2008–09 Ross County F.C. season

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Ross County
2008–09 season
Chairman David Siegel[1]
Manager Derek Adams
Stadium Victoria Park
First Division Eighth place
Challenge Cup Final, lost to Airdrie United
League Cup First round, lost to Airdrie United
Scottish Cup Fourth round, lost to Hamilton Academical
Top goalscorer League:
Steven Craig (10)
Sean Higgins (10)
All:
Sean Higgins (14)
Highest home attendance 3,444 vs. Dundee, 2 August 2008
Lowest home attendance 1,625 vs. Partick Thistle, 25 November 2008
Average home league attendance 2,275
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Ross County's first season back in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2007–08 season.[2] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Ross County finished Eighth in the First Division.[3] They reached the first round of the League Cup,[4] the fourth round of the Scottish Cup,[5] and the final of the Challenge Cup, losing 3–2 on penalties to Airdrie United.[6]

Results and fixtures

[7][8]      Win       Draw       Loss

Scottish First Division

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish First Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

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Main article: 2008–09 Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player Total First Division[9] Challenge Cup[10] League Cup[11] Scottish Cup[12]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Tony Bullock 24 0 16+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
GK Scotland Joe Malin 8 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Derek Soutar 14 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Scott Boyd 36 0 28+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland Martyn Corrigan 10 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Andy Dowie 37 2 28+1 1 5+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Stuart Golabek 18 0 14+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Alex Keddie 35 3 25+4 1 4+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Mark McCulloch 44 3 35+0 3 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland Scott Morrison 22 2 7+8 2 2+2 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
DF Scotland Steven Watt 29 0 23+1 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF Scotland Richard Brittain 39 5 30+0 4 5+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF Scotland Richard Hart 42 5 24+9 3 5+0 0 1+0 1 2+1 1
MF Scotland Paul Lawson 24 0 18+2 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Martin Scott 32 0 16+8 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
MF Scotland Adam Strachan 33 0 12+12 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
FW Scotland Craig Brewster 10 3 10+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England Steven Craig 36 12 26+5 10 2+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW Netherlands Dyron Daal 35 6 16+12 3 2+1 2 1+0 1 2+1 0
FW Scotland Michael Gardyne 30 1 9+18 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland Sean Higgins 39 14 23+8 10 4+1 2 0+1 0 2+0 2
FW Scotland Dene Shields 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland John Stewart 10 0 3+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland David Winters 11 1 3+3 0 2+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0

Team statistics

League Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Qualification or relegation
1 St Johnstone (C) (P) 36 17 14 5 55 35 +20 65 Scottish Premier League
2 Partick Thistle 36 16 7 13 39 35 +4 55
3 Dunfermline Athletic 36 14 9 13 51 43 +8 51
4 Dundee 36 13 11 12 33 32 +1 50
5 Queen of the South 36 12 11 13 57 50 +7 47
6 Greenock Morton 36 12 11 13 40 40 0 47
7 Livingston (R) 36 13 8 15 56 58 −2 47[13]
8 Ross County 36 13 8 15 42 46 −4 47
9 Airdrie United 36 10 12 14 29 43 −14 42[14] First Division Play-offs
10 Clyde (R) 36 10 9 17 41 58 −17 39 Second Division

Source: [15]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
First Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team will be entered into a play-off with the Second Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team will be awarded a place in the 2009–10 First Division
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

See also

References

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  13. ↑ Demoted to 3rd Division for Financial Irregularities
  14. ↑ Spared Relegation as Losing Finalist in the playoff due to Livingston
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