Date	Saturday, 03 October 1931
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Huntly 3:7 Ross County
Venue	Christie Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	John (Jock) Ramage
Starting 11	1: ? Scott, 2: Roddie Munro, 3: Dick Traill, 4: Ackie Urquhart, 5: John Ramage, 6: Roddie Garrow, 7: Ackie MacKay, 8: Dave Cowie 1, 9: Ian Aird 2, 10: J Stewart 1, 11: Charlie Cameron 3
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Huntly 3 Ross County 7 Ross County returned from Huntly with a glorious win to their credit, scoring seven goals against three. This result, in view of the fact that Huntly had taken two points from Dingwall and the County team was doubtful right up until the time of leaving, was, to say the least of it, unexpected. However, it shows that the County have the talent, and with Ramage to lead them, they struck a game which surprised both themselves and Huntly. Their football was clean, clever, and forceful. The halfbacks and forwards displayed rare combination, and with both inside men playing cunning football, goals came easily. The game started with County aggressive. Trail, at left back, showed his guile in letting a ball go by when crowded. Aird got off through a miskick by Patterson, but Singer held his shot. The sun troubled the County defence and Scott let slip a high shot to corner—something new for him. He quickly redeemed himself, however, with a magnificent one-handed save. County were an inspired eleven, and Cowie opened up the Huntly defence to let Mackay away: Aird missed a "sitter" from the cross, but Cameron ran in and beat Singer with a splendid drive. Huntly were on level terms minutes after. Scott stopped the first shot, but the ball rebounded off him and Young had an easy job to net. County halves and forwards played with perfect understanding, and the Huntly defence was bewildered by clever football. Stewart, with a bouncing ball, completely beat Singer. Huntly tried to force the equaliser, but the Ross-shire defence held them up. Urquhart, who was anything but comfortable at right half, gave away a corner, but Scott's clutching of Young's header from the kick-in was masterly. Urquhart and Garrow changed places, and from then on County never looked back. Ramage kept prompting and encouraging his men, and to such purpose that goal followed goal. Cameron came in with the ball, Stewart took up his position: Cameron cutely slipped the ball to Stewart, and Aird crowned a fine piece of football by netting. Charlie Cameron again figured prominently in the next counter. Bewildering two opponents, the winger centred. Patterson miskicked the cross and Aird nipped in and scored. Huntly did not lie down, but Ramage, Garrow, and Urquhart held the forwards in a vice-like grip and easily smashed up any attack which threatened. Scott was prominent when he held a header off a foul on the penalty line, while five times in succession, Ramage’s head intervened. Singer got up to a great header by Aird and brought off a brilliant save. Every time the County inside men got the ball, they made good openings. Cowie let Mackay away, and Cameron, running into the goalmouth, anticipated the pass, which he met with his head and sent the ball sailing into the net. County faced a stern attack in the opening minutes of the second half, but it was not for long. For the second week in succession, they set out with a definite plan, and each and all of them went all out to stick to Ramage’s instructions to the letter. Quickly the half-line got a stranglehold on the Huntly forwards, and with plenty of room, they fed their forwards with judicious slips to the wings and centre. Huntly defence could not stand against such well-conceived attacks, and Aird was more than a handful for them. Nothing could stop him, and time and again Huntly were lucky to scrape the ball clear. Cowie got the next goal, and it was a just reward for his sterling play. Getting the ball well out, he slipped an opponent and steadied himself; Huntly defence thought he was going to pass the ball out. Instead, he coolly shot well out of Singer's reach. Not long after, Aird got away in a solo run, and the County's seventh goal was registered. The County slackened off and started playing carpet football. Very pretty to watch, it brought no result. From a Huntly attack, Scott had to be smart to clear while Munro headed one off his own goal line. Huntly deserved the goal that Boyd scored. Scott went all out to get at the ball, but it was too good for him. Aird got in but his legs were pulled from him; no foul was given. County forwards were always dangerous, and Singer got numerous chances to distinguish himself. Huntly again scored through Ewan. Greatly encouraged, the Huntly forwards fought back to further reduce the leeway, but Munro and Trail kicked and tackled with precision, while behind them, Scott could always be depended upon to get hold of any loose ball. When the whistle went, County appeared to be as fresh as when they started, while Huntly were showing the worst of their gruelling. Huntly greatly missed their coach, Edwards, but even with him, it is doubtful if they could have held such an inspired team as the Ross lads formed on Saturday. For the County, each man did his bit and a bit more. Cameron was in sparkling form and although getting a rough time from the opposing back, he never funked and came out of these encounters full of fight. Stewart and Cowie were the finest inside players the County have tried out this season. Both knew how to make the best of the ball, while Aird did not have to go for the ball, and got room to move through his insides taking the defence off him. To individualise would be invidious, but a mead of praise goes to Trail for the game he put up at left back. Never happy in the position, he went all out to justify himself and did so in big terms. Munro and he helped each other out of many a tight corner. Once again Ramage was the dominating figure. His play brought out applause from all sides, and the way he made the ball do the work with the minimum of running was a treat to see.