The North Division One is a league for shinty

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...

 teams. It is presently the in second tier of the Shinty league system

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 winners of the league are promoted to the Premier Division

Premier Division (shinty)

The Premier Division is a league for shinty teams. It is the primary league competition in shinty and top tier of the Shinty league system. The Premier Division was formed in 1996 in order to create a Scotland-wide league set-up for the first time...

.

As of 2009, the league is known for sponsorship reasons as the Marine Harvest North Division One.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?page=north-division-one.

In 2011, the following teams will make up North Division One.

• Beauly
  Beauly Shinty Club
  Beauly Shinty Club is a shinty club from Beauly, Scotland. The club was founded in 1892. The club has two sides, the first team competing in Marine Harvest North Division One and the second team in North Division Three.-History:...
  
  
• Caberfeidh
  Caberfeidh
  Caberfeidh Camanachd Club is a shinty team from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The club has two teams. The senior team plays in Marine Harvest North Division One and the second team in North Division Three...
  
  
• Inverness
  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...
  
  
• Kinlochshiel
  Kinlochshiel
  Kinlochshiel Shinty Club is a shinty club based in Balmacara, near Kyle of Lochalsh, Lochalsh, Scotland. The club has two sides, a senior team which were champions of North Division One in 2011 and a reserve team in North Division Two...
  
  
• Lochaber
  Lochaber Camanachd
  Lochaber Camanachd is a shinty club based in Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. The club has a senior team in North Division One, relegated from the Premier Division in 2009 and a reserve team in North Division Three. There is also a ladies team.-History:...
  
  
• Lochcarron
  Lochcarron Camanachd
  Lochcarron Camanachd is a shinty club from Wester Ross, Scotland. It has two teams, a senior team which was relegated from the Marine Harvest Premier Division in 2007 and a reserve team which plays in the North Division Three.-History:...
  
  
• Skye Camanachd
  Skye Camanachd
  Skye Camanachd is a shinty team from the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. It plays in North Division One and has a reserve team in North Division Two. The club is based at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree.-Early history:...
  
  
• Strathglass
  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...
  
  

History

At various times in its history the North Division One has varied in regards to its status.

The North Division One was originally the Top Tier of shinty in the North of Scotland. From the early 1980s, there was a national league final with the winners of the South Division One, which could be considered a possible higher tier. However the advent of the Premier Division

Premier Division (shinty)

The Premier Division is a league for shinty teams. It is the primary league competition in shinty and top tier of the Shinty league system. The Premier Division was formed in 1996 in order to create a Scotland-wide league set-up for the first time...

 in 1996, saw the North Division One become the undoubted second tier.

Between 1996 and 1999, the winners of North Division One and South Division One

South Division One (shinty)

The South Division One is a league for shinty teams. It is presently in the second tier of the Shinty league system. The winners of the league are promoted to the Premier Division...

 would play off to gain promotion to the top tier.

Between 1999 and 2006, the North Division One became the third tier of the league system and with the advent of the National Division One the winners of North Division One and South Division One

South Division One (shinty)

The South Division One is a league for shinty teams. It is presently in the second tier of the Shinty league system. The winners of the league are promoted to the Premier Division...

would play off to gain promotion to National Division One.
In 2007, the National Division One was removed, and the Division once again was the second tier of league shinty. The winners of the North Division One were guaranteed promotion to the Premier Division.

In theory, the bottom team in the Division should be relegated to North Division Two, however because that league is often won by clubs' reserve teams, this has not been a feature in recent years. As of 2009, the bar on reserve teams gaining promotion was removed but North Two champions, Glenurquhart refused promotion and therefore Lochcarron was saved from relegation.

List of winners

• 2004 Strathglass
• 2005 Beauly

Reconstruction

• 2006 Beauly
• 2007 Lovat
• 2008 Glenurquhart
• 2009 Lovat
• 2010 Kilmallie

External links

• Marine Harvest North Division One