Date	Saturday, 15 October 1949
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Deveronvale 3:0 Ross County
Venue	Princess Royal Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Willie Shearer, 2: Willie (Billy) Urquhart, 3: Jimmy Crosbie, 4: Finlay Browning, 5: Jimmy Farmer, 6: George Sutherland, 7: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie, 8: Jim Urquhart, 9: Graham Davidson, 10: Tommy Rooney, 11: Tommy Urquhart
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Deveronvale 3 Ross County 0 Ross County travelled to Banff last Saturday for their Highland League fixture with Deveronvale, by whom they were defeated to the tune of three goals to nil, following a game in which the Ross men appeared to be definitely off form. Deveronvale, one of the three unbeaten teams in the League so far this season, provided formidable opposition and deserved their victory. Although Ross County still have considerable opportunity in games to redeem their lowly League position, they will have to rouse themselves if they hope to reach a creditable position in the table. County did not play as a team and a second half reshuffle brought no improvement. Losing the toss they were set to face a stiff wind, and Shearer was soon tested by Ritchie. The first marksman was Duncan, who was left with a wide-open target after Fraser had harassed Shearer into dropping the ball. Three minutes later Stewart increased the home lead. Fraser also had a hand in this; he got his head to Ritchie's lob and the ball conveniently dropped to Stewart, who shot home. Ritchie, who worked hard throughout at left-half, completed the scoring in thirty-three minutes, when he headed in a corner from Cruickshanks. On resuming, Davidson just failed to net with a smart header from Sutherland. Deveronvale, on several occasions, nearly netted with strong drives, but Shearer maintained excellent custody of his province. Ross County's attack came more into evidence and desperate efforts were made to reduce the leeway, but Vale's defence gave nothing away, and the game ended without further scoring.