2021–22 Ross County F.C. season
Ross County 2021–22 football season
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The 2021–22 season is Ross County's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 9th season overall in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Malky Mackay was appointed as the club's manager on 26 May 2021.[1]
| 2021–22 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor | ||
| Manager | Malky Mackay | ||
| Ground | Victoria Park Dingwall, Ross-shire (Capacity: 6,541) | ||
| Scottish Premiership | 6th | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Scottish League Cup | Group stage | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Charles-Cook (13 goals) All: Charles-Cook (13 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,698 vs Rangers (league) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,990 vs St Johnstone (league) | ||
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Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
Scottish Premiership
| 31 July 2021 1 | Ross County | 0–0 | St Johnstone | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | McCann |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1,990 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 8 August 2021 2 | Hibernian | 3–0 | Ross County | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Boyle Magennis Doidge |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 5,600 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 21 August 2021 3 | Ross County | 2–4 | Rangers | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Clarke White |
Aribo Goldson Morelos Arfield |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,450 Referee: David Munro |
| 29 August 2021 4 | Aberdeen | 1–1 | Ross County | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Ramirez |
Charles-Cook |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 14,434 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 11 September 2021 5 | Celtic | 3–0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Carter-Vickers Ajeti |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 56,511 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 18 September 2021 6 | Ross County | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Spittal |
Boyce Kingsley |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,802 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 25 September 2021 7 | Motherwell | 2–1 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 15:00 | Slattery Watt |
Charles-Cook |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 4,477 Referee: Craig Napier |
| 2 October 2021 8 | Dundee United | 1–0 | Ross County | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Niskanen |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 6,548 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 16 October 2021 9 | Ross County | 2–3 | St Mirren | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Spittal Iacovitti |
Brophy Fraser Tanser |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,882 Referee: Colin Steven |
| 23 October 2021 10 | Ross County | 2–3 | Livingston | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Clarke White Callachan |
Anderson Bailey Parkes |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,566 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 27 October 2021 11 | Dundee | 0–5 | Ross County | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Clarke Callachan Hungbo Charles-Cook |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,883 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 7 November 2021 12 | Rangers | 4–2 | Ross County | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Aribo Kent Bacuna Iacovitti |
Hungbo White |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,222 Referee: David Munro |
| 24 November 2021 13 | Ross County | 1–0 | Hibernian | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Spittal |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 27 November 2021 14 | Ross County | 1–1 | Dundee United | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Baldwin |
Appere |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,214 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 1 December 2021 15 | St Mirren | 0–0 | Ross County | Paisley |
| 19:45 | Stadium: St Mirren Park Attendance: 3,806 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 11 December 2021 16 | Ross County | 3–2 | Dundee | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | D. Samuel Mullen Charles-Cook |
Report | McCowan |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,122 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 15 December 2021 17 | Ross County | 1–2 | Celtic | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Baldwin |
Abada Ralston |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,592 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 18 December 2021 18 | Livingston | 1–1 | Ross County | Livingston |
| 15:00 | Obileye |
Cancola |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 2,554 Referee: Grant Irvine |
| 22 December 2021 19 | St Johnstone | 1–2 | Ross County | Perth |
| 19:45 | Butterfield |
Charles-Cook Callachan |
Stadium: McDiarmid Park Attendance: 2,249 Referee: William Collum |
| 26 December 2021 20 | Heart of Midlothian | 2–1 | Ross County | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Smith Woodburn |
White |
Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 0 Referee: David Munro |
| 18 January 2022 21 | Ross County | 3–1 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Solholm Johansen Charles-Cook |
Roberts |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,523 Referee: John Beaton |
| 26 January 2022 22 | Dundee United | 2–1 | Ross County | Dundee |
| 19:45 | Clark |
Charles-Cook |
Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 4,519 Referee: David Munro |
| 29 January 2022 23 | Ross County | 3–3 | Rangers | Dingwall |
| 12:30 | White Charles-Cook Wright |
Diallo Tavernier Goldson |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,401 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 1 February 2022 24 | Ross County | 1–1 | Aberdeen | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Callachan |
Hayes |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,343 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 5 February 2022 25 | Dundee | 1–2 | Ross County | Dundee |
| 15:00 | Rudden |
Hungbo Charles-Cook |
Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 4,621 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 9 February 2022 26 | Ross County | 1–1 | Livingston | Dingwall |
| 19:45 | Ramsey |
Forrest Obileye |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,224 Referee: David Munro |
| 19 February 2022 27 | Hibernian | 2–0 | Ross County | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Doyle-Hayes |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 14,149 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 26 February 2022 28 | Ross County | 3–1 | St Johnstone | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Charles-Cook Hungbo |
Hendry |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,161 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 2 March 2022 29 | Motherwell | 0–1 | Ross County | Motherwell |
| 19:45 | Hungbo |
Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 3,587 Referee: John Beaton |
| 5 March 2022 30 | Ross County | 1–0 | St Mirren | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Hungbo |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,229 Referee: David Dickinson |
| 19 March 2022 31 | Celtic | 4–0 | Ross County | Glasgow |
| 15:00 | Giakoumakis Maeda |
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,432 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 2 April 2022 32 | Ross County | 1–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Iacovitti |
McKay |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Gavin Duncan |
| 9 April 2022 33 | Aberdeen | 0–1 | Ross County | Aberdeen |
| 15:00 | Hungbo |
Stadium: Pittodrie Attendance: 15,162 Referee: Greg Aitken |
| 24 April 2022 34 | Ross County | 0–2 | Celtic | Dingwall |
| 14:30 | Furuhashi Jota |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,698 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 30 April 2022 35 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Ross County | Edinburgh |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,699 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 7 May 2022 36 | Ross County | 0–1 | Motherwell | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | van Veen |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,067 Referee: David Munro |
| 11 May 2022 37 | Rangers | 4–1 | Ross County | Glasgow |
| 19:45 | Wright Tavernier Sakala Diallo |
White |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 48,474 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 14 May 2022 38 | Ross County | 1–2 | Dundee United | Dingwall |
| 12:15 | Spittal |
Clark |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,165 Referee: Nick Walsh |
Scottish League Cup
Ross County's first two group stage matches were forfeited due to a COVID-19 outbreak in their squad leaving them unable to field a team.[2][3]
Group stage
| 10 July 2021 | Forfar Athletic | 3–0[2] | Ross County | Forfar |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Station Park |
| 18 July 2021 | Ross County | 0–3[3] | Dundee | Dingwall |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Global Energy Stadium |
| 21 July 2021 | Brora Rangers | 0–1 | Ross County | Brora |
| 19:45 | Iacovitti |
Stadium: Dudgeon Park Referee: Euan Anderson |
Scottish Cup
| 22 January 2022 Fourth round | Livingston | 1–0 | Ross County | Livingston |
| 15:00 | Obileye |
Stadium: Almondvale Stadium Attendance: 1,227 Referee: Bobby Madden |
Squad statistics
Captains
| No. | Pos | Nat | Name | No of games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | DF | Jack Baldwin | 19 | ||
| 15 | DF | Keith Watson | 15 | Club Captain | |
| 7 | MF | Blair Spittal | 7 |
Appearances
As of 14 May 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Ross Laidlaw | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Connor Randall | 32 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Jake Vokins | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | David Cancola | 18 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Jack Baldwin | 30 | 2 | 27+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Harry Paton | 32 | 0 | 23+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Blair Spittal | 37 | 7 | 27+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | MF | Ross Callachan | 38 | 4 | 33+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Alex Samuel | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW | Dominic Samuel | 31 | 1 | 9+19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Josh Sims | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Keith Watson | 26 | 0 | 13+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Alex Iacovitti | 33 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | Regan Charles-Cook | 37 | 13 | 36+1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Jack Burroughs | 18 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Kayne Ramsay | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Declan Drysdale | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Ross Munro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Jordan Tillson | 34 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Joseph Hungbo | 33 | 7 | 21+12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | MF | Ben Paton | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Jordan White | 41 | 6 | 31+7 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | |
| 30 | FW | Matthew Wright | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 31 | GK | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | MF | Adam Mackinnon | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | DF | Ben Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 34 | MF | Ryan MacLeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| Players who left the club during the season | |||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Oli Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Alexander Robertson | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Tom Grivosti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Harry Clarke | 17 | 3 | 15+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | DF | Coll Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | MF | Regan Charles-Cook | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| 2 | 23 | MF | Joseph Hungbo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 7 | MF | Blair Spittal | 5 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 26 | FW | Jordan White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 | MF | Ross Callachan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | DF | Alex Iacovitti | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 6 | 20 | DF | Harry Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | 5 | DF | Jack Baldwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 10 | FW | Dominic Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 | FW | Matthew Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | MF | David Cancola | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | DF | Kayne Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 5 | 52 | ||||
| As of 14 May 2022 | ||||||||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Ross County | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 41 | |
| 7 | Livingston | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 49 | |
| 8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 45 |
Source: [6][7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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).[8]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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).[8]
Notes:
- Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).
League cup table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUN | FOR | ROS | MON | BRO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dundee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 5–2 | — | — | 4–0 | |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | — | — | 3–0[a] | p0–0 | — | ||
| 3 | Ross County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | 0–3[b] | — | — | 4–1 | — | ||
| 4 | Montrose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–0 | ||
| 5 | Brora Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — |
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
Notes:
Transfers
In
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2021 | Free[13] | ||
| 29 June 2021 | Free[14] | ||
| 2 July 2021 | Loan[15] | ||
| 5 July 2021 | Loan[16] | ||
| 22 July 2021 | Free[17] | ||
| 2 August 2021 | Loan[18] | ||
| 6 August 2021 | Loan[19] | ||
| 6 August 2021 | Loan[20] | ||
| 6 August 2021 | Free[21] | ||
| 17 August 2021 | Loan[22] | ||
| 25 August 2021 | Free[23] | ||
| 31 August 2021 | Free[24] | ||
| 11 January 2022 | Loan[25] | ||
| 14 January 2022 | Loan[26] | ||
| 14 February 2022 | Free[27] | ||
Out
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2021 | Retired | Free | |
| 27 May 2021 | Free | ||
| 16 June 2021 | Free | ||
| 17 June 2021 | Free | ||
| 17 June 2021 | Free | ||
| 23 June 2021 | Free | ||
| 23 June 2021 | Free[5] | ||
| 26 June 2021 | Free[28] | ||
| 19 July 2021 | Free[29] | ||
| 11 August 2021 | Loan[30] | ||
| 11 August 2021 | Loan | ||
| 11 August 2021 | Loan | ||
| 31 August 2021 | Undisclosed[31] | ||
| 1 September 2021 | Loan | ||
| 3 January 2022 | Loan[32] | ||
| 20 January 2022 | Undisclosed | ||
| 2 February 2022 | Free[33] | ||