- North Division Two (shinty)
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The North Division Two is a league for shinty teams. It is presently in the third tier of the Shinty league system. The winners of the league can be promoted to the North Division One although this rarely occurs due to the winners being a reserve team
As of 2009, the league is known for sponsorship reasons as the Marine Harvest North Division Two.[1].
In 2011, the following teams will make up North Division Two.
- Fort William†
- Glengarry
- Glenurquhart†
- Kilmallie†
- Kingussie†
- Kinlochshiel†
- Lochaber†
- Lovat†
- Newtonmore†
- Skye Camanachd†
† Denotes a reserve team
The bottom team is relegated to North Division Three.
History
The status of North Division Two has varied over time.
The North Division Two was always the second tier of shinty in the North of Scotland and replaced the MacGillivray Junior League Cup, which had been played for since 1949, from its creation in 1975. The MacGillivray Junior Cup was retained as the trophy.
Between 1996 and 1999, the North Division Two became third tier with the creation of a national Premier Division
Between 1999 and 2006, the North Division Two became the fourth tier of the league system with the advent of the National Division One. The winners of North Division One and South Division One 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 third tier of league shinty.
Especially since the advent of the Premier Division, the league has been won on several occasions by reserve teams. Until 2008 these teams were barred from promotion, but a change in the byelaws allowed these teams to take promotion if they wished and their first team was not playing in North Division One. Glenurquhart has won the league in both 2009 and 2010 and refused promotion on both occasions.
List of winners
- 2011 Newtonmore
- 2010 Glenurquhart
- 2009 Glenurquhart
- 2008 Fort William
- 2007 Fort William
- 2006 Fort WIlliam
External links
Categories:- Shinty
- Shinty competitions
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