2012–13 Ross County F.C. season
# 2012–13 Ross County F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was Ross County's first season in the Scottish Premier League, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish First Division at the end of 2011–12 season. They also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

## Summary

### Season

During season 2012–13 Ross County finished fifth in the Scottish Premier League. They reached the second round of the League Cup and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Player statistics

### Captains

| No. | P | Name | Country | No. games | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | MF | Richard Brittain | | 36 | Club captain |

Last updated: 19 May 2013 Source: Competitive match reports. Competitive matches only Matches started as captain only Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

### Squad

    Last updated 19 May 2013

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Michael Fraser | 24 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jon Bateson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | SCO | Marc Fitzpatrick | 23 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SUI | Branislav Mićić | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Grant Munro | 38 | 2 | 36+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Scott Boyd | 38 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | SCO | Ross Tokely | 19 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Stuart Kettlewell | 27 | 2 | 19+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Paul Lawson | 23 | 2 | 20+2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Colin McMenamin | 20 | 1 | 11+8 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Richard Brittain | 36 | 10 | 34+0 | 9 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | SCO | Iain Vigurs | 39 | 9 | 37+0 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Rocco Quinn | 33 | 6 | 31+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Joe Malin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | CAN | André Hainault | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SCO | Martin Scott | 16 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Mark Corcoran | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | GER | Steffen Wohlfarth | 16 | 3 | 6+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Steven Craig | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | NIR | Ivan Sproule | 14 | 6 | 14+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | NIR | Sam Morrow | 25 | 3 | 17+6 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | SCO | Russell Duncan | 4 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | GRE | Evangelos Ikonomou | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Kurtis Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | SCO | Paul Gallacher | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SCO | Gary Glen | 28 | 3 | 6+20 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SCO | Alex Cooper | 16 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | SUI | Mihael Kovacevic | 33 | 0 | 28+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Steven Ross | 11 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | SCO | Mark Brown | 16 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | SCO | Mark Fotheringham | 16 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

    Last updated 19 May 2013

| Number | Position | Name | Premier League | Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | Michael Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Jon Bateson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Marc Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Grant Munro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Scott Boyd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Ross Tokely | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Stuart Kettlewell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Paul Lawson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Colin McMenamin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Richard Brittain | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Iain Vigurs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Rocco Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Joe Malin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | André Hainault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Martin Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Mark Corcoran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Steffen Wohlfarth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | Steven Craig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Ivan Sproule | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Sam Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Russell Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Evangelos Ikonomou | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Kurtis Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | GK | Paul Gallacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Gary Glen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Alex Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | Mihael Kovacevic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Steven Ross | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | Mark Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | Mark Fotheringham | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Branislav Mićić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Team statistics

### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | St Johnstone | 38 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 45 | 44 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 38 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 64 | 60 | +4 | 54 | |
| 5 | Ross County | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 53 | |
| 6 | Dundee United | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 51 | 62 | −11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Hibernian | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 51 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |

* 1 2 Teams in the bottom half at the time of the split may not overtake a team in the top 6 at the time of the split.
* ↑ Since the winners of 2012–13 Scottish Cup, Celtic, qualified for European competition based on league position, the runners–up Hibernian secured a spot in Europa League second qualifying round.

### Division summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | D | W | D | D | L | L | L | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
