Camanachd Cup

The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup or the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup as it is known is the premier prize in the sport of shinty.

The Tournament

At present the tournament is contested by the eight winning teams from the first round, drawn from the sixteen teams in North and South Division 1, together with the teams in the Marine Harvest Premier League, who join the competition at the second round stage.

In 2006, the Cup had its first ever televised draw on BBC Scotland sports programme Spòrs, with the final also being broadcast live.

The Trophy

The Trophy itself was made after public donation in 1896 and, as befits such a Blue Riband event, it is a grand cup designed and constructed by Hamilton and Inches, Edinburgh. The player on the lid was modelled from Jock Dallas who played for Kingussie and whose great grandson, Ally Dallas, still plays for Kingussie.

In 2006, the ancient trophy made its way to New York City for the Tartan Day celebrations, the first time it had ever left Scotland.

Due to the rumbunctious nature of the celebrations of victorious teams leaving the trophy in a fragile state,(drinking whisky from the bowl is a traditional ritual and on one occasion the trophy was lost then found, in Somerled Square, Portree, after Skye Camanachd's 1990 victory), the board of directors at the Camanachd Association took the decision to have the trophy renovated and a replica of the trophy made for presentation after finals. The replica will be ready for the centenary final in 2007 in Inverness.

The centenary final was contested between 2005 winners Fort William and Inveraray on 22nd September 2007 at Bught Park. Fort William won the game 3-1.

Media coverage

The final of the Camanachd Cup gets shown live on BBC Two Scotland.

Winners

1896 Kingussie 2, Glasgow Cowal 0, at Inverness

1897 Beauly 5, Brae-Lochaber 0, at Inverness

1898 Beauly 2, Inverary 1, at Inverness

1899 Ballachulish 2, Kingussie 1, at Perth

1900 Kingussie 1, Furnace 0, at Perth, after drawn game at Inverness 1901 Ballachulish 2, Kingussie 1, at Inverness

1902 Kingussie 3, Ballachulish 1, at Inverness

1903 Kingussie awarded Cup after drawn game at Perth, with Inverary who refused to play at Inverness

1904 Kyles Athletic 4, Laggan 1, at Kingussie

1905 Kyles Athletic 2, Newtonmore 0, at Inverness

1906 Kyles Athletic 4, Newtonmore 2, at Inverness

1907 Newtonmore 7, Kyles Athletic 2, at Kingussie

1908 Newtonmore 5, Furnace 2, at Inverness

1909 Newtonmore 11, Furnace 3, at Glasgow

1910 Newtonmore 6, Furnace 1, at Kingussie

1911 Ballachulish 3, Newtonmore 1, at Lochaber in first game at Inverness, Newtonmore won 3-2, but protest granted to Ballachulish 1912 Ballachulish 4, Newtonmore 2, at Perth

1913 Beauly 3, Kyles Athletic 1, at Kingussie

1914 Kingussie 6, Kyles Athletic 1, at Glasgow

1915-19 No competition owing to Great War

1920 Kyles Athletic 2, Kingussie 1, at Glasgow, after drawn game, 0-0 at Inverness 1921 Kingussie 2, Kyles Athletic I, at Inverness

1922 Kyles Athletic 6, Beauly 3, at Oban

1923 Furnace 2, Newtonmore 0, at Inverness

1924 Kyles Athletic 2, Newtonmore 1, at Kingussie, after drawn game, 3-3, at Glasgow

1925 Inverary 2, Lovat 0, at Inverness

1926 Inverary 3, Spean Bridge 2, at Oban

1927 Kyles Athletic 2, Newtonmore 1, at Inverness

1928 Kyles Athletic 6, Boleskine 2, at Glasgow

1929 Newtonmore 5, Kyles Athletic 3, at Spean Bridge

1930 Inverary 2, Caberfeidh 1, at Oban

1931 Newtonmore 4, Inverary 1, at Inverness

1932 Newtonmore 1, Oban 0, at Glasgow

1933 Oban 3, Newtonmore 2, at Keppoch, Lochaber, after drawn game, 1-1, at Corpach, Fort William

1934 Caberfeidh 3, Kyles Athletic 0, at Inveraray

1935 Kyles Athletic 6, Caberfeidh 4, at Inverness

1936 Newtonmore 1, Kyles Athletic 0. at Spean Bridge, after drawn game, 2-2, at Inverness 1937 Oban Celtic 2. Newtonmore 1, at Keppoch, after drawn game, 2-2 at Inverness 1938 Oban 4, Inverness 2. at Oban

1939 Caberfeidh 2, Kyles Athletic 1, at Inverness

1940/46 No competition owing to Second World War

1947 Newtonmore 4, Lochfyneside 0, at Oban

1948 Newtonmore 4, Ballachulish 2, at Inverness

1949 Oban Celtic 1, Newtonmore 0, at Glasgow

1950 Newtonmore 4. Lochfyneside 2, at Oban

1951 Newtonmore 8, Oban Camanachd 2, at Inverness

1952 Inverness 3, Oban Celtic 2. at Glasgow

1953 Lovat 4, Kyles Athletic 1, at Fort William, after drawn game. 2-2, at Oban 1954 Oban Celtic 4. Newtonmore 1, at Inverness

1955 Newtonmore 5, Kyles Athletic 2, at Glasgow

1956 Kyles Athletic 4, Kilmallie 1, at Oban

1957 Newtonmore 3, Kyles Athletic 1, at Spean Bridge

1958 Newtonmore 3, Oban Camanachd 1, at Inverness

1959 Newtonmore 7, Kyles Athletic 3, at Glasgow

1960 Oban Celtic 4. Newtonmore 1, at Oban

1961 Kingussie 2. Oban Celtic 1, at Fort William

1962 Kyles Athletic 3, Kilmallie 1, at Inverness

1963 Oban Celtic 3, Kingussie 2, at Glasgow

1964 Kilmallie 4. Inverary 1, at Fort William

1965 Kyles Athletic 4, Kilmallie 1, at Oban

1966 Kyles Athletic 3. Newtonmore 2, at Inverness

1967 Newtonmore 3, Inverary 0, at Glasgow

1968 Kyles Athletic 2, Kingussie 1, at Oban, after drawn game, 3-3, at Fort William 1969 Kyles Athletic 3, Kilmallie 1, at Oban

1970 Newtonmore 7, Kyles Athletic 1, at Kingussie

1971 Newtonmore 7, Kyles Athletic 1, at Inverness

1972 Newtonmore 6, Oban Celtic 3 at Glasgow

1973 Glasgow Mid Argyll 4, Kingussie 2, at Fort William

1974 Kyles Athletic 4, Kingussie 1, at Oban

1975 Newtonmore 1, Kyles Athletic 0, at Fort William, after drawn game, 3-3, at Kingussie 1976 Kyles Athletic 4, Newtonmore 2, at Inverness

1977 Newtonmore 5, Kyles Athletic 3, at Glasgow

1978 Newtonmore 3, Kyles Athletic 2, at Fort William

1979 Newtonmore 4, Kyles Athletic 3, at Oban

1980 Kyles Athletic 6, Newtonmore 5, at Kingussie

1981 Newtonmore 4, Oban Camanachd 1, at Glasgow

1982 Newtonmore 8, Oban Celtic 2, at Inverness

1983 Kyles Athletic 3, Strachur and District 2, at Fort William

1984 Kingussie 4, Newtonmore 1, at Oban

1985 Newtonmore 4, Kingussie 2, at Kingussie

1986 Newtonmore 5, Oban Camanachd 1, at Glasgow

1987 Kingussie 4, Newtonmore 3, at Fort William

1988 Kingussie 4, Glenurquhart 2, at Inverness

1989 Kingussie 5, Newtonmore 1, at Oban

1990 Skye 4, Newtonmore 1, at Fort William

1991 Kingussie 3, Fort William 1, at Inverness

1992 Fort William 1, Kingussie 0, at Glasgow

1993 Kingussie 4, Oban Camanachd 0, at Fort William

1994 Kyles Athletic 3, Fort William 1, at Inverness

1995 Kingussie3, Oban Camanachd 2, at Oban

1996 Oban Camanachd 3, Kingussie 2, at Inverness

1997 Kingussie 12, Newtonmore 1, at Fort William

1998 Kingussie 7, Oban Camanachd 3, at Oban

1999 Kingussie 3, Oban Camanachd 0, at Kingussie

2000 Kingussie 3, Kyles Athletic 1, at Fort William

2001 Kingussie 2, Oban Camanachd 0, at Glasgow

2002 Kingussie 3, Inverary 2, at Inverness

2003 Kingussie 6, Fort William 0, at Fort William

2004 Inverary 1, Fort William 0, at Oban

2005 Fort William 3, Kilmallie 2, at Fort William

2006 Kingussie 4, Fort William 2, at Dunoon

2007 Fort William 3, Inveraray 1, at Inverness

2008 Fort William 2, Kingussie 1

Other Shinty Cups

*Macaulay Cup
*Sutherland Cup
*Balliemore Cup
*Glasgow Celtic Society Cup
*Mactavish Cup
*Strathdearn Cup
*Bullough Cup
*Mod Cup
*Littlejohn Vase
*Valerie Fraser Trophy

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/video_and_audio/help_guide/4304501.stm Fort V Kilmallie 2005 Final on BBC Radio Scotland]