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2008–09 Ross County F.C. season

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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

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.

Summary

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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

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[7][8]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

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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 Yellow card 40' Red card
Higgins Yellow card 63' Red card
Attendance: 1,068
Referee: McKendrick
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
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
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
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
28 March 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 1 – 1 Dundee Victoria Park
Higgins 90' BBC Report Antoine-Curier 66'
McHale Yellow card 85' Red card
Mackenzie Red card 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
2 May 2009 Scottish First Division Ross County 2 – 2 Livingston Victoria Park
15:00 Craig 53' (59), pen.'
Keddie Red card 16'
BBC Report Griffiths 17'
Halliday 51'
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Somers

Scottish Challenge Cup

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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 Red card 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 Red card 55'
Weatherson 77'
Attendance: 1,396
Referee: Tumilty

Scottish League Cup

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Scottish Cup

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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

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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[a]
8 Ross County 36 13 8 15 42 46 −4 47
9 Airdrie United 36 10 12 14 29 43 −14 42[b] Qualification for the First Division Play-offs[c]
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

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Squad

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No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division[9] Challenge Cup[10] League Cup[11] Scottish Cup[12]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Tony Bullock 24 0 16+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Joe Malin 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Derek Soutar 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Boyd 36 0 28+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Martyn Corrigan 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Andy Dowie 37 2 28+1 1 5+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Golabek 18 0 14+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Alex Keddie 35 3 25+4 1 4+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Mark McCulloch 44 3 35+0 3 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Scott Morrison 22 2 7+8 2 2+2 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
DF Scotland SCO Steven Watt 29 0 23+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Richard Brittain 39 5 30+0 4 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF Scotland SCO Richard Hart 42 5 24+9 3 5+0 0 1+0 1 2+1 1
MF Scotland SCO Paul Lawson 24 0 18+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Martin Scott 32 0 16+8 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
MF Scotland SCO Adam Strachan 33 0 12+12 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Craig Brewster 10 3 10+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steven Craig 36 12 26+5 10 2+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Netherlands NED Dyron Daal 35 6 16+12 3 2+1 2 1+0 1 2+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Michael Gardyne 30 1 9+18 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO Sean Higgins 39 14 23+8 10 4+1 2 0+1 0 2+0 2
FW Scotland SCO Dene Shields 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO John Stewart 10 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland SCO David Winters 11 1 3+3 0 2+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0

See also

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References

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  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. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. 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. ^ "Airdrie Utd 2-2 Ross County". 16 November 2008 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  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.