Mosset Park is a

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ground in the town of

Forres Forres (; gd, Farrais) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately northeast of Inverness and west of Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions. There ...

in the north-east of

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, which is the home ground of

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side

Forres Mechanics F.C. Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish association football club from the town of Forres, Moray, currently playing in the Highland Football League. They play at the town's Mosset Park. Forres Mechanics are the oldest association f ...

It is located on Lea Road in the north of the town and has a capacity of 2,700, with 502 seated.

History

Forres Mechanics' record attendance at Mosset Park came in February 1957 when 7,000 spectatorsClubs – Forres Mechanics FC

Scottish Highland Football League The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a feeder to the Scottis ...

. Retrieved 29 May 2012. watched the club take on Glasgow Celtic in the

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of the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, The home side lost 5–0.Scottish FA Cup 1956-1957 : Fifth Round
''statto.com''. Retrieved 29 May 2012. The whole ground was moved a very short distance southwards – approximately the width of the pitch – when the A96 was re-routed around Forres and the old main stand, which was then the largest in the league, was lost. Mosset Park is owned by

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and rented out to the Forres-based football club. The club previously paid rent of £2.50-a-year for the stadium, but following a review in March 2012 it was raised to £4500.New lease set for Forres' Mosset Park
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''. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.

Transport

The nearest railway station to the ground is

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which is located half a mile south-west of Mosset Park, roughly a 10-minute walk.World Stadia – Mosset Park
''worldstadia.com''. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2012.Highland Premier – Forres Mechanics – Mosset Park
''fanzone.co.uk''. Retrieved 29 May 2012. The station is located on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.

References

External links

Mosset Park at footballgroundmap.comMosset Park at soccerway.com
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