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North Division Two (shinty)
The North Division Two (currently known as the 'Mowi North Division 2' for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth tier of the Shinty league system. League champions take home the MacGillivray Junior Cup and are promoted to the North Division One. Due to the folding of North Division Three no relegation currently takes place. Current Teams The 2019 Mowi North Division 2 will consist of the following teams: ''*Denotes Reserve team'' * Beauly Shinty Club 2nd* * Boleskine Camanachd * Inverness Shinty Club 2nd* * Kilmallie Shinty Club 2nd* * Lewis Camanachd (Comann Camanachd Leòdhais) * Lochcarron Camanachd *Strathglass Shinty Club* *Strathspey Camanachd History 1996 to 1999: North Division Two becomes the third tier with the creation of a Premier Division. 1999 to 2006: North Division Two becomes the fourth tier of the league system with the advent of the National Division One. 2007 to 2014: North Division Two once again becomes the third tier of Shinty 2014: North Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and east, and the Irish Sea to the south. It also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt—the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands—in the Scottish Lowlands. Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Glasgow City is the largest council area in terms of population, with Highland being the largest in terms of area. Limited self-governing power, covering matters such as education, social services and roads and transportation, is devolved from the Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Camanachd
Lewis Camanachd ( gd, Comann Camanachd Leòdhais is the senior shinty team from the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. The club entered North Division Three for the first time in 2011. This was the first time a team from the Western Isles was allowed to compete in league shinty. However, the club was only allowed in on trial and awaited a decision from the Camanachd Association as to whether this was to become a permanent arrangement. Lewis was granted entry on a permanent basis from 2012. Early history Although the Western Isles are one of the last bastions of Scottish Gaelic, shinty was not particularly common in recent times due to a steady decline in play from the beginning of the 20th century onwards and due to the growth in popularity of football. Shinty was played at community level until at least the 1930s. Shinty in Lewis was re-introduced in 1995 by local enthusiasts. Clubs were set up in Back, Sandwick and Tong. However, eventually Back Camanachd was the only ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen University Shinty Club
Aberdeen University Shinty Club is a shinty club from Aberdeen, Scotland, that plays in Marine Harvest North Division One. It is the oldest constituted shinty club in Scotland, and therefore the world, dating back to November 9, 1861 in a document held by the University of Aberdeen. The club celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011. The team is the current champion of North Division Two. Despite the club's name, it is not a University club and participates at a senior level with students, non-students and former students in the team. However, there is a student team that competes in University competitions under the same name. ''See University Shinty.'' History The club was established in 1861 through the merger of Kings College and Marischal College shinty clubs. In 2005, the club had its best season ever, winning the National Intermediate Indoor six-a-side competition in Perth, the North Division 2 Title and the Sutherland Cup, only the fourth time the club had won the tro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skye Camanachd
Skye Camanachd is a shinty team from the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. It plays in the Premier Division and has a reserve team in North Division One, as well as a Ladies team in the WCA National Division One and a Ladies reserve team in the WCA Development League. The club is based at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree. Early history Skye had a strong tradition of playing shinty on the Old Celtic New Year, and there were a Portree Club and a Bernisdale Club in existence in the 1880s. However, Skye Camanachd in its present form came into being in 1892, winning the first ever MacTavish Cup. The club was a founding member of the Camanachd Association and entered the Camanachd Cup despite mainland clubs trying to force them to play on the mainland. The club had to wait almost 100 years to win the Camanachd Cup. The club endured a turbulent 1960s, and after a few years without entering competition was reformed in 1969. Re-establishment On 2 September 1969, the club was reconstituted wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtonmore Camanachd Club
Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland. It is historically the most successful side in the history of Shinty, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 34 times. They won the Marine Harvest Premier Division seven years in a row beginning in 2010. The reserve team currently play in North Division One. History Shinty has been played in the Newtonmore area for centuries, but more recently, there are records of shinty being played at the Eilan since 1877, and the club was formally re-constituted in 1890 and was a founding member of the Camanachd Associationin 1895. One of their greatest early players was Dr. John Cattanach, the sole shinty player in the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame. Since then, the club has won the Camanachd Cup 34 times – a record unmatched by any other team in the game. The club's most recent victory was in 2019. A defining moment in their history was winning a pulsating match 4–3 after extra time against Kingussie in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Division (shinty)
The Premier Division (known as the Mowi Premiership) is the premier division in shinty. Based in Scotland and formed in 1996, the league is the top tier of the Shinty league system. Set-up in order to create a Scotland-wide league for the first time, it constitutes as one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam of shinty. The 2018 Marine Harvest Premiership was won by Newtonmore Camanachd Club. Sponsorship From 2009 until 2011, the league was sponsored by Scottish Hydro Electric before the Orion Group took over for the 2012 season. That same year the league was rebranded under the current 'Premiership' branding with current sponsors Marine Harvest taking the helm at the beginning of the 2015 season. In 2019, Marine Harvest rebranded as Mowi ASA, with the league being known as the Mowi Premiership. Teams The 2019 Mowi Premiership consisted of the following teams: * Caberfeidh Camanachd Club *Inveraray Shinty Club *Kilmallie Shinty Club *Kingussie Caman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathspey Camanachd
Strathspey Camanachd is a shinty club based in Grantown-on-Spey, Strathspey, Scotland, Strathspey, Scotland, currently competing in the North Division Two (shinty), Marine Harvest North Division Two. Founded in 2011 the club was admitted into senior league shinty for the beginning of the 2012 seaso History of Shinty in Strathspey During the late nineteenth century twelve shinty clubs from across the Badenoch and Strathspey area were in operation indicating the importance the sport played for the local communities of that time. Grantown-on-Spey formed the first shinty club in Strathspey, Scotland, Strathspey in 1892 followed over the next few years by clubs formed in Nethy Bridge ''(1893)'', Boat of Garten ''(1893)'', Carrbridge ''(1893)'', Dulnain Bridge ''(1894)'' and Aviemore ''(1900)''. With player numbers dwindling over the passing decades for the Strathspey-based clubs, shinty remained much stronger in nearby Badenoch where Kingussie Camanachd and bitter rivals Newtonmore C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strathglass Shinty Club
Strathglass Shinty Club or "Comunn Camanachd Straghlais" in Scottish Gaelic is a shinty club from Cannich, Inverness-shire. The Club was founded in 1879, is considered to be the oldest constituted club in shinty and played a major role in the development of the rules of the sport. The first team plays in National Division One but played in the Marine Harvest Premier Division after two successive promotions from the old North Division One from 2006 to 2008. The club restarted its second team in 2017, and there is a successful women's team, started in 2006. History Strathglass competed in the fixture considered to be the origin of the rules that apply today in modern shinty against Glenurquhart Shinty Club at Bught Park, Inverness on 12 February 1887. Glen Urquhart won the game, played with 22 players on each side 2–0. This fixture was to be repeated on 12 January 2007 in Inverness as the opening centrepiece of the Highland 2007 celebrations in Scotland. However, despite two at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lochcarron Camanachd
Lochcarron Camanachd is a shinty club from Wester Ross, Scotland. History Founded in 1883, Lochcarron Camanachd is one of the oldest in the west Highlands. In its first century the Club won the Strathdearn Cup eight times and the Sutherland Cup six times as well as winning its league division on many occasions. The early nineties were a particular success for Lochcarron, as having temporarily reduced to one team, they went from North Division Four to the Premier Division in quick succession The first team reached the club's only senior final, the Macaulay Cup final in 2001, where they were beaten 3–0 by Inveraray. They then won the National First Division Championship in 2002 and the Balliemore Cup also in 2002. Amongst the key players in this era were Kenny Ross and Fraser MacKenziebr>The club was voted Marine Harvest Club of the Year 2002. The club was chosen as the Highland Sports Development Association Club of the Year 2003, a first for the sport of shinty. The club al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilmallie Shinty Club
Kilmallie Shinty Club is a shinty team from Caol, Fort William, Scotland. The club most recently achieved prominence in the all-Fort William Camanachd Cup Final in 2005. History The club was founded in 1929 and is named after the parish of Kilmallie, within which the team plays. They were given a pitch at Corpach by James Weir of Annat Farm, where games took place until the pulp mill opened and they relocated to Canal Parks in Caol. The club has never folded or amalgamated with another club. Having won the MacGillvary Senior League in 1959 and 1960, the club won the Camanachd Cup in 1964 against Inveraray in Fort William but then fell on hard times, falling as low as North Division Four. The club slowly made progress from this low ebb by a concentration on youth policy and they climbed the leagues and are now a fixture in the Premier Division. The club then reached the Camanachd Cup Final in 2005 where they were defeated 3–2 by Fort William Shinty Club at An Aird, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Division One (shinty)
The North Division One (currently known as the 'Mowi North Division 1' for sponsorship reasons) is the third tier of the Shinty league system. League champions are awarded the MacGillivary Cup and play-off against the South Division One champions for promotion to the National Division. Current Teams The 201 Mowi North Division 1 will consist of the following teams: ''*Denotes Reserve team'' *Aberdeen University Shinty Club * Caberfeidh Camanachd Club 2nd* * Fort William Shinty Club 2nd* * Glenurquhart Shinty Club 2nd* *Glengarry Shinty Club * Inverness Shinty Club * Kingussie Camanachd 2nd* * Kinlochshiel Shinty Club 2nd* * Lovat Shinty Club 2nd* * Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2nd* * Skye Camanachd 2nd* History 1980's: North Division One the top tier of Shinty. National final between winner of North Division One and South Division One. 1996: Premier Division founded making North Division One the second tier of Shinty. 1996 to 1999: Winners of North Division One and Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverness Shinty Club
Inverness Shinty Club is a shinty club from Inverness, Scotland. The first team competes in North Division One and the second team in North Division Three. Founded in 1887 as Inverness Town and County Shinty Club to distinguish from other clubs in Inverness such as Clachnacuddin, Inverness moved to the Bught Park in 1934. Inverness won the Camanachd Cup in 1952. The club struggles to compete for players with the wide proliferation of football clubs in Inverness, in particular Inverness Caledonian Thistle but still manages to put out two teams. The Early Years 1887–1915 In February 1887 a great interest was aroused in Inverness and the surrounding area due to a contest between Glenurquhart and Strathglass at the Bught, Inverness. As a result of this re-kindled interest a meeting was held on Friday 25 March 1887 at the Burgh Court House, Inverness. A club was formed known as Inverness Town and County Shinty Club and 52 members were registered Inverness played several mat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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