2017–18 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County
2017–18 season
Chairman Roy MacGregor
Manager Jim McIntyre (sacked)
Owen Coyle (hired 28 Sep - resigned 1 Mar)
Steven Ferguson and
Stuart Kettlewell
Ground Victoria Park
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
Scottish Premiership 12th (relegated)
Scottish League Cup Second round
Scottish Cup Fourth round
Top goalscorer League: Schalk (11)
All: Schalk (13)
Highest home attendance 6,590 vs Celtic
Premiership
18 November 2017
Lowest home attendance 1,108 vs Alloa Athletic
League Cup
15 July 2017
Average home league attendance 4,612

The 2017–18 season was the club's 5th season in the Scottish Premiership and their sixth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

On 25 September, manager Jim McIntyre was sacked by the club.[1] On 28 September, Owen Coyle took over as manager.[2] He resigned on 1 March with Steven Ferguson and Stuart Kettlewell taking over as co-managers[3] but they could not keep County in the Premiership and on 12 May after 6 years they were relegated back to the Championship.[4]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

Scottish Premiership

Scottish League Cup

Matches

League Cup Group D Table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification HIB ROS ARB MON ALO
1 Hibernian (Q) 4 3 0 1 0 13 1 +12 10 Qualification for the Second Round 6–1 4–0
2 Ross County (X) 4 2 2 0 0 8 0 +8 10 Possible Second Round p0–0 2–0
3 Arbroath 4 1 1 1 1 6 7 1 6 0–0p 4–0
4 Montrose 4 1 0 0 3 2 15 13 3 0–6 2–1
5 Alloa Athletic 4 0 0 1 3 2 8 6 1 0–3 1–1p
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[8]
(Q) Qualified; (X) Advances to Best runners-up.

Knockout stage

Scottish Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 12 May 2018

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland Scott Fox 31026+104000
2 DF Scotland Marcus Fraser 4313804+1100
3 DF Scotland Jason Naismith 41234+125010
4 DF France Christopher Routis 30221+321+4010
5 DF Scotland Harry Souttar 13011+200000
6 DF Scotland Sean Kelly 18011+205000
7 FW Scotland Michael Gardyne 39327+635010
8 MF Chinese Taipei Tim Chow 20110+41500+10
9 FW Scotland Ryan Dow 2304+1405000
10 FW Netherlands Alex Schalk 371320+11114+120+10
11 FW England Craig Curran 401020+1564+1400
14 FW France David N'Gog 1014+610000
15 DF England Andrew Davies (c) 3012415010
17 MF England Ross Draper 29125+310010
18 MF Scotland Jamie Lindsay 32221+524+1010
22 FW Northern Ireland Billy Mckay 24314+930010
23 MF England Greg Tansey 302+100000
24 MF Scotland Tony Dingwall 00000000
25 MF Scotland Jim O'Brien 31024+301+2010
31 GK Republic of Ireland Aaron McCarey 16012+201010
32 DF England Liam Fontaine 1401400000
35 DF England Max Melbourne 60600000
40 MF England Davis Keillor-Dunn 30318+1130+1000
41 GK England Mark Foden 00000000
43 FW Scotland Greg Morrison 10000+1000
47 MF Estonia Mattias Käit 603+300000
51 GK Scotland Ross Munro 00000000
Players who left the club during the 2017–18 season
12 FW England Inih Effiong (Released from contract) 30200010
16 MF Scotland Dylan Dykes (loaned to Stranraer) 00000000
19 FW Denmark Thomas Mikkelsen (loaned to Dundee United) 1442+721+4200
28 DF Netherlands Kenny van der Weg (Joined Hamilton Academical) 21216+321010
33 MF England Chris Eagles (Released from contract) 907+10000+10
42 DF Scotland Reghan Tumilty (loaned to Falkirk) 201+100000
44 FW Scotland Russell Dingwall (loaned to Forfar Athletic) 00000000
45 MF Scotland Blair Malcolm (loaned to Cowdenbeath) 00000000

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 St Johnstone 38 12 10 16 42 53 11 46
9 Dundee 38 11 6 21 36 57 21 39
10 Hamilton Academical 38 9 6 23 47 68 21 33
11 Partick Thistle (R) 38 8 9 21 31 61 30 33 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Ross County (R) 38 6 11 21 40 62 22 29 Relegation to the Championship
Source: Soccerway BBC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[9]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Teams play each other three times (33 matches) before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

Transfers

See also

Notes and references

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41385001
  2. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41418673
  3. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/25704/11345030/ross-county-name-steven-ferguson-and-stuart-kettlewell-as-co-managers
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44013678
  5. "Pre-Season Friendly". Ross County FC twitter. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Betfred Cup 2017/2018 Fixtures". spfl.co.uk.
  7. "Tables". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  8. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  9. "Premiership 2017/2018 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  10. "Ross County sign Sean Kelly after AFC Wimbledon exit for defender". BBC Sport. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  11. "Ross County bring in Lindsay on loan". SPFL. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  12. "Thomas Mikkelsen joins Ross County from Odense after Dundee United loan". BBC Sport. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  13. "Ross County: Jim O'Brien makes move permanent following loan spell". BBC Sport. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  14. "Billy Mckay: Northern Ireland striker leaves Wigan for Ross County". BBC Sport. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  15. "Ross County sign midfielder from Inverness Caledonian Thistle". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  16. "Chris Eagles signs for Ross County until end of season". Sky Sports. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  17. "Ross County: Midfielder Greg Tansey joins on loan from Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  18. "Inih Effiong joins the club". Ross County FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  19. "Ross County sign former Liverpool striker David Ngog". BBC Sport. 23 January 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  20. "Harry Souttar: Stoke defender joins Ross County on loan after signing new contract". BBC Sport. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  21. "Liam Fontaine: Ross County sign defender from Hibernian". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  22. "Liam Fontaine: Ross County sign defender from Hibernian". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  23. "Liam Fontaine: Ross County sign defender from Hibernian". BBC. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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  26. "IT'S A DOUBLE SIGNING: McLAUGHLIN IS ON BOARD". Dumbarton Football Club. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
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  28. "Kilmarnock: Chris Burke joins Rugby Park side on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  29. "Scottish League One ins and out – summer 2017". BBC Sport. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  30. "Jay McEveley: Tranmere Rovers sign former Derby County defender on one-year deal". BBC Sport. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  31. 1 2 3 "Club captain Paul Quinn one of several Ross County departures". BBC Sport. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  32. "Paul Quinn: Dundee United sign defender on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  33. "Jonathan Franks: Hartlepool United re-sign winger after Ross County exit". BBC Sport. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  34. "Completed Transfers – Deadline Day August 2017". SPFL. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  35. "Blair Malcolm completes loan move to Cowdenbeath". Ross County FC. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  36. "Chris Eagles signs for Ross County until end of season". Sky Sports. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  37. "Oscar Gobern: Yeovil sign midfielder on non-contract terms until end of the season". BBC Sport. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  38. "Dylan Dykes completes loan move to Stranraer". Ross County FC. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  39. "Thomas Mikkelsen completes loan move to Dundee United". Ross County FC. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  40. "Russell Dingwall and Ross Maciver complete loan move to Forfar". Ross County FC. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  41. "Russell Dingwall and Ross Maciver complete loan move to Forfar". Ross County FC. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  42. "Ross County release Kenny van der Weg at Dutch left-back's request". 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  43. "Hamilton Academical sign Kenny Van der Weg & Ross Jenkins". 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  44. "Chris Eagles: Winger leaves Ross County by mutual consent". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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