2010–11 Ross County F.C. season
# 2010–11 Ross County F.C. season

During the 2010–11 season Ross County competed in the Scottish First Division, Challenge Cup, Scottish League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

Ross County finished eighth in the First Division. They won the Challenge Cup, defeating Queen of the South 2–0 in the final, the second round of the League Cup and were eliminated in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup after a replay.

### Management

They started season 2010–11 under the management of Derek Adams. On 11 November 2010, Adams resigned to become assistant manager of Hibernian with Craig Brewster becoming caretaker manager. On 25 November 2010, Willie McStay was appointed as manager, however after failing to win a game in his nine games in charge on 13 February 2011, he was sacked by the club. Four days later Jimmy Calderwood was appointed as manager until the end of the season.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Dundee | 36 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 44 | |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 39 | 43 | −4 | 43 | |
| 8 | Ross County | 36 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 34 | −4 | 41 | |
| 9 | Cowdenbeath (R) | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 72 | −31 | 35 | Qualification for the First Division play-offs |
| 10 | Stirling Albion (R) | 36 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 82 | −50 | 20 | Relegation to the Second Division |

* ↑ Dundee were docked 25 points for entering administration. The deduction was temporarily lifted pending an appeal by the club, however the appeal failed and the deduction was reinstated.
