Date	Saturday, 24 January 1931
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Caledonian FC 2:1 Ross County
Venue	Telford Street
Referee
Ross County
Manager	Johnny Hart
Starting 11	1: Peter Brett, 2: Sonny MacKenzie, 3: Ackie Urquhart, 4: Dot Garrow, 5: Johnny Hart, 6: Roddie Garrow, 7: Ackie MacKay, 8: A Kerr, 9: Ian Aird 1, 10: Dick Traill, 11: Charlie Cameron
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Caledonian FC 2 Ross County 1 Ross County fell to Caledonian at Inverness on Saturday by two goals to one in an exceptionally tame game, in which neither team merited a win. The County were an uninspired side. Johnny Hart did not have his usual grip on the game, and consequently, without his inspiration and prompting, the side lacked sting. Aird had an off day and nothing went right for him. In fact, the only two players who stood out were Urquhart and Roddy Garrow (at left half), who came in place of Grant, whose services unhappily were not available. R. Garrow was playing his first senior game and he showed no signs of nerves, and Cameron has to thank him for some nice wing passes, especially in the first half. Garrow was particularly good at cutting in and drawing the ball back away from Cameron, then judiciously snaking the ball out to the unmarked winger. More use might well have been made of the work of this young couple; Cameron’s crosses were ideal, but the inside forwards were slow in taking advantage of the crosses and were too easily dispossessed of the ball. Gray, for Caledonian, worked as a second centre-half in the first period, and to him should go all credit for Caley’s win. His tactics knocked the County attack out of joint very early, and they never really recovered. At back, Mackenzie had to transfer to the right in place of Munro, who was unfit. This did not suit Mackenzie too well, and with D. Garrow in front of him and not up to his usual form, Mackenzie was not happy. However, late in the game when Trail changed to right half, Mackenzie settled down and was more like his old self. Mackay, at outside right, was starved, and it was rather a pity because he is a forceful player with fine command of the ball and the ability to shoot. Kerr bustled about but with little result. He probably would have been more profitable at centre forward where the greasy pitch and the ball made the bakes' more difficult. Kerr's dash would have upset them. Brett was sound in goal and had little chance with the balls that beat him. Caley crossed over with a lead of two goals to nil. The first was scored by Mackenzie, who was playing at left half. Mackenzie got the ball on the wing and was allowed to work into the centre, shooting from about twenty-five yards out. Brett was unsighted. Mackenzie never should have been allowed to get so far with the ball without being tackled. It was a silly and costly error on the County's part. The second goal was scored by MacMurdo, a K.O.S.B. from Fort George. Whitton, on the left, got a loose ball from what seemed an offside position. Racing along with it, he beat D. Garrow. Mackenzie was hampered with his tackle through Garrow getting in his way, and the winger centred for MacMurdo to head through from what was certainly an offside position. He was almost on top of Brett and the goalkeeper never saw the ball. The County goal was scored by Aird well on in the second half. Cameron put over an exceptionally fine cross and Aird made no mistake with his header. This success brought out the only bit of real play displayed by the County during the whole afternoon. They rallied with determination and a fine ball from the foot of D. Garrow looked like a counter but went over the bar. Hart forced matters and slipped the ball up to Aird, who unluckily went to the wrong side to receive it. It was a let-off for Caley. However, the County effort came too late and the whistle thwarted the County of at least one point. In the first half, the manager of Clyde Football Club kept watch on the game. Previously, through an agent, Urquhart, the County left back, had been offered terms by letter. Urquhart, although suffering from an injury to his chest, played a splendid game, and it is understood that the Clyde representative was highly pleased with the player's showing. Urquhart, who stands a little over six feet and weighs 13 stone 5 lbs, has been a persistently outstanding performer for the County since Johnstone's departure. He came from Brora at the end of last season, and latterly has been playing at left half back. Urquhart is likely to accept Clyde's offer and if he does, he will be joining other two Highland League players, both of whom came from Inverness Thistle.