Glenorchy Camanachd
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Glenorchy Camanachd is a shinty
team from Dalmally
, Scotland
, playing in the Marine Harvest South Division One
.
After a period of some success in the 1950s, a severe shortage of players forced the club to fold in 1960 but it was re-formed in 1965 and has played continuously since then.
As a junior team the Munro Shield was won in 1952 and 1959, the Campbell Cup in 1958, the Bullough Cup in 1973 and the Sutherland Cup in 1990. As a senior team the South League Championship was won in 1990.
Events which gave satisfaction were the winning of the Munro Shield in 1952, the club's first trophy, the winning of the Bullough Cup in 1973, the first triumph after a period of fifteen years, the winning of the Sutherland Cup and the championship of Division I in 1990. They also won the South First Division Championship in 1999, and achieved Premier league status in the same year with a solid performance in a two leg playoff against Caberfeidh
. In 2007, Glenorchy narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League but won the South Division 1 title with 2 games to spare in 2008 to seal their return to the Premier League.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=126&cntnt01returnid=178 Glenorchy's 2nd team also had a good 2008 finishing 2nd in South Division 2.
2009 saw Glenorchy struggle in the Premier Division and they were relegated relatively early in the season and will again play in the area leagues in 2010.
Glenorchy has always been a small but enthusiastic village team which has had a struggle to remain sound financially. Of notable personalities connected with shinty in Glenorchy, there are Donnie MacDougall who got the club going again in 1966 and Mr and Mrs Kenny Campbell who did so much to encourage and coach boys at school. The club supports two junior shinty clubs, at Dalmally and Taynuilt in local first shinty leagues, who come together as Cruachanside to play in National Competition.
The club were relegated to South One in 2009 after a season where they lost 13-0 to Kingussie Camanachd and finished bottom of the league.http://sport.scotsman.com/other-sports/Shinty-Barry-Martin-looks-to.5908131.jp The club disbanded its second team in 2010.
The club bounced back to the Premier with an undefeated championship season in South Division One
in 2010. the 2011 has been one of unstinting horror at league level with Orchy failing to win a game and not breaching double figures in terms of goals scored.
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...
team from Dalmally
Dalmally
Dalmally is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located near the A85 road and is served by Dalmally railway station....
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, playing in the Marine Harvest South Division One
South Division One (shinty)
The South Division One is a league for shinty teams. It is presently in the second tier of the Shinty league system. The winners of the league are promoted to the Premier Division...
.
History
Old letters and poetry show that organised shinty was played in Dalmally in and about 1880. These games were played by teams from each side of the River Orchy for a cup presented by a Mr Macdonald, who had returned from Australia. The contests took place on New Year's Day and continued up to 1932. While the game continued to be played in the district, it was not until 1947 that Glenorchy Camanachd was formed.After a period of some success in the 1950s, a severe shortage of players forced the club to fold in 1960 but it was re-formed in 1965 and has played continuously since then.
As a junior team the Munro Shield was won in 1952 and 1959, the Campbell Cup in 1958, the Bullough Cup in 1973 and the Sutherland Cup in 1990. As a senior team the South League Championship was won in 1990.
Events which gave satisfaction were the winning of the Munro Shield in 1952, the club's first trophy, the winning of the Bullough Cup in 1973, the first triumph after a period of fifteen years, the winning of the Sutherland Cup and the championship of Division I in 1990. They also won the South First Division Championship in 1999, and achieved Premier league status in the same year with a solid performance in a two leg playoff against Caberfeidh
Caberfeidh
Caberfeidh Camanachd Club is a shinty team from Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. The club has two teams. The senior team plays in Marine Harvest North Division One and the second team in North Division Three...
. In 2007, Glenorchy narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League but won the South Division 1 title with 2 games to spare in 2008 to seal their return to the Premier League.http://www.shinty.com/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=126&cntnt01returnid=178 Glenorchy's 2nd team also had a good 2008 finishing 2nd in South Division 2.
2009 saw Glenorchy struggle in the Premier Division and they were relegated relatively early in the season and will again play in the area leagues in 2010.
Glenorchy has always been a small but enthusiastic village team which has had a struggle to remain sound financially. Of notable personalities connected with shinty in Glenorchy, there are Donnie MacDougall who got the club going again in 1966 and Mr and Mrs Kenny Campbell who did so much to encourage and coach boys at school. The club supports two junior shinty clubs, at Dalmally and Taynuilt in local first shinty leagues, who come together as Cruachanside to play in National Competition.
The club were relegated to South One in 2009 after a season where they lost 13-0 to Kingussie Camanachd and finished bottom of the league.http://sport.scotsman.com/other-sports/Shinty-Barry-Martin-looks-to.5908131.jp The club disbanded its second team in 2010.
The club bounced back to the Premier with an undefeated championship season in South Division One
South Division One (shinty)
The South Division One is a league for shinty teams. It is presently in the second tier of the Shinty league system. The winners of the league are promoted to the Premier Division...
in 2010. the 2011 has been one of unstinting horror at league level with Orchy failing to win a game and not breaching double figures in terms of goals scored.
Difficulties with Park
Home games are played at the Mart Park, Dalmally, and there are changing facilities at the Auction Market there. Apart from a pitch at Craig Farm when the Mart pitch was flooded, all home games since 1947 have been played at the Mart Park. The suitability of the stadium for the Premier League was questioned by some in the Premier league as Glenorchy made the step up in 2009. http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/929713?UserKey= Whether these issues have been addressed for 2011 remained to be seen, but Glenorchy did not suffer as many call-offs as Kyles Athletic and other South clubs.Famous Players
- Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, OBE, founder of Mary's MealsMary's mealsMary's Meals is a school feeding movement and the name of a charity formerly known as Scottish International Relief . It was founded in 2002 and has grown from its first feeding operation of 200 children in Malawi, to a world-wide campaign, providing free school meals in hundreds of schools and...
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