- Kyles Athletic
Infobox shinty club
clubname = Kyles Athletic
fullname = Kyles Athletic Shinty Club
gaelicname = Comann Camanachd Caolas a' Bhoid
nickname = Kyles
founded = 1896
ground = The Playing Field,Tighnabruaich
manager = ?
league = Premier Division
season = 2008
position = N/A
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socks2=FF0000Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a
shinty team fromTighnabruaich ,Argyll ,Scotland . It is one of the sports most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty. The reserves play in South Division Two.History
The club was founded in 1896 as "Kyles Athletic Football and Shinty Club" , the same year as the first
Camanachd Cup , which Kyles have gone on to win more times than any other club apart from the Badenoch giants, Newtonmore and Kingussie, 19 times in all. They have also won the Celtic Society Cup 27 times and the MacAulay Cup a further 9 times.Kyles play in royal blue shirts with white shorts and red stockings as their first set of jerseys were presented by
Rangers FC .Until the formation of the National Premier League, Kyles were the dominant side in South shinty, having won the inaugural league in 1974-75 and then winning every league from 1977 to 1988.
They have enjoyed a yo-yo existence in the National Leagues and whilst still a match for anyone in remote Tighnabruaich, they have struggled to regain their prime position in South shinty.
They faced Lochcarron in the play-off for entry into the Premier League in 2006. They lost 2-1 in a close game at The Eilan, Newtonmore, consigning the club to another year outside the top flight.
On 7th September 2007, Kyles defeated Ballachulish 2-0 away from home to gain promotion back to the top flight.
In 2008, teh club played well and stayed in the Premier Division.
External links
* [http://shinty.com/kyles/Default.htm Kyles @ shinty.com]
* [http://www.ardeneden.co.uk/id8.html Sport in Tighnabruaich]
* [http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/othersport.cfm?id=1602492007 Kyles Gain Promotion]
* [http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2085908.0.Tighnabruaich_side_return_to_to_the_top_table.php Kyles Return To The Premier]
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