Claggan Park

Claggan Park, also known as James McDermott Park, is a football ground in Fort William in the West Highlands of Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fort William. It is located on Achintee Road on the outskirts of the town and has a capacity of 4, 000 with 400 seated. The ground is often considered the most picturesque in Great Britain due to its proximity to the foothills of Ben Nevis, the highest point in the United Kingdom. HistoryFort William F. C. is one of the youngest members of the Highland Football League, joining in 1985, just over a decade after the club was founded. The club's first ever Highland League match at Claggan Park was against Clachnacuddin of Inverness and resulted in the club's first league goal in a 1 - 0 win. The record attendance at ground came a few months later in early January 1986 when 1, 500 spectators watched the club take on Stirling Albion in the second round of the Scottish Cup. The match ended in a 0 - 0 draw but Fort William were thrashed 6 - 0 in the replay at Annfield Stadium in Stirling a week later.

Claggan Park, also known as James McDermott Park, is a football ground in Fort William in the West Highlands of Scotland, which is the home ground of Highland Football League side Fort William. It is located on Achintee Road on the outskirts of the town and has a capacity of 4, 000 with 400 seated. The ground is often considered the most picturesque in Great Britain due to its proximity to the foothills of Ben Nevis, the highest point in the United Kingdom. HistoryFort William F. C. is one of the youngest members of the Highland Football League, joining in 1985, just over a decade after the club was founded. The club's first ever Highland League match at Claggan Park was against Clachnacuddin of Inverness and resulted in the club's first league goal in a 1 - 0 win. The record attendance at ground came a few months later in early January 1986 when 1, 500 spectators watched the club take on Stirling Albion in the second round of the Scottish Cup. The match ended in a 0 - 0 draw but Fort William were thrashed 6 - 0 in the replay at Annfield Stadium in Stirling a week later.