2016–17 Ross County F.C. season
| 2016–17 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Roy MacGregor | ||
| Manager | Jim McIntyre | ||
| Stadium | Victoria Park | ||
| Premiership | Seventh place | ||
| League Cup | Group Stage | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Liam Boyce (23) All: Liam Boyce (24) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,590 vs Rangers Premiership 6 November 2016 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 722 vs Cove Rangers League Cup 30 July 2016 | ||
| Average home league attendance | 4,103[1] | ||
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The 2016–17 season was the club's 4th season in the Scottish Premiership and their fifth consecutive appearance in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup, having won the League Cup the previous year for the first time in their history.[2]
Season summary
County were unable to retain the trophy after being knocked out of the Group Stages in a new format introduced by the SPFL.[3] County U20s won the Development League, managed by Stuart Kettlewell.[4] Liam Boyce finished the season on 23 league goals and was the top goalscorer in the Scottish Premiership.[5]
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss Postponed
Pre-season
| 5 July 2016[6] Friendly | Paksi FC | 1–3 | Ross County | Budapest, Hungary |
| 18:00 | Kovács  41' |
1 | Schalk 15', 32' Graham 79' |
Stadium: Globall Sport Complex |
| 8 July 2016[6] Friendly | Soroksár SC | 1–1 | Ross County | Budapest, Hungary |
| 18:00 | Koós 9' |
2 | Irvine 45' |
Stadium: Globall Sport Complex |
Scottish Premiership
| 6 August 2016 1 | Ross County | 1–3 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Curran 67' |
Report | Loy 13', 41' (pen.) McGowan 62' |
Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Madden |
| 13 August 2016 2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2–3 | Ross County | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Boden 45' Draper 65' |
Report | Boyce 7', 26', 47' |
Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Dallas |
| 20 August 2016 3 | Ross County | 2–0 | Kilmarnock | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 29', 74' |
Report | Attendance: 3,263 Referee: Walsh |
| 27 August 2016 4 | Hamilton Academical | 1–0 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Imrie 74' |
Report | Attendance: 1,609 Referee: Aitken |
| 10 September 2016 5 | Ross County | 1–1 | Motherwell | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 61' McEveley  24'  70' |
Report | Moult 41' (pen.) |
Attendance: 3,019 Referee: Muir |
| 17 September 2016 6 | Rangers | 0–0 | Ross County | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 47,935 Referee: Aitken |
| 24 September 2016 7 | Heart of Midlothian | 0–0 | Ross County | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 15:00 | Rherras 55' Djoum 87' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Woods 50' Dingwall 57'McShane 81' 83'Fraser 90' |
Attendance: 16,321 Referee: Muir |
| 1 October 2016 8 | Ross County | 0–2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Woods 90+3' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Swanson 42' (pen.) Kane 73'Foster 90+2' |
Attendance: 3,299 Referee: Allan |
| 15 October 2016 9 | Aberdeen | 4–0 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Hayes 20' Logan 32'Reynolds 67'McGinn 68'Stockley 78' |
Report SPFL Report |
Fraser 12' Chow  21'Davies 73' |
Attendance: 10,091 Referee: Thomson |
| 22 October 2016 10 | Partick Thistle | 1–1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Welsh 20' Azeez 58' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Davies 12' Curran 50'Dow 90+3'Burke 90+5' |
Attendance: 3,777 Referee: Robertson |
| 26 October 2016 11 | Ross County | 0–4 | Celtic | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Dow 64' McEveley 86' |
BBC Sport SPFL Report |
Roberts 3' Armstrong 83'Griffiths 44'Gordon 73'Sinclair 90+1'Dembélé 90+3' |
Attendance: 6,290 Referee: Muir |
| 22 October 2016 12 | Motherwell | 4–1 | Ross County | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | McDonald 8' van der Weg 32' (o.g.) Heneghan 49' Tait 51' Ainsworth 62' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
van der Weg 39' Quinn 53' Schalk 78' |
Attendance: 3,177 Referee: Walsh |
| 6 November 2016 13 | Ross County | 1–1 | Rangers | Victoria Park |
| 12:00 | McEveley 11' Davies 26'Chow 61'Dow 76'Dingwall 78'Routis 82'Burke 86' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Hill 8' Holt 67'Waghorn 74' |
Attendance: 6,590 Referee: Dallas |
| 19 November 2016 14 | St Johnstone | 2–4 | Ross County | McDiarmid Park |
| 15:00 | Anderson 4' Paton 55'Foster 62'Swanson 65' (pen.)MacLean 80' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
McEveley 24' 65' Routis 38'van der Weg 45+4'Curran 63'Boyce 83' |
Attendance: 2,554 Referee: Beaton |
| 26 November 2016 15 | Ross County | 1–1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 39' |
BBC Report | Crawford 77' |
Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Thomson |
| 3 December 2016 16 | Ross County | 2–2 | Heart of Midlothian | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | McEveley 43' Boyce 86' (pen.) |
BBC Report | Djoum 66' Paterson 67' |
Attendance: 4,042 Referee: Collum |
| 10 December 2016 17 | Dundee | 0–0 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | Attendance: 4,742 Referee: Anderson |
| 17 December 2016 18 | Ross County | 2–1 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 26' Dow 88' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
McGinn 68' |
Attendance: 4,467 Referee: Thomson |
| 23 December 2016 19 | Ross County | 1–3 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Boyce 83' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Lindsay 50' Doolan 62'Erskine 78' |
Attendance: 2,935 Referee: Beaton |
| 28 December 2016 20 | Celtic | 2–0 | Ross County | Celtic Park |
| 15:00 | Sviatchenko 38' Armstrong 45+1' |
BBC Sport SPFL Report |
Attendance: 55,355 Referee: Walsh |
| 31 December 2016 21 | Ross County | 3–2 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 2', 35' Woods 61' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Tremarco 28' Fisher 81' |
Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Madden |
| 28 January 2017 22 | Kilmarnock | 3–2 | Ross County | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Boyd 1' Dicker 61'Longstaff 90' |
BBC Sport SPFL Report |
Routis 7' Schalk 11' |
Attendance: 3,207 Referee: Barry Cook |
| 31 January 2017 23 | Ross County | 1–2 | Motherwell | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | McEveley 34' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
McDonald 28' Moult 54' |
Attendance: 2,511 Referee: McLean |
| 4 February 2017 24 | Rangers | 1–1 | Ross County | Ibrox Stadium |
| 15:00 | Wallace 71' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Schalk 18' |
Attendance: 49,428 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 18 February 2017 25 | Ross County | 1–2 | St Johnstone | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Curran 73' O'Brien 76' |
BBC Report | McEveley 31' (o.g.) Kane 90+1' |
Attendance: 3,187 Referee: Beaton |
| 25 February 2017 26 | Aberdeen | 1–0 | Ross County | Pittodrie Stadium |
| 15:00 | Reynolds 27' Rooney 69' |
BBC Report SPFL Report |
Gardyne 23' |
Attendance: 11,774 Referee: Collum |
| 1 March 2017 27 | Heart Of Midlothian | 0–1 | Ross County | Tynecastle Stadium |
| 19:45 | Struna 16' |
BBC Report | Chow 15' Schalk 51'Boyce 68' |
Attendance: 15,470 Referee: Muir |
| 11 March 2017 28 | Ross County | 1–2 | Kilmarnock | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Boyce 38' 58' van der Weg 74'Curran 79'Chow 80' |
BBC Report | Sammon 46' Boyd 85'Roberts 32'Hendrie 64'Taylor 79' |
Attendance: 3,380 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 18 March 2017 29 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 1–1 | Ross County | Tulloch Caledonian Stadium |
| 15:00 | Tansey 48' Tremarco 88' |
BBC Report | Naismith 52' Schalk 86' |
Attendance: 4,123 Referee: Crawford Allan |
| 1 April 2017 30 | Partick Thistle | 2–1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium |
| 15:00 | Doolan 64', 79' 65' Edwards 68'Lawless 74' |
BBC Report | Curran 58' Fraser 84' |
Attendance: 3,149 Referee: Collum |
| 4 April 2017 31 | Ross County | 2–1 | Dundee | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Chow 7' Davies 25'O'Brien 56' 81'Boyce 90' (pen.)Curran 90+1' |
BBC Report | O'Dea 26' 45' (pen.) O'Hara 90+1'Williams 52' 90+2' |
Attendance: 2,819 Referee: Beaton |
| 8 April 2017 32 | Hamilton Academical | 1–1 | Ross County | New Douglas Park |
| 15:00 | Donati 3' Bingham 15'McMann 37'Skondras 45'Devlin 57' |
BBC Report | Curran 60' |
Attendance: 1,548 Referee: McLean |
| 16 April 2017 33 | Ross County | 2–2 | Celtic | Victoria Park |
| 12:30 | Gardyne 40' 50' O'Brien 76'Boyce 90' (pen.) 90+1'Davies 90+3' |
BBC Report | Tierney 34' Roberts 78'Šimunović 88'Brown 90+2' |
Attendance: 6,205 Referee: Don Robertson |
| 28 April 2017 34 | Ross County | 4–0 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | O'Brien 10' Boyce 21', 34', 49' (pen.), 60' (pen.)Chow 53' |
BBC Report | Vigurs 49' Polworth 60' |
Attendance: 4,928 Referee: Thomson |
| 6 May 2017 35 | Motherwell | 0–1 | Ross County | Fir Park |
| 15:00 | BBC Report | van der Weg 44' O'Brien 61'Routis 72' |
Attendance: 3,870 Referee: Madden |
| 13 May 2017 36 | Dundee | 1–1 | Ross County | Dens Park |
| 15:00 | McGowan 62' Vincent 63'O'Dea 76' (pen.) 77' |
BBC Report | Boyce 4' Fraser 33'Woods 54'Gardyne 65'O'Brien 69'Curran 76'Tumilty 90+4' |
Attendance: 6,812 Referee: Nick Walsh |
| 16 May 2017 37 | Ross County | 3–2 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park |
| 19:45 | Gardyne 3' Matthews 31' (o.g.)O'Brien 89'Franks 90+1'Boyce 90+3' |
BBC Report | Bingham 26' Longridge 8'MacKinnon 13'Templeton 75'Imrie 90'Skondras 90+3' |
Attendance: 4,871 Referee: Alan Muir |
| 20 May 2017 38 | Kilmarnock | 1–2 | Ross County | Rugby Park |
| 15:00 | Sammon 10' (pen.) Smith 41'Dicker 67' |
BBC Report | Boyce 21', 34' |
Attendance: 3,951 Referee: Madden |
League Cup
| 16 July 2016[7] Group D[7] | Montrose | 0–1 | Ross County | Links Park |
| 15:00 | SPFL Report | Graham 86' (pen.) |
Attendance: 557 Referee: Charleston |
| 23 July 2016 Group D | Ross County | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Graham 75' (pen.) |
SPFL Report | Čikoš 18' (o.g.) |
Attendance: 1,173 Referee: McKendrick |
| Penalties | ||||
| 26 July 2016 Group D | Alloa Athletic | 3–2 | Ross County | Recreation Park |
| 19:30 | Kirkpatrick 2' Robertson 11'Waters 72' |
SPFL report | Graham 14' Schalk 21' |
Attendance: 319 Referee: Finnie |
| 30 July 2016 Group D | Ross County | 7–0 | Cove Rangers | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Schalk 24', 49' Graham 46', 56', 89'Curran 65', 81' |
SPFL Report | Attendance: 722 Referee: Mat Northcroft |
Scottish Cup
| 21 January 2017 Fourth Round | Ross County | 6–2 | Dundee United | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Routis 6' 76' Quinn 16'Chow 28'Boyce 30'O'Brien 90+2' |
Report | Andreu 13' 35' 45+2' Telfer 15'Fraser 39' |
Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Kevin Clancy |
| 11 February 2017 Fifth Round | Ross County | 0–1 | Aberdeen | Victoria Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Logan 87' |
Attendance: 4,671 Referee: Madden |
Squad statistics
Appearances
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO
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Scott Fox | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
|
Marcus Fraser | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO
|
Jason Naismith | 16 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  FRA
|
Christopher Routis | 34 | 5 | 23+7 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | SCO
|
Jay McEveley | 29 | 3 | 20+3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SCO
|
Jim O'Brien | 18 | 1 | 8+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | SCO
|
Michael Gardyne | 38 | 2 | 28+5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO
|
Martin Woods | 35 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO
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Ryan Dow | 24 | 1 | 13+10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW |  NIR
|
Liam Boyce | 41 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW |  ENG
|
Craig Curran | 38 | 7 | 25+8 | 5 | 1+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG
|
Tim Chow | 32 | 2 | 26+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Andrew Davies | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Tony Dingwall | 17 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG
|
Jonathan Franks | 19 | 1 | 9+8 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO
|
Ian McShane | 10 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG
|
Oscar Gobern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SCO
|
Chris Burke | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  NED
|
Alex Schalk | 38 | 8 | 15+17 | 5 | 3+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW |  SVK
|
Milan Lalkovic | 8 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | NED
|
Kenny van der Weg | 38 | 0 | 29+4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK |  EIR
|
Aaron McCarey | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | ENG
|
Mark Foden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | SCO
|
Paul Quinn | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 50 | MF | ENG
|
Davis Keillor-Dunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | DF | SCO
|
Reghan Tumilty | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 53 | FW | SCO
|
Greg Morrison | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | MF | SCO
|
Blair Malcolm | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | FW | SCO
|
Russell Dingwall | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | SCO
|
Dylan Dykes | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the 2016–17 season | |||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SVK
|
Erik Čikoš (contract terminated by mutual consent) | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO
|
Chris Robertson (contract terminated) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | SCO
|
Richard Foster (joined St Johnstone) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SCO
|
Brian Graham (joined Hibernian) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | SCO
|
Scott Boyd (joined Kilmarnock) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | SCO
|
Christopher McLaughlin (loaned to Forfar Athletic) | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goalscorers
| Ranking | Nation | Number | Name | Scottish Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
10 | Liam Boyce | 23 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| 2 | |
23 | Alex Schalk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | |
11 | Craig Curran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | |
19 | Brian Graham | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | |
4 | Christopher Routis | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | |
5 | Jay McEveley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | |
7 | Michael Gardyne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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12 | Tim Chow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | |
6 | Jim O'Brien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | |
8 | Martin Woods | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | |
9 | Ryan Dow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | |
15 | Andrew Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | |
17 | Jonathan Franks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | |
22 | Chris Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | |
43 | Paul Quinn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| TOTALS | 48 | 11 | 6 | 65 | |||
Disciplinary record
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Premiership | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | ||||
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| 1 | |
GK | Scott Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | |
DF | Marcus Fraser | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | |
DF | Jason Naismith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | |
DF | Christopher Routis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | |
DF | Jay McEveley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 6 | |
MF | Jim O'Brien | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | |
FW | Michael Gardyne | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | |
MF | Martin Woods | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | |
FW | Ryan Dow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | |
FW | Liam Boyce | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | |
FW | Craig Curran | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | |
DF | Tim Chow | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 12 | |
DF | Richard Foster | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | |
DF | Andrew Davies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | |
MF | Tony Dingwall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | |
MF | Ian McShane | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | |
FW | Brian Graham | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | |
MF | Chris Burke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | |
FW | Alex Schalk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | |
FW | Milan Lalkovic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | |
DF | Kenny van der Weg | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 43 | |
DF | Paul Quinn | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | |
DF | Reghan Tumilty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 83 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 95 | 5 | |||
Team statistics
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Heart of Midlothian | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 42 | |
| 7 | Ross County | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 58 | −10 | 46 | |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 41 | |
| 9 | Motherwell | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 38 |
Source: Scottish Premiership, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[8]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-off (only if deciding champion, UEFA competitions qualification and second stage group allocation).[8]
Notes:
- ^ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
Transfers
See also
Notes and references
- ^ http://www.football-lineups.com/tourn/Scottish_Premiership_2016-2017/stats/home_avg_atte/
- ^ "Motherwell and Rangers to meet in Scottish League Cup group stage". STV Sport.
- ^ "Scottish League Cup: Alloa 3-2 Ross County". 26 July 2016 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ross County youth coach Stuart Kettlewell targets first team spots for his stars". 5 May 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Ross County have no interest in selling Liam Boyce - Jim McIntyre". 21 May 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Ross County FC Pre-Season Plans". Ross County FC. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Betfred Cup 2016/2017 Fixtures". spfl.co.uk.
- ^ "Premiership 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Ross County bring in four new signings on free transfers". BBC Sport. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Jay McEveley joins Ross County after Sheffield United exit". BBC Sport. 24 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Tim Chow: Ross County sign Wigan Athletic midfielder". BBC Sport. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Ryan Dow signs on at Ross County until the end of the season". Ross County FC. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Ross County sign Scotland winger Chris Burke". BBC Sport. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Ross County sign Jason Naismith for fee and Jim O'Brien on loan". BBC Sport. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Ross County: Staggies sign midfielders Gobern and Lalkovic". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Dundee United sign Stewart Murdoch after Ross County exit". BBC Sport. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Jackson Irvine: Burton Albion sign Ross County midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Nigel Clough: Jackson Irvine has a 'worrying' likeness to Robbie Savage". BBC Sport. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Foster joins Saints - signings update". SPFL. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Graham joins Hibernian". SPFL. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Kilmarnock sign Ross County's Scott Boyd on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Chris Robertson: AFC Wimbledon sign former Ross County centre-back". BBC Sport. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Erik Cikos leaves Ross County to pursue 'exciting opportunity'". BBC Sport. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Ross County FC Transfer News Christopher McLaughlin completes Development loan to Forfar Athletic". rosscountyfootballclub. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
- ^ "Kilmarnock secure deals for Conor Sammon, Scott Boyd and Joshua Umerah". BBC Sport. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.