Inverness Union F.C.

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Inverness Union
Full nameInverness Union Football Club
Founded1883
Dissolved1895
GroundVarious
Inverness

Inverness Union Football Club was a football club from Inverness, Scotland. They were one of the original members of the Highland Football League. Their colours were red shirts and white shorts. [1] They merged with Inverness Thistle in 1895. [2]

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References

  1. Scottish Football Historical Archive. "All-time Scottish Football Club Directory". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. McGinley, Carol, The Jags – a brief history , retrieved 19 September 2012