# 2021–22 Ross County F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Ross County's third consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 9th season overall in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup. Malky Mackay was appointed as the club's manager on 26 May 2021.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish League Cup

Ross County's first two group stage matches were forfeited due to a COVID-19 outbreak in their squad leaving them unable to field a team.

#### Group stage
### Scottish Cup
## Squad statistics
### Captains

| No. | Pos | Name | No of games | Notes |
| 5 | DF | Jack Baldwin | 19 | |
| 15 | DF | Keith Watson | 15 | Club Captain |
| 7 | MF | Blair Spittal | 7 | |

### Appearances

As of 14 May 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Ross Laidlaw | 23 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Connor Randall | 32 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jake Vokins | 23 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AUT | David Cancola | 18 | 1 | 12+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jack Baldwin | 30 | 2 | 27+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Harry Paton | 32 | 0 | 23+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Blair Spittal | 37 | 7 | 27+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Ross Callachan | 38 | 4 | 33+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Alex Samuel | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Dominic Samuel | 31 | 1 | 9+19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Sims | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Keith Watson | 26 | 0 | 13+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SCO | Alex Iacovitti | 33 | 4 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | GRN | Regan Charles-Cook | 37 | 13 | 36+1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Jack Burroughs | 18 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Kayne Ramsay | 9 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Declan Drysdale | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Ross Munro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jordan Tillson | 34 | 0 | 29+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Joseph Hungbo | 33 | 7 | 21+12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | CAN | Ben Paton | 11 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Jordan White | 41 | 6 | 31+7 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | SCO | Matthew Wright | 5 | 1 | 0+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | AUS | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Adam Mackinnon | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | SCO | Ben Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | SCO | Ryan MacLeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | SCO | Oli Shaw | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Alexander Robertson | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Tom Grivosti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Harry Clarke | 17 | 3 | 15+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | SCO | Coll Donaldson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 17 | | MF | Regan Charles-Cook | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 23 | | MF | Joseph Hungbo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 7 | | MF | Blair Spittal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 26 | | FW | Jordan White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 8 | | MF | Ross Callachan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 | | DF | Alex Iacovitti | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 20 | | DF | Harry Clarke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 5 | | DF | Jack Baldwin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 10 | | FW | Dominic Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 30 | | FW | Matthew Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 4 | | MF | David Cancola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 19 | | DF | Kayne Ramsay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 0 | 5 | 52 |
| As of 14 May 2022 |||||||||

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Dundee United | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Motherwell | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 61 | −19 | 46 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Ross County | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 41 | |
| 7 | Livingston | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 49 | |
| 8 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 45 | |
* ↑ Teams play each other three times (33 matches), before the league is split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six).

### League cup table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DUN | FOR | ROS | MON | BRO |
| 1 | Dundee | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 12 | Qualification for the second round | — | 5–2 | — | — | 4–0 |
| 2 | Forfar Athletic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | | — | — | 3–0 | p0–0 | — |
| 3 | Ross County | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | | 0–3 | — | — | 4–1 | — |
| 4 | Montrose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 4 | | 0–2 | — | — | — | 3–0 |
| 5 | Brora Rangers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | — | — |
* ↑ Forfar Athletic were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.
* ↑ Dundee were awarded a technical 3−0 win over Ross County, who were unable to raise a team after a COVID-19 outbreak among players and staff.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 3 June 2021 | Ross Callachan | Hamilton Academical | Free |
| 29 June 2021 | Dominic Samuel | Gillingham | Free |
| 2 July 2021 | Jake Vokins | Southampton | Loan |
| 5 July 2021 | Alexander Robertson | Manchester City | Loan |
| 22 July 2021 | David Cancola | Slovan Liberec | Free |
| 2 August 2021 | Harry Clarke | Arsenal | Loan |
| 6 August 2021 | Ashley Maynard-Brewer | Charlton Athletic | Loan |
| 6 August 2021 | Jack Burroughs | Coventry City | Loan |
| 6 August 2021 | Ben Paton | Blackburn Rovers | Free |
| 17 August 2021 | Joseph Hungbo | Watford | Loan |
| 25 August 2021 | Jack Baldwin | Bristol Rovers | Free |
| 31 August 2021 | Alex Samuel | Wycombe Wanderers | Free |
| 11 January 2022 | Declan Drysdale | Coventry City | Loan |
| 14 January 2022 | Kayne Ramsay | Southampton | Loan |
| 14 February 2022 | Josh Sims | Southampton | Free |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Fee |
| 27 May 2021 | Carl Tremarco | Retired | Free |
| 27 May 2021 | Mohamed Maouche | | Free |
| 16 June 2021 | Billy McKay | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free |
| 17 June 2021 | Michael Gardyne | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free |
| 17 June 2021 | Jason Naismith | Kilmarnock | Free |
| 23 June 2021 | Ross Draper | Cove Rangers | Free |
| 23 June 2021 | Iain Vigurs | Cove Rangers | Free |
| 26 June 2021 | Jermaine Hylton | Newport County | Free |
| 19 July 2021 | Callum Morris | Morpeth Town | Free |
| 11 August 2021 | Matthew Wright | Brora Rangers | Loan |
| 11 August 2021 | Ben Williamson | Nairn County | Loan |
| 11 August 2021 | Logan Ross | Lossiemouth | Loan |
| 31 August 2021 | Oli Shaw | Kilmarnock | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2021 | Tom Grivosti | Elgin City | Loan |
| 3 January 2022 | Coll Donaldson | Dunfermline Athletic | Loan |
| 20 January 2022 | Tom Grivosti | St Patrick's Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2022 | Tony Andreu | UE Sant Julià | Free |