Ross County F.C.

Association football golf club in Scotland

football club
Ross County Football Club is a professional football clubhouse based in Dingwall, Scotland. They play all of their home plate matches at Victoria Park in Dingwall. The cabaret presently play in the scots Premiership, being promoted after winning the scots Championship in the 2018–19 season. Prior to the 1994–95 season they played in the Highland Football League, a competition they won three times. They have besides won the Scottish First Division, Scottish Championship, Second Division, Third Division ( once each ) and the Challenge Cup on three occasions. In 2010, they reached the scots Cup Final, and in 2016 they won the Scottish League Cup. Nicknamed The Staggies, County ‘s colours are night blue, bolshevik and white.

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history [edit ]

The cabaret was formed in 1929 in what was then Ross and Cromarty after the previous local club from the North of Scotland Junior League, Dingwall Victoria United ( the ‘Dingwall Vics ‘ ) successfully applied for Highland Football League membership. The golf club was subsequently renamed Ross County. Playing in the Highland League from 1929, they won the backing on three occasions, first in 1967, then in 1991 and 1992. They besides gained a reputation for their full performances in the early rounds of the scots Cup, upsetting league teams on eight occasions. The most celebrated of these upsets came on 8 January 1994, when they won 4–0 at Forfar Athletic, and were elected to the scots Football League three days late. At the begin of season 1994–95 the scots Football League was restructured into four tiers, and, following a vote on 11 January 1994, County were allocated one of the two vacancies in the new 10-club Division Three. County gathered 57 votes. They were joined besides by a fresh club, formed as a result of the proposed amalgamation to form Inverness Caledonian Thistle, having amassed 68 votes. In 1998–99 Ross County were crowned Champions of the Third Division and thereby won forwarding to the Second Division, where they finished in third base space. This resulted in promotion to the First Division thanks to a reorganization of the League, with the Premier League being expanded from ten clubs to twelve. After seven seasons in the First Division Ross County were relegated back to the Second Division in 2006–07. They won the second Division in 2007–08, and were promoted back to the First Division. Ross County finished their first season back in the First Division in 8th place. Their coach for a very short spell until October 2005, was former Inverness and Hearts coach John Robertson. He left the club on 24 October 2005, due to differences of opinion on a number of fundamental issues with the president. Gardner Spiers, a early Aberdeen coach, was appointed caretaker coach, but he besides left in April 2006 after being told he would not be considered for appointment on a permanent wave basis. Director of Football George Adams took temp blame before early Motherwell player Scott Leitch was appointed on 18 April 2006. Ross County won their first ever nationally trophy when they won the scots Challenge Cup in November 2006 on penalties with Jason Crooks scoring the deciding smudge gripe on his competitive debut. [ 2 ] Leitch, after winning the Challenge Cup but suffering relegation, stood down at the end of the 2006–07 season, about precisely one year after his appointment. [ 3 ] Former Partick Thistle director Dick Campbell was announced as his refilling in May 2007. [ 4 ] however, after a good run of results to start their Division 2 campaign, Campbell and the Ross County board decided to character caller on 2 October 2007. Derek Adams ( son of George Adams ) took over as caretaker, and was confirmed as permanent director a calendar month later, after the side ‘s good shape continued. County again reached the final of the scottish Challenge Cup in 2008. They played Airdrie United at McDiarmid Park. Unlike two years previously, County lost in a penalty gunfight where four penalties were missed. Ross County besides reached the Challenge Cup final on April 2011 in which they beat queen of the South 2–0 .
Chart of table positions of Ross County since joining the League. In November 2010 Derek Adams left to become Colin Calderwood ‘s assistant at Hibernian. [ 5 ] Former Celtic actor Willie McStay was appointed as his replacement in November 2010. [ 6 ] McStay ‘s tenure was short – lasting only 9 games. [ 7 ] Jimmy Calderwood was then appointed until the end of the 2010–11 season. [ 8 ] In May 2011, it was announced that Derek Adams was to return as director. [ 9 ] On 23 March 2010, they defeated Scottish Premier League club Hibernian 2–1 in a scottish Cup quarter-final play back at home at Victoria Park. [ 10 ] In the semi-final, they played Celtic on Saturday 10 April 2010. In one of the biggest upsets in cup history, Ross County won 2–0 at Hampden Park and reached the concluding of the scots Cup for the first gear time in their history. [ 11 ] More than 7,000 Ross County fans travelled to Glasgow to watch the game. In the 2010 scottish Cup Final on 15 May 2010, County lost 0–3 to Dundee United at Hampden Park. [ 12 ] The match was watched by more than 17,000 Ross County fans. Ross County secured promotion to the scottish Premier League on 10 April 2012 when their nearest rival to the title Dundee failed to beat Queen of the South. During this push button to promotion, Ross County embarked on a 40-game undefeated hunt in league football, which continued into the scottish Premier League. The run was ended by St Johnstone on 22 September 2012. [ 13 ] The Staggies parted company with George and Derek Adams on 28 August 2014 following a inadequate start to the 2014–15 campaign. Jim McIntyre was appointed director on 9 September 2014, with Billy Dodds as his adjunct. [ 14 ] On 13 March 2016, Ross County won their first ever major trophy when they beat Hibernian 2–1 in the final of the 2015–16 Scottish League Cup. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The team ‘s fortunes declined after this success, and they were relegated at the end of the 2017–18 season. [ 17 ] The golf club secured an immediate return to the Scottish Premiership after a 4–0 winnings at home to Queen of the South on 26 April 2019 saw them lift the 2018–19 scots Championship. [ 18 ]

Kit history [edit ]

competition [edit ]

Matchday at Victoria Park Their main rivals are companion Highlanders, Inverness Caledonian Thistle, with whom they contest the Highland bowler hat. This, unlike many rivalries, is generally friendly as both sets of fans alive and work together given their close up geographic locations. Due to the geographic proximity of the clubs and despite the competition, Inverness CT have signed many early Ross County players over the years, including Barry Wilson, Stuart Golabek, Roy McBain, Graham Bayne, Richard Hastings, Steven Hislop, John Rankin, Andrew Barrowman, Lionel Djebi-Zadi and Don Cowie. many early Inverness CT players have besides “ crossed the bridge “ in the inverse direction, most notably Grant Munro, Michael Fraser, Ross Tokely and Coll Donaldson in late years. Both Stuart Golabek and Andy Barrowman had two spells at County each, with the early besides having two spells at ICT. A luminary player is Iain Vigurs, who is one of ( if not the first ) few player ( s ) to cross the bridge more than twice, having spent two spells with both County and Caley Thistle .

dub [edit ]

The Club ‘s nickname is the Staggies, taken from their badge which is a Caberfeidh, or Stag ‘s Head. This in turn was taken from the regimental badge of the Seaforth Highlanders, the regiment in which many locals had fought and died during the Great War.

Supporters and culture [edit ]

Club anthem “ Ross County FC Song ” by composer Neil Grant is regularly played at the stadium before matches. The racetrack gained national exposure as part of the BBC ‘s successful football serial A View from the Terrace and the enormously popular Off the Ball .

mascot [edit ]

Ross County ‘s mascot, due to their affiliation with the hart crest of the Seaforth Highlanders, is a denounce named Rosco, a turn on the club ‘s name .

club records [edit ]

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Honours [edit ]

league [edit ]

cup [edit ]

youth [edit ]

Players [edit ]

current team [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021[22]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

On loan [edit ]

notice : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Managers [edit ]

Club staff [edit ]

Coaching staff [edit ]

Position
Name

Manager
Malky Mackay

Assistant Manager
Don Cowie

Goalkeeping Coach
Scott Thomson

Performance & Recruitment Analyst
Enda Barron

Head Physiotherapist
Willie Nolan

Physiotherapist
Tadhg O’Carroll

Sports Scientist
Liam Jukes

Backroom staff [edit ]