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| Full name | Fort William Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | The Fort | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Claggan Park (Capacity 4000 (400 Seated)) |
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| Manager | John Haggerty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Highland Football League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | Highland Football League 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fort William FC is a senior football team from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Claggan Park is a playing field in the town of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the John Haggerty (born October 17, 1960, Chicago Illinois) is an influential Chicago Guitarist. The Highland Football League (HFL is a league of football clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest but also the north east Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Fort William ( Scottish Gaelic: An Gearasdan, "The Garrison" is the largest town in the highlands of Scotland, now that Inverness District of Lochaber Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. They play in the Highland Football League. The Highland Football League (HFL is a league of football clubs operating not in just the Scottish highlands as the name may suggest but also the north east
The club was founded in 1984 and joined the Highland League for the 1985-86 season. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) They have never finished in the top half of the league, and have finished bottom on 10 occasions. Their ground is Claggan Park, which has a capacity of 4,000, and a record attendance of 1,500 (4th April 1986). Claggan Park is a playing field in the town of Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland.
As a senior team, Fort William are eligible to enter the Scottish Cup. The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national football cup competition of Scotland
From the South approaching the town on the A82 go directly to the town. After 2 roundabouts continue past the Railway Station on the left, after half a mile cross the river nevis, take the first right into Claggan Road and the ground is then half a mile down the road from there.
Despite football's popularity in Scotland, the sport of shinty is more popular in Fort William, the town being home to Fort William Shinty Club, present Scottish Champions, and Kilmallie, Camanachd Cup Finalists 2005. Shinty (derived from the Scottish Gaelic sinteag although it is referred to as camanachd or iomain in modern Gaelic is a Team sport Fort William Shinty Club is a Shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. Kilmallie Shinty Club is a Shinty team from Caol, Fort William, Scotland. The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup or the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup as it is known is the premier prize in the Sport of Shinty. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The football club struggles to find players as a result of shinty's popularity. The club have been forced to sign players in their early teens and with a squad of only 16 players in 2007-2008 season the club suffered 27 defeats from 28 Highland League matches, running up an extraordinary goal difference of -142.
Final table position 2007-2008: 15th (last);
15 Fort William 28 1 0 13 12 72 0 0 14 4 86 -142 3