| Date | Saturday, 07 August 1999 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 2 |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 2:1 Hamilton Academical |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
| Attendance | 2,312 |
| Referee | Ian Elmslie |
| Comments | Match Report Report by Alasdair Fraser for the Scotsman. Ross County 2 Hamilton Academical 1 Colin Miller looked almost dreamy-eyed as he pondered what a Brian Irvine-type figure might add to his young, but promising Hamilton side. It was an unexpectedly gentle reverie from such a hardened campaigner as Miller. Accies' Canadian international player-manager opined that County's new signing from Dundee had proved the only difference between teams divided by two divisions last season. This meeting of Accies and County offered a strange juxtaposition. The former are homeless--and nigh on penniless--yet hopeful of returning to the First Division at the first attempt. The latter have just emerged from the mire of the Third Division, yet have a First Division quality ground and have been splashing out the sort of wages and signing fees that Miller can only dream of. Irvine, one product of such profligacy, snatched the winner on County's |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Joseph (Nicky) Walker, 2: Ian Maxwell, 3: Brian Irvine 1, 4: John McGlashan 1, 5: Franck Escalon 1, 6: Roy McBain, 7: Paul Kinnaird, 8: Kenneth Gilbert, 9: Kevin Finlayson, 10: Michael Geraghty, 11: George Shaw |
| Bench | 0: Martin Canning, 0: John Fraser, 0: Garry Wood |
| Hamilton Academical | |
| Manager | Colin Miller |
| Starting 11 | Chris Reid, Eddie Cunnington 1, Ross MacLaren, Michael Martin 1, Colin Miller, Stevie Thompson, Dean Muir, Nicky Henderson, Michael Moore, William Davidson, David McFarlane |
| Bench | Paul Gaughan, Steven McCormick 1, Allan Russell |