Date	Saturday, 11 November 1939
Competition	Highland Emergency League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 5:4 Inverness Clachnacuddin
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	D. Aiken
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: J MacKenzie, 2: G Ross, 3: A (Eck) Jack 1 (1 pen), 4: A. MacDonald, 5: Adam Forsyth, 6: J Wood, 7: ??? Moffat, 8: ??? McCue 1, 9: Ernest Gowl 1, 10: J Birrell 1, 11: ??? Boal 1
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the North Star. Ross County 5 Inverness Clachnacuddin 4 The three Militiamen—McCue, Moffatt and Boal—played a great part in Ross County’s victory over Clachnacuddin at Victoria Park, Dingwall, on Saturday. McCue at inside-right was the best player afield. His dribbling, his passing, his tireless energy, captivated the crowd, who repeatedly applauded the little wizard for his brilliant play, which considerably helped to make the game the best seen at Dingwall this season. The spectators had good value for their money, no less than nine goals being scored, four in the first half and five in the second. This spate of goals added much more interest to a game which was very keenly fought out. The homesters deserved their narrow victory, for they never ceased to try to overcome their opponents, who invariably took the lead till near the finish. The first incident of note came from Baxter, the visitor’s right-half. He placed a foul-kick perfectly in the goal-mouth and Mackenzie had to make a clever save to prevent Roy’s header from entering the net. Within nine minutes Clach took the lead, Leary scoring from close in. By brilliant dribbling McCue outwitted three opponents only for Moffatt to finish badly. Roy then severely tested Mackenzie with a fast shot, while Mapplebeck at the other end did well to frustrate McCue’s fine effort. From a perfect cross by Munro, the Clach centre-forward Kerr headed his club’s second goal. Following a spell of pressure, County reduced the lead; Boal’s thirty yards shot from the left wing completely deceived Mapplebeck, who made no attempt to save. The keeper was amazed to see the ball curl in the air into the net. This unexpected success inspired the homesters to greater efforts. Their goal, however, had a great escape, when Mackenzie saved miraculously from Kerr. Grand play by McCue led to the equaliser. The inside-right sent the ball to the unmarked Boal, who sent it into the centre for Birrell to beat Mapplebeck with a low shot. From the restart the homesters exerted all their energy to gain the lead but a sound Clach defence held them at bay, although the home forwards were not too effective in their shooting. Following Mackenzie saving well from Kerr, the visitors again got on top through a curious goal. Mackenzie held an easy shot, and in endeavouring to clear he was tackled by Leary. In the melee that followed Mackenzie fell to the ground and the Clach player had no difficulty in sending into the tenantless goal. The referee awarded the point although the injured Mackenzie had to be carried off the field. Within a few minutes he resumed in his usual place. McCue made a brilliant opening for Birrell, but he shot narrowly over the bar. The militiaman, however, went through on his own, and after smartly dribbling past three opponents he sent into the net, Mapplebeck failing to hold his shot. From the centre kick-off, Clach raced to the home end. Forsyth, centre-half, made a slip, and Kerr took full advantage, giving Mackenzie no chance. County redoubled their efforts and McCue again got through, only to be unceremoniously brought down inside the penalty area. From the spot Jack made no mistake, placing the teams again on level terms. With only seven minutes to go County snapped victory. Macdonald, right-half, sent a perfect cross into the goalmouth, and the uncovered Gowl had plenty time to steady his shot, which went into the net with great force. In the remaining minutes the visitors tried hard to save a point, but the County defence, which had now improved from a very bad period of unsteadiness, withstood their opponents’ assails.