2010–11 Ross County F.C. season

During the 2010–11 season Ross County competed in the Scottish First Division, Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Ross County
2010–11 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerDerek Adams
Willie McStay
Jimmy Calderwood
StadiumVictoria Park
Scottish First DivisionEighth
Challenge CupFinal (Winner)
League CupThird round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to Dundee United
Highest home attendance3,205 vs. Dundee, 23 April 2011
Lowest home attendance1,759 vs. Morton, 14 December 2010
Average home league attendance2,358

Summary

Ross County finished eighth in the First Division.[1] They won the Challenge Cup,[2] defeating Queen of the South 2–0 in the final,[3] the second round of the League Cup[4] and were eliminated in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup after a replay.[5]

Management

They started season 2010–11 under the management of Derek Adams. On 11 November 2010, Adams resigned to become assistant manager of Hibernian with Craig Brewster becoming caretaker manager.[6] On 25 November 2010, Willie McStay was appointed as manager,[7] however after failing to win a game in his nine games in charge on 13 February 2011, he was sacked by the club.[8] Four days later Jimmy Calderwood was appointed as manager until the end of the season.[9]

Results and fixtures

[10][11]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

14 August 2010 First Division Ross County 0–1 Falkirk Victoria Park
BBC Report Flynn  36' Attendance: 2,837
Referee: Brines
21 August 2010 First Division Dundee 0–0 Ross County Dens Park
BBC Report Attendance: 3,946
Referee: Thomson
28 August 2010 First Division Queen of the South 3–0 Ross County Palmerston Park
Quinn  2'
Conroy  22'
McLaren  89'
BBC Report Attendance: 1,644
Referee: Allan
11 September 2010 First Division Ross County 0–0 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Law
18 September 2010 First Division Ross County 3–1 Stirling Albion Victoria Park
Wood  22', 50'
Morrison  38'
BBC Report Smith  41' Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Northcroft
25 September 2010 First Division Greenock Morton 0–0 Ross County Cappielow Park
BBC Report Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Robertson
16 October 2010 First Division Dunfermline Athletic 3–2 Ross County East End Park
Gibson  28'
Clarke  44'
McDougall  90'
BBC Report Boyd  25'
Craig  48'
Attendance: 2,803
Referee: McLean
23 October 2010 First Division Raith Rovers 1–0 Ross County Stark's Park
Mole  93' BBC Report Attendance: 1,776
Referee: Winter
6 November 2010 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Barrowman  27' Attendance: 4,512
Referee: McDonald
13 November 2010 First Division Ross County 0–3 Dundee Victoria Park
BBC Report Griffiths  18', 75'
Riley  51'
Attendance: 2,331
Referee: O'Reilly
11 December 2010 First Division Partick Thistle 1–1 Ross County Firhill
Erskine  40' BBC Report Brittain  18' (pen.) Attendance: 1,509
Referee: Steve Conroy
14 December 2010 First Division Ross County 2–2 Greenock Morton Victoria Park
Barrowman  23'
Boyd  95'
BBC Report Graham  26'
Jenkins  31'
Attendance: 1,759
Referee: Brines
2 January 2011 First Division Dundee 2–0 Ross County Dens Park
Lockwood  28' (pen.)
Harkins  83'
BBC Report Kettlewell  64'  90' Attendance: 4,725
Referee: McDermott
15 January 2011 First Division Ross County 0–1 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
BBC Report Ellis  65' Attendance: 2,408
Referee: Nicholls
29 January 2011 First Division Greenock Morton 2–1 Ross County Cappielow Park
Lyle  59'
Jenkins  82'
BBC Report Craig  38' Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Richmond
5 February 2011 First Division Ross County 1–1 Cowdenbeath Victoria Park
Marr  30' SFL Report Fitzpatrick  52' (Own goal) Attendance: 2,020
Referee: Winter
22 February 2011 First Division Ross County 0–0 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 2,198
Referee: Northcroft
5 March 2011 First Division Ross County 2–1 Falkirk Victoria Park
Brittain  24'
Barrowman  87'
BBC Report Stewart  37' Attendance: 2,676
Referee: Salmond
19 March 2011 First Division Ross County 1–2 Queen of the South Victoria Park
Barrowman  21' BBC Report Harris  26' (Penalty)
Weatherston  44'
Attendance: 2,181
Referee: Colvin
22 March 2011 First Division Raith Rovers 1–1 Ross County Stark's Park
Tade  55' BBC Report Flynn  49' Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Finnie
5 April 2011 First Division Cowdenbeath 2–1 Ross County Central Park
Ramsay  6'
Linton  21'
SFL Report Brittain  87' (Penalty) Attendance: 296
Referee: Madden
16 April 2011 First Division Partick Thistle 1–1 Ross County Firhill
Doolan  4' (pen.) BBC Report Lawson  37' Attendance: 1,714
Referee: Colvin
23 April 2011 First Division Ross County 0–1 Dundee Victoria Park
BBC Report McIntosh  65' Attendance: 3,205
Referee: Law
30 April 2011 First Division Falkirk 0–1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
BBC Report Flynn  90' Attendance: 4,143
Referee: Richmond
7 May 2011 First Division Ross County 3–0 Cowdenbeath Victoria Park
Morrison  32'
Boyd  83'
Corcoran  89'
SFL Report Attendance: 2,886
Referee: Allan

Scottish Challenge Cup

24 July 2010 Challenge Cup Round 1 Elgin City 1–2 Ross County Borough Briggs
Gunn  82' SFL Report Scott  55'
Lawson  62'
Attendance: 855
Referee: Waters
4 September 2010 Challenge Cup Round QF Forfar Athletic 0–2 Ross County Station Park
Bolochoweckyj  59' SFL Report Lawson  11', 70'
Scott  56'
Attendance: 552
Referee: Muir

Scottish League Cup

31 July 2010 League Cup Round 1 Ross County 2–1 Livingston Victoria Park
Di Giacomo  37'
Vigurs  67'
Barrowman  69'
BBC Report Russell  48' Attendance: 1,215
Referee: O'Reilly
25 August 2010 League Cup Round 2 Ross County 3–3
4–3 (pen.)
(a.e.t.)
St Mirren Victoria Park
Gardyne  69'
Brittain  78'
Craig  90'
BBC Report McGregor  44'
Higdon  79'
McGowan  92'
Attendance: 1,239
Referee: Tumilty
22 September 2010 League Cup Round 3 Ross County 1–2 (a.e.t.) Dundee United Victoria Park
Vigurs  87' BBC Report Goodwillie  61' (Penalty)
Boyd  101' (Own goal)
Attendance: 2,269
Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup

20 November 2010 Scottish Cup Round 3 Ross County 4–1 Deveronvale Victoria Park
Miller  29'
Barrowman  45', 90'
Craig  62'
Lawson  86'
BBC Report McKenzie  80' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,170
Referee: Somers

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Dundee 36 19 12 5 54 34 +20 44[lower-alpha 1]
7 Greenock Morton 36 11 10 15 39 43 4 43
8 Ross County 36 9 14 13 30 34 4 41
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 9 8 19 41 72 31 35 Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
10 Stirling Albion (R) 36 4 8 24 32 82 50 20 Relegation to the Second Division
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.[12]

See also

References

  1. "2010/11 Scottish Division One Table / Standings". ESPN. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. "Ross County win Challenge Cup with win over Queen of the South". STV. 10 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. "Queen of the South 0–2 Ross County". Scottish Football League. 10 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. "Scottish League Cup Results for 2010–11". London Hearts. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. "Ross County 0– 0 Dundee Utd". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  6. "Derek Adams exits Ross County to be Hibernian assistant". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 November 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. "Ross County appoint Willie McStay as manager". Daily Record. 25 November 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  8. "Willie McStay sacked as Ross County boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  9. "Jimmy Calderwood confirmed as Ross County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 February 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  10. "Ross County's results from season 2010/2011". County Mad. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  11. "IRN BRU First Division Results 2010–2011". Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  12. "Dundee fail to overturn 25-point penalty". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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