Ross County Football Club is a Scottish professional association football club based in Dingwall. Ross County joined the Highland Football League in 1929, and then were one of two clubs voted into the Scottish Professional Football League System in 1994.

The club's record appearance maker is Michael Gardyne, who has made over 400 appearances through four spells at the club. Michael Gardyne is also County's all time goal scorer, scoring 73 goals.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Ross County, records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Ross County players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records are also included in the list.

Honours League First Division/Championship (second tier) Winners (2): 2011–12, 2018–19 Second Division (third tier) Winners (1): 2007–08 Third Division (fourth tier) Winners (1): 1998–99 Highland Football League Winners (3): 1966–67, 1990–91, 1991–92 Runners-up (2): 1967–68, 1972–73 North Caledonian Football League Winners (2): 1965–66, 1996–97

Cup Scottish Cup Runners-up (1): 2009–10 Scottish League Cup: Winners (1): 2015–16 Challenge Cup Winners (3): 2006–07, 2010–11, 2018–19 Runners-up (2): 2004–05, 2008–09 Qualifying Cup (North) Winners (1): 1993–94 Runners-up (5): 1933–34, 1965–66, 1969–70, 1972–73, 1973–74 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

Player records

Individual records Most Appearance Holder: Michael Gardyne (444) Record Goalscorer: Michael Gardyne (73) Most Goals in a season (all competitions): Andrew Barrowman (29) Most Goals in a season (league): Andrew Barrowman (24) Most Clean Sheets: Nicky Walker (54) Most Hat-Tricks: Liam Boyce (5)

Most appearances As of 30 August 2026

# Name Career Apps Goals 1 Michael Gardyne 2006–2007, 2008–2012, 2014–2015, 2015–2021 444 73 2 Scott Boyd 2007–2008, 2008–2017 306 12 3 Mark McCulloch 2002–2009 288 8 4 Richard Brittain 2008–2015 269 50 5 Don Cowie 2000–2007, 2018–2020 249 29 6 Iain Vigurs 2009–2013, 2018–2021 238 29 7 Jordan White 2021–2026 234 46 8 Sean Higgins 2002–2009 220 59 9 Steven Ferguson 1996–2003 220 54 10 Connor Randall2020– 201 5 11 Marcus Fraser 2015–2020 197 4 12 Paul Lawson 2007–2013 190 17 13 Martin Scott 2006–2011, 2012–2013 189 9 14 Ross Laidlaw 2019–2026 186 0 15 Kenny Gilbert 1996–2003 183 4 16 David MacKay 1994–2001 177 2 17 Ian Maxwell 1998–2002 171 5 18 Hugh Robertson 2000–2004, 2006-2008 160 16 19 Billy Herd 1994–1999 154 5 20 Stuart Kettlewell 2009–2014 154 10 21 Brian Irvine 1999–2003 150 18 22 Gary Miller 2007–2012 150 3 23 David Winters 1996–2003 148 42 24 Stuart Golabek 1995–1999, 2007–2009 147 10 25 Scott Fox 2014–2019 147 0

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Top goalscorers As of 30 August 2026

# Name Career Apps Goals Ratio 1 Michael Gardyne 2006–2007, 2008–2012, 2014–2015, 2015–2021 444 73 2 Sean Higgins 2002–2009 220 59 3 Derek Adams 1996–1998, 2006–2009 134 56 4 Liam Boyce 2014–2017 115 55 5 Steven Ferguson 1996–2003 220 54 6 Richard Brittain 2008–2015 269 50 7 Brian Graham 2015–2016, 2018–2020, 2026– 107 46 8 Jordan White 2021–2026 234 46 9 Andrew Barrowman 2007–2008, 2010–2011 94 45 10 Alex Bone 2000, 2000–2003 105 44 11 David Winters 2003, 2003–2006, 2008–2008 148 42 12 Billy McKay 2017–2021 126 41 13 Steven Craig 2008–2012 123 33 14 Ronan Hale 2024–2026 67 30 15 Alex Schalk 2015–2018 108 30 16 Don Cowie 2000–2007, 2018–2020 249 30 17 Craig Curran 2014–2018 118 29 18 Iain Vigurs 2009–2013, 2018–2021 238 29 19 Gary Wood 1996–2000 80 28 20 Ross Stewart 2018–2021 82 28 21 Neil Tarrant 1997–1999, 2001-2002 60 27 22 Simon Murray 2023–2024 62 26 23 Brian Grant 1994–1996 84 26 24 Jamie MacPherson 1994–1999 65 21 25 Colin McMenamin 2011–2013 60 21 26 John Rankin 2003–2006 124 21

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Clean Sheets As of 1 May 2026

# Name Career Apps Clean Sheets Ratio 1 Nicky Walker 1997–2001 137 54 2 Ross Laidlaw 2019–2026 186 45 3 Tony Bullock 2001–2003, 2007–2009 145 41 4 Scott Fox 2014–2019 147 38 5 Michael McGovern 2009–2011 96 32 6 Steve Hutchison 1994–1998 98 30 7 Michael Fraser 2011–2014 77 25 8 Mark Brown 2012–2015 71 17 9 Colin Stewart 2003–2005 47 13 10 Trevor Carson 2025–2026 30 10

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Club captains NameDatesNotes Jim Lauchlan2004–2006 Don Cowie 2006–2007 Richard Brittain 2009–2015 Andrew Davies 2015–2018 Marcus Fraser 2018–2020 Iain Vigurs 2020–2021 Keith Watson 2021–2023 Jack Baldwin 2023–2024 Connor Randall 2024–2025 Declan Gallagher 2025–2026 Brian Graham 2026–

Team of the decade In January 2020 Ross County Twitter put out a poll to fans to decide on the team of the 2010s. The results were as follows:

GK: Scott Fox DF: Marcus Fraser DF: Andrew Davies DF: Scott Boyd DF: Evangelos Ikonomou MF: Richard Brittain MF: Jackson Irvine MF: Iain Vigurs MF: Michael Gardyne FW: Liam Boyce FW: Alex Schalk

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International players This is a list of former and current players who have played at full international level while with the club and the year of their first International cap while at the club. Most Caps while at Club: Liam Boyce, Atli Gregersen, Yoann Arquin, Richard Hastings (6) Most International Goals while at Club: Liam Boyce (1) Score for capped country listed first +PlayerCountryFirst CapLast CapJackson Irvine Australia5–0 vs. Bangladesh, 3 September 20151–0 vs. Greece, 4 June 2016Josh Nisbet Australia0–0 vs. Indonesia, 10 September 2024André Hainault Canada1–2 vs. Japan, 22 March 20130–1 vs. Costa Rica, 27 May 2013Richard Hastings Canada1–2 vs. Malta, 14 November 20013–1 vs. Switzerland, 15 May 2002Victor Loturi Canada4–2 vs. Cuba, 4 July 2023Tim Chow Chinese Taipei1–2 vs. Turkmenistan, 14 November 2017Mattias Käit Estonia0–0 vs. Armenia, 24 March 20180–2 vs. Georgia, 27 March 2018Atli Gregersen Faroe Islands1–2 vs. Estonia, 11 August 20100–3 vs. Scotland, 16 November 2010Regan Charles-Cook Grenada0–4 vs. Honduras, 14 July 20210–0 vs. Gibraltar, 23 March 2022Nohan Kenneh Liberia2–2 vs. South Africa, 24 March 20232–1 vs. São Tomé and Príncipe, 24 March 2025Yoann Arquin Martinique1–1 vs. Curaçao, 8 October 20142–0 vs. Antigua and Barbuda, 16 November 2014Liam Boyce Northern Ireland1–1 vs. Qatar, 31 May 20151–0 vs. Azerbaijan, 10 June 2017Ronan Hale Northern Ireland1–0 vs. Iceland, 10 June 2025Michael McGovern Northern Ireland0–1 vs. Chile, 30 May 2010Seán Webb Northern Ireland0–1 vs. Uruguay, 21 May 20062–1 vs. Sweden, 28 March 2007Filip Kiss Slovakia3–1 vs. Israel, 15 March 20142–1 vs. Finland, 18 November 2014Erik Čikoš Slovakia2–0 vs. Montenegro, 23 May 20140–1 vs. Russia, 26 May 2014

Club records

First league goal scored: William D Herd 1994 v Cowdenbeath Record all-time attendance: 8,000 approx v Rangers (Scottish Cup 28 February 1966) Record league attendance: 6,590 v Celtic (Scottish Premiership 18 November 2017) Record win: 11–0 v St Cuthbert Wanderers (1993–94 Scottish Cup first round) Record League win 8-0 v Albion Rovers (15 August 1998) 8-0 x Queen of the South (15 September 2026) Record defeat: 0–7 v Kilmarnock (1961–62 Scottish Cup third round) Club record signing: £100,000 – Ross Draper from Inverness Caledonian Thistle, 9 August 2017 Club record sale: £500,000 – Liam Boyce to Burton Albion, 20 June 2017

Managers Information correct as of 03 October 2026. Only competitive matches are counted. Table headers Nationality – If the manager played international football as a player, the country/countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the manager's nationality is given as their country of birth. From – The year of the manager's first game for Ross County. To – The year of the manager's last game for Ross County. P – The number of games managed for Ross County. W – The number of games won as a manager. D – The number of games drawn as a manager. L – The number of games lost as a manager. GF – The number of goals scored under his management. GA – The number of goals conceded under his management. Win% – The total winning percentage under his management. Honours – The trophies won while managing Ross County.

+List of Ross County F.C. managersNameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%Win% is rounded to two decimal placesHonours99971 North of Scotland Cup Johnny Hart John Ramage George Henderson George Barrie Jimmy Dykes Jim Stenhouse99971 Highland Football League1 Highland League Cup1 North of Scotland Cup99971 North of Scotland Cup99971 Highland League Cup Robbie Giles Donald Stuart (caretaker) Sandy WallaceChic Ogilvie (interim)Bobby Wilson2 Highland Football League1 North of Scotland Cup1 Highland League Cup1 Scottish Football League Third DivisionDanny McDonald (caretaker)Alex Smith John Robertson (caretaker)1 Scottish Challenge Cup1 Scottish Football League Second Division1 Scottish Football League First Division1 Scottish League CupSteven Ferguson 1 Scottish Championship1 Scottish Challenge CupJohn Robertson (interim)John Robertson (interim)Present

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