714 Referee: MacDonald |
| 22 November 2008 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | Higgins Brittain |
Attendance: 939 Referee: Muir |
| 25 November 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Daal |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,625 Referee: MacDonald |
| 13 December 2008 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 4 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | McCulloch |
BBC Report | Davidson Elliot Griffiths Quinn |
Attendance: 2,180 Referee: Law |
| 20 December 2008 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow Park |
| Masterton Wake |
BBC Report | Morrison |
Attendance: 1,853 Referee: Charleston |
| 27 December 2008 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| Partick Report | Higgins |
Attendance: 2,465 Referee: Finnie |
| 17 January 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Daal |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,323 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 24 January 2009 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| McLaren Waddell |
BBC Report | Attendance: 776 Referee: Smith |
| 31 January 2009 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 4 – 2 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | One Davidson MackKay Griffiths |
BBC Report | Hart Higgins |
Attendance: Conroy Referee: 1,378 |
| 7 February 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| McCulloch Craig |
BBC Report | McCaffrey Holmes |
Attendance: 2,240 Referee: Finnie |
| 21 February 2009 Scottish First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1 – 2 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Bayne |
BBC Report | Brewster Higgins |
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: MacKay |
| 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 |
Attendance: 2,017 Referee: Collum |
| 14 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| McMenamin Antoine-Curier |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,381 Referee: McCurry |
| 21 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Keddie |
BBC Report | IRussell |
Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Boyle |
| 24 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Brittain Brewster |
BBC Report | Bayne |
Attendance: 1,782 Referee: MacDonald |
| 28 March 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| Higgins |
BBC Report | Antoine-Curier McHale Mackenzie |
Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Tumilty |
| 4 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Dobbie |
BBC Report | Higgins Brewster |
Attendance: 2,029 Referee: Charleston |
| 11 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,078 Referee: MacKay |
| 18 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 3 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| Craig |
BBC Report | Woods Kirk Bayne |
Attendance: 2,413 Referee: McDermott |
| 25 April 2009 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 1 – 0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| McKenna |
BBC Report | Attendance: 927 Referee: Conroy |
| 2 May 2009 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Craig Keddie |
BBC Report | Griffiths Halliday |
Attendance: 2,567 Referee: Somers |
| 9 May 2009 Scottish First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Cappielow Park |
| BBC Report | Brittain Higgins |
Attendance: 1,956 Referee: Dougal |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 26 July 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | WInters Higgins |
BBC Report | Samuel |
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 |
BBC Report | Keddie |
Attendance: 1,080 Referee: Collum |
| 7 September 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup QF | Clyde | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| 15:00 | McGregor |
BBC Report | Craig |
Attendance: 756 Referee: Conroy |
| 12 October 2008 Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Craig Daal Dowie |
BBC Report | McManus Weatherson |
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 Dowie |
BBC Report | Nixon Higgins |
Attendance: 4,091 Referee: Murray |
| Penalties | ||||
Lynch  McLaughlin  Hazley McDonald Smyth |
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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 Hart |
BBC Report | di Giacomo Noble |
Attendance: 869 Referee: Allan |
Scottish Cup
| 29 November 2008 Scottish Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Dumbarton | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Higgins |
BBC Report | Carcary |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: O'Reily |
| 15 December 2008 Scottish Cup Round 3 Replay | Dumbarton | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Strathclyde Homes Stadium |
| 19:45 | Gordon |
BBC Report | Brittain Hart |
Attendance: 557 Referee: O'Reily |
| 10 January 2009 Scottish Cup Round 4 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Swailes McArthur |
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[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 8 | Ross County | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 47 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 42[lower-alpha 2] | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[lower-alpha 3] |
| 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 |  |
Tony Bullock | 24 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| GK |  |
Joe Malin | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Derek Soutar | 14 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Scott Boyd | 36 | 0 | 28+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Martyn Corrigan | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Andy Dowie | 37 | 2 | 28+1 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Stuart Golabek | 18 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Alex Keddie | 35 | 3 | 25+4 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Mark McCulloch | 44 | 3 | 35+0 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Scott Morrison | 22 | 2 | 7+8 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Steven Watt | 29 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Richard Brittain | 39 | 5 | 30+0 | 4 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Richard Hart | 42 | 5 | 24+9 | 3 | 5+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Paul Lawson | 24 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Martin Scott | 32 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Adam Strachan | 33 | 0 | 12+12 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Craig Brewster | 10 | 3 | 10+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Steven Craig | 36 | 12 | 26+5 | 10 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW |  |
Dyron Daal | 35 | 6 | 16+12 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Michael Gardyne | 30 | 1 | 9+18 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Sean Higgins | 39 | 14 | 23+8 | 10 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | |
| FW | |
Dene Shields | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
John Stewart | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
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.
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/7730751.stm
- "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.
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