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Nickname(s)
  
"The Can Cans"

Ground Capacity
  
2,700 (502 seated)

Manager
  
Charlie Rowley

Arena/Stadium
  
Mosset Park

Ground
  
Mosset Park, Forres

Chairman
  
James Anderson

Founded
  
1884

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Full name
  
Forres Mechanics Football Club

Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish association football club from the town of Forres, Moray, currently playing in the Highland Football League. 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, the other being Clachnacuddin.

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History

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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. Forres Mechanics have won the Highland league twice: in the 1985–86 season and in the 2011–12 season.

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On 26 November 2016, Forres Mechanics played their most high-profile match in recent years when they held League One side Stenhousemuir F.C. to a 2-2 draw in 2016–17 Scottish Cup.

Honours

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  • 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, 2010–11
  • 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

    • Management

  • Manager: Charlie Rowley
  • Assistant Manager: Craig Ewen
  • Coach: Charlie Brown

    • First team squad

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

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    References

    Forres Mechanics F.C. Wikipedia
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