16/06/2026
⚽ 100+ Years of Football in Ullapool ⚽
As Scotland 🏴 flies the flag at the World Cup, we're taking a look back at some football stars a little closer to home!
These five photographs, spanning the 1920s to the 1970s, show just a few of the generations who have kicked a ball, pulled on a team jersey, and battled it out on pitches around Ullapool over the last century. Long before VAR, sponsorship deals, and social media highlights, there was football in Lochbroom, played for pride, community, and the love of the game.
While Scotland's players are chasing World Cup glory in front of millions, it's worth remembering that every football story starts somewhere. For many Highland players, it started on muddy local pitches, with teammates who were also neighbours, classmates, workmates, and friends.
📸 Have a look through the photos and see who you can spot. Do you recognise any faces? Any relatives? Any legendary goalscorers (or notorious defenders!)? We'd love to hear your memories and stories.
Here's to more than 100 years of football in Ullapool, and to the next generation keeping the beautiful game alive.
⚽🏴 Come on Scotland! Alba gu Brath
