Invergordon Football Club is a senior football club from Invergordon in the Scottish Highlands. It plays at the Recreation Grounds and currently competes in the North Caledonian Football League, and will compete in the Highland League for the first time in its history from the 2026–27 season.
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. 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 First World War.
Post-war history Invergordon joined the North of Scotland Junior FA (later renamed to the North Caledonian League) immediately after the 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.
In June 2022, following their North Caledonian League victory, it was announced that they would be making their debut appearance in the Scottish Cup preliminary round, being the first North Caledonian League side other than Golspie Sutherland to get the chance to participate in the trophy, losing 5–1 at the Global Energy Stadium to Newtongrange Star.
In February 2026, following their league title win, and with ground improvements underway, Invergordon officially applied to join the Highland League, as no other club feeder league side is eligible for promotion (other than Golspie Sutherland), and Brechin City moving to the Lowland League East for the 2026–27 season, regardless of final positioning, leaving the Highland League with only 17 teams, or 16 should the title winners gain promotion into the SPFL. In March 2026, they were officially granted an SFA Entry licence, making the club eligible for the Highland League Playoff. On 2 April 2026, Invergordon were officially invited to join the Highland League.
Current squad
Season record SeasonDivisionTierPos.Pld.WDLGDPtsScottish CupOther honours1894–1946Ross-Shire Junior FAN/AStats unavailableIneligible1946–2015North Caledonian LeagueN/AIneligible4x League Titles, 1x North Caledonian Cup, 7x Football Times Cup2015–165th10235–692016–171st141112 +1634Football Times Cup2017–182nd161222 +27382018–192nd161114 +2534North Caledonian Cup2019–20Season abandoned due to Covid Pandemic2020–212nd9432 +415Ineligible2021–2261st201433 +19452022–232nd241914 +5158Preliminary Round; Lost 5–1 to Newtongrange StarNorth Caledonian Cup, Football Times Cup2023–241st221831 +3857Did not qualifyNorth Caledonian Cup, Football Times Cup2024–251st222011 +7961Preliminary Round One; Lost 4–0 to CulterNorth Caledonian Cup2025–261st222101 +7963First Round; Lost 3–2 to Glenafton AthleticNorth Caledonian Cup2026–27Highland League5
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.
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.
Honours North Caledonian League Champions: 1946–47, 1976–77, 1987–88, 2001–02, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 North Caledonian Cup Winners: 1987–88, 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Football Times Cup Winners: 1974–75, 1975–76, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2016–17, 2022–23, 2023–24 Jock Mackay Memorial Cup Winners: 2017–18, 2018–19, 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
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