Inveraray Shinty Club
Encyclopedia
Inveraray Shinty Club is a shinty
club from Inveraray
, Argyll
, Scotland
. It plays in the Scottish Hydro Premier Division. There is also a reserve team who plays in the South Division One as well as a Ladies team.
.
The club reached the Camanachd Cup final in the first season in which they competed in the tournament in 1898 but were beaten 2-0 by Beauly.The final was reached again in 1903 but Inveraray refused to travel to Inverness to face Kingussie after the first match at Perth was drawn, and the cup was awarded to Kingussie.
The Camanachd Cup was finally won in 1925 however and Inveraray made a successful defence of the tournament the following year. In 1930 the Camanachd Cup was won for a third time.
After the Second World War the number of players in the district was greatly reduced and the club joined with rivals Furnace Shinty Club to become Loch Fyne-side. The combined side twice reached the Camanachd Cup Final but were beaten on both occasions. In 1957, Inveraray was reformed but fell into abeyance in 1979. It was then restarted in 1982 and has continued to this day.
The club worked its way back to the top of the game and were founder members of the new National Premier League in 1994. The Glasgow Celtic Society Cup was won three times in this decade, in 1995, 1996 and 1999.
Although Inveraray were relegated from the Premier League in 2000 they bounced back immediately the following year and with perhaps their greatest generation of players went on to enjoy their most successful era.
The team reached the Camanachd Cup Final in 2002 after a 35-year gap but were beaten 3-2 by Kingussie. Two years later in 2004 however the team won the Camanachd Cup Final with a 1-0 win over Fort William, the greatest day in Inveraray's recent history. This bridged a 74-year gap since the club's previous Camanachd Cup success. Inveraray went on to lose 3-1 to Fort William
in the centenary Camanachd Cup Final in 2007.
Their ground was severely damaged in summer 2007 by the Connect Festival held on their pitch of Winterton Park. The Club plays here with the patronage of the Duke of Argyll
.
The team has enjoyed great success in the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup since the millennium, winning the trophy 9 times out of 10 between 2001 and 2010.
The MacAulay Cup was won for the first time in 2001. In 2008 Inveraray defeated Newtonmore 3-0 to win the MacAulay Cup for the second time. In 2009 the Cup was successfully defended as Inveraray came from 3-1 down against fancied Kingussie to win 4-3.
At the end of 2009, despite a successful season in the cups, where they won the Celtic Society and the MacAulay Cup, Davie MacPherson retired from his position as manager to be replaced by John Smylie.http://skye-camanachd.sitekit.net/default.aspx.locid-087new1d0.Lang-EN.htm MacPherson is the most successful manager in the history of the club.
Smylie's first success as manager was the 2010 Glasgow Celtic Society Cup in which Inveraray overturned a two goal deficit to defeat Kyles Athletic 3-2. This was Inveraray's fifth successive Celtic Society Cup triumph and also saw Gary and Graeme MacPherson collect their twelfth winners medal each, a new record for the competition. This was Inveraray's 20th victory in the competition.http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Shinty-Inveraray-forced-to-dig.6386922.jp
Celtic Society Cup Winners 1887, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1934, 1935, 1949*, 1953* (*as Lochfyneside), 1968, 1974, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
MacAulay Cup Winners 2001, 2008, 2009.
Shinty
Shinty 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, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...
club from Inveraray
Inveraray
Inveraray is a royal burgh in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, and on the A83 road. It is the traditional county town of Argyll and ancestral home to the Duke of Argyll.-Coat of arms:...
, Argyll
Argyll
Argyll , archaically Argyle , is a region of western Scotland corresponding with most of the part of ancient Dál Riata that was located on the island of Great Britain, and in a historical context can be used to mean the entire western coast between the Mull of Kintyre and Cape Wrath...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It plays in the Scottish Hydro Premier Division. There is also a reserve team who plays in the South Division One as well as a Ladies team.
History
The club was formed after a public meeting in 1877. The club's first fixture was a 4-1 defeat by Vale of Leven in GovanGovan
Govan is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south bank of the River Clyde, opposite the mouth of the River Kelvin and the district of Partick....
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The club reached the Camanachd Cup final in the first season in which they competed in the tournament in 1898 but were beaten 2-0 by Beauly.The final was reached again in 1903 but Inveraray refused to travel to Inverness to face Kingussie after the first match at Perth was drawn, and the cup was awarded to Kingussie.
The Camanachd Cup was finally won in 1925 however and Inveraray made a successful defence of the tournament the following year. In 1930 the Camanachd Cup was won for a third time.
After the Second World War the number of players in the district was greatly reduced and the club joined with rivals Furnace Shinty Club to become Loch Fyne-side. The combined side twice reached the Camanachd Cup Final but were beaten on both occasions. In 1957, Inveraray was reformed but fell into abeyance in 1979. It was then restarted in 1982 and has continued to this day.
The club worked its way back to the top of the game and were founder members of the new National Premier League in 1994. The Glasgow Celtic Society Cup was won three times in this decade, in 1995, 1996 and 1999.
Although Inveraray were relegated from the Premier League in 2000 they bounced back immediately the following year and with perhaps their greatest generation of players went on to enjoy their most successful era.
The team reached the Camanachd Cup Final in 2002 after a 35-year gap but were beaten 3-2 by Kingussie. Two years later in 2004 however the team won the Camanachd Cup Final with a 1-0 win over Fort William, the greatest day in Inveraray's recent history. This bridged a 74-year gap since the club's previous Camanachd Cup success. Inveraray went on to lose 3-1 to Fort William
Fort William Shinty Club
Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team were Camanachd Cup holders four times in succession, between 2007 and 2010 but were knocked out in the second round in 2011...
in the centenary Camanachd Cup Final in 2007.
Their ground was severely damaged in summer 2007 by the Connect Festival held on their pitch of Winterton Park. The Club plays here with the patronage of the Duke of Argyll
Duke of Argyll
Duke of Argyll is a title, created in the Peerage of Scotland in 1701 and in the Peerage of the United Kingdom in 1892. The Earls, Marquesses, and Dukes of Argyll were for several centuries among the most powerful, if not the most powerful, noble family in Scotland...
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The team has enjoyed great success in the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup since the millennium, winning the trophy 9 times out of 10 between 2001 and 2010.
The MacAulay Cup was won for the first time in 2001. In 2008 Inveraray defeated Newtonmore 3-0 to win the MacAulay Cup for the second time. In 2009 the Cup was successfully defended as Inveraray came from 3-1 down against fancied Kingussie to win 4-3.
At the end of 2009, despite a successful season in the cups, where they won the Celtic Society and the MacAulay Cup, Davie MacPherson retired from his position as manager to be replaced by John Smylie.http://skye-camanachd.sitekit.net/default.aspx.locid-087new1d0.Lang-EN.htm MacPherson is the most successful manager in the history of the club.
Smylie's first success as manager was the 2010 Glasgow Celtic Society Cup in which Inveraray overturned a two goal deficit to defeat Kyles Athletic 3-2. This was Inveraray's fifth successive Celtic Society Cup triumph and also saw Gary and Graeme MacPherson collect their twelfth winners medal each, a new record for the competition. This was Inveraray's 20th victory in the competition.http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Shinty-Inveraray-forced-to-dig.6386922.jp
Senior Honours
Camanachd Cup Winners 1925, 1926, 1930, 2004.Celtic Society Cup Winners 1887, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1934, 1935, 1949*, 1953* (*as Lochfyneside), 1968, 1974, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
MacAulay Cup Winners 2001, 2008, 2009.