2021–22 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County
2021–22 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerMalky Mackay
GroundVictoria Park
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
Scottish Premiership6th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Charles-Cook (13 goals)
All: Charles-Cook (13 goals)
Highest home attendance6,698 vs Rangers
(league)
Lowest home attendance1,990 vs St Johnstone
(league)

The 2021–22 season is Ross County's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 9th season overall in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Malky Mackay was appointed as the club's manager on 26 May 2021.[1]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

3 July 2021 Friendly Elgin City 0–5 Ross County Elgin
[1] White 2', 52'
Callachan 49'
Samuel 84'
Wright 86'		 Stadium: Borough Briggs

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Premiership
31 July 2021 1 Ross County 0–0 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 [2] McCann soccer ball with red X 70' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,990
Referee: Colin Steven
8 August 2021 2 Hibernian 3–0 Ross County Edinburgh
15:00 Boyle 22'
Magennis 26'
Doidge 33'		 [3] Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 5,600
Referee: Grant Irvine
21 August 2021 3 Ross County 2–4 Rangers Dingwall
15:00 Clarke 40'
White 77' (pen.)		 [4] Aribo 15'
Goldson 19'
Morelos 56'
Arfield 84'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,450
Referee: David Munro
29 August 2021 4 Aberdeen 1–1 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Ramirez 88' [5] Charles-Cook 33' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,434
Referee: Nick Walsh
11 September 2021 5 Celtic 3–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Carter-Vickers 64'
Ajeti 70', 85'		 [6] Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 56,511
Referee: Don Robertson
18 September 2021 6 Ross County 2–2 Heart of Midlothian Dingwall
15:00 Spittal 10', 45' [7] Boyce 9'
Kingsley 66'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,802
Referee: David Dickinson
25 September 2021 7 Motherwell 2–1 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 Slattery 2'
Watt 80'		 [8] Charles-Cook 39' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,477
Referee: Craig Napier
2 October 2021 8 Dundee United 1–0 Ross County Dundee
15:00 Niskanen 31' [9] Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 6,548
Referee: Don Robertson
16 October 2021 9 Ross County 2–3 St Mirren Dingwall
15:00 Spittal 37'
Iacovitti 66'		 [10] Brophy 15'
Fraser 34'
Tanser 38'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,882
Referee: Colin Steven
23 October 2021 10 Ross County 2–3 Livingston Dingwall
15:00 Clarke 7'
White soccer ball with red X 24'
Callachan 67' (pen.)		 [11] Anderson 31'
Bailey 43'
Parkes 90+5'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: Euan Anderson
27 October 2021 11 Dundee 0–5 Ross County Dundee
19:45 [12] Clarke 18'
Callachan 27'
Hungbo 34'
Charles-Cook 40', 71'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,883
Referee: David Dickinson
7 November 2021 12 Rangers 4–2 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Aribo 19'
Kent 30'
Bacuna 49'
Iacovitti 60' (o.g.)		 [13] Hungbo 6'
White 87'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,222
Referee: David Munro
24 November 2021 13 Ross County 1–0 Hibernian Dingwall
19:45 Spittal 72' [14] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,316
Referee: Gavin Duncan
27 November 2021 14 Ross County 1–1 Dundee United Dingwall
15:00 Baldwin 90+3' [15] Appere 49' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Greg Aitken
1 December 2021 15 St Mirren 0–0 Ross County Paisley
19:45 [16] Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 3,806
Referee: David Dickinson
11 December 2021 16 Ross County 3–2 Dundee Dingwall
15:00 D. Samuel 23'
Mullen 64' (o.g.)
Charles-Cook 78'		 Report McCowan 15', 38' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Bobby Madden
15 December 2021 17 Ross County 1–2 Celtic Dingwall
19:45 Baldwin 57' [17] Abada 21'
Ralston 90+7'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,592
Referee: Alan Muir
18 December 2021 18 Livingston 1–1 Ross County Livingston
15:00 Obileye 89' [18] Cancola 45+1' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 2,554
Referee: Grant Irvine
22 December 2021 19 St Johnstone 1–2 Ross County Perth
19:45 Butterfield 19' [19] Charles-Cook 15'
Callachan soccer ball with red X 29' 69'		 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 2,249
Referee: William Collum
26 December 2021 20 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Ross County Edinburgh
15:00 Smith 4'
Woodburn 42'		 [20] White 72' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
18 January 2022 21 Ross County 3–1 Motherwell Dingwall
19:45 Solholm Johansen 57' (o.g.)
Charles-Cook 72', 79' (pen.)		 [21] Roberts 55' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,523
Referee: John Beaton
26 January 2022 22 Dundee United 2–1 Ross County Dundee
19:45 Clark 74' (pen.), 90+1' [22] Charles-Cook 52' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 4,519
Referee: David Munro
29 January 2022 23 Ross County 3–3 Rangers Dingwall
12:30 White 25'
Charles-Cook 29'
Wright 90+6'		 [23] Diallo 5'
Tavernier 49'
Goldson 72'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,401
Referee: Nick Walsh
1 February 2022 24 Ross County 1–1 Aberdeen Dingwall
19:45 Callachan 53' [24] Hayes 48' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,343
Referee: Alan Muir
5 February 2022 25 Dundee 1–2 Ross County Dundee
15:00 Rudden 24'
Red card		 [25] Hungbo 45+1'
Charles-Cook soccer ball with red X 59' 80'		 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: Don Robertson
9 February 2022 26 Ross County 1–1 Livingston Dingwall
19:45 Ramsey 90+3' [26] Forrest 50'
Obileye soccer ball with red X		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,224
Referee: David Munro
19 February 2022 27 Hibernian 2–0 Ross County Edinburgh
15:00 Doyle-Hayes 50', 78' [27] Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 14,149
Referee: Steven McLean
26 February 2022 28 Ross County 3–1 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 Charles-Cook 35', 53'
Hungbo 66'		 [28] Hendry 24' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,161
Referee: Nick Walsh
2 March 2022 29 Motherwell 0–1 Ross County Motherwell
19:45 [29] Hungbo 15' (pen.) Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 3,587
Referee: John Beaton
5 March 2022 30 Ross County 1–0 St Mirren Dingwall
15:00 Hungbo 49' (pen.) [30] Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,229
Referee: David Dickinson
19 March 2022 31 Celtic 4–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Giakoumakis 11', 18', 61' (pen.)
Maeda 26'		 [31] Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,432
Referee: Don Robertson
2 April 2022 32 Ross County 1–1 Heart of Midlothian Dingwall
15:00 Iacovitti 31' [32] McKay soccer ball with red X 17' 39' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Gavin Duncan
9 April 2022 33 Aberdeen 0–1 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 [33] Hungbo 86' (pen.) Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,162
Referee: Greg Aitken
24 April 2022 34 Ross County 0–2 Celtic Dingwall
14:30 [34] Furuhashi 12'
Jota 87'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,698
Referee: Kevin Clancy
30 April 2022 35 Heart of Midlothian 0–0 Ross County Edinburgh
15:00 [35] Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 16,699
Referee: Steven McLean
7 May 2022 36 Ross County 0–1 Motherwell Dingwall
15:00 [36] van Veen 68' (pen.) Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,067
Referee: David Munro
11 May 2022 37 Rangers 4–1 Ross County Glasgow
19:45 Wright 13'
Tavernier 29' (pen.)
Sakala 82'
Diallo 90'		 White 72' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,474
Referee: Andrew Dallas
14 May 2022 38 Ross County 1–2 Dundee United Dingwall
12:15 Spittal 65' [37] Clark 70' (pen.), 89' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,165
Referee: Nick Walsh

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish League Cup

Ross County's first two group stage matches were forfeited due to a COVID-19 outbreak in their squad leaving them unable to field a team.[2][3]

Group stage

10 July 2021 Forfar Athletic 3–0[2] Ross County Forfar
15:00 Stadium: Station Park
18 July 2021 Ross County 0–3[3] Dundee Dingwall
15:00 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
21 July 2021 Brora Rangers 0–1 Ross County Brora
19:45 [38] Iacovitti 53' Stadium: Dudgeon Park
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 July 2021 Ross County 4–1 Montrose Dingwall
15:00 Spittal 6', 56'
Iacovitti 35'
White 53'		 [39] Johnston 61' Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Referee: Craig Napier

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Scottish Cup
22 January 2022 Fourth round Livingston 1–0 Ross County Livingston
15:00 Obileye 16' (pen.) [40] Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 1,227
Referee: Bobby Madden

Squad statistics

[4][5]

Captains

No. Pos Nat Name No of games Notes
5 DF England Jack Baldwin 19
15 DF Scotland Keith Watson 15 Club Captain
7 MF Scotland Blair Spittal 7

Appearances

As of 14 May 2022

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ross Laidlaw 23 0 20 0 1 0 2 0
2 DF England ENG Connor Randall 32 0 27+2 0 1 0 1+1 0
3 DF England ENG Jake Vokins 23 0 19+1 0 1 0 2 0
4 MF Austria AUT David Cancola 18 1 12+6 1 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Jack Baldwin 30 2 27+3 2 0 0 0 0
6 MF Canada CAN Harry Paton 32 0 23+8 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 MF Scotland SCO Blair Spittal 37 7 27+7 5 1 0 2 2
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Callachan 38 4 33+2 4 1 0 2 0
9 FW Wales WAL Alex Samuel 6 0 3+2 0 1 0 0 0
10 FW England ENG Dominic Samuel 31 1 9+19 1 1 0 2 0
11 MF England ENG Josh Sims 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Scotland SCO Keith Watson 26 0 13+11 0 0 0 2 0
16 DF Scotland SCO Alex Iacovitti 33 4 31 2 0 0 2 2
17 MF Grenada GRN Regan Charles-Cook 37 13 36+1 13 0 0 0 0
18 MF Scotland SCO Jack Burroughs 18 0 7+10 0 1 0 0 0
19 DF England ENG Kayne Ramsay 9 1 5+3 1 1 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Declan Drysdale 6 0 3+2 0 1 0 0 0
21 GK Scotland SCO Ross Munro 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF England ENG Jordan Tillson 34 0 29+3 0 0 0 2 0
23 FW England ENG Joseph Hungbo 33 7 21+12 7 0 0 0 0
25 MF Canada CAN Ben Paton 11 0 6+4 0 1 0 0 0
26 FW Scotland SCO Jordan White 41 6 31+7 5 0+1 0 1+1 1
30 FW Scotland SCO Matthew Wright 5 1 0+4 1 0 0 0+1 0
31 GK Australia AUS Ashley Maynard-Brewer 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF Scotland SCO Adam Mackinnon 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Scotland SCO Ben Williamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
34 MF Scotland SCO Ryan MacLeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Players who left the club during the season
9 FW Scotland SCO Oli Shaw 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0
11 MF England ENG Alexander Robertson 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 1+1 0
12 DF England ENG Tom Grivosti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF England ENG Harry Clarke 17 3 15+2 3 0 0 0 0
25 DF Scotland SCO Coll Donaldson 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Premiership Scottish Cup League Cup Total
1 17 Grenada MF Regan Charles-Cook 13 0 0 13
2 23 England MF Joseph Hungbo 7 0 0 7
7 Scotland MF Blair Spittal 5 0 2
4 26 Scotland FW Jordan White 5 0 1 6
5 8 Scotland MF Ross Callachan 4 0 0 4
16 Scotland DF Alex Iacovitti 2 0 2
6 20 England DF Harry Clarke 3 0 0 3
8 5 England DF Jack Baldwin 2 0 0 2
9 10 England FW Dominic Samuel 1 0 0 1
30 Scotland FW Matthew Wright 1 0 0
4 Austria MF David Cancola 1 0 0
19 England DF Kayne Ramsay 1 0 0
Own Goals 2 0 0 2
Total 47 0 5 52
As of 14 May 2022

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[a]
4 Dundee United 38 12 12 14 37 44 −7 48 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Motherwell 38 12 10 16 42 61 −19 46 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Ross County 38 10 11 17 47 61 −14 41
7 Livingston 38 13 10 15 41 46 −5 49
8 Hibernian 38 11 12 15 38 42 −4 45
Source: [6][7]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification, second stage group allocation or relegation).[8]
Notes:
  1. ^ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

League cup table

Pos Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DUN FOR ROS MON BRO
1 Dundee 4 4 0 0 0 14 2 +12 12 Qualification for the second round — 5–2 — — 4–0
2 Forfar Athletic 4 2 1 0 1 6 5 +1 8 — — 3–0[a] p0–0 —
3 Ross County 4 2 0 0 2 5 7 −2 6 0–3[b] — — 4–1 —
4 Montrose 4 1 0 1 2 4 6 −2 4 0–2 — — — 3–0
5 Brora Rangers 4 0 0 0 4 0 9 −9 0 — 0–1 0–1 — —
Source: [11]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[12]
Notes:
  1. ^ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[9]
  2. ^ Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.[10]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
3 June 2021 Scotland Ross Callachan Scotland Hamilton Academical Free[13]
29 June 2021 England Dominic Samuel England Gillingham Free[14]
2 July 2021 England Jake Vokins England Southampton Loan[15]
5 July 2021 England Alexander Robertson England Manchester City Loan[16]
22 July 2021 Austria David Cancola Czech Republic Slovan Liberec Free[17]
2 August 2021 England Harry Clarke England Arsenal Loan[18]
6 August 2021 Australia Ashley Maynard-Brewer England Charlton Athletic Loan[19]
6 August 2021 Scotland Jack Burroughs England Coventry City Loan[20]
6 August 2021 Canada Ben Paton England Blackburn Rovers Free[21]
17 August 2021 England Joseph Hungbo England Watford Loan[22]
25 August 2021 England Jack Baldwin England Bristol Rovers Free[23]
31 August 2021 Wales Alex Samuel England Wycombe Wanderers Free[24]
11 January 2022 England Declan Drysdale England Coventry City Loan[25]
14 January 2022 England Kayne Ramsay England Southampton Loan[26]
14 February 2022 England Josh Sims England Southampton Free[27]

Out

Date Player To Fee
27 May 2021 England Carl Tremarco Retired Free
27 May 2021 France Mohamed Maouche Free
16 June 2021 Northern Ireland Billy McKay Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free
17 June 2021 Scotland Michael Gardyne Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free
17 June 2021 Scotland Jason Naismith Scotland Kilmarnock Free
23 June 2021 England Ross Draper Scotland Cove Rangers Free
23 June 2021 Scotland Iain Vigurs Scotland Cove Rangers Free[28]
26 June 2021 England Jermaine Hylton Wales Newport County Free[29]
19 July 2021 Northern Ireland Callum Morris England Morpeth Town Free[30]
11 August 2021 Scotland Matthew Wright Scotland Brora Rangers Loan[31]
11 August 2021 Scotland Ben Williamson Scotland Nairn County Loan
11 August 2021 Scotland Logan Ross Scotland Lossiemouth Loan
31 August 2021 Scotland Oli Shaw Scotland Kilmarnock Undisclosed[32]
1 September 2021 England Tom Grivosti Scotland Elgin City Loan
3 January 2022 Scotland Coll Donaldson Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Loan[33]
20 January 2022 England Tom Grivosti Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed
2 February 2022 France Tony Andreu Andorra UE Sant Julià Free[34]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Ross County: Malky Mackay is appointed manager at Scottish Premiership club". BBC Sport. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ross County forfeit cup opener against Forfar due to Covid". STV Sport. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Scottish League Cup: Dundee handed 3-0 win as Ross County forfeit second tie in a row". bbc.co.uk. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. ^ "1ST TEAM". Ross County F.C. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "squad update". Ross County F.C. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  7. ^ "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  8. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  9. ^ "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Forfar Athletic v Ross County". SPFL. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  10. ^ "SPFL Statement Premier Sports Cup – Ross County v Dundee". SPFL. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Mackay makes Callachan his first Ross County signing". STV Sport. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Dominic Samuel: Ross County sign striker on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Vokins joins Ross County on loan". Southampton FC. 2 July 2021. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Alexander Robertson joins The Staggies". Ross County FC. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  17. ^ "David Cancola: Ross County sign Austrian midfielder from Slovan Liberec". BBC Sport. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Harry Clarke joins Ross County for the season". Arsenal FC. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Ashley Maynard-Brewer joins Ross County on season-long loan". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Jack Burroughs join Ross County on loan". Coventry City FC. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Ben Paton joins County". Ross County FC. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  22. ^ "Joseph Hungbo joins The Staggies". Ross County FC. 17 August 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  23. ^ "Jack Baldwin: Ross County sign former Bristol Rovers defender". BBC Sport. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  24. ^ "Alex Samuel: Ross County sign striker from Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  25. ^ "Declan Drysdale joins County". RCFC. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  26. ^ "Welcome Kayne Ramsay". RCFC. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Josh Sims joins Ross County". RCFC. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  28. ^ "squad update". Ross County F.C. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  29. ^ "Newport County sign Courtney Baker-Richardson, Jermaine Hylton and James Clarke". BBC Sport. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  30. ^ "Double signing delight for Morpeth". Northumberland Gazette. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  31. ^ "Loan spells for Graduates". Ross County. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  32. ^ "Oli Shaw joins Killie on two-year deal". Kilmarnock FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  33. ^ "Coll Donaldson arrives on loan | Dunfermline Athletic Football Club". www.dafc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  34. ^ "Highlights and signings". Bon Dia. 2 February 2022.