Date	Saturday, 05 November 1949
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Rothes 0:3 Ross County
Venue	Mackessack Park
Referee	Mr D. Mackintosh
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Fred Newton, 2: Willie (Billy) Urquhart, 3: Jimmy Crosbie, 4: Finlay Browning, 5: John Patience 2, 6: George Sutherland, 7: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie, 8: Alick Ferguson, 9: Bill Paterson, 10: Jimmy Farmer 1, 11: Tommy Rooney
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Rothes 0 Ross County 3 Ross County had not won a match since October 1. On Saturday, however, they overcame this match-losing temperament, and convincingly won their Highland League fixture with Rothes Victoria at Rothes. The team, on paper, was one which inspired little confidence in the supporters. Farmer has been playing a steady game at centre-half in recent matches, yet he was moved to inside forward; Rooney, who is a half-back or inside forward, was at outside left. Both players, however, gave a faultless display. Patience returned to the centre-half position. Lately Patience had somewhat lost his form, but recently in a reserve match he seemed to have recovered some of his old verve. It was uncertain until the last minute whether Crosbie would be fit to play. Fortunately he passed a fitness test and that stout defensive pair, Urquhart and Crosbie, were as good as ever. Headwork was prominent during the game, two of County's goals being scored in this manner. Best Rothes efforts from Russell and C. Cowie, were saved in the first case by Newton, and in the latter, the ball struck the bar and rebounded into play to be cleared by a back. C. Cowie had hard luck later; when he rounded Patience and his parting shot struck the upright, Farmer scored County's first goal with ten minutes of the first half left, deflecting a high ball past Bremner with his head. Paterson shortly afterwards scored his first goal in Highland League football, coolly heading a cross from the right into an empty goal. Two goals up at half-time, County had everything to be thankful for. Now, however, they were playing against the sun, as well as a persistent Rothes side. County gave what they took, the second half developing into an end-to-end struggle. It was not until well on in this half that Paterson sealed Rothes' fate. He took advantage of a home defence slip-up to secure his second and County's third goal.