Clachnacuddin Football Club is a part-time, senior Scottish football club based in the city of Inverness, that currently plays in the .
Clachnacuddin have won the most Highland Football League championships in the competition's history: a total of 18, a title shared with now defunct side, Caledonian. Their home ground is Grant Street Park in the city's Merkinch area.Clachnacuddin: The fire-hit football club longing to return home, BBC Scotland News, 31 January 2020 They also have a youth system, with many teams ranging from the primary squads to the under 19s.
They were founded in 1885 and are nicknamed "The Lilywhites" (due to their white strip) or "Clach". Their name is an English approximation of a Scots Gaelic name meaning "the stone of the tub", referring to a city landmark in Inverness.
As a full member of the Scottish FA, they are entitled to enter the Scottish Cup each year.
Ground Clachnacuddin have played at Grant Street Park in the Merkinch area of Inverness since the ground opened in 1886. The stadium has a maximum capacity of 3,000 spectators.
On 23 May 1988 a major fire destroyed Grant Street's wooden grandstand with vandalism blamed.
On the morning of Christmas Eve 2019, a fire broke out in the kit room due to an electrical fault in a tumble drier. As a result, Clachnacuddin's home game against Formartine United was called off. Following this incident, Clach were put into a temporary groundshare with Highland RFC at Canal Park, in the Bught area of Inverness.
Reserves
Clachnacuddin's reserve team plays in the North Caledonian Football League, which they rejoined in 2022–23 after withdrawing at the start of the 2014–15 season.
Fixtures are mostly played at Culcairn Park, in Evanton. The club intermittently runs an amateur team in the local Inverness and District League.
Honours Highland Football LeagueScottish Highland League, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 2 January 2021 Champions: 1894–95, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1900–01, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1905–06, 1907–08, 1911–12, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1922–23, 1923–24, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1974–75, 2003–04 Highland League Cup Winners: 1947–48, 1950–51, 1981–82, 2003–04, 2013–14 North of Scotland Cup Winners: 1894–95, 1895–96, 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1902–03, 1903–04, 1905–06, 1906–07, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1922–23, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1953–54, 1964–65, 1979–80, 1992–93, 2001–02 Inverness Cup Winners: 1897–98, 1900–01 1903–04, 1904–05, 1906–07, 1909–10, 1919–20, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1936–37, 1951–52, 1952–53 Scottish Qualifying Cup (North)Scotland – List of Qualifying Cup Finals, RSSSF, 15 December 2004 Winners: 1934–35, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1974–75, 1998–99 Bells CupBells Cup, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 4 June 2020 Winners: 1977–78 Inverness Charity CupInverness Charity Cup, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 6 July 2020 Winners: 1896–97, 1897–98, 1903–04, 1904–05, 1920–21, 1927–28, 1932–33, 1937–38, 1938–39, 1947–48, 1948–49 Elginshire Charity CupElginshire Charity Cup, Scottish Football Historical Archive, 14 July 2020 Winners: 1896–97, 1897–98, 1899–1900, 1905–06 Inverness Sports Bed Cup Winners: 1937–38
Club records Record attendance: 8,850 vs St Johnstone, 17 January 1948 (as per the 'Inverness Courier' dated 20 January 1948).
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