2007–08 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County
2007–08 season
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]
← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 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 2006–07 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

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]

Management

The club started the 2007–08 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]

Results and fixtures

[15][16][17]      Win       Draw       Loss

Scottish Second Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalSecond Division[18] Challenge Cup[19] League Cup[20] Scottish Cup[21]
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Tony Bullock 30 0 24+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
GK Scotland Allan Creer 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Matthew Cartis 2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland Joe Malin 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Iain Campbell 12 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland Andy Dowie 41 4 33+1 2 2+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 1
DF Scotland Graham Girvan 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Stuart Golabek 33 2 26+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland Alex Keddie 35 4 27+1 3 2+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland Mark McCulloch 36 1 30+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland Gary Miller 23 0 19+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
DF Scotland David Niven 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland Hugh Robertson 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Trinidad and Tobago Brent Sancho 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Northern Ireland Sean Webb 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Derek Adams 15 2 11+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Iain Anderson 10 1 3+4 1 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland Darren Brady 22 1 14+3 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
MF Scotland Paul Lawson 28 2 24+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
MF Scotland Daniel Moore 23 2 7+12 2 0+1 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
MF Scotland Martin Scott 38 4 21+10 3 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 1
MF Scotland Adam Strachan 20 1 10+8 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW Scotland Andrew Barrowman 39 29 32+1 24 2+0 1 2+0 3 2+0 1
FW Scotland Scott Boyd 25 2 21+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
FW Scotland Michael Gardyne 16 4 9+7 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Ross Grant 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland Craig Gunn 17 0 2+13 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW Scotland Sean Higgins 41 11 23+11 10 0+2 0 1+1 0 2+1 1
FW Scotland Stewart Petrie 29 8 15+9 8 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
FW Scotland Dene Shields 30 9 17+8 6 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+0 3
FW Scotland David Winters 6 2 2+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Team statistics

League Table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Ross County (C) (P) 36 22 7 7 78 44+34 73 First Division
2 Airdrie United (P) 36 20 6 10 64 34+30 66 First Division Play-offs
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
6 Brechin City 36 13 13 10 63 48+15 52
7 Ayr United 36 13 7 16 51 62−11 46
8 Queen's Park 36 13 5 18 48 51−3 44
9 Cowdenbeath (R) 36 10 7 19 47 73−26 37 Second Division Play-offs
10 Berwick Rangers (R) 36 3 7 26 40 101−61 16 Third Division

Source: [22]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008-09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted. Due to Gretna's relegation, Stranraer were also promoted.
First Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One.
Airdrie United: won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third 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

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 752. ISBN 0755318196.
  2. 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 773. ISBN 0755318196.
  3. ↑ "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "2007/2008 SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO TABLE". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ross County 0-2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007-08". londonhearts.com. London Hearts. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Ross County F.C. v St Johnstone F.C.". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "Campbell confirmed as County boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  10. ↑ "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Boss Campbell exits Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  12. ↑ "Campbell paid for lack of panache". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  13. ↑ "Campbell shock at his County exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  14. ↑ "Adams confirmed as County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  15. ↑ "Ross County 2007-2008 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  16. ↑ "Ross County's results from season 2007/2008". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  17. ↑ "Ross County Fixtures & Results - 2007/08". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  18. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 752–753. ISBN 0755318196.
  19. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 774–775. ISBN 0755318196.
  20. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 771–773. ISBN 0755318196.
  21. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 778–781. ISBN 0755318196.
  22. ↑ "SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - SEASON 2007/08". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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