Rothes F.C.
Rothes Football Club is a senior football club who play in the Highland Football League. They were founded in 1938 and play at Mackessack Park in Rothes, a small town near Elgin in Moray. They play in tangerine shirts, colours they inherited from Dundee United after purchasing the floodlights from Tannadice Park. Rothes have won the Highland League once, in the 1958–59 season. Mackessack Park is named after one Douglas Mackessack, a local laird and whisky magnate and an early benefactor of the club.
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| Full name | Rothes Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Speysiders | ||
| Founded | 1938 | ||
| Ground | Mackessack Park, Rothes | ||
| Capacity | 2,700 (184 seated) | ||
| Chairman | Iain Paul | ||
| Manager | Ross Jack | ||
| League | Highland League | ||
| 2020–21 | Highland League, 7th of 16 | ||
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In 2020, The Speysiders won their first honours in 41 years, defeating Buckie Thistle 2–1 in the Highland League Cup final to win the trophy for the first time.[1]
Current squad
- As of 22 June 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
- Manager: Ross Jack
- Assistant Manager: Jim Walker
- Coach:
Club honours
1958–59
2019–20
1958–59, 1978–79, 2021–22
- Campbell Charity Cup
1949–50
References
- Clark, Jonathan (31 October 2020). "Rothes 2 Buckie Thistle 1: Dramatic last-gasp winner seals Speysiders' maiden Highland League Cup success". northern-scot.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2020.