Date	Saturday, 11 September 1937
Competition	Scottish Qualifying Cup
Fixture/Score	Brora Rangers 1:8 Ross County
Venue	Dudgeon Park
Referee	Mr. J. Asher
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: R MacNeil, 2: Roddie Munro, 3: A Burnett, 4: J.G MacKay, 5: Ackie Urquhart, 6: J MacIntosh, 7: J.A MacKay 1, 8: James (Mollie) Ross 2, 9: Ernest Gowl 2, 10: L Calder 2, 11: W Patterson 1
Bench
Attendance	700
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Brora Rangers 1 Ross County 8 This game took place at Brora in lair, if cold weather, and in presence of a crowd of about 700 spectators. These included about 200 from Ross-shire, who travelled by a special train, which started from Dingwall, picking up enthusiasts at all stations up to Bonar-Bridge. Brora Rangers was represented by a team drawn from Inverness to Lybster. It included five home players and six outsiders. Of these two were from Ross-shire, one from Inverness, one from Dornoch, one from Embo, and one from Lybster. No fewer than five of the team had previously played for Ross County. Ross County had out their strongest eleven; the one that, when kept together, has played so well so far this season. Ross County won the toss and accepted the assistance of the breeze, which, however, was of little if any effect. Brora went off with a spurt and Munro had to kick out to clear his lines. Burnett then punted a ball up the right wing. Gowl rushed for it and crossed to goal. Paterson was out of position and the ball went bye. Watt was the next to shine and almost from the flag he shot. The ball struck the top of the crossbar and went over. Both Paterson and Tait followed with shots at their respective ends, which were held. Play, up to this, had been very ragged. There was little or no combination and mistiming and miskicking of the ball was a fault of players on both sides. The players appeared to gauge each other's strength—and weaknesses. Certainly there was little to enthuse over. Sutherland was playing good football, and time and again he let his forwards away. The Ross County defence were in no way flurried. Danger came to Brora from the County left wing, and Ross was fortunate to stop a hot shot from Paterson. Fifteen minutes had gone before the all-important goal came. It fell to the County and was well taken. In a run up the field J. A. Mackay shot across the goal mouth. The ball came back to Mackay, who lofted it to Calder. Calder was crowded and he slipped the ball to James Ross, who was unmarked. His namesake in goal never saw the ball pass him. "This was the beginning of the end. The goals were scored in the following procession:— Ross County—James Ross (15 mins.); Gowl (21 mins.), Calder (25 mins.), Jas. Ross (26 mins.), J. A. Mackay (39 mins.), Calder (60 mins.), Paterson (62 mins.), Gowl (81 mins.). Brora Rangers—Ballantyne (3 mins.). Obviously it was a one-sided game and in consequence somewhat uninteresting. Ross County for the most part of the game did as they liked. Their opponents were no match for them. Although Brora had many runs up the field, they were very easily held. Watt was their most dangerous man, and twice he got excellent scoring chances. His shooting was at fault. Morgan Mackay never had a look in, he was so well watched by Urquhart. Apart from that, he seldom got the ball. He raced about a good deal, but to little purpose. But on the few occasions he did operate, he showed his old skill. Brora had two heroes, Sutherland at centre-half and Mackintosh, right back. They both defended magnificently. Sutherland was a stumbling block to the whole of the Ross County forwards. He turned up in the most unexpected places and always to the advantage of his side. Mackintosh is a polished back. He tackled strongly and it was not from his wing that the majority of goals came. Ross was not too comfortable between the sticks. The County team played sound, clever football. In the second half it was picture football. Mackay and Ross on the right wing combined to perfection, and they were well-backed up by J. G. Mackay. The left wing, while not so conspicuous, was very effective. Mackintosh was always up behind them. Gowl, at centre, was as alert as ever with his head. It was fortunate for Brora that he was unlucky. At least a dozen of his headers would have counted but for the post, and the crossbar. Urquhart had very little to do, but that he did well. The backs were very safe. Macneil made one mistake which cost a goal. It was a long, high ball from midfield, sent in by Ballantyne, which dropped into goal, just under the bar.