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Ross County 2009–10 football season
Ross County
2009–10 season
ChairmanDavid Siegel
ManagerDerek Adams
StadiumVictoria Park
First DivisionFifth place
Challenge CupSemi-final, lost to Inverness Caledonian Thistle
League CupThird round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupFinal, lost to Dundee United
Top goalscorerLeague:
Richard Brittain (9)
All:
Michael Gardyne (13)
Highest home attendance5,928 vs. Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 20 March 2010
Lowest home attendance1,752 vs. Greenock Morton, 8 December 2009
Average home league attendance2,465
← 2008–092010–11 →

The 2009–10 season was Ross County's second consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of 2007–08 season. They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup, and Scottish Cup.

Summary

Ross County finished fifth in the First Division. They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup, and the third round of the League Cup. They also managed to gain entrance into the final round of the Scottish Cup, but lost to Dundee United.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish First Division Ross County v Airdrie United
8 August 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 1 Airdrie United Victoria Park
Di Giacomo 18'
Wood 32'		 SFL Report
BBC Report		 Baird 42' (Penalty)
Lagana Yellow card 45' Red card		 Attendance: 1,781
Referee: Thompson
Partick Thistle v Ross County
15 August 2009 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 0 – 0 Ross County Firhill Stadium
McKeown Red card 55' BBC Report Miller Red card 34' Attendance: 2,391
Referee: Allan
Ross County v Raith Rovers
22 August 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 1 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
BBC Report Hill 32' Attendance: 2,088
Referee: O'Reilly
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
29 August 2009 Scottish First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 3 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Hayes 60' BBC Report di Giacomo 10'
Vigurs 53'
Brittain 76'		 Attendance: 5,846
Referee: Finnie
Ross County v Queen of the South
12 September 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 3 – 2 Queen of the South Victoria Park
Brittain 46' (Penalty)
Craig 48'
Gardyne 75'		 BBC Report Holmes 5'
Kean 52' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,992
Referee: McLean
Ross County v Ayr United
19 September 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 1 Ayr United Victoria Park
Brittain 12'
Craig 15'
Keddie Yellow card 88' Red card		 BBC Report Roberts 53'
McGowan Yellow card 90' Red card		 Attendance: 1,885
Referee: Brown
Dundee v Ross County
26 September 2009 Scottish First Division Dundee 2 – 0 Ross County Dens Park
Griffiths 59', 77' BBC Report Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Somers
Greenock Morton v Ross County
10 October 2009 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 0 – 1 Ross County Cappielow
BBC Report Wood 68' Attendance: 2,154
Referee: Boyle
Ross County v Dunfermline Athletic
13 October 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 0 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 1,757
Referee: Collum
Airdrie United v Ross County
17 October 2009 Scottish First Division Airdrie United 0 – 1 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
SFL Report Wood 78' Attendance: 756
Referee: Law
Ross County v Partick Thistle
24 October 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 2 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
Gardyne 40'
Scott Yellow card 57' Red card
Lawson 69'		 BBC Report Erskine 62'
Buchanan 72'		 Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Finnie
Queen of the South v Ross County
31 October 2009 Scottish First Division Queen of the South 2 – 0 Ross County Palmerston Park
Burns 26'
Kean 43'		 BBC Report Attendance: 2,245
Referee: McKendrick
Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
7 November 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Victoria Park
Boyd 18'
Gardyne 20'		 BBC Report Rooney 82' Attendance: 5,506
Referee: Somers
Ayr United v Ross County
14 November 2009 Scottish First Division Ayr United 1 – 1 Ross County Somerset Park
Boyd 41'
Ryan Stevenson Red card 60'		 BBC Report Roberts 82' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,236
Referee: Brown
Ross County v Dundee
1 December 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 1 Dundee Victoria Park
BBC Report Harkins 69' Attendance: 2,005
Referee: Nicholls
Ross County v Greenock Morton
8 December 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 3 – 1 Greenock Morton Victoria Park
Wood 49'
Brittain 67' (Penalty)
Scott 90'		 BBC Report Paartalu 29'
Reid Red card 85'		 Attendance: 1,752
Referee: McKendrick
Dunfermline Athletic v Ross County
12 December 2009 Scottish First Division Dunfermline Athletic 3 – 3 Ross County East End Park
Kirk 22', 35'
Gibson 40'		 BBC Report Brittain 8' (pen.)
Lawson 24'
Vigurs 84'		 Attendance: 2,381
Referee: Collum
Ross County v Airdrie United
19 December 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 5 – 3 Airdrie United Victoria Park
Craig 1'
Brittain 32', 63' (Penalty)
Gardyne 48'
Scott 79'		 SFL Report Waddell 29'
O'Carroll 34'
McDonald 78' (Penalty)		 Attendance: 1,823
Referee: Finnie
Ross County v Ayr United
23 January 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 0 Ayr United Victoria Park
Boyd 51' BBC Report Attendance: 1,935
Referee: Muir
Dundee v Ross County
30 January 2010 Scottish First Division Dundee 0 – 1 Ross County Dens Park
BBC Report Lawson 44' Attendance: 4,912
Referee: Tumilty
Ross County v Dunfermline Athletic
13 February 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 2 Dunfermline Athletic Victoria Park
Lawson 54'
Watt 85'		 BBC Report Phinn 10', 32'
Holmes Red card 89'		 Attendance: 2,213
Referee: McKendrick
Partick Thistle v Ross County
27 February 2010 Scottish First Division Partick Thistle 2 – 1 Ross County Firhill Stadium
Buchanan 30'
Hodge 54'		 BBC Report Barrowman 76' Attendance: 2,192
Referee: Brown
Ross County v Raith Rovers
6 March 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 0 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
Brittain 76' (Penalty) BBC Report Attendance: 2,033
Referee: Conroy
Raith Rovers v Ross County
9 March 2010 Scottish First Division Raith Rovers 2 – 1 Ross County Stark's Park
Walker 53'
Tade 83'		 BBC Report Barrowman 28' Attendance: 1,186
Referee: Charleston
Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle
20 March 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 0 – 0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Victoria Park
BBC Report Attendance: 5,928
Referee: Tumilty
Ross County v Dundee
27 March 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 1 Dundee Victoria Park
Craig 87' BBC Report Hutchinson 50' Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Thomson
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
30 March 2010 Scottish First Division Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3 – 0 Ross County Caledonian Thistle
Foran 14'
Odhiambo 16'
Hayes 40'		 BBC Report Keddie Red card 13' Attendance: 5,411
Referee: MacDonald
Dunfermline Athletic v Ross County
3 April 2010 Scottish First Division Dunfermline Athletic 1 – 2 Ross County East End Park
Bell 78' BBC Report Vigurs 15'
Barrowman 35'		 Attendance: 2,641
Referee: Finnie
Ross County v Queen of the South
6 April 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 1 Queen of the South Victoria Park
Boyd 90' BBC Report Burns 64'
McMillan Yellow card 53' Red card		 Attendance: 2,004
Referee: McLean
Greenock Morton v Ross County
13 April 2010 Scottish First Division Greenock Morton 1 – 1 Ross County Cappielow
Monti 6' (Penalty) BBC Report Gardyne 39' Attendance: 1,219
Referee: McDermott
Airdrie United v Ross County
17 April 2010 Scottish First Division Airdrie United 1 – 1 Ross County Excelsior Stadium
McDonald 90' (Penalty) SFL Report Craig 63' Attendance: 798
Referee: Nicholson
Queen of the South v Ross County
20 April 2010 Scottish First Division Queen of the South 1 – 0 Ross County Palmerston Park
McLaren 54' BBC Report Attendance: 1,183
Referee: O'Reilly
Ross County v Partick Thistle
24 April 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 2 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
Di Giacomo 58' BBC Report Donnelly 60'
Grehan 74'		 Attendance: 2,175
Referee: Somers
Ross County v Greenock Morton
26 April 2010 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Victoria Park
Brittain 26'
Barrowman 92'		 BBC Report Witteveen 52' Attendance: 1,830
Referee: Charleston
Ayr United v Ross County
28 April 2010 Scottish First Division Ayr United 0 – 1 Ross County Somerset Park
BBC Report Barrowman 35' (Penalty) Attendance: 1,032
Referee: Winter
Raith Rovers v Ross County
1 May 2010 Scottish First Division Raith Rovers 4 – 1 Ross County Stark's Park
Armstrong 4'
Russell 30', 36', 71'		 BBC Report Morrison 46' Attendance: 1,935
Referee: Murray

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Challenge Cup Ross County v Alloa Athletic
25 July 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 Ross County 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) Alloa Athletic Victoria Park
Gardyne 58', 106', 118' BBC Report Watt 4' (o.g.)
Spence 99'
Carroll Red card 110'		 Attendance: 748
Referee: McDonald
Ross County v Greenock Morton
18 August 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 Ross County 2 – 1 Greenock Morton Victoria Park
Lawson 68'
Wood 70'		 BBC Report Masterton 63' Attendance: 588
Referee: McKendrick
Ross County v Queen of the South
6 September 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup QF Ross County 2 – 0 Queen of the South Victoria Park
di Giacomo 26'
Craig 90'		 BBC Report Attendance: 964
Referee: Tumilty
Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County
4 October 2009 Scottish Challenge Cup SF Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 0 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
Eagle 44' BBC Report Attendance: 2,275
Referee: O'Reilly

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish League Cup Ross County v Montrose
1 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 1 Ross County 5 – 0 Montrose Victoria Park
Craig 43'
Gardyne 56', 75'
Morrison 72'
Stewart 79'		 BBC Report Attendance: 768
Referee: Tumilty
Ross County v Hamilton Academical
25 August 2009 Scottish League Cup round 2 Ross County 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical Victoria Park
Di Giacomo 32'
Brittain 53'		 BBC Report Mensing 90' (+3) Attendance: 764
Referee: Muir
Ross County v Dundee United
22 September 2009 Scottish League Cup round 3 Ross County 0 – 2 Dundee United Victoria Park
Scott Red card 83' BBC Report Wilkie 36'
Russell 77'		 Attendance: 1,986
Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup Ross County v Berwick Rangers
28 November 2009 Scottish Cup round 3 Ross County 5 – 1 Berwick Rangers Victoria Park
Di Giacomo 38', 40'
Lawson 42'
Craig 82'
Wood 87'		 BBC Report Brazil 77' Attendance: 819
Referee: Madden
Ross County v Inverurie Loco Works
18 January 2010 Scottish Cup round 4 Ross County 4 – 0 Inverurie Loco Works Victoria Park
Craig 37', 56'
Morrison 53'
Miller 73'		 BBC Report Attendance: 835
Referee: McLean
Ross County v Stirling Albion
6 February 2010 Scottish Cup round 5 Ross County 9 – 0 Stirling Albion Victoria Park
Keddie 3'
Gardyne 15', 20'
Wood 55', 59', 90'
Brittain 66' (pen.)
Kettlewell 83'
Morrison 84'		 BBC Report Attendance: 1,365
Referee: Norris
Hibernian v Ross County
13 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF Hibernian 2 – 2 Ross County Easter Road
Nish 7'
Riordan 19'		 BBC Report Murray 16' (og)
Gardyne 79'		 Attendance: 9,857
Referee: Winter
Ross County v Hibernian
23 March 2010 Scottish Cup QF Replay Ross County 2 – 1 Hibernian Victoria Park
Wood 70'
Boyd 90'		 BBC Report Stokes 46' Attendance: 5,607
Referee: Winter
Celtic v Ross County
10 April 2010 Scottish Cup SF Celtic 0 – 2 Ross County Hampden Park
BBC Report Craig 55'
Scott 88'		 Attendance: 24,535
Referee: Collum
Ross County v Dundee United
15 May 2010 Scottish Cup Final Ross County 0 – 3 Dundee United Hampden Park
BBC Report Goodwillie 61'
Conway 75', 86'		 Attendance: 47,122
Referee: McDonald

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Northern Ireland NIR Michael McGovern 49 0 35+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 7+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Joe Malin 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Boyd 40 5 29+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 7+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Graham Girvan 6 0 3+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Keddie 43 1 30+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 7+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Gary Miller 43 1 31+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 7+0 1
DF Scotland SCO Scott Morrison 49 4 35+0 1 4+0 0 3+0 1 7+0 2
DF Scotland SCO Robbie Stephen 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt 28 1 16+3 1 4+0 0 3+0 0 0+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Richard Brittain 48 11 34+0 9 4+0 0 3+0 1 7+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Ross Grant 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Stuart Kettlewell 39 1 22+9 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+3 1
MF Scotland SCO Paul Lawson 42 6 25+3 4 3+1 1 3+0 0 5+2 1
MF Scotland SCO Daniel Moore 7 0 0+3 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Martin Scott 43 3 20+10 2 1+2 0 1+2 0 6+1 1
MF England ENG Grant Smith 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Iain Vigurs 48 3 25+10 3 4+0 0 3+0 0 5+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Andrew Barrowman 19 5 12+2 5 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
FW England ENG Steven Craig 33 11 12+12 5 0+2 1 2+0 1 3+2 4
FW Scotland SCO Paul di Giacomo 39 7 20+11 3 3+0 1 1+1 1 2+1 2
FW Scotland SCO Michael Gardyne 48 13 30+4 5 2+2 3 3+0 2 7+0 3
FW Scotland SCO John Stewart 6 1 0+2 0 0+2 0 0+2 1 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Gary Wood 42 10 14+16 4 2+2 1 1+2 0 2+3 5

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 17 7 12 54 44 +10 58
4 Queen of the South 36 15 11 10 53 40 +13 56
5 Ross County 36 15 11 10 46 44 +2 56
6 Partick Thistle 36 14 6 16 43 40 +3 48
7 Raith Rovers 36 11 9 16 36 47 −11 42
Source: Scottish Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
First Division play-offs: The 9th place team will be entered into a play-off with the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places of the Second Division. The winner gets a place in the 2010-11 First Division

See also

References

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  13. "Scottish Communities League Cup Results 2009/2010". Scottish Football League. 21 March 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
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