Balliemore Cup
Encyclopedia
The Balliemore Cup is a knock-out cup in the sport
of shinty
. It is the Intermediate Championship run under the auspices of the Camanachd Association
and only first teams competing in North Division One and South Division One are eligible for entry.
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5903/Glass_eye_third_Balliemore_Cup!.html to be used as a trophy for competition between teams at an intermediate level, i.e. those teams who had little chance of winning the Camanachd Cup
but who were also ineligible for the Junior championship, the Sir William Sutherland Cup
.http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/10000/Strathglass_aim_to_take_winning_form_into_Balliemore_final.html
The cup was first played for in 1985 and was won by Bute Shinty Club
3-2 against Glengarry Shinty Club
. In 2009, Bute hosted the final which was the first Balliemore final to be televised, and it was broadcast by BBC Alba
.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,print,0&cntnt01articleid=359&cntnt01showtemplate=false&cntnt01returnid=15 The 2010 final was notable for a match-winning save by the Kinlochshiel keeper using his head, which became a widely distributed viral hit on the internet.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcRwbuSoGyc
3, Glengarry
2
1986 Strathglass
4, Col-Glen 2, (after extra time)
1987 Lochaber Camanachd
4, Bute 0, replay after 1-1 draw
1988 Glengarry 2, Bute 1
1989 Glengarry 5, Kilmory 3
1990 Glenurquhart Shinty Club
8, Col-Glen 0
1991 Glenurquhart 5, Ballachullish 0
1992 Kilmallie
5, Kilmory Camanachd
3
1993 Kilmallie 2, Inverness 1
1994 Lochaber 4, Kinlochshiel 2
1995 Caberfeidh 3, Kilmallie 1
1996 Caberfeidh 3, Kinlochshiel 2
1997 Caberfeidh 2, Kilmallie 1
1998 Caberfeidh 3, Tayforth 2
1999 Lochcarron 1, Skye Camanachd
1, (Lochcarron won 3-2 on penalties after extra time)
2000 Caberfeidh 3, Glasgow Mid-Argyll 3, (Caberfeidh won 3-2 on penalties after extra time)
2001 Inveraray 6, Ballachullish 1
2002 Lochcarron 2, Kyles Athletic 1, (after extra time)
2003 Strathglass 3, Skye Camanachd 3, (Strathglass won 3-2 on penalties after extra time)
2004 Bute 2, Lochaber 0
2005 Kyles Athletic 3, Kinlochshiel 1
2006 Bute 2, Beauly 1, in Beauly
2007 Kinlochshiel 1, Glenurquhart 0, in Newtonmore
, (original final rained off in Oban
)
2008 Skye Camanachd 3, Kilmalle 1, in Beauly
2009 Strathglass 5, Kinlochshiel 1, in Rothesay
2010 Kinlochshiel 3, Lochaber 3, (Kinlochshiel win 2-0 on penalties) at An Aird
, Fort William
2011 Bute 2, Caberfeidh 1, at Pairc nan Laoch
in Portree
Sport
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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 is the Intermediate Championship run under the auspices of the Camanachd Association
Camanachd Association
The Camanachd Association is the World governing body of the Scottish sport of shinty. The body is based in Inverness, Highland, and is in charge of the rules of the game...
and only first teams competing in North Division One and South Division One are eligible for entry.
History
The Balliemore Cup was presented to the Camanachd Association by Captain Duncan MacRae of Eilean DonanEilean Donan
Eilean Donan is a small island in Loch Duich in the western Highlands of Scotland. It is connected to the mainland by a footbridge and lies about half a mile from the village of Dornie. Eilean Donan is named after Donnán of Eigg, a Celtic saint martyred in 617...
http://www.highland-news.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/5903/Glass_eye_third_Balliemore_Cup!.html to be used as a trophy for competition between teams at an intermediate level, i.e. those teams who had little chance of winning 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...
but who were also ineligible for the Junior championship, the Sir William Sutherland Cup
Sir William Sutherland Cup
The Sir William Sutherland Cup, more commonly known simply as the Sutherland Cup, is a trophy in the sport of shinty. It is the national cup competition for junior sides, the equivalent of the Camanachd Cup for those sides in lower league competition....
.http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/10000/Strathglass_aim_to_take_winning_form_into_Balliemore_final.html
The cup was first played for in 1985 and was won by Bute Shinty Club
Bute Shinty Club
Bute Shinty Club is a shinty club from Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. The first team was relegated from the Premier Division in 2010 but romped to victory and promotion in an undefeated 2011 season back to the Premier Division...
3-2 against Glengarry Shinty Club
Glengarry Shinty Club
Glengarry Shinty Club is a shinty team from Invergarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland. The club has played in its present form since 1976. There is one senior team, competing in North Division Two. The club also runs a highly successful women's team.-History:...
. In 2009, Bute hosted the final which was the first Balliemore final to be televised, and it was broadcast by BBC Alba
BBC Alba
BBC Gàidhlig is the department of BBC Scotland that produces Scottish Gaelic language programming. This includes TV programmes for BBC Alba and BBC Two Scotland, the BBC Radio nan Gàidheal radio station and the BBC Alba website.-Television:...
.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,print,0&cntnt01articleid=359&cntnt01showtemplate=false&cntnt01returnid=15 The 2010 final was notable for a match-winning save by the Kinlochshiel keeper using his head, which became a widely distributed viral hit on the internet.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcRwbuSoGyc
Previous winners
1985 ButeBute Shinty Club
Bute Shinty Club is a shinty club from Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. The first team was relegated from the Premier Division in 2010 but romped to victory and promotion in an undefeated 2011 season back to the Premier Division...
3, Glengarry
Glengarry Shinty Club
Glengarry Shinty Club is a shinty team from Invergarry, Inverness-shire, Scotland. The club has played in its present form since 1976. There is one senior team, competing in North Division Two. The club also runs a highly successful women's team.-History:...
2
1986 Strathglass
Strathglass Shinty Club
Strathglass Shinty Club or "Comunn Camanachd Straghlais" in Scottish Gaelic is a shinty club from Cannich, Inverness-shire. The Club was founded in 1879, is considered to be the oldest constituted club in shinty and played a major role in the development of the rules of the sport...
4, Col-Glen 2, (after extra time)
1987 Lochaber Camanachd
Lochaber Camanachd
Lochaber Camanachd is a shinty club based in Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. The club has a senior team in North Division One, relegated from the Premier Division in 2009 and a reserve team in North Division Three. There is also a ladies team.-History:...
4, Bute 0, replay after 1-1 draw
1988 Glengarry 2, Bute 1
1989 Glengarry 5, Kilmory 3
1990 Glenurquhart Shinty Club
Glenurquhart Shinty Club
Glenurquhart Shinty Club is a shinty team which plays in Drumnadrochit on the banks of Loch Ness, Scotland. It draws its players from the part of the Great Glen which encompasses Drumnadrochit, Lewiston and Glenurquhart...
8, Col-Glen 0
1991 Glenurquhart 5, Ballachullish 0
1992 Kilmallie
Kilmallie
Kilmallie is the name of a civil parish in and around the settlement of Caol, Fort William, Scotland. It gives its name to the local shinty club, Kilmallie Shinty Club....
5, Kilmory Camanachd
Kilmory Camanachd
Kilmory Camanachd is a shinty club from Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland. The club was founded in 1977 in its present form. The club plays in South Division One and has a reserve side in the Bullough cup. The club is associated with Dunadd ladies team....
3
1993 Kilmallie 2, Inverness 1
1994 Lochaber 4, Kinlochshiel 2
1995 Caberfeidh 3, Kilmallie 1
1996 Caberfeidh 3, Kinlochshiel 2
1997 Caberfeidh 2, Kilmallie 1
1998 Caberfeidh 3, Tayforth 2
1999 Lochcarron 1, Skye Camanachd
Skye Camanachd
Skye Camanachd is a shinty team from the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. It plays in North Division One and has a reserve team in North Division Two. The club is based at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree.-Early history:...
1, (Lochcarron won 3-2 on penalties after extra time)
2000 Caberfeidh 3, Glasgow Mid-Argyll 3, (Caberfeidh won 3-2 on penalties after extra time)
2001 Inveraray 6, Ballachullish 1
2002 Lochcarron 2, Kyles Athletic 1, (after extra time)
2003 Strathglass 3, Skye Camanachd 3, (Strathglass won 3-2 on penalties after extra time)
2004 Bute 2, Lochaber 0
2005 Kyles Athletic 3, Kinlochshiel 1
2006 Bute 2, Beauly 1, in Beauly
Beauly
Beauly is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. Its population was 855 in 1901...
2007 Kinlochshiel 1, Glenurquhart 0, in 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...
, (original final rained off in Oban
Oban
Oban Oban Oban ( is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban...
)
2008 Skye Camanachd 3, Kilmalle 1, in Beauly
Beauly
Beauly is a town of the Scottish county of Inverness-shire, on the River Beauly, 10 miles west of Inverness by the Far North railway line. Its population was 855 in 1901...
2009 Strathglass 5, Kinlochshiel 1, in Rothesay
Rothesay
Rothesay or Rothsay may refer to:Places*Rothesay, Argyll and Bute, on the Isle of Bute, Scotland*Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada*Rothesay , Canada*Rothsay, Minnesota, USA*Rothsay, Western AustraliaPeople*Duke of Rothesay...
2010 Kinlochshiel 3, Lochaber 3, (Kinlochshiel win 2-0 on penalties) at An Aird
An Aird
An Aird is both an area of Fort William, Scotland, and also the largest dedicated shinty park in the town and is situated on the east bank of Loch Linnhe, near the centre of the town. It is located next to the Nevis Centre. An Aird regularly hosts both the Camanachd Cup Final and the Composite...
, 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...
2011 Bute 2, Caberfeidh 1, at Pairc nan Laoch
Skye Camanachd
Skye Camanachd is a shinty team from the Isle of Skye, Highland, Scotland. It plays in North Division One and has a reserve team in North Division Two. The club is based at Pairc nan Laoch, Portree.-Early history:...
in Portree
Portree
Portree is the largest town on Skye in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. It is the location for the only secondary school on the Island, Portree High school. Public transport services are limited to buses....