Kilmallie

Infobox shinty club
clubname = Kilmallie


fullname = Kilmallie Shinty Club
gaelicname = Comann Camanachd Chille Mhaille
nickname = N/A
founded = 1929
ground = Canal Park, Caol
manager = John Morrison
league = North Division One
season = 2008
position = n/a
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Kilmallie Shinty Club is a shinty team from Caol, Fort William, Scotland. The club's first team was relegated from the Marine Harvest Premier Division in 2007 and the second team plays in North Division 2. The team are also renowned for a strong youth policy. The club most recently achieved prominence in the all-Fort William Camanachd Cup Final in 2005.

History

The club was founded in 1929. They were given a pitch at Corpach by James Weir of Annat Farm, where games took place until the pulp mill opened and they relocated to Canal Parks in Caol. The club has never folded or amalgamated with another club. Having won the MacGillvary Senior League in 1959 and 1960, the club won the Camanachd Cup in 1964 against Inveraray in Fort William but then fell on hard times, falling as low as North Division Four.

The club slowly made progress from this low ebb by a concentration on youth policy and they climbed the leagues and are now a fixture in the Premier Division. The club then reached the Camanachd Cup Final in 2005 where they were defeated by Fort William Shinty Club at An Aird, Fort William, in one of the closest and exciting finals for many years.

In more recent history Kilmallie striker John Stewart has been a regular part of the Scotland International team that plays annually against Ireland, most recently recording a win at Croke Park.

Whilst 2007 saw the first team's top-flight status come to an end despite a late season rally, the second team gained a revenge of sorts for the Camanachd Cup in 2005 by defeating Fort William Reserves in the Sutherland Cup Final on 17th August 2007 in Oban and also won the Strathdearn Cup the same year.

Kilmallie has had a number of successes over the years including the Camanachd Cup in 1964, the McTavish Cup in 1959,1961,1967 and 1969, and the Balliemore Cup in 1992 and 1993.

External links

* [http://kilmallieshintyclub.tripod.com/ Kilmallie Shinty Club Website]
* [http://www.shinty.com/kilmallie/Default.htm Kilmallie @ Shinty.com]
* [http://www.lochaber.com/shinty/index.htm Lochaber.com info on Shinty]
* [Lochaber News Article on Club History]