2007–08 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County 2007–08 football 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

Ross County v Ayr United

4 August 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	2 – 0	Ayr United	Victoria Park
	Barrowman 4' Petrie 60'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Freeland

Cowdenbeath v Ross County

11 August 2007 Scottish Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 2	Ross County	Central Park
	Dalziel 66' Howat 82'	BBC Report	Barrowman 46' Adams 52'	Attendance: 320 Referee: Boyle

Queen's Park v Ross County

18 August 2007 Scottish Second Division	Queen's Park	3 – 2	Ross County	Hampden Park
	Sinclair 13' Canning 75' Dunn 84'	BBC Report	Anderson 25' McCulloch 88'	Attendance: 815 Referee: Norris

Ross County v Peterhead

25 August 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	1 – 0	Peterhead	Victoria Park
	Higgins 24'	BBC Report		Attendance: 2,056 Referee: O'Reilly

Ross County v Airdrie United

1 September 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	1 – 1	Airdrie United	Victoria Park
15;00	Barrowman 39'	ESPN Report	Noble 31'	Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Underhill

Raith Rovers v Ross County

15 September 2007 Scottish Second Division	Raith Rovers	0 – 2	Ross County	Stark's Park
		BBC Report	Petrie 73', 83'	Attendance: 2,101 Referee: Nicholls

Berwick Rangers v Ross County

22 September 2007 Scottish Second Division	Berwick Rangers	0 – 1	Ross County	Shielfield Park
		BBC Report	Barrowman 8' (Penalty)	Attendance: 495 Referee: Norris

Ross County v Alloa Athletic

29 September 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	2 – 2	Alloa Athletic	Victoria Park
	Brady 41' Moore 79'	BBC Report	Andrew 66' Grant 74'	Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Brown

Ross County v Brechin City

6 October 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	2 – 1	Brechin City	Victoria Park
	Petrie 50' Shields 67'	BBC Report	Gribben 66'	Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Freeland

Ayr United v Ross County

20 October 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	1 – 4	Ross County	Somerset Park
	Williams 77' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Adams 10' Petrie 24', 31' Barrowman 26'	Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Winter

Ross County v Queen's Park

27 October 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	1 – 1	Queen's Park	Victoria Park
	Boyd 85'	BBC Report	Ferry 4'	Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Somers

Peterhead v Ross County

3 November 2007 Scottish Second Division	Peterhead	1 – 2	Ross County	Balmoor Stadium
	Sharp 55'	BBC Report	Petrie 41', 61'	Attendance: 815 Referee: Law

Airdrie United v Ross County

10 November 2007 Scottish Second Division	Airdrie United	0 – 1	Ross County	Excelsior Stadium
15:00		BBC Report	Shields 80'	Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Tumilty

Ross County v Raith Rovers

1 December 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	2 – 3	Raith Rovers	Victoria Park
	Barrowman 47' Scott 90'	BBC Report	Hislop 2', 59' (Penalty) Weir 88'	Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Norris

Alloa Athletic v Ross County

8 December 2007 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	3 – 1	Ross County	Recreation Park
	Brown 4' Agnew 21' Townsley 64'	BBC Report	Dowie 77'	Attendance: 523 Referee: Boyle

Ross County v Berwick Rangers

15 December 2007 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	2 – 1	Berwick Rangers	Victoria Park
	Higgins 54' Shields 76'	BBC Report	Swanson 65'	Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Finnie

Queen's Park v Ross County

29 December 2007 Scottish Second Division	Queen's Park	0 – 1	Ross County	Hampden Park
		ESPN Report	Barrowman 49'	Attendance: 657 Referee: Brown

Ross County v Peterhead

2 January 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	5 – 1	Peterhead	Victoria Park
	Keddie 25' Barrowman 45', 56' Shields 70' Moore 72'	BBC Report	Mann 14'	Attendance: 2,213 Referee: MacDonald

Raith Rovers v Ross County

5 January 2008 Scottish Second Division	Raith Rovers	0 – 1	Ross County	Stark's Park
		BBC Report	Higgins 34' Lawson 65'	Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Charleston

Ross County v Airdrie United

19 January 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	3 – 2	Airdrie United	Victoria Park
15:00	Barrowman 25', 90' Golabek 55'	BBC Report	McDonald 2' Noble 58'	Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Finnie

Cowdenbeath v Ross County

26 January 2008 Scottish Second Division	Cowdenbeath	2 – 4	Ross County	Central Park
	Clarke 70' Dempster 89'	BBC Report	J Armstrong 1' (Own goal) D Armstrong 31' (Own goal) Scott 48' Barrowman 78'	Attendance: 362 Referee: McLean

Ross County v Alloa Athletic

9 February 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	6 – 1	Alloa Athletic	Victoria Park
	Golabek 22' Barrowman 32' Higgins 36' Shields 55' Keddie 61' Dowie 90'	BBC Report	Coakley 85'	Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Nicholls

Berwick Rangers v Ross County

16 February 2008 Scottish Second Division	Berwick Rangers	0 – 4	Ross County	Shielfield Park
		BBC Report	Strachan 20' Horn 23' (Own goal) Barrowman 22', 71'	Attendance: 449 Referee: Brown

Ross County v Queen's Park

23 February 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	3 – 2	Queen's Park	Victoria Park
	Gardyne 5' Barrowman 27' Lawson 83'	BBC Report	Ferry 45' Trouten 62'	Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Freeland

Brechin City v Ross County

26 February 2008 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	1 – 2	Ross County	Glebe Park
	Paton 34'	ESPN Report	Higgins 1', 50'	Attendance: 561 Referee: McKendrick

Peterhead v Ross County

1 March 2008 Scottish Second Division	Peterhead	1 – 1	Ross County	Balmoor Stadium
	Bavidge 30' Anderson 80'	BBC Report	Higgins 19'	Attendance: 762 Referee: Muir

Ross County v Cowdenbeath

4 March 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	4 – 1	Cowdenbeath	Victoria Park
	Keddie 39' Higgins 55' Barrowman 62' Winters 89'	BBC Report	McBride 81' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,511 Referee: MacDonald

Ross County v Ayr United

11 March 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	2 – 4	Ayr United	Victoria Park
	Higgins 62' Gardyne 78'	BBC Report	Wardlaw 30' Williams 31' Stevenson 45', 51'	Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Charleston

Ayr United v Ross County

15 March 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ayr United	0 – 2	Ross County	Somerset Park
		BBC Report	Barrowman 52' Gardyne 69'	Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Parry

Ross County v Brechin City

18 March 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	0 – 0	Brechin City	Victoria Park
		BBC Report		Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Tumilty

Ross County v Raith Rovers

22 March 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	2 – 3	Raith Rovers	Victoria Park
	Barrowman 18' Scott 20'	BBC Report	Templeton 25' Goodwillie 28', 67'	Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Murray

Ross County v Berwick Rangers

5 April 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	4 – 0	Berwick Rangers	Victoria Park
	Shields 6' Barrowman 45', 64' (Penalty) Lawson 82'	BBC Report	McMullan 64'	Attendance: 2,579 Referee: MacDonald

Airdrie United v Ross County

9 April 2008 Scottish Second Division	Airdrie United	2 – 0	Ross County	Excelsior Stadium
19;45	Noble 23' Russell 56'	BBC Report		Attendance: 724 Referee: Salmond

Alloa Athletic v Ross County

12 April 2008 Scottish Second Division	Alloa Athletic	2 – 0	Ross County	Recreation Park
	Ferguson 86', 90'	BBC Report		Attendance: 452 Referee: Boyle

Ross County v Cowdenbeath

19 April 2008 Scottish Second Division	Ross County	3 – 0	Cowdenbeath	Victoria Park
	Barrowman 2', 55' Higgins 28'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,716 Referee: McDermott

Brechin City v Ross County

26 April 2008 Scottish Second Division	Brechin City	3 – 3	Ross County	Glebe Park
	Smith 40' Janczyk 51' Dyer 60'	BBC Report	Gardyne 10' Barrowman 79' Winters 83'	Attendance: 586 Referee: Muir

Scottish Challenge Cup

Dundee v Ross County

14 August 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1	Dundee	1 – 2	Ross County	Dens Park
	Sturm 59' O'Brien 90'	BBC Report	Barrowman 12' (pen.) Keddie 43'	Attendance: 1,471 Referee: McDonald

Ross County v St Johnstone

5 September 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2	Ross County	0 – 2	St Johnstone	Victoria Park
		BBC Report	Deuchar 14' Jackson 49'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Brines

Scottish League Cup

Ross County v Elgin City

7 August 2007 Scottish League Cup round 1	Ross County	3 – 1	Elgin City	Victoria Park
	Dowie 23' Barrowman 72', 90'	BBC Report	Charlesworth 44' Dempsie 84'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Somers

Dundee United v Ross County

29 August 2007 Scottish League Cup round 2	Dundee United	2 – 1	Ross County	Tannadice Park
	Hunt 65' (pen.) Robertson 88'	BBC Report	Barrowman 78'	Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Allan

Scottish Cup

Ross County v Whitehill Welfare

24 November 2007 Scottish League Cup round 3	Ross County	4 – 0	Whitehill Welfare	Victoria Park
15:00	Shields 16', 56' Scott 43' Higgins 88'	BBC Report		Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Charleston

Cove Rangers v Ross County

23 January 2008 Scottish League Cup round 4	Cove Rangers	2 – 4	Ross County	Allan Park
19:45	Watt 63', 76' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Shields 10' Dowie 30' Boyd 33' Barrowman 40' (Penalty)	Attendance: 1,200 Referee: O'Reilly

Ross County v St Johnstone

12 February 2008 Scottish League Cup round 5	Ross County	0 – 1	St Johnstone	Victoria Park
19:45		BBC Report	Craig 14'	Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Collum

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Ross County (C, P)	36	22	7	7	78	44	+34	73	Promotion to the First Division
2	Airdrie United (P)	36	20	6	10	64	34	+30	66	Qualification for the First Division Play-offs^[a]
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

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ 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.

Player statistics

Squad

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

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