Beauly Shinty Club

Infobox shinty club
clubname = Beauly


fullname = Beauly Shinty Club
gaelicname = Comann Camanachd na Manachainn
nickname =
founded = 1892
ground = Braeview Park, Beauly
manager =
league = North Division One
season = 2006
position = 2nd [http://shinty.com/leagues2006.htm]
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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

Beauly was founded in 1892, and has won the Camanachd Cup on three occasions, in 1897, 1898 and 1913. After the 1898 triumph against Inveraray, Beauly competed against a London Camanachd side and was granted the title "Champions of the World".

In 2005, the club won North Division One but due to league reconstruction remained in this division along with sides from the disbanded National League One. In 2006, they were again denied promtion to the top-flight but this time by losing 1-0 to South Division One runners up, Kyles Athletic in a play-off.

The club has an historic rivalry with near neighbours, Lovat and this is marked every year with the annual New Year Fixture, the Lovat Cup. In 2005 the fixture attracted nationwide attention due to a Northern Constabulary crackdown on public alcohol consumption and again in 2007 by Beauly's decision to charge admission. The club once amalgamated with Lovat for a short period at the start of the 20th Century.

The club also produce shinty balls which are distributed thorughout Scotland and beyond.

References

External links

* [http://shinty.com/beauly/Default.htm Beauly @ shinty.com]
* [http://beaulyshintyclub.blogspot.com/ Beauly Shinty Club Homepage]
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=37054885%40N00&q=beauly+shinty Photographs of the Beauly Shinty Team in action]