Kenny MacDonald (born 1965)
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shinty Shinty ( gd, camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread in Scotland, an ...

. He plays for

Kyles Athletic Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Marine Harvest Premiership with their second team is playing in South Division one. In 20 ...

and he is noted for his longevity in the sport, having played at the top of the sport for over 30 years.

Shinty career

He won the

Camanachd Cup The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup known as the Camanachd Cup (or less commonly the Scottish Cup) is the premier competition in the sport of shinty. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shin ...

in his first Cup Final in 1983 against Strachur and against Fort William in 1994 as well being named the

Albert Smith Medal The Albert Smith Memorial Medal is the award given to the Man of the Match in the final of the Camanachd Cup, the blue riband trophy of the sport of shinty. It has been presented every year since 1972 by the Smith family of Fort William in honour ...

winner in the 2000 final despite being on the losing side against Kingussie. His performance in the penalty shoot out against Skye Camanachd in the semi-final is considered one of the great performances of all time. He then competed in the 2009 cup final. He is the only person to have won the Macaulay Cup whilst playing alongside his own son. He and his son Roddie achieved this feat in 2011. Indeed, the only trophy he has not won is the Premier Division. His nickname is "Donga

External links

Kyles Athletic Home Page

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:MacDonald, Kenny Shinty players Sportspeople from Argyll and Bute 1965 births Living people