| 2010–11 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor | ||
| Manager | Derek Adams (until 11 November) Willie McStay (from 25 November to 13 February) Jimmy Calderwood (from 17 February) | ||
| Stadium | Victoria Park | ||
| Scottish First Division | Eight place | ||
| Challenge Cup | Winners | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Andrew Barrowman (5) All: Andrew Barrowman (5) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 3,205 vs.Dundee, 23 April 2011 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,759 vs.Greenock Morton, 14 December 2010 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,358 | ||
During the2010–11 season Ross County competed in theScottish First Division,Challenge Cup,Scottish League Cup and theScottish Cup.
Ross County finished eighth in theFirst Division.[1] They won theChallenge Cup,[2] defeatingQueen of the South 2–0 in the final,[3] the second round of theLeague Cup[4] and were eliminated in the fourth round of theScottish Cup after a replay.[5]
They started season 2010–11 under the management ofDerek Adams. On 11 November 2010, Adams resigned to become assistant manager ofHibernian withCraig Brewster becoming caretaker manager.[6] On 25 November 2010,Willie McStay was appointed as manager,[7] however after failing to win a game in his nine games in charge on 13 February 2011, he was sacked by the club.[8] Four days laterJimmy Calderwood was appointed as manager until the end of the season.[9]
| 7 August 2010First Division | Cowdenbeath | 0–2 | Ross County | Central Park |
| SFL Report | Gardyne 52'Di Giacomo 82' | Attendance: 481 Referee:Winter |
| 14 August 2010First Division | Ross County | 0–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Flynn 36' | Attendance: 2,837 Referee:Brines |
| 21 August 2010First Division | Dundee | 0–0 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 3,946 Referee:Thomson |
| 28 August 2010First Division | Queen of the South | 3–0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| Quinn 2' Conroy 22'McLaren 89' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,644 Referee: Allan |
| 11 September 2010First Division | Ross County | 0–0 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Law |
| 18 September 2010First Division | Ross County | 3–1 | Stirling Albion | Victoria Park |
| Wood 22',50' Morrison 38' | BBC Report | Smith 41' | Attendance: 2,125 Referee:Northcroft |
| 25 September 2010First Division | Greenock Morton | 0–0 | Ross County | Cappielow Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 1,632 Referee: Robertson |
| 2 October 2010First Division | Ross County | 0–2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Boyle 13' Erskine 83' | Attendance: 2,263 Referee: Somers |
| 16 October 2010First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 3–2 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Gibson 28' Clarke 44'McDougall 90' | BBC Report | Boyd 25' Craig 48' | Attendance: 2,803 Referee:McLean |
| 23 October 2010First Division | Raith Rovers | 1–0 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| Mole 93' | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,776 Referee:Winter |
| 30 October 2010First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Vigurs 81' | BBC Report | McMenamin 18' | Attendance: 2,186 Referee:Colvin |
| 6 November 2010First Division | Falkirk | 0–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium |
| BBC Report | Barrowman 27' | Attendance: 4,512 Referee:McDonald |
| 13 November 2010First Division | Ross County | 0–3 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Griffiths 18',75' Riley 51' | Attendance: 2,331 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 11 December 2010First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Ross County | Firhill |
| Erskine 40' | BBC Report | Brittain 18' (pen.) | Attendance: 1,509 Referee:Steve Conroy |
| 14 December 2010First Division | Ross County | 2–2 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Barrowman 23' Boyd 95' | BBC Report | Graham 26' Jenkins 31' | Attendance: 1,759 Referee:Brines |
| 2 January 2011First Division | Dundee | 2–0 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| Lockwood 28' (pen.) Harkins 83' | BBC Report | Kettlewell 64'  90' | Attendance: 4,725 Referee:McDermott |
| 15 January 2011First Division | Ross County | 0–1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Ellis 65' | Attendance: 2,408 Referee:Nicholls |
| 29 January 2011First Division | Greenock Morton | 2–1 | Ross County | Cappielow Park |
| Lyle 59' Jenkins 82' | BBC Report | Craig 38' | Attendance: 1,675 Referee:Richmond |
| 5 February 2011First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
| Marr 30' | SFL Report | Fitzpatrick 52' (Own goal) | Attendance: 2,020 Referee:Winter |
| 12 February 2011First Division | Ross County | 0–0 | Stirling Albion | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,114 Referee: Hilland |
| 22 February 2011First Division | Ross County | 0–0 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,198 Referee:Northcroft |
| 26 February 2011First Division | Ross County | 0–0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| BBC | Attendance: 2,316 Referee:McKendrick |
| 1 March 2011First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–0 | Ross County | Forthbank Stadium |
| BBC Report | Flynn 80'  | Attendance: 514 Referee:Charleston |
| 5 March 2011First Division | Ross County | 2–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park |
| Brittain 24' Barrowman 87' | BBC Report | Stewart 37' | Attendance: 2,676 Referee:Salmond |
| 8 March 2011First Division | Dunfermline Athletic | 1–1 | Ross County | East End Park |
| Kirk 81' (pen.) | BBC Report | Barrowman 67' | Attendance: 1,699 Referee:McLean |
| 19 March 2011First Division | Ross County | 1–2 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Barrowman 21' | BBC Report | Harris 26' (Penalty) Weatherston 44' | Attendance: 2,181 Referee:Colvin |
| 22 March 2011First Division | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
| Tade 55' | BBC Report | Flynn 49' | Attendance: 1,639 Referee:Finnie |
| 26 March 2011First Division | Ross County | 2–0 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 45' Milne 86' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,379 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 29 March 2011First Division | Ross County | 0–1 | Dunfermline Athletic | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Hardie 90' | Attendance: 2,059 Referee: Somers |
| 2 April 2011First Division | Stirling Albion | 0–2 | Ross County | Forthbank Stadium |
| BBC Report | Vigurs 44' Flynn 67' | Attendance: 461 Referee:Beaton |
| 5 April 2011First Division | Cowdenbeath | 2–1 | Ross County | Central Park |
| Ramsay 6' Linton 21' | SFL Report | Brittain 87' (Penalty) | Attendance: 296 Referee:Madden |
| 16 April 2011First Division | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Ross County | Firhill |
| Doolan 4' (pen.) | BBC Report | Lawson 37' | Attendance: 1,714 Referee:Colvin |
| 23 April 2011First Division | Ross County | 0–1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | McIntosh 65' | Attendance: 3,205 Referee: Law |
| 26 April 2011First Division | Queen of the South | 0–1 | Ross County | Palmerston Park |
| BBC Report | Gardyne 29' | Attendance: 266 Referee:Smith |
| 30 April 2011First Division | Falkirk | 0–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium |
| BBC Report | Flynn 90' | Attendance: 4,143 Referee:Richmond |
| 7 May 2011First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
| Morrison 32' Boyd 83'Corcoran 89' | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,886 Referee:Allan |
| 24 July 2010Challenge Cup round 1 | Elgin City | 1–2 | Ross County | Borough Briggs |
| Gunn 82' | SFL Report | Scott 55' Lawson 62' | Attendance: 855 Referee:Waters |
| 10 August 2010Challenge Cup round 2 | Ross County | 3–1 | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park |
| McKinlay 37' (o.g.) Gardyne 58'Scott 90' | SFL Report | Kelbie 16' | Attendance: 856 Referee:Collum |
| 4 September 2010Challenge Cup Round QF | Forfar Athletic | 0–2 | Ross County | Station Park |
| Bolochoweckyj 59' | SFL Report | Lawson 11',70' Scott 56' | Attendance: 552 Referee:Muir |
| 10 October 2010Challenge Cup Round SF | Ross County | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| Morrison 54' Barrowman 88' | SFL Report | Kinniburgh 8' Boyle 64' | Attendance: 1,307 Referee:Conroy | |
| Penalties | ||||
Brittain Barrowman Milne  Scott Lawson Craig | CairneyFlanniganBuchananErskineBoyle | |||
| 10 April 2011Challenge Cup Final | Queen of the South | 0–2 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| SFL Report | Barrowman 9' Vigurs 39' | Attendance: 5,124 Referee:Norris |
| 31 July 2010League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 2–1 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| Di Giacomo 37' Vigurs 67'Barrowman 69' | BBC Report | Russell 48' | Attendance: 1,215 Referee: O'Reilly |
| 25 August 2010League Cup round 2 | Ross County | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3p) | St Mirren | Victoria Park |
| Gardyne 69' Brittain 78'Craig 90' | BBC Report | McGregor 44' Higdon 79'McGowan 92' | Attendance: 1,239 Referee:Tumilty |
| 22 September 2010League Cup round 3 | Ross County | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| Vigurs 87' | BBC Report | Goodwillie 61 pen.' Boyd 101 o.g.' | Attendance: 2,269 Referee:Thomson |
| 20 November 2010Scottish Cup round 3 | Ross County | 4–1 | Deveronvale | Victoria Park |
| Miller 29' Barrowman 45',90'Craig 62'Lawson 86' | BBC Report | McKenzie 80' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,170 Referee: Somers |
| 8 January 2011Scottish Cup round 4 | Dundee United | 0–0 | Ross County | Tannadice |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 4,041 Referee:Collum |
| 18 January 2011Scottish Cup round 4 Replay | Ross County | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4p) | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| BBC Report | Attendance: 2,430 Referee:Collum |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 44[a] | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 43 | |
| 8 | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath(R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 35 | Qualification for theFirst Division play-offs |
| 10 | Stirling Albion(R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 20 | Relegation to theSecond Division |
