Date	Saturday, 16 August 1930
Competition	Highland League
Fixture/Score	Inverness Clachnacuddin 1:5 Ross County
Venue	Grant Street Park
Referee
Ross County
Manager	Johnny Hart
Starting 11	1: Peter Brett, 2: Paulo Grant, 3: ??? Montgomery, 4: Dick Traill, 5: Ackie Urquhart, 6: J Stewart 1, 7: Ian Aird 4, 8: Charlie Cameron, 9: Johnny Hart, 10: J Morrison, 11: A Kerr
Bench
Attendance
Match Report	Report from the Ross-shire Journal. Inverness Clachnacuddin 1 Ross County 5 On paper, Clachnacuddin, Inverness, had been predicted to win easily against Ross County in a Highland League fixture at Inverness on Saturday, but once again the County proved to be the "shock" team, and thoroughly thrashed their fancied opponents by five goals to one. It was an inspired team that took the field for Ross-shire. Hart, with last week's game to guide him, showed himself a master of football tactics and handled his men with a firm grip, getting the best out of them and giving the Clach a difficult task to overcome. The game opened sensationally. Hart lost the toss and Aird kicked off. Montgomery worked the ball upfield, Kerr got it and passed to Aird, who finished a fine movement with a beautiful goal. Hurriedly following this, Aird was all but through again. Stewart headed into the centre and Aird banged the ball against the crossbar, and headed the rebound over the bar. When Munro missed his kick, the County got a fright; a corner ensued, but with no result. Brett once again proved his worth and was confidently dealing with numerous difficult shots, one save of his from Yeudell being particularly good. Kerr's inclusion at inside left proved a happy success. He was leading out well, and with Grant behind him, the wing and centre were being kept well supplied with the ball. Grant lobbed in a ball to Aird which the centre all but converted with his head. Up to now there was only one team in it. Trail, Hart and Grant had a stranglehold on the Clach attack, and they were little in evidence. However, play gradually veered round and Brett in rapid succession had to deal first with a magnificent low shot from Logie, and did another piece of fine work when he ran out and cleared from the centre forward. Clach were getting more and more of the game as time went on. Aird got away in a solo effort but shot wildly when he had only the goalkeeper to beat, and again was robbed of the ball on the Clach goal line. It was a let-off for Clach, but Aird made amends when Montgomery let him away with a clear field, and a typical Aird sprint between the backs ended in him netting his second goal. Following hard on this, the centre forward came near to adding a third, but the Clach goalkeeper saved the shot to the corner. It was a fine effort on the part of both players. Clach came back fighting and Brett had another miraculous save from Cameron, but had to admit defeat by a shot from Yeudall. Brett stopped the winger's shot, but could not hold it and the ball, darting off his chest, struck the upright and glanced into the net. This ended the first half, in which the goodly crowd of Ross-shire spectators who travelled to Inverness saw a completely changed team from that which was defeated by the Citadel the previous week. The personnel was little altered, but the football served was at least a hundred per cent improved. As the first half had started, so also the second half. Within a few minutes the County scored, Stewart being the marksman and well worthy was he of his success. Following on this, Montgomery very nearly added a fourth goal, but had no luck. Clach did not let down, however, and consistently pressed, Trail being particularly outstanding in a constant Clach attack. The Clach were all out for a score and well were they worth it, but Munro, Urquhart and Brett were too much for them, and Hart’s skilful defence kept them at bay. Nasty feelings were evident and from one foul taken by Hart, the Clach goalkeeper had to lie on the ball for quite a time before it was ultimately scraped clear. Although the sun greatly hampered the Clach, they were having the better of exchanges and hemmed in the County defenders in their own territory. The County were lying down too much, and only Brett's inspired form kept the Clach from scoring on more than one occasion. Breaking away, Aird added the fourth goal and his own “hat trick.” This success was against the run of play, and shortly afterwards when Aird notched a fifth point, the Clach cup was full. They retaliated however, and Brett was particularly smart in scraping a hot ball into the corner when hard pressed. And so the game ran out, the County being worthy winners by five goals to one. Just on time, Hart received a nasty knock on the face, which grassed him, and he was in evident pain when the final whistle sounded. The County victory away from home after their defeat at home last week was a fine tonic, and will inspire confidence both in players and spectators alike. Brett outshone his great display against Citadel, and that says something! The backs can’t be bettered, Urquhart's head work being particularly fine. Grant, at left half, played a particularly fine game. Both in forcing the pace and breaking up he was masterly. Hart came out in his true colours, and was outstanding throughout. Although not a forceful player, he showed his ability to command the team in no uncertain manner. Particularly fine was his command of the ball, and time and again he drew forth rounds of applause from the spectators. A clean, gentlemanly player, it was rather a pity he received the nasty knock he did in the closing minutes of the game. With Hart's generalship, the County will go far, and each week improvement in the type of football provided can be confidently looked for. Trail was predominantly outstanding throughout the match. No one worked harder or to better effect. The forward line was a huge success. The punch is there and they were always dangerous when near the goal. Stewart, the Edinburgh Varsity player, who came in at the last minute in Morrison’s place, was a decided acquisition, and the best winger afield. Montgomery has all the wiles of an inside forward, and suits Aird’s type of game. He is, however, inclined to lie too far up when his side is on the defensive. Aird’s goal-scoring feat, four out of five, speaks for itself. Always ready for a break through on his own, on Saturday he opened up the game and was never at a loss what to do with the ball when he got it. More of the ball up the centre from the halves and inside men will fix Aird in the first rank as a Highland League goal getter, a position he has occupied for the last few years. Kerr, as an inside man, was an unknown quantity, but he more than fitted in. Clever slips to the wing and centre came from him, and in rounding an opponent he was very smart. Charlie Cameron has not yet struck his last year’s form, but on Saturday he got little rope from either Shaw or Goodall. Clachnacuddin have a sound goalkeeper, who although beaten five times, in no way damaged his reputation. Goodall is as good as ever as a back, Cameron, the right centre half, was outstanding as also was Logie, than whom there is no prettier footballer in the League. It was forward that Clach failed. They had no punch—and no luck.