Date	Saturday, 19 November 1949
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Elgin City 4:2 Ross County
Venue	Borough Briggs
Referee	J. Harvey
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Fred Newton, 2: Jimmy Farmer, 3: Fred Nimmo, 4: Bill Simpson, 5: John Patience, 6: George Sutherland, 7: Tommy Urquhart, 8: Bill Paterson, 9: Graham Davidson 1, 10: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie 1, 11: Tommy Rooney
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Elgin City 4 Ross County 2 Ross County never looked like winning this game after the first twenty minutes. True they were two goals up within fifteen minutes, but then they were using first-time tactics against unsettled Elgin. When Elgin did settle that was the beginning of the end for County. The Elgin brand of football was delightful to watch. Time and time again one wondered whether they were a team of robots controlled by remote control. Not once was there an open space in their side of the field. Each player went for every pass that came his way. Many times County defence were caught on the wrong foot when a considered safe ball was caught on the line by a livewire forward, and accurately centred. Newton was at his usual best, but even then he could not stop the goals when they came. Elgin left winger, Hope, was a bundle of trouble to Farmer, and it was not until late in the first half that the right back had him sized-up. Nimmo had been out of football for some time, yet there was nothing to be ashamed of in his display, except on one occasion, when Ogilvie (Elgin) scored his second goal. Nimmo was seemingly under the impression that Ogilvie was offside, so decided not to tackle him. His clearances throughout the game, however, were well placed. Simpson's place at right-half was well merited. Once he had got over the qualms of the first fifteen minutes, he became more confident. His tackling was keen, his distribution good. Patience had a tough proposition in Armstrong, but one which he quite capably tackled. No County supporter could find cause of complaint with George Sutherland, although Elgin supporters found a lot to grouse about as regards his methods of tackling. Sutherland's tackling, though robust, was orthodox. The forward line sorely lacked thrust and wing power. Urquhart's crosses, when they did come over, were weak. His ball control is no touch on what it was two years ago, yet he still has the skill if he could only put it to practice. Inside forwards Paterson and Ogilvie kept alive the failing spirit of the forward line. They were tireless in their efforts to feed the wingers and the centre. Davidson was too eager, and as often as not mistimed his shots at goal. His distribution of the ball, unlike Armstrong's, was poor. Rooney's crosses were a great danger. Sometimes they curled in under the bar, the 'keeper just punching over—or they swung out for one of the inside trio to head over. Ogilvie scored his goal from one of these crosses. The other County goal came from an Urquhart cross. Rooney shot in, but the ball was knocked down to Davidson, who easily scored. Two of Elgin's goals came from what County players considered off-side positions, Ogilvie, on both occasions, netting. It was Ogilvie, too, who opened the Elgin score, when he accepted a pass from Armstrong, and cut in from the wing to give Newton no chance. Armstrong added to his own goal-scoring total when he drove the ball past Newton and Patience from a foul kick. The game was quite enjoyable to watch, but was marred by some dubious decisions by the referee.