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.

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

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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
25 November 2008 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
Daal  68' BBC Report Attendance: 1,625
Referee: MacDonald
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
24 January 2009 Scottish First Division Clyde 2 – 0 Ross County Broadwood Stadium
McLaren  44'
Waddell  66'
BBC Report Attendance: 776
Referee: Smith
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
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
28 February 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 0 Airdrie United Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,290
Referee: MacKay
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
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
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
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  47' BBC Report Woods  35'
Kirk  73'
Bayne  77'
Attendance: 2,413
Referee: McDermott
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

Scottish Challenge Cup

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
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
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

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  43'
Hart  76'
BBC Report di Giacomo  23'  112'
Noble  86'
Attendance: 869
Referee: Allan

Scottish Cup

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
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

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:
  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 TotalFirst Division[9]Challenge Cup[10]League Cup[11]Scottish Cup[12]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Tony Bullock 24016+005+001+002+00
GK Joe Malin 807+100+000+000+00
GK Derek Soutar 14013+000+000+001+00
DF Scott Boyd 36028+005+000+003+00
DF Martyn Corrigan 10010+000+000+000+00
DF Andy Dowie 37228+115+011+002+00
DF Stuart Golabek 18014+101+001+001+00
DF Alex Keddie 35325+414+020+002+00
DF Mark McCulloch 44335+035+001+003+00
DF Scott Morrison 2227+822+200+002+10
DF Steven Watt 29023+100+101+003+00
MF Richard Brittain 39530+045+001+003+01
MF Richard Hart 42524+935+001+012+11
MF Paul Lawson 24018+203+001+000+00
MF Martin Scott 32016+801+400+001+20
MF Adam Strachan 33012+1203+201+002+10
FW Craig Brewster 10310+030+000+000+00
FW Steven Craig 361226+5102+021+002+00
FW Dyron Daal 35616+1232+121+012+10
FW Michael Gardyne 3019+1811+100+000+10
FW Sean Higgins 391423+8104+120+102+02
FW Dene Shields 100+100+000+000+00
FW John Stewart 1003+600+000+000+10
FW David Winters 1113+302+110+100+10

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. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/airdrie_united/7730751.stm
  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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