2018 Marine Harvest Premiership Explained

Marine Harvest Premiership
Pixels:250
Country:Scotland
Confed:Camanachd Association
Teams:10
Levels:1
Relegation:National Division
Domest Cup:Camanachd Cup
Macaulay Cup
MacTavish Cup
Glasgow Celtic Society Cup
Champions:Newtonmore Camanachd Club
Season:2018
Most Successful Club:Kingussie Camanachd
(12)
Tv:BBC Alba
BBC Scotland

The 2018 Marine Harvest Premiership is the 22nd season of the Premier Division, the highest division in Shinty. The season began on 3 March 2018 consisting of 10 teams from across Scotland. The 4th season with Marine Harvest as title sponsors saw the reigning champions Kinlochshiel challenging for their 2nd Premiership title. 2018 Marine Harvest Premiership champions were Newtonmore Camanachd Club.[1]

The 2018 Cup competitions competed will be the Camanachd Cup, Macaulay Cup, MacTavish Cup (North District teams only) and the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup (South District teams only).

Any team winning all 4 major trophies for which they are eligible to take part in will achieve the coveted Shinty Grand Slam.

Teams

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TeamFormedGroundLocated
Caberfeidh Camanachd Club1886Castle LeodStrathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, Highland
Glenurquhart Shinty Club1885Blairbeg ParkDrumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, Highland
Kingussie Camanachd1893The DellKingussie, Badenoch, Highland
Kinlochshiel Shinty Club1958KirktonBalmacara, Inverness-shire, Highland
Kyles Athletic Shinty Club1896The Playing FieldTighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute
Lochaber Camanachd1958Spean Bridge StadiumSpean Bridge, Lochaber, Highland
Lovat Shinty Club1888BalgateKiltarlity, Inverness-shire, Highland
Newtonmore Camanachd Club1895The Eilan
(Eilean Bheannchair)
Newtonmore, Badenoch, Highland
Oban Camanachd1889Mossfield ParkOban, Argyll and Bute
Skye Camanachd1892Pairc nan LaochPortree, Skye, Highland

League summary

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League table

Updated 4 February 2019

PosTeamPldWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Newtonmore18151262164631
218104350212925
3Kinlochshiel18105348282025
4Lovat18113444261825
5Oban Camanachd1885546291721
6Kingussie187473431318
71852114177-3612
81842123764-2710
9Skye Camanachd1832132765-388
10Glenurquhart1804131547-325

Form

Updated 20 August 2018
*Last 5 matches

!Team!Form
CaberfeidhL5
GlenurquhartL5
KingussieD2
KinlochshielW1
Kyles AthleticW1
LochaberL4
LovatL1
NewtonmoreW4
Oban CamanachdW1
Skye CamanachdL1

Top Scorer(s)

Top Scorer or Scorers only
Updated 14 August 2018

Notes and References

  1. News: Champions right to the final whistle of season . Gavin . Musgrove . Strathspey Herald . 4 October 2018 . 31 December 2018 . 1 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190101093122/https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/Sport/Local-Sport/Champions-right-to-the-final-whistle-of-season-04102018.htm . dead .
  2. Web site: The Marine Harvest Marine Harvest Premiership. www.shinty.com. 2018-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20180729012820/https://www.shinty.com/mens/fixtures-and-results/2018/premiership. 29 July 2018. dead.
  3. Web site: The Marine Harvest Marine Harvest Premiership. www.shinty.com. 2018-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180729012820/https://www.shinty.com/mens/fixtures-and-results/2018/premiership. 29 July 2018. dead.