| Date | Saturday, 23 March 1996 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | Albion Rovers 0:3 Ross County |
| Venue | Cliftonhill |
| Attendance | 364 |
| Referee | Alistair Huett |
| Comments | Match Report Report by Donna Watson for the Daily Record. Albion Rovers 0 Ross County 3 Brian Grant roller coaster season is on the up again after a brilliant hat-trick that kept County's promotion dream alive. The hitman admitted: "I haven't been playing as well as I could this season but I got a second goal last week and now this hat-trick. Hopefully I'm on the way back to my old form." Ross boss Bobby Wilson was delighted. He said: "This was just what he needed to lift his spirits after the way he has been in and out of the game all season." Grant got his first after 11 minutes when he slipped the ball home from a Billy Ferries corner, then grabbed a second after 37 minutes. And he completed his treble two minutes from time with a superb header. |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Robert (Bobby) Wilson |
| Starting 11 | 1: Stephen Hutchison, 2: William Furphy, 3: Stuart Golabek, 4: Christopher (Chris) Somerville, 5: William (Billy) Herd, 6: David MacKay, 7: Johnston Bellshaw, 8: Keith (Billy) Ferries 1, 9: Colin Milne, 10: Andrew (Andy) MacLeod, 11: Brian Grant 3 |
| Bench | 0: Paul Bradshaw, 0: Gordon Connelly, 0: Russell McFee |
| Albion Rovers | |
| Manager | Jimmy Crease |
| Starting 11 | Jim Moffat, David McDonald, Deeley, David Byrne, Colin McFarlane, Martin Ryan, John Gallagher, Craig Shanks, Gordon Young 1, Reilly, Paul Crawford |
| Bench | Barry Strain, Bobby Russell, Andy Willocks |