Clachnacuddin F.C.
Full name | Clachnacuddin Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Lilywhites | ||
Founded | 1885 | ||
Ground | Grant Street Park, Inverness | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Chairman | Dennis Bridgeford | ||
Manager | Iain Polworth | ||
League | Highland Football League | ||
2015–16 | Highland Football League, 14th | ||
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Clachnacuddin Football Club are part-time senior professional football club from the city of Inverness who currently play in the Scottish Highland Football League.
Clachnacuddin have won the most Highland Football League championships in the competition's history a total of 18 times overall. Their home ground is Grant Street Park in the city's Merkinch area. They also have a youth system with many teams ranging from the primary squads to the under 19s.
The club operated a reserve team in the North Caledonian Football League but withdrew for the start of the 2014–15 season.
They were founded in 1885 and are nicknamed The Lilywhites (due to their white strip) or Clach. Their name is in Scots Gaelic and means the stone of the tub, referring to a city landmark.
As a senior team with an acceptable stadium they are entitled to enter the Scottish Cup.
First team squad
- As of 16 January 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours
- Highland League:
- Winners (18): 1894–95, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1974–75, 2003–04
- Scottish Qualifying Cup (North):
- Winners (6): 1934–35, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1998–99
- Runners-up (6): 1946–47, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1964–65, 2003–04
- Highland League Cup:
- Winners (5): 1947–48, 1950–51, 1981–82, 2003–04, 2013–14
- North of Scotland Cup:
- Winners (22): 1894–95, 1895–96, 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1964–65, 1979–80, 1992–93, 2001–02
- Inverness Cup:
- Winners (14): 1897–98, 1900–01 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1909–10, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1936–37, 1951–52, 1952–53
Club records
- Record attendance: 8,850 vs St Johnstone, 17 January 1948