Forres Mechanics F.C.
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| Full name | Forres Mechanics Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "The Can Cans" | ||
| Founded | 1884 | ||
| Ground | Mosset Park, Forres | ||
| Capacity | 1,400 (502 seated) | ||
| Chairman | James Anderson | ||
| Manager | Charlie Rowley | ||
| League | Highland Football League | ||
| 2014–15 | Highland Football League, 9th | ||
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Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish association football club from the town of Forres, Moray, currently playing in the Highland Football League.[1] They play at the town's Mosset Park. Forres Mechanics are the oldest association football club in the North of Scotland and are one of only two original teams to play in the Highland League since its first season in 1893,[2] the other being Clachnacuddin.
History
Their unusual name is variously stated to come from the town's Mechanics Institute or most likely when a group of craftsmen or mechanics split from an earlier Forres team to form their own club.[3] Forres Mechanics have won the Highland league twice: in the 1985–86 season and in the 2011–12 season.[4]
On 29 September 2012, Forres Mechanics played their most high profile match in recent years when they lost 1–0 to Rangers in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup.
Honours
- Highland Football League: 1985–86, 2011–12
- Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1963–64
- Scottish Supplementary Cup (North): 1954-55
- Highland League Cup: 1946–47, 1954–55, 1984–85, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10
- North of Scotland Cup: 1907–08, 1926–27, 1935–35, 1957–58, 1966–67, 1986–87, 2004–05, 2010-2011
- Inverness Cup: 1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
- Elgin & District Cup: 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95, 1900–01, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1926–27, 1932–33
Personnel
Management
- Manager: Charlie Rowley
- Coach: Russell McFee
- Player/Coach: Charlie Brown
References
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- ↑ http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/
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External links
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