Date	Saturday, 26 August 1939
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Inverness Thistle 2:2 Ross County
Venue	Kingsmills
Referee	Mr J. Robertson
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: J MacKenzie, 2: William Bowie, 3: G Ross, 4: A. MacDonald, 5: Adam Forsyth, 6: J Wood, 7: Rossie MacMahon, 8: Neil Gillies 1, 9: W Murray, 10: A (Eck) Jack, 11: ? Stewart 1
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Inverness Thistle 2 Ross County 2 Ross County’s young team pulled off another draw in their game at Inverness against Thistle on Saturday; their previous draw in the League was at Elgin. On Saturday, County got away to a great start, being two goals up within thirteen minutes, Stewart and Gillies being the scorers. This quick thrust knocked up Thistle, and had the County inside forwards put more punch into their game and been a little more steady in their shooting at goal, County would have had at least a four goal lead at half time. As it was, the various misses of the County forwards gave heart to Thistle, who gradually were allowed to work themselves back into form, and stem what at one time looked like a complete rout. Before half time, Ross County were a struggling team, but for the splendid defence of Forsyth, Jack, and Ross and the steadiness of Mackenzie, in goal, they would have surely lost their half-time lead. The second half had all but started, when Thistle got on the mark, Macgillivray giving them the lead. With renewed confidence, Thistle set about pulling the County back, and they kept up a steady attack, against which the best was brought out of the County defence, who held out until the last quarter of an hour, when they had to yield to a clever goal from centre forward Gillies. To the end Thistle kept up the pressure, but the County defence yielded no further, although Mackenzie was hard put to it to keep his end up. Honours of the game, as far as Ross County are concerned, go to their defence. At times Jack was shakey, but seldom did Ross fail; they made a splendid pair of hard, quick-tackling backs. Mackenzie in goal, did more than live up to his fine reputation; he excelled himself. Forsyth vied with Macdonald for the honours of the half-back line. Macdonald was the more accomplished footballer, but in defence, Forsyth was always prominent with his quick recovery and aptitude for being where the trouble was. Of the forwards, Stewart was head and shoulders above the rest. A real catch for Ross County this left winger, and he settles a problem which has long worried the County. Gillies played his usual thrustful game, but got little support to his many clever moves; his team mates did not quite tumble to his game. Macmahon, a young player with the body of a footballer and plenty of go in him, has yet to fit in to senior football; he will come with experience. County have a right wing and centre-forward problem. Urquhart on the wing, did not come off, while the attractive Murray, at centre forward, never succeeded in getting to grips with the game.