Date	Saturday, 29 September 1934
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Inverness Thistle 5:1 Ross County
Venue	Kingsmills
Referee	Mr. J. Robertson
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Philip MacKay, 2: Tom Anderson, 3: Hector Stewart, 4: Roddie Garrow, 5: Albert MacRae, 6: J.A Ross, 7: William MacKenzie, 8: J MacAulay, 9: Sonny MacKenzie 1, 10: ??? Buchannan, 11: W.W MacKenzie
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 1 Inverness Thistle 5 There is little or no mystery about Ross County's defeat on Saturday and no sensational collapse as the score might indicate; they simply lost to a side far superior in tactics than themselves. Right from the start, the Thistle set about their task, and when an opportunity of scoring did occur, they grasped it without fail. There was no team confidence about Ross County, although there were smart individual touches. Gowl's quality as a leader stood out in every movement he made, even against the versatile Albert Macrae and his experience. He was worthy of his hat-trick, all well-taken goals. His inside men also gave him every support, and the trio, for speed and skill, presented too big a problem for the Ross County defence. All through, the Ross County attack was thrown out of gear by the tackling of the Thistle halves, which was instantaneous and effective. In the first half, Thistle scored through Gray, from a ball which should have been cleared by the backs, and Brodie got a second with a shot which Mackay could not have anticipated. Indeed, had it not been for Mackay's brilliance in goal, his side’s deficit would have been much more substantial. Gowl had all three goals in the second half; good goals. He worried the defence to distraction. Stewart, in particular, made several glaring mistakes, and Gowl never asked for a second chance. While Thistle rested on their oars, Ross County did show a little cohesion, and when Mackenzie (Brora) scored, the crowd cheered lustily. The Thistle were a most attractive team to watch. Their positional play was excellent. Scarcely a ball was allowed to go to waste. Every man appeared to know where a teammate was to be found. The result was that the County half-backs were wandered and, incidentally, the rear line overwhelmed. It might be said that the dazzling display of the Thistle was accentuated by the feebleness of the opposition, but on Saturday’s display, any team would have found it difficult to stop the Jags. The halves, and particularly Cowie, a product of Ross County, fed the forwards like clockwork, and the vanguard appeared to anticipate every move. The goal was always on the horizon and every man could shoot. Ross County were fortunate to find Mackay in his best form. And yet Thistle had a weakness. That was in defence. Their goalkeeper, who did not get much to do, was shaky, and both backs were none too sound. Fortunately for them, they were not tested too often, nor too seriously. It would be scarcely fair to over-indulge in criticism of Ross County. It was distinctly their day off. Mackay was the best man of the eleven. Anderson had too much to do owing to the fact that Stewart was unusually overwrought. He has played many a better game. Macrae worked hard and he had one shot for goal which deserved a better fate, but Ross was the best half and he made gallant efforts to steady the forwards, none of whom shone to advantage. Mackenzie, Ardgay, has speed, but lacks experience. His placing of corner kicks was the acme of accuracy.