Ross County F.C. records and statistics
Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional association football club based in Dingwall. Ross County joined the Highland Football League in 1929, and then were one of two clubs voted into the Scottish Professional Football League System in 1994.
The club's record appearance maker is Michael Gardyne, who has made Over 400 appearances through four spells at the club. Gordon Connelly is County's all time goal scorer, scoring 101 goals.
This list encompasses the major honours won by Ross County, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Ross County players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records are also included in the list.
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]- First Division/Championship (second tier)
- Second Division (third tier)
- Winners (1): 2007–08
- Third Division (fourth tier)
- Winners (1): 1998–99
- Highland Football League
- North Caledonian Football League
- Winners (2): 1965–66, 1996–97
Cup
[edit]- Scottish Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2009–10
- Scottish League Cup:
- Winners (1): 2015–16
- Challenge Cup
- Qualifying Cup (North)
- North of Scotland Cup
- Winners (6): 1929–30, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2018–19
- Highland League Cup
- Winners (4): 1949–50, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1991–92
Youth
[edit]- SPFL Development League (Under-20)
- Winners (1): 2016–17
Player records
[edit]Individual Records
[edit]- Most Appearance Holder: Michael Gardyne (444)
- Record Goalscorer: Michael Gardyne (73)
- Most Goals in a season (all competitions): Andrew Barrowman (29)
- Most Goals in a season (league): Andrew Barrowman (24)
- Most Clean Sheets: Nicky Walker (54)
- Most Hat-Tricks: Liam Boyce (5)
Most appearances
[edit]As of 17 August 2024
# | Name | Career | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2006–2007, 2008–2012, 2014–2015, 2015–2021 | 444 | 73 |
2 | ![]() |
2007–2008, 2008–2017 | 306 | 12 |
3 | ![]() |
2002–2009 | 288 | 8 |
4 | ![]() |
2008–2015 | 269 | 50 |
5 | ![]() |
2000–2007, 2018–2020 | 249 | 29 |
6 | ![]() |
2009–2013, 2018–2021 | 238 | 29 |
7 | ![]() |
2002–2009 | 220 | 59 |
8 | ![]() |
1996–2003 | 220 | 54 |
9 | ![]() |
2015–2020 | 197 | 4 |
10 | ![]() |
2007–2013 | 190 | 17 |
11 | ![]() |
2006–2011, 2012–2013 | 189 | 9 |
12 | ![]() |
1996–2003 | 183 | 4 |
13 | ![]() |
1994–2001 | 177 | 2 |
14 | ![]() |
1998–2002 | 171 | 5 |
15 | ![]() |
2019– | 163 | 0 |
16 | ![]() |
2000–2004 | 160 | 16 |
17 | ![]() |
1994–1999 | 154 | 5 |
18 | ![]() |
2009–2014 | 154 | 10 |
19 | ![]() |
2021– | 153 | 33 |
20 | ![]() |
1999–2003 | 150 | 18 |
21 | ![]() |
2007–2012 | 150 | 3 |
22 | ![]() |
1996–2003 | 148 | 42 |
23 | ![]() |
1995–1999, 2007–2009 | 147 | 10 |
24 | ![]() |
2014–2019 | 147 | 0 |
25 | ![]() |
2006–2010 | 146 | 10 |
Source:[1]
Top goalscorers
[edit]As of 17 August 2024
# | Name | Career | Apps | Goals | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
2006–2007, 2008–2012, 2014–2015, 2015–2021 | 444 | 73 | 0.16 |
2 | ![]() |
2002–2009 | 220 | 59 | 0.27 |
3 | ![]() |
1996–1998, 2006–2009 | 134 | 56 | 0.42 |
4 | ![]() |
2014–2017 | 115 | 55 | 0.48 |
5 | ![]() |
1996–2003 | 220 | 54 | 0.25 |
6 | ![]() |
2008–2015 | 269 | 50 | 0.19 |
7 | ![]() |
2007–2008, 2010–2011 | 94 | 45 | 0.48 |
8 | ![]() |
2000, 2000–2003 | 105 | 44 | 0.42 |
9 | ![]() |
2003, 2003–2006, 2008–2008 | 148 | 42 | 0.28 |
10 | ![]() |
2017–2021 | 126 | 41 | 0.33 |
11 | ![]() |
2015–2016, 2018–2020 | 97 | 37 | 0.38 |
12 | ![]() |
2008–2012 | 123 | 33 | 0.27 |
13 | ![]() |
2021– | 153 | 33 | 0.22 |
14 | ![]() |
2015–2018 | 108 | 30 | 0.28 |
15 | ![]() |
2000–2007, 2018–2020 | 249 | 30 | 0.12 |
16 | ![]() |
2014–2018 | 118 | 29 | 0.25 |
17 | ![]() |
2009–2013, 2018–2021 | 238 | 29 | 0.12 |
18 | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 80 | 28 | 0.35 |
19 | ![]() |
2018–2021 | 82 | 28 | 0.34 |
20 | ![]() |
1997–1999, 2001-2002 | 60 | 27 | 0.45 |
21 | ![]() |
2023–2024 | 62 | 26 | 0.42 |
22 | ![]() |
1994–1996 | 84 | 26 | 0.31 |
23 | ![]() |
1994–1999 | 65 | 21 | 0.32 |
24 | ![]() |
2011–2013 | 60 | 21 | 0.35 |
25 | ![]() |
2003–2006 | 124 | 21 | 0.17 |
Source:[2]
Clean Sheets
[edit]As of 17 August 2024
# | Name | Career | Apps | Clean Sheets | Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
1997–2001 | 137 | 54 | 0.39 |
2 | ![]() |
2001–2003, 2007–2009 | 145 | 41 | 0.28 |
3 | ![]() |
2019– | 163 | 40 | 0.25 |
4 | ![]() |
2014–2019 | 147 | 38 | 0.26 |
5 | ![]() |
2009–2011 | 96 | 32 | 0.33 |
6 | ![]() |
1994–1998 | 98 | 30 | 0.31 |
7 | ![]() |
2011–2014 | 77 | 25 | 0.32 |
8 | ![]() |
2012–2015 | 71 | 17 | 0.24 |
9 | ![]() |
2003–2005 | 47 | 13 | 0.28 |
10 | ![]() |
2004–2006 | 52 | 9 | 0.17 |
Source:[3]
Club captains
[edit]Name | Dates | Notes |
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2004–2006 | |
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2006–2007 | |
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2009–2015 | |
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2015–2018 | |
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2018–2020 | |
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2020–2021 | |
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2021–2023 | |
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2023–2024 | |
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2024– |
Team of the Decade
[edit]In January 2020 Ross County Twitter put out a poll to fans to decide on the team of the 2010s. The Results were as follows:
- GK:
Scott Fox
- DF:
Marcus Fraser
- DF:
Andrew Davies
- DF:
Scott Boyd
- DF:
Evangelos Ikonomou
- MF:
Richard Brittain
- MF:
Jackson Irvine
- MF:
Iain Vigurs
- MF:
Michael Gardyne
- FW:
Liam Boyce
- FW:
Alex Schalk
Source:[4]
International players
[edit]This is a list of former and current players who have played at full international level while with the club and the year of their first International cap while at the club.
|
- 2001
Richard Hastings
- 2006
Sean Webb
- 2010
Michael McGovern
- 2010
Atli Gregersen
- 2013
André Hainault
- 2014
Yoann Arquin
- 2014
Filip Kiss
- 2014
Erik Čikoš
- 2015
Liam Boyce
- 2015
Jackson Irvine
- 2017
Tim Chow
- 2018
Mattias Käit
- 2021
Regan Charles-Cook
- 2023
Nohan Kenneh
- 2023
William Akio
- 2023
Victor Loturi
- Most Caps while at Club: Liam Boyce, Atli Gregersen, Yoann Arquin, Richard Hastings (6)
- Most International Goals while at Club: Liam Boyce (1)
Club records
[edit]- First league goal scored: William D Herd 1994 v Cowdenbeath
- Record all-time attendance: 8,000 approx v Rangers (Scottish Cup 28 February 1966)
- Record league attendance: 6,590 v Celtic (Scottish Premiership 18 November 2017)
- Record win: 11–0 v St Cuthbert Wanderers (1993–94 Scottish Cup first round)
- Record League win 8-0 v Albion Rovers (15 August 1998)
- Record defeat: 0–7 v Kilmarnock (1961–62 Scottish Cup third round)
- Club record signing: £100,000 – Ross Draper from Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 9 August 2017[6]
- Club record sale: £500,000 – Liam Boyce to Burton Albion, 20 June 2017[7]
Managers
[edit]As of 17 August 2024
Period | Manager | G | W | D | L | Win % | Honours |
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1929–1930 | ![]() |
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1966–1968 | ![]() |
Highland Football League: 1966–1967 | |||||
1971–1976 | ![]() |
North of Scotland Cup: 1971–1972 | |||||
1977–1979 | ![]() |
Highland League Cup: 1978–1979 | |||||
1985–1987 | ![]() |
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1987–1996 | ![]() |
Highland Football League: 1990–91, 1991–92 Highland League Cup: 1991–1992 North of Scotland Cup: 1991–1992 | |||||
1 July 1996 – 11 November 2002 | ![]() |
275 | 131 | 62 | 82 | 47.64 | Third Division: 1998–99 |
11 November 2002 – 27 November 2002 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | |
27 November 2002 – 11 June 2005 | ![]() |
110 | 39 | 26 | 45 | 35.45 | |
21 June 2005 – 24 October 2005 | ![]() |
15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 40.00 | |
24 October 2005 – 3 June 2006 | ![]() |
28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 39.29 | |
1 July 2006 – 17 June 2007 | ![]() |
46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 30.43 | Scottish Challenge Cup: 2006–07 |
17 June 2007 – 2 October 2007 | ![]() |
12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00 | |
2 October 2007 – 11 November 2010 | ![]() |
140 | 66 | 31 | 43 | 47.14 | Second Division: 2007–08 |
25 November 2010 – 12 February 2011 | ![]() |
9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.00 | |
17 February 2011 – 15 May 2011 | ![]() |
17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 41.18 | Challenge Cup: 2010–11 |
19 May 2011 – 28 August 2014 | ![]() |
113 | 41 | 32 | 40 | 36.28 | First Division: 2011–12 |
9 September 2014 – 25 September 2017 | ![]() |
138 | 50 | 32 | 56 | 36.23 | Scottish League Cup: 2015–16 |
28 September 2017 – 1 March 2018 | ![]() |
22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18.18 | |
2 March 2018 – 10 June 2020 | ![]() ![]() |
96 | 43 | 23 | 30 | 44.79 | Championship: 2018–19, Challenge Cup: 2018–19 |
10 June 2020 – 19 December 2020 | ![]() |
24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29.17 | |
21 December 2020 – 24 May 2021 | ![]() |
21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 38.10 | |
26 May 2021 – 15 November 2023 | ![]() |
107 | 31 | 25 | 51 | 28.97 | |
20 November 2023 – 7 February 2024 | ![]() |
11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18.18 | |
8 February 2024 – Present | ![]() |
24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 41.67 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ross County Player goal Records". Staggies Archive. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Ross County Player goal Records". Staggies Archive. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Ross County Clean sheets". Staggies Archive. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ^ "Ross County Team of the Decade". Ross County Twitter. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ "Ross County All-Time Records". Staggies Archive. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Ross County sign midfielder from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Liam Boyce: Burton sign Ross County striker in club-record deal". BBC Sport. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.