Date	Saturday, 29 October 1938
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Forres Mechanics 5:1 Ross County
Venue	Mosset Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	George Barrie
Starting 11	1: Roy Applegate, 2: Roddie Munro, 3: Adam Forsyth, 4: A. MacDonald, 5: George Barrie, 6: J Wood, 7: J Gillies, 8: J.A MacKay 1, 9: Ernest Gowl, 10: Neil Gillies, 11: Tommy Urquhart
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Forres Mechanics 5 Ross County 1 Ross County, sitting pretty at the head of the Highland League table on Saturday morning, ere night came a hefty cropper at Mosset Park, Forres, the local Mechanics knocking them off their high pedestal with a sound whacking of five goals to one. But County’s fall was not so much due to a falling off in their game, as to the sound all-round play of an inspired team, led on by that wily veteran, Dickie, who once they saw themselves with a chance of upsetting the league leaders, never looked back, and seldom if ever put a foot wrong. At one time, Forres literally swamped County. They got the visitors on the run—and kept them on it. County could not get going and nothing went right for them. Their half backs were overrun with the result that both Neil Gillies and A. Mackay were more often in the role of defenders. Barrie, at centre half, needed all the help he could get. He could not hold up the keen Forres attack with the result that Munro and Forsyth—defending heroically—had too much to cope with, and both Macdonald and Wood were knocked off their usual reliable game by having to come to the centre-half’s help too frequently. It was here that Applegate shone out in all his glory. He, at the close of the game, received an ovation from the Forres spectators, and well did he deserve it. Although five times he had to visit the back of the net, the County goalkeeper played the game of his life and it was his inspiring play which put new life into his jaded comrades and helped them last out a game, which near the end, must have taxed their strength and courage sorely. Ross County, much against play, opened the scoring through Mackay, whose quick, first-time drive outwitted French. The success was short lived, however, and Forres, led by Dickie, made all the running. Applegate was penalised for over-carrying, and this incident brought the equaliser. Dickie tapped the ball to the awaiting Macgill, who blazed into the net from the five yards’ line. It was rank bad covering on the part of County defence, who should not have allowed Macgill to go unmarked. Now on the crest of the wave, Forres quickly added a third goal through Duncan, and Dickie, opening up the County defence at will, made the opening for Macdonald to score a fourth point before half-time. The wind advantage held out some hope for Ross County making a fight of the second half. But it was not to be. Forres, with their comfortable lead, played confident football and took chances—which, as invariably happens with a winning side—came off. Applegate and his defence were constantly under severe pressure and the few attacks led by Gow at the other end as often as not perished on the very fine defence put up by Macgill, who although a back, dominated the centre of the field and cleared everything that came his way. County twice had the ball in the net, but both points were disallowed for previous infringements. A penalty for Forres, scored by Dickie finished the scoring, and sent County back well beaten, but by no means disgraced. As already mentioned, they met a team playing at the peak of its form, and a side for whom everything ran right. On their day’s performance it would take a great team to humble Forres.