2009–10 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County finished fifth in the First Division.^[5] They did, however, reach the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup,^[6] and the third round of the League Cup.^[7] They also managed to gain entrance into the final round of the Scottish Cup,^[8] but lost to Dundee United.^[9]

Results and fixtures

^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13] Win Draw Loss

Scottish First Division

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish First Division

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 45'	Attendance: 1,781 Referee: Thompson

15 August 2009 Scottish First Division	Partick Thistle	0 – 0	Ross County	Firhill Stadium
	McKeown 55'	BBC Report	Miller 34'	Attendance: 2,391 Referee: Allan

22 August 2009 Scottish First Division	Ross County	0 – 1	Raith Rovers	Victoria Park
		BBC Report	Hill 32'	Attendance: 2,088 Referee: O'Reilly

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

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

19 September 2009 Scottish First Division	Ross County	2 – 1	Ayr United	Victoria Park
	Brittain 12' Craig 15' Keddie 88'	BBC Report	Roberts 53' McGowan 90'	Attendance: 1,885 Referee: Brown

26 September 2009 Scottish First Division	Dundee	2 – 0	Ross County	Dens Park
	Griffiths 59', 77'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,682 Referee: Somers

10 October 2009 Scottish First Division	Greenock Morton	0 – 1	Ross County	Cappielow
		BBC Report	Wood 68'	Attendance: 2,154 Referee: Boyle

13 October 2009 Scottish First Division	Ross County	0 – 0	Dunfermline Athletic	Victoria Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 1,757 Referee: Collum

17 October 2009 Scottish First Division	Airdrie United	0 – 1	Ross County	Excelsior Stadium
		SFL Report	Wood 78'	Attendance: 756 Referee: Law

24 October 2009 Scottish First Division	Ross County	2 – 2	Partick Thistle	Victoria Park
	Gardyne 40' Scott 57' Lawson 69'	BBC Report	Erskine 62' Buchanan 72'	Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Finnie

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

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

14 November 2009 Scottish First Division	Ayr United	1 – 1	Ross County	Somerset Park
	Boyd 41' Ryan Stevenson 60'	BBC Report	Roberts 82' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,236 Referee: Brown

1 December 2009 Scottish First Division	Ross County	0 – 1	Dundee	Victoria Park
		BBC Report	Harkins 69'	Attendance: 2,005 Referee: Nicholls

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 85'	Attendance: 1,752 Referee: McKendrick

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

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

23 January 2010 Scottish First Division	Ross County	1 – 0	Ayr United	Victoria Park
	Boyd 51'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Muir

30 January 2010 Scottish First Division	Dundee	0 – 1	Ross County	Dens Park
		BBC Report	Lawson 44'	Attendance: 4,912 Referee: Tumilty

13 February 2010 Scottish First Division	Ross County	2 – 2	Dunfermline Athletic	Victoria Park
	Lawson 54' Watt 85'	BBC Report	Phinn 10', 32' Holmes 89'	Attendance: 2,213 Referee: McKendrick

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

6 March 2010 Scottish First Division	Ross County	1 – 0	Raith Rovers	Victoria Park
	Brittain 76' (Penalty)	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,033 Referee: Conroy

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

20 March 2010 Scottish First Division	Ross County	0 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Victoria Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,928 Referee: Tumilty

27 March 2010 Scottish First Division	Ross County	1 – 1	Dundee	Victoria Park
	Craig 87'	BBC Report	Hutchinson 50'	Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Thomson

30 March 2010 Scottish First Division	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3 – 0	Ross County	Caledonian Thistle
	Foran 14' Odhiambo 16' Hayes 40'	BBC Report	Keddie 13'	Attendance: 5,411 Referee: MacDonald

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

6 April 2010 Scottish First Division	Ross County	1 – 1	Queen of the South	Victoria Park
	Boyd 90'	BBC Report	Burns 64' McMillan 53'	Attendance: 2,004 Referee: McLean

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

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

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

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

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

28 April 2010 Scottish First Division	Ayr United	0 – 1	Ross County	Somerset Park
		BBC Report	Barrowman 35' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,032 Referee: Winter

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

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 110'	Attendance: 748 Referee: McDonald

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

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

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

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

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

22 September 2009 Scottish League Cup Round 3	Ross County	0 – 2	Dundee United	Victoria Park
	Scott 83'	BBC Report	Wilkie 36' Russell 77'	Attendance: 1,986 Referee: Thomson

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Scottish Cup

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

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

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

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

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

10 April 2010 Scottish Cup SF	Celtic	0 – 2	Ross County	Hampden Park
		BBC Report	Craig 55' Scott 88'	Attendance: 24,535 Referee: Collum

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^[14]		Challenge Cup^[15]		League Cup^[16]		Scottish Cup^[17]
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Michael McGovern	49	0	35+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	7+0	0
	GK		Joe Malin	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Scott Boyd	40	5	29+2	4	2+0	0	0+0	0	7+0	1
	DF		Graham Girvan	6	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Alex Keddie	43	1	30+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	7+0	1
	DF		Gary Miller	43	1	31+1	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	1
	DF		Scott Morrison	49	4	35+0	1	4+0	0	3+0	1	7+0	2
	DF		Robbie Stephen	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Steven Watt	28	1	16+3	1	4+0	0	3+0	0	0+2	0
	MF		Richard Brittain	48	11	34+0	9	4+0	0	3+0	1	7+0	1
	MF		Ross Grant	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Stuart Kettlewell	39	1	22+9	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+3	1
	MF		Paul Lawson	42	6	25+3	4	3+1	1	3+0	0	5+2	1
	MF		Daniel Moore	7	0	0+3	0	2+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Martin Scott	43	3	20+10	2	1+2	0	1+2	0	6+1	1
	MF		Grant Smith	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Iain Vigurs	48	3	25+10	3	4+0	0	3+0	0	5+1	0
	FW		Andrew Barrowman	19	5	12+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	4+1	0
	FW		Steven Craig	33	11	12+12	5	0+2	1	2+0	1	3+2	4
	FW		Paul di Giacomo	39	7	20+11	3	3+0	1	1+1	1	2+1	2
	FW		Michael Gardyne	48	13	30+4	5	2+2	3	3+0	2	7+0	3
	FW		John Stewart	6	1	0+2	0	0+2	0	0+2	1	0+0	0
	FW		Gary Wood	42	10	14+16	4	2+2	1	1+2	0	2+3	5

Team statistics

League Table


Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Inverness Caledonian Thistle !Inverness Caledonian Thistle (C) (P)	36	21	10	5	72	32	+40	73	Scottish Premier League
2	Dundee !Dundee	36	16	13	7	48	34	+14	61
3	Dunfermline Athletic !Dunfermline Athletic	36	17	7	12	54	44	+10	58
4	Queen of the South !Queen of the South	36	15	11	10	53	40	+13	56
5	Ross County !Ross County	36	15	11	10	46	44	+2	56
6	Partick Thistle !Partick Thistle	36	14	6	16	43	40	+3	48
7	Raith Rovers !Raith Rovers	36	11	9	16	36	47	−11	42
8	Greenock Morton !Greenock Morton	36	11	4	21	40	65	−25	37
9	Airdrie United !Airdrie United (R)	36	8	9	19	41	56	−15	33	First Division Play-offs
10	Ayr United !Ayr United (R)	36	7	10	19	29	60	−31	31	Second Division

Updated to games played on 26 July 2012.
Source: ^[18]
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 gete a place in the 2010-11 First Division
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

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Ross County Football Club

Players Managers Records Notable matches Honours Current season

History	Seasons 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999–00 2000-01 2001-02 2002–03 2003-04 2004-05 2005–06 2006-07 2007-08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Home stadium	Victoria Park

Rivalries	Highland derby

2009–10 in Scottish football

« 2008–09 2010–11 »

Domestic leagues	Premier League Football League First Division Second Division Third Division Highland League East of Scotland League South of Scotland League Scottish Premier Under-19 League

Domestic cups	Scottish Cup (Final) League Cup (Final) Challenge Cup (Final) Junior Cup Youth Cup

European competitions	Champions League Europa League

Related to national team	Results 2010 World Cup qualifying (UEFA Group 9)

Club seasons

Premier League	Aberdeen Celtic Dundee United Falkirk Hamilton Academical Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Kilmarnock Motherwell Rangers St Johnstone St. Mirren

First Division	Airdrie United Ayr United Dundee Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton Inverness Caledonian Thistle Queen of the South Partick Thistle Raith Rovers Ross County

Second Division	Alloa Athletic Arbroath Brechin City Clyde Cowdenbeath Dumbarton East Fife Peterhead Stenhousemuir Stirling Albion

Third Division	Albion Rovers Annan Athletic Berwick Rangers East Stirlingshire Elgin City Forfar Athletic Livingston Montrose Queen's Park Stranraer

List of Scottish football transfers 2009–10 2009–10 in Scottish reserve and youth football

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