The Premier Division (known as the Mowi Premiership) is the premier division in

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, and ...

. Based in

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and formed in 1996, the league is the top tier of the

Shinty league system The Shinty league system is a series of interconnected leagues for shinty in Scotland. It is administered by the Camanachd Association. About the system The system consists of a hierarchy of leagues, bound together by the principle of promotion ...

. 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

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of shinty. The 2018 Marine Harvest Premiership was won by

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 s ...

Sponsorship

From 2009 until 2011, the league was sponsored by

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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

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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 Inveraray Shinty Club (Camanachd Inbhir Aora) is a shinty club from Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland. The first team plays in the Premier Division and the reserve team in South Division 1. History The club was formed after a public meeting in 1877. T ...

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 o ...

Kingussie Camanachd Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is world sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in ...

* Kinlochshiel Shinty Club *

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club 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 201 ...

* Lochaber Camanachd *

Lovat Shinty Club Lovat Shinty Club is a shinty club from Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, Scotlandbr> The club was formed in 188and has a healthy rivalry with near neighbours Beauly Shinty Club, Beauly. The club takes its name from the area within which it plays ...

Oban Camanachd Oban Camanachd are a shinty team based in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland who currently play in the MOWI Premiership. One of the oldest Camanachd clubs they were founded in 1889. The reserve team currently play in South Division One under th ...

History

1996: The then Premier Division had its inaugural season. Prior to its founding the winners of North Division One and South Division One played in a National Final. 1999: Promotion and Relegation between Premier Division and

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adopted 2003: An interim league system contested while the Shinty League system transitioned from being played during winter months to summer months. 2004: The Premier Division becomes a summer season league. 2006:

folded at end of season ending Promotion and Relegation. Fort William break Kingussie's dominance dated back to 1986 by taking home the Premier Division title. 2007:

Kingussie Kingussie ( ; gd, Ceann a' Ghiùthsaich ) is a small town in the Badenoch and Strathspey ward of the Highland council area of Scotland. Counties of Scotland, Historically in Inverness-shire, it lies beside the A9 road (Great Britain), A9 road, ...

recapture the Premier Division. 2009: Title won on final weekend by

on goal difference.

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 ...

finishing second. 2010: For the second consecutive year league decided on final weekend through goal difference. A dramatic final round game between Fort William and

saw Newtonmore victors and champions after an 80th-minute goal by Danny MacRae. 2011:

become first team other than

to retain the Premier Division.

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 ...

title dreams dashed with final minute goal along with hopes of being first South team to win the league. 2014:

reinstated along with the pyramid system (Promotion and Relegation). 2016:

make it seven in a row having also 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 shi ...

and

MacTavish Cup The MacTavish Cup is a knock-out cup competition in the sport of shinty. It is competed for by senior teams from the North of Scotland district. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam (shinty), Grand Slam in the spor ...

. 2017: Newtonmore lost their first league match in two years. Kinlochshiel won their inaugural championship to become only the second club from outside Badenoch to win the title. 2018: Newtonmore Camanachd recapture the Premier Division title. 2019:

win their first title for ten years.

List of Champions

*1996 -

*1997 - Kingussie Camanachd *1998 - Kingussie Camanachd *1999 - Kingussie Camanachd *2000 - Kingussie Camanachd *2001 - Kingussie Camanachd *2002 - Kingussie Camanachd *2003 - ''(Interim Leagues while transitioning from winter to summer season)'' *2004 - Kingussie Camanachd *2005 - Kingussie Camanachd *2006 -

Fort William Shinty Club Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The club has two sides in the Shinty league system, a first team which was relegated from the Premiership in 2013 and a reserve side in North Division Two. The f ...

*2007 - Kingussie Camanachd *2008 - Kingussie Camanachd *2009 - Kingussie Camanachd *2010 -

*2011 - Newtonmore Camanachd Club *2012 - Newtonmore Camanachd Club *2013 - Newtonmore Camanachd Club *2014 - Newtonmore Camanachd Club *2015 - Newtonmore Camanachd Club *2016 - Newtonmore Camanachd Club *

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- Kinlochshiel Shinty Club *

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- Newtonmore Camanachd Club *2019 - Kingussie Camanachd

References

External links

Marine Harvest Premiership
on shinty.com {{Shinty teams Shinty competitions