Ross County
2014–15 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerDerek Adams
(until 28 August)
Steven Ferguson
(Interim)
Jim McIntyre
(from 9 September)
StadiumVictoria Park
PremiershipNinth place
League CupThird Round, lost to Hibernian
Scottish CupFourth Round, lost to St Johnstone
Top goalscorerLeague: Liam Boyce (10)
All: Liam Boyce (11)
Highest home attendance5,693 vs Celtic
Premiership
18 October 2014
Lowest home attendance1,819 vs Hibernian
League Cup
23 September 2014
Average home league attendance3,524

The 2014–15 season was the club's 2nd season in the Scottish Premiership and their third consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Summary

Management

Ross County began the 2014–15 season under the management of Derek Adams. On 28 August 2014, after a poor start to the season, Adams was sacked along with his father who was director of football at the club.[1] On 9 September 2014, Jim McIntyre joined from Scottish Championship side Queen of the South with Billy Dodds as his assistant.[2]

Season summary

County lost their first 7 games of the season and were rock-bottom of The Premiership. After the sacking of Derek Adams in late August, in September, they hired Jim McIntyre and started to pick up results. With County still bottom, McIntyre was backed by the board to bring in some new players.[3] They failed to win a match between end of November to the end of January. After the 4-0 defeat away to Aberdeen in early February, County went on an unbeaten run up to the split, winning 8 of the next 9 matches. On 13 April, Liam Boyce scored the club's first ever top-flight hat-trick for County in a 3-0 win at St Mirren.[4] On 16 May, County secured their Premiership status for the 2015-16 season after winning 2-1 against Hamilton Academical.[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season / Friendlies

22 July 2014 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0 – 4 Ross County Grant Street Park
19:45 Report Maatsen 30'
Cardle 63'
Boyce 78'
Michael Finnis 89' (o.g.)
26 July 2014 Friendly Nairn County 1 – 1 Ross County Station Park
15:00 Adam Naismith 12' Report Boyce 49'
1 August 2014 Friendly Jong FC Twente 2 – 1 Ross County De Grolsch Veste
19:00 Merlin Schütte 20'
Hölscher 50'
Report Jervis 53'

Scottish Premiership

10 August 2014 1 Ross County 1 – 2 St Johnstone Victoria Park
15:00 Jervis 55' BBC O'Halloran 31'
MacLean 48'
Attendance: 3,287
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 August 2014 2 Partick Thistle 4 – 0 Ross County Firhill Stadium
19:45 Bannigan 40'
Frempah 55' (o.g.)
Fraser 73'
O'Donnell 92'
BBC Attendance: 3,261
Referee: Andrew Dallas
16 August 2014 3 Ross County 1 – 2 Kilmarnock Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 81' BBC Magennis 39'
Obadeyi 56'
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: Brian Colvin
23 August 2014 4 Dundee United 2 – 1 Ross County Tannadice Park
15:00 Çiftçi 19'
Erskine 86'
BBC Jervis 51' Attendance: 7,179
Referee: McLean
30 August 2014 5 Hamilton Academical 4 – 0 Ross County New Douglas Park
15:00 Canning 47'
Antoine-Curier 56' (pen.), 63' (pen.)
Scotland 90'
BBC Celcer Red card 62' Attendance: 2,684
Referee: Willie Collum
13 September 2014 6 Ross County 1 – 2 Motherwell Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 78' BBC Vigurs 49'
Sutton 54'
Attendance: 3,012
Referee: Steven McLean
20 September 2014 7 Aberdeen 3 – 0 Ross County Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 20'
Goodwillie 26'
Pawlett 50'
BBC Attendance: 10,865
Referee: Thomson
27 September 2014 8 Ross County 2 – 1 Dundee Victoria Park
15:00 Gardyne 27'
Maatsen 90'
Report Clarkson 69' Attendance: 3,118
Referee: Craig Charleston
5 October 2014 9 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
12:45 Watkins 49' BBC Arquin 21' Attendance: 3,741
Referee: Thomson
27 September 2014 10 Ross County 0 – 5 Celtic Victoria Park
15:00 BBC Guidetti 11'
McGregor 14'
Stokes 29', 56'
Denayer 35'
Attendance: 5,693
Referee: Bobby Madden
25 October 2014 11 St Mirren 2 – 2 Ross County St Mirren Park
15:00 Drury 44'
Tesselaar 60'
BBC Quinn 11'
Carey 58'
Attendance: 3,459
Referee: Don Robertson
3 November 2014 12 Ross County 0 – 1 Aberdeen Victoria Park
19:45 BBC Quinn 56' (o.g.) Attendance: 3,745
Referee: Collum
8 November 2014 13 Kilmarnock 0 – 3 Ross County Rugby Park
15:00 BBC Carey 33'
Gardyne 40'
Quinn 45'
Attendance: 3,684
Referee: Stephen Finnie
22 November 2014 14 St Johnstone 2 – 1 Ross County McDiarmid Park
15:00 McFadden 39'
O'Halloran 73'
BBC Jervis 75' Attendance: 2,776
Referee: Steven McLean
5 December 2014 15 Ross County 2 – 3 Dundee United Victoria Park
19:45 Arquin 76'
Maatsen 89'
Boyce Red card 84'
BBC Çiftçi 21', 58'
Armstrong 49'
Attendance: 2,922
Referee: Madden
13 December 2014 16 Motherwell 2 – 2 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 Sutton 53'
Ojamaa 59'
BBC Dingwall 45', 90' Attendance: 3,193
Referee: Willie Collum
20 December 2014 17 Ross County 0 – 1 Hamilton Academical Victoria Park
15:00 BBC Canning 6' Attendance: 2,966
Referee: John Beaton
27 December 2014 18 Celtic 0 – 0 Ross County Celtic Park
15:00 BBC Sport Attendance: 45,798
Referee: Crawford Allan
4 January 2015 20 Dundee 1 – 1 Ross County Dens Park
15:00 McAlister 52' BBC Dunfield Red card 9'
Curran 65'
Attendance: 5,017
Referee: Craig Thomson
17 January 2015 21 Ross County 1 – 2 St Mirren Victoria Park
15:00 Boyce 82' BBC Kelly 16'
Arquin Red card 38'
Mallan 87'
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: Brian Colvin
24 January 2015 22 Ross County 0 – 1 Celtic Victoria Park
15:00 BBC Sport Commons 52' Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Kevin Clancy
31 January 2015 23 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 1 – 1 Ross County Caledonian Stadium
15.00 Watkins 38' BBC Warren 76' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,021
Referee: Beaton
7 February 2015 24 Aberdeen 4 – 0 Ross County Pittodrie Stadium
15:00 Rooney 12'
Pawlett 50'
Logan 61'
Goodwillie 85'
BBC Attendance: 12,036
Referee: Thomson
14 February 2015 25 Ross County 3 – 2 Motherwell Victoria Park
15:00 Woods 34'
P.Quinn 58'
De Vita 62'
BBC Grant 53'
Kerr 78'
Attendance: 2,982
Referee: Calum Murray
21 February 2015 26 Partick Thistle 1 – 3 Ross County Firhill Stadium
15:00 Taylor 68' BBC Curran 11'
De Vita 65'
Fraser 71'
Attendance: 2,951
Referee: Stephen Finnie
28 February 2015 27 Ross County 1 – 0 Dundee Victoria Park
15:00 Reckord 66' BBC Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Andrew Dallas
7 March 2015 28 Ross County 1 – 0 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
15:00 Curran 11' BBC Higginbotham Red card 59' Attendance: 3,358
Referee: Alan Muir
14 March 2015 29 Hamilton Academical 2 – 2 Ross County New Douglas Park
15:00 Scotland 2'
Imrie 18'
BBC Curran 28'
Gardyne 72'
Attendance: 1,544
Referee: Craig Thomson
21 March 2015 30 Ross County 2 – 1 Kilmarnock Victoria Park
15:00 Gardyne 23'
Curran 59'
BBC Ashcroft 88' Attendance: 3,389
Referee: Bobby Madden
4 April 2015 31 Dundee United 1 – 2 Ross County Tannadice Park
15:00 Çiftçi 20' (pen.) BBC Irvine 12'
De Vita 72'
Attendance: 6,187
Referee: McLean
7 April 2015 32 Ross County 1 – 0 St Johnstone Victoria Park
19:45 Boyce 84' BBC Attendance: 3,319
Referee: Kevin Clancy
13 April 2014 33 St Mirren 0 – 3 Ross County St Mirren Park
19:45 Genev Red card 49' BBC Boyce 30', 75', 90' Attendance: 3,033
Referee: Willie Collum
25 April 2015 34 Ross County 1 – 2 Partick Thistle Victoria Park
15:00 Gardyne 23' BBC Frans 26'
O'Donnell 54'
Attendance: 3,315
Referee: Don Robertson
2 May 2015 35 Motherwell 1 – 1 Ross County Fir Park
15:00 McDonald 19' BBC Boyce 41' Attendance: 4,281
Referee: Crawford Allan
9 May 2015 36 Ross County 1 – 2 St Mirren Victoria Park
15:00 Woods 31' (pen.)
Brown Red card 90'
BBC Mallan 39'
Thompson 91' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,098
Referee: McLean
16 May 2015 37 Ross County 2 – 1 Hamilton Academical Victoria Park
15:00 Gardyne 58'
Kiss Red card 82'
Boyce 85'
BBC Lucas 27' Attendance: 3,381
Referee: Bobby Madden
23 May 2015 38 Kilmarnock 1 – 2 Ross County Rugby Park
15:00 Kiltie 36' BBC Boyce 63'
Quinn 76'
Attendance: 4,226
Referee: Euan Anderson

Scottish League Cup

26 August 2014 Second Round Stranraer 1 – 2 Ross County Stair Park
19:45 Sean Winter 3' BBC de Leeuw 15'
Boyce 69'
Attendance: 297
Referee: Craig Charleston
23 September 2014 Third Round Ross County 0 – 2 Hibernian Victoria Park
19:45 Report Malonga 22', 36'
McGeouch Red card 83'
Attendance: 1,819
Referee: Stephen Finnie

Scottish Cup

29 November 2014 Fourth Round St Johnstone 2 – 1 Ross County McDiarmid Park
15:00 O'Halloran 7'
McFadden 12'
BBC Jervis 63' Attendance: 2,383
Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics

During the 2014–15 season, Ross County have used thirty four different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player. This table also shows players who were on the bench and did not play.

Appearances

As of 23 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Spain ESP Antonio Reguero 1601600000
3 DF Ivory Coast CIV Abdoulaye Méïté 00000000
4 MF Scotland SCO Rocco Quinn 1518+511+1000
5 DF Scotland SCO Scott Boyd 34031+101010
6 DF Scotland SCO Steven Saunders 706+100000
7 MF England ENG Joe Cardle 25011+1102010
8 MF Scotland SCO Richard Brittain 24018+301+1010
9 FW England ENG Jake Jervis 29410+1731011
10 MF Slovakia SVK Filip Kiss 33021+1002000
11 FW England ENG Craig Curran 19517+250000
12 DF England ENG Jamie Reckord 2712610010
13 MF Scotland SCO Darren Barr 605+100000
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Liam Boyce 331117+13100+210+10
17 FW Scotland SCO Steven Ross 502+300000
18 DF England ENG Ben Frempah 804+201+1000
20 MF Lithuania LTU Darvydas Šernas 500+500000
21 GK Scotland SCO Mark Brown 2502202010
22 MF Spain ESP Rubén Palazuelos 501+400000
23 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Graham Carey 25217+522010
24 MF Italy ITA Raffaele De Vita 14313+130000
26 MF Scotland SCO Martin Woods 28226+120010
29 FW Scotland SCO Kyle MacLeod 00000000
30 MF Scotland SCO Tony Dingwall 20210+920010
31 MF Canada CAN Terry Dunfield 40400000
33 GK Scotland SCO Peter Tait 00000000
36 MF Australia AUS Jackson Irvine 30227+121010
38 DF Australia AUS Cameron Burgess 00000000
40 FW Scotland SCO Michael Gardyne 26622+260+100+10
43 DF Scotland SCO Paul Quinn 30328+130010
44 DF Scotland SCO Marcus Fraser 1611610000
Players who left the club during the 2014–15 season
2 DF Belgium BEL Tim Dreesen 40301000
3 DF Slovenia SVN Uroš Celcer 60501000
11 FW Netherlands NED Melvin de Leeuw 813+302100
14 FW Netherlands NED Darren Maatsen 820+820000
15 FW Martinique MTQ Yoann Arquin 19214+32100+10
19 DF England ENG Jim Fenlon 60402000
20 MF Netherlands NED Jordi Balk 50401000
25 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Toshney 907+200000

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 23 May 2015
Number Nation Position Name Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1SpainGKAntonio Reguero 10000010
2BelgiumDFTim Dreesen 20000020
3SloveniaDFUroš Celcer 11000011
4ScotlandDFRocco Quinn 20000020
5ScotlandDFScott Boyd 60000060
6ScotlandDFSteven Saunders 30000030
8ScotlandMFRichard Brittain 40000040
9EnglandFWJake Jervis 10000010
10SlovakiaMFFilip Kiss 71000071
11NetherlandsFWMelvin de Leeuw 30000030
11EnglandFWCraig Curran 10000010
12EnglandDFJamie Reckord 50001060
15MartiniqueFWYoann Arquin 20000020
16Northern IrelandFWLiam Boyce 21000021
19EnglandDFJim Fenlon 10000010
20NetherlandsMFJordi Balk 10000010
20LithuaniaMFDarvydas Šernas 10000010
21ScotlandGKMark Brown 01000001
23Republic of IrelandDFGraham Carey 50101070
24ItalyMFRaffaele De Vita 20000020
26ScotlandMFMartin Woods 50000050
30ScotlandMFTony Dingwall 10000010
31CanadaMFTerry Dunfield 11000011
36AustraliaMFJackson Irvine 70000070
40ScotlandFWMichael Gardyne 20100030
43ScotlandDFPaul Quinn 40001050
44ScotlandDFMarcus Fraser 40000040
TOTALS 73 5 2 0 3 0 78 5

Goal scorers

As of 23 May 2015
Ranking Nation Number Name Scottish Premiership League Cup Scottish Cup Total
1Northern Ireland16Liam Boyce101011
2Scotland40Michael Gardyne6006
3England11Craig Curran5005
4England9Jake Jervis3014
5Italy24Raffaele De Vita3003
Scotland43Paul Quinn3003
7Netherlands14Darren Maatsen2002
Martinique15Yoann Arquin2002
Republic of Ireland23Graham Carey2002
Scotland26Martin Woods2002
Scotland30Tony Dingwall2002
Australia36Jackson Irvine2002
13Scotland4Rocco Quinn1001
Netherlands11Melvin de Leeuw0101
England12Jamie Reckord1001
Scotland44Marcus Fraser1001
Own Goals1001
TOTALS 462149

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Hamilton Academical 38 15 8 15 50 53 3 53
8 Partick Thistle 38 12 10 16 48 44 +4 46
9 Ross County 38 12 8 18 46 63 17 44
10 Kilmarnock 38 11 8 19 44 59 15 41
11 Motherwell (O) 38 10 6 22 38 63 25 36 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
Source: SPFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLLLLLLLWDLDLWLLDLDLDLLDLWWWWDWWWWLDLWW
Position91212121212121212121212121212111112121212121212121010101010101010101010109
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results by opponent

Ross County score first

Team Results Points
1 2 3 4
Aberdeen0-30-10-4X0
Celtic0-50-00-1X1
Dundee2-11-11-0X7
Dundee United1-22-32-1X3
Hamilton Academical0-40-12-22-14
Inverness C.T.1-11-31-1X2
Kilmarnock1-23-02-12-19
Motherwell1-22-23-21-15
Partick Thistle0-43-11-01-26
St Johnstone1-21-21-0X3
St Mirren2-21-23-01-24

Source: 2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table

Awards

Player of the Month

Player Month
Raffaele De VitaMarch [6]

Manager of the Month

Manager Month
Jim McIntyreFebruary [7]
Jim McIntyreMarch [8]

Transfers

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Ross County sack manager Derek Adams and his father George". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  2. "Ross County: Jim McIntyre joins from Queen of the South". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. "Ross County: Boss Jim McIntyre grateful for backing from board". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  4. "Boyce hat-trick in Ross County win at St Mirren". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. "Ross County 2-1 Hamilton Academical". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  6. "Ross County: Raffaelle De Vita takes March player award". BBC Sport. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  7. "Ross County's McIntyre and ICT's Christie win February awards". BBC Sport. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. "Jim McIntyre: Ross County boss wins Premiership manager award". BBC Sport. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. "Ross County sign winger Joe Cardle from Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  10. "Jake Jervis agrees Ross County move after Portsmouth exit". BBC Sport. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  11. "Cliftonville striker Liam Boyce agrees move to Ross County". BBC Sport. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  12. "Ross County: Goalkeeper Antonio Reguero agrees move to Dingwall". BBC Sport. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  13. "Ross County boss Derek Adams snaps up trio of new faces". BBC Sport. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  14. "Ross County boss Derek Adams snaps up trio of new faces". BBC Sport. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  15. "Ross County boss Derek Adams snaps up trio of new faces". BBC Sport. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  16. "Defender Jimmy Fenlon becomes latest Ross County capture". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  17. "Ross County: Filip Kiss among new trio of new signings". BBC Sport. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  18. "Ross County: Filip Kiss among new trio of new signings". BBC Sport. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  19. "Ross County: Filip Kiss among new trio of new signings". BBC Sport. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  20. "Ross County: Three players sign on deadline day". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  21. "Ross County: Three players sign on deadline day". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  22. "Ross County: Three players sign on deadline day". BBC Sport. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  23. "Ross County: Lewis Toshney impact hailed after first league win". BBC Sport. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  24. "Ross County sign up midfielder Martin Woods". BBC Sport. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  25. "Ross County: Boss Jim McIntyre grateful for backing from board". BBC Sport. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  26. "Ross County: Boss Jim McIntyre grateful for backing from board". BBC Sport. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  27. "Ross County: Striker Craig Curran wins six-month contract". BBC Sport. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  28. "Ross County sign Cameron Burgess on loan from Fulham". BBC Sport. 15 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  29. "Ross County sign defender Marcus Fraser". BBC Sport. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  30. "Darvydas Sernas: Ross County sign Lithuania midfielder". BBC Sport. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  31. "Ross County add Ruben Palazuelos and Raffaele De Vita". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  32. "Ross County add Ruben Palazuelos and Raffaele De Vita". BBC Sport. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  33. "Abdoulaye Meite: Ross County sign defender until season's end". BBC Sport. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  34. "Elgin bring in trio". SPFL. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  35. "Michael Fraser: Out of contract goalkeeper leaves Ross County". BBC Sport. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  36. "Chris Lewington, Ben Gordon and Sean Clohessy join Colchester Utd". BBC Sport. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  37. "Falkirk: Jamie MacDonald one of five new arrivals". BBC Sport. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  38. "Livingston bring in Glen". SPFL. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  39. "Personality clash with Ross County boss Derek Adams to blame for Brian McLean's departure from Dingwall". BBC Sport. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  40. "Ross County: Evangelos Oikonomou makes second exit". BBC Sport. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  41. "Ross County: Midfielder Stuart Kettlewell leaves club". BBC Sport. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  42. "Early Ross County release for Marc Klok". BBC Sport. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  43. "Ross County: Melvin De Leeuw exits 'for personal reasons'". BBC Sport. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  44. "Rosario Latouchent leaves Ross County". pressandjournal. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  45. "Ross County: Jim McIntyre targets signings as three exit". BBC Sport. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  46. "Ross County: Jim McIntyre targets signings as three exit". BBC Sport. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  47. "Ross County: Jim McIntyre targets signings as three exit". BBC Sport. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  48. "Balk maakt seizoen af bij FC Oss (in Dutch)". kliknieuws. 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  49. "Ross County: Darren Maatsen leaves for Den Bosch". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  50. "Ross County: Darren Maatsen leaves for Den Bosch". BBC Sport. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
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