Date	Saturday, 08 December 1945
Competition	North of Scotland League
Fixture/Score	Caledonian FC 2:1 Ross County
Venue	Telford Street
Referee
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: ??? Thorpe, 2: Frank McGrory, 3: ??? Swanson, 4: DD Forsyth, 5: ??? Bird, 6: D Moir, 7: ??? Swan, 8: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie, 9: J MacDonald 1, 10: ??? Griffin, 11: ??? Andrews
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Caledonian FC 2 Ross County 1 The home team had the better of exchanges at the start, with Shand doing good work on the right. Early on, it was seen that the County had unearthed another superb goalkeeper. They have been extraordinarily fortunate all this season and each successive one seems to outshine the other. On Saturday, Thorpe was worth two men to the County. In the first few minutes, he gave a fine exhibition of anticipation and perfect timing. A loose ball was travelling towards him with Black closing in. It was a race between the centre and the goalkeeper, and the latter won by a fraction of a second. Immediately after, he brilliantly held a falling shot from Shand. Ross County forwards, although well held, did get away on occasions, and they were very dangerous every time. The Caledonian defence, however, gave little away. After Black had frittered away a couple of likely chances, the home team got their reward. It came from a Shand cross, which Cardoo contacted. His parting shot gave Thorpe no chance. Macdonald, Ross County's centre-forward, was leading the vanguard with great dash, but he was not getting the support he deserved. Just before half-time, Thorpe again distinguished himself when he threw himself full length to stop a ball headed in by Black. After the change of ends Ross County put on the screw, and for a time they appeared to have the measure of the Caledonian defence. They only got what they deserved when Macdonald, with a beautiful solo effort, equalised. He was heartily cheered by friend and foe alike. He had worked long and hard for it. Shortly after Macdonald should have given his side the lead. Waldie was lying well up field, which left Macdonald unmarked. As Macdonald was shooting, Gaff dived and spectacularly lifted the ball from his toe. Play was now very keen, and, considering the depth of the mud, very fast. Both teams were struggling for the lead. It did not come to Ross County. Caledonian were awarded a penalty—a minor offence, but committed inside the "box"—and Waldie converted. This somewhat upset the County, and from that point the home team were superior. But they could not beat Thorpe again; he simply defied them.