Forres Mechanics F.C.

Forres Mechanics Football Club are a senior Scottish football club currently playing in the Highland Football League. They were founded in 1884 and play at Mosset Park in Forres. Their nickname is the Can-Cans. The club is eligible to play in the Scottish Cup.

The club were one of the founder members of the Highland Football League but have only won the championship once. This was achieved in the 1985–86 season.

The club's home ground, Mosset Park, is the largest ground in the Highland Football League.

On the Monday after 'The Can-Cans' 2010 Highland League Cup success, manager Gordon Winton announced he was resigning his post, due to work commitments. His assistant, Charlie Rowley, is hotly tipped to take over, but this has not been confirmed by the club.

Honours

• Highland Football League: 1985–86
• Scottish Qualifying Cup: 1963–64
• Scottish North Cup: 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, 1933–34

Personnel

Management

• Manager: Charlie Rowley
• Coach: Matt Beattie
• Player/Coach: Charlie Brown
• Kitman: William J McLean
• Paramedic: David (Mac) McMahom
• Vice-Chairman: Mickael Adkin
• Vice-Chairman: David Mackintosh
• Secretary: David Macdonald
• Treasurer: Michael Gregson

Club officials

• Chairman: Dr James Anderson
• Honorary Presidents: Bruce Hay, Douglas Williamson
• Vice-Chairmen: Michael Adkin, David Mackintosh,
• Secretary: David MacDonald
• Treasurer: Mike Gregson
• Management Committee: Brian Fraser, Colin Machray, Malcolm Scott, Ian McHattie, John Sutherland, Roger Allardes, George Alexander and Ian Longley

Links

• Club website
• Soccerway profile
• BBC Sport Highland League Table

References