| Date | Saturday, 17 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Arbroath 3:1 Ross County |
| Venue | Gayfield Park |
| Attendance | 467 |
| Referee | John Young |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the Daily Record. Arbroath 3 Ross County 1 John Brogan saw Arbroath tear County apart then vowed: There's plenty more to come. The Gayfield boss is delighted his side have shot to the top of the table--and he heaped praise on hat-trick hero Willie Watters. Brogan beamed: "Willie showed why I was so keen to sign him. "And don't forget we still have Paul Roberts, Mark McWalter and John Crawford to come back from injury." Andy McLeod put County ahead midway through the first half, but Watters hit two before the break and struck his third from a tight angle on the hour. County's Willie Watt was sent off for a double booking--but Arbroath's John Ward played on after his second yellow card. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: Stephen Hutchison, 2: Stuart Golabek, 3: Robert (Robbie) Williamson, 4: Alexander (Sandy) MacLeod, 5: William (Billy) Herd, 6: David MacKay, 7: William Watt 2 1, 8: Julian Broddle, 9: Keith (Billy) Ferries, 10: Andrew (Andy) MacLeod, 11: Brian Grant |
| Bench | 0: Christopher (Chris) Somerville, 0: Gordon Connelly, 0: Colin Milne |
| Arbroath | |
| Manager | John Brogan |
| Starting 11 | Craig Hinchcliffe, Pat Clark 1, Steve Florence, Don McVicar, John Ward 2 1, Lee Gardner, John McAulay 1, Scott Peters, David Pew, Michael Waters, Willie Watters 3 |
| Bench | Gordon Dunn, Jamie McCarron, Steve Scott |