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.[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.

Forres Mechanics
Full nameForres Mechanics Football Club
Nickname(s)The Can Cans
Founded1884 (1884)
GroundMosset Park, Forres
Capacity2,700 (502 seated)
ChairmanDavid MacDonald
ManagerCharlie Rowley
LeagueHighland League
2019–20Highland League, 7th of 17

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, however they lost 3–1 in the replay.

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


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