2025–26 Ross County F.C. season

Ross County
2025–26 season
ChairmanRoy MacGregor
ManagerDon Cowie
(until 24 August)
John Robertson (interim)
Tony Docherty
(from 3 September – 14 December)
John Robertson (interim)
GroundVictoria Park
Dingwall, Ross-shire
(Capacity: 6,541)
Scottish CupFourth round
League CupGroup stage
Challenge CupThird round

The 2025–26 season is Ross County's first season in the Scottish Championship and the club's first season back in the second tier of Scottish football following their relegation from the Scottish Premiership at the end of the 2024–25 season. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup, the League Cup and the Challenge Cup.

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

1 July 2025 Friendly Strathspey Thistle 0–5 Ross County Grantown-on-Spey
19:45 Report Phillips 16'
Hale 49', 72', 75'
Brown 83'
Stadium: Seafield Park
Note: Testimonial match for Aaron Doran
5 July 2025 Friendly Inverness CT 0–2 Ross County Inverness
14:00 Report Hale 7', 45' Stadium: Caledonian Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Note: Testimonial match for Aaron Doran
8 July 2025 Friendly Clachnacuddin 0–2 Ross County Inverness
19:00 Henderson 47'
Hale 74'
Stadium: Grant Street Park

Scottish Championship

2 August 2025 1 Airdrieonians 2–2 Ross County Airdrie
15:00 Henderson 63', 74' Report Wright 19', 48' Stadium: Excelsior Stadium
Attendance: 1,278
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
8 August 2025 2 Ross County 0–1 St Johnstone Dingwall
19:45 Report Ikpeazu 82' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,185
Referee: Dan McFarlane
23 August 2025 3 Ross County 1–3 Partick Thistle Dingwall
15:00 Randall 66' Report Stanway 28'
Chalmers 48'
Lawless 90+2 pen.'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,098
Referee: Iain Snedden
30 August 2025 4 Dunfermline Athletic 2–2 Ross County Dunfermline
15:00 Chilokoa-Mullen 23'
Rudden 58'
Report Hale 36', 89' Stadium: East End Park
Attendance: 4,828
Referee: Nick Walsh
6 September 2025 5 Ross County 1–2 Arbroath Dingwall
15:00 Phillips 58 pen.' Report Todorov 31'
Muirhead 89 pen.'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,676
Referee: Chris Graham
13 September 2025 6 Ayr United 1–1 Ross County Ayr
15:00 Walker 2' Report Henderson 49' Stadium: Somerset Park
Attendance: 1,912
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
20 September 2025 7 Ross County 1–2 Queen's Park Dingwall
15:00 Hale 44 pen.'
Gallagher  60'
Report Fowler 39', 76' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Alastair Grieve
27 September 2025 8 Greenock Morton 1–1 Ross County Greenock
15:00 Blues 73' Report Hale 18 pen.' Stadium: Cappielow
Attendance: 1,450
Referee: Dan McFarlane
4 October 2025 9 Ross County 2–0 Raith Rovers Dingwall
15:00 Thomson 73'
Hale 90+2'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,675
Referee: Colin Steven
11 October 2025 10 St Johnstone 0–0 Ross County Perth
15:00 Report Stadium: McDiarmid Park
Attendance: 3,750
Referee: David Dickinson
18 October 2025 11 Partick Thistle 1–0 Ross County Glasgow
15:00 Smyth 58' Report Stadium: Firhill Stadium
Attendance: 3,182
Referee: Peter Stuart
25 October 2025 12 Ross County 3–2 Dunfermline Athletic Dingwall
15:00 Fraser 2'
White 3'
Hale 67'
Report A.Tod 45+1'
Randall 53 o.g.'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,771
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
1 November 2025 13 Arbroath 3–0 Ross County Arbroath
15:00 Cochrane 8'
MacIntyre 56'
Steven 77'
Report Stadium: Gayfield Park
Attendance: 1,491
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
8 November 2025 14 Ross County 3–3 Ayr United Dingwall
15:00 Hale 30'
White 32', 51'
Report Walker 23'
McMann 66'
Main 71'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,603
Referee: Chris Graham
15 November 2025 15 Ross County 0–3 Greenock Morton Dingwall
15:00 Report Shaw 20'
MacPherson 58'
Garrity 77'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,803
Referee: Euan Anderson
21 November 2025 Queen's Park P–P Ross County Glasgow
19:45 Stadium: Lesser Hampden
6 December 2025 16 Ross County 1–2 Airdrieonians Dingwall
15:00 Henderson 83' Report Gallagher 57'
Henderson 67'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Calum Scott
13 December 2025 17 Raith Rovers 6–0 Ross County Kirkcaldy
15:00 Brown 8'
Easton 14 pen.', 49'
Rowe 37'
Nsio 77'
Hamilton 83'
Report Stadium: Stark's Park
Attendance: 3,001
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
20 December 2025 18 Ross County 0–2 Arbroath Dingwall
15:00 Report MacIntyre 33'
Steven 83'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2,653
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
27 December 2025 19 Ross County v St Johnstone Dingwall
15:00 Stadium: Victoria Park

Scottish League Cup

Group stage

12 July 2025 Group Stage Stranraer 1–1
(6–5 p)
Ross County Stranraer
15:00 Sharp 76' Report Hale 43' Stadium: Stair Park
Attendance: 469
Referee: Graham Grainger
19 July 2025 Group Stage Queen of the South 0–1 Ross County Dumfries
15:00 Report Henderson 73' Stadium: Palmerston Park
Attendance: 1,012
Referee: Peter Stuart
22 July 2025 Group Stage Ross County 8–0 Edinburgh City Dingwall
19:45 Hale 22', 39', 47 pen.'
Henderson 37', 57'
Coyle 76', 89'
Phillips 82'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,265
Referee: Sean Murdoch
26 July 2025 Group Stage Ross County 1–3 Partick Thistle Dingwall
15:00 White 88' Report Crawford 44'
Chalmers 64'
Stanway 84'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1,740
Referee: Ryan Lee

Scottish Challenge Cup

9 December 2025 Second round Ross County 4–0 Celtic B Dingwall
19:45 Henderson 41'
Docherty 47'
Lindsay 81', 85'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Referee: Joel Kennedy

Scottish Cup

29 November 2025 Third round Banks O'Dee 0–2 Ross County Aberdeen
15:00 Report Hale 19'
White 81'
Stadium: Spain Park
Attendance: 550
Referee: Grant Irvine
17 January 2026 Fourth round Motherwell v Ross County Motherwell
15:00 Stadium: Fir Park

Squad statistics

Captains

No. Pos Nat Name No of games Notes
6 MF Connor Randall 8
23 MF Ross Docherty 4
31 DF Declan Gallagher 12 Club Captain

Appearances

As of 20 December 2025

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premiership League Cup Challenge Cup Scottish Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  SCO Ross Laidlaw 9 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF  ENG Ben Compton 15 0 7+2 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 1 0
3 DF  IRL Len O'Sullivan 20 0 10+4 0 4 0 1 0 0+1 0
4 DF  ENG Akil Wright 16 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF  ENG Connor Randall 16 1 15 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
7 MF  SCO Jay Henderson 20 6 10+4 2 4 3 1 1 0+1 0
8 MF  SCO Dean Cornelius 20 0 9+5 0 3+1 0 1 0 1 0
9 FW  NIR Ronan Hale 22 12 17 7 4 4 0 0 1 1
10 MF  ENG Noah Chilvers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW  ENG Kieran Phillips 16 2 5+6 1 1+3 1 0 0 1 0
12 MF  SCO Scott Fraser 14 1 9+3 1 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
14 FW  SCO Nicky Clark 12 0 2+6 0 2+1 0 1 0 0 0
15 DF  SCO Dylan Smith 13 0 3+4 0 3+1 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF  SCO Alex Iacovitti 16 0 14+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
17 MF  SCO Gary Mackay-Steven 16 0 5+9 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
18 MF  SCO Andrew Macleod 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF  ENG George Robesten 3 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK  ENG Brad Foster 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
23 MF  SCO Ross Docherty 17 1 10+2 0 4 0 1 1 0 0
26 FW  SCO Jordan White 22 5 9+8 3 1+2 1 0+1 0 1 1
25 MF  ENG Jack Wells-Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF  SCO Ryan Duncan 11 0 9+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF  SCO Miller Thomson 3 1 1+1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
30 GK  NIR Trevor Carson 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF  SCO Declan Gallagher 23 0 17 0 4 0 0+1 0 1 0
34 MF  SCO Lewis Mackay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW  SCO Joe Coyle 1 2 0 0 0+1 2 0 0 0 0
38 MF  SCO Jamie Lindsay 14 2 10+2 0 0+1 0 1 2 0 0
43 DF  SCO Josh Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW  SCO James Scott 11 0 4+6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
45 DF  SCO Alister Morrison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club during the season
19 MF  SCO Arron Lyall 7 0 0+3 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW  SCO Adam Emslie 4 0 0 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW  SCO Eamonn Brophy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF  SCO Jamie Williamson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 MF  SCO Copeland Thain 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF  SCO Oliver Lamont 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK  SCO Jayden Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 FW  SCO Calum Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship Scottish Cup League Cup Challenge Cup Total
1 9 FW Ronan Hale 7 1 4 0 12
2 7 MF Jay Henderson 2 0 3 1 6
26 FW Jordan White 3 1 1 0 5
3 4 DF Akil Wright 2 0 0 0 2
11 FW Kieran Phillips 1 0 1 0 2
37 FW Joe Coyle 0 0 2 0 2
38 MF Jamie Lindsay 0 0 0 2 2
4 6 MF Connor Randall 1 0 0 0 1
12 MF Scott Fraser 1 0 0 0 0
23 MF Ross Docherty 0 0 0 1 1
29 MF Miller Thomson 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Total 18 2 11 4 35
As of 20 December 2025

Team statistics

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Dunfermline Athletic 19 6 5 8 26 21 +5 23
7 Greenock Morton 19 4 9 6 17 24 −7 21
8 Queen's Park 18 3 8 7 18 27 −9 17
9 Airdrieonians 19 4 5 10 16 29 −13 17 Qualification for the Championship play-offs
10 Ross County 18 2 6 10 18 36 −18 12 Relegation to League One
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: [1]
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 for deciding promotion, play-off participation and relegation).[2]

League cup table

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR ROS STR QOS EDI
1 Partick Thistle 4 4 0 0 0 11 2 +9 12 Qualification for the second round 2–0 2–0
2 Ross County 4 2 0 1 1 11 4 +7 7 1–3 8–0
3 Stranraer 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 −1 6 p1–1 1–0
4 Queen of the South 4 1 0 0 3 4 4 0 3 0–1 4–0
5 Edinburgh City 4 0 1 0 3 1 16 −15 2 1–4 p0–0
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) goal difference, 2) goals scored, 3) away goals scored, 4) matches won, 5) away matches won, 6) drawing of lots.[4]

Transfers

In

Date Player From Fee
6 June 2025 Declan Gallagher Dundee United Free[5]
10 June 2025 Gary Mackay-Steven Kilmarnock Free[6]
16 June 2025 Ross Docherty Dundee United Free[7]
19 June 2025 Ben Crompton Sunderland Free[8]
21 June 2025 Arron Lyall Greenock Morton Free[9]
23 June 2025 Dean Cornelius Harrogate Town Free[10]
3 July 2025 Brad Foster Wrexham Free[11]
4 July 2025 Len O'Sullivan Glenavon Free[12]
Adam Emslie Aberdeen Free[13]
17 July 2025 Nicky Clark St Johnstone Free[14]
18 July 2025 Jamie Lindsay Bristol Rovers Free[15]
8 August 2025 Alex Iacovitti St Mirren Free[16]
James Scott Loan[17]
12 September 2025 Scott Fraser Dundee Free[18]
25 September 2025 Trevor Carson Loan[19]
30 September 2025 Sean Mackie Falkirk Loan[20]
Ryan Duncan Aberdeen Loan[21]
Miller Thomson Dundee United Loan[22]
18 December 2025 Jack Wells-Morrison Crystal Palace Free[23]

Out

Date Player To Fee
24 May 2025 Connall Ewan Elgin City Free[24]
28 May 2025 Scott Allardice Ratchaburi Free[25][26]
James Brown Kilmarnock Free[25][27]
1 June 2025 Ryan Leak Free[28]
4 June 2025 Alex Samuel Partick Thistle Free[29][30]
Logan Ross Inverness CT Free[29][31]
5 June 2025 Josh Nisbet Roda JC Free[32][33]
Charlie Telfer Airdrieonians Free[34][35]
27 June 2025 Michee Efete Yeovil Town Free[36][37]
Ricki Lamie Free[36]
30 June 2025 Jordan Amissah Burton Albion Undisclosed[38]
1 July 2025 George Harmon Cheltenham Town Free[39]
24 July 2025 Jamie Williamson Strathspey Thistle Loan[40]
Calum Brown
1 August 2025 Eamonn Brophy Greenock Morton Free[41]
8 August 2025 Rio Hastings Invergordon Co-operation loan[42]
Oliver Lamont
Lewis Mackay
Jayden Reid
11 August 2025 Copeland Thain Clachnacuddin Loan[43]
26 September 2025 Adam Emslie Cove Rangers Loan[44]
Arron Lyall Greenock Morton Loan[45]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Championship Table". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  2. ^ "The Rules of the Scottish Professional Football League" (PDF). SPFL. pp. 38–39. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Summary - League Cup". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Format". SPFL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Declan Gallagher joins the Staggies!". Ross County FC. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  6. ^ "GMS returns to the Staggies!". Ross County FC. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Ross Docherty becomes our third summer addition". Ross County FC. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Ben Crompton joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Arron Lyall joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 21 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Dean Cornelius joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Brad Foster joins the club". Ross County FC. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Len O'Sullivan joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  13. ^ "Adam Emslie joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Nicky Clark joins the Staggies". Ross County FC. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Jamie Lindsay rejoins the Staggies!". Ross County FC. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  16. ^ "Iacovitti returns to Ross County!". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  17. ^ "James Scott signs for Ross County!". Ross County FC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  18. ^ "Scott Fraser Joins Ross County!". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 21 September 2025.
  19. ^ "Dundee goalkeeper Trevor Carson joins Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. 25 September 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  20. ^ "Sean Mackie joins Ross County on loan". Falkirk FC. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  21. ^ "Ryan Duncan joins County on loan". Ross County FC. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  22. ^ "Ross County make loan swoop for Miller Thomson!". Ross County FC. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  23. ^ "Jack Wells-Morrison joins the club". Ross County FC. 18 December 2025. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  24. ^ ""It's Great to Be Back" – Connall Ewan Returns to Elgin City FC". elgincity.net. Elgin City FC. 24 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Squad Update: Scott Allardice & James Brown". rosscountyfootballclub.co.uk. Ross County FC. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  26. ^ "Former Inverness Caley Thistle and Ross County midfielder Scott Allardice leaves Europe for new challenge at Thai League One outfit Ratchaburi FC". Inverness Courier. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  27. ^ "Kilmarnock sign ex-County full-back Brown on short-term deal". BBC Sport. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  28. ^ "Squad Update: Ryan Leak". Ross County FC. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  29. ^ a b "Squad Update: Alex Samuel and Logan Ross". Ross County FC. 4 June 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  30. ^ "Alex Samuel becomes a Jag". Partick Thistle. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  31. ^ "Logan Ross Signs for ICTFC". Inverness CT. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  32. ^ "Squad Update: Josh Nisbet". Ross County FC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  33. ^ "Josh Nisbet and Charlie Telfer depart Ross County". Ross County FC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  34. ^ "Squad Update: Charlie Telfer". Ross County FC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  35. ^ "Charlie checks back in". Airdrieonians. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  36. ^ a b "Squad Update: Michee Efete & Ricki Lamie". Ross County FC. 27 June 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  37. ^ "Michee Efete Joins Yeovil Town on Deal Until the End of the Season". ytfc.net. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
  38. ^ "Jordan Amissah Signs for Burton Albion". Burton Albion FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  39. ^ "George Harmon departs". Ross County FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  40. ^ "Brown and Williamson join Strathspey Thistle on loan for the 2025/2026 Campaign". Ross County FC. 24 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  41. ^ "Eamonn Brophy Signs for the Ton". Greenock Morton FC. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  42. ^ "Ross County Collaborate with Invergordon FC". Ross County FC. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  43. ^ "Copeland Thain joins Clach on loan". Ross County FC. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  44. ^ "Adam Emslie joins Cove Rangers on loan". Ross County FC. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  45. ^ "Lyall Joins Greenock Morton on Loan". Ross County FC. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.