| Date | Saturday, 30 March 1940 |
|---|---|
| Competition | Ness Cup |
| Fixture/Score | Services XI 4:4 Ross County |
| Venue | Unknown |
| Referee | |
| Ross County | |
| Manager | The Management Committee |
| Starting 11 | 1: ??? Morrit, 2: Willie (Wicky) Spence, 3: Adam Forsyth, 4: A. MacDonald 1, 5: D Urquhart, 6: J Wood, 7: Frankie MacBeath, 8: ??? Nicol 1, 9: ??? Moffat, 10: ??? Hood 2 (1 pen), 11: ??? Boal |
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| Attendance | |
| Match Report | Report from the North Star. Services XI 4 Ross County 4 Despite the fact that Services XI, at home, were able to force a draw of four goals with Ross County in the Ness Cup competition, which is contested on the home-and-home principle, the County passed into the second round by virtue of their previous win by 4 goals to 3. County were early aggressors and Hood scored from a penalty, Paterson equalised, but Allan put the visitors clear from a free kick outside the penalty area. Gerard scored for County; Nigh added the equaliser. Paterson scored the fourth for Services, and MacDonald equalised for County five minutes from time. Hazel, Ferguson, Mitchell and Paterson were outstanding for Services Eleven, while veteran Spence was the most conspicuous player afield. Other players of note for County were MacDonald, Wood, Urquhart and Hood, |