Date	Wednesday, 12 August 1936
Competition	Inverness Cup
Fixture/Score	Ross County 1:2 Caledonian FC
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: R. (Scout) MacKenzie, 2: J.A MacKay, 3: J MacMillan, 4: J.G MacKay 1, 5: Robert Corbett, 6: Paulo Grant, 7: E Gillies, 8: A. MacDonald, 9: W.W MacKenzie, 10: D Bowie, 11: D. Ross
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 1 Caledonian FC 2 Ross County played their first game of the season at Dingwall on Wednesday night, when they met Caledonian, Inverness, in the first round of the Inverness Cup, a home and home competition. Victory went to the visitors by 2-1, two quickly taken goals in the closing minutes of the game giving them the advantage. Although defeated, Ross County have little or no reason for despondency. The bulk of the game was theirs, and all the football displayed came from them. The forwards certainly failed to get goals, but this was more due to the skilful goalkeeping of Mackenzie, Caley, and rank bad luck, than to inability or want of thrust. W. Mackenzie, at centre, has lost none of his vigour. Two or three of his tries were, in ordinary circumstances, scorers, while at no time did he get the ball up to him in decent position. Again both County outside men gave great promise. Gillies, on the right, was inclined to hang on too long; Ross, a young player, was a decided success. D. Bowie, inside left, is a player in the making; his placing out the ball to Ross, however, was far too often rank bad. Macdonald, inside right, tailed off. Corbett was the outstanding man of the team. An experienced centre half, he struck top form. J. G. Mackay, right half, probably was the "find" among the newcomers. A strong tackler, he commanded notice throughout. Paul Grant has lost none of his skill. A great player who delights the crowd, he however was too prone to get into the centre of the field, as was J. G. Mackay. This made ugly holes in the defence. The backs, A. J. Mackay and Macmillan, were the weakest department. Macmillan was not inclined to mix it, and too often kicked out; Mackay, it was clearly evident, has not yet got his eye in. Mackenzie, in goal, is well-known as a goalkeeper of outstanding merit. He in no ways marred his reputation. His confident and crisp handling of the ball delighted. Caledonian never hit it off. To their goalkeeper goes all glory, and the veteran Mackay, at centre, showed what an old head can do when he snatched the two goals. Mr Wm. Sutherland, Inverness, satisfied everyone with the refereeing of the game—a big compliment! The newcomers were:—J. G. Mackay, Corbett, Gillies, D. Bowie and Ross. It will be noticed that there are five players from Dingwall; four from Invergordon, and one each from Evanton and Cromarty in the team. Never has Ross County been so representative a side, and probably it is the first time that they have fielded an eleven all resident within the bounds of Ross and Cromarty.