| Date | Saturday, 24 February 1996 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Scottish League Division 3 |
| Fixture/Score | East Stirlingshire 2:4 Ross County |
| Venue | Firs Park |
| Referee | John Fleming |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | Robert (Bobby) Wilson |
| Starting 11 | 1: Stephen Hutchison, 2: Stuart Golabek, 3: Christopher (Chris) Somerville 1, 4: William (Billy) Herd, 5: David MacKay, 6: Johnston Bellshaw, 7: Gordon Connelly 1, 8: Keith (Billy) Ferries 1, 9: Colin Milne 1, 10: Andrew (Andy) MacLeod 1, 11: Jamie MacPherson |
| Bench | 0: William Watt, 0: Russell McFee, 0: Brian Grant |
| East Stirlingshire | |
| Manager | Billy Little |
| Starting 11 | Gordon McDougall, David Watt, Robert Lee, Russell 1, Neil 1, Brian Ross 1, McBride, Trialist, Peter Dwyer 1 (1 pen), Iain Lee, Farquhar 1 |
| Bench | Lamont 1, MacLean, David Stirling |
| Attendance | 353 |
| Match Report | Ross County Goal Scorers: Colin Milne (44') Chris Somerville (48') Gordon Connelly (60') Billy Ferries (90') Ross County Substitutions: Brian Grant for Jamie MacPherson (16') Russell McFee for Stuart Golabek (64') Willie Watt for Billy Herd (74') Ross County Caution: Andy MacLeod (?) East Stirlingshire Goal Scorers: Peter Dwyer (? Pen.) Alan Neil (?) East Stirlingshire Substitutions: Peter Lamont for unknown (?) David Stirling for unknown (?) East Stirlingshire Cautions: Russell (?) Brian Ross (?) Farquhar (?) East Stirlingshire Red Card: Peter Lamont (?) Report by Stuart Chisholm from the Daily Record. East Stirlingshire 2 Ross County 4 Billy little is brassed off with his team giving goals away. The Shire boss moaned: "We gifted two. Until we stop, we're not going to get anywhere. "We played the better football and should have been a couple of goals up. But we were three goals down with 15 minutes to go. It's disappointing." County boss Bobby Wilson said: "We are trying to gain promotion and I think the way we played showed that." Colin Milne got the opener for County on half-tine, and Chris Sommerville hit the second straight after, Billy Ferries hit the third and when Peter Lamont was sent off, Shire looked dead and buried. But Dwyer converted a penalty and Alan Neil grabbed No2. Ally McLeod's header finished it in injury time. |