Forres Mechanics F.C.

Forres Mechanics
Full name Forres Mechanics Football Club
Nickname(s) "The Can Cans"
Founded 1884 (1884)
Ground Mosset Park, Forres
Ground Capacity 2,700 (502 seated)
Chairman James Anderson
Manager Charlie Rowley
League Highland Football League
2015–16 Highland Football League, 11th

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 26 November 2016, Forres Mechanics played their most high-profile match in recent years when they held League One side Stenhousemuir F.C. to a 2-2 draw in 2016–17 Scottish Cup.

Honours

Personnel

Management

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Scotland GK Stuart Knight
Scotland GK Steven Simpson
Scotland DF Simon Allan
Scotland DF Gordon Finlayson
Scotland DF Graham Fraser
Scotland DF Steven Fraser
Scotland DF Graeme Grant
Scotland DF Connor MacIver
Scotland DF Aaron McLellan
Scotland DF Paul Smith
Scotland MF Drew Howard
Scotland MF Duncan Jones
No. Position Player
Georgia (country) MF Dachi Khutsishvili
Scotland MF Ross MacPherson
Scotland MF Scott Moore
Scotland MF Ross Paterson
Scotland MF Kyle Scott
Scotland MF Stuart Soane
Scotland FW Liam Baxter
Scotland FW Fraser Forbes
Scotland FW Lee Fraser
Scotland FW Brandon Hutcheson
Scotland FW Craig McGovern

References

  1. Highland Football League. "Forres Mechanics F.C.". Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  2. http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/
  3. Watson, Colin (1985). Forres Mechanics: the First Hundred Years. Forres Mechanics F.C.
  4. Christie, Craig (8 May 2012). "Emotional Rowley acclaims Forres title success". The Northern Scot.

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Coordinates: 57°36′45.47″N 3°36′54.49″W / 57.6126306°N 3.6151361°W / 57.6126306; -3.6151361


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