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| manager = Kyle Redpath
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'''Fort William Football Club''' is a senior [[football (soccer)|football]] team from [[Fort William, Scotland|Fort William]], [[Lochaber]], [[Scotland]]. They play in the [[North Caledonian Football Association|North Caledonian Football League]], having been relegated from the [[Highland Football League]] in 2022 after 37 seasons.

== History ==

===Origins and the early years===

The club was founded in 1974 by then chairman Colin Neilson and started out playing mainly friendlies and cup competitions, such as the [[Scottish Qualifying Cup]], the [[North of Scotland Cup]] and the [[Inverness Cup]].

In the late 1970s, their most famous player to date, [[John McGinlay]] made his senior debut for Fort William at the age of 14, coming on as a substitute in a North of Scotland Cup tie with now [[Scottish Professional Football League]] side [[Elgin City F.C.|Elgin City]] (formerly of the Highland League). 
At the age of 17, he moved to [[Nairn County F.C.|Nairn County]], and would later go on to play in the [[Premier League]] with [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] and eventually represent [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.officialplayersites.com/players/mcginlay/article.php?id=661|title=Striking out in America - - The official of John McGinlay - OfficialPlayerSites.com|website=www.officialplayersites.com|access-date=6 December 2011|archive-date=20 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120420055554/http://www.officialplayersites.com/players/mcginlay/article.php?id=661|url-status=live}}</ref> He was childhood friends with another, now former, professional footballer [[Duncan Shearer]], who also hailed from Fort William.<ref name=darkblue>{{cite web|url=http://www.afcheritage.org/history/darkbluedons/index.cfm?player_id=226|title=Dark Blue Dons – Duncan Shearer|access-date=15 September 2017|publisher=AFC Heritage Trust|archive-date=15 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915071612/http://www.afcheritage.org/history/darkbluedons/index.cfm?player_id=226|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ever since forming in 1974, the club campaigned for entry into the [[Highland Football League|Highland League]], but were rejected many times. In 1983, Fort William were admitted to the North Caledonian League. The club enjoyed wins in the two-year spell in the North Caledonian League. They won both the ''Chic Allan Cup'' and ''Morris Newton / SWL Cup'' in successive seasons, while also winning the ''Football Times Cup'' and finishing as runners-up in the league in the 1983–84 season. 

In the 1984–85 season, the club won the division outright, making it their only league championship victory to date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nonleaguescotland.co.uk/|title=NLS Finance – Loans and finance info.|access-date=16 February 2020|archive-date=16 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216154304/http://www.nonleaguescotland.co.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the 1985–86 season, the club was admitted to the [[Highland Football League|Highland League]]. Fort William played their first Highland League match against their nearest league team [[Clachnacuddin F.C.|Clachnacuddin]], with striker Gordon MacIntyre scoring the goal in a 1–0 home win. 
In that season, they recorded their highest-ever attendance of 1,500, against the [[Scottish Football League]] side [[Stirling Albion F.C.|Stirling Albion]] in the [[1985–86 Scottish Cup|Scottish Cup]] 2nd round, with a 0–0 draw,<ref name="Results for Stirling Albion for 1985-86">{{cite web|url=http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/a1980/stirlingalbion1986.htm|access-date=2014-12-19|title=Results for Stirling Albion for 1985–86|publisher=londonhearts.com|archive-date=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220030055/http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/a1980/stirlingalbion1986.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> before losing 6–0 in the [[Replay (sports)|replay]] at [[Annfield Stadium|Annfield]] a week later.<ref name="Results for Stirling Albion for 1985-86"/><ref name="Scottish Cup 1985-86 Second Round">{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/fa-cup/1985-1986/results/r2|access-date=2014-12-19|title=Scottish Cup 1985–86 Second Round|publisher=statto.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129103907/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/fa-cup/1985-1986/results/r2|archive-date=29 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Recent times===

The club was unable to build upon their relatively competitive start to life in the Highland League, and gradually, season-by-season, began to struggle to the point where they had finished bottom in 14 of the 18 seasons between [[1996–97 Highland Football League|1996–97]] and [[2013–14 Highland Football League|2013–14]]. Their struggles included a record 17–0 away defeat in [[1997–98 Highland Football League|1998]], to now [[Scottish League One]] side [[Peterhead F.C.|Peterhead]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/77234.stm |title = Hearts' title hopes crushed by old rivals |date = 12 April 1998 |access-date = 19 December 2014 |work = BBC News |archive-date = 25 September 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220925135237/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/football/77234.stm |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Match Reports: Fort William v Brora Rangers">{{cite web|url=http://www.voicesinfootball.com/match-reports/fort-william-v-brora-rangers.html|access-date=2014-12-19|title=Match Reports: Fort William v Brora Rangers|publisher=voicesinfootball.com|archive-date=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220032329/http://www.voicesinfootball.com/match-reports/fort-william-v-brora-rangers.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite this, ''The Fort'' did not finish bottom that season, with the [[Wooden spoon (award)|wooden spoon]] going to [[Nairn County F.C.|Nairn County]]. In the [[2008–09 Highland Football League|2008–09]] season, they accumulated only a solitary point from 28 matches, making it the [[Highland Football League|Highland League]]'s record lowest points total since its inception.<ref name="Match Reports: Fort William v Brora Rangers"/><ref name="Highland League Basement Battlers An Inspiration To All">{{cite web|url=http://aftnwebsite.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/highland-league-basement-battlers.html|access-date=2014-12-19|title=Highland League Basement Battlers An Inspiration To All|publisher=aftnwebsite.blogspot.co.uk|archive-date=20 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220031111/http://aftnwebsite.blogspot.co.uk/2011/11/highland-league-basement-battlers.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[2008–09 Highland Football League|2008–09]] season, an exciting future appeared forthcoming, when television producer and former [[Lochaber]] resident, Paul MacDonald, unveiled his vision for the football team. In conjunction with his American Entertainment company, ''PMAC Tonight'', he planned to create a [[reality television|reality TV]] series based around the toiling team. The premise was to import some of the best young American talent from college campuses across the [[United States of America|USA]], in an attempt to take Fort William ''"From Worst to First"'', in what was envisaged to be the ultimate underdog story. However, after much initial media hype, the project failed to materialise.

The club formerly fielded a reserve side in the [[North Caledonian Football League]], but were forced to disband this team prior to the [[2011–12 North Caledonian Football League|2011–12]] season due to a lack of playable pitches in the Fort William area – something that has always plagued the club.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/Clach-back-in-North-Caledonian-League-7025264.htm |title=Highland News &#124; Sport &#124; Football &#124; Clach back in North Caledonian League |access-date=26 November 2011 |archive-date=2 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002191603/http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/Clach-back-in-North-Caledonian-League-7025264.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> They were, however, able to set up an Under 19s team, which was formed with the sole purpose of participating in the [[Scottish Youth Cup]].

In January 2015, the club made history when it recorded four consecutive league victories for the first time since joining the Highland League, after a 2–1 success over [[Clachnacuddin F.C.|Clachnacuddin]].<ref name="Historic fourth win for fabulous Fort William">{{cite web|url=http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/Fort-William-FC/Historic-fourth-win-for-fabulous-Fort-William-05012015.htm|access-date=2015-01-11|title=Historic fourth win for fabulous Fort William|publisher=highland-news.co.uk|archive-date=13 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113053225/http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Sport/Football/Fort-William-FC/Historic-fourth-win-for-fabulous-Fort-William-05012015.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The club's continuing presence in the Highland League was threatened in early 2018 as all six directors announced they would be stepping down at the end of the season.<ref name="All six Fort William FC directors to step down from board">{{cite web |url=https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2018/01/26/all-six-fort-william-fc-directors-to-step-down-from-board/ |access-date=2018-05-17 |title=All six Fort William FC directors to step down from board |date=26 January 2018 |publisher=obantimes.co.uk |archive-date=18 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054501/https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2018/01/26/all-six-fort-william-fc-directors-to-step-down-from-board/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, despite a [[2017–18 Highland Football League|poor season]] (picking up just five points and conceding over 180 goals), it was announced that Fort William would continue its involvement for the [[2018–19 Highland Football League|2018–19]] season.<ref name="Fort William will remain in the Highland League next season">{{cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/1466480/fort-show-staying-power/|access-date=2018-05-17|title=Fort William will remain in the Highland League next season|publisher=pressandjournal.co.uk|archive-date=18 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518054728/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/1466480/fort-show-staying-power/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Five games into the 2018–19 season and still pointless, the club was deducted nine points by the Highland League after fielding an ineligible player on three occasions.<ref name="Fort William boss Kris Anderson feels club are victims of a “witch-hunt” after points deduction">{{cite web|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/1548348/fort-william-boss-kris-anderson-feels-club-are-victims-of-a-witch-hunt-after-points-deduction/|access-date=2018-11-08|title=Fort William boss Kris Anderson feels club are victims of a "witch-hunt" after points deduction|publisher=pressandjournal.co.uk|archive-date=9 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070821/https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/1548348/fort-william-boss-kris-anderson-feels-club-are-victims-of-a-witch-hunt-after-points-deduction/|url-status=live}}</ref> They finished the season with no wins and two draws from their 34 games, ending on −7 points.<ref name="Leaguetable">{{cite web|url=http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/LeagueTable/|access-date=2019-07-31|title=Breedon Highland Football League – 2018/2019 Season|publisher=highlandfootballleague.com|archive-date=27 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727231218/http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/LeagueTable/|url-status=live}}</ref> This led to them being dubbed in 2019 ''"The worst football team in Britain", by many news media publishers.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49186402|title=Fort William: Britain's worst football team win a game after four campaigns|work=BBC Sport|date=31 July 2019|access-date=9 December 2019|archive-date=14 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014025759/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49186402|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49082796|title=The unlikely manager and Britain's worst football team|first=Steven|last=Brocklehurst|work=BBC News|date=27 July 2019|access-date=16 February 2020|archive-date=1 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190801192052/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-49082796|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/08/fort-william-how-the-worst-football-team-in-britain-kept-their-club-alive|title=Fort William: how the 'worst football team in Britain' kept their club alive|first=Niall|last=McVeigh|date=8 July 2019|via=www.theguardian.com|access-date=31 July 2019|archive-date=31 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731213616/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jul/08/fort-william-how-the-worst-football-team-in-britain-kept-their-club-alive|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Lillibury/worst">{{cite news |last1=Lillibury |first1=Simon |title=‘Worst Team In Britain’ Win After 882 Day Losing Streak |url=https://www.thesportsman.com/features/worst-team-in-britain-win-after-882-day-losing-streak |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=[[The Sportsman (UK broadcaster)|The Sportsman]] |date=12 September 2019 |language=EN}}</ref><ref name="Merritt/worst">{{cite news |last1=Merritt |first1=Mike |title=More woe for Fort William FC — the worst team in Britain |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/more-woe-for-fort-william-fc-the-worst-team-in-britain-ng5cvk7jx |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=[[thetimes.com]] |date=23 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

In July 2019, [[Scottish Championship]] club [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness Caledonian Thistle]] loaned nine players to Fort William to both prepare the youngsters for professional football and bolster the Fort William squad.<ref>{{cite news |title=Inverness Caledonian Thistle loan nine players to Fort William |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49119999 |access-date=3 August 2019 |date=25 July 2019 |archive-date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730183255/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49119999 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 31 July 2019, Fort William won their first competitive match in 707 days when they defeated Nairn County 5–2 in a [[North of Scotland Cup]] tie, ending a 69-game run without a victory.<ref name="BBC310719">{{cite news |title=Fort William: Britain's worst football team win a game after four campaigns |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49186402?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscotland%2Fhighlands_and_islands&link_location=live-reporting-story |access-date=31 July 2019 |work=BBC Sport |date=31 July 2019 |archive-date=25 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925135236/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49186402?intlink_from_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fscotland%2Fhighlands_and_islands&link_location=live-reporting-story |url-status=live }}</ref> This win came one day after [[BBC Scotland]] broadcast ''The Fort'', a documentary on the club's winless run.<ref>{{cite news |title=BBC documentary on the Fort airs tonight |url=https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2019/07/30/bbc-documentary-on-the-fort-airs-tonight/ |access-date=1 August 2019 |work=The Oban Times |date=30 July 2019 |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731152210/https://www.obantimes.co.uk/2019/07/30/bbc-documentary-on-the-fort-airs-tonight/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After another winless month, Fort William finally recorded their first league win in 882 days on 11 September, with a 1–0 home win against [[Clachnacuddin F.C.|Clachnacuddin]].

In the [[2021–22 Highland Football League|2021–22]] season, Fort William finished bottom of the table and were relegated to the [[North Caledonian League]] after forfeiting their [[2021–22 Highland Football League#Highland League play-off|play-off]] match against [[North Region Junior Football League|North Superleague]] side [[Banks O' Dee F.C.]]

<blockquote>"Fort William became the first team to be relegated from the Highland League last season and were unable to play in the play-off final after being unable to raise a team." — ''Strathspey Herald''<ref name="S-H/299959">{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Will |title=Four teams eligible for promotion to Highland League – What are their chances? |url=https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/sport/four-teams-eligible-for-promotion-to-highland-league-what-299959/ |access-date=23 August 2024 |work=[[Strathspey Herald]] |publisher=Highland News and Media Ltd. |date=16 January 2023 |location=[[Inverness]] |language=en}}</ref> (January 2023)</blockquote>In November 2024, it was announced that the [[Scottish Football Association|SFA]] had rejected Fort William's re-application for an entry level SFA Licence, leaving the club ineligible for promotion back into the [[Highland Football League|Highland League]] and ineligible to compete in the [[Scottish Cup]] unless they win the [[North Caledonian Football Association|North Caledonian League]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-22 |title=Former Highland League club now ineligible for promotion back to division |url=https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/former-highland-league-club-now-ineligible-for-promotion-bac-367061/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Inverness Courier |language=en}}</ref>

==Current squad==
{{Updated|23 September 2022}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/fortwilliamfc |title=Fort William Twitter |publisher=Fort William FC |access-date=13 March 2022 |archive-date=13 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313090916/https://twitter.com/fortwilliamfc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortwilliamfc.com/squad.php |title=First team squad |publisher=Fort William FC |access-date=13 March 2022 |archive-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220117154101/http://fortwilliamfc.com/squad.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Fs start}}
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{{Fs player|no=|nat=POL|pos=GK|name=Mateusz Kulbacki}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=John Ferguson}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Andrew Martin}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=NIR|pos=DF|name=Michael Rodgers}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=Niels Lellouch}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Cameron Duxbury}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=John Treasurer}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=DF|name=Steven Campbell}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Lamar Moore}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=CAN|pos=MF|name=Diego Lazaro}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Andrew Mclean}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Martin Munro}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Asad Ahmed}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Michael Gillespie}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Aidan Taylor}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ALG|pos=MF|name=Amin Benyoucef}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=IRL|pos=MF|name=Lerlah Hay}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Carsel Hylton}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Sean Noble}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=MF|name=Dave Forbes}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Taylor Kelly}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Logan Barker}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=FW|name=Iain MacLellan}}
{{Fs player|no=|nat=WAL|pos=FW|name=Shaquille Wynter-Coles}}
{{Fs end}}

== Honours ==
*'''[[North Caledonian Football League|North Caledonian League]]'''
**Champions: 1984–85
*'''Football Times Cup'''
**Winners: 1983–84
*'''Chic Allan Cup'''
**Winners: 1983–84, 1984–85
*'''Morris Newton / SWL Cup'''
**Winners: 1983–84, 1984–85

== League positions ==

All final positions are from the Highland League.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!   Season   !! Final position !! Points Total
|-
| '''1985–86''' || 12/17 || 35
|-
| '''1986–87''' || 11/18 || 33
|-
| '''1987–88''' || 17/18 || 21
|-
| '''1988–89''' || 18/18 || 13
|-
| '''1989–90''' || 13/18 || 40
|-
| '''1990–91''' || 12/18 || 43
|-
| '''1991–92''' || 16/18 || 28
|-
| '''1992–93''' || 16/18 || 19
|-
| '''1993–94''' || 16/18 || 27
|-
| '''1994–95''' || 12/16 || 37
|-
| '''1995–96''' || 14/16 || 26
|-
| '''1996–97''' || 16/16 || 9
|-
| '''1997–98''' || 15/16 || 13
|-
| '''1998–99''' || 16/16 || 4
|-
| '''1999–00''' || 16/16 || 8
|-
| '''2000–01''' || 14/14 || 14
|-
| '''2001–02''' || 13/15 || 23
|-
| '''2002–03''' || 15/15 || 13
|-
| '''2003–04''' || 15/15 || 13
|-
| '''2004–05''' || 13/15 || 16
|-
| '''2005–06''' || 15/15 || 4
|-
| '''2006–07''' || 15/15 || 9
|-
| '''2007–08''' || 15/15 || 3
|-
| '''2008–09''' || 15/15 || 1
|-
| '''2009–10''' || 17/18 || 20
|-
| '''2010–11''' || 18/18 || 9
|-
| '''2011–12''' || 18/18 || 7
|-
| '''2012–13''' || 18/18 || 6
|-
| '''2013–14''' || 18/18 || 9
|-
| '''2014–15''' || 13/18 || 27
|-
| '''2015–16''' || 17/18 || 16
|-
| '''2016–17''' || 17/18 || 11
|-
| '''2017–18''' || 18/18 || 5
|-
| '''2018–19''' || 18/18 || −7
|-
| '''2019–20''' || 16/17 || 10
|-
| '''2020–21''' || 15/16 || 0
|-
| '''2021–22''' || 18/18 || 7
|}

== Claggan Park ==

[[File:Clagganparkmainstand.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The stand at Claggan Park.]]

[[File:Clagganpark.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Fort William F.C. play at Claggan Park in the foothills of Ben Nevis.]]

Their ground, [[Claggan Park, Fort William|Claggan Park]], has a capacity of 1,800{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} – and is sometimes regarded as one of the most picturesque grounds in the [[United Kingdom]],{{citation needed|date=September 2022}} mainly due to the views of the nearby [[Ben Nevis]] mountain range.

Claggan Park consists of standing areas on all sides of the pitch, with one 'rustic' stand that can seat 200 spectators.
To date, the record attendance is 1,500 – recorded in a [[1985–86 Scottish Cup|1985]] [[Scottish Cup]] 2nd round tie against Scottish League side [[Stirling Albion F.C.|Stirling Albion]].

Often during the autumn and winter months, many home matches are postponed (usually due to a waterlogged pitch) – a consequence of the heavy rainfall the town experiences.

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.fortwilliamfc.com/}} 
* [https://www.facebook.com/FortWilliamFcOfficial Facebook]
* [https://twitter.com/FortWilliamFC Twitter]

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