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{{short description|Association football club in Scotland}}
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{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
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| ground = Recreation Grounds, [[Invergordon]]
| capacity = 1,000
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| fullname = Invergordon Football Club
| founded = 1870s
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| chairman = Edwin Skinner
| manager = Gary Campbell
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| current = 2022–23 North Caledonian Football League|
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'''Invergordon Football Club''' are a senior [[association football|football]] club from [[Invergordon]] in the [[Scottish Highlands]]. They compete in the [[North Caledonian Football League]] and play at the Recreation Grounds.

== Origins ==
Although the exact year the club was formed is unknown, the first mentions of an Invergordon Football Club are made in local newspapers around 1870.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1870-01-01/1879-12-31?basicsearch=invergordon%20football&somesearch=invergordon%20football&retrievecountrycounts=false&newspapertitle=ross-shire+journal|title=Results for 'invergordon football' {{!}} Between 1st Jan 1870 and 31st Dec 1879 {{!}} Ross-Shire Journal|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|language=en|access-date=2017-09-22}}</ref> Invergordon were founder members of the Ross-shire Junior FA in 1894 and first competed for silverware for the Ross-shire Junior Cup in 1895.

They remained regular competitors in the Ross-shire Junior ranks either side of the [[World War I|First World War]].

== Post-war history ==
Invergordon joined the North of Scotland Junior FA (later renamed to the [[North Caledonian Football League|North Caledonian League]]) immediately after the [[World War II|Second World War]], winning the league championship in their first season. By the 1950s, they had attained full membership and have remained members of the league (with the exception of a handful of seasons) since that time.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Invergordon FC – North Caledonian Football Association |url=http://northcaleyfa.co.uk/club.php?id=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923002203/http://northcaleyfa.co.uk/club.php?id=3 |archive-date=2017-09-23 |access-date=2017-09-22 |work=North Caledonian FA Official Website |language=en}}</ref>

In June 2022, following their North Caledonian League victory, it was announced that they would be making their debut appearance in the [[2022–23 Scottish Cup#Preliminary round|Scottish Cup preliminary round]], being the first North Caledonian League side other than [[Golspie Sutherland F.C.|Golspie Sutherland]] to get the chance to participate in the trophy, losing 5–1 at the Global Energy Stadium to [[Newtongrange Star F.C.|Newtongrange Star]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCOTTISH CUP ENTRY {{!}} Latest News {{!}} North Caledonian FA |url=http://www.northcaleyfa.co.uk/news_article.php?id=158 |access-date=2022-06-25 |website=www.northcaleyfa.co.uk |archive-date=23 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623175231/http://www.northcaleyfa.co.uk/news_article.php?id=158 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Ground ==
The club's original ground was the old "Blackpark" (now part of [[Invergordon Distillery]]), before they moved to their current playing field at the town's Recreation Grounds.

In January 2025, the club applied for planning permission to upgrade the ground, including building a stand, floodlights, dugouts and a fence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-23 |title=Invergordon Football Club apply to build stand and floodlights at pitch |url=https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/invergordon-football-club-apply-to-build-stand-and-floodligh-372537/ |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=RossShire Journal |language=en}}</ref>

== Club colours ==
Invergordon were originally known as the "Maroons" with their first kit donated by [[Plymouth Argyle]]. Their colours have been changed on several occasions before settling on yellow and royal blue for a number of years. In 2016, the club adopted new club colours of white and blue.

== Scottish Cup record ==
Following the conclusion of the 2020–21 season, it was decided that the winners of the [[North Caledonian Football Association|North Caledonian League]] would earn the ability to play in the [[Scottish Cup]] regardless of SFA licensing starting in season 2021–22. Invergordon were the first to achieve this feat, having narrowly beaten [[Loch Ness F.C.|Loch Ness]] to the title, they again achieved this feat in the 2023–24 season, again, narrowly beating Loch Ness.

On 9 August 2025, Invergordon got their first win, beating South of Scotland League side, Lochar Thistle 3–1, at the Global Energy Stadium, setting up another home tie, this time against East of Scotland Premier Division side, Dunipace.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-09 |title=Invergordon make history winning first ever game in the Scottish Cup |url=https://www.ross-shirejournal.co.uk/sport/invergordon-make-history-winning-first-ever-game-in-the-scot-389370/ |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=RossShire Journal |language=en}}</ref> On 30 August, Invergordon qualified for the First round proper for the first time, after beating Dunipace with an injury time equaliser from Torran Lambie, before securing his hattrick in the 116th minute, in a 3–1 win in Dingwall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Invergordon 3-1 aet Dunipace - All matches - East of Scotland Football Association & League |url=https://www.eosfl.com/matches/it/17236 |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=www.eosfl.com |language=en}}</ref>

''Invergordon goals shown first''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Season
!Round
!Opponent
!Score
!Venue
|-
|[[2022–23 Scottish Cup|2022–23]]
|Preliminary round
|[[Newtongrange Star F.C.|Newtongrange Star]]
|1–5
|[[Victoria Park, Dingwall|Victoria Park]], [[Dingwall]]
|-
|[[2024–25 Scottish Cup|2024–25]]
|Preliminary round one
|[[Culter F.C.|Culter]]
|0–4
|Crombie Park, [[Peterculter]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[2025–26 Scottish Cup|2025–26]]
|Preliminary round one
|[[Lochar Thistle F.C.|Lochar Thistle]]
|3–1
|Victoria Park, Dingwall
|-
|Preliminary round two
|[[Dunipace F.C.|Dunipace]]
|3–1 {{After extra time}}
|Victoria Park, Dingwall
|-
|First round
|[[Glenafton Athletic F.C.|Glenafton Athletic]]
|2–3
|Loch Park, [[New Cumnock]]
|}

==Honours==
*'''[[North Caledonian Football Association|North Caledonian League]]'''
**Champions: 1946–47, 1976–77, 1987–88, 2001–02, [[2016–17 North Caledonian Football League|2016–17]], [[2021–22 North Caledonian Football League|2021–22]], [[2023–24 North Caledonian Football League|2023–24]], [[2024–25 North Caledonian Football League|2024–25]]
*'''[[North Caledonian Cup]]''' 
**Winners: 1987–88, [[2018-19 North Caledonian Football League|2018–19]], [[2022–23 North Caledonian Football League|2022–23]], [[2023–24 North Caledonian Football League|2023–24]], [[2024–25 North Caledonian Football League|2024–25]]
*'''[[Football Times Cup]]'''
**Winners: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1999–00, 2005–06, [[2016–17 North Caledonian Football League|2016–17]], [[2022–23 North Caledonian Football League|2022–23]], [[2023–24 North Caledonian Football League|2023–24]]
*'''Jock Mackay Memorial Cup'''
**Winners: [[2017–18 North Caledonian Football League|2017–18]], [[2018-19 North Caledonian Football League|2018–19]], [[2025-26 North Caledonian Football League|2025–26]]
*'''Chic Allan Cup'''
**Winners: 1988–89
*'''MacNicol Trophy'''
**Winners: 1968–69, 1974–75, 1976–77
*'''Ness Cup'''
**Winners: 1972–73, 1976–77
*'''Morris Newton / SWL Cup'''
**Winners: 1989–90, 1997–98

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://twitter.com/invergordonfc?lang=en Twitter]

{{North Caledonian Football League}}

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