| 2014–15 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor | ||
| Manager | Derek Adams (until 28 August) Steven Ferguson (Interim) Jim McIntyre (from 9 September) | ||
| Stadium | Victoria Park | ||
| Premiership | Ninth place | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fourth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League:Liam Boyce (10) All: Liam Boyce (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,693 vsCeltic Premiership 18 October 2014 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 1,819 vsHibernian League Cup 23 September 2014 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 3,524 | ||
The2014–15 season was the club's 2nd season in theScottish Premiership and their third consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in theLeague Cup and theScottish Cup.
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.[1] 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 atSt Mirren.[2] On 16 May, County secured their Premiership status for the 2015-16 season after winning 2-1 againstHamilton Academical.[3]
Ross County began the 2014–15 season under the management ofDerek 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.[4] On 9 September 2014,Jim McIntyre joined fromScottish Championship sideQueen of the South withBilly Dodds as his assistant.[5]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 22 July 2014Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0 – 4 | Ross County | Grant Street Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Maatsen Cardle Boyce Michael Finnis |
| 26 July 2014Friendly | Nairn County | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Station Park |
| 15:00 | Adam Naismith | Report | Boyce |
| 1 August 2014Friendly | Jong FC Twente | 2 – 1 | Ross County | De Grolsch Veste |
| 19:00 | Merlin Schütte Hölscher | Report | Jervis |
| 10 August 20141 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Jervis | BBC | O'Halloran MacLean | Attendance: 3,287 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 13 August 20142 | Partick Thistle | 4 – 0 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| 19:45 | Bannigan Frempah Fraser O'Donnell | BBC | Attendance: 3,261 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 16 August 20143 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Kilmarnock | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce | BBC | Magennis Obadeyi | Attendance: 2,790 Referee: Brian Colvin |
| 23 August 20144 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Çiftçi Erskine | BBC | Jervis | Attendance: 7,179 Referee:McLean |
| 30 August 20145 | Hamilton Academical | 4 – 0 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Canning Antoine-Curier Scotland | BBC | Celcer | Attendance: 2,684 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 13 September 20146 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Motherwell | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce | BBC | Vigurs Sutton | Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Steven McLean |
| 20 September 20147 | Aberdeen | 3 – 0 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rooney Goodwillie Pawlett | BBC | Attendance: 10,865 Referee:Thomson |
| 27 September 20148 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Gardyne Maatsen | Report | Clarkson | Attendance: 3,118 Referee: Craig Charleston |
| 5 October 20149 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| 12:45 | Watkins | BBC | Arquin | Attendance: 3,741 Referee:Thomson |
| 27 September 201410 | Ross County | 0 – 5 | Celtic | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | BBC | Guidetti McGregor Stokes Denayer | Attendance: 5,693 Referee:Bobby Madden |
| 25 October 201411 | St Mirren | 2 – 2 | Ross County | St Mirren Park |
| 15:00 | Drury Tesselaar | BBC | Quinn Carey | Attendance: 3,459 Referee:Don Robertson |
| 3 November 201412 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | BBC | Quinn | Attendance: 3,745 Referee:Collum |
| 8 November 201413 | Kilmarnock | 0 – 3 | Ross County | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | BBC | Carey Gardyne Quinn | Attendance: 3,684 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 22 November 201414 | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | McFadden O'Halloran | BBC | Jervis | Attendance: 2,776 Referee:Steven McLean |
| 5 December 201415 | Ross County | 2 – 3 | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Arquin Maatsen Boyce | BBC | Çiftçi Armstrong | Attendance: 2,922 Referee:Madden |
| 13 December 201416 | Motherwell | 2 – 2 | Ross County | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | Sutton Ojamaa | BBC | Dingwall | Attendance: 3,193 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 20 December 201417 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | BBC | Canning | Attendance: 2,966 Referee: John Beaton |
| 27 December 201418 | Celtic | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Attendance: 45,798 Referee:Crawford Allan |
| 1 January 201519 | Ross County | 1 – 3 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 15.00 | Jackson Irvine | BBC | Aaron Doran Billy McKay | Attendance: 4,887 Referee:McLean |
| 4 January 201520 | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | McAlister | BBC | Dunfield Curran | Attendance: 5,017 Referee: Craig Thomson |
| 17 January 201521 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce | BBC | Kelly Arquin Mallan | Attendance: 3,005 Referee:Brian Colvin |
| 24 January 201522 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | Celtic | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Sport | Commons | Attendance: 5,289 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 31 January 201523 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Caledonian Stadium |
| 15.00 | Watkins | BBC | Warren | Attendance: 4,021 Referee:Beaton |
| 7 February 201524 | Aberdeen | 4 – 0 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rooney Pawlett Logan Goodwillie | BBC | Attendance: 12,036 Referee:Thomson |
| 14 February 201525 | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Motherwell | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Woods P.Quinn De Vita | BBC | Grant Kerr | Attendance: 2,982 Referee:Calum Murray |
| 21 February 201526 | Partick Thistle | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Taylor | BBC | Curran De Vita Fraser | Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 28 February 201527 | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Reckord | BBC | Attendance: 3,413 Referee: Andrew Dallas |
| 7 March 201528 | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Curran | BBC | Higginbotham | Attendance: 3,358 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 14 March 201529 | Hamilton Academical | 2 – 2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Scotland Imrie | BBC | Curran Gardyne | Attendance: 1,544 Referee:Craig Thomson |
| 21 March 201530 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Kilmarnock | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Gardyne Curran | BBC | Ashcroft | Attendance: 3,389 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 4 April 201531 | Dundee United | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Tannadice Park |
| 15:00 | Çiftçi | BBC | Irvine De Vita | Attendance: 6,187 Referee:McLean |
| 7 April 201532 | Ross County | 1 – 0 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Boyce | BBC | Attendance: 3,319 Referee:Kevin Clancy |
| 13 April 201433 | St Mirren | 0 – 3 | Ross County | St Mirren Park |
| 19:45 | Genev | BBC | Boyce | Attendance: 3,033 Referee:Willie Collum |
| 25 April 201534 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Gardyne | BBC | Frans O'Donnell | Attendance: 3,315 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 2 May 201535 | Motherwell | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald | BBC | Boyce | Attendance: 4,281 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 9 May 201536 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St Mirren | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Woods Brown | BBC | Mallan Thompson | Attendance: 3,098 Referee:McLean |
| 16 May 201537 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Gardyne Kiss Boyce | BBC | Lucas | Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Bobby Madden |
| 23 May 201538 | Kilmarnock | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Kiltie | BBC | Boyce Quinn | Attendance: 4,226 Referee: Euan Anderson |
| 26 August 2014Second Round | Stranraer | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Stair Park |
| 19:45 | Sean Winter | BBC | de Leeuw Boyce | Attendance: 297 Referee:Craig Charleston |
| 23 September 2014Third Round | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Hibernian | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Report | Malonga McGeouch | Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Stephen Finnie |
| 29 November 2014Fourth Round | St Johnstone | 2 – 1 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | O'Halloran McFadden | BBC | Jervis | Attendance: 2,383 Referee:John Beaton |
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.
Includes all competitive matches.
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
| 1 | GK | Antonio Reguero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Tim Dreesen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Uroš Celcer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Rocco Quinn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Scott Boyd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Steven Saunders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Richard Brittain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Jake Jervis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Filip Kiss | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | Melvin de Leeuw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Craig Curran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Jamie Reckord | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Yoann Arquin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | FW | Liam Boyce | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| 19 | DF | Jim Fenlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Jordi Balk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | MF | Darvydas Šernas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 21 | GK | Mark Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | DF | Graham Carey | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 24 | MF | Raffaele De Vita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 26 | MF | Martin Woods | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Tony Dingwall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | MF | Terry Dunfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 36 | MF | Jackson Irvine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 40 | FW | Michael Gardyne | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 43 | DF | Paul Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 44 | DF | Marcus Fraser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| TOTALS | 73 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 5 | |||
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Liam Boyce | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
| 2 | 40 | Michael Gardyne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 11 | Craig Curran | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | 9 | Jake Jervis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 24 | Raffaele De Vita | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 43 | Paul Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 14 | Darren Maatsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Yoann Arquin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 23 | Graham Carey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 26 | Martin Woods | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 30 | Tony Dingwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 36 | Jackson Irvine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Rocco Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Melvin de Leeuw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 12 | Jamie Reckord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 44 | Marcus Fraser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 46 | 2 | 1 | 49 | |||
| 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 thePremiership play-off final |
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Ross County score first
| Team | Results | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Aberdeen | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | X | 0 |
| Celtic | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | X | 1 |
| Dundee | 2-1 | 1-1 | 1-0 | X | 7 |
| Dundee United | 1-2 | 2-3 | 2-1 | X | 3 |
| Hamilton Academical | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 4 |
| Inverness C.T. | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 | X | 2 |
| Kilmarnock | 1-2 | 3-0 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 9 |
| Motherwell | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Partick Thistle | 0-4 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 1-2 | 6 |
| St Johnstone | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-0 | X | 3 |
| St Mirren | 2-2 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
Source:2014–15 Scottish Premier League Results Table
| Player | Month |
|---|---|
| Raffaele De Vita | March[6] |
| Manager | Month |
|---|---|
| Jim McIntyre | February[7] |
| Jim McIntyre | March[8] |