| Date | Saturday, 14 September 1996 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Forfar Athletic 0:2 Ross County |
| Venue | Station Park |
| Attendance | 425 |
| Referee | Ian Elmslie |
| Comments | Match Report Report from the Daily Record. Forfar Athletic 0 Ross County 2 Ross County boss Neale Cooper was left seeing red--despite his side notching their first league win. Both Robbie Williamson and Gordon Connelly were red-carded in the last minute for second bookings. The tight lipped gaffer would only say: "We were obviously pleased to get the win but not happy at getting two players sent off so late." Connelly had fired County ahead on the hour with a superb 25-yarder. Sandy Ross added a second by chipping Arthur four minutes from time. Forfar boss Tommy Campbell called for fans to back not berate his players. He said: "The players have been told that it's going to be a difficult league and the support should realise that too. "No one's more unhappy to lose than us, but it doesn't help the players when some of the so-called fans are dishing out personal abuse." |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Neale Cooper |
| Starting 11 | 1: David Cormack, 2: Christopher (Chris) Somerville, 3: Robert (Robbie) Williamson 2 1, 4: David MacKay, 5: Johnston Bellshaw, 6: Kevin Fotheringham, 7: Neale Cooper, 8: Julian Broddle, 9: Gordon Connelly 1 2 1, 10: Alexander (Sandy) Ross 1, 11: Keith (Billy) Ferries |
| Bench | 0: Stuart Golabek, 0: Derek Adams, 0: Andrew (Andy) MacLeod |
| Forfar Athletic | |
| Manager | Ian McPhee |
| Starting 11 | Gorden Arthur, Mark Bowes 1, Douglas Craig, Bobby Mann, Stuart Glennie, John Allison, Alan Morgan 1, Ian McPhee 1, Gary Higgins 1, Ben Honeyman, Jamie Loney |
| Bench | Paul Hannigan, Jim Hamilton, John Donegan |