| 2011–12 season | |||
| Chairman | |||
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| Manager | |||
| Stadium | Victoria Park | ||
| Scottish First Division | 1st (Champions) | ||
| Challenge Cup | First Round, lost to Elgin City | ||
| League Cup | Third round, lost to Celtic | ||
| Scottish Cup | Fifth round, lost to St. Mirren | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: |
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| Highest home attendance | 4,737 vs. Hamilton Academical, 28 April 2012 | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,047 vs. Livingston, 17 September 2011 | ||
| Average home attendance | 2,745 | ||
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The 2011–12 season was Ross County's fourth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division, having been promoted as champions of the Scottish Second Division at the end of 2007–08 season.[1] They also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.
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Ross County finished first in the First Division[2] and were promoted to the Premier League[3] for the first time.[4] They reached the first round of the Challenge Cup,[5] the third round of the League Cup[6] and the fifth round of the Scottish Cup.[7]
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| Friendly | Brora Rangers | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Dudgeon Park | 2 July 2011 | |||
| Craig Duncan |
Referee: Jim Lyon Report: Fan Site Report |
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| Friendly | Clachnacuddin | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Grant Street Park | 5 July 2011 | |||
| Munro Corcoran |
Referee: Graham Fraser Report: Fan Site Report |
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| Friendly | Forres Mechanics | 2 – 4 | Ross County | Mosset Park | 7 July 2011 | |||
| Morrison Tweedie |
Craig Lawson Byrne |
Referee: Craig Sim Report: Fan Site Report |
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| Friendly | Keith | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Kynoch Park | 12 July 2011 | |||
| Brittain McMenamin |
Report: Fan Site Report |
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| Friendly | Kilmarnock | 2 – 1 | Ross County | Rugby Park | 16 July 2011 | |||
| Harkins Buijs |
Corcoran |
Report: Scotsman Report |
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| First Division | Ross County | 0 – 0 | Morton | Victoria Park | 6 August 2011 | |||
| Attendance: 2,249 Referee: Steven McLean Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Hamilton Academical | 5 – 1 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 13 August 2011 | |||
| McLaughlin Crawford Chambers Paterson Anderson |
Flynn Byrne |
Attendance: 1,744 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 2 – 0 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park | 20 August 2011 | |||
| Kettlewell Craig |
Attendance: 2,065 Referee: Steve Conroy Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 27 August 2011 | |||
| El Alagui |
Craig |
Attendance: 3,009 Referee: Tumilty Report: BBC Report |
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| First Division | Ross County | 2 – 2 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 10 September 2011 | |||
| Brittain Gardyne Miller |
Cairney Erskine |
Attendance: 2,189 Referee: Allan Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Livingston | Victoria Park | 17 September 2011 | |||
| Brittain Craig |
Sinclair Watson |
Attendance: 2,047 Referee: Northcroft Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Raith Rovers | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | 24 September 2011 | |||
| Boyd |
Attendance: 1,479 Referee: John McKendrick Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 1 October 2011 | |||
| Brittain Lawson Morrow Vigurs |
Attendance: 2,121 Referee: Hilland Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Dundee | 1 – 2 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee | 15 October 2011 | |||
| Lockwood |
McMenamin Quinn |
Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Stephen Finnie Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 1 – 0 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 22 October 2011 | |||
| Munro |
Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Allan Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Greenock Morton | 0 – 2 | Ross County | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 29 October 2011 | |||
| Kettlewell Stewart |
Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Richmond Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | 5 November 2011 | |||
| Vigurs |
Attendance: 2,472 Referee: Norris Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 3 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 12 November 2011 | |||
| Kettlewell Gardyne Miller |
Wallace |
Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Somers Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Livingston | 0 – 3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston | 26 November 2011 | |||
| Boulding |
Gardyne McMenamin |
Attendance: 1,628 Referee: Tumilty Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Ross County | 4 – 2 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 3 December 2011 | |||
| Quinn McMenamin Gardyne |
Walker |
Attendance: 2,698 Referee: Charleston Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ayr United | P – P | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr | 10 December 2011 | |||
| First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 17 December 2011 | |||
| McMenamin |
Milne O'Donnell |
Attendance: 3,046 Referee: Salmond Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Falkirk | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Falkirk Stadium, Falkirk | 26 December 2011 | |||
| Duffie |
McMenamin |
Attendance: 4,383 Referee: Richmond Report: SFL Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | P – P | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 2 January 2012 | |||
| First Division | Queen of the South | 0 – 0 | Ross County | Palmerston Park, Dumfries | 14 January 2012 | |||
| Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Brines Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | P – P | Greenock Morton | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 21 January 2012 | |||
| First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Livingston | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 28 January 2012 | |||
| McMenamin Morrow |
Attendance: 2,514 Referee: McKendrick Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Raith Rovers | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Stark's Park, Kirkcaldy | 11 February 2012 | |||
| Walker |
Craig |
Attendance: 1,702 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Ayr United | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 18 February 2012 | |||
| Munro |
Tomsett Tiffoney |
Attendance: 2,390 Referee: Norris Report: SFL Sport |
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| First Division | Dundee | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Dens Park, Dundee | 25 February 2012 | |||
| Conroy |
Kettlewell |
Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Tumilty Report: SFL Sport |
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| First Division | Ayr United | 2 – 3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr | 29 February 2012 | |||
| Parker |
Brittain |
Attendance: 1,096 Referee: Clancy Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Queen of the South | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 3 March 2012 | |||
| Vigurs |
McGuffie |
Attendance: 2,578 Referee: O'Reilly Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Partick Thistle | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 6 March 2012 | |||
| McMenamin Vigurs Gardyne |
Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Brines Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Hamilton Academical | 0 – 2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 10 March 2012 | |||
| McMenamin Boyd |
Attendance: 1,743 Referee: McKendrick Report: SFL Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Falkirk | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 17 March 2012 | |||
| Brittain Quinn |
McGovern Millar El Alagui |
Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Brines Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Partick Thistle | 0 – 1 | Ross County | Firhill Stadium, Glasgow | 24 March 2012 | |||
| McMenamin |
Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Beaton Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Ross County | 1 – 1 | Raith Rovers | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 31 March 2012 | |||
| Lawson |
Clarke |
Attendance: 3,379 Referee: McLean Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Livingston | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Braidwood Motor Company Stadium, Livingston | 7 April 2012 | |||
| Boulding |
McMenamin Vigurs |
Attendance: 2,004 Referee: Richmond Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Ayr United | 1 – 3 | Ross County | Somerset Park, Ayr | 11 April 2012 | |||
| Trouten |
Gardyne McMenamin Morrow |
Attendance: 1,389 Referee: Colvin Report: BBC Report |
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| First Division | Ross County | 3 – 0 | Dundee | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 14 April 2012 | |||
| Gardyne McMenamin Quinn |
McBride |
Attendance: 4,350 Referee: McKendrick Report: BBC Sport |
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| First Division | Greenock Morton | 1 – 1 | Ross County | Cappielow Park, Greenock | 21 April 2012 | |||
| Smyth |
McMenamin |
Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Winter Report: SFL Report |
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| First Division | Ross County | 5 – 1 | Hamilton Academical | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 28 April 2012 | |||
| McMenamin Brittain Kettlewell Gardyne |
McAlister |
Attendance: 4,737 Referee: Norris Report: SFL Sport |
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| First Division | Queen of the South | 3 – 5 | Ross County | Palmerston Park, Dumfries | 5 May 2012 | |||
| Carmichael Parkin Reilly |
Kettlewell Gardyne McMenamin Byrne |
Attendance: 1,323 Referee: Somers Report: BBC Sport |
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| Scottish Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 4 – 0 | Albion Rovers | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 19 November 2011 | |||
| Gardyne Lawson |
Attendance: 1,353 Referee: Clancy Report: BBC Report |
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| Scottish Cup Round 4 | Ross County | 7 – 0 | Stenhousemuir | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 7 January 2012 | |||
| Vigurs Brittain Gardyne Craig Byrne |
Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Allan Report: BBC Report |
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| Scottish Cup Round 5 | St. Mirren | 1 – 1 | Ross County | St Mirren Park | 4 February 2012 | |||
| Thompson |
Brittain |
Attendance: 3,334 Referee: Madden Report: BBC Sport |
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| Scottish Cup Round 5 Replay | Ross County | 1 – 2 | St. Mirren | Victoria Park | 14 February 2012 | |||
| Morrow |
Teale Thompson Hasselbaink |
Attendance: 2,334 Referee: Madden Report: BBC Report |
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| Scottish League Cup Round 1 | Ross County | 2 – 1 | Queen's Park | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 30 July 2011 | |||
| McMenamin Flynn |
Daly Meggatt |
Attendance: 949 Referee: Frank McDermott Report: BBC Sport |
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| Scottish League Cup Round 2 | Hamilton Academical | 1 – 2 | Ross County | New Douglas Park, Hamilton | 23 August 2011 | |||
| Chambers |
Gardyne Craig |
Attendance: 828 Referee: Mike Tumilty Report: BBC Sport |
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| Scottish League Cup Round 3 | Ross County | 0 – 2 | Celtic | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 21 September 2011 | |||
| Hooper Boyd |
Attendance: 5,367 Referee: Calum Murray Report: BBC Sport |
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| Scottish Challenge Cup Round 1 | Ross County | 1 – 2 | Elgin City | Victoria Park, Dingwall | 23 July 2011 | |||
| Morrison |
Cameron Leslie |
Attendance: 1,368 Referee: Matt Northcroft Report: BBC Sport |
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| No. | P | Name | Country | No. Games | Notes |
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| MF | Richard Brittain | 40 | Club captain |
Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitive match reports.
Only competitive matches.
Only starts as captain.
Ordered by player who has been captain the most number of times.
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); No. Games = The number of games the player has been captain.
| No. | Nat | Pos | Player | Total | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Joe Malin | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Michael Fraser | 42 | 0 | 35+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Boyd | 41 | 2 | 33+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Grant Munro | 40 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Johnny Flynn | 10 | 1 | 3+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Darren McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gary Miller | 43 | 1 | 35+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Morrison | 27 | 1 | 22+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Richard Brittain | 41 | 11 | 33+1 | 9 | 3+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Mark Corcoran | 38 | 0 | 7+24 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Marc Fitzpatrick | 17 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Rocco Quinn | 32 | 3 | 16+11 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Alex Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Stuart Kettlewell | 32 | 5 | 26+1 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Russell Duncan | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Lawson | 37 | 3 | 30+2 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Iain Vigurs | 34 | 7 | 26+3 | 5 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Sam Morrow | 13 | 4 | 4+7 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Steven Craig | 31 | 6 | 8+17 | 4 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Michael Gardyne | 40 | 17 | 29+4 | 12 | 3+0 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Garry Wood | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kurtis Byrne | 21 | 3 | 1+12 | 1 | 0+4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Colin McMenamin | 39 | 20 | 33+0 | 19 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
Includes all competitive matches.
| Nation | Position | Name | Scottish First Division | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Challenge Cup | Total | |||||
| GK | Joe Malin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Michael Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Scott Boyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| DF | Grant Munro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | Johnny Flynn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Darren McCormack | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Gary Miller | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| DF | Scott Morrison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Richard Brittain | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Corcoran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Marc Fitzpatrick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | Rocco Quinn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| MF | Alex Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Stuart Kettlewell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| MF | Russell Duncan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Paul Lawson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| MF | Iain Vigurs | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| FW | Sam Morrow | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Steven Craig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | Michael Gardyne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | Garry Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Kurtis Byrne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Colin McMenamin | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Nation | Name | Award | Month |
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| Derek Adams[9] | First Division Manager of the Month (shared) | October | |
| Grant Munro[9] | Player of the Month (shared) | October | |
| Derek Adams[10] | First Division Manager of the Month | March | |
| Richard Brittain[10] | Player of the Month | March | |
| Colin McMenamin[11] | First Division Player of the Year | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[11] | First Division Manager of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[11] | Phenomenal Achievement of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Ross County[11] | Team of the Season | IRN-BRU SFL End of Season Awards | |
| Derek Adams[12] | PFA Scotland Manager of the Year | PFA Scotland Awards 2012 |
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Ross County (C) | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 72 | 32 | +40 | 79 | Promotion to the 2012–13 Scottish Premier League |
| 2 | Dundee | 36 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 43 | +10 | 55 | |
| 3 | Falkirk | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 52 | |
| 4 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 56 | −1 | 49 | |
| 5 | Livingston | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 54 | +2 | 48 | |
| 6 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 47 | |
| 7 | Raith Rovers | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 49 | −3 | 44 | |
| 8 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 42 | |
| 9 | Ayr United (R) | 36 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 67 | −23 | 38 | Qualification to the Scottish First Division Play-offs |
| 10 | Queen of the South (R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 32 | Relegation to the Scottish Second Division |
Updated to games played on 5 May 2012
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
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