Strachur and District Shinty Club
- Strachur and District Shinty Club
Infobox shinty club
clubname = Strachur
fullname = Strachur and District Shinty Club
gaelicname = Comann Camanachd Sgire Shrath Chura
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founded = 1880
ground = Strachur Park, Home Farm, Strachur
manager = ?
league = South Division One
season = 2008
position = 8th
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Strachur and District Shinty Club is a Shinty team from Strachur, Argyll, Scotland. The club has one team, playing in South Division 1 but was relegated in 2008. The club is the closest team to Dunoon, which hosted the 2006 Camanachd Cup Final.
History
The club was founded by 1880.
The club reached the Camanachd Cup final in 1983, losing to local rivals, Kyles Athletic 3-2. This was the first, and so far only final between two teams from the South District.
It won the 2006 Marine Harvest South Division Two in comprehensive fashion, recording comprehensive victories against Aberdour Shinty Club, 12-2 and Glasgow Mid Argyll, 19-0, on the way to victory.
The club has held its own in South Division One in 2007 but were demoted in 2008 after finishing bottom.
The club has a large travelling support and the club is presently securing funding for a new community pitch. [http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/ChannelNavigation/News/TopicNavigation/Press+Releases/Articles/Shinty+scores+with+sportscotland+funding.htm]
External links
* [http://www.shinty.com/strachur/Default.htm Strachur @ Shinty.com]
* [http://www.argyllcommunities.org/STACHURHALL/index.asp?pageID=656 Community and Club Website]
* [http://strachur.org.uk/ information on Strachur Fixtures]
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