Date	Saturday, 23 October 1937
Competition	Scottish Qualifying Cup
Fixture/Score	Ross County 1:6 Elgin City
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	Mr. Wm. Sutherland
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: R MacNeil, 2: Roddie Munro, 3: A Burnett, 4: J.G MacKay, 5: Ackie Urquhart, 6: J MacIntosh, 7: J.A MacKay 1, 8: J.A Ross, 9: Ernest Gowl, 10: L Calder, 11: W Patterson
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 1 Elgin City 6 Ross County, to the regret of both players and supporters, lost their tie against Elgin City at Dingwall on Saturday, because the City was the better team. Better trained; better in team work and better all over. Individually the City had a higher quota of players that sparkled; players in defence and attack with better ball control and with an uncanny knack of anticipating the moves of their opponents. The County, finding their key men well-covered and their potency negatived, ultimately cracked. The score, 6-1, does flatter the City: the County missed chances but lost rather because of goals that deserved to materialise but didn't. In the first half the County attacked and defended well; in the second half the whole team had their necks in the collar for the greater part of the period. They went down fighting, but the sting had gone out of their work and their high skill—and they are highly skilled—did not avert the final half-hour's debacle. Yet it was a good game to watch, even if the County fans from first to last were too much 'screwed up' to raise more than the faintest cheer to encourage fully their favourites. Still, there is the Scottish Cup proper as consolation stakes. The game opened at a great pace, with Elgin attacking. It was the County, however, who caused the first sensation. In three minutes they had opened the scoring. The ball had been cleverly worked up on the right in which both Gowl and Paterson ably participated. Phinn blundered and J. A. Mackay instantly accepted the opportunity, scoring from close in. Thus encouraged Ross County continued to press. Elgin City became rattled and the County should have increased their lead. As the game continued the visitors steadied up and then became aggressive. They pressed to some purpose and when Gordon got the equaliser it was well-deserved. And it was a magnificent shot from 20 yards range. This success put Elgin on their feet. They began to combine better and their advance to the goal was quick and spelt danger. Burnett and Urquhart, however, held out magnificently. At the other end the County were fighting pluckily and on several occasions they were within an ace of scoring. For a time it was anyone's game. The ball travelled quickly from end to end and a score was looked for at any moment. It came, but not to Ross County. Maclennan took advantage of a lapse in the defence and easily beat Macneil. The County fought back strongly and had they got their deserts they ought to have been on level terms before half time. As it was Elgin City led by 2 goals to 1. Ross County set about their work on resuming with marked energy and purpose. For a time they hemmed in the City: indeed they could do everything but score. Raising the siege Elgin reversed the situation and assumed the role of attackers. Maclennan, always on the alert, got away on his own. Macneil stopped his shot and was about to kick the ball clear when the whistle blew and the referee pointed to the "spot." It appears that the on-coming Maclennan had been fouled as Macneil clutched the ball. Gordon easily converted. From this point Elgin City were on top; the heart appeared to be out of Ross County players. They made individual spasmodic efforts but they never looked like retrieving the position. On the other hand Elgin settled down to play dazzling football. From wing to wing the ball was cleverly manipulated and Urquhart, Burnett and Munro had to work hard defending Macneil. The test proved beyond them and they wilted. Three goals followed for Elgin, Maclennan getting two of them and Cormack the other. There was not a weak spot in the Elgin team. Phinn made one mistake which cost a goal, but after that he was great. Not a man of Ross County played to reputation. Gowl was well watched by Grant, who gave him no rope. He twice got a Mackay cross with his head and both were luckily held by Lowden.