Date	Saturday, 03 September 1949
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 2:1 Peterhead
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	Mr Macniven
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Fred Newton, 2: Ginger O'Neil, 3: Fred Nimmo, 4: Finlay Browning, 5: Jimmy Farmer, 6: Tommy Rooney, 7: Tommy Urquhart 1, 8: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie, 9: George Sutherland, 10: Alick Ferguson, 11: John (Johnny) Bremner 1
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 2 Peterhead 1 The general consensus of opinion on Ross County's first Highland League win over Peterhead at Dingwall on Saturday by two goals to one was that County were decidedly lucky to pull through. They were well and truly outplayed by a better team, but—the saving grace!—they were leg-weary after their hectic opening games in the Highland League Cup-tie, which besides collecting them a "packet of money," has landed them in the final of this money spinning competition. Peterhead were far and away the better combination. They, nine times out of ten, found their men with the ball, both by head and foot, and their covering up was excellent. Ross County, on the other hand, were always battling against the collar. They parted with the ball erratically; did not cover each other, and were, oh, so slow to take up position, with the result that to the spectators it always seemed as if there were two blue men to one red. Farmer was the man of the match. How often he broke up the much vaunted Peterhead attack was uncountable. Repeatedly—not forgetting Newton—he looked the only County defender. His anticipation was great; his tackling clean and sure, but under the great pressure Peterhead put on, it was Farmer's lengthy clearances which again and again brought relief. At half-time, County were one down. Granted, they had their "bad luck" and a superb goalkeeper against them, but so also had Peterhead, with Newton little behind Cock, his opposite. The County are termed a "second half team." They must be—if goals count. Tommy Urquhart snatched a beauty, and that after the crowd had vociferously told him "to get rid of it." Tommy, however, elected to go on, and beat the superb Cook with a pile driver which went in under the bar. Bremner, another who received due instruction from the crowd, secured what ultimately proved to be the winner. He ran in to the near post to meet an Urquhart cross with his head, which left Cook hopeless. County were not, however, out of the wood, and it was at this period that the worth of their defence—decidedly off-colour in the first half—showed. Nimmo, cool and calm, with O'Neil (playing out of position) regaining his confidence, they fought back gamely. Especially Nimmo, who with Rooney—one of the best footballers afield—in front of him, commenced to force the pace. Peterhead would not give up, and always kept the County on the run. In fact, the sigh which swept over Victoria Park at the final whistle was as audible as Mr Macniven's whistle. Clearly, County had an off-day. The forwards just could not hit it off. George Sutherland always seemed to be on the wrong side of Forbes; Ferguson was obviously leg-weary—who could blame him; while the irrepressible Chick Ogilvie somehow could not get going. County half-line, as already stated was topped by Farmer. What a player this young Wicker is! He was ably supported by Rooney, another crafty, experienced asset to the County, but Browning's eye was out; too often he mis-timed his heading, and his parting with the ball, left "much to be desired." Ross County will—it is hardly possible—never secure two points in League competition which they so richly deserved to lose! County, 2; Peterhead, 1. Scorers: County—Urquhart and Bremner; Peterhead—J. Paterson.