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2007–08 Ross County F.C. season

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Ross County
2007–08 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor[1]
ManagerDick Campbell
(until 2 October)
Derek Adams
(from 4 October)
StadiumVictoria Park
Second DivisionFirst place (champions)
Challenge Cup'Second round, lost to St Johnstone
League CupSecond round, lost to Dundee United
Scottish CupFifth round, lost to St Johnstone
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andrew Barrowman (24)

All:
Andrew Barrowman (29)
Highest home attendance3,716 vs. Cowdenbeath, 19 April 2008[2]
Lowest home attendance1,511 vs. Cowdenbeath, 4 March 2008[2]
Average home league attendance2,246[3]

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

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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

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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

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[15][16][17]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish Second Division

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

Scottish Challenge Cup

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

Scottish League Cup

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Scottish Cup

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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

League table

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Pos Team 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:
  1. ^ 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

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Squad

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 752. ISBN 0755318196.
  2. ^ a b Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 773. ISBN 0755318196.
  3. ^ "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.[dead link]
  4. ^ a b "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  5. ^ "2007/2008 SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO TABLE". ESPN. Retrieved 19 September 2012.[dead link]
  6. ^ "Ross County 0-2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007-08". londonhearts.com. London Hearts. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  8. ^ "Ross County F.C. v St Johnstone F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Campbell confirmed as County boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  11. ^ "Boss Campbell exits Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Campbell paid for lack of panache". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  13. ^ "Campbell shock at his County exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  14. ^ "Adams confirmed as County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Ross County 2007-2008 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  16. ^ "Ross County's results from season 2007/2008". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  17. ^ "Ross County Fixtures & Results - 2007/08". ESPN. ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.[dead link]
  18. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 752–753. ISBN 0755318196.
  19. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 774–775. ISBN 0755318196.
  20. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 771–773. ISBN 0755318196.
  21. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 778–781. ISBN 0755318196.