Date	Saturday, 27 September 1947
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Rothes 1:4 Ross County
Venue	Mackessack Park
Referee	C. J. Harrower
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: Fred Newton, 2: Willie (Wicky) Spence, 3: A (Eck) Jack 1, 4: James MacDonald, 5: George Ross, 6: George Sutherland, 7: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie, 8: Alistair MacDonald, 9: D Cameron 2, 10: Alick Ferguson, 11: J Allan 1
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Rothes 1 Ross County 4 Ross County made a good start at Rothes, winning deservedly by 4 goals to 1. The winners however, were not over convincing. It was rather the weakness of Rothes that lost the game than the superiority of Ross County that won it. A tricky wind also had a great deal to do with the spoilation of the game. A fault on both sides was over-elaboration of the forwards in the approach to goals where the majority of scoring efforts fizzled out. Both teams had opportunities of converting, which they failed to take advantage of. Geddes came nearest when with a strong drive he hit the upright. After twenty minutes County took the lead. Ogilvie waltzed round McCombie and sent a perfect pass over to Cameron, who made no mistake. Shortly after, Dame Fortune was on the side of the County, when a long shot from Geddes was headed over the bar by a defender. For a time Rothes pressed and forced three corners in quick succession. All, however, proved abortive, although a header from Gillies deserved a better fate. But it struck the cross-bar and the ball was cleared up the field. The extreme wingers of Ross County were in good form and they gave the Rothes defence no end of trouble, although it held out against further scoring till half-time:—Rothes, 0: Ross County, 1. The second half had just begun when a foolish penalty brought about the equaliser. Gillies was getting through on his own when he was brought down. He made no error with the spot kick. This roused the County and once Lawson showed them the way, they never looked back. Cameron got a third and Jack, the left back, got a fourth. Cameron might have had another, but he shot past the wrong side of the post. Spence gave a solidarity to the defence that has not been seen for weeks; the half-line also was steadier, but the greatest improvement was seen on the wings, where Ogilvie and Lawson were real live wires. For the Speysiders Gillies, Shepherd and Paterson were their best men.