2006–07 Ross County F.C. season
2006–07 season | |
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Chairman | Roy MacGregor[1] |
Manager | Scott Leitch |
Stadium | Victoria Park |
First Division | Tenth place (Relegated) |
Challenge Cup | Winners |
League Cup | Second round, lost to Alloa Athletic |
Scottish Cup | Third round, lost to Partick Thistle |
Top goalscorer | League: Don Cowie (7) All: Don Cowie (9) |
Highest home attendance | 6,216 vs. Gretna, 28 April 2007 |
Lowest home attendance | 1,475 vs. Hamilton Academical, 13 March 2007 |
Average home league attendance | 2,307[2] |
The 2006–07 season was Ross County's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[3] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
[edit]Ross County finished tenth[4] in the First Division and were relegated to the Second Division.[5] They reached the second round of the League Cup,[6] the third round of the Scottish Cup,[7] and the final of the Challenge Cup, beating Clyde 5–4 on penalties.[8]
Management
[edit]The club started season 2006–07 under the management of Scott Leitch, who had been appointed towards the end of the previous season.[9] On 30 April 2007,[10] following the club's confirmed relegation Leitch resigned as manager.[11]
Results and fixtures
[edit]Scottish First Division
[edit]5 August 2006 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
BBC Report | McKinlay ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Underhill |
12 August 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Mackay ![]() Adams ![]() Craig ![]() |
Attendance: 2,321 Referee: S MacDonald |
19 August 2006 Scottish First Division | Gretna | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Raydale Park |
McMenamin ![]() Deuchar ![]() |
BBC Report | Gunn ![]() |
Attendance: 1,195 Referee: Smith |
26 August 2006 Scottish First Division | St Johnstone | 3 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
Milne ![]() Sheerin ![]() |
BBC Report | McKinlay ![]() |
Attendance: 2,109 Referee: Collum |
9 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
Cowie ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,265 Referee: Somers |
16 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
McHale ![]() Ferguson ![]() Imrie ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 965 Referee: Tumilty |
23 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Tunbridge ![]() |
Attendance: 1,925 Referee: Hardie |
30 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 3 – 2 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
McCulloch ![]() McConalogue ![]() |
BBC Report | McKinlay ![]() Keddie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,120 Referee: Allan |
14 October 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
Higgins ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,454 Referee: Thomson |
21 October 2006 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 2,060 Referee: Collum |
28 October 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Dowie ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
BBC Report | Lovering ![]() |
Attendance: 2,010 Referee: MacKay |
4 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
Weir ![]() O'Neil ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,497 Referee: Murray |
18 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
Irvine ![]() Ciani ![]() |
BBC Report | McKeown ![]() |
Attendance: 2,195 Referee: Hardie |
22 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
Gardyne ![]() McKinlay ![]() |
BBC Report | Sheerin ![]() Hardie ![]() Lawson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Underhill |
25 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 0 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Muir |
2 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 3 – 1 | Ross County | Dens Park |
Rae ![]() Lyle ![]() McLaren ![]() |
BBC Report | Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 3,380 Referee: McCurry |
9 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 5 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
Dowie ![]() Robertson ![]() |
BBC Report | McConalogue ![]() Ferguson ![]() Keogh ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Finnie |
16 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Gretna | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | McMenamin ![]() |
Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Smith |
26 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report | Scott ![]() |
Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Richmond |
30 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Hooks ![]() Scott ![]() |
Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Freeland |
2 January 2007 Scottish First Division | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
Mensing ![]() McManus ![]() |
BBC Report | Cowie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,519 Referee: McDonald |
20 January 2007 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 2 – 4 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
Ferguson ![]() Masterton ![]() |
BBC Report | Imrie ![]() McKinlay ![]() Cowie ![]() Shields ![]() |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Somers |
27 January 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Murray |
10 February 2007 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
Roberts ![]() |
BBC Report | Cowie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Richmond |
17 February 2007 Scottish First Division | Gretna | 4 – 1 | Ross County | Raydale Park |
McMenamin ![]() Nicholls ![]() Jenkins ![]() |
BBC Report | Keddie ![]() O'Carroll ![]() |
Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Boyle |
24 February 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Dorrans ![]() Fox ![]() |
Attendance: 2,324 Referee: Brines |
3 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
Higgins ![]() |
BBC Report | MacDonald ![]() |
Attendance: 1,689 Referee: Ritchie |
10 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
O'Neil ![]() Adams ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,479 Referee: Smith |
13 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
Cowie ![]() Higgins ![]() Gunn ![]() |
BBC Report | Offiong ![]() |
Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Winter |
17 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
Higgins ![]() Adams ![]() |
BBC Report | Gilmour ![]() McGowan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Allan |
31 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
Wilson ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,035 Referee: McKendrick |
3 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
Scott ![]() Adams ![]() |
BBC Report | Young ![]() |
Attendance: 1,880 Referee: MacKay |
7 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 3 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park |
Daal ![]() McHale ![]() |
BBC Report | Higgins ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
Attendance: 3,013 Referee: Freeland |
14 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
15:00 | Proctor ![]() |
BBC Report | Twigg ![]() |
Attendance: 2,717 Referee: Tumilty |
21 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
15:00 | Griffiths ![]() |
Livi Mad Report | Gardyne ![]() |
Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Muir |
28 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 3 | Gretna | Victoria Park |
Gardyne ![]() O'Carroll ![]() |
BBC Report | Deverdics ![]() Grady ![]() |
Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Brines |
Scottish Challenge Cup
[edit]16 August 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | East Fife | 0 – 3 | Ross County | Bayview Stadium |
19:30 | BBC Report | Dowie ![]() Gunn ![]() |
Attendance: 304 Referee: Tumilty |
29 August 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Ross County | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
19:45 | McKinlay ![]() |
BBC Report | Townsley ![]() |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Finnie |
12 September 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup QF | Ross County | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Gretna | Victoria Park |
19:45 | Williams ![]() Ciani ![]() Anderson ![]() |
BBC Report | McMenamin ![]() Jenkins ![]() Canning ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Freeland |
27 September 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Victoria Park |
19:45 | Higgins ![]() Gunn ![]() McKinlay ![]() |
BBC Report | Dowie ![]() |
Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Thomson |
12 November 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final | Ross County | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p) | Clyde | McDiarmid Park |
15:00 | Dowie ![]() |
BBC Report | Hunter ![]() Malone ![]() |
Attendance: 4,062 Referee: Thomson |
Penalties | ||||
Gardyne ![]() Robertson ![]() McKinlay ![]() Adams ![]() Irvine ![]() Crooks ![]() |
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Scottish League Cup
[edit]8 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 4 – 2 | Stranraer | Victoria Park |
19:45 | Cowie ![]() Higgins ![]() Gunn ![]() |
BBC Report | Burns ![]() Moore ![]() |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Ritchie |
22 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
19:30 | Malcolm ![]() Brown ![]() Forrest ![]() |
BBC Report | McKinlay ![]() |
Attendance: 424 Referee: Winter |
Scottish Cup
[edit]6 January 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Robertson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,535 Referee: MacKay |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Livingston | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 45 | |
7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 45 | |
8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 41 | |
9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 40 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
10 | Ross County (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Player statistics
[edit]Squad
[edit]No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division[14] | Challenge Cup[15] | League Cup[16] | Scottish Cup[17] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Joe Malin | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Mark Ridgers | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Craig Samson | 35 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Matteo Tomei | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Andy Dowie | 43 | 4 | 36+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Irvine | 24 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alex Keddie | 32 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Mark McCulloch | 35 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
David Niven | 10 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Hugh Robertson | 28 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
James Smith | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Sean Webb | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Lee Wilkie | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Derek Adams | 32 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Stuart Anderson | 13 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Don Cowie | 36 | 9 | 28+0 | 7 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Neal Hooks | 5 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Kevin McKinlay | 37 | 9 | 27+3 | 5 | 5+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Daniel Moore | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Alan Morgan | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Martin Scott | 33 | 2 | 21+7 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Fergus Tiernan | 13 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Amick Ciani | 16 | 2 | 5+9 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Jason Crooks | 8 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Michael Gardyne | 39 | 6 | 24+8 | 6 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Craig Gunn | 35 | 6 | 7+20 | 2 | 1+4 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sean Higgins | 33 | 8 | 21+7 | 5 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Diarmuid O'Carroll | 16 | 2 | 9+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Malik Rezgane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Dene Shields | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
David Winters | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Alex Williams | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. p. 754. ISBN 0755316649.
- ^ "Scottish First Division Stats: Team Attendance - 2006/07". ESPN. Retrieved 24 September 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "2006/2007 SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE TABLE". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Ups and downs". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Alloa Athletic 2-1 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Leitch named Ross County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Leitch quits after County go down". inverness-courier.co.uk. The Inverness Courier. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County 2006-2007 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County's results from season 2006/2007". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 754–755. ISBN 0755316649.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 776–777. ISBN 0755316649.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 773–775. ISBN 0755316649.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 780–783. ISBN 0755316649.