Inverness Cup

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Inverness Cup
Founded1895
RegionInverness FA
Current champions Inverness CT
(8th title)
(2023–24)
Most successful club(s) Inverness Thistle
Caledonian
(19 titles each)

The Inverness Cup is a football competition for teams around Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. Originally, it was contested by the four Inverness based teams: Caledonian, Citadel, Clachnacuddin and Thistle, but became an invitational tournament to increase the number of clubs competing.

Interest in the tournament eventually diminished, with competition from the Highland League Cup and North of Scotland Cup, along with fixture congestion for Inverness CT, Ross County and Elgin City, who were now playing in the SPFL.

Although the competition was never formally discontinued, it hadn't been contested since 2005–06 until it was announced that Clachnacuddin would play Inverness CT in a single-fixture 2023–24 edition.

Winners

SeasonWinner
1895–96 Caledonian
1896–97 Caledonian
1897–98 Clachnacuddin
1898–99 Caledonian
1899–1900 Caledonian
1900–01 Clachnacuddin
1901–02 Caledonian
1902–03 Inverness Citadel
1903–04 Clachnacuddin
1904–05 Clachnacuddin
1905–06 Inverness Thistle
1906–07 Clachnacuddin
1907–08 Caledonian
1908–09 Inverness Thistle
1909–10 Clachnacuddin
1910–11 Caledonian
1911–12 Caledonian
1912–13 Caledonian
1913–14 Caledonian
1914–15No Competition
1915–16No Competition
1916–17No Competition
1917–18No Competition
1918–19No Competition
1919–20 Clachnacuddin
1920–21 Caledonian
1921–22 Clachnacuddin
1922–23 Caledonian
1923–24 Clachnacuddin
1924–25 Inverness Thistle
1925–26 Caledonian
1926–27 Inverness Thistle
1927–28 Inverness Thistle
1928–29 Clachnacuddin
1929–30 Clachnacuddin
1930–31 Ross County
1931–32 Inverness Citadel
1932–33 Inverness Thistle
1933–34 Inverness Thistle
1934–35 Inverness Thistle
1935–36 Inverness Thistle
1936–37 Clachnacuddin
1937–38 Elgin City
1938–39 Inverness Thistle
1939–40No Competition
1940–41No Competition
1941–42No Competition
1942–43No Competition
1943–44No Competition
1944–45No Competition
1945–46No Competition
1946–47No Competition
1947–48No Competition
1948–49No Competition
1949–50No Competition
1950–51No Competition
1951–52 Clachnacuddin
1952–53 Clachnacuddin
1953–54 Inverness Thistle
1954–55No Competition
1955–56No Competition
1956–57No Competition
1957–58No Competition
1958–59No Competition
1959–60 Ross County
1960–61No Competition
1961–62No Competition
1962–63No Competition
1963–64 Caledonian
1964–65 Ross County
1965–66No Competition
1966–67 Ross County
1967–68No Competition
1968–69No Competition
1969–70No Competition
1970–71 Elgin City
1971–72No Competition
1972–73No Competition
1973–74 Inverness Thistle
1974–75No Competition
1975–76 Inverness Thistle
1976–77 Caledonian
1977–78 Nairn County
1978–79 Ross County
1979–80 Ross County
1980–81 Inverness Thistle
1981–82 Inverness Thistle
1982–83 Caledonian
1983–84 Inverness Thistle
1984–85 Caledonian
1985–86 Forres Mechanics
1986–87 Caledonian
1987–88 Inverness Thistle
1988–89 Caledonian
1989–90 Forres Mechanics
1990–91 Inverness Thistle
1991–92 Ross County
1992–93 Ross County
1993–94 Inverness Thistle
1994–95 Brora Rangers
1995–96 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1996–97 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1997–98 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1998–99 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1999–2000 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2000–01 Ross County
2001–02 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2002–03 Ross County
2003–04 Ross County
2004–05 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2005–06 Forres Mechanics
2006–07No Competition
2007–08No Competition
2008–09No Competition
2009–10No Competition
2010–11No Competition
2011–12No Competition
2012–13No Competition
2013–14No Competition
2014–15No Competition
2015–16No Competition
2016–17No Competition
2017–18No Competition
2018–19No Competition
2019–20No Competition
2020–21No Competition
2021–22No Competition
2022–23No Competition
2023–24 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
ClubWinsLast win
Inverness Thistle 191993–94
Caledonian 191988–89
Clachnacuddin 141952–53
Ross County 112003–04
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 82023–24
Forres Mechanics 32005–06
Elgin City 21970–71
Inverness Citadel 21931–32
Brora Rangers 11994–95
Nairn County 11977–78

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