Date	Saturday, 28 November 1931
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Inverness Clachnacuddin 4:6 Ross County
Venue	Grant Street Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	John (Jock) Ramage
Starting 11	1: ? Scott, 2: Roddie Munro, 3: J Stewart, 4: Robert MacLeod, 5: John Ramage, 6: Ackie Urquhart 1, 7: Fred MacLeod, 8: Ackie MacKay, 9: Ian Aird 3, 10: Dave Cowie 2, 11: ??? Cowie
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Inverness Clachnacuddin 4 Ross County 6 Ross County earned two points at Inverness on Saturday by defeating Clachnacuddin by six goals to four, but their victory was not as easily attained as the score would indicate. Clach were in the lead with twenty minutes to go, and only Aird’s supreme opportunism and Ramage's brilliant all-round constructive and destructive work won the day for Ross-shire. On Clach’s display, one was left wondering how it was that they were at the bottom of the league table with only one win and two draws out of 15 games. They stretched the County, and with the County wing halves not too good in the tackle, the Clach forwards for a time swarmed round Scott, and a fine shot by Mackinnon gave them the lead. Nothing daunted, County played confidently and worried a shaky Clach defence, but their efforts were not of the constructive kind, and it was only after a series of corners that Aird secured the equaliser. Ramage, after a deal of striving and prompting, got the County machine running more smoothly. The forwards and half-line played more to each other and the passing was more accurate, and consequently bewildered the Clach defenders. From an accurate pass from Cowie (Avoch), D. Cowie registered a capital goal. However, there was little in the game, and Clach were as determined and even better attackers than were the County. Ramage was the great stumbling block for Clach, his fine play being greatly admired by friend and foe alike. Close on half-time, Clach deservedly got the equaliser from a foul kick. The second half opened with interesting exchanges. Aird’s alertness gave County supporters good hope, while at the other end, Clach were equally hopeful of securing the advantage through Mackinnon. Clach took the lead through Fraser. Minutes afterwards, Cowie was on the mark again. This point was soon counteracted by Mackinnon, who cleverly slipped the ball past Scott. Again the County shattered the Clach advantage, Urquhart being the marksman, and then came Aird’s fine bit of opportunism, his two goals following quickly on each other in the semi-darkness, which probably greatly hampered the Clach goalkeeper, who had given a splendid display throughout. As a whole, the Ross County team pleased. Cowie (Avoch) at outside left lacked confidence in himself. He has the football, and an absence of two years from the game was clearly evident. The forwards were clever and fast at times, but at other times they looked very ordinary. It was left to Ramage to pull the best out of them. The big centre-half instils confidence and the will to win into the side, and never was this more evident than on Saturday, when he fairly captivated the Inverness crowd with his fine polished football and general all-round ability. Many were the complimentary remarks spontaneously brought forth by his splendid display, and on all sides he was being acclaimed as the finest player-coach yet seen in the North. He had strong support from both Urquhart and R. Macleod, but the latter was prone to be indecisive in his tackling. Munro has apparently found a partner in Stewart who suits him, and both did well against a swift-moving attack. Scott was, as usual, confidently efficient, and a pleasing factor of his play was that he is not so inclined to get down on the ball, while at the same time maintaining his efficiency. Aird’s feat of securing three goals on Saturday takes him within an ace of beating Grant, Keith, in the goal-scoring championship. As it is, in goals per match, Aird comfortably leads, as he has only played 12 games to Grant's 14.