2007β08 season | |
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Chairman | Roy MacGregor [1] |
Manager | Scott Leitch |
Stadium | Victoria Park |
Second Division | First place (champions) |
Challenge Cup | 'Second round, lost to St Johnstone |
League Cup | Second round, lost to Dundee United |
Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to St Johnstone |
Top goalscorer | League: Andrew Barrowman (24) All: Andrew Barrowman (29) |
Highest home attendance | 3,716 vs. Cowdenbeath, 19 April 2008 [2] |
Lowest home attendance | 1,511 vs. Cowdenbeath, 4 March 2008 [2] |
Average home league attendance | 2,246 [3] |
The 2007β08 season was Ross County's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2006β07 season. [4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Ross County finished first in the Second Division [5] and were promoted to the First Division. [4] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup, [6] the second round of the League Cup [7] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup. [8]
The club started the 2007β08 season under the management of Dick Campbell, [9] who had been appointed during pre season following the resignation of Scott Leitch. [10] On 2 October 2007, [11] Campbell was sacked as manager [12] with player coach Derek Adams being appointed as temporary manager. [13] Adam's position was made permanent in November. [14]
4 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 β 0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
Barrowman ![]() Petrie ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Freeland |
11 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 β 2 | Ross County | Central Park |
Dalziel ![]() Howat ![]() |
BBC Report |
Barrowman ![]() Adams ![]() |
Attendance: 320 Referee: Boyle |
18 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Queen's Park | 3 β 2 | Ross County | Hampden Park |
Sinclair ![]() Canning ![]() Dunn ![]() |
BBC Report |
Anderson ![]() McCulloch ![]() |
Attendance: 815 Referee: Norris |
25 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 β 0 | Peterhead | Victoria Park |
Higgins ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,056 Referee: O'Reilly |
1 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 β 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
15;00 |
Barrowman ![]() |
ESPN Report |
Noble ![]() |
Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Underhill |
15 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 0 β 2 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
BBC Report |
Petrie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,101 Referee: Nicholls |
22 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0 β 1 | Ross County | Shielfield Park |
BBC Report |
Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 495 Referee: Norris |
29 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 β 2 | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
Brady ![]() Moore ![]() |
BBC Report |
Andrew ![]() Grant ![]() |
Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Brown |
6 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 β 1 | Brechin City | Victoria Park |
Petrie ![]() Shields ![]() |
BBC Report |
Gribben ![]() |
Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Freeland |
20 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 β 4 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
Williams ![]() |
BBC Report |
Adams ![]() Petrie ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Winter |
27 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 β 1 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park |
Boyd ![]() |
BBC Report |
Ferry ![]() |
Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Somers |
3 November 2007 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1 β 2 | Ross County | Balmoor Stadium |
Sharp ![]() |
BBC Report |
Petrie ![]() |
Attendance: 815 Referee: Law |
10 November 2007 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 0 β 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
15:00 | BBC Report |
Shields ![]() |
Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Tumilty |
1 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 β 3 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
Barrowman ![]() Scott ![]() |
BBC Report |
Hislop ![]() Weir ![]() |
Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Norris |
8 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 3 β 1 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
Brown ![]() Agnew ![]() Townsley ![]() |
BBC Report |
Dowie ![]() |
Attendance: 523 Referee: Boyle |
15 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 β 1 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park |
Higgins ![]() Shields ![]() |
BBC Report |
Swanson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Finnie |
29 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Queen's Park | 0 β 1 | Ross County | Hampden Park |
ESPN Report |
Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 657 Referee: Brown |
2 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 5 β 1 | Peterhead | Victoria Park |
Keddie ![]() Barrowman ![]() Shields ![]() Moore ![]() |
BBC Report |
Mann ![]() |
Attendance: 2,213 Referee: MacDonald |
5 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 0 β 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
BBC Report |
Higgins ![]() Lawson ![]() |
Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Charleston |
19 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 β 2 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
15:00 |
Barrowman ![]() Golabek ![]() |
BBC Report |
McDonald ![]() Noble ![]() |
Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Finnie |
26 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 β 4 | Ross County | Central Park |
Clarke ![]() Dempster ![]() |
BBC Report |
J Armstrong ![]() D Armstrong ![]() Scott ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 362 Referee: McLean |
9 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 6 β 1 | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
Golabek ![]() Barrowman ![]() Higgins ![]() Shields ![]() Keddie ![]() Dowie ![]() |
BBC Report |
Coakley ![]() |
Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Nicholls |
16 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0 β 4 | Ross County | Shielfield Park |
BBC Report |
Strachan ![]() Horn ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 449 Referee: Brown |
23 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 β 2 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park |
Gardyne ![]() Barrowman ![]() Lawson ![]() |
BBC Report |
Ferry ![]() Trouten ![]() |
Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Freeland |
26 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 1 β 2 | Ross County | Glebe Park |
Paton ![]() |
ESPN Report |
Higgins ![]() |
Attendance: 561 Referee: McKendrick |
1 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1 β 1 | Ross County | Balmoor Stadium |
Bavidge ![]() Anderson ![]() |
BBC Report |
Higgins ![]() |
Attendance: 762 Referee: Muir |
4 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 4 β 1 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
Keddie ![]() Higgins ![]() Barrowman ![]() Winters ![]() |
BBC Report | McBride ![]() |
Attendance: 1,511 Referee: MacDonald |
11 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 β 4 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
Higgins ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
BBC Report |
Wardlaw ![]() Williams ![]() Stevenson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Charleston |
15 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 0 β 2 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
BBC Report |
Barrowman ![]() Gardyne ![]() |
Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Parry |
18 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 0 β 0 | Brechin City | Victoria Park |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Tumilty |
22 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 β 3 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
Barrowman ![]() Scott ![]() |
BBC Report |
Templeton ![]() Goodwillie ![]() |
Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Murray |
5 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 4 β 0 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park |
Shields ![]() Barrowman ![]() Lawson ![]() |
BBC Report |
McMullan ![]() |
Attendance: 2,579 Referee: MacDonald |
9 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 2 β 0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
19;45 |
Noble ![]() Russell ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 724 Referee: Salmond |
12 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 2 β 0 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
Ferguson ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 452 Referee: Boyle |
19 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 β 0 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
Barrowman ![]() Higgins ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,716 Referee: McDermott |
26 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 3 β 3 | Ross County | Glebe Park |
Smith ![]() Janczyk ![]() Dyer ![]() |
BBC Report |
Gardyne ![]() Barrowman ![]() Winters ![]() |
Attendance: 586 Referee: Muir |
14 August 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Dundee | 1 β 2 | Ross County | Dens Park |
Sturm ![]() O'Brien ![]() |
BBC Report |
Barrowman ![]() Keddie ![]() |
Attendance: 1,471 Referee: McDonald |
5 September 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Ross County | 0 β 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
BBC Report |
Deuchar ![]() Jackson ![]() |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Brines |
7 August 2007 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 3 β 1 | Elgin City | Victoria Park |
Dowie ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
BBC Report |
Charlesworth ![]() Dempsie ![]() ![]() |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Somers |
29 August 2007 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Dundee United | 2 β 1 | Ross County | Tannadice Park |
Hunt ![]() Robertson ![]() |
BBC Report |
Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Allan |
24 November 2007 Scottish League Cup round 3 | Ross County | 4 β 0 | Whitehill Welfare | Victoria Park |
15:00 |
Shields ![]() Scott ![]() Higgins ![]() |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Charleston |
23 January 2008 Scottish League Cup round 4 | Cove Rangers | 2 β 4 | Ross County | Allan Park |
19:45 |
Watt ![]() |
BBC Report |
Shields ![]() Dowie ![]() Boyd ![]() Barrowman ![]() |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: O'Reilly |
12 February 2008 Scottish League Cup round 5 | Ross County | 0 β 1 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
19:45 | BBC Report |
Craig ![]() |
Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Collum |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 73 | Promotion to the First Division |
2 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 66 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs [a] |
3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 60 | |
4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | |
5 | Peterhead | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 55 |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division [18] | Challenge Cup [19] | League Cup [20] | Scottish Cup [21] | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ![]() |
Tony Bullock | 30 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Allan Creer | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Matthew Cartis | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
GK | ![]() |
Joe Malin | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Iain Campbell | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Andy Dowie | 41 | 4 | 33+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | |
DF | ![]() |
Graham Girvan | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Stuart Golabek | 33 | 2 | 26+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Alex Keddie | 35 | 4 | 27+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Mark McCulloch | 36 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Gary Miller | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
David Niven | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Hugh Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Brent Sancho | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
DF | ![]() |
Sean Webb | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Derek Adams | 15 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Iain Anderson | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Darren Brady | 22 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Paul Lawson | 28 | 2 | 24+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Daniel Moore | 23 | 2 | 7+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
MF | ![]() |
Martin Scott | 38 | 4 | 21+10 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | |
MF | ![]() |
Adam Strachan | 20 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Andrew Barrowman | 39 | 29 | 32+1 | 24 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Scott Boyd | 25 | 2 | 21+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Michael Gardyne | 16 | 4 | 9+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Ross Grant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Craig Gunn | 17 | 0 | 2+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Sean Higgins | 41 | 11 | 23+11 | 10 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
FW | ![]() |
Stewart Petrie | 29 | 8 | 15+9 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |
FW | ![]() |
Dene Shields | 30 | 9 | 17+8 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | |
FW | ![]() |
David Winters | 6 | 2 | 2+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |