Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish

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club from 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 a ...

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, currently playing in the

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. 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, 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. Forres Mechanics have won the Highland league twice: in the 1985–86 season and in the 2011–12 season. On 26 November 2016, Forres Mechanics played their most high-profile match in recent years when they held

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side Stenhousemuir to a 2–2 draw in

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, however they lost 3–1 in the replay. Forres withdrew from the Highland League in the 2020–21 season, which was greatly affected by the

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Honours

: 1985–86, 2011–12 *

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: 1946–47, 1954–55, 1984–85, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2009–10 *

North of Scotland Cup The North of Scotland Cup is a knock-out tournament for football teams in membership of the North of Scotland Football Association. The teams involved are based in the Highlands and Moray and membership consists of senior clubs from the Scotti ...

: 1907–08, 1926–27, 1935–35, 1957–58, 1966–67, 1986–87, 2004–05,

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Inverness Cup The Inverness Cup is a football competition for teams around Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Originally, it was contested by the four Inverness based teams: Caledonian, Citadel, Clachnacuddin and Thistle, but became an invitational tourna ...

: 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, 1899–1900, 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

Management

* Manager: Steven MacDonald * Assistant Manager: Steven MacLean * Coach: Fraser Bremner

References

External links

Official website
Football clubs in Scotland Highland Football League teams Association football clubs established in 1884 1884 establishments in Scotland Football in Moray Forres Works association football teams in Scotland {{Scotland-footyclub-stub