# Inverness Cup
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{{Unreferenced|date=May 2026}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2018}}
{{infobox football tournament
| current =
| founded = 1895
| region = Inverness FA
| current champions =[Inverness CT](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
(8th title)
(2023–24)
| most successful club =[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
(19 titles each)
}}
The '''Inverness Cup''' is a [football](/source/association_football) competition for teams around [Inverness](/source/Inverness) in the [Scottish Highlands](/source/Scottish_Highlands). Originally, it was contested by the four Inverness based teams: [Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.), [Citadel](/source/Inverness_Citadel_F.C.), [Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.) and [Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.), 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](/source/Highland_League_Cup) and [North of Scotland Cup](/source/North_of_Scotland_Cup), along with fixture congestion for [Inverness CT](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.), [Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.) and [Elgin City](/source/Elgin_City_F.C.), who were now playing in the [SPFL](/source/Scottish_Professional_Football_League).
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==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! width=105|Season
! width=190|Winner
|-
|1895–96
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1896–97
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1897–98
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1898–99
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1899–1900
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1900–01
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1901–02
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1902–03
|[Inverness Citadel](/source/Inverness_Citadel_F.C.)
|-
|1903–04
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1904–05
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1905–06
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1906–07
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1907–08
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1908–09
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1909–10
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1910–11
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1911–12
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1912–13
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1913–14
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1914–15
| rowspan="5" |''No Competition''
|-
|1915–16
|-
|1916–17
|-
|1917–18
|-
|1918–19
|-
|1919–20
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1920–21
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1921–22
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1922–23
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1923–24
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1924–25
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1925–26
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1926–27
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1927–28
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1928–29
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1929–30
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1930–31
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1931–32
|[Inverness Citadel](/source/Inverness_Citadel_F.C.)
|-
|1932–33
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1933–34
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1934–35
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1935–36
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1936–37
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1937–38
|[Elgin City](/source/Elgin_City_F.C.)
|-
|1938–39
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1939–40
| rowspan="12" |''No Competition''
|-
|1940–41
|-
|1941–42
|-
|1942–43
|-
|1943–44
|-
|1944–45
|-
|1945–46
|-
|1946–47
|-
|1947–48
|-
|1948–49
|-
|1949–50
|-
|1950–51
|-
|1951–52
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1952–53
|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
|-
|1953–54
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1954–55
| rowspan="5" |''No Competition''
|-
|1955–56
|-
|1956–57
|-
|1957–58
|-
|1958–59
|-
|1959–60
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1960–61
| rowspan="3" |''No Competition''
|-
|1961–62
|-
|1962–63
|-
|1963–64
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1964–65
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1965–66
|''No Competition''
|-
|1966–67
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1967–68
| rowspan="3" |''No Competition''
|-
|1968–69
|-
|1969–70
|-
|1970–71
|[Elgin City](/source/Elgin_City_F.C.)
|-
|1971–72
| rowspan="2" |''No Competition''
|-
|1972–73
|-
|1973–74
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1974–75
|''No Competition''
|-
|1975–76
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1976–77
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1977–78
|[Nairn County](/source/Nairn_County_F.C.)
|-
|1978–79
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1979–80
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1980–81
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1981–82
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1982–83
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1983–84
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1984–85
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1985–86
|[Forres Mechanics](/source/Forres_Mechanics_F.C.)
|-
|1986–87
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1987–88
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1988–89
|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
|-
|1989–90
|[Forres Mechanics](/source/Forres_Mechanics_F.C.)
|-
|1990–91
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1991–92
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1992–93
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|1993–94
|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1994–95
|[Brora Rangers](/source/Brora_Rangers_F.C.)
|-
|1995–96
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1996–97
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1997–98
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1998–99
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|1999–2000
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|2000–01
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|2001–02
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|2002–03
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|2003–04
|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
|-
|2004–05
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|2005–06
|[Forres Mechanics](/source/Forres_Mechanics_F.C.)
|-
|2006–07
|''Competition unfinished''
|-
|2007–08
| rowspan="16" |''No 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
|-
|2023–24
|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
|-
|2024–25
| rowspan="2" |''No Competition''
|-
|2025–26
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! width=200|Club
! width=100|Wins
! width=100|Last win
|-
| align=left|[Inverness Thistle](/source/Inverness_Thistle_F.C.)
| 19
| 1993–94
|-
| align=left|[Caledonian](/source/Caledonian_F.C.)
| 19
| 1988–89
|-
| align=left|[Clachnacuddin](/source/Clachnacuddin_F.C.)
| 14
| 1952–53
|-
| align=left|[Ross County](/source/Ross_County_F.C.)
| 11
| 2003–04
|-
| align=left|[Inverness Caledonian Thistle](/source/Inverness_Caledonian_Thistle_F.C.)
| 8
| 2023–24
|-
| align=left|[Forres Mechanics](/source/Forres_Mechanics_F.C.)
| 3
| 2005–06
|-
| align=left|[Elgin City](/source/Elgin_City_F.C.)
| 2
| 1970–71
|-
| align=left|[Inverness Citadel](/source/Inverness_Citadel_F.C.)
| 2
| 1931–32
|-
| align=left|[Brora Rangers](/source/Brora_Rangers_F.C.)
| 1
| 1994–95
|-
| align=left|[Nairn County](/source/Nairn_County_F.C.)
| 1
| 1977–78
|}
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Highland Football League}}
Category:Football cup competitions in Scotland
Category:Football in Inverness
Category:Football in Moray
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