2006–07 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County
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

[12][13]  Win   Draw   Loss

Scottish First Division

Scottish Challenge Cup

Scottish League Cup

Scottish Cup

Player statistics

Squad

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFirst Division[14]Challenge Cup[15]League Cup[16]Scottish Cup[17]
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Scotland Joe Malin 200+002+000+000+00
GK Scotland Mark Ridgers 100+000+000+100+00
GK Scotland Craig Samson 35029+003+002+001+00
GK Italy Matteo Tomei 707+000+000+000+00
DF Scotland Andy Dowie 43436+024+022+001+00
DF Scotland Gary Irvine 24017+005+002+000+00
DF Scotland Alex Keddie 32126+014+002+000+00
DF Scotland Mark McCulloch 35026+203+102+001+00
DF Scotland David Niven 1006+003+001+000+00
DF Scotland Hugh Robertson 28218+621+300+000+00
DF England James Smith 908+000+000+001+00
DF Scotland Sean Webb 705+100+000+001+00
DF Scotland Lee Wilkie 404+000+000+000+00
MF Scotland Derek Adams 32224+124+002+001+00
MF Scotland Stuart Anderson 1317+201+210+100+00
MF Scotland Don Cowie 36928+075+002+021+00
MF Scotland Neal Hooks 511+410+000+000+00
MF Scotland Kevin McKinlay 37927+355+031+011+00
MF Scotland Daniel Moore 17013+200+001+001+00
MF Scotland Alan Morgan 505+000+000+000+00
MF Scotland Martin Scott 33221+721+301+000+00
MF Scotland Fergus Tiernan 1305+303+001+100+00
FW France Amick Ciani 1625+912+010+000+00
FW Scotland Jason Crooks 802+500+100+000+00
FW Scotland Michael Gardyne 39624+864+002+001+00
FW Scotland Craig Gunn 3567+2021+430+210+10
FW Scotland Sean Higgins 33821+753+021+011+00
FW Republic of Ireland Diarmuid O'Carroll 1629+620+000+000+10
FW Italy Malik Rezgane 100+100+000+000+00
FW Scotland Dene Shields 13013+000+000+000+00
FW Scotland David Winters 200+200+000+000+00
FW Scotland Alex Williams 512+201+010+000+00

Team statistics

League Table

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Gretna 36199870403066 Promoted to 2007–08 Scottish Premier League
2 St Johnstone 36198965422365
3 Dundee 36165154842653
4 Hamilton Academical 361411114647153
5 Clyde 3611141046351147
6 Livingston 361112134146545
7 Partick Thistle 361291547631645
8 Queen of the South 3610111534542041
9 Airdrie United 361171839501140
Relegated to Second Division 2007–08
10 Ross County 369101740571737
Source:[18]

See also

References

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  2. "Scottish First Division Stats: Team Attendance - 2006/07". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  3. "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. "2006/2007 SCOTTISH DIVISION ONE TABLE". ESPN Soccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  5. "Ups and downs". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  6. "Alloa Athletic 2-1 Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  7. "Ross County F.C. v Partick Thistle F.C." scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 6 January 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  8. "Ross County 1-1 Clyde (aet)". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  9. "Leitch named Ross County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 18 April 2006. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  10. "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  11. "Leitch quits after County go down". inverness-courier.co.uk. The Inverness Courier. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  12. "Ross County 2006-2007 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  13. "Ross County's results from season 2006/2007". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  14. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 754–755. ISBN 0755316649.
  15. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 776–777. ISBN 0755316649.
  16. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 773–775. ISBN 0755316649.
  17. Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2007). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2007-08. Headline. pp. 780–783. ISBN 0755316649.
  18. "Scottish Football League Championship 2006/07". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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