Mosset Park
{{Short description|Football ground in Forres, Scotland}}
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| image = Mosset Park.jpg
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| caption = Forres Mechanics 1 – 0 Nairn County
3 January 2010
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| location = Lea Road, Forres,
Moray, Scotland
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| owner = Moray Council
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| record_attendance = 7000 v Celtic
2 February 1957
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| tenants = Forres Mechanics F.C.
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Mosset Park is a football ground in the town of Forres in the north-east of Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Forres Mechanics F.C. It is located on Lea Road in the north of the town and has a capacity of 2,700, with 502 seated.
History
File:Forres Mechanics Football Club ground.JPG
Forres Mechanics' record attendance at Mosset Park came in February 1957 when 7,000 spectators[http://www.highlandfootballleague.com/Clubs/ShowClub.aspx?id=6 Clubs – Forres Mechanics FC], Scottish Highland Football League. Retrieved 29 May 2012. watched the club take on Celtic in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup The home side lost 5–0.[http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/fa-cup/1956-1957/results/r5 Scottish FA Cup 1956-1957 : Fifth Round]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, statto.com. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
The whole ground was moved a very short distance southwards – approximately the width of the pitch – when the A96 was re-routed around Forres and the old main stand, which was then the largest in the league, was lost.
Mosset Park is owned by Moray Council and rented out to the Forres-based football club. The club previously paid rent of £2.50-a-year for the stadium, but following a review in March 2012 it was raised to £4500.[http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/New-lease-set-for-Forres-Mosset-Park-20032012.htm New lease set for Forres' Mosset Park], The Northern Scot. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
Transport
The nearest railway station to the ground is Forres railway station which is located half a mile south-west of Mosset Park, roughly a 10-minute walk.[http://www.worldstadia.com/stadium/scotland/mosset_park/1374.php World Stadia – Mosset Park], worldstadia.com. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2012.[http://www.fanzone.co.uk/Team/Forres-Mechanics-Football-Club.aspx Highland Premier – Forres Mechanics – Mosset Park], fanzone.co.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2012. The station is located on the Aberdeen to Inverness Line.
References
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External links
- [http://www.footballgroundmap.com/ground/mosset-park/forres-mechanics Mosset Park at footballgroundmap.com]
- [https://int.soccerway.com/teams/scotland/forres-mechanics-football-club/venue/ Mosset Park at soccerway.com]
{{Football venues in Scotland}}
Category:Highland Football League venues
Category:Sports venues in Moray