| 2011–12 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor | ||
| Manager | Derek Adams | ||
| Stadium | Victoria Park | ||
| Scottish First Division | Winners | ||
| Challenge Cup | First round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Colin McMenamin (19) All: Colin McMenamin (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 4,737 vs.Hamilton Academical, 28 April 2012 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,047 vs.Livingston, 17 September 2011 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 2,745 | ||
The2011–12 season wasRoss County's fourth consecutive season in theScottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of theScottish Second Division at the end of2007–08 season.[1] They also competed in theChallenge Cup,League Cup and theScottish Cup.
Ross County finished first in theFirst Division[2] and were promoted to thePremier League[3] for the first time.[4] They reached the first round of theChallenge Cup,[5] the third round of theLeague Cup[6] and the fifth round of theScottish Cup.[7]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 2 July 2011Friendly | Brora Rangers | 0–2 | Ross County | Dudgeon Park |
| Fan Site Report | Craig Duncan | Referee: Jim Lyon |
| 5 July 2011Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0–2 | Ross County | Grant Street Park |
| Fan Site Report | Munro Corcoran | Referee: Graham Fraser |
| 7 July 2011Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 2–4 | Ross County | Mosset Park |
| Morrison Tweedie | Fan Site Report | Craig Lawson Byrne | Referee: Craig Sim |
| 12 July 2011Friendly | Keith | 0–2 | Ross County | Kynoch Park |
| Fan Site Report | Brittain McMenamin |
| 16 July 2011Friendly | Kilmarnock | 2–1 | Ross County | Rugby Park |
| Harkins Buijs | Scotsman Report | Corcoran |
| 6 August 2011First Division | Ross County | 0–0 | Morton | Victoria Park |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,249 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 13 August 2011First Division | Hamilton Academical | 5–1 | Ross County | New Douglas Park,Hamilton |
| McLaughlin Crawford Chambers Paterson Anderson | BBC Sport | Flynn Byrne | Attendance: 1,744 Referee:Calum Murray |
| 20 August 2011First Division | Ross County | 2–0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park |
| Kettlewell Craig | BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,065 Referee:Steve Conroy |
| 27 August 2011First Division | Falkirk | 1–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk |
| El Alagui | BBC Report | Craig | Attendance: 3,009 Referee:Tumilty |
| 10 September 2011First Division | Ross County | 2–2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Brittain Gardyne Miller | BBC Sport | Cairney Erskine | Attendance: 2,189 Referee:Allan |
| 17 September 2011First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Livingston | Victoria Park |
| Brittain Craig | BBC Sport | Sinclair Watson | Attendance: 2,047 Referee:Northcroft |
| 24 September 2011First Division | Raith Rovers | 0–1 | Ross County | Stark's Park,Kirkcaldy |
| BBC Sport | Boyd | Attendance: 1,479 Referee:John McKendrick |
| 1 October 2011First Division | Ross County | 4–0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Brittain Lawson Morrow Vigurs | BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,121 Referee: Hilland |
| 15 October 2011First Division | Dundee | 1–2 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee |
| Lockwood | BBC Sport | McMenamin Quinn | Attendance: 4,030 Referee:Stephen Finnie |
| 22 October 2011First Division | Ross County | 1–0 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Munro | BBC Sport | Attendance: 2,431 Referee:Allan |
| 29 October 2011First Division | Greenock Morton | 0–2 | Ross County | Cappielow Park,Greenock |
| BBC Sport | Kettlewell Stewart | Attendance: 1,748 Referee:Richmond |
| 5 November 2011First Division | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| BBC Sport | Vigurs | Attendance: 2,472 Referee:Norris |
| 12 November 2011First Division | Ross County | 3–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Kettlewell Gardyne Miller | BBC Sport | Wallace | Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Somers |
| 26 November 2011First Division | Livingston | 0–3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium,Livingston |
| Boulding | SFL Report | Gardyne McMenamin | Attendance: 1,628 Referee:Tumilty |
| 3 December 2011First Division | Ross County | 4–2 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Quinn McMenamin Gardyne | BBC Sport | Walker | Attendance: 2,698 Referee:Charleston |
| 10 December 2011First Division | Ayr United | P – P | Ross County | Somerset Park,Ayr |
| 17 December 2011First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Dundee | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| McMenamin | SFL Report | Milne O'Donnell | Attendance: 3,046 Referee:Salmond |
| 26 December 2011First Division | Falkirk | 1–1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium,Falkirk |
| Duffie | SFL Sport | McMenamin | Attendance: 4,383 Referee:Richmond |
| 2 January 2012First Division | Ross County | P – P | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| 14 January 2012First Division | Queen of the South | 0–0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park,Dumfries |
| BBC Sport | Attendance: 1,314 Referee:Brines |
| 21 January 2012First Division | Ross County | P – P | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| 28 January 2012First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Livingston | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| McMenamin Morrow | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,514 Referee:McKendrick |
| 11 February 2012First Division | Raith Rovers | 1–1 | Ross County | Stark's Park,Kirkcaldy |
| Walker | BBC Sport | Craig | Attendance: 1,702 Referee:Calum Murray |
| 18 February 2012First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Munro | SFL Sport | Tomsett Tiffoney | Attendance: 2,390 Referee:Norris |
| 25 February 2012First Division | Dundee | 1–1 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee |
| Conroy | SFL Sport | Kettlewell | Attendance: 5,003 Referee:Tumilty |
| 29 February 2012First Division | Ayr United | 2–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park,Ayr |
| Parker | SFL Report | Brittain | Attendance: 1,096 Referee:Clancy |
| 3 March 2012First Division | Ross County | 2–1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Vigurs | SFL Report | McGuffie | Attendance: 2,578 Referee:O'Reilly |
| 6 March 2012First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| McMenamin Vigurs Gardyne | SFL Report | Attendance: 2,200 Referee:Brines |
| 10 March 2012First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0–2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park,Hamilton |
| SFL Sport | McMenamin Boyd | Attendance: 1,743 Referee:McKendrick |
| 17 March 2012First Division | Ross County | 2–1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Brittain Quinn | SFL Report | McGovern Millar El Alagui | Attendance: 4,302 Referee:Brines |
| 24 March 2012First Division | Partick Thistle | 0–1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow |
| BBC Sport | McMenamin | Attendance: 2,480 Referee:Beaton |
| 31 March 2012First Division | Ross County | 1–1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Lawson | BBC Sport | Clarke | Attendance: 3,379 Referee:McLean |
| 7 April 2012First Division | Livingston | 1–3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium,Livingston |
| Boulding | SFL Report | McMenamin Vigurs | Attendance: 2,004 Referee:Richmond |
| 11 April 2012First Division | Ayr United | 1–3 | Ross County | Somerset Park,Ayr |
| Trouten | BBC Report | Gardyne McMenamin Morrow | Attendance: 1,389 Referee:Colvin |
| 14 April 2012First Division | Ross County | 3–0 | Dundee | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Gardyne McMenamin Quinn | BBC Sport | McBride | Attendance: 4,350 Referee:McKendrick |
| 21 April 2012First Division | Greenock Morton | 1–1 | Ross County | Cappielow Park,Greenock |
| Smyth | SFL Report | McMenamin | Attendance: 1,306 Referee:Winter |
| 28 April 2012First Division | Ross County | 5–1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| McMenamin Brittain Kettlewell Gardyne | SFL Sport | McAlister | Attendance: 4,737 Referee:Norris |
| 5 May 2012First Division | Queen of the South | 3–5 | Ross County | Palmerston Park,Dumfries |
| Carmichael Parkin Reilly | BBC Sport | Kettlewell Gardyne McMenamin Byrne | Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Somers |
| 23 July 2011Scottish Challenge Cup round 1 | Ross County | 1–2 | Elgin City | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Morrison | BBC Sport | Cameron Leslie | Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Matt Northcroft |
| 30 July 2011Scottish League Cup round 1 | Ross County | 2–1 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| McMenamin Flynn | BBC Sport | Daly Meggatt | Attendance: 949 Referee: Frank McDermott |
| 23 August 2011Scottish League Cup round 2 | Hamilton Academical | 1–2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park,Hamilton |
| Chambers | BBC Sport | Gardyne Craig | Attendance: 828 Referee:Mike Tumilty |
| 21 September 2011Scottish League Cup round 3 | Ross County | 0–2 | Celtic | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| BBC Sport | Hooper Boyd | Attendance: 5,367 Referee:Calum Murray |
| 19 November 2011Scottish Cup round 3 | Ross County | 4–0 | Albion Rovers | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Gardyne Lawson | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,353 Referee:Clancy |
| 7 January 2012Scottish Cup round 4 | Ross County | 7–0 | Stenhousemuir | Victoria Park,Dingwall |
| Vigurs Brittain Gardyne Craig Byrne | BBC Report | Attendance: 1,421 Referee:Allan |
| 4 February 2012Scottish Cup round 5 | St Mirren | 1–1 | Ross County | St Mirren Park |
| Thompson | BBC Sport | Brittain | Attendance: 3,334 Referee:Madden |
| 14 February 2012Scottish Cup round 5 replay | Ross County | 1–2 | St Mirren | Victoria Park |
| Morrow | BBC Report | Teale Thompson Hasselbaink | Attendance: 2,334 Referee:Madden |
| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Richard Brittain | 40 | Club captain |
Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source:Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality;No.: Squad number;P:Position;Name: Player name;No. Games: Number of games started as captain.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Joe Malin | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Michael Fraser | 42 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Boyd | 41 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Grant Munro | 40 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Johnny Flynn | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Darren McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gary Miller | 43 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Morrison | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Richard Brittain | 41 | 11 | 33+1 | 9 | 3+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Corcoran | 38 | 0 | 7+24 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Marc Fitzpatrick | 17 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Rocco Quinn | 32 | 3 | 16+11 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alex Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Stuart Kettlewell | 32 | 5 | 26+1 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Russell Duncan | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Lawson | 37 | 3 | 30+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Iain Vigurs | 34 | 7 | 26+3 | 5 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Sam Morrow | 13 | 4 | 4+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Steven Craig | 31 | 6 | 8+17 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Michael Gardyne | 40 | 17 | 29+4 | 12 | 3+0 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Garry Wood | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kurtis Byrne | 21 | 3 | 1+12 | 1 | 0+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Colin McMenamin | 39 | 20 | 33+0 | 19 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
Includes all competitive matches.
| Nation | Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | Joe Malin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Michael Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Scott Boyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | Grant Munro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Johnny Flynn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Darren McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Gary Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | Scott Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Richard Brittain | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Corcoran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Marc Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Rocco Quinn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | Alex Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Stuart Kettlewell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| MF | Russell Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Lawson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | Iain Vigurs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| FW | Sam Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Steven Craig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Michael Gardyne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Garry Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Kurtis Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Colin McMenamin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Adams[9] | First Division Manager of the Month(shared) | October | |
| Grant Munro[9] | Player of the Month(shared) | October | |
| Derek Adams[10] | First Division Manager of the Month | March | |
| Richard Brittain[10] | Player of the Month | March | |
| Colin McMenamin[11] | First Division Player of the Year | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[11] | First Division Manager of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[11] | Phenomenal Achievement of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Ross County[11] | Team of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[12] | PFA Scotland Manager of the Year | PFA Scotland Awards 2012 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ross County(C, P) | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 79 | Promotion to thePremier League |
| 2 | Dundee(P) | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 55[a] | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 48 |