Ross County, founded in 1929, remain one of the more familiar names on the Scottish circuit, based at The Global Energy Stadium in Dingwall. For Celtic supporters, they are a known domestic opponent rather than a novelty – awkward enough on their day, particularly when games become scruffy and compressed.
Their 2025-26 league campaign was in League One, where they sat third. They also reached the second round of the League Cup. The squad was a relatively young one, with 28 players and an average age of 24, valued at around £3m by Transfermarkt.
County’s league form was uneven but not without substance. They closed with a 1-0 win at Peterhead, having also beaten Greenock Morton 4-0 and Ayr United 2-1 in the preceding run, though defeats to Raith Rovers, Queen’s Park and Airdrieonians showed the other side of it. At home they averaged 1.3 goals scored and 1.6 conceded per match, while away they were tighter, averaging one goal scored and none conceded.
Brian Graham carried the main scoring weight with six league goals, with Richard Chin, Lewis Jamieson, Jamie Lindsay and Connor Randall each adding one. County were also quick starters, scoring the first goal inside 20 minutes in six of 11 league matches.
Ross County enter the 2026-27 pre-season as a League One side with a young squad, a modest budget, and recent evidence of both control and fragility. For Celtic supporters, they remain a familiar Scottish fixture with enough structure to merit attention.
