Forfar

American

[fawr-fer, -fahr] / ˈfɔr fər, -fɑr /

noun

a town in the Tayside region, in eastern Scotland.
former name of Angus.

Forfar British

/ ˈfɔːfər, -fɑː /

noun

a market town in E Scotland, the administrative centre of Angus: site of a castle, residence of Scottish kings between the 11th and 14th centuries. Pop: 13 206 (2001)

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Alex Brash:, external Played 375 league games for Forfar Athletic and also featured for Raith Rovers.

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Bonnyrigg Rose will be guaranteed to finish 10th unless they beat Forfar on Saturday.

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Elgin's lead was short-lived as Forfar hit back almost immediately.

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Dawn Fernand, 33, from Forfar, lost her daughter Fern in November 2014 when she was seven weeks old.

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Since then - four losses to Celtic, further exits at the hands of Hibs and St Mirren, Aberdeen and Motherwell, St Johnstone and Forfar, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Falkirk.

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