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{{Short description|Association football club in Scotland}}
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| fullname = Ross County Football Club
| nickname = The Staggies
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| ground = [[Victoria Park, Dingwall|Victoria Park]], [[Dingwall]]
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| owner = Roy MacGregor
| owntitle = Chairman
| chairman = [[Steven Ferguson (footballer, born 1977)|Steven Ferguson]]
| chrtitle = CEO
| manager = [[Stuart Kettlewell]]
| league = {{Scottish football updater|RossCoun}}
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'''Ross County Football Club''' is a professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Dingwall]], Scotland. The club currently play in the {{Scottish football updater|RossCoun}}, being relegated after losing the Scottish Premiership play-offs in the [[2024&ndash;25 Scottish Premiership|2024&ndash;25]] season. 

Prior to the 1994–95 season Ross County played in the [[Highland Football League]], a competition they won three times. They have also won the [[Scottish Football League First Division|Scottish First Division]], [[Scottish Championship]], [[Scottish Football League Second Division|Second Division]], [[Scottish Football League Third Division|Third Division]] (once each) and the [[Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]] on three occasions. In 2010, they reached the [[Scottish Cup]] Final, and in 2016 they won the [[Scottish League Cup]]. The club's nickname is ''The Staggies'', and its colours are dark blue, red and white.

==History==
{{See also|List of Ross County F.C. seasons}}

===Formation and early years===
The club was formed in 1929 in what was then [[Ross and Cromarty]] after the previous local club from the [[North Caledonian Football League|North of Scotland Junior League]] Dingwall Victoria United (the 'Dingwall Vics') successfully applied for [[Highland Football League]] membership. The club was subsequently renamed Ross County. Playing in the [[Highland Football League|Highland League]] from 1929, they won the championship on three occasions, first in 1967, then in 1991 and 1992. They also gained a reputation for their good performances in the early rounds of the [[Scottish Cup]], upsetting league teams on eight occasions. The most notable of these upsets came on 8 January 1994, when they won 4–0 at [[Forfar Athletic F.C.|Forfar Athletic]], and were elected to the Scottish Football League three days later.

===Entry to the Scottish Football League===
[[File:RossCountyFC League Performance.svg|thumb|right|Chart of table positions of Ross County since joining the League.]]
At the beginning of season 1994–95 the [[Scottish Football League]] was restructured into four tiers, and, following a vote on 11 January 1994, County were allocated one of the two vacancies in the new 10-club [[Scottish Football League Division Three|Division Three]]. County gathered 57 votes. They were joined by a new club created as a result of a merger of two teams to form [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], who amassed 68 votes.

In 1998–99, Ross County were crowned Champions of the Third Division and thereby won promotion to the Second Division, where they finished in third place. This resulted in promotion to the First Division thanks to a reorganisation of the League, with the Premier League being expanded from ten clubs to twelve. After seven seasons in the First Division Ross County were relegated back to the Second Division in 2006–07. They won the Second Division in 2007–08, and were promoted back to the First Division. Ross County finished their first season back in the First Division in 8th place.

[[File:Ross County v Livingston - geograph.org.uk - 1083839.jpg|thumb|right|Ross County contesting a home match against [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]]]

Their manager for a very short spell until October 2005, was former [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness]] and [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] manager [[John Robertson (footballer, born 1964)|John Robertson]]. He left the club on 24 October 2005, due to differences of opinion on a number of fundamental issues with the chairman. [[Gardner Spiers]], a former [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] coach, was appointed [[caretaker manager]], but he too left in April 2006 after being told he would not be considered for appointment on a permanent basis. Director of Football George Adams took temporary charge before former [[Motherwell F.C.|Motherwell]] player [[Scott Leitch]] was appointed on 18 April 2006. Ross County won their first ever nationwide trophy when they won the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] in November 2006 on penalties with Jason Crooks scoring the deciding spot kick on his competitive debut.<ref name="Ross County 1-1 Clyde">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/6137982.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Ross County 1–1 Clyde (aet)|date=12 November 2006|access-date=12 November 2006|archive-date=10 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210204353/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6137982.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Leitch, after winning the Challenge Cup but suffering relegation, stood down at the end of the 2006–07 season, almost exactly one year after his appointment.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/6607865.stm Leitch quits post at Ross County]  – BBC Sport</ref> Former [[Partick Thistle F.C.|Partick Thistle]] manager [[Dick Campbell (footballer, born 1953)|Dick Campbell]] was announced as his replacement in May 2007.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/6659861.stm Campbell confirmed as County boss]  – BBC Sport</ref> However, after a good run of results to start their Division 2 campaign, Campbell and the Ross County board decided to part company on 2 October 2007. [[Derek Adams]] (son of George Adams) took over as caretaker, and was confirmed as permanent manager a month later after the side's good form continued. County again reached the final of the [[Scottish Challenge Cup]] in 2008. They played [[Airdrie United F.C.|Airdrie United]] at [[McDiarmid Park]]. Unlike two years previously, County lost in a penalty shootout where four penalties were missed. Ross County also reached the [[Challenge Cup]] final in April 2011 in which they beat [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]] 2–0.

In November 2010 Derek Adams left to become [[Colin Calderwood]]'s assistant at [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]].<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/9180392.stm Derek Adams exits Ross County to be Hibernian assistant]  – BBC Sport</ref> Former [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] player [[Willie McStay (footballer born 1961)|Willie McStay]] was appointed as his replacement in November 2010.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/9227820.stm Willie McStay named Ross County manager]  – BBC Sport</ref> McStay's tenure was short – lasting only 9 games.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/9396209.stm Willie McStay sacked as Ross County boss]  – BBC Sport</ref> [[Jimmy Calderwood]] was then appointed until the end of the 2010–11 season.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/ross_county/9396586.stm Jimmy Calderwood confirmed as Ross County manager]  – BBC Sport</ref> In May 2011, it was announced that Derek Adams was to return as manager.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13455922 Derek Adams returns as Ross County manager]  – BBC Sport</ref>

On 23 March 2010, they defeated [[Scottish Premier League]] club [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] 2–1 in a [[Scottish Cup]] quarter-final replay at home at Victoria Park.<ref>{{cite news| title = Ross County 2 Hibernian 1| url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/scottishpremier/hibernian/7506997/Ross-County-2-Hibernian-1-match-report.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100327151829/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/scottishpremier/hibernian/7506997/Ross-County-2-Hibernian-1-match-report.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 27 March 2010 | publisher  = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | date = 23 March 2010 | access-date = 27 June 2013 | location=London}}</ref> In the semi-final, they played [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] on Saturday 10 April 2010. In one of the biggest upsets in cup history, Ross County won 2–0 at [[Hampden Park]] and reached the final of the [[Scottish Cup]] for the first time in their history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/8609777.stm|title=Celtic 0 – 2 Ross County|date=10 April 2010|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|first=Fraser|last=Gibson|access-date=10 April 2010|archive-date=12 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412093925/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/8609777.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> More than 7,000 Ross County fans travelled to [[Glasgow]] to watch the game.

In the [[2010 Scottish Cup Final]] on 15 May 2010, County lost 0–3 to [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]] at [[Hampden Park]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/17/dundee-united-ross-county-craig-levein|title=Craig Levein raises hackles after Dundee United see off Ross County|date=18 May 2010|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Ewan|last=Murray|location=[[Hampden Park]], Glasgow|access-date=18 May 2010|archive-date=26 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226191120/http://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/may/17/dundee-united-ross-county-craig-levein|url-status=live}}</ref> The match was watched by more than 17,000 Ross County fans.

===Rise to the top flight===
Ross County secured promotion to the Scottish Premier League for the first time on 10 April 2012 when their nearest rival to the title [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] failed to beat [[Queen of the South F.C.|Queen of the South]]. During this push to promotion, Ross County embarked on a 40-game undefeated run in league football, which continued into the Scottish Premier League. The run was ended by [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]] on 22 September 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19615034 |title=Ross County 1–2 St Johnstone |work=BBC Sport |date=22 September 2012 |access-date=27 June 2013 |first=Charles |last=Bannerman |archive-date=16 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116003422/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19615034 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Staggies parted company with George and [[Derek Adams]] on 28 August 2014 following a poor start to the [[2014–15 Scottish Premiership|2014–15 campaign]]. Jim McIntyre was appointed manager on 9 September 2014, with Billy Dodds as his assistant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/club-statement-09092014/ |title=Jim McIntyre Appointed Ross County Manager |publisher=Ross County FC |date=9 September 2014 |access-date=3 January 2017 |archive-date=4 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104162803/http://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/news/archive/club-statement-09092014/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===League Cup victory===
On 13 March 2016, Ross County won their first ever major trophy when they beat [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] 2–1 in the [[2016 Scottish League Cup Final (March)|final]] of the [[2015–16 Scottish League Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/league-cup/hibernian-1-2-ross-county-highlanders-win-league-cup-1-4067321|title=Hibernian 1 – 2 Ross County: Highlanders win League Cup|date=13 March 2016|work=The Scotsman|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229202609/https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibernian-1-2-ross-county-highlanders-win-league-cup-1480602|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35738631|title=Hibernian 1 – 2 Ross County|date=13 March 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 March 2016|archive-date=8 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508223242/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/35738631|url-status=live}}</ref> The team's fortunes declined after this success, and they were relegated at the end of the [[2017&ndash;18 Scottish Premiership|2017&ndash;18]] season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44116964 |title=Highland clubs got 'complacent' - Ross County chairman Roy McGregor |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=14 May 2018 |access-date=14 May 2018 |archive-date=5 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805131752/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44116964 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The club secured an immediate return to the Scottish Premiership after a 4–0 win at home to Queen of the South on 26 April 2019 saw them lift the [[2018–19 Scottish Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47985669 |title=Ross County 4–0 Queen of the South |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=26 April 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 |archive-date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613112037/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47985669 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Nickname==
The club's nickname is the ''Staggies'', taken from their badge which is a Caberfeidh, or Stag's Head. This in turn was taken from the regimental badge of the [[Seaforth Highlanders]], the regiment in which many locals had fought and died during the [[World War I|Great War]]. The club's mascot, a stag named Rosco, is a play on the club's nickname.

==Highland Derby==
[[File:GlobalEnergyStadiumDingwall.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Victoria Park, Dingwall]]
Ross County's main rivals are fellow Highlanders, [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], with whom they contest the [[Highland derby]]. This, unlike many rivalries, is generally friendly as both sets of fans live and work together given their close geographic locations.  Due to the geographical proximity of the clubs and despite the rivalry, Inverness have signed many former Ross County players over the years, including [[Billy Mckay]], [[Barry Wilson (footballer)|Barry Wilson]], [[Stuart Golabek]], [[Roy McBain]], [[Graham Bayne]], [[Richard Hastings]], Steven Hislop, [[John Rankin (footballer, born 1983)|John Rankin]], [[Andrew Barrowman]], [[Lionel Djebi-Zadi]] and [[Don Cowie (footballer)|Don Cowie]]. Many former Inverness CT players have also ''"crossed the [[Kessock Bridge|bridge]]"'' in the opposite direction, most notably [[Grant Munro (footballer)|Grant Munro]], [[Michael Fraser (footballer)|Michael Fraser]],  [[Ross Tokely]] and [[Coll Donaldson]] in recent years. Both Stuart Golabek and Andy Barrowman had two spells at County each, with the former also having two spells at Inverness. A notable player is [[Iain Vigurs]], who is one of (if not the first) few player(s) to cross the bridge more than twice, having spent two spells with both County and Inverness.

==Stadium==
The club's home ground, [[Victoria Park, Dingwall|Victoria Park]], has a greater capacity than the population of [[Dingwall]], which was 5,491 at the [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011 census]]. However the County of [[Ross and Cromarty]], from which the club draws much of its support, has a population of over 60,000. The largest crowd ever to watch a match at Victoria Park was reported as 8,000, for the [[Scottish Cup]] match between Ross County and [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in February 1966.<ref name = "Inglis472">{{harvnb|Inglis|1996|p=472}}</ref> The revenue from this match helped to fund construction of the Jail End terrace.<ref name = "Inglis472"/>

== Kit history ==
{{Commons|Ross County F.C. kits}}

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|+
!Period
!Manufacturer
!Sponsor
|-
|1929–1977
|Unknown
| rowspan="3" |None
|-
|1977–1982
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
|1982–1984
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|ENG}} Litesome
|-
|1984–1985
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|SCO}} MacLean Sports
|-
|1985–1987
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Umbro]]
|-
|1987–1990
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|SCO}} Ken's Garage
|-
|1990–1991
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Admiral Sportswear|Admiral]]
|-
|1991–1992
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} MacGregor Industrial Supplies
|-
|1992–1993
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} RCFC Collection
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} The Boutique
|-
|1993–1994
| rowspan="2" |Activity
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} MacGregor Industrial Supplies
|-
|1994–1996
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} MacGregor Group
|-
|1996–1998
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Victoria Collection
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|SCO}} MacLean electrical
|-
|1998–2000
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Avec
|-
|2000–2004
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|USA}} Xara
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[Aberdeen Asset Management]]
|-
|2004–2007
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} MacLean electrical
|-
|2007–2008
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Crest Teamwear
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Roxburgh
|-
|2008–2010
|{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Adidas]]
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|SCO}} Highnet
|-
|2010–2012
|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2012–2014
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Diadora]]
| rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[CRC-Evans]]
|-
|2014–2016
|{{Flagicon|ENG}} [[Carbrini Sportswear|Carbrini]]
|-
|2016–2018
| rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Macron (sportswear)|Macron]]
|-
|2018–2020
|{{Flagicon|SCO}} [[McEwan Fraser Legal]]
|-
|2020–2021
| rowspan="2" | {{Flagicon|SCO}} Ross-Shire Engineering
|-
|2021–present
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Joma]]
|}

==Players==

===Current squad===
{{updated|30 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/squads | title=First Team Squad | website=Ross County F.C. | access-date=30 June 2023 | archive-date=6 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606153524/http://rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk/squads/1st-team | url-status=live }}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1 |nat=SCO|name=[[Ross Laidlaw]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=2 |nat=ENG|name=Ben Crompton|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=3 |nat=IRL|name=Len O'Sullivan|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=4 |nat=ENG|name=[[Akil Wright]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6 |nat=ENG|name=[[Connor Randall]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=7 |nat=SCO|name=[[Jay Henderson (footballer)|Jay Henderson]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8 |nat=SCO|name=[[Dean Cornelius]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9 |nat=NIR|name=[[Ronan Hale]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|name=[[Noah Chilvers]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|name=[[Kieran Phillips (footballer, born 2000)|Kieran Phillips]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=12|nat=SCO|name=[[Scott Fraser (footballer, born 1995)|Scott Fraser]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=SCO|name=[[Nicky Clark]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=SCO|name=[[Dylan Smith (Scottish footballer)|Dylan Smith]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=SCO|name=[[Alex Iacovitti]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=SCO|name=[[Gary Mackay-Steven]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=SCO|name=[[Andrew Macleod (footballer)|Andrew Macleod]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|name=[[Brad Foster (footballer)|Brad Foster]]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=SCO|name=[[Ross Docherty]]|pos=MF|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|name=Jack Wells-Morrison|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=SCO|name=[[Jordan White (footballer)|Jordan White]]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=SCO|name=[[Ryan Duncan (footballer)|Ryan Duncan]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=SCO|name=[[Miller Thomson (footballer)|Miller Thomson]]|pos=MF|other=on loan from [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=NIR|name=[[Trevor Carson]]|pos=GK|other=on loan from [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|nat=SCO|name=[[Declan Gallagher]]|pos=DF|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|nat=SCO|name=[[Jamie Lindsay (footballer, born 1995)|Jamie Lindsay]]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=SCO|name=Joe Coyle|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=40|nat=SCO|name=Greg Ferguson|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=SCO|name=[[Josh Reid]]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=SCO|name=[[James Scott (footballer, born 2000)|James Scott]]|pos=FW|other=on loan from [[St Mirren F.C.|St Mirren]]}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=SCO|name=[[Sean Mackie]]|pos=DF|other=on loan from [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===On loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=SCO|name=[[Arron Lyall]]|pos=MF|other=on loan at [[Greenock Morton F.C.|Greenock Morton]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|name=[[George Robesten]]|pos=MF|other=on loan at [[Strathspey Thistle F.C.|Strathspey Thistle]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=SCO|name=Adam Emslie|pos=FW|other=on loan at [[Cove Rangers F.C.|Cove Rangers]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=SCO|name=Jamie Williamson|pos=MF|other=on loan at [[Strathspey Thistle F.C.|Strathspey Thistle]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=SCO|name=Copeland Thain|pos=MF|other=on loan at [[Clachnacuddin F.C.|Clachnacuddin]]}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=SCO|name=Jayden Reid|pos=GK|other=co-operation loan with [[Invergordon F.C.|Invergordon]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=49|nat=SCO|name=Calum Brown|pos=FW|other=on loan at [[Strathspey Thistle F.C.|Strathspey Thistle]]}}
{{Fs player|no=52|nat=SCO|name=Rio Hastings|pos=MF|other=co-operation loan with [[Invergordon F.C.|Invergordon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=54|nat=SCO|name=Oliver Lamont|pos=MF|other=co-operation loan with [[Invergordon F.C.|Invergordon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=56|nat=SCO|name=Lewis Mackay|pos=MF|other=co-operation loan with [[Invergordon F.C.|Invergordon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=58|nat=SCO|name=James Boyd|pos=DF|other=on loan at [[Wick Academy F.C.|Wick Academy]]}}
{{Fs end}}

==Club staff==
===Coaching staff===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Name
|-
| Manager || [[Stuart Kettlewell]]
|-
| Co-Assistant manager || [[Stephen Frail]]
|-
| Co-Assistant manager || [[John Robertson (footballer, born 1964)|John Robertson]]
|-
| Goalkeeping coach || [[Scott Y. Thomson|Scott Thomson]]
|-
| Head of recruitment || [[Greg Strong]]
|-
| Chief scout || [[Stuart Millar]]
|-
| Match analyst || Max Campbell
|-
| Head of performance || Jason Moriarty
|-
| Physiotherapists || Beth MacIver<br/>Fiona Hogg
|-
| Academy manager || [[Campbell Money]]
|-
| Head of youth and academy operations || Gordon Duff
|-
| Head of youth scouting || John MacLeod
|}

==Managerial history==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!|Dates
!|Name
|-
|1929–1930
|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tom Pirie]]
|-
| 1985–1987
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Buchanan (footballer, born 1951)|John Buchanan]]
|-
| 1987–1996
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Bobby Wilson (footballer, born 1943)|Robert Wilson]]
|-
| 1 July 1996 – 11 November 2002
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Neale Cooper]]
|-
| 27 November 2002 – 11 June 2005
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Smith (footballer, born 1939)|Alex Smith]] 
|-
| 21 June 2005 – 24 October 2005
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Robertson (footballer, born 1964)|John Robertson]] 
|-
| 24 October 2005 – 3 June 2006
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gardner Speirs]] ''(caretaker)'' 
|-
| 1 July 2006 – 30 April 2007
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Scott Leitch]] 
|-
| 17 May 2007 – 2 October 2007
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Dick Campbell (footballer, born 1953)|Dick Campbell]] 
|-
| 4 October 2007 – 11 November 2010<br/>19 May 2011 – 28 August 2014<br/>20 November 2023 – 7 February 2024
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Derek Adams]] 
|-
| 11 November 2010 – 25 November 2010
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Craig Brewster]] ''(caretaker)''  
|-
| 25 November 2010 – 12 February 2011
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Willie McStay (footballer, born 1961)|Willie McStay]]
|-
| 12 February 2011 – 17 February 2011
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[George Adams (footballer, born 1950)|George Adams]] ''(caretaker)'' 
|-
| 17 February 2011 – 15 May 2011
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jimmy Calderwood]] 
|-
| 28 August 2014 – 9 September 2014
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Ferguson (footballer, born 1977)|Steven Ferguson]] ''(caretaker)'' 
|-
| 9 September 2014 – 25 September 2017
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Jim McIntyre (footballer)|Jim McIntyre]]
|-
| 28 September 2017 – 1 March 2018
| {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Owen Coyle]]
|-
| 2 March 2018 – 10 June 2020
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Steven Ferguson (footballer, born 1977)|Steven Ferguson]]<br/> {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Kettlewell]]
|-
| 10 June 2020 – 19 December 2020<br>30 December 2025 – present
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Stuart Kettlewell]]
|-
| 21 December 2020 – 24 May 2021
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)|John Hughes]]
|-
| 26 May 2021 – 15 November 2023
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Malky Mackay]]
|-
| 8 February 2024 – 24 August 2025
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Don Cowie (footballer)|Don Cowie]]
|-
| 2 September 2025 – 14 December 2025
| {{flagicon|SCO}} [[Tony Docherty]]
|-
|}

==Club records==
{{See also|List of Ross County F.C. records and statistics}}

* '''First league goal scored''': William D Herd 1994 v [[Cowdenbeath F.C.|Cowdenbeath]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ross County All-Time Records|url=http://www.staggiearchive.co.uk/alltime.php|publisher=Staggies Archive|date=7 October 2019|access-date=7 October 2019|archive-date=25 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025021028/http://www.staggiearchive.co.uk/alltime.php|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''Record all-time attendance''': 8,000 approx v [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] ([[Scottish Cup]] 28 February 1966)
* '''Record league attendance''': 6,590 v [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] ([[Scottish Premiership]] 18 November 2017)
* '''Record win''': 11–0 v [[St Cuthbert Wanderers F.C.|St Cuthbert Wanderers]] ([[1993–94 Scottish Cup|1993–94 Scottish Cup first round]])
* '''Record defeat''': 0–7 v [[Kilmarnock F.C.|Kilmarnock]] ([[1961–62 Scottish Cup|1961–62 Scottish Cup third round]])
* '''Club record signing''': £100,000 – [[Ross Draper]] from [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]], 9 August 2017<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40881429 | title=Ross County sign midfielder from Inverness Caledonian Thistle | publisher=[[BBC Sport]] | work=bbc.co.uk/sport | date=9 August 2017 | access-date=12 August 2017 | archive-date=14 August 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814001445/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40881429 | url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''Club record sale''': Undisclosed (>£300,000) – [[Liam Boyce]] to [[Burton Albion F.C.|Burton Albion]], 20 June 2017<ref>{{cite news |title=Liam Boyce: Burton sign Ross County striker in club-record deal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40346309 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 June 2017 |access-date=20 June 2017 |archive-date=20 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620214355/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40346309 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honours==

===League===
* '''[[Scottish Football League First Division|First Division]] / [[Scottish Championship|Championship]] (second tier)'''
** '''Winners''' (2): [[2011–12 Scottish First Division|2011–12]], [[2018–19 Scottish Championship|2018–19]]
* '''[[Scottish Football League Second Division|Second Division]] (third tier)'''
** '''Winners''' (1): [[2007–08 Scottish Second Division|2007–08]]
* '''[[Scottish Football League Third Division|Third Division]] (fourth tier)'''
** '''Winners''' (1): [[1998–99 in Scottish football|1998–99]]
* '''[[Highland Football League]]'''
** '''Winners''' (3): 1966–67, [[1990–91 Highland Football League|1990–91]], [[1991–92 Highland Football League|1991–92]]
* '''[[North Caledonian Football League]]'''
** '''Winners''' (2): 1965–66, 1996–97 (Reserves)

===Cup===
* '''[[Scottish League Cup]]:'''
** '''Winners''' (1): [[2015–16 Scottish League Cup|2015–16]]
* '''[[Scottish Cup]]:'''
** ''Runners-up'' (1): [[2009–10 Scottish Cup|2009–10]]
* '''[[Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]]'''
** '''Winners''' (3): [[2006–07 Scottish Challenge Cup|2006–07]], [[2010–11 Scottish Challenge Cup|2010–11]], [[2018–19 Scottish Challenge Cup|2018–19]]
** ''Runners-up (2)'': [[2004 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|2004–05]], [[2008 Scottish Challenge Cup Final|2008–09]]
* '''[[Scottish Qualifying Cup|Qualifying Cup (North)]]'''
** '''Winners''' (2): [[1973–74 Scottish Cup|1973–74]], [[1993–94 Scottish Cup|1993–94]]
** ''Runners-up (4)'': [[1933–34 Scottish Cup|1933–34]], [[1965–66 Scottish Cup|1965–66]], [[1969–70 Scottish Cup|1969–70]], [[1972–73 Scottish Cup|1972–73]]
* '''[[North of Scotland Cup]]'''
** '''Winners''' (6): 1929–30, 1969–70, 1971–72, 1991–92, 2006–07, 2018–19
* '''[[Highland League Cup]]'''
**'''Winners''' (4): 1949–50, 1968–69, 1978–79, 1991–92

===Youth===
* '''[[SPFL Development League]] (Under-20)'''
** '''Winners''' (1): [[2016–17 SPFL Development League|2016–17]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*{{cite book | last = Inglis | first = Simon | title = Football Grounds of Britain  | year = 1996  | publisher = Collins Willow  | isbn = 0-00-218426-5  }}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{Official website|https://www.rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk}}

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