2023–24 Ross County F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is Ross County's fifth consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 11th 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.

Ross County
2023–24 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerMalky Mackay
GroundVictoria Park
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
Scottish Premiership11th
Scottish CupFourth round
Scottish League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Simon Murray
(2 goals)
All: Simon Murray
(9 goals)
Highest home attendance 6,540 vs Rangers
(26 August 2023)
Lowest home attendance1,026 vs Kelty Hearts
(29 July 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

4 July 2023 Nairn County 1–3 Ross County Nairn
19:30 Dingwall 83' Wright 15', 27', 30' Stadium: Station Park
Referee: Gordon Morrison
8 July 2023 Ross County 1–2 Queen's Park Dingwall
15:00 Murray 33' Thomson 80'
Paton 88'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: ???

Scottish Premiership

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Scottish Premiership
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Premiership

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation[lower-alpha 1]
8 Aberdeen 8 2 3 3 10 10 0 9
9 Hibernian 9 2 3 4 13 16 −3 9
10 Dundee 8 1 5 2 7 10 −3 8
11 Ross County 8 2 2 4 6 12 −6 8 Qualification for the Premiership play-off final
12 St Johnstone 8 0 4 4 3 11 −8 4 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. 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]
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).

Matches
5 August 2023 1 Celtic 4–2 Ross County Glasgow
12:30 Turnbull 17' (pen.), 42'
Furuhashi 26'
O'Riley 73'		 White 60'
Brown 90+5'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 58,772
Referee: Nick Walsh
12 August 2023 2 Ross County 2–0 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 Turner 40'
Randall 51'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,157
Referee: William Collum
26 August 2023 3 Ross County 0–2 Rangers Dingwall
12:30 Roofe 22'
Tavernier 26'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,540
Referee: David Munro
28 May 2023 4 Kilmarnock 0–1 Ross County Kilmarnock
15:00 Murray 53' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 5,258
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 September 2023 5 Ross County 1–1 Livingston Dingwall
15:00 Murray 59' Anderson 72' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,160
Referee: Euan Anderson
24 September 2023 6 Aberdeen 4–0 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Miovski 21', 52'
Duk 42'
McGrath 47'		 Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 15,116
Referee: Don Robertson
30 September 2023 7 Ross County 0–1 Heart of Midlothian Dingwall
15:00 Forrest 70' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,773
Referee: David Dickinson
24 October 2023 8 Dundee 0–0 Ross County Dundee
19:45 Stadium: Dens Park
Attendance: 4,887
Referee: Colin Steven

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish Cup

League Cup
Main article: 2023–24 Scottish League Cup

League table
Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ROS GMO KEL STR EDI
1 Ross County 4 3 0 1 0 13 6 +7 10 Qualification for the second round — 2–1 3–3p — —
2 Greenock Morton 4 3 0 0 1 11 4 +7 9 — — — 3–0 4–1
3 Kelty Hearts 4 2 1 0 1 11 9 +2 8 — 1–3 — 2–0 —
4 Stranraer 4 1 0 0 3 3 11 −8 3 1–5 — — — 2–1
5 Edinburgh City 4 0 0 0 4 6 14 −8 0 1–3 — 3–5 — —
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
15 July 2023 Stranraer 1–5 Ross County Stranraer
15:00 Robertson 72' Ross 12' (o.g.)
Murray 26', 62', 85'
Baldwin 89'		 Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 372
Referee: Grant Irvine
22 July 2023 Ross County 2–1 Greenock Morton Dingwall
15:00 Henderson 70'
Murray 78'		 Oakley 37' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,225
Referee: Don Robertson
26 July 2023 Edinburgh 1–3 Ross County Edinburgh
19:45 Shanley 51' Randall 20'
Murray 48'
White 59'		 Stadium: Meadowbank Stadium
Attendance: 449
Referee: Colin Steven
29 July 2023 Ross County 3–3
(3–4 p)		 Kelty Hearts Dingwall
15:00 Sims 13'
Murray 29'
Brown 86'		 McCluskey 37'
Biabi 57'
Cunningham 90+3' (pen)		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,026
Referee: Steven McLean
Penalties

Knockout phase
19 August 2023 Second round Airdrieonians 3–4 (a.e.t.) Ross County Airdrie
15:00 Gallagher 36', 82' (pen.)
O'Connor 89'		 Turner 6'
White 7'
Murray 38'
Brophy 101'		 Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Referee: Steven McLean
27 September 2023 Quarter-final Ross County 1–2 Aberdeen Dingwall
19:45 Baldwin Red card 14'
Turner 83' (pen.)		 Shinnie 8'
Sokler 80'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: John Beaton

Squad statistics

Captains
No. Pos Nat Name No of games Notes
5DFEnglandJack Baldwin14Club Captain

Appearances

As of 25 October 2023

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremiershipScottish CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Scotland SCO Ross Laidlaw 110800030
2 DF England ENG Connor Randall 142810061
3 DF England ENG Ben Purrington 40200020
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL James Brown 14281005+11
5 DF England ENG Jack Baldwin 141800061
6 MF Scotland SCO Scott Allardice 700+30003+10
7 MF Scotland SCO Kyle Turner 1334+31003+32
8 MF Scotland SCO Ross Callachan 00000000
10 MF England ENG Yan Dhanda 120800040
11 MF England ENG Josh Sims 1213+30005+11
12 MF England ENG Max Sheaf 3000000+30
14 MF Canada CAN Victor Loturi 1204+30003+20
15 FW Scotland SCO Simon Murray 1497+120067
16 DF England ENG George Harmon 1303+400060
17 MF Scotland SCO Jay Henderson 710+20002+31
18 MF Scotland SCO Scott High 00000000
20 MF Scotland SCO Adam Mackinnon 2000000+20
21 GK Scotland SCO Ross Munro 30000030
24 MF Canada CAN Ben Paton 00000000
25 FW Wales WAL Alex Samuel 601+30000+20
26 FW Scotland SCO Jordan White 14381005+12
27 FW Scotland SCO Eamonn Brophy 910+70000+21
30 DF Scotland SCO Dylan Smith 601+30000+20
35 DF England ENG Will Nightingale 1005+10003+10
42 DF Wales WAL Ryan Leak 90700020
43 DF Scotland SCO Josh Reid 803+10000+40
Players who left the club during the season
19 FW England ENG Jordy Hiwula 00000000
22 MF England ENG Jordan Tillson 200+10000+10
23 FW Scotland SCO Matthew Wright 00000000

Goalscorers
RankNo.Nat.Po.NamePremiershipScottish CupLeague CupTotal
117ScotlandFWSimon Murray2079
226ScotlandFWJordan White1023
7ScotlandMFKyle Turner102
42EnglandDFConnor Randall1012
3Republic of IrelandDFJames Brown101
627ScotlandFWEamonn Brophy0011
11EnglandMFJosh Sims001
17ScotlandMFJay Henderson001
5EnglandDFJack Baldwin001
Own Goals001
Total601824
As of 25 October 2023

Transfers

In
Date Player From Fee
18 June 2023 Scotland Scott Allardice Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free[6]
21 June 2023 Scotland Kyle Turner Scotland Partick Thistle Free[7]
26 June 2023 Scotland Josh Reid England Coventry City Undisclosed[8]
28 June 2023 England Max Sheaf England Redditch United Undisclosed[9]
29 June 2023 Scotland Eamonn Brophy Scotland St Mirren Undisclosed[10]
30 June 2023 Scotland Jay Henderson Scotland St Mirren Undisclosed[11]
7 July 2023 Republic of Ireland James Brown England Blackburn Rovers Free[12]
18 July 2023 England Will Nightingale England AFC Wimbledon Loan[13]
8 August 2023 Wales Ryan Leak England Salford City Loan[14]
1 September 2023 Scotland Scott High England Huddersfield Town Loan[15]

Out
Date Player To Fee
15 June 2023 England Dominic Samuel Free agent Free[16]
23 June 2023 Scotland Alex Iacovitti England Port Vale Free[17]
23 June 2023 Scotland Keith Watson Scotland Raith Rovers Free[16][18]
13 July 2023 Scotland Ryan MacLeman Scotland Elgin City Loan
14 July 2023 South Sudan William Akio Canada Cavalry Undisclosed[19]
1 August 2023 Scotland Connall Ewan Scotland Elgin City Loan
11 August 2023 Scotland Matthew Wright Scotland Elgin City Loan[20]
7 September 2023 England Jordan Tillson Scotland Dundee United Loan[21]
18 September 2023 Austria David Cancola Greece Ionikos Free[16]

Notes and references
  1. "Scottish Premiership Table". BBC. 27 August 2023.
  2. "cinch Premiership League Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 24 October 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 D". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  5. "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. "Scott Allardice: Ross County sign midfielder after he rejects Inverness Caledonian Thistle deal". BBC Sport. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. "Turner joins County on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  8. "Summer signings". SPFL. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. "Max Sheaf joins from Redditch United!". Ross County FC. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  10. "Eamonn Brophy: Ross County sign striker permanently as St Mirren add Stav Nahmani". BBC Sport. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  11. "Ross County: Jay Henderson follows Brophy north after St Mirren exit". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  12. "Brown brings 'a wealth of experience'". BBC Sport. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. "Ross County add defender Nightingale". BBC Sport. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  14. "Ryan Leak joins the Staggies!". BBC Sport. 8 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  15. "Scott High joins the Staggies on loan". Ross County FC. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  16. "RCFC - Departing Players". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  17. "Alex Iacovitti: Port Vale sign former Ross County defender". BBC Sport. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  18. "Keith Watson signs up". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  19. "Akio departs County for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  20. "Matthew Wright joins Elgin City on loan". Ross County FC. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  21. "United secure Jordan Tillson on season-long loan from Ross County". Dundee United FC. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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