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 Template:Scottish football updater.<ref name="HFL">Template:Cite web</ref> 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,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref name="Forres 100">Template:Cite book</ref> Forres Mechanics have won the Highland league twice: in the 1985–86 season and in the 2011–12 season.<ref name="Nor Scot">Template:Cite news</ref>

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. During the 2020–21 season, which was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Forres withdrew from the Highland League before returning the following season.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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, 2025–26
• 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, 1899–1900, 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: David Mackay
• Coach: Mark Holmes

External links

• Template:Official website