Date	Saturday, 19 September 1936
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Ross County 3:0 Caledonian FC
Venue	Victoria Park
Referee	J. Asher
Ross County
Manager	The Management Committee
Starting 11	1: R MacNeil, 2: ??? Crombie, 3: J Stewart, 4: J.G MacKay, 5: Robert Corbett, 6: J.A Ross, 7: J.A MacKay 1, 8: E Gillies, 9: Morgan MacKay 2, 10: J MacDonald, 11: D. Ross
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the North Star. Ross County 3 Caledonian FC 0 The past games between these two great rivals, County and Caley, have invariably been rousing tussles, but last day’s match at Victoria Park was a very subdued and dull encounter. Perhaps the fact that both teams were almost entirely represented by youth was an omen for the lack of the usual keenness. On the run of actual play, the homesters were rather flattered by the registering of a three goal victory. In the outfield the visitors were as smart on the ball as their opponents but at the goalmouth they were very weak. They lacked the services of a forward with the finishing power of their opponents’ centre, Morgan Mackay, who had two very creditable goals. The home defence did not impress, and although Stewart showed improvement, Crombie (Evanton) was not a success. An early injury to the full right back’s knee necessitated Crombie’s removal to the outside right berth. The soundest division of the County’s team was the half line, J. G. Mackay, Corbett and Ross being the masters of the Caley attack. As leader, Morgan Mackay showed great speed and enterprise but his inside forwards Gillies and Macdonald (Evanton) did not give him the support he deserved. Until his ankle injury re-exerted itself, J. A. Mackay was successful on the right wing, and D. Ross, on the extreme left, was also in a lively mood. In Main the Caley had a great right back and in Mackintosh, left half, they had a hard worker. Their best wing was the two Camerons, the left winger, W. Cameron, being prominent with many bright runs down the touch-line. The inside right, Macdonald, however, caused the home citadel the greatest anxiety, some of his tries being near the mark. Winning the toss, Caledonian set the County to face a strong sun and within a minute W. Cameron sent narrowly over the bar. At the other end, Morgan Mackay made a good opening for Macdonald, the home inside left, but he shot weakly past. Two successive corners came to the homesters but nothing resulted. Macdonald (Caley) then had a great try at goal, his shot flashed past the upright, while Stewart missed a great chance to open the visitors’ scoring. Getting clear of the defence Morgan Mackay went through but his parting shot passed outside the upright. Following this J. A. Ross was just inches wide with a foul-kick. Racing to the other end R. Cameron tested Macneil with a strong drive. Then Macdonald caused the homesters further uneasiness when his long powerful shot struck the cross-bar, and rebounding on to the top of the bar, the ball went bye. Both teams strove hard to take the lead and Crombie saved the situation for the homesters by kicking off the goal-line. Mackay (Caley) got clear of the home defence for Macneil to save brilliantly the centre’s shot at point blank range. Mackintosh repeated Crombie’s performance by clearing Morgan Mackay’s header, which completely deceived Mackenzie, the custodian. After J. A. Ross and Gillies went near counting, the homesters scored. Cutely Morgan Mackay netted D. Ross’s cross into the centre. Caley fought back but the interval arrived without further scoring. In the first minutes of the second period, the visitors forced the pace and Macneil saved well from Stewart. Outwitting the visiting back, Morgan Mackay let his left winger away, only for Gillies to miss badly the pass from D. Ross into the centre. A few minutes later, the home leader had a great effort, Mackenzie being lucky to scramble the ball clear. As severely tried was Macneil, when Mackay had passed all his opponents. The custodian saved a certain goal by coming out and blocking the Caley centre’s shot. When all seemed lost for the visitors, Main timely diverted Morgan Mackay’s try over the bye-line. A great source of danger to his opponents M. Mackay again put D. Ross in possession. The winger’s lob into the goalmouth was not taken advantage of. Only the brilliancy of Macneil prevented disaster to the home citadel at this stage, his soundness frustrating Macdonald’s great effort, while Mackintosh’s foul kick was near the mark. Going through on his own, Morgan Mackay settled the issue. He tapped the ball coolly past the approaching Mackenzie into the net. Harrison then nearly reduced the lead, his drive going inches over the bar. In the closing minutes, J. A. Mackay ran into the centre, and although lying on his back added the third goal.