2019–20_Ross_County_F.C._season
2019–20 Ross County F.C. season
Ross County 2019–20 football season
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.
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| 2019–20 season | |||
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| 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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Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
Nairn County v Ross County
| 29 June 2019 Friendly | Nairn County | 0–3 | Ross County | Station Park, Nairn |
| 15:00 | Stewart  Mckay MacBeath |
Forres Mechanics v Ross County
| 29 June 2019 Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 0–11 | Ross County | Mosset Park, Forres |
| 15:00 | Watson McManus Paton Murray Graham Armstrong |
Groningen v Ross County
| 5 July 2019 Friendly | Groningen | 2–0 | Ross County | Assen, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | Postema 12' Sierhuis 70' |
GFA Deventer City v Ross County
| 7 July 2019 Friendly | GFA Deventer City | 1–3 | Ross County | Doorwerth, Netherlands |
| 19:00 | |
Watson Graham Stewart |
Ross County v 
Carlisle United
Carlisle United
| 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
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Premiership
Ross County v Hamilton Academical
| 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 |
Heart of Midlothian v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Livingston
| 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 |
Aberdeen v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v St Mirren
| 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 |
Motherwell v Ross County
| 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 |
Kilmarnock v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v St Johnstone
| 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 |
Celtic v Ross County
| 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 |
Hibernian v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Rangers
| 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 |
Hamilton Academical v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Aberdeen
| 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 |
St Mirren v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Celtic
| 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 |
Ross County v Hibernian
| 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 |
Ross County v Kilmarnock
| 14 December 2019 17 | Ross County | 1–0 | Kilmarnock | Dingwall |
| Erwin 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Alan Muir |
Livingston v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Motherwell
| 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 |
St Johnstone v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Heart of Midlothian
| 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 |
Celtic v Ross County
| 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 |
Rangers v Ross County
| 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 |
Kilmarnock v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Livingston
| 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 |
Hibernian v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v St Johnstone
| 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 |
Aberdeen v Ross County
| 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 |
Motherwell v Ross County
| 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 |
Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup
Ross County v Montrose
| 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 |
Brechin City v Ross County
| 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 |
St Johnstone v Ross County
| 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 |
Ross County v Forfar Athletic
| 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 |
Partick Thistle v Ross County
| 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
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish Cup
Ayr United v Ross County
| 18 January 2020 | Ayr United | 1–0 | Ross County | Ayr |
| 15:00 | Bell 37' |
Report | Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 1,538 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
Appearances
As of 8 March 2020
More information No., Pos ...
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | ||||
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| 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 |
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Goalscorers
More information Rank, Pos. ...
| 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 | ||||||
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League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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
Main article: 2019–20 Scottish League Cup § Group B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| 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 | — | — |
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Main articles: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2019 and List of Scottish football transfers winter 2019–20
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