2018–19_Ross_County_F.C._season

2018–19 Ross County F.C. season

2018–19 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County 2018–19 football season

The 2018–19 season seen the club's return to the Scottish Championship after being relegated from the Scottish Premiership, the top flight of Scottish football. On 26 April 2019 however, they were crowned Champions and made an immediate return to the Premiership.[1]

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Ross County also be competed in the League Cup, the Scottish Cup and the Scottish Challenge Cup. They won the Challenge Cup beating Connah's Quay Nomads in the final.

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

*Note: Games played on the same day and same time are played with two different squads led by two different managers. Fixtures are being played on the same day as to avoid preseason friendlies leaking into time taken up by the League Cup Group Stage.

30 June 2018[2] Friendly Nairn County 0–3 Ross County Nairn
15:00 Report Draper 37'
Fontaine 63', 78'		 Stadium: Station Park
Referee: Stuart Riddoch
30 June 2018[3] Friendly Wick Academy 3–1 Ross County XI Wick
13:00 David Allan 24', 86'
Craig Gunn 73'		 Joel MacBeath 20' Stadium: Harmsworth Park
Referee: Gordon Seago
4 July 2018[4] Friendly Sint-Truidense V.V. 2–0 Ross County Netherlands
18:00 Stadium: VV DUNO Training ground
Attendance: Behind closed doors[5]
6 July 2018[4] Friendly Utrecht 2–0 Ross County Netherlands
19:00 V.D. Maarel 53'
V.D. Streek 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: Dolderse Sportclub DOSC
10 July 2018[3] Friendly Clachnacuddin 0–7 Ross County Inverness
19:30 Report Stadium: Grant Street, Inverness
21 July 2018[3] Friendly Formartine United 6–1 Ross County XI Aberdeenshire
Report

Scottish Championship

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Championship
4 August 2018 1 Ross County 1–0 Alloa Athletic Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Fraser 88'
Lindsay Yellow card 90+5'		 Hetherington Yellow card 24' Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Mike Roncone
11 August 2018 2 Dunfermline Athletic 1–3 Ross County East End Park
15:00 Vincent Yellow card 22'
Longridge 28'
Ashcroft Yellow card 54'		 Mullin 25'
Watson Yellow card 30' 68'
Gardyne 42'		 Attendance: 4,949
Referee: Craig Thomson
25 August 2018 3 Greenock Morton 2–1 Ross County Cappielow Park
15:00 Buchanan Yellow card 41'
Tidser 60'
McHugh 77'		 Gardyne Yellow card 48'
Cowie 58' Yellow card 75'
Vigurs Yellow card 73'		 Attendance: 1,994
Referee: Greg Aitken
1 September 2018 4 Ross County 2–0 Falkirk Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Morris Yellow card 39'
Lindsay 68'
McManus 90'
Vigurs Yellow card 90+2'		 Muirhead Yellow card 40'
Kidd Yellow card 73'
Harrison Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 3,564
Referee: Nick Walsh
15 September 2018 5 Queen of the South 0–0 Ross County Palmerston Park
15:00 Jacobs Yellow card 6' Vigurs Yellow card 54' Attendance: 1,509
Referee: Steven Maclean
22 September 2018 6 Ross County 0–0 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Kelly Yellow card 72' Donaldson Yellow card 89' Attendance: 6,402
Referee: Willie Collum
29 September 2018 7 Dundee United 1–5 Ross County Tannadice Park
15:00 Safranko 17'
Curran Yellow card 37'
Murdoch Red card 59'		 McKay 11', 29', 51'
Morris Yellow card 20'
Watson Yellow card 34'
Kelly 42'
Mullin 50'		 Attendance: 4,446
Referee: John Beaton
6 October 2018 8 Partick Thistle 0–2 Ross County Firhill Park
15:00 Bannigan Yellow card 8'
Keown Yellow card 38'
Elliott Yellow card 55'
Erskine Yellow card 56'		 Mullin 14'
McKay 56'
Draper Yellow card 90+1' Yellow-red card		 Attendance: 2,784
Referee: Nick Walsh
20 October 2018 9 Ross County 2–1 Ayr United Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Morris Yellow card 21'
McKay 23'
Mullin 34'
Watson Yellow card 70'
Demetriou Yellow card 83'
Keillor-Dunn Yellow card 87'		 Shankland 50'
Moore Yellow card 55'		 Attendance: 3,140
Referee: Steven McLean
27 October 2018 10 Ross County 5–0 Greenock Morton Global Energy Stadium
15:00 McKay 9', 42', 48'
Keillor-Dunn 57'
Graham 90+1'		 Telfer Yellow card 45+1' Attendance: 3,481
Referee: Steven Reid
30 October 2018 11 Falkirk 1–1 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
19:45 Draper 26' (o.g.)
Muirhead Yellow card 63'
Robson Yellow card 75'		 Graham Yellow card 66'
Vigurs Yellow card 72' 78'		 Attendance: 3,767
Referee: Euan Anderson
3 November 2018 12 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
15:00 Oakley 19'
Rooney 30'
Calder Yellow card 45+1'
Walsh Yellow card 49'		 Lindsay 17'
Yellow card 90+3'
Mackay 43' (o.g.)
Vigurs Yellow card 67'		 Attendance: 4,353
Referee: Kevin Clancy
10 November 2018 13 Ross County 0–1 Dundee United Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Mullin Yellow card 36'
Kelly Yellow card 39'		 Watson 15'
McMullan Yellow card 21'
Fyvie Yellow card 60'
Murdoch Yellow card 90+6'
Rabitsch Yellow card 90+6'		 Attendance: 4,565
Referee: Alan Newlands
24 November 2018 14 Ross County 2–1 Dunfermline Athletic Global Energy Stadium
15:00 McKay 9'
Lindsay 60'		 Report Higginbotham Red card 15'
Vincent Yellow card 31'
Longridge 74'
Ashcroft Yellow card 83'		 Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Alan Muir
1 December 2018 15 Alloa Athletic 0–1 Ross County The Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Flannigan Yellow card 41'
Zanatta Yellow card 57'		 Grivosti Yellow card 66'
Watson 90+1'		 Attendance: 592
Referee: Greg Aitken
8 December 2018 16 Ross County 1–1 Queen of the South Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Fraser Yellow card 24'
Mullin 55'		 Report Norman Yellow card 35'
Stirling 71'		 Attendance: 3,305
Referee: Mike Roncone
15 December 2018 17 Ayr United 3–3 Ross County Somerset Park
15:00 Shankland 21', 25'
Geggan 43' Yellow card 63'
Bell Yellow card 47'		 Mullin 12'
Demetriou Yellow card 24'
Mckay 48'
Cowie 52'
Lindsay Yellow card 61'		 Attendance: 2,030
Referee: Bobby Madden
22 December 2018 18 Ross County 2–0 Partick Thistle Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Mckay 26'
Draper Yellow card 71'
Stewart 79'		 Bannigan Yellow card 57'
Scobbie Yellow card 61'		 Attendance: 3,467
Referee: Colin Steven
29 December 2018 19 Ross County 2–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Mckay 26'
Stewart 85'
Graham Red card 90'		 White 44'
Rooney Red card 90'		 Attendance: 6,313
Referee: Andrew Dallas
4 January 2019 20 Greenock Morton 1–0 Ross County Cappielow Park
19:45 Tidser Yellow card 53'
McHugh Yellow card 54'
Waddell 66'
Iredale Yellow card 73'
Millar Yellow card 90'		 Fraser
Gardyne Yellow card 90+1'		 Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Willie Collum
12 January 2019 21 Queen of the South 4–0 Ross County Palmerston Park
15:00 Dobbie 12', 77'
Doyle 45'
Maguire 45'		 Gardyne Yellow card 38'
Spence Yellow card 59'
Mullin Red card 68'		 Attendance: 1,386
Referee: Steven Reid
26 January 2019 22 Ross County 2–0 Alloa Athletic Global Energy Stadium
15:00 McManus 12'
Spence Yellow card 24'
Lindsay 62'		 Attendance: 3,521
Referee: Steven Kirkland
2 February 2019 23 Dunfermline Athletic 1–2 Ross County East End Park
15:00 Craigen Yellow card 9'
Devine Yellow card 24'
Anderson 41'
Smith Yellow card 79'
Higginbotham Yellow card 87'		 Mckay 52'
Lindsay Yellow card 68'
Gardyne 77'
Spence Yellow card 89'
van der Weg Yellow card 89'		 Attendance: 4,347
Referee: Barry Cook
23 February 2019 24 Partick Thistle 2–4 Ross County Firhill Park
15:00 Fitzpatrick 21'
Elliott 24'		 Stewart 47', 74'
Lindsay 64'
McKay 79'		 Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Gavin Duncan
26 February 2019 25 Ross County 3–2 Ayr United Global Energy Stadium
19:45 McKay 35', 70', 75' Shankland 62'
Murdoch 73'		 Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Nick Walsh
9 March 2019 26 Ross County 2–0 Greenock Morton Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Mullin 55'
Graham 78'		 Attendance: 3,110
Referee: Greg Aitken
12 March 2019 27 Ross County 2–1 Falkirk Global Energy Stadium
19:45 Graham 12'
Watson 22'
Grivosti Red card 85'		 McShane 87' Attendance: 3,148
Referee: Steven Kirkland
19 March 2019 28 Dundee United 1–0 Ross County Tannadice Park
19:45 Butcher 7'
Connolly Yellow card 29'
Clark Yellow card 90+1'		 Stewart Yellow card 11'
Lindsay Yellow card 90+2'		 Attendance: 4,290
Referee: Willie Collum
30 March 2019 29 Alloa Athletic 1–0 Ross County The Indodrill Stadium
15:00 Zanatta 33' Attendance: 697
Referee: Colin Steven
2 April 2019 30 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1–2 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
19:05 Tremarco 24'
Trafford Red card 45+1'		 Mullin 8'
Boyle 34'		 Attendance: 3,795
Referee: Nick Walsh
5 April 2019 31 Ross County 1–1 Dundee United Global Energy Stadium
19:05 Lindsay 90+4' Pavol Šafranko 12' Attendance: 3,550
Referee: Steven McLean
9 April 2018 32 Ross County 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Global Energy Stadium
19:45 Grivosti 60' Attendance: 3,222
Referee: Don Robertson
13 April 2019 33 Ross County 0–0 Partick Thistle Global Energy Stadium
15:00 Kelly Yellow card 82' Gordon Yellow card 72' Attendance: 4,031
Referee: Gavin Duncan
19 April 2019 34 Ayr United 1–3 Ross County Somerset Park
19:05 Miller 12'
Harvie Yellow card 57'		 Graham 42', 46', 71' Yellow card 73'
Gardyne Yellow card 84'		 Attendance: 1,692
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 April 2018 35 Ross County 4–0 Queen of the South Global Energy Stadium
19:05 Stewart 29'
Graham 51', 81'
Mullin 54'
Gardyne Yellow card 76'		 Wilson Yellow card 5'
Dykes Yellow card 85'		 Attendance: 4,805
Referee: John Beaton
4 May 2019 36 Falkirk 3–2 Ross County Falkirk Stadium
15:00 Rudden 27'
McKenna 75'
McGhee 77'		 Stewart 29'
Vigurs 73'		 Attendance: 4,682
Referee: Steven McLean
For upcoming Scottish Premiership fixtures, see the official Ross County F.C. website Archived 20 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish League Cup

Matches

14 July 2018[6] Group A[6] Ross County 2–0 Elgin City Global Energy Stadium
15:00 McManus 61'
Mullin 82'
Morris Yellow card 88'		 Report Miller Yellow card 54'
McLeish Yellow card 73'		 Attendance: 1,270
Referee: Alan Newlands
17 July 2018 Group A[6] Ross County 1–0 Dundee United Global Energy Stadium
19:45 Draper Yellow card 32'
Lindsay 85'		 Sky Report
United Report		 Stanton Yellow card 22'
Smith Yellow card 26'		 Attendance: 1,532
Referee: Willie Collum
25 July 2018 Group A[6] Arbroath 4–1 Ross County Gayfield Park
19:45 McKenna Yellow card 6' 43', 59'
Hamilton 72'
Hester 83'		 P&J Report Mckay 23'
Dingwall Yellow card Yellow-red card 57'
Vigurs Yellow card 69'
Draper Yellow card 81'		 Attendance: 496
Referee: Steven Kirkland
28 July 2018 Group A[6] Alloa Athletic 0–2 Ross County Recreation Park
15:00 Karadachki Yellow card 54'
Trouten Yellow card 54'		 Report McManus Yellow card 50'
Morris 59'
Dow Yellow card 81'
Paton 90+2'		 Attendance: 431
Referee: Ryan Lee
18 August 2018 Second round Hibernian 3–2 Ross County Easter Road
15:00 BST Gray 15'
Mallan 70'
Horgan 90+1'
Whittaker Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Vigurs Yellow card 1'
Gardyne 10'
Draper Yellow card 28'
Morris Yellow card 45'
Mullin 64'
Cowie Yellow card 75'		 Attendance: 7,452
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Scottish Challenge Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup
14 August 2018 First round Heart of Midlothian Colts 1–2 Ross County Tynecastle
19:45 Keena 44' Yellow card 67'
Cochrane Yellow card 47'		 Report Mckay 4', 30'
Dow Yellow card 52'
Dingwall Yellow card 82'		 Attendance: 344
Referee: Gavin Duncan
8 September 2018 Second round Ross County 5–0 Raith Rovers Victoria Park
15:00 Graham 18', 29', 40', 42'
Lindsay 37'		 Report Gillespie Yellow card 80' Attendance: 790
Referee: John Beaton
13 October 2018 Third round Ross County 3–1 Montrose Victoria Park
15:00 Ross Stewart 20'
Davis Keillor-Dunn 41', 51'		 Johnston 44' Attendance: 1,122
Referee: Craig Napier
17 November 2018 Quarter final Motherwell Colts 1–2 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 Rodriguez Yellow card 15'
Livingstone 53'
Mbulu Red card 54'
Watson Yellow card 90+4'		 Demetriou Yellow card 45'
Stewart 51', 56'
Draper Yellow card 53'		 Attendance: 1,209
Referee: David Munro
15 February 2019 Semi final Ross County 2–1 East Fife Victoria Park
19:45 Armstrong 18'
McManus 38'		 Dowds 39' Attendance: 1,283
Referee: Alan Newlands
23 March 2019 Final Ross County 3–1 Wales Connah's Quay Nomads Caledonian Stadium
16:30 Mullin 75', 78'
Lindsay 86'		 Report Bakare 22' Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Alan Muir

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Scottish Cup
19 January 2019 Forth roundMotherwell1–2 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 Hastie 90+1' Report Graham 52', 60'
Draper Yellow card 68'		 Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Steven McLean
11 February 2019 Fifth round Ross County 2–2 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Global Energy Stadium
19:15 Stewart 55'
Watson Yellow card 68'
Mullin 90+1'		 Doran 13'
Welsh Yellow card 25'
McKay 65'
Chalmers Yellow card 77'		 Referee: John Beaton
19 February 2019 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Ross CountyInverness
19:45 White 56', 81' Report
Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 3,608
Referee: John Beaton
Penalties

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 4 May 2019

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Team statistics

League table

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Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in hth matches; 6). Goals scored in hth matches; 7). Play-off (only for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[7]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

League Cup table

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Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[9]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Transfers

Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2018 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2018–19
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See also

Notes and references

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