Macaulay Cup
Encyclopedia
The MacAulay Association Camanachd Cup is a trophy in the sport
of shinty
. It is competed for by the eight highest-placed league teams from the north and south areas at the end of the previous season. The first winner of the cup, in 1947, was Newtonmore
. It will be sponsored by Artemis from the 2010 season.http://skye-camanachd.sitekit.net/default.aspx.locid-087new1ej.Lang-EN.htm It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty.
, being administered by the Macaulay Association which also runs a junior six a-side competition before the final. The final is played in Oban
every year. In 2006, worries about the fixture list being overcrowded led to the proposal of the Macaulay Cup becoming a match between the winners of the Mactavish Cup
and the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup
. The Macaulay Association withdrew the cup from competition but the reintroduction of the competition in 2007 sparked debate about its place in the sport.http://bounci.tv/forums/p/282/1104.aspx#1104
Inveraray won the cup 3-0 against Newtonmore on August 23 2008. The game was televised live on BBC2. Inveraray again won the cup in 2009 coming back from 3-0 down to win the game 4-3 with a last minute goal by Grant Griffin.
Kingussie stopped Inveraray's attempt at a third consecutive title with a 4-2 win after extra time on 21 August 2010 thanks to 4 goals from Ronald Ross
.http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Shinty-Kingussie-4--3.6487844.jp
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
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 competed for by the eight highest-placed league teams from the north and south areas at the end of the previous season. The first winner of the cup, in 1947, was Newtonmore
Newtonmore Camanachd Club
Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland and current holders of the Camanachd Cup. It is historically one of the game's most successful sides, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 29 times, most recently in 2011 and won the Marine Harvest Premier Division in...
. It will be sponsored by Artemis from the 2010 season.http://skye-camanachd.sitekit.net/default.aspx.locid-087new1ej.Lang-EN.htm It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty.
History
The trophy was first presented in 1947 by the MacAulays from Oban and the competition, uniquely in the sport is run outwith the auspices of the Camanachd AssociationCamanachd 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...
, being administered by the Macaulay Association which also runs a junior six a-side competition before the final. The final is played 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...
every year. In 2006, worries about the fixture list being overcrowded led to the proposal of the Macaulay Cup becoming a match between the winners of the Mactavish Cup
MacTavish Cup
The MacTavish Cup is a knock-out cup competition in the sport of shinty. It is competed for by senior teams from the North of Scotland district...
and the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup
Glasgow Celtic Society Cup
The Glasgow Celtic Society Cup is a knock-out cup competition in the sport of shinty. Entry is open to all senior teams from the South District playing in the Premier Division and South Division One. It is the oldest competition in the sport, first being played for in 1879...
. The Macaulay Association withdrew the cup from competition but the reintroduction of the competition in 2007 sparked debate about its place in the sport.http://bounci.tv/forums/p/282/1104.aspx#1104
Inveraray won the cup 3-0 against Newtonmore on August 23 2008. The game was televised live on BBC2. Inveraray again won the cup in 2009 coming back from 3-0 down to win the game 4-3 with a last minute goal by Grant Griffin.
Kingussie stopped Inveraray's attempt at a third consecutive title with a 4-2 win after extra time on 21 August 2010 thanks to 4 goals from 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...
.http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Shinty-Kingussie-4--3.6487844.jp
Winners
- 2011 Kyles AthleticKyles AthleticKyles 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:...
2 Newtonmore 1 - 2010 Kingussie 4 Inveraray 2 (a.e.t.)
- 2009 Inveraray 4 Kingussie 3
- 2008 InverarayInveraray Shinty ClubInveraray 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:...
3, NewtonmoreNewtonmore Camanachd ClubNewtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland and current holders of the Camanachd Cup. It is historically one of the game's most successful sides, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 29 times, most recently in 2011 and won the Marine Harvest Premier Division in...
0 - 2007 KingussieKingussie CamanachdKingussie 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...
4, Inveraray 1 - 2006 Not contested
- 2001 Inveraray 3 Lochcarron 0