Date	Saturday, 19 October 1946
Competition	Scottish Qualifying Cup
Fixture/Score	Ross County 0:2 Peterhead
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	Peter Craigmyle
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Fred Newton, 2: Adam Forsyth, 3: Frank McGrory, 4: Alistair MacDonald, 5: John Patience, 6: Jock Finlay, 7: Frankie MacBeath, 8: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie, 9: ??? Rankine, 10: Alick Ferguson, 11: Tommy Urquhart
Bench
Attendance	2,300
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 0 Peterhead 2 Two good teams played typical cup-tie football, and delighted an audience which numbered over 2300. Ross County lost and they deserve some sympathy in the fact that they had no luck whatever, and the unfortunate mistake made by McGrory, when he scored against his own team. But for that error the result might have been different. On the other hand no one could grudge Peterhead their victory. They were not much superior than their opponents--certainly not two goals, but they were better served at half-back, where lanky Buchan was a tower of strength with his head. At times he completely dominated the game, keeping all the County's forwards at bay. He had two fine supports in Dickie and Johnston, the former playing a good forcing game and the latter being extra good towards the end. Milne was better than Marr on the wing, and the three inside men improved as the game proceeded. Stephen was the better of the backs and Henry was very confident in goal. Ross County lost the game in the first fifteen minutes. From the start they went all out for goals and they should have scored. They pressed most consistently and only sterling work on the part of the Peterhead defenders kept them out. Corners were forced in rapid succession, but Urquhart placed the ball too far back—unusual for him. This spell over, the County never again rose to the same standard of intensity in attack. The defence was not so sound as it had been, with the exception of Newton, who was sound. One save early in the second half was masterly, and even Peterhead supporters cheered. Alistair Macdonald was the best of the halves; Patience not at his best and Findlay lacked anticipation and was beaten too often. Ogilvie was the most active of the forwards and it was no fault of his that there was no scoring. Ferguson was cool and clever, but not so effective as customary. Rankine at centre was difficult to hold and he worried his opponents. Both Urquhart and Macbeth were disappointing. Clever ball workers, they nevertheless dallied too much before crossing to goal, with the result that the defenders were able to get back. As to the goals, the first came in the eighteenth minute. And it came from Peterhead's first corner. Marr took the kick and Strachan got it with his head, to place the ball out of Newton's reach. The second half had gone twenty-two minutes when Strachan again headed the ball in. It appeared to be going bye, when McGrory, in an effort to make sure, kicked the ball into the net. Strachan got the credit of the goal, but it was McGrory who actually scored it.