| 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 | 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 | 
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 | 
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
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. p. 754. ISBN 0755316649.
- ↑ "Scottish First Division Stats: Team Attendance - 2006/07". soccernet.espn.go.com. 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.
- ↑ "Alloa Athletic 2-1 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Leitch named Ross County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Leitch quits after County go down". inverness-courier.co.uk. The Inverness Courier. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 776–777. ISBN 0755316649.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 773–775. ISBN 0755316649.
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