| Date | Saturday, 23 November 1946 |
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| Competition | Highland League |
| Fixture/Score | Ross County 3:3 30th Training Battalion |
| Venue | Victoria Park |
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| Ross County | |
| Manager | The Management Committee |
| Starting 11 | 1: Fred Newton, 2: Willie (Wicky) Spence, 3: DD Forsyth, 4: Adam Forsyth 1, 5: John Patience, 6: Alan Forsyth, 7: Charles (Chic) Ogilvie, 8: ??? Rankine 1, 9: Ritchie MacDonald, 10: Alick Ferguson 1, 9: Davie Lawson |
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| Match Report | Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Ross County 3 30th Training Battalion 3 As the Ross County team took up position on the field, it had a very strange appearance. Not in personnel—all had represented the County on previous occasions - but in the placings. It looked as if the names had been put into a hat and the players placed as they were drawn out of the hat. The result was chaos. The brothers Forsyth were obviously out of position as also was Ogilvie on the right wing. This was eventually recognised by the "powers that be," who, while the second half was in progress, ordered Ogilvie and Macdonald to change places. That something was wrong with the team was apparent. Ross County has not given such a poor display this season. Individually everyone in the team is an exponent of the game, but a team spirit was conspicuously absent. The result was a draw. The soldiers deserved it. Had they been successful with a penalty kick in the second half they would have won. The game requires little description. Ross County opened with marked confidence and Ferguson got an early goal. They then sat back, smiled and looked comfortable. Rankine might have improved the situation, but he shot over the bar with Rock out of his goal. The visitors did not often get near the Ross County goal, but when they did they were always dangerous. They had a particularly bright right wing, who gave D. Forsyth a worrying time. No one was surprised when Frater got the equaliser. It followed a mix up of the County defence, which never should have happened. In the second half, Frater early put the soldiers in the lead. Ferguson, the best forward on the field, after a magnificent effort, presented Rankine with a golden opportunity to equalise, and he did not fail. Adam Forsyth, who had been long distance shooting all through the game, put his team ahead with a strong, low shot which beat Rock at the post. The soldiers then failed with a penalty, but succeeded in getting the equaliser ten seconds before the final whistle blew. The home team was best served by Spence and Ferguson, and also Ogilvie when he assumed his rightful position. The soldiers had profitable men in Rock, Frater, Dunlop and Hope. |