Inverness Citadel Football Club was a football team from

Inverness Inverness (; from the gd, Inbhir Nis , meaning "Mouth of the River Ness"; sco, Innerness) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Histo ...

, Scotland. Formed in 1883, they were members of the

Highland Football League The Scottish Highland Football League (SHFL, commonly known as the Highland League) is a senior association football, football league based in the north of Scotland. The league sits at level 5 on the Scottish football league system, acting as a ...

from 1893 to 1935, before closing down in 1937. Despite the club's demise, the Citadel name has since returned to Inverness, with an amateur team using the name since 2010.

History

Inverness Citadel was formed in the mid-1880s and were initial members of the

when it was formed in 1893. Their traditional colours were maroon shirts with white shorts and maroon socks and their home ground was at Shore Street Park. They were league champions on only one occasion, in 1909, although they regularly participated in the

North Caledonian Football League The North Caledonian Football Association is a football association operating throughout the Highlands and Islands of Scotland and is a recognised body of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and as such has its senior football competitions o ...

as well, winning it five times. The side became the first Highland League side to defeat a

Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km so ...

side in the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Clackmannan Clackmannan ( ; gd, Clach Mhanainn, perhaps meaning "Stone of Manau"), is a small town and civil parish set in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. Situated within the Forth Valley, Clackmannan is south-east of Alloa and south of Tillicoultry. Th ...

5–3 in the first round. Citadel withdrew from the Highland League in 1935 due to financial problems, but initially attempted to continue in football. The club committee, however, voted to wind up the club in 1937 due to "the apathy of the supporters". The team's colours were maroon and white.

References

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