Forres Mechanics F.C.

Forres Mechanics
Full name Forres Mechanics Football Club
Nickname(s) The Can Cans
Founded 1884 (1884)
Ground Mosset Park, Forres
Capacity 2,700 (502 seated)
Chairman James Anderson
Manager Charlie Rowley
League Highland League
2017–18 Highland League, 5th of 18

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 to a 2–2 draw in 2016–17 Scottish Cup.

Honours

  • Highland Football League: 1985–86, 2011–12
  • 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, 2010–11
  • Inverness Cup: 1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
  • Scottish Qualifying Cup (North): 1963–64
  • Scottish Supplementary Cup (North): 1954–55
  • Elgin District Cup: 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95, 1899–00, 1900–01, 1904–05, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1926–27, 1932–33, 1933–34
  • Elginshire Charity Cup: 1901–02, 1902–03, 1907–08, 1908–09, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1912–13

Personnel

Management

  • Manager: Charlie Rowley
  • Assistant Manager: Craig Ewen
  • Coach: Charlie Brown

First team squad

As of 28 September 2017

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 Jamie Brown
Scotland GK Stuart Knight
Scotland GK Euan Storrier
Scotland DF Simon Allan
Scotland DF Graham Fraser
Scotland DF Ruari Fraser (on loan from Ross County)
Scotland DF Graeme Grant
Scotland DF Calum Howarth
Scotland DF Jordan Wardrope
Scotland MF Kieran Chalmers (on loan from Inverness CT)
Scotland MF Martin Groat
Scotland MF Allan MacPhee
Scotland MF Ross MacPherson
Scotland MF Craig McGovern
No. Position Player
Scotland MF Jordan Milne
Scotland MF Scott Moore
Scotland MF Owen Paterson
Scotland MF Alan Pollock
Scotland MF Kyle Scott
Scotland MF Stuart Soane
Scotland MF Ryan Stuart
Scotland FW Charlie Brown
Scotland FW John Cameron
Scotland FW Robbie Duncanson
Scotland FW Fraser Forbes
Scotland FW Lee Fraser
Scotland FW Andrew Macrae (on loan from Inverness CT)
Scotland FW Garry Tweedie

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.

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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