2012–13 Ross County F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Ross County's first season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish First Division at the end of 2011–12 season.^[2] They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Ross County

2012–13 season
Chairman	Roy MacGregor
Manager	Derek Adams
Stadium	Victoria Park
Premier League	Fifth place
League Cup	Second round
Scottish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Richard Brittain (9) All: Richard Brittain (10)
Highest home attendance	6,110 vs Celtic, 18 August 2012
Lowest home attendance	2,837 vs St Mirren, 27 November 2012
Average home league attendance	League: 4,429[1]
Home colours Away colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

Summary

Season

During season 2012–13 Ross County finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League.^[3] They reached the second round of the League Cup^[4] and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.^[5]

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season

Brora Rangers v Ross County

4 July 2012[6] Friendly	Brora Rangers	1 – 3	Ross County	Dudgeon Park
19:30	Baxter 36'	Report	Kettlewell 14' Brittain 25' Morrow 38'	Referee: Ross

Turriff United v Ross County

7 July 2012[7] Friendly	Turriff United	0 – 1	Ross County	The Haughs
15:00		Report	McMenamin 22'

Raith Rovers v Ross County

10 July 2012[6] Friendly	Raith Rovers	1 – 1	Ross County	Stark's Park
19:30	Graham 16'	Raith Rovers Report	Morrow 8'

Clachnacuddin v Ross County

14 July 2012[6] Friendly	Clachnacuddin	0 – 3	Ross County	Grant Street Park
15:00		Report	Scott 5' Byrne 7' McMenamin

Nairn County v Ross County

17 July 2012[6] Friendly	Nairn County	0 – 0	Ross County	Station Park
19:45		Report

Ross County v Coventry City

18 July 2012[6] Friendly	Ross County	1 – 0	Coventry City	Grant Street Park
19:30	Craig 85'	Report

Elgin City v Ross County

21 July 2012[8] Friendly	Elgin City	1 – 4	Ross County	Borough Briggs
19:30	Gunn 37'	Record Report Report	Boyd 8' Glen 20' McMenamin 25' Duffy 39' (Own goal)	Attendance: 516

Fort William v Ross County

21 July 2012[6] Friendly	Fort William	1 – 6	Ross County	Claggan park
	Browettt	Report	Byrne Cooper Dingwall

FC Den Bosch v Ross County

27 July 2012[6] Friendly	FC Den Bosch	2 – 1	Ross County	De Vliert
19:00 (Local Time)			McMenamin

Scottish Premier League

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Premier League

Ross County v Motherwell

4 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	0 – 0	Motherwell	Victoria Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,828 Referee: Muir

Aberdeen v Ross County

11 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Aberdeen	0 – 0	Ross County	Pittodrie Stadium
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 14,010 Referee: Norris

Ross County v Celtic

18 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 1	Celtic	Victoria Park
12:15	Brittain 49'	BBC Report	Commons 90+3'	Attendance: 6,110 Referee: Thomson

Dundee v Ross County

25 August 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 1	Ross County	Dens Park
15:00		BBC Report	Brittain 72' (Penalty)	Attendance: 4,905 Referee: McLean

Ross County v Kilmarnock

1 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	0 – 0	Kilmarnock	Victoria Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 4,006 Referee: Beaton

Dundee United v Ross County

14 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	Dundee United	0 – 0	Ross County	Tannadice
19:45		BBC Report		Attendance: 6,892 Referee: Collum

Ross County v St Johnstone

22 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 2	St Johnstone	Victoria Park
15:00	Morrow 68'	BBC Report	Craig 30' Vine  30' Wright 86'	Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Allan

St Mirren v Ross County

29 September 2012 Scottish Premier League	St Mirren	5 – 4	Ross County	St Mirren Park
15:00	Thompson 39', 89' Guy 54' (Penalty) Parkin 59' McLean 64'	BBC Report	Vigurs 11' Munro 45' Quinn 79', 80'	Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Mclean

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County

5 October 2012 Scottish Premier League	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	3 – 1	Ross County	Caledonian Stadium
19:45	Draper 9' Shinnie 28' Doran 87'	BBC Report	Vigurs 48'	Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Brines

Ross County v Hibernian

20 October 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	3 – 2	Hibernian	Victoria Park
15:00	Kettlewell 9' Vigurs 34' McMenamin 83'	BBC Report	Griffiths 6' McPake 45'	Attendance: 4,070 Referee: McLean

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

27 October 2012 Scottish Premier League	Heart of Midlothian	2 – 2	Ross County	Tynecastle Stadium
15:00	Novikovas 40' Sutton 90+3'	BBC Report	Brittain 55' (pen.) Kettlewell 77'	Attendance: 12,139 Referee: Charleston

Ross County v Aberdeen

3 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	2 – 1	Aberdeen	Victoria Park
15:00	Reynolds 37' (o.g.) Ross 49'	BBC Report	McGinn 77'	Attendance: 6,064 Referee: Thomson

Kilmarnock v Ross County

10 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	Kilmarnock	3 – 0	Ross County	Rugby Park
15:00	Heffernan 66', 82' Harkins 77'	BBC Report		Attendance: 4,012 Referee: Madden

St Johnstone v Ross County

17 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	St Johnstone	1 – 1	Ross County	McDiarmid Park
15:00	Mackay 51'	BBC Report	Craig 70' (Own goal)	Attendance: 3,037 Referee: Collum

Ross County v Dundee United

24 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 2	Dundee United	Victoria Park
15:00	Vigurs 49'	BBC Report	Russell 52' Armstrong 64'	Attendance: 3,930 Referee: Brines

Ross County v St Mirren

27 November 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	0 – 0	St Mirren	Victoria Park
19:45		BBC Report		Attendance: 2,837 Referee: McLean

Motherwell v Ross County

8 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Motherwell	3 – 2	Ross County	Fir Park
15:00	Higdon 25' Law 46' Lasley 82'	BBC Report	Quinn 17', 70'	Attendance: 3,739 Referee: Murray

Ross County v Dundee

15 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 1	Dundee	Victoria Park
15:00	Glen 74'	BBC Report	Davidson 37'	Attendance: 3,129 Referee: Muir

Celtic v Ross County

22 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Celtic	4 – 0	Ross County	Celtic Park
15:00	Brown 46' Hooper 53', 64' Forrest 70'	BBC Report		Attendance: 49,428 Referee: Norris

Hibernian v Ross County

26 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Hibernian	0 – 1	Ross County	Easter Road
15:00		BBC Report	Brittain 57'	Attendance: 8,980 Referee: Beaton

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

29 December 2012 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	P – P	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

2 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	P – P	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Victoria Park
15:05		BBC Report
Note: Postponed due to waterlogged pitch

St Mirren v Ross County

19 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	St Mirren	1 – 4	Ross County	St Mirren Park
12:45	Thompson 50'	BBC Report	Brittain 22' Morrow 67' Sproule 71', 74'	Attendance: 3,802 Referee: Norris

Dundee United v Ross County

26 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee United	1 – 1	Ross County	Tannadice Park
15:00	Mackay-Steven 52'	BBC Report	Brittain 82'	Attendance: 5,117 Referee: Brines

Ross County v Hibernian

30 January 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 0	Hibernian	Victoria Park
19:45	Sproule 36'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Madden

Ross County v Heart of Midlothian

2 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	2 – 2	Heart of Midlothian	Victoria Park
15:00	Quinn 20' Vigurs 90+2'	BBC Report	Ngoo 31' Walker 63'	Attendance: 3,903 Referee: Finnie

Dundee v Ross County

8 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Dundee	0 – 2	Ross County	Dens Park
19:45		BBC Report	Lawson 80' Glen 90+3'	Attendance: 4,726 Referee: McKendrick

Ross County v St Johnstone

16 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 0	St Johnstone	Victoria Park
15:00	Sproule 11'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,516 Referee: Beaton

Ross County v Motherwell

23 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	3 – 0	Motherwell	Victoria Park
15:00	Sproule 34' Brittain 71' Vigurs 89'	BBC Report		Attendance: 3,797 Referee: Collum

Aberdeen v Ross County

26 February 2013 Scottish Premier League	Aberdeen	0 – 1	Ross County	Pittodrie Stadium
19:45		BBC Report	Glen 81'	Attendance: 6,394 Referee: Allan

Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

2 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	0 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Victoria Park
15:00		BBC Report		Attendance: 5,959 Referee: McLean

Ross County v Celtic

9 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	3 – 2	Celtic	Victoria Park
15:00	Munro 30' Morrow 36' Wohlfarth 90+1'	BBC Report	Mulgrew 15' Hooper 21'	Attendance: 6,031 Referee: Collum

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County

16 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 1	Ross County	Caledonian Stadium
15:00	Shinnie 5' McKay 59' (Penalty)	BBC Report	Lawson 35'	Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Brines

Ross County v Kilmarnock

30 March 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	0 – 1	Kilmarnock	Victoria Park
15:00		BBC Report	Fowler 2'	Attendance: 3,782 Referee: Norris

Heart of Midlothian v Ross County

6 April 2013 Scottish Premier League	Heart of Midlothian	4 – 2	Ross County	Tynecastle Stadium
12:00	Ngoo 49', 84' Holt 79' Ikonomou 80' (Own goal)	BBC Report	Wohlfarth 22', 54'	Attendance: 10,456 Referee: Muir

St Johnstone v Ross County

21 April 2013 Scottish Premier League	St Johnstone	2 – 2	Ross County	McDiarmid Park
16:00	MacLean 6' Davidson 25'	BBC Report	Brittain 15' (Penalty), 76' (Penalty)	Attendance: 2,444 Referee: Collum

Ross County v Dundee United

26 April 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 0	Dundee United	Victoria Park
19:35	Sproule 54'	BBC Report	Douglas  65'	Attendance: 3,183 Referee: Clancy

Ross County v Celtic

5 May 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 1	Celtic	Victoria Park
	Vigurs 41'	BBC Report	Stokes 4'	Attendance: 5,873 Referee: Mclean

Motherwell v Ross County

12 May 2013 Scottish Premier League	Motherwell	2 – 0	Ross County	Fir Park
16:05	McFadden 8' Humphrey 45'	BBC Report		Attendance: 7,734 Referee: Thomson

Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

19 May 2013 Scottish Premier League	Ross County	1 – 0	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Victoria Park
12:45	Hainault 44'	BBC Report		Attendance: 6,002 Referee: Norris

Scottish League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish League Cup

Ross County v Raith Rovers

28 August 2012 Scottish League Cup round 2	Ross County	1 – 4	Raith Rovers	Victoria Park
19:45	Duncan 84'	BBC Report	Spence 25' Graham 41', 63' Hill 51'	Attendance: 1,147 Referee: Mckendrick

Scottish Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Scottish Cup

Ross County v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

1 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4	Ross County	3 – 3	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Victoria Park
12:15	Quinn 49' Vigurs 86' Brittain 90+3'	BBC Report	McKay 30' Foran 74' Roberts 90+5'	Attendance: 5,077 Referee: Craig Thomson

Inverness Caledonian Thistle v Ross County

11 December 2012 Scottish Cup round 4 replay	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2 – 1	Ross County	Caledonian Stadium
19:45	McKay 9' (Penalty), 54'	BBC Report	Vigurs 41'	Attendance: 4,135 Referee: Thomson

Player statistics

Captains

No.	P	Name	Country	No. games	Notes
10	MF	Richard Brittain[9]		36	Club captain

Last updated: 19 May 2013
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad

^[10][11]Last updated 19 May 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		League Cup		Scottish Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Michael Fraser	24	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Jon Bateson	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF	SCO	Marc Fitzpatrick	23	0	18+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	SUI	Branislav Mićić	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	DF	SCO	Grant Munro	38	2	36+1	2	0+0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	SCO	Scott Boyd	38	0	34+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
6	DF	SCO	Ross Tokely	19	0	14+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	MF	SCO	Stuart Kettlewell	27	2	19+6	2	0+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	SCO	Paul Lawson	23	2	20+2	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	SCO	Colin McMenamin	20	1	11+8	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	MF	SCO	Richard Brittain	36	10	34+0	9	0+0	0	2+0	1
11	MF	SCO	Iain Vigurs	39	9	37+0	7	0+0	0	2+0	2
12	MF	SCO	Rocco Quinn	33	6	31+0	5	0+0	0	2+0	1
13	GK	SCO	Joe Malin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
13	DF	CAN	André Hainault	8	1	5+3	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	SCO	Martin Scott	16	0	9+6	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Mark Corcoran	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	FW	GER	Steffen Wohlfarth	16	3	6+10	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	FW	SCO	Steven Craig	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	NIR	Ivan Sproule	14	6	14+0	6	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	NIR	Sam Morrow	25	3	17+6	3	1+0	0	1+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Russell Duncan	4	1	1+2	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
18	DF	GRE	Vangelis Ikonomou	18	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	IRL	Kurtis Byrne	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	GK	SCO	Paul Gallacher	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
20	FW	SCO	Gary Glen	28	3	6+20	3	1+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	SCO	Alex Cooper	16	0	7+8	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
22	DF	SUI	Mihael Kovacevic	33	0	28+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
24	MF	SCO	Steven Ross	11	1	4+5	1	0+0	0	0+2	0
25	GK	SCO	Mark Brown	16	0	13+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
29	MF	SCO	Mark Fotheringham	16	0	12+2	0	0+0	0	1+1	0

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated 19 May 2013

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Premier League		League Cup		Scottish Cup		Total
1		GK	Michael Fraser	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2		DF	Jon Bateson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3		MF	Marc Fitzpatrick	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Grant Munro	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
5		DF	Scott Boyd	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
6		DF	Ross Tokely	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7		MF	Stuart Kettlewell	7	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
8		MF	Paul Lawson	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	Colin McMenamin	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
10		MF	Richard Brittain	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
11		MF	Iain Vigurs	8	0	0	0	1	0	9	0
12		MF	Rocco Quinn	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
13		GK	Joe Malin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13		DF	André Hainault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14		MF	Martin Scott	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15		MF	Mark Corcoran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15		FW	Steffen Wohlfarth	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		FW	Steven Craig	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16		MF	Ivan Sproule	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
17		FW	Sam Morrow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		MF	Russell Duncan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18		DF	Vangelis Ikonomou	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19		FW	Kurtis Byrne	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19		GK	Paul Gallacher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20		FW	Gary Glen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21		MF	Alex Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Mihael Kovacevic	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
24		MF	Steven Ross	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25		GK	Mark Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29		MF	Mark Fotheringham	5	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
3		DF	Branislav Mićić	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Team statistics

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	St Johnstone	38	14	14	10	45	44	+1	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	38	13	15	10	64	60	+4	54
5	Ross County	38	13	14	11	47	48	−1	53
6	Dundee United	38	11	14	13	51	62	−11	47[a]
7	Hibernian	38	13	12	13	49	52	−3	51[a]	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[b]

Source: SPFL Archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
2. Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in Europa League second qualifying round.

Division summary

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	W
Position	8	8	9	4	4	4	8	10	10	9	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	10	10	10	7	8	5	3	4	3	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2013. Source: ^[12]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Transfers

Main article: List of Scottish football transfers summer 2012

Players in Player From Fee Ross Tokely Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free[13] Gary Glen Heart of Midlothian Free[14] Martin Scott Hibernian Loan[15] Mihael Kovacevic NK Zadar Free[16] Jon Bateson Mansfield Town Free[16] Mark Brown Hibernian Free[17] Mark Fotheringham Dundee Free[18] Ivan Sproule Hibernian[19] Free[20] André Hainault Houston Dynamo Free[21] Vangelis Ikonomou Atromitos Free[22] Steffen Wohlfarth SV Wehen Wiesbaden Free[23][24] Branislav Mićić Sion Free[25] Paul Gallacher Dunfermline Athletic Free[26]

Players out Player To Fee Michael Gardyne Dundee United Free[27] Gary Miller St Johnstone Free[28] Johnny Flynn Falkirk Free[29] Scott Morrison Phoenix FC[30] Free[31] Steven Craig Partick Thistle Loan[32] Martin Groat Fort William Loan[33] Kurtis Byrne Brechin City Loan[34] Kurtis Byrne Dundalk[35] Free[36] Jon Bateson Free Agent Free[36] Joe Malin Free Agent Free[36] Russell Duncan Free Agent Free[36] Steven Craig Partick Thistle Free[37] Mark Corcoran Stenhousemuir[38] Free[23] Colin McMenamin Greenock Morton Free[39] Marc Fitzpatrick Queen of the South[40] Free[25] Ross Tokely Brora Rangers[41] Free[25]

See also

• List of Ross County F.C. seasons