Ross County
2022–23 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerMalky Mackay
GroundVictoria Park
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
Scottish Premiership11th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan White
(11 goals)

All: Jordan White
(11 goals)
Highest home attendance6,690 vs Celtic
(2 April 2023)
Lowest home attendance726 vs East Fife
(23 July 2022)

The 2022–23 season is Ross County's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 10th season overall in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup entering in the fourth round and Scottish League Cup entering in the group stage.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

6 July 2022 Friendly Brora Rangers 1–4 Ross County Brora
19:30 Maclean 80' Olaigbe 9'
Samuel 21'
Hiwula 52'
Wright 75'
Stadium: Dudgeon Park

Scottish Premiership

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Livingston 38 13 7 18 36 60 24 46
9 St Johnstone 38 12 7 19 41 59 18 43
10 Kilmarnock 38 11 7 20 37 62 25 40
11 Ross County (O) 38 9 7 22 37 60 23 34 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 Dundee United (R) 38 8 7 23 40 70 30 31 Relegation to the Championship
Source: [1][2]
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).[3]
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
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).
30 July 2022 1 Heart of Midlothian 2–1 Ross County Edinburgh
15:00 Forrest 59'
McKay 77'
White 79' Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,202
Referee: David Dickinson
6 August 2022 2 Ross County 1–3 Celtic Dingwall
15:00 Iacovitti 58' Furuhashi 48'
Jenz 84'
Abada 90+1'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,502
Referee: Don Robertson
13 August 2022 3 St Mirren 1–0 Ross County Paisley
15:00 Tait 50' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 4,557
Referee: Grant Irvine
20 August 2022 4 Ross County 1–0 Kilmarnock Dingwall
15:00 Callachan Yellow card 38' Yellow-red card 81'
Edwards 86'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: David Munro
27 August 2022 5 Rangers 4–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Lundstram 24'
Čolak 39', 58'
Davis 80'
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 48,899
Referee: Don Robertson
3 September 2022 6 Ross County 1–1 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Akio 90+5' Lopes 88' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,210
Referee: Kevin Clancy
17 September 2022 7 St Johnstone 0–0 Ross County Perth
15:00 Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,355
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
1 October 2022 8 Ross County 0–2 Hibernian Dingwall
15:00 Porteous 46'
Boyle 80'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,243
Referee: Alan Muir
4 October 2022 9 Ross County 0–5 Motherwell Dingwall
19:45 van Veen 26' (pen.), 51', 89'
Slattery 49'
Efford 59'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,568
Referee: Chris Graham
8 October 2022 10 Livingston 0–1 Ross County Livingston
15:00 Edwards 73' Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 3,696
Referee: Graham Grainger
15 October 2022 11 Ross County 1–1 Dundee United Dingwall
15:00 Callachan 39' Watt 61' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,744
Referee: Craig Napier
22 October 2022 12 Kilmarnock 1–0 Ross County Kilmarnock
15:00 Armstrong 20' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 4,640
Referee: Colin Steven
30 October 2022 13 Ross County 1–2 Heart of Midlothian Dingwall
15:00 White 11' Shankland 15'
Halliday 20'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,438
Referee: David Dickinson
5 November 2022 14 Ross County 3–2 St Mirren Dingwall
15:00 White 10'
Tillson 56'
Harmon 60'
Strain 13'
O'Hara 45+2'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,589
Referee: John Beaton
8 November 2022 15 Hibernian 0–2 Ross County Edinburgh
19:45 Harmon 45+2'
Iacovitti 78'
Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 13,930
Referee: Alan Muir
12 November 2022 16 Celtic 2–1 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Turnbull 62'
Hakšabanović 68'
Cancola 50' (pen.) Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,391
Referee: David Munro
17 December 2022 17 Ross County 1–2 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 White 22'
Baldwin Red card 61'
Crawford 77', 79' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,393
Referee: Graham Grainger
23 December 2022 18 Ross County 0–1 Rangers Dingwall
19:30 Lundstram 35', Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,051
Referee: Don Robertson
28 December 2022 19 Dundee United 3–0 Ross County Dundee
19:45 Randall 9' (o.g.)
Mulgrew 70'
Sibbald 90+6'
Edwards Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 85' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 8,249
Referee: Chris Graham
2 January 2023 20 Aberdeen 0–0 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 14,356
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
7 January 2023 21 Ross County 0–2 Livingston Dingwall
15:00 Anderson 67', 70' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,083
Referee: William Collum
14 January 2023 22 Motherwell 1–1 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 McKinstry 68' Hiwula 80' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 4,574
Referee: David Dickinson
28 January 2023 23 Ross County 3–0 Kilmarnock Dingwall
15:00 Brophy 13'
White 48'
Dhanda 63'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,794
Referee: Chris Graham
31 January 2023 24 Ross County 1–1 Hibernian Dingwall
19:45 Dhanda 73' Report Youan 31' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,074
Referee: Graham Grainger
4 February 2023 25 Rangers 2–1 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Tillman 45+2'
Barišić 75'
White 65' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 49,115
Referee: Euan Anderson
18 February 2023 26 St Mirren 1–0 Ross County Paisley
15:00 Gallagher 7' Edwards Red card 90+3' Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 5,634
Referee: Graham Grainger
25 February 2023 27 Ross County 4–0 Dundee United Dingwall
15:00 Brophy 6', 70'
Dhanda 14'
White 62'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,922
Referee: Steven McLean
4 March 2023 28 Ross County 0–2 Motherwell Dingwall
15:00 Baldwin Red card 70' van Veen 74', 88' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,091
Referee: Don Robertson
18 March 2023 29 Livingston 2–1 Ross County Livingston
15:00 Nouble 37'
Devlin 38'
Murray 69' Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 1,283
Referee: William Collum
2 April 2023 30 Ross County 0–2 Celtic Dingwall
12:00 Jota 45+5' (pen.)
Bernabei 90+5'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,690
Referee: William Collum
8 April 2022 31 St Johnstone 0–2 Ross County Perth
15:00 Murray 45'
Cancola 49'
Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Alan Muir
14 April 2023 32 Ross County 0–1 Aberdeen Dingwall
19:45 Duk 17' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,619
Referee: Euan Anderson
22 April 2023 33 Heart of Midlothian 6–1 Ross County Edinburgh
12:30 Cochrane 17'
Ginnelly 22', 56'
Shankland 28', 45+7' (pen.)
Edwards 85' (pen.) Stadium: Tynecastle Park
Attendance: 18,316
Referee: Don Robertson
6 May 2023 34 Ross County 2–0 Livingston Dingwall
15:00 Iacovitti 40'
Samuel 60'
Guthrie Red card 81' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,129
Referee: David Dickinson
13 May 2023 35 Dundee United 1–3 Ross County Dundee
15:00 McGrath 24' (pen.) White 1', 57', 72' Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 10,138
Referee: John Beaton
20 May 2023 36 Motherwell 1–0 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 van Veen 90+9' (pen.) Edwards Yellow card 85' Yellow-red card 90+1' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 5,289
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 May 2023 37 Ross County 3–3 St Johnstone Dingwall
19:45 Dhanda 54' (pen.)
White 69'
Baldwin 90'
May 22', 51' (pen.)
McGowan 90+5'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Nick Walsh
28 May 2023 38 Kilmarnock 3–1 Ross County Kilmarnock
15:00 Lyons 36'
Armstrong 49' (pen.)
Vassell 78'
Dhanda 63' (pen.) Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 8,301
Referee: Kevin Clancy

Premiership play-offs

Final

1 June 2023 Partick Thistle 2–0 Ross County Glasgow
20:00 Fitzpatrick 9'
Graham 45'
Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 7,291
Referee: David Munro
4 June 2023 Ross County 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(5–4 p)
Partick Thistle Dingwall
16:30 Dhanda 71' (pen.)
Murray 72'
Harmon 90'
Fitzpatrick 43' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,533
Referee: Nick Walsh
Penalties
Dhanda soccer ball with check mark
Murray soccer ball with check mark
White soccer ball with check mark
Baldwin soccer ball with red X
Harmon soccer ball with check mark
Watson soccer ball with red X
Sims soccer ball with check mark
Muirhead soccer ball with check mark
Holt soccer ball with red X
Turner soccer ball with check mark
Graham soccer ball with check mark
McMillan soccer ball with check mark
Bannigan soccer ball with red X
Docherty soccer ball with red X

Scottish Cup

21 January 2023 Hamilton Academical 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Ross County Hamilton
15:00 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 783
Referee: Grant Irvine
Penalties

League Cup

League table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS DNF ALL EFI BUC
1 Ross County 4 3 1 0 0 11 1 +10 11 Qualification for the second round 1–0 7–0
2 Dunfermline Athletic 4 2 0 1 1 8 2 +6 7 1–1p 5–0
3 Alloa Athletic 4 1 2 0 1 6 5 +1 7 0–2 p1–1
4 East Fife 4 1 0 1 2 4 12 8 4 0–2 3–2
5 Buckie Thistle 4 0 0 1 3 4 13 9 1 1–1p 1–4
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[5]

Group stage

9 July 2022 Buckie Thistle 1–1
(3–5 p)
Ross County Buckie
15:00 Urquhart 53' Samuel 61' Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Chris Graham
Penalties
  • Goodall soccer ball with red X
  • Barry soccer ball with check mark
  • Murray soccer ball with check mark
  • Pugh soccer ball with check mark
16 July 2022 Ross County 1–0 Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall
15:00 Hiwula 64' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 943
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 July 2022 Alloa Athletic 0–2 Ross County Alloa
19:45 Sims 18'
Hiwula 90+5'
Stadium: Recreation Park
Attendance: 351
Referee: Chris Graham
23 July 2022 Ross County 7–0 East Fife Dingwall
15:00 Loturi 26'
Purrington 37'
Hiwula 46'
Edwards 48', 53'
Olaigbe 59', 66'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 726
Referee: Mike Roncone

Knockout phase

31 August 2022 Second round Ross County 1–4 Celtic Dingwall
19:45 Iacovitti 68' McGregor 21'
Giakoumakis 25'
Maeda 73'
Forrest 90'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,801
Referee: Willie Collum

Squad statistics

[6][7]

Captains

No. Pos Nat Name No of games Notes
15DFScotlandKeith Watson24Club Captain
5DFEngland Jack Baldwin19
6DFScotlandAlex Iacovitti3

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipScottish CupLeague CupPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ross Laidlaw 430380102020
2 DF England ENG Connor Randall 31023+10103+1020
3 DF England ENG Ben Purrington 18111000511+10
4 MF Austria AUT David Cancola 37222+820+101+301+10
5 DF England ENG Jack Baldwin 34127+21102020
6 DF Scotland SCO Alex Iacovitti 414363005100
7 FW England ENG Owura Edwards 36515+143103+2210
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Callachan 28117+71103000
9 FW England ENG Dominic Samuel 1513+80002+2100
10 MF England ENG Yan Dhanda 37623+75103+1021
11 MF England ENG Josh Sims 27110+1000+104+110+10
14 MF Canada CAN Victor Loturi 33120+700+102+1120
15 DF Scotland SCO Keith Watson 34019+9010301+10
16 DF England ENG George Harmon 36328+22101+2021
17 FW Scotland SCO Simon Murray 1635+9200000+21
19 FW England ENG Jordy Hiwula 27410+111103+2300
21 GK Scotland SCO Ross Munro 1000001000
22 MF England ENG Jordan Tillson 32119+9100201+10
24 MF Canada CAN Ben Paton 1103+40002+2000
25 FW Wales WAL Alex Samuel 1313+710+100020
26 FW Scotland SCO Jordan White 451133+5110+103+1020
27 FW Scotland SCO Eamonn Brophy 8383000000
29 MF Wales WAL Gwion Edwards 504+10000000
30 DF Scotland SCO Dylan Smith 1405+80000010
34 FW England ENG George Robesten 0000000000
35 DF Scotland SCO Zach MacPhee 0000000000
36 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Williamson 100000000+10
42 MF Liberia LBR Nohan Kenneh 19013+3010001+10
49 FW England ENG Josh Stones 600+60000000
Players who left the club during the season
12 DF England ENG Callum Johnson 21014+40002+1000
17 FW Belgium BEL Kazeem Olaigbe 2527+120101+4200
18 FW South Sudan SSD William Akio 1412+1010+100+1000
20 MF Scotland SCO Adam Mackinnon 0000000000
23 FW Scotland SCO Matthew Wright 0000000000
28 MF Scotland SCO Ryan MacLeman 0000000000
31 GK England ENG Jake Eastwood 2000002000
32 DF Scotland SCO Connall Ewan 0000000000
33 MF Scotland SCO Andrew Macleod 0000000000
41 GK Scotland SCO Logan Ross 0000000000

Goalscorers

RankNo.Nat.Po.NamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupPlay-offsTotal
126ScotlandFWJordan White1100011
210EnglandMFYan Dhanda50016
37EnglandFWOwura Edwards30205
46ScotlandDFAlex Iacovitti30104
19EnglandFWJordy Hiwula1030
627ScotlandFWEamonn Brophy30003
17ScotlandFWSimon Murray2001
16EnglandDFGeorge Harmon2001
94AustriaMFDavid Cancola20002
17BelgiumFWKazeem Olaigbe0020
1126South SudanFWWilliam Akio10001
25WalesFWAlex Samuel1000
8ScotlandMFRoss Callachan1000
22EnglandMFJordan Tillson1000
5EnglandDF Jack Baldwin1000
9EnglandFWDominic Samuel0010
11EnglandMFJosh Sims0010
14CanadaMFVictor Loturi0010
3EnglandDFBen Purrington0010
Total37012352
As of 4 June 2023

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
21 June 2022 Canada Victor Loturi Canada Cavalry FC Undisclosed[8]
21 June 2022 England Yan Dhanda Wales Swansea City Free[9]
22 June 2022 England George Harmon England Oxford City Undisclosed[10]
26 June 2022 England Owura Edwards England Bristol City Loan[11]
27 June 2022 Belgium Kazeem Olaigbe England Southampton Loan[12]
28 June 2022 England Jordy Hiwula England Doncaster Rovers Free[13]
29 June 2022 England Ben Purrington England Charlton Athletic Free[14]
5 July 2022 England Jake Eastwood England Sheffield United Loan[15]
13 July 2022 England Callum Johnson England Portsmouth Free[16]
17 July 2022 South Sudan William Akio Canada Valour FC Undisclosed[17]
13 January 2023 Liberia Nohan Kenneh Scotland Hibernian Loan[18]
24 January 2023 England Josh Stones England Wigan Athletic Loan[19]
25 January 2023 Scotland Eamonn Brophy Scotland St Mirren Loan[20]
31 January 2023 Scotland Simon Murray Scotland Queen's Park Undisclosed[21]
2 February 2023 Wales Gwion Edwards England Wigan Athletic Loan[22]

Out

Date Player To Fee
26 May 2022 Scotland Coll Donaldson Scotland Falkirk Free[23]
27 May 2022 Scotland Blair Spittal Scotland Motherwell Free[24]
8 June 2022 Grenada Regan Charles-Cook Belgium KAS Eupen Free[25]
6 July 2022 Scotland Logan Ross Scotland Lossiemouth Loan
22 July 2022 Scotland Ryan MacLeman Scotland Forres Mechanics Loan
22 July 2022 Scotland Connall Ewan Scotland Forres Mechanics Loan
28 July 2022 Scotland Adam Mackinnon Scotland Montrose Loan
28 July 2022 Scotland Matthew Wright Scotland Montrose Loan
12 September 2022 Scotland Andrew Macleod Scotland Clachnacuddin Loan
1 October 2022 Scotland Ben Williamson Scotland Rothes Free
6 January 2023 Scotland Logan Ross Scotland Brora Rangers Loan
6 January 2023 Scotland Andrew Macleod Scotland Brora Rangers Loan
13 January 2023 England Callum Johnson England Mansfield Town Undisclosed[26]
26 January 2023 Scotland Matthew Wright Scotland Falkirk Loan[27]
27 January 2023 Scotland Adam Mackinnon Scotland Montrose Loan[28]
28 January 2023 South Sudan William Akio Scotland Raith Rovers Loan[29]
1 April 2023 Canada Harry Paton Scotland Motherwell Free[30]

Notes and references

  1. "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC.
  2. "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League (Rule Number C35-C37)" (PDF). SPFL. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. "Summary - League Cup Group C". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  6. "1ST TEAM". Ross County F.C. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  7. "squad update". Ross County F.C. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. "Ross County sign 'exciting' Canadian midfielder Loturi". BBC Sport. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  9. "Yan Dhanda becomes a Staggie". RCFC. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  10. "Left-back Harmon joins County". BBC Sport. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  11. "Edwards Joins Ross County On Loan". Bristol City FC. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  12. "Olaigbe joins Ross County on loan". Southampton FC. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  13. "Jordy Hiwula joins The Staggies". www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  14. "Purrington joins Ross County". Ross County Official Site. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. "Jake Eastwood joins Ross County". Ross County. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  16. "Ross County sign full-back Johnson". BBC Sport. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  17. "Akio joins The Staggies". 17 July 2022.
  18. "Nohan Kenneh: Hibs midfielder joins Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  19. "Stones joins Staggies". RCFC. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  20. "Eamonn Brophy joins Ross County on loan until the end of the season". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  21. "Ross County transfers: Simon Murray joins from Queen's Park". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  22. "Ross County: Gwion Edwards signs on loan from Wigan". BBC Sport. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  23. "COLL DONALDSON SIGNS!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  24. "Motherwell sign Blair Spittal after Ross County exit". BBC Sport. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  25. "Regan Charles-Cook: Forward joins KAS Eupen from Ross County". BBC Sport. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  26. "Callum Johnson: Mansfield Town sign Ross County defender on 18-month deal". BBC Sport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  27. "MATTHEW WRIGHT SIGNS ON LOAN". Falkirk Football Club. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  28. "Mackinnon returns to Montrose on loan". RCFC. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  29. "Akio joins Raith Rovers on loan". Ross County FC. 28 January 2023.
  30. "HARRY PATON JOINS UNTIL END OF SEASON". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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