2019–20 Ross County F.C. season
Ross County 2019–20 football season
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The 2019–20 season was the club's 1st season back in the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football, after being promoted as Champions from the Scottish Championship.[1] Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerSteven Ferguson and
Stuart Kettlewell
Stuart Kettlewell
GroundVictoria Park
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor | ||
| Manager | Steven Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell | ||
| Ground | Victoria Park Dingwall, Ross-shire (Capacity: 6,541) | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 10th | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Second Round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ross Stewart, Billy McKay (7) All: Ross Stewart, Billy McKay (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,575 vs Rangers (League) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,301 vs Livingston (League) | ||
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Results & fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 29 June 2019 Friendly | Nairn County | 0–3 | Ross County | Station Park, Nairn |
| 15:00 | Stewart  Mckay MacBeath |
| 29 June 2019 Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 0–11 | Ross County | Mosset Park, Forres |
| 15:00 | Watson McManus Paton Murray Graham Armstrong |
| 7 July 2019 Friendly | GFA Deventer City | 1–3 | Ross County | Doorwerth, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | |
Watson Graham Stewart |
| 27 July 2019 Friendly | Ross County | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Power 52' Vigurs 73' |
Attendance: 735 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish Premiership
| 3 August 2019 1 | Ross County | 3–0 | Hamilton Academical | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Chalmers 30' Mckay 36' Stewart 57' |
Report | McKenna  1' MacKinnon 51' Oakley 71' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,071 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 10 August 2019 2 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Ross County | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Report | Morris 45' Kelly 73' Spittal 87' |
Stadium: Tynecastle Attendance: 15,652 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 24 August 2019 3 | Ross County | 1–4 | Livingston | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Stewart 44' |
Report | Guthrie 3' Lawless 14'Dykes 26'Stobbs 52' |
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 4,237 Referee: John Beaton |
| 31 August 2019 4 | Aberdeen | 3–0 | Ross County | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Leigh 34' Cosgrove 37' (pen.)Hedges 50'Ojo 51'Considine 73' |
Report | Stewart 27' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 13,006 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 14 September 2019 5 | Ross County | 2–1 | St Mirren | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Stewart 62' Fraser 90+2' |
Report | Andreu 72' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,637 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 21 September 2019 6 | Motherwell | 1–2 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Gallagher 58' Campbell 61' Carroll 78'  80' |
Report | Graham 75' Gardyne 84' Stewart 88' Spittal 90+4' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,620 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 28 September 2019 7 | Kilmarnock | 0–0 | Ross County | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Report | Gardyne 40' Fraser 82' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,906 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 5 October 2019 8 | Ross County | 2–2 | St Johnstone | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Chalmers 10' Spittal 68' |
Report | May 24' Kennedy 51' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,124 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 19 October 2019 9 | Celtic | 6–0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
| Elyounoussi 4', 72' Édouard 46'McGregor 49'Fontaine  50' (o.g.)Forrest 55' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,560 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 26 October 2019 10 | Hibernian | 2–2 | Ross County | Edinburgh |
| Horgan 50' Allan 56' |
Report | Graham 72' Chalmers 90' |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 15,452 Referee: Steven Maclean |
| 30 October 2019 11 | Ross County | 0−4 | Rangers | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Stewart 59' |
Report | Morelos 20', 71' Jack 29', 37' |
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,575 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 2 November 2019 12 | Hamilton Academical | 2–2 | Ross County | Hamilton |
| 15:00 | Smith 52' Oakley 64' Martin  90+3' |
Report | McKay 1' Graham 88' |
Stadium: New Douglas Park Attendance: 1,268 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 9 November 2019 13 | Ross County | 1–3 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 GMT | Mullin 5' (pen.) Morris 22' Fontaine 84' |
Report | McGinn 10' Hedges 52' Ferguson 64' Considine 70' |
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,510 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 23 November 2019 14 | St Mirren | 2–1 | Ross County | Paisley |
| 15:00 | McLoughlin 43' Foley 88' |
Graham 24' |
Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 4,708 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 1 December 2019 15 | Ross County | 1–4 | Celtic | Dingwall |
| Stewart 24' |
Report | Christie 11', 38' Rogic 67'Johnston 73' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,512 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 4 December 2019 16 | Ross County | 2–1 | Hibernian | Dingwall |
| Stewart 65', 75' |
Report | Doidge 34' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,196 Referee: David Munro |
| 14 December 2019 17 | Ross County | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Dingwall |
| Erwin 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 21 December 2019 18 | Livingston | 4 − 0 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Lamie 31' Dykes 41', 50', 73'Sibbald 60' |
Report | Attendance: 1,201 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 26 December 2019 19 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00 GMT (UTC) | Spittal 24' Spence 48' 62' Foster 71' Fontaine 90+4' Graham 90+5' |
Report | Gallagher 49' 90+2' Maciver 81' Hartley 90+4' Polworth 90+5' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,181 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 29 December 2019 20 | St Johnstone | 1 − 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Hendry 84' |
Report | Vigurs 72' Graham 68' 90+3' |
Attendance: 2,658 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 22 January 2020 21 | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Heart of Midlothian | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Vigurs 81' |
Report | Souttar 90+2' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 25 January 2020 22 | Celtic | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
| McGregor 37' (pen.) Bauer 51' Édouard 65', 68' |
Report | Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,785 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 29 January 2020 23 | Rangers | 2−0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Defoe 41' Arfield 47'Goldson 52'Polster 67' |
Report | Mullin 45' Spence 74'Kelly 76'Fraser 86' |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 47,583 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 1 February 2020 24 | Kilmarnock | 3–1 | Ross County | Kilmarnock |
| 15:00 | Brophy 54', 57' Kabamba 82' |
Report | Vigurs 25' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,733 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 5 February 2020 25 | Ross County | 2–0 | Livingston | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | McKay 2', 59' |
Report | Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 3,301 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 12 February 2020 26 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Ross County | Edinburgh |
| 19:45 | McNulty 7' Doidge 41'Jackson 84' |
Report | Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,486 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 15 February 2020 27 | Ross County | 1–1 | St Johnstone | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | McKay 90+4' |
Report | May 33' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,569 Referee: Colin Dteven |
| 22 February 2020 28 | Aberdeen | 1–2 | Ross County | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Main 28' Campbell 18' 32' |
Report | McKay 43', 88' |
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 14,860 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 4 March 2020 29 | Motherwell | 4 – 1 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 19:45 | O'Hara 17' Aarons 20' Campbell 25', 75' Tait 65' Watt 90+3' |
Report | Fontaine 3' Morris 16' Vigurs 64' Stewart 80' |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,191 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 8 March 2020 30 | Ross County | 0−1 | Rangers | Dingwall |
| 12:00 | Fontaine 12' Stewart 56'Spittal 90+1'Morris 90+5' |
Report | Kent 77' |
Stadium: Global Energy Stadium Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Scottish League Cup
| 13 July 2019 | Ross County | 4–1 | Montrose | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Mullin 7' Stewart 13', 46' Mckay 85' |
Lyons 18' Allan 51' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,159 Referee: Chris Fordyce |
| 16 July 2019 | Brechin City | 0–4 | Ross County | Brechin |
| 19:45 | Stewart 33', 44' Mckay 49' Spittal 75' |
Stadium: Glebe Park Attendance: 272 Referee: Alan Newlands |
| 21 July 2019 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Ross County | Perth |
| 15:00 | Tanser 8' (pen.) Craig 73' |
Mckay 30', 45+1' Vigurs 63' |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 24 July 2019 | Ross County | 2–0 | Forfar Athletic | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Graham 15', 76' |
[2] | Bain 66' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Willie Collum |
| 17 August 2019 | Partick Thistle | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Ross County | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | [3] | Stadium: Firhill Stadium Attendance: 2,053 Referee: Steven McLean |
Scottish Cup
| 18 January 2020 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Ross County | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Bell 37' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Squad statistics
Appearances
As of 8 March 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO |
Ross Laidlaw | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO |
Marcus Fraser(c) | 31 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO |
Sean Kelly | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  ENG |
Liam Fontaine | 27 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  NIR |
Callum Morris | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ENG |
Ross Draper | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | SCO |
Michael Gardyne | 17 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | SCO |
Lee Erwin | 19 | 1 | 11+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NIR |
Billy Mckay | 33 | 11 | 22+5 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | SCO |
Iain Vigurs | 22 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG |
Tom Grivosti | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO |
Josh Mullin | 32 | 2 | 21+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | SCO |
Keith Watson | 20 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO |
Lewis Spence | 15 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | SCO |
Richard Foster | 21 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO |
Oli Shaw | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO |
Blair Spittal | 26 | 4 | 10+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | ENG |
Nathan Baxter | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG |
Jordan Tillson | 8 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO |
Joe Chalmers | 19 | 3 | 6+8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF |  CAN |
Harry Paton | 23 | 1 | 11+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 25 | DF | SCO |
Coll Donaldson | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SCO |
Don Cowie | 9 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO |
Ross Stewart | 26 | 11 | 19+2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 4 |
| 38 | DF | SCO |
Ruari Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | ENG |
Tommy Dixon-Hodge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SCO |
Josh Reid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | FW | SCO |
Matthew Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF | SCO |
Jamie Lindsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO |
Ewan Henderson | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO |
Brian Graham | 23 | 6 | 5+13 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 22 | MF |  IRL |
Simon Power | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO |
Jack Ruddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | SCO |
Mark Gallagher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
| Rank | Pos. | Player | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ST | Ross Stewart | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
| ST | Billy Mckay | 7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| 3 | ST | Brian Graham | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | MF | Blair Spittal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | Joe Chalmers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | Iain Vigurs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Josh Mullin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | DF | Liam Fontaine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DF | Marcus Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Lee Erwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Harry Paton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 14 | 43 | ||
| Last updated: 4 March 2020 | ||||||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | 1.10 | |
| 9 | St Mirren | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 41 | −17 | 29 | 0.97 | |
| 10 | Ross County | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 29 | 0.97 | |
| 11 | Hamilton Academical | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 27 | 0.90 | |
| 12 | Heart of Midlothian (R) | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 31 | 52 | −21 | 23 | 0.77 | Relegation to the Championship |
Source: BBC SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
- All play-off matches were cancelled, as clubs voted to curtail the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
League Cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ROS | FOR | MON | STJ | BRE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 12 | Qualification for the Second Round | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | — | |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 9 | — | — | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | Montrose | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 5 | — | 1–4 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
| 4 | St Johnstone | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | 1–2 | — | — | — | 4–0 | ||
| 5 | Brechin City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 1 | 0–4 | — | 1–1p | — | — |
