2011–12 Ross County F.C. season
Ross County 2011–12 football season
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The 2011–12 season was Ross County's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of 2007–08 season.[1] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor | ||
| Manager | Derek Adams | ||
| Stadium | Victoria Park | ||
| Scottish First Division | Winners | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Colin McMenamin (19) All: Colin McMenamin (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,737 vs. Hamilton Academical, 28 April 2012 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,047 vs. Livingston, 17 September 2011 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,745 | ||
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Summary
Ross County finished first in the First Division[2] and were promoted to the Premier League[3] for the first time.[4] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[5] the third round of the League Cup[6] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[7]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 2 July 2011 Friendly | Brora Rangers | 0–2 | Ross County | Dudgeon Park |
| Fan Site Report | Craig Duncan |
Referee: Jim Lyon |
| 5 July 2011 Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0–2 | Ross County | Grant Street Park |
| Fan Site Report | Munro Corcoran |
Referee: Graham Fraser |
| 7 July 2011 Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 2–4 | Ross County | Mosset Park |
| Morrison Tweedie |
Fan Site Report | Craig Lawson Byrne |
Referee: Craig Sim |
| 12 July 2011 Friendly | Keith | 0–2 | Ross County | Kynoch Park |
| Fan Site Report | Brittain McMenamin |
| 16 July 2011 Friendly | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Ross County | Rugby Park |
| Harkins Buijs |
Scotsman Report | Corcoran |
Scottish First Division
| 6 August 2011 First Division | Ross County | 0–0 | Morton | Victoria Park |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 13 August 2011 First Division | Hamilton Academical | 5–1 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| McLaughlin Crawford Chambers Paterson Anderson |
BBC Sport | Flynn Byrne |
Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 20 August 2011 First Division | Ross County | 2–0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Kettlewell Craig |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Steve Conroy |
| 27 August 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| El Alagui |
BBC Report | Craig |
Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty |
| 10 September 2011 First Division | Ross County | 2–2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Brittain Gardyne Miller |
BBC Sport | Cairney Erskine |
Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Allan |
| 17 September 2011 First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| Brittain Craig |
BBC Sport | Sinclair Watson |
Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Northcroft |
| 24 September 2011 First Division | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Ross County | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| BBC Sport | Boyd |
Attendance: 1,479 Referee: John McKendrick |
| 1 October 2011 First Division | Ross County | 4–0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Brittain Lawson Morrow Vigurs |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,121 Referee: Hilland |
| 15 October 2011 First Division | Dundee | 1–2 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee |
| Lockwood |
BBC Sport | McMenamin Quinn |
Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 22 October 2011 First Division | Ross County | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Munro |
BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Allan |
| 29 October 2011 First Division | Greenock Morton | 0–2 | Ross County | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
| BBC Sport | Kettlewell Stewart |
Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Richmond |
| 5 November 2011 First Division | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| BBC Sport | Vigurs |
Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Norris |
| 12 November 2011 First Division | Ross County | 3–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Kettlewell Gardyne Miller |
BBC Sport | Wallace |
Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Somers |
| 26 November 2011 First Division | Livingston | 0–3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston |
| Boulding |
SFL Report | Gardyne McMenamin |
Attendance: 1,628 Referee: Tumilty |
| 3 December 2011 First Division | Ross County | 4–2 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Quinn McMenamin Gardyne |
BBC Sport | Walker |
Attendance: 2,698 Referee: Charleston |
| 10 December 2011 First Division | Ayr United | P – P | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| 17 December 2011 First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| McMenamin |
SFL Report | Milne O'Donnell |
Attendance: 3,046 Referee: Salmond |
| 26 December 2011 First Division | Falkirk | 1–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk |
| Duffie |
SFL Sport | McMenamin |
Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Richmond |
| 2 January 2012 First Division | Ross County | P – P | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 14 January 2012 First Division | Queen of the South | 0–0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Brines |
| 21 January 2012 First Division | Ross County | P – P | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| 28 January 2012 First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Livingston | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| McMenamin Morrow |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,514 Referee: McKendrick |
| 11 February 2012 First Division | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Ross County | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy |
| Walker |
BBC Sport | Craig |
Attendance: 1,702 Referee: Calum Murray |
| 18 February 2012 First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Munro |
SFL Sport | Tomsett Tiffoney |
Attendance: 2,390 Referee: Norris |
| 25 February 2012 First Division | Dundee | 1–1 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee |
| Conroy |
SFL Sport | Kettlewell |
Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Tumilty |
| 29 February 2012 First Division | Ayr United | 2–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Parker |
SFL Report | Brittain |
Attendance: 1,096 Referee: Clancy |
| 3 March 2012 First Division | Ross County | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Vigurs |
SFL Report | McGuffie |
Attendance: 2,578 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 6 March 2012 First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| McMenamin Vigurs Gardyne |
SFL Report | Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brines |
| 10 March 2012 First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| SFL Sport | McMenamin Boyd |
Attendance: 1,743 Referee: McKendrick |
| 17 March 2012 First Division | Ross County | 2–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Brittain Quinn |
SFL Report | McGovern Millar El Alagui |
Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Brines |
| 24 March 2012 First Division | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| BBC Sport | McMenamin |
Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Beaton |
| 31 March 2012 First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Lawson |
BBC Sport | Clarke |
Attendance: 3,379 Referee: McLean |
| 7 April 2012 First Division | Livingston | 1–3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston |
| Boulding |
SFL Report | McMenamin Vigurs |
Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Richmond |
| 11 April 2012 First Division | Ayr United | 1–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr |
| Trouten |
BBC Report | Gardyne McMenamin Morrow |
Attendance: 1,389 Referee: Colvin |
| 14 April 2012 First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Gardyne McMenamin Quinn |
BBC Sport | McBride |
Attendance: 4,350 Referee: McKendrick |
| 21 April 2012 First Division | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Ross County | Cappielow Park, Greenock |
| Smyth |
SFL Report | McMenamin |
Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Winter |
| 28 April 2012 First Division | Ross County | 5–1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| McMenamin Brittain Kettlewell Gardyne |
SFL Sport | McAlister |
Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Norris |
| 5 May 2012 First Division | Queen of the South | 3–5 | Ross County | Palmerston Park, Dumfries |
| Carmichael Parkin Reilly |
BBC Sport | Kettlewell Gardyne McMenamin Byrne |
Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Somers |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 23 July 2011 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Ross County | 1–2 | Elgin City | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Morrison |
BBC Sport | Cameron Leslie |
Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
Scottish League Cup
| 30 July 2011 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| McMenamin Flynn |
BBC Sport | Daly Meggatt |
Attendance: 949 Referee: Frank McDermott |
| 23 August 2011 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton |
| Chambers |
BBC Sport | Gardyne Craig |
Attendance: 828 Referee: Mike Tumilty |
| 21 September 2011 Scottish League Cup round 3 | Ross County | 0–2 | Celtic | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| BBC Sport | Hooper Boyd |
Attendance: 5,367 Referee: Calum Murray |
Scottish Cup
| 19 November 2011 Scottish Cup round 3 | Ross County | 4–0 | Albion Rovers | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Gardyne Lawson |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Clancy |
| 7 January 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 | Ross County | 7–0 | Stenhousemuir | Victoria Park, Dingwall |
| Vigurs Brittain Gardyne Craig Byrne |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Allan |
| 4 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Ross County | St Mirren Park |
| Thompson |
BBC Sport | Brittain |
Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Madden |
| 14 February 2012 Scottish Cup round 5 replay | Ross County | 1–2 | St Mirren | Victoria Park |
| Morrow |
BBC Report | Teale Thompson Hasselbaink |
Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Madden |
Player statistics
Captains
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Richard Brittain | 40 | Club captain |
Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
Squad
- Last updated 5 May 2012[8]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Joe Malin | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Michael Fraser | 42 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Boyd | 41 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Grant Munro | 40 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Johnny Flynn | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Darren McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gary Miller | 43 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Morrison | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Richard Brittain | 41 | 11 | 33+1 | 9 | 3+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Corcoran | 38 | 0 | 7+24 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Marc Fitzpatrick | 17 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Rocco Quinn | 32 | 3 | 16+11 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alex Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Stuart Kettlewell | 32 | 5 | 26+1 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Russell Duncan | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Lawson | 37 | 3 | 30+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Iain Vigurs | 34 | 7 | 26+3 | 5 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Sam Morrow | 13 | 4 | 4+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Steven Craig | 31 | 6 | 8+17 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Michael Gardyne | 40 | 17 | 29+4 | 12 | 3+0 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Garry Wood | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kurtis Byrne | 21 | 3 | 1+12 | 1 | 0+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Colin McMenamin | 39 | 20 | 33+0 | 19 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
Disciplinary record
Includes all competitive matches.
- Last updated 5 May 2012
| Nation | Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | Joe Malin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Michael Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Scott Boyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | Grant Munro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Johnny Flynn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Darren McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Gary Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | Scott Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Richard Brittain | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Corcoran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Marc Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Rocco Quinn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | Alex Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Stuart Kettlewell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| MF | Russell Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Lawson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | Iain Vigurs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| FW | Sam Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Steven Craig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Michael Gardyne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Garry Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Kurtis Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Colin McMenamin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
Awards
- Last updated 27 May 2012
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Adams[9] | First Division Manager of the Month (shared) | October | |
| Grant Munro[9] | Player of the Month (shared) | October | |
| Derek Adams[10] | First Division Manager of the Month | March | |
| Richard Brittain[10] | Player of the Month | March | |
| Colin McMenamin[11] | First Division Player of the Year | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[11] | First Division Manager of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[11] | Phenomenal Achievement of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Ross County[11] | Team of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[12] | PFA Scotland Manager of the Year | PFA Scotland Awards 2012 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County (C, P) | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 79 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | Dundee (P) | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 55[a] | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 48 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes: