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Inverness Thistle Football Club (Inverness Thistle F.C.) were a football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 club playing in the city of Inverness
Inverness

Inverness is a City status in the United Kingdom in northern Scotland. The city is the administrative centre for the Highland Council areas of Scotland, and it is promoted as the capital of the Scottish Highlands....
 in northern Scotland
Scotland

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They were members of the Highland Football League
Highland Football League

The Highland Football League is a league of football clubs operating not just in the Scottish highlands, as the name may suggest, but also in the north-east Scottish lowlands ....
, winning the championship five times, including its inaugural season: 1893–94. They wore black and red stripes and played their home games at Kingsmills Park. Like many clubs featuring the name "Thistle", they were often known as the Jags.

Thistle applied for membership of the Scottish Football League for the 1973–74 season, but the club lost out to Ferranti Thistle by one vote.






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Inverness Thistle Football Club (Inverness Thistle F.C.) were a football
Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
 club playing in the city of Inverness
Inverness

Inverness is a City status in the United Kingdom in northern Scotland. The city is the administrative centre for the Highland Council areas of Scotland, and it is promoted as the capital of the Scottish Highlands....
 in northern Scotland
Scotland

conventional_long_name = ScotlandAlba|common_name= Scotland|image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg|flag_width = 130px...
.

They were members of the Highland Football League
Highland Football League

The Highland Football League is a league of football clubs operating not just in the Scottish highlands, as the name may suggest, but also in the north-east Scottish lowlands ....
, winning the championship five times, including its inaugural season: 1893–94. They wore black and red stripes and played their home games at Kingsmills Park. Like many clubs featuring the name "Thistle", they were often known as the Jags.

Thistle applied for membership of the Scottish Football League for the 1973–74 season, but the club lost out to Ferranti Thistle by one vote. It was felt that this was due to clubs in the central belt being unwilling to travel to Inverness.

They occasionally qualified for the Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the Scottish Cup, is the main national football cup competition of Scotland....
. Many regard their most famous result to be the defeat of Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club are a Scottish Football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" are the oldest club currently in the SPL....
 by a 3–0 scoreline in season 1984–85.

When two vacancies were recorded in the Scottish League in time for season 1994–95 Thistle decided to again apply for membership. However to improve their chances they decided to merge with city rivals Caledonian
Caledonian F.C.

Caledonian Football Club were a football club from the city of Inverness, Highland , Scotland.Formed in 1885 by lads from the 'Big Green' area of Inverness, though some sources quote 1886....
 who also wanted to apply, as they felt it unlikely both clubs would get both places, and perhaps neither would gain entry if they both applied. This decision was not without controversy. Fans of both clubs bitterly opposed the merger and many tried to stop it. In this they were unsuccessful, and the new entity, Caledonian Thistle (subsequently renamed Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish association football club based in Inverness. They compete in the Scottish Premier League after being promoted from the Scottish First Division in 2004....
) were elected along with Ross County
Ross County F.C.

Ross County Football Club are a Scottish professional football team who currently play in the Scottish Football League. They play their home matches at Victoria Park, Dingwall in the Highland town of Dingwall, Ross and Cromarty....
 to membership of the Scottish League's Third Division for season 1994–95.

The last game of Inverness Thistle Football Club was against Lossiemouth on Saturday, 14 May 1994. The club was 110 years old.

Colours:

?–?: Red & black hooped shirts, white shorts.

?–?: Red & black striped shirts, white shorts.

?–1994: Red & black striped shirts, black shorts.

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