2020–21_Ross_County_F.C._season

2020–21 Ross County F.C. season

2020–21 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County 2020–21 football season

The 2020–21 season is Ross County's second consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 8th season overall in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Stuart Kettlewell was sacked as the club's manager on 19 December, after a defeat to Hamilton.[1] John Hughes was appointed as the new manager on 21 December.[2]

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Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

11 July 2020 Friendly Aberdeen 2–2 Ross County Aberdeen
Anderson Charles-Cook
Mckay 		Stadium: Cormack Park
Attendance: 0
25 July 2020 Friendly Livingston 2–2 Ross County Livingston
14:00 Dykes 33'
Kouider-Aissa 49'		 Stewart 55'
Fontaine 75'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 0
26 July 2020 Friendly Celtic 2–0 Ross County Glasgow
13:00 Donaldson 3' (o.g.)
Elyounoussi 14'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0

Scottish Premiership

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Premiership
3 August 2020 1 Ross County 1–0 Motherwell Dingwall
19:45 Stewart 24' (pen.)
Paton Yellow card 57'
Reid Yellow card 75'		 Gallagher Yellow card 24'
Donnelly soccer ball with red X 73'
Lang Red card 87'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
8 August 2020 2 Hamilton Academical 0–1 Ross County Hamilton
15:00 McKay 76'
Vigurs Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
12 August 2020 3 Ross County 2–2 Kilmarnock Dingwall
19:45 Draper 15'
Stewart 79' (pen.)		 Power 59'
Burke 66'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
15 August 2020 4 Ross County 1–2 Dundee United Dingwall
15:00 Paton Yellow card 22'
Donaldson 29' Yellow card 87'		 Appéré Yellow card 34'
Pawlett 40'
Clark 79'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
22 August 2020 5 St Mirren 1–1 Ross County Paisley
15:00 Obika 14'
Shaughnessy Red card 62'		 Reid Yellow card 28'
Vigurs Yellow card 41'
Sheron 70' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 0
29 August 2020 6 Livingston 1–0 Ross County Livingston
15:00 Guthrie 64'
Serrano Yellow card 67'		 Draper Yellow card 18'
Tremarco Red card 51'
Gardyne Yellow card 65'
Donaldson Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Almondvale Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
12 September 2020 7 Ross County 0–5 Celtic Dingwall
15:00 Édouard 4' (pen.)
Ajeti 20'
Duffy 59'
Ajer 64'
Klimala 75'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Andrew Dallas
19 September 2020 8 St Johnstone 0–1 Ross County Perth
15:00 Vigurs 42' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
27 September 2020 9 Ross County 0–3 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Vigurs Red card 60' Watkins 42'
Ferguson 60' (pen.), 76' (pen.)		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Willie Collum
4 October 2020 10 Rangers 2–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Tavernier 17' (pen.)
Barker 88'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
17 October 2020 11 Ross County 0–0 Hibernian Dingwall
15:00 Randall Red card 79' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
24 October 2020 12 Motherwell 4–0 Ross County Motherwell
15:00 Watt 37'
Long Yellow card 41'
O'Hara 54' (pen.)
Lang 64'
Maguire Yellow card 65'
Cole 72'		 Vigurs Yellow card 53' Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
31 October 2020 13 Dundee United 2–1 Ross County Tannadice Park
15:00 Clark 19' (pen.), 51' Shaw 81' Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven Kirkland
6 November 2020 14 Ross County 1–1 Livingston Dingwall
19:45 Shaw 28'
Kelly Yellow card 90'		 Devlin 56'
Bartley Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Kevin Clancy
21 November 2020 15 Kilmarnock 3–1 Ross County Kilmarnock
15:00 Findlay Red card 8'
Brophy 14'
Kabamba 68' (pen.)
McKenzie Yellow card 90+1'
Burke 90+3'		 Grivosti 42' Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
6 December 2020 16 Ross County 0–4 Rangers Dingwall
12:00 Roofe 28'
Tavernier 56'
Morris 72' (o.g.)
Defoe 90'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: John Beaton
12 December 2020 17 Aberdeen 2–0 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Main 5', 57' Stadium: Pittodrie
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
19 December 2020 18 Ross County 0–2 Hamilton Academical Dingwall
15:00 Callachan 22'
Martin 62'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: William Collum
23 December 2020 19 Celtic 2–0 Ross County Glasgow
Turnbull 24'
Griffiths 61'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
26 December 2020 20 Ross County 0–2 St Mirren Victoria Park
15:00 Reid Red card 36'
Draper Red card 60'		 Fraser 76'
Dennis 85'		 Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
30 December 2020 21 Hibernian 0–2 Ross County Edinburgh
18:00 Paton 25'
Shaw 76'		 Stadium: Easter Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Don Robertson
2 January 2021 22 Ross County 1–1 St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 Draper 21' Conway 26' (pen.) Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: William Collum
10 January 2021 23 Livingston 3−1 Ross County Almondvale Stadium
15:00 Robinson 9'
Forrest 81'
Hamilton 90+1'		 Lakin 28' Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Muir
16 January 2021 24 Ross County 4–1 Aberdeen Dingwall
15:00 Shaw 1', 84'
Lakin 20'
Hylton 90+3'		 Iacovitti 45+1' (o.g.) Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Dteven
23 January 2021 25 Rangers 5–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Kent 6'
Helander 28'
Aribo 37'
Jack 66'
Goldson 81'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
27 January 2021 26 Ross County 1–2 Motherwell Dingwall
18:00 Shaw 14' Cole 51'
Mugabi 72'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh
3 February 2021 27 Hamilton Academical 1–2 Ross County Hamilton
18:00 Kelly 16' (o.g.) White 81'
McKay 85'		 Stadium: New Douglas Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: William Collum
6 February 2021 28 Ross County 0–2 Dundee United Dingwall
15:00 Shankland 63'
Edwards 76'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Grant Irvine
21 February 2021 29 Ross County 1–0 Celtic Dingwall
19:30 White 71' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Munro
27 February 2021 30 St Mirren 1–0 Ross County Paisley
15:00 McGrath 82' (pen.) Stadium: St Mirren Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Greg Aitken
6 March 2021 31 Ross County 3–2 Kilmarnock Dingwall
15:00 McKay 38', 49'
Hjelde 47'		 Lafferty 18', 77' (pen.)
Millen Red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Euan Anderson
13 March 2021 32 Ross County 1–2 Hibernian Dingwall
15:00 McKay 50' Boyle 52' (pen.)
Nisbet 60'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Beaton
20 March 2021 33 St Johnstone 1−0 Ross County Perth
15:00 Middleton 86' Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Napier
10 April 2021 34 Kilmarnock 2–2 Ross County Kilmarnock
15:00 Burke 3'
Pinnock 16'		 Gardyne 5'
Iacovitti 54'		 Stadium: Rugby Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Colin Steven
21 April 2021 35 Ross County 1–3 St Mirren Dingwall
19:45 White 18' Erwin 50'
Durmuş 71'
McGrath 90+2' (pen.)		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madden
1 May 2020 36 Dundee United 0–2 Ross County Dundee
15:00 White 24'
Iacovitti 28'		 Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
12 May 2021 37 Ross County 2–1 Hamilton Academical Dingwall
19:45 Spittal 28'
Lakin 70'		 McMann 26' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: William Collum
16 May 2021 38 Motherwell 1–2 Ross County Motherwell
12:00 Foley 7' Vigurs 49'
Gardyne 66'		 Stadium: Fir Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish League Cup

Group stage

7 October 2020 Group stage Montrose 3–3
(4–5 p)		 Ross County Montrose
19:45 Webster 63'
Ballantyne 67'
Steeves 89'		 [3] Shaw 13'
Mckay 15'
Charles-Cook 52'		 Stadium: Links Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
Penalties
13 October 2020 Group stage Ross County 2–1 Arbroath Dingwall
19:45 Stewart 65', 68' (pen.) [4] Hilson 49' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean
10 November 2020 Group stage Elgin City 1–4 Ross County Elgin
19:45 Cooper Yellow card
Cameron 80'		 Grivosti 5'
Iacovitti 45'
Paton 51'
Lakin 77'		 Stadium: Borough Briggs
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Duncan
14 November 2020 Group stage Ross County 3–0 Stirling Albion Dingwall
15:00 Shaw 21'
Stewart 50' (pen.)
Charles-Cook 52'		 Stadium: Global Energy Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Alan Muir

Knockout phase

29 November 2020 Second round Celtic 0–2 Ross County Glasgow
14:00 Report Stewart 39' (pen.)
Iacovitti 84'		 Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kevin Clancy
16 December 2020 Quarter-finals Livingston 2–0 Ross County Livingston
19:45 Sibbald 4'
Forrest 24'		 Stadium: Tony Macaroni Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Steven McLean

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Scottish Cup
2 April 2021 Third round Ross County 1–3 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Dingwall
19:45 Mckay 38' Todorov 40'
D.MacKay 54'
Sutherland 87'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Nick Walsh

Squad statistics

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Appearances

As of 16 May 2021

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Goalscorers

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Team statistics

League table

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Source: [6]
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).[7]
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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

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Source: [8]
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) goal difference, 3) goals scored, 4) away goals scored, 5) matches won, 6) away matches won, 7) drawing of lots.[9]

Transfers

In

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Out

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See also

Notes and references

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    "Ross County: Stuart Kettlewell sacked as manager after defeat by Hamilton Academical" - BBC Sport, 19 December 2020
  2. [2]
    "Ross County: John Hughes appointed Manager" - Ross County, 21st December 2020
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    "Motherwell re-sign Devante Cole as Jermaine Hylton joins Ross County". BBC Sport. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
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    "Josh Mullin: Midfielder back at Livingston after Ross County exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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    "Sean Kelly Signs!". falkirkfc.co.uk. Falkirk FC. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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    "Liam joins". dundeefc.co.uk. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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    "Michael O'Connor departs". Ross County FC. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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    "Josh Reid: Coventry City complete deal for Ross County defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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    "Stewart departs Staggies". Ross County FC - Official Site. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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