Forres Mechanics F.C.

Forres Mechanics

Full name	Forres Mechanics Football Club
Nickname(s)	"The Can Cans"
Founded	1884
Ground	Mosset Park, Forres
Capacity	1,400 (502 seated)
Chairman	James Anderson
Manager	Charlie Rowley
League	Highland Football League
2014–15	Highland Football League, 9th
Home colours Away colours

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.

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 29 September 2012, Forres Mechanics played their most high profile match in recent years when they lost 1–0 to Rangers in the 2012–13 Scottish Cup.

Honours

• Highland Football League: 1985–86, 2011–12
• Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1963–64
• Scottish Supplementary Cup (North): 1954-55
• Highland 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, 2010-2011
• Inverness Cup: 1985–86, 1989–90, 2005–06
• Elgin & District Cup: 1892–93, 1893–94, 1894–95, 1900–01, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1911–12, 1926–27, 1932–33

Personnel

Management

• Manager: Charlie Rowley
• Coach: Russell McFee
• Player/Coach: Charlie Brown

First team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Stuart Knight GK Steven Simpson DF Simon Allan DF Gordon Finlayson DF Graham Fraser DF Steven Fraser DF Graeme Grant DF Connor MacIver DF Aaron McLellan DF Paul Smith MF Drew Howard MF Duncan Jones

No. Position Player MF Dachi Khutsishvili MF Ross MacPherson MF Scott Moore MF Ross Paterson MF Kyle Scott MF Stuart Soane FW Liam Baxter FW Fraser Forbes FW Lee Fraser FW Brandon Hutcheson FW Craig McGovern

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.

External links

• Unofficial Website

Coordinates: 57°36′45.47″N 3°36′54.49″W / 57.6126306°N 3.6151361°W