# 2022–23 Ross County F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is Ross County's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish Premiership and the club's 10th season overall in the top flight of Scottish football. Ross County will also compete in the Scottish Cup entering in the fourth round and Scottish League Cup entering in the group stage.

## Results & fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Cup
## Squad statistics
### Captains

| No. | Pos | Name | No of games | Notes |
| 15 | DF | Keith Watson | 24 | Club Captain |
| 5 | DF | Jack Baldwin | 19 | |
| 6 | DF | Alex Iacovitti | 3 | |

### Appearances

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premiership | Premiership | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Play-offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Ross Laidlaw | 43 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Connor Randall | 31 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ben Purrington | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | AUT | David Cancola | 37 | 2 | 22+8 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Jack Baldwin | 34 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Alex Iacovitti | 41 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Owura Edwards | 36 | 5 | 15+14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Ross Callachan | 28 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dominic Samuel | 15 | 1 | 3+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Yan Dhanda | 37 | 6 | 23+7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Josh Sims | 27 | 1 | 10+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Victor Loturi | 33 | 1 | 20+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Keith Watson | 34 | 0 | 19+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | George Harmon | 36 | 3 | 28+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Simon Murray | 16 | 3 | 5+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Jordy Hiwula | 27 | 4 | 10+11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Ross Munro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Jordan Tillson | 32 | 1 | 19+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CAN | Ben Paton | 11 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | WAL | Alex Samuel | 13 | 1 | 3+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | SCO | Jordan White | 45 | 11 | 33+5 | 11 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | SCO | Eamonn Brophy | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | WAL | Gwion Edwards | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | SCO | Dylan Smith | 14 | 0 | 5+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | George Robesten | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | SCO | Zach MacPhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | SCO | Jamie Williamson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | LBR | Nohan Kenneh | 19 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Josh Stones | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who left the club during the season ||||||||||
| 12 | DF | ENG | Callum Johnson | 21 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BEL | Kazeem Olaigbe | 25 | 2 | 7+12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SSD | William Akio | 14 | 1 | 2+10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SCO | Adam Mackinnon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Matthew Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | SCO | Ryan MacLeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Jake Eastwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | SCO | Connall Ewan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | SCO | Andrew Macleod | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | SCO | Logan Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Premiership | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Play-offs | Total |
| 1 | 26 | | FW | Jordan White | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 10 | | MF | Yan Dhanda | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | | FW | Owura Edwards | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 6 | | DF | Alex Iacovitti | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | | FW | Jordy Hiwula | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 27 | | FW | Eamonn Brophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 17 | | FW | Simon Murray | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 16 | | DF | George Harmon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | | MF | David Cancola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 17 | | FW | Kazeem Olaigbe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 26 | | FW | William Akio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 25 | | FW | Alex Samuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | | MF | Ross Callachan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 22 | | MF | Jordan Tillson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | | DF | Jack Baldwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | | FW | Dominic Samuel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 11 | | MF | Josh Sims | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 14 | | MF | Victor Loturi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | | DF | Ben Purrington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 52 |
| As of 4 June 2023 ||||||||||

## Team statistics
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | Livingston | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 60 | −24 | 46 | |
| 9 | St Johnstone | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 41 | 59 | −18 | 43 | |
| 10 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 40 | |
| 11 | Ross County (O) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 37 | 60 | −23 | 34 | Qualification for the Premiership play-off final |
| 12 | Dundee United (R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 40 | 70 | −30 | 31 | Relegation to Championship |
* ↑ 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 | ROS | DNF | ALL | EFI | BUC |
| 1 | Ross County | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | 11 | Qualification for the second round | — | 1–0 | — | 7–0 | — |
| 2 | Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | | — | — | 1–1p | — | 5–0 |
| 3 | Alloa Athletic | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | | 0–2 | — | — | p1–1 | — |
| 4 | East Fife | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | | — | 0–2 | — | — | 3–2 |
| 5 | Buckie Thistle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | | 1–1p | — | 1–4 | — | — |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Fee |
| 21 June 2022 | Victor Loturi | Cavalry FC | Undisclosed |
| 21 June 2022 | Yan Dhanda | Swansea City | Free |
| 22 June 2022 | George Harmon | Oxford City | Undisclosed |
| 26 June 2022 | Owura Edwards | Bristol City | Loan |
| 27 June 2022 | Kazeem Olaigbe | Southampton | Loan |
| 28 June 2022 | Jordy Hiwula | Doncaster Rovers | Free |
| 29 June 2022 | Ben Purrington | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 5 July 2022 | Jake Eastwood | Sheffield United | Loan |
| 13 July 2022 | Callum Johnson | Portsmouth | Free |
| 17 July 2022 | William Akio | Valour FC | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2023 | Nohan Kenneh | Hibernian | Loan |
| 24 January 2023 | Josh Stones | Wigan Athletic | Loan |
| 25 January 2023 | Eamonn Brophy | St Mirren | Loan |
| 31 January 2023 | Simon Murray | Queen's Park | Undisclosed |
| 2 February 2023 | Gwion Edwards | Wigan Athletic | Loan |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Fee |
| 26 May 2022 | Coll Donaldson | Falkirk | Free |
| 27 May 2022 | Blair Spittal | Motherwell | Free |
| 8 June 2022 | Regan Charles-Cook | KAS Eupen | Free |
| 6 July 2022 | Logan Ross | Lossiemouth | Loan |
| 22 July 2022 | Ryan MacLeman | Forres Mechanics | Loan |
| 22 July 2022 | Connall Ewan | Forres Mechanics | Loan |
| 28 July 2022 | Adam Mackinnon | Montrose | Loan |
| 28 July 2022 | Matthew Wright | Montrose | Loan |
| 12 September 2022 | Andrew Macleod | Clachnacuddin | Loan |
| 1 October 2022 | Ben Williamson | Rothes | Free |
| 6 January 2023 | Logan Ross | Brora Rangers | Loan |
| 6 January 2023 | Andrew Macleod | Brora Rangers | Loan |
| 13 January 2023 | Callum Johnson | Mansfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 26 January 2023 | Matthew Wright | Falkirk | Loan |
| 27 January 2023 | Adam Mackinnon | Montrose | Loan |
| 28 January 2023 | William Akio | Raith Rovers | Loan |
| 1 April 2023 | Harry Paton | Motherwell | Free |