2007–08 Ross County F.C. season
2007–08 season | |||
Chairman | Roy MacGregor[1] | ||
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Manager | Scott Leitch | ||
Stadium | Victoria Park | ||
Second Division | First place (Champions) | ||
Challenge Cup | 'Second round, lost to St Johnstone | ||
League Cup | Second round, lost to Dundee United | ||
Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to St Johnstone | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Andrew Barrowman (24) All: Andrew Barrowman (29) | ||
Highest home attendance | 3,716 vs. Cowdenbeath, 19 April 2008[2] | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,511 vs. Cowdenbeath, 4 March 2008[2] | ||
Average home league attendance | 2,246[3] | ||
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The 2007–08 season was Ross County's first season back in the Scottish Second Division, having been relegated from the Scottish First Division at the end of the 2006–07 season.[4] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
Summary
Ross County finished first in the Second Division[5] and were promoted to the First Division.[4] They reached the second round of the Challenge Cup,[6] the second round of the League Cup[7] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[8]
Management
The club started the 2007–08 season under the management of Dick Campbell,[9] who had been appointed during pre season following the resignation of Scott Leitch.[10] On 2 October 2007,[11] Campbell was sacked as manager[12] with player coach Derek Adams being appointed as temporary manager.[13] Adam's position was made permanent in November.[14]
Results and fixtures
Scottish Second Division
4 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
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Barrowman 4' Petrie 60' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 2,164 Referee: Freeland |
11 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 2 | Ross County | Central Park |
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Dalziel 66' Howat 82' |
BBC Report | Barrowman 46' Adams 52' |
Attendance: 320 Referee: Boyle |
18 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Queen's Park | 3 – 2 | Ross County | Hampden Park |
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Sinclair 13' Canning 75' Dunn 84' |
BBC Report | Anderson 25' McCulloch 88' |
Attendance: 815 Referee: Norris |
25 August 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Peterhead | Victoria Park |
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Higgins 24' | BBC Report | Attendance: 2,056 Referee: O'Reilly |
1 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
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15;00 | Barrowman 39' | ESPN Report | Noble 31' | Attendance: 2,094 Referee: Underhill |
15 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
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BBC Report | Petrie 73', 83' | Attendance: 2,101 Referee: Nicholls |
22 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Shielfield Park |
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BBC Report | Barrowman 8' (Penalty) | Attendance: 495 Referee: Norris |
29 September 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
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Brady 41' Moore 79' |
BBC Report | Andrew 66' Grant 74' |
Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Brown |
6 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Brechin City | Victoria Park |
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Petrie 50' Shields 67' |
BBC Report | Gribben 66' | Attendance: 2,022 Referee: Freeland |
20 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 1 – 4 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
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Williams 77' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Adams 10' Petrie 24', 31' Barrowman 26' |
Attendance: 1,087 Referee: Winter |
27 October 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park |
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Boyd 85' | BBC Report | Ferry 4' | Attendance: 2,323 Referee: Somers |
3 November 2007 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Balmoor Stadium |
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Sharp 55' | BBC Report | Petrie 41', 61' | Attendance: 815 Referee: Law |
10 November 2007 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
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15:00 | BBC Report | Shields 80' | Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Tumilty |
1 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
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Barrowman 47' Scott 90' |
BBC Report | Hislop 2', 59' (Penalty) Weir 88' |
Attendance: 2,729 Referee: Norris |
8 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 3 – 1 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
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Brown 4' Agnew 21' Townsley 64' |
BBC Report | Dowie 77' | Attendance: 523 Referee: Boyle |
15 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park |
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Higgins 54' Shields 76' |
BBC Report | Swanson 65' | Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Finnie |
29 December 2007 Scottish Second Division | Queen's Park | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Hampden Park |
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ESPN Report | Barrowman 49' | Attendance: 657 Referee: Brown |
2 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 5 – 1 | Peterhead | Victoria Park |
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Keddie 25' Barrowman 45', 56' Shields 70' Moore 72' |
BBC Report | Mann 14' | Attendance: 2,213 Referee: MacDonald |
5 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park |
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BBC Report | Higgins 34' Lawson 65' |
Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Charleston |
19 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Airdrie United | Victoria Park |
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15:00 | Barrowman 25', 90' Golabek 55' |
BBC Report | McDonald 2' Noble 58' |
Attendance: 2,319 Referee: Finnie |
26 January 2008 Scottish Second Division | Cowdenbeath | 2 – 4 | Ross County | Central Park |
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Clarke 70' Dempster 89' |
BBC Report | J Armstrong 1' (Own goal) D Armstrong 31' (Own goal) Scott 48' Barrowman 78' |
Attendance: 362 Referee: McLean |
9 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 6 – 1 | Alloa Athletic | Victoria Park |
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Golabek 22' Barrowman 32' Higgins 36' Shields 55' Keddie 61' Dowie 90' |
BBC Report | Coakley 85' | Attendance: 2,272 Referee: Nicholls |
16 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Berwick Rangers | 0 – 4 | Ross County | Shielfield Park |
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BBC Report | Strachan 20' Horn 23' (Own goal) Barrowman 22', 71' |
Attendance: 449 Referee: Brown |
23 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 – 2 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park |
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Gardyne 5' Barrowman 27' Lawson 83' |
BBC Report | Ferry 45' Trouten 62' |
Attendance: 2,162 Referee: Freeland |
26 February 2008 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Glebe Park |
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Paton 34' | ESPN Report | Higgins 1', 50' | Attendance: 561 Referee: McKendrick |
1 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Peterhead | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Balmoor Stadium |
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Bavidge 30' Anderson 80' |
BBC Report | Higgins 19' | Attendance: 762 Referee: Muir |
4 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 4 – 1 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
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Keddie 39' Higgins 55' Barrowman 62' Winters 89' |
BBC Report | McBride 81' (Penalty) | Attendance: 1,511 Referee: MacDonald |
11 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 4 | Ayr United | Victoria Park |
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Higgins 62' Gardyne 78' |
BBC Report | Wardlaw 30' Williams 31' Stevenson 45', 51' |
Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Charleston |
15 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ayr United | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Somerset Park |
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BBC Report | Barrowman 52' Gardyne 69' |
Attendance: 1,078 Referee: Parry |
18 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Brechin City | Victoria Park |
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BBC Report | Attendance: 1,552 Referee: Tumilty |
22 March 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 2 – 3 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
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Barrowman 18' Scott 20' |
BBC Report | Templeton 25' Goodwillie 28', 67' |
Attendance: 2,973 Referee: Murray |
5 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Berwick Rangers | Victoria Park |
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Shields 6' Barrowman 45', 64' (Penalty) Lawson 82' |
BBC Report | McMullan 64' | Attendance: 2,579 Referee: MacDonald |
9 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Airdrie United | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Excelsior Stadium |
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19;45 | Noble 23' Russell 56' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 724 Referee: Salmond |
12 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Alloa Athletic | 2 – 0 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
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Ferguson 86', 90' | BBC Report | Attendance: 452 Referee: Boyle |
19 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Cowdenbeath | Victoria Park |
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Barrowman 2', 55' Higgins 28' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 3,716 Referee: McDermott |
26 April 2008 Scottish Second Division | Brechin City | 3 – 3 | Ross County | Glebe Park |
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Smith 40' Janczyk 51' Dyer 60' |
BBC Report | Gardyne 10' Barrowman 79' Winters 83' |
Attendance: 586 Referee: Muir |
Scottish Challenge Cup
14 August 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park |
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Sturm 59' O'Brien 90' |
BBC Report | Barrowman 12' (pen.) Keddie 43' |
Attendance: 1,471 Referee: McDonald |
5 September 2007 Scottish Challenge Cup Round 2 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
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BBC Report | Deuchar 14' Jackson 49' |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Brines |
Scottish League Cup
7 August 2007 Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Elgin City | Victoria Park |
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Dowie 23' Barrowman 72', 90' |
BBC Report | Charlesworth 44' Dempsie 84' |
Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Somers |
29 August 2007 Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Dundee United | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Tannadice Park |
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Hunt 65' (pen.) Robertson 88' |
BBC Report | Barrowman 78' | Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Allan |
Scottish Cup
24 November 2007 Scottish League Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Whitehill Welfare | Victoria Park |
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15:00 | Shields 16', 56' Scott 43' Higgins 88' |
BBC Report | Attendance: 1,208 Referee: Charleston |
23 January 2008 Scottish League Cup Round 4 | Cove Rangers | 2 – 4 | Ross County | Allan Park |
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19:45 | Watt 63', 76' (Penalty) | BBC Report | Shields 10' Dowie 30' Boyd 33' Barrowman 40' (Penalty) |
Attendance: 1,200 Referee: O'Reilly |
12 February 2008 Scottish League Cup Round 5 | Ross County | 0 – 1 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
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19:45 | BBC Report | Craig 14' | Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Collum |
Player statistics
Squad
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Second Division[18] | Challenge Cup[19] | League Cup[20] | Scottish Cup[21] | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Tony Bullock | 30 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Allan Creer | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Matthew Cartis | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Joe Malin | 8 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Iain Campbell | 12 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Andy Dowie | 41 | 4 | 33+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
DF | Graham Girvan | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Stuart Golabek | 33 | 2 | 26+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Alex Keddie | 35 | 4 | 27+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Mark McCulloch | 36 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Gary Miller | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
DF | David Niven | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Hugh Robertson | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Brent Sancho | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Sean Webb | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Derek Adams | 15 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Iain Anderson | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Darren Brady | 22 | 1 | 14+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Lawson | 28 | 2 | 24+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Daniel Moore | 23 | 2 | 7+12 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
MF | Martin Scott | 38 | 4 | 21+10 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | ||
MF | Adam Strachan | 20 | 1 | 10+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Andrew Barrowman | 39 | 29 | 32+1 | 24 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
FW | Scott Boyd | 25 | 2 | 21+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | ||
FW | Michael Gardyne | 16 | 4 | 9+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Ross Grant | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Craig Gunn | 17 | 0 | 2+13 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
FW | Sean Higgins | 41 | 11 | 23+11 | 10 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | ||
FW | Stewart Petrie | 29 | 8 | 15+9 | 8 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
FW | Dene Shields | 30 | 9 | 17+8 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | ||
FW | David Winters | 6 | 2 | 2+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Team statistics
League Table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Ross County (C) (P) | 36 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 78 | 44 | +34 | 73 | First Division |
2 | Airdrie United (P) | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 64 | 34 | +30 | 66 | First Division Play-offs |
3 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 60 | |
4 | Alloa Athletic | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 56 | +1 | 56 | |
5 | Peterhead | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 54 | +11 | 55 | |
6 | Brechin City | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 52 | |
7 | Ayr United | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 46 | |
8 | Queen's Park | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 44 | |
9 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 37 | Second Division Play-offs |
10 | Berwick Rangers (R) | 36 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 40 | 101 | −61 | 16 | Third Division |
Source: [22]
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
Second Division Play-offs:The 9th placed team were entered into a play-off with the Third Division's 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008-09 Second Division, Cowdenbeath were relegated and Arbroath were promoted. Due to Gretna's relegation, Stranraer were also promoted.
First Division Play-offs:The 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed teams will be entered into a play-off with the First Division's 9th placed team. The winning team were awarded a place in the 2008–09 First Division, Clyde won the play-off to stay in the division. However, with Gretna being relegated to the Third Division, Airdrie were promoted to Division One.
Airdrie United: won promotion to the First Division after Gretna were relegated to the Third Division.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
See also
References
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 752. ISBN 0755318196.
- 1 2 Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. p. 773. ISBN 0755318196.
- ↑ "Scottish Second Division Stats: Team Attendance". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- 1 2 "Scottish Football League & Scottish Premier League". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "2007/2008 SCOTTISH DIVISION TWO TABLE". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ross County 0-2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 September 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Scottish League Cup Results for 2007-08". londonhearts.com. London Hearts. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ross County F.C. v St Johnstone F.C.". scottishfa.co.uk. Scottish Football Association. 12 February 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Campbell confirmed as County boss". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Leitch quits post at Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Boss Campbell exits Ross County". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Campbell paid for lack of panache". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Campbell shock at his County exit". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Adams confirmed as County manager". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ross County 2007-2008 : Results". statto.com. Statto. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ross County's results from season 2007/2008". rosscounty-mad.co.uk. Ross County Mad. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ross County Fixtures & Results - 2007/08". soccernet.espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 752–753. ISBN 0755318196.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 774–775. ISBN 0755318196.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 771–773. ISBN 0755318196.
- ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008-09. Headline. pp. 778–781. ISBN 0755318196.
- ↑ "SCOTTISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP - SEASON 2007/08". scottishfootballleague.com. Scottish Football League. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012.