The Albert Smith Memorial Medal is the award given to the Man of the Match

Man of the match

In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...

 in the final of the Camanachd Cup

Camanachd Cup

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

,http://www.newtonmoreshinty.com/roll.htm the blue riband trophy of the sport of shinty

Shinty

Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...

. It has been presented every year since 1972 by the Smith family of Fort William

Fort William, Scotland

Fort William is the second largest settlement in the highlands of Scotland and the largest town: only the city of Inverness is larger.Fort William is a major tourist centre with Glen Coe just to the south, Aonach Mòr to the north and Glenfinnan to the west, on the Road to the Isles...

 in honour of Albert Smith Sr. (Born in 1888, Lochuanagan, Fort Augustus

Fort Augustus

Fort Augustus is a settlement in the Scottish Highlands, at the south west end of Loch Ness. The village has a population of around 646 ; its economy is heavily reliant on tourism....

.) The widow of his only son, Albert Smith Jr. currently presents the medal. Albert Sr.'s grandson, Victor Smith

Victor Smith

Admiral Sir Victor Alfred Trumper Smith AC, KBE, CB, DSC, RAN was a senior officer within the Royal Australian Navy, eventually becoming the first Australian to achieve the rank of admiral and serving as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee; the professional head of the Australian Military.-Early...

 is a currently active player for Fort William Shinty Club

Fort William Shinty Club

Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team were Camanachd Cup holders four times in succession, between 2007 and 2010 but were knocked out in the second round in 2011...

 but has never won the medal.

Previous Winners

1972 John Campbell Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1973 Kenny MacNiven Glasgow Mid-Argyll

1974 Tommy Nicolson Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty.-History:...

1975 Duncan MacNeil Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty.-History:...

1976 Newil Blair Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty.-History:...

1977 John Mackenzie Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1978 Hugh Chisholm Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1979 David "Tarzan" Ritchie

David "Tarzan" Ritchie

David "Tarzan" Ritchie is a former shinty player from Newtonmore, Scotland. He is notable for having won 12 Camanachd Cup medals, a record he held alongside fellow Newtonmore player Hugh Chisholm for many years.-Playing career:...

http://www.newtonmoreshinty.com/roll.htm Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1980 George Nicolson Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty.-History:...

1981 Ricky Ross Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1982 John Fraser Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1983 Ewan Paterson Strachur

1984 John Russell Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1985 Norman MacArthur

Norman MacArthur

Norman "Brick" MacArthur is a retired shinty player and current manager of Newtonmore Camanachd Club.MacArthur was a player with Newtonmore since the mid-70s and won several Camanachd Cups...

 Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1986 Dougie MacIntyre Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd is one of the oldest Camanachd clubs playing in the Shinty leagues of Scotland. they were relegated from the Premier League. They have a reserve team called Lochside Rovers.- History:...

1987 David Anderson Kingussie

Kingussie Camanachd

Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is World sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s. The second team plays in North...

1988 Ali MacKintosh Glenurquhart

1989 Hugh Chisholm Newtonmore

Newtonmore

Newtonmore is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of about 1000. The village is only a few miles from a location that is claimed to be the exact geographical centre of Scotland...

1990 Willie Macrae Skye

Skye

Skye or the Isle of Skye is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills...

1991 Rory Fraser Kingussie

Kingussie Camanachd

Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is World sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s. The second team plays in North...

1992 Willie MacDonald Fort William

Fort William Shinty Club

Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team were Camanachd Cup holders four times in succession, between 2007 and 2010 but were knocked out in the second round in 2011...

1993 Nonnie MacInnes Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd is one of the oldest Camanachd clubs playing in the Shinty leagues of Scotland. they were relegated from the Premier League. They have a reserve team called Lochside Rovers.- History:...

1994 Andy Irvine Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty.-History:...

1995 Nonnie MacInnes Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd is one of the oldest Camanachd clubs playing in the Shinty leagues of Scotland. they were relegated from the Premier League. They have a reserve team called Lochside Rovers.- History:...

1996 Nonnie MacInnes Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd is one of the oldest Camanachd clubs playing in the Shinty leagues of Scotland. they were relegated from the Premier League. They have a reserve team called Lochside Rovers.- History:...

1997 Rory Fraser Kingussie

Kingussie Camanachd

Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is World sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s. The second team plays in North...

1998 Ronald Ross

Ronald Ross (shinty player)

Ronald Ross, MBE is a Scottish shinty player who currently plays for Kingussie Camanachd. He is a renowned forward, the only man to have ever scored more than 1000 goals in the sport and who has broken several other records as an individual and as part of Kingussie's record-breaking first...

 Kingussie

Kingussie

Kingussie is a small town in the Highland region of Scotland. It is one settlement in the Highland Council ward of Badenoch and Strathspey, and is the capital of the district of Badenoch. It lies beside the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 serves as the town's main street...

1999 Fraser Inglis

Fraser Inglis

Fraser Inglis is a retired shinty player who played for Oban Camanachd and Kingussie Camanachd.-Playing Career:Inglis started his career at Oban Camanachd. He was instrumental in the successes of the Lorn club thorughout the 1990s, winning the Camanachd Cup in 1996 and also picking up the Albert...

 Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd is one of the oldest Camanachd clubs playing in the Shinty leagues of Scotland. they were relegated from the Premier League. They have a reserve team called Lochside Rovers.- History:...

2000 Kenny MacDonald

Kenny MacDonald (shinty player)

Kenny MacDonald is a goalkeeper in the sport of shinty. He plays for Kyles Athletic and he is noted for his longevity in the sport, having played at the top of the sport for over 30 years.-Shinty career:...

 Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty.-History:...

2001 Scott MacNeil Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd

Oban Camanachd is one of the oldest Camanachd clubs playing in the Shinty leagues of Scotland. they were relegated from the Premier League. They have a reserve team called Lochside Rovers.- History:...

2002 Ronald Ross

Ronald Ross (shinty player)

Ronald Ross, MBE is a Scottish shinty player who currently plays for Kingussie Camanachd. He is a renowned forward, the only man to have ever scored more than 1000 goals in the sport and who has broken several other records as an individual and as part of Kingussie's record-breaking first...

 Kingussie

Kingussie

Kingussie is a small town in the Highland region of Scotland. It is one settlement in the Highland Council ward of Badenoch and Strathspey, and is the capital of the district of Badenoch. It lies beside the A9 road, although the old route of the A9 serves as the town's main street...

2003 Ali Borthwick Kingussie

Kingussie Camanachd

Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is World sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s. The second team plays in North...

2004 Douglas Dando Inveraray

Inveraray Shinty Club

Inveraray Shinty Club is a shinty club from Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland. It plays in the Scottish Hydro Premier Division. There is also a reserve team who plays in the South Division One as well as a Ladies team.-History:...

2005 Gary Innes

Gary Innes

Gary Innes is a Scottish musician, star shinty player and broadcaster from Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. He is a wizard accordion player and established Scottish shinty Internationalist...

 Fort William

Fort William Shinty Club

Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team were Camanachd Cup holders four times in succession, between 2007 and 2010 but were knocked out in the second round in 2011...

2006 Ronald Ross

Ronald Ross (shinty player)

Ronald Ross, MBE is a Scottish shinty player who currently plays for Kingussie Camanachd. He is a renowned forward, the only man to have ever scored more than 1000 goals in the sport and who has broken several other records as an individual and as part of Kingussie's record-breaking first...

 Kingussie

Kingussie Camanachd

Kingussie Camanachd is a shinty team from Kingussie, Scotland and according to the Guinness Book of Records 2005, is World sport's most successful sporting team of all time, winning 20 consecutive leagues and going 4 years unbeaten at one stage in the early 1990s. The second team plays in North...

2007 James Clark

James Clark (shinty)

James "Big Jim" Clark is a shinty player from Invergarry, Scotland. He gained fame from his last minute goals which secured a succession of Camanachd Cup triumphs for Fort William Shinty Club.-Playing Career:...

 Fort William

Fort William Shinty Club

Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team were Camanachd Cup holders four times in succession, between 2007 and 2010 but were knocked out in the second round in 2011...

2008 James Clark Fort William

Fort William Shinty Club

Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team were Camanachd Cup holders four times in succession, between 2007 and 2010 but were knocked out in the second round in 2011...

2009 Donald Irvine Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic

Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sport's most illustrious names, presently playing in the Premier Division after recently being outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty.-History:...

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/other-sports-news/shinty-shines-with-late-flourish-as-fort-william-survive-kyles-comeback-to-win-trophy-1.920946

2010 Gary Innes

Gary Innes

Gary Innes is a Scottish musician, star shinty player and broadcaster from Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. He is a wizard accordion player and established Scottish shinty Internationalist...

 Fort William

Fort William Shinty Club

Fort William Shinty Club is a shinty club from Fort William, Lochaber, Scotland. The first team were Camanachd Cup holders four times in succession, between 2007 and 2010 but were knocked out in the second round in 2011...

2011 Norman Campbell [Newtonmore]