2006–07 Ross County F.C. season
| 2006–07 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor[1] |
| Manager | Scott Leitch |
| Stadium | Victoria Park |
| First Division | Tenth place (Relegated) |
| Challenge Cup | Winners |
| League Cup | Second round, lost to Alloa Athletic |
| Scottish Cup | Third round, lost to Partick Thistle |
| Top goalscorer | League: Don Cowie (7) All: Don Cowie (9) |
| Highest home attendance | 6,216 vs. Gretna, 28 April 2007 |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,475 vs. Hamilton Academical, 13 March 2007 |
| Average home league attendance | 2,307[2] |
The 2006–07 season was Ross County's seventh consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 1999–2000 season.[3] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Ross County finished tenth[4] in the First Division and were relegated to the Second Division.[5] They reached the second round of the League Cup,[6] the third round of the Scottish Cup,[7] and the final of the Challenge Cup, beating Clyde 5–4 on penalties.[8]
Management
The club started season 2006–07 under the management of Scott Leitch, who had been appointed towards the end of the previous season.[9] On 30 April 2007,[10] following the club's confirmed relegation Leitch resigned as manager.[11]
Results and fixtures
Scottish First Division
| 5 August 2006 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| BBC Report | McKinlay 23' Gardyne 50' |
Attendance: 1,262 Referee: Underhill |
| 12 August 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 3 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Mackay 30' Adams 44' (Own Goal) Craig 54' |
Attendance: 2,321 Referee: S MacDonald |
| 19 August 2006 Scottish First Division | Gretna | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Raydale Park |
| McMenamin 22', 36' Deuchar 90' |
BBC Report | Gunn 48' | Attendance: 1,195 Referee: Smith |
| 26 August 2006 Scottish First Division | St Johnstone | 3 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| Milne 37', 39' Sheerin 82' |
BBC Report | McKinlay 53' | Attendance: 2,109 Referee: Collum |
| 9 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Cowie 56' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,265 Referee: Somers |
| 16 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| McHale 47' (Penalty) Ferguson 63' Imrie 85' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 965 Referee: Tumilty |
| 23 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Tunbridge 35' | Attendance: 1,925 Referee: Hardie |
| 30 September 2006 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 3 – 2 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| McCulloch 33', 83' McConalogue 90' |
BBC Report | McKinlay 13' (Penalty) Keddie 80' |
Attendance: 2,120 Referee: Allan |
| 14 October 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| Higgins 36' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,454 Referee: Thomson |
| 21 October 2006 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Attendance: 2,060 Referee: Collum |
| 28 October 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Dowie 14' Gardyne 34' |
BBC Report | Lovering 58' | Attendance: 2,010 Referee: MacKay |
| 4 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Weir 53' O'Neil 70' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,497 Referee: Murray |
| 18 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
| Irvine 12' Ciani 41' |
BBC Report | McKeown 71' | Attendance: 2,195 Referee: Hardie |
| 22 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 28' McKinlay 89' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Sheerin 4' Hardie 22' Lawson 89' |
Attendance: 1,648 Referee: Underhill |
| 25 November 2006 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 0 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,180 Referee: Muir |
| 2 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 3 – 1 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| Rae 73' Lyle 76' McLaren 83' |
BBC Report | Robertson 65' | Attendance: 3,380 Referee: McCurry |
| 9 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 5 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Dowie 31' Robertson 54' |
BBC Report | McConalogue 34', 36' Ferguson 57' Keogh 71' Roberts 79' |
Attendance: 2,381 Referee: Finnie |
| 16 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Gretna | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | McMenamin 66' | Attendance: 1,958 Referee: Smith |
| 26 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Scott 25' | Attendance: 1,301 Referee: Richmond |
| 30 December 2006 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Hooks 33' Scott 75' |
Attendance: 1,752 Referee: Freeland |
| 2 January 2007 Scottish First Division | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| Mensing 11' McManus 90' |
BBC Report | Cowie 61' | Attendance: 2,519 Referee: McDonald |
| 20 January 2007 Scottish First Division | Clyde | 2 – 4 | Ross County | Broadwood Stadium |
| Ferguson 73' Masterton 75' |
BBC Report | Imrie 9' (Own goal) McKinlay 35' Cowie 56', 58' Shields 60' |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Somers |
| 27 January 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,175 Referee: Murray |
| 10 February 2007 Scottish First Division | Partick Thistle | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| Roberts 68' | BBC Report | Cowie 90' | Attendance: 2,211 Referee: Richmond |
| 17 February 2007 Scottish First Division | Gretna | 4 – 1 | Ross County | Raydale Park |
| McMenamin 9' (Penalty), 80' Nicholls 11' Jenkins 90' |
BBC Report | Keddie 74' O'Carroll 85' |
Attendance: 1,361 Referee: Boyle |
| 24 February 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Livi Mad Report | Dorrans 77' Fox 82' |
Attendance: 2,324 Referee: Brines |
| 3 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| Higgins 73' | BBC Report | MacDonald 6' | Attendance: 1,689 Referee: Ritchie |
| 10 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Queen of the South | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| O'Neil 5' Adams 12' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,479 Referee: Smith |
| 13 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| Cowie 10' (16) Higgins 14' Gunn 78' |
BBC Report | Offiong 70' | Attendance: 1,475 Referee: Winter |
| 17 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Clyde | Victoria Park |
| Higgins 49' Adams 79' |
BBC Report | Gilmour 47' McGowan 63' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 2,145 Referee: Allan |
| 31 March 2007 Scottish First Division | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 0 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
| Wilson 10' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,035 Referee: McKendrick |
| 3 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Scott 16' Adams 27' |
BBC Report | Young 11' | Attendance: 1,880 Referee: MacKay |
| 7 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Dundee | 3 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| Daal 20', 32' McHale 54' |
BBC Report | Higgins 47' Gardyne 76' |
Attendance: 3,013 Referee: Freeland |
| 14 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Proctor 16' (Own Goal) | BBC Report | Twigg 7' | Attendance: 2,717 Referee: Tumilty |
| 21 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Livingston | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Almondvale Stadium |
| 15:00 | Griffiths 28' | Livi Mad Report | Gardyne 47' | Attendance: 1,743 Referee: Muir |
| 28 April 2007 Scottish First Division | Ross County | 2 – 3 | Gretna | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 30' O'Carroll 49' |
BBC Report | Deverdics 34' Grady 42', 90' |
Attendance: 6,216 Referee: Brines |
Scottish Challenge Cup
| 16 August 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | East Fife | 0 – 3 | Ross County | Bayview Stadium |
| 19:30 | BBC Report | Dowie 21' Gunn 70', 72' |
Attendance: 304 Referee: Tumilty |
| 29 August 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup round 2 | Ross County | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | McKinlay 62', 120' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Townsley 1' | Attendance: 750 Referee: Finnie |
| 12 September 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup QF | Ross County | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | Gretna | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Williams 35' Ciani 40' Anderson 96' |
BBC Report | McMenamin 73' Jenkins 77' Canning 86' |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Freeland |
| 27 September 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup SF | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Albion Rovers | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Higgins 11', 50' Gunn 85' McKinlay 87' (Penalty) |
BBC Report | Dowie 56' (Own goal) | Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Thomson |
| 12 November 2006 Scottish Challenge Cup Final | Ross County | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p) | Clyde | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Dowie 80' | BBC Report | Hunter 43' Malone 93' |
Attendance: 4,062 Referee: Thomson |
| Penalties | ||||
| Gardyne Robertson McKinlay Adams Irvine Crooks |
O'Donnell McGregor McCann Miller McHale Higgins |
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Scottish League Cup
| 8 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 4 – 2 | Stranraer | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Cowie 27', 58' Higgins 61' Gunn 78' |
BBC Report | Burns 70' Moore 90' |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Ritchie |
| 22 August 2006 Scottish League Cup round 2 | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
| 19:30 | Malcolm 15' Brown 34' Forrest 47' |
BBC Report | McKinlay 57' | Attendance: 424 Referee: Winter |
Scottish Cup
| 6 January 2007 Scottish Cup round 3 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Robertson 15' | Attendance: 1,535 Referee: MacKay |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Livingston | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 45 | |
| 7 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Queen of the South | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 34 | 54 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Airdrie United (R) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 40 | Qualification for the First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Ross County (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 37 | Relegation to the Second Division |
Source: "2006-2007 First Division - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Player statistics
Squad
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | First Division[14] | Challenge Cup[15] | League Cup[16] | Scottish Cup[17] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | SCO | Joe Malin | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Mark Ridgers | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | SCO | Craig Samson | 35 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | ITA | Matteo Tomei | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Andy Dowie | 43 | 4 | 36+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Gary Irvine | 24 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Alex Keddie | 32 | 1 | 26+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Mark McCulloch | 35 | 0 | 26+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | David Niven | 10 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Hugh Robertson | 28 | 2 | 18+6 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG | James Smith | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Sean Webb | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | SCO | Lee Wilkie | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Derek Adams | 32 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Stuart Anderson | 13 | 1 | 7+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Don Cowie | 36 | 9 | 28+0 | 7 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Neal Hooks | 5 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Kevin McKinlay | 37 | 9 | 27+3 | 5 | 5+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Daniel Moore | 17 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Alan Morgan | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Martin Scott | 33 | 2 | 21+7 | 2 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | SCO | Fergus Tiernan | 13 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | FRA | Amick Ciani | 16 | 2 | 5+9 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Jason Crooks | 8 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Michael Gardyne | 39 | 6 | 24+8 | 6 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Craig Gunn | 35 | 6 | 7+20 | 2 | 1+4 | 3 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Sean Higgins | 33 | 8 | 21+7 | 5 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | EIR | Diarmuid O'Carroll | 16 | 2 | 9+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| FW | ITA | Malik Rezgane | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Dene Shields | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | David Winters | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | SCO | Alex Williams | 5 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
See also
References
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- ^ "Scottish First Division Stats: Team Attendance - 2006/07". ESPN. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "2006/2007 SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE TABLE". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Ups and downs". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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- ^ "Ross County F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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- ^ "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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- ^ "Ross County 2006-2007 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Ross County's results from season 2006/2007". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 754–755. ISBN 0755316649.
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