The Balliemore Cup is a knock-out cup in the

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of shinty. It is the Intermediate Championship run under the auspices of the

Camanachd Association The Camanachd Association (in Scottish Gaelic, ''Comann na Camanachd'') is the world governing body of the Scottish sport of shinty. The body is based in Inverness, Highland, and is in charge of the rules of the game. Its main competitions are ...

and only first teams competing in the National, North Division One and South Division One are eligible for entry. BalliemoreCup

History

In the early 20th century, Captain Colin MacRae of Balliemore ran a shinty competition in the Kyles of Bute area, and the trophy was competed for by teams such as Kyles, Bute, North Bute, Balliemore and Rhubaan Rovers. The trophy was donated for competition by his brother, Major MacRae Gilstrap. However, after a long period without being played for the cup was presented to the Camanachd Association by Captain Duncan MacRae of

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to be used as a trophy for national competition between teams at an intermediate level, i.e. those teams who had little chance of winning the Camanachd Cup but who were also ineligible for the Junior championship, the

Sir William Sutherland Cup The Sir William Sutherland Cup, more commonly known simply as the ''Sutherland Cup'', is a trophy in the sport of shinty. It is the national cup competition for ''junior'' sides, the equivalent of the Camanachd Cup for those sides in lower leagu ...

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The cup was first played for as the Intermediate Championship in 1985 and was won by Bute Shinty Club 3-2 against

Glengarry Shinty Club Glengarry Shinty Club is a shinty team from Invergarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland. The club has played in its present form since 1976. There is one senior team, competing in North Division Two (shinty), North Division Two . The club also runs ...

. In 2009, Bute hosted the final which was the first Balliemore final to be televised, and it was broadcast by BBC Albabr>
The 2010 final was notable for a match-winning save by the Kinlochshiel keeper using his head, which became a widely distributed viral hit on the interne

Shinty winners

Previous winners

1985 Bute Shinty Club, Bute 3, Glengarry 2 1986

Strathglass Strathglass is a strath or wide and shallow valley in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland down which runs the meandering River Glass from the point at which it starts at the confluence of the River Affric and Abhainn Deabhag to the point where ...

4, Col-Glen 2, (after extra time) 1987

Lochaber Camanachd Lochaber Camanachd is a shinty club based in Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. The club's senior team play in the Marine Harvest Premiership while a reserve team plays in the North Division Two. Lochaber also field a woman's team. History Th ...

4, Bute 0, replay after 1-1 draw 1988 Glengarry 2, Bute 1 1989 Glengarry 5, Kilmory 3 1990

Glenurquhart Shinty Club Glenurquhart Shinty Club is a shinty team which plays in Drumnadrochit on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland. It draws its players from the part of the Great Glen which encompasses Drumnadrochit, Lewiston and Glenurquhart. The club has been exi ...

8, Col-Glen 0 1991 Glenurquhart 5, Ballachulish 0 1992

Kilmallie Kilmallie ( gd, Cill Mhàilidh) is a civil parish in Lochaber, in the west highlands of Scotland. It is centered on the village of Caol, near Fort William and extends to Banavie and Corpach. It gives its name to the local shinty club, Kilmallie Sh ...

Kilmory Camanachd Kilmory Camanachd is a shinty club from Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland. The club was founded in 1977 in its present form. The club plays in South Division One and has a reserve side in the Bullough cup. The club is associated with Dunadd camanac ...

3 1993 Kilmallie 2, Inverness 1 1994 Lochaber 4, Kinlochshiel 2 1995 Caberfeidh 3, Kilmallie 1 1996 Caberfeidh 3, Kinlochshiel 2 1997 Caberfeidh 2, Kilmallie 1 1998 Caberfeidh 3, Tayforth 2 1999 Lochcarron 1,

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 t ...

1, (Lochcarron won 3-2 on penalties after extra time) 2000 Caberfeidh 3, Glasgow Mid-Argyll 3, (Caberfeidh won 3-2 on penalties after extra time) 2001 Inveraray 6, Ballachullish 1 2002 Lochcarron 2, Kyles Athletic 1, (after extra time) 2003 Strathglass 3, Skye Camanachd 3, (Strathglass won 3-2 on penalties after extra time) 2004 Bute 2, Lochaber 0 2005 Kyles Athletic 3, Kinlochshiel 1 2006 Bute 2, Beauly 1, in

Beauly Beauly ( ; ; gd, A' Mhanachainn) is a village in the Highland area, on the River Beauly, west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. The town is historically within Kilmorack Parish of the Scottish County of Inverness. The land around B ...

2007 Kinlochshiel 1, Glenurquhart 0, in

Newtonmore Newtonmore ( gd, Baile Ùr an t-Sléibh ) is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland. Activities *Shinty - The town is ...

, (original final rained off in Oban) 2008 Skye Camanachd 3, Kilmalle 1, in

2009 Strathglass 5, Kinlochshiel 1, in

Rothesay Rothesay ( ; gd, Baile Bhòid ) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. It can be reached by ferry from Wemyss Bay, which offers an onward rail ...

2010 Kinlochshiel 3, Lochaber 3, (Kinlochshiel win 2-0 on penalties) at An Aird, Fort William 2011 Bute 2, Caberfeidh 1, at

Pairc nan Laoch Pairc nan Laoch is a shinty stadium in Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is home to Skye Camanachd. History Skye Camanachd originally played at Home Farm in the village of Portree and then moved to the King George V Park in the centre of th ...

Portree Portree (; gd, Port Rìgh, ) is the largest town on, and capital of, the Isle of Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. Murray, W.H. (1966) ''The Hebrides''. London. Heinemann. Pages 154-155. It is the location for the only secondary school o ...

2012 Lochaber 5, Beauly 1, at Castle Leod in Strathpeffer 2013 Bute 4, Beauly 2 2014 Skye Camanachd 3, Ballachulish 2, at Taynuilt 2015 Beauly 5, GMA 3 2016 Kilmallie 6, Caberfeidh 0 2017 Caberfeidh 4-4 Fort William, Fort William won 5-4 in penalties, at Drumnadrochit 2018 Kilmallie 3-2 GMA, at Fort William 2019 Fort William 3-2 GMA, at Fort William 2020 No competition due to COVID-19 2021 Skye 3-1 Beauly, at Fort William 2022 Beauly 5-1 Inveraray, at Fort William

Wins by Club

External links

Official site
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