Inverness Cup Explained

Founded:1895
Region:Inverness FA
Current Champions:Inverness CT
(8th title)
(2023–24)
Most Successful Club: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, other than a one-off revival between Clachnacuddin and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the 2023–24 season

Winners

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1895–96Caledonian
1896–97Caledonian
1897–98Clachnacuddin
1898–99Caledonian
1899–1900Caledonian
1900–01Clachnacuddin
1901–02Caledonian
1902–03Inverness Citadel
1903–04Clachnacuddin
1904–05Clachnacuddin
1905–06Inverness Thistle
1906–07Clachnacuddin
1907–08Caledonian
1908–09Inverness Thistle
1909–10Clachnacuddin
1910–11Caledonian
1911–12Caledonian
1912–13Caledonian
1913–14Caledonian
1914–15No Competition
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20Clachnacuddin
1920–21Caledonian
1921–22Clachnacuddin
1922–23Caledonian
1923–24Clachnacuddin
1924–25Inverness Thistle
1925–26Caledonian
1926–27Inverness Thistle
1927–28Inverness Thistle
1928–29Clachnacuddin
1929–30Clachnacuddin
1930–31Ross County
1931–32Inverness Citadel
1932–33Inverness Thistle
1933–34Inverness Thistle
1934–35Inverness Thistle
1935–36Inverness Thistle
1936–37Clachnacuddin
1937–38Elgin City
1938–39Inverness Thistle
1939–40No Competition
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52Clachnacuddin
1952–53Clachnacuddin
1953–54Inverness Thistle
1954–55No Competition
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60Ross County
1960–61No Competition
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64Caledonian
1964–65Ross County
1965–66No Competition
1966–67Ross County
1967–68No Competition
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71Elgin City
1971–72No Competition
1972–73
1973–74Inverness Thistle
1974–75No Competition
1975–76Inverness Thistle
1976–77Caledonian
1977–78Nairn County
1978–79Ross County
1979–80Ross County
1980–81Inverness Thistle
1981–82Inverness Thistle
1982–83Caledonian
1983–84Inverness Thistle
1984–85Caledonian
1985–86Forres Mechanics
1986–87Caledonian
1987–88Inverness Thistle
1988–89Caledonian
1989–90Forres Mechanics
1990–91Inverness Thistle
1991–92Ross County
1992–93Ross County
1993–94Inverness Thistle
1994–95Brora Rangers
1995–96Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1996–97Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1997–98Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1998–99Inverness Caledonian Thistle
1999–2000Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2000–01Ross County
2001–02Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2002–03Ross County
2003–04Ross County
2004–05Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2005–06Forres Mechanics
2006–07Competition unfinished
2007–08No Competition
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24Inverness Caledonian Thistle
2024–25No Competition
2025–26

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width=200Clubwidth=100Winswidth=100Last win
Inverness Thistle191993–94
Caledonian191988–89
Clachnacuddin141952–53
Ross County112003–04
Inverness Caledonian Thistle82023–24
Forres Mechanics32005–06
Elgin City21970–71
Inverness Citadel21931–32
Brora Rangers11994–95
Nairn County11977–78