The Macaulay Association Camanachd Cup (known as the Artemis Macaulay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a trophy in the

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sport of

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. It is competed for by the eight highest-placed league teams from the north and south areas of

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at the end of the previous season. The first winner of the cup, in 1947, was

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. It has been sponsored by investment management company

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since 2010. It is one of the five trophies that are considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty. The current holders are

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, who won their 27th title in 2024. MacAulayCup

History

The MacAulay Cup was first presented in 1947 by Flora Macaulay, then editor of ''The Oban Times'' newspaper. The competition, uniquely in the sport is run outwith the auspices of the

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, being administered by the Macaulay Association which also runs a junior six a-side competition before the final. The final is played in

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every year. It was the first ever summer tournament when shinty had a winter season, before the switch to summer play in 2004. 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 spor

Inveraray won the cup 3–0 against Newtonmore on 23 August 2008. The game was televised live on

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. 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

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The top 8 in the south for 2012 was affected by Ballachulish's decision to drop a league, they were the eighth best team in the south (not counting Lochside Rovers who are technically a reserve team) in 2011. The 2012 final was played between Oban and Glenurquhart

Glen defeated Oban 6–0. In the aftermath of the final, the trophy was broken during celebration

Kingussie Camanachd, Kingussie are the record holders with 27 wins, but Kyles Athletic moved into second place on the all time charts with 12 after beating Newtonmore with whom they were tied in the 2017 final.

Winners

*2024 - Kingussie 4 Oban Camanachd 1 *2023 - Oban Camanachd 2 Kingussie 1 *2022 - Kingussie 3 Oban Camanachd 2 *2021 - Kingussie 4 Kyles Athletic 1 *2019 – Kingussie 3 Oban Camanachd 2 *2018 – Kinlochshiel 3 Kyles Athletic 2 *2017 – Kyles Athletic 7 Newtonmore 4 *2016 – Kinlochshiel 5 Inveraray 3 *2015 – Newtonmore 3 Inveraray 1 *2014 – Newtonmore 2 Kyles Athletic 1 (a.e.t.) *2013 – Kyles Athletic 4 Newtonmore 3 *2012 – Glenurquhart 6 Oban Camanachd 0 *2011 –

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 Marine Harvest Premiership with their second team is playing in South Division one. In 20 ...

2 Newtonmore 1 *2010 – Kingussie 4 Inveraray 2 (a.e.t.) *2009 – Inveraray 4 Kingussie 3 *2008 –

Inveraray Inveraray ( or ; meaning "mouth of the Aray") is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Located on the western shore of Loch Fyne, near its head, Inveraray is a former royal burgh and known affectionately as "The Capital of Argyll." It is the ...

0 *2007 – Kingussie Camanachd, Kingussie 4 Inveraray 1 *2006 – ''Not contested'' *2005 – Kingussie 6 Inveraray 3 *2004 – Kingussie *2003 – Kingussie *2002 – Kingussie *2001 – Inveraray 3 Lochcarron 0 *2000 – Fort William *1999 – Kingussie *1998 – Kingussie *1997 – Kingussie *1995 – Oban Camanachd *1994 – Kingussie *1993 – Oban Camanachd *1992 – Kingussie *1991 – Fort William *1990 – Kingussie *1989 – Kyles Athletic *1988 – Kingussie *1987 – Kingussie *1986 – Newtonmore *1985 – Newtonmore *1984 – Kingussie *1983 – Kingussie *1982 – Kingussie *1981 – Kingussie *1980 – Newtonmore *1979 – Newtonmore *1978 – Kyles Athletic *1977 – Kyles Athletic 2 Glen Urquhart 0 *1976 – Newtonmore *1975 – Newtonmore *1974 – Kingussie *1973 – Kingussie *1972 – Kyles Athletic 4 Glen Urquhart 0 *1971 – Kyles Athletic 2, Kingussie 1 *1970 – Kingussie *1969 – Oban Celtic *1968 – Kingussie *1967 – Newtonmore *1966 – Oban Celtic *1965 – Kingussie *1964 – Oban Celtic *1963 – Kingussie Camanachd, Kingussie *1962 – Kyles Athletic *1961 – Oban Celtic *1960 – Kyles Athletic *1959 – Furnace *1958 – Kyles Athletic *1957 – Oban Camanachd ''(8–3 most goals in a MacAulay Final)'' *1956 –

*1955 –

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*1954 – Oban Camanachd *1953 – Lovat *1952 –

Oban Camanachd Oban Camanachd is a shinty team based in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland who currently play in the MOWI Premiership. Founded in 1889, they are one of the oldest Camanachd clubs. The reserve team currently plays in South Division One under ...

*1951 – ''Kyles Athletic/Newtonmore final not played'' *1950 –

Oban Celtic Oban Celtic () is a shinty team from Oban, Argyll, Scotland. The club won South Division One in 2016. History The club was founded in 1927 due to a plethora of players being available who could not get a game for either the senior or the junior s ...

*1949 – Newtonmore *1948 – Lovat *1947 –

4 Ballachulish 1

Table of winners

References

External links

2008 Macaulay Cup Road to the FinalAm Baile – Picture of the CupBBC Slideshow in Scots GaelicKinlochshiel historic win in 2016 in Scots Gaelic
{{Shinty teams Recurring sporting events established in 1947 1947 establishments in Scotland Scottish sports trophies and awards Shinty competitions