Sir William Sutherland Cup Explained
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://ileachnewspaper.blogspot.com/2009/07/shinty-cup-final-to-be-televised.html The current (2022) holders are Newtonmore 2nd team, the "junior" level reserves of the successful "senior" club.
History
The trophy was donated by Sir William Sutherland M.P. in order to allow "junior" (i.e. small clubs) the opportunity for national competition http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/shinty/magazine4c.htm and was first played for in 1923 with Newtonmore defeating North Bute 3-2. Sir William had previously donated another cup of the same name for competition.
The trophy is at present known officially as the Highland Industrial Supplies Sir William Sutherland Cup due to a sponsorship deal with Highland Industrial Supplies.
In 2011, the final was held in Aberdeen for the first time to mark the 150th anniversary of Aberdeen University Shinty Club.https://web.archive.org/web/20110927122655/http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2368419
The 2017 final was postponed due to heavy rain in Fort William in late july, and was to be replayed on September 16 between Lochside Rovers and Kingussie.
2023 marks the 100th Anniversary of the 1st Sutherland Cup Final and will take place at Blairbeg Park, Drumnadrochit.
2012 Controversy
In 2012, Newtonmore won the cup with a 5-4 victory over Kingussie. However, More were stripped of the title due to having played an ineligible player, Callum Stewart, in both the final win and the semi-final victory over Glenurquhart. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/19309026
Winners
- 2022 Newtonmore 3 - 2 Lovat at Blairbeg Park, Drumnadrochit
- 2021 Newtonmore 5 - 1 Lovat at Blairbeg Park, Drumnadrochit
- 2020 No competition owing to COVID-19
- 2019 Lochside Rovers 2 - 1 Lovat at Canal Parks, Caol
- 2018 Newtonmore 5 - 2 Kingussie at The Dell, Kingussie
- 2017 Lochside Rovers 3 - 1 Kingussie at An Aird, Fort William
- 2016 Newtonmore 6 - 0 Kingussie at Kingussie
- 2015 Newtonmore 5 - 0 Lochside Rovers at Ballachulish
- 2014 Kyles Athletic 4 - 2 Fort William, at Newtonmore (a.e.t.)
- 2013 Ballachulish 3 – 1 Lochcarron at Farr (a.e.t.)
- 2012 Kingussie 2 – 0 Glenurquhart at Beauly
- 2011 Kingussie 6 – 1 Kyles Athletic at Aberdeen
- 2010 Lovat 4 – 1 Glenurquhart at Newtonmore
- 2009 Fort William 3 – 1 Lovat at Inverness
- 2008 Kilmallie 2 – 1 Fort William at Kingussie
- 2007 Kilmallie 1 – 0 Fort William at Oban
- 2006 Fort William 6 – 0 Glenorchy at Beauly
- 2005 Aberdeen University 3 – 1 Kilmallie at Portree
- 2004 Kilmallie 4 – 0 Inveraray at Ballachulish
- 2003 Newtonmore 3 – 0 Boleskine at Kingussie
- 2002 Kilmallie 2 – 1 Kingussie at Newtonmore
- 2001 Kincraig 3 – 2 Aberdeen University at Newtonmore
- 2000 Lovat 2 – 2 Lochside Rovers at (Lovat won 2 – 0 on penalties)
- 1999 Newtonmore 3 – 2 Kingussie at Newtonmore
- 1998 Kyles Athletic 2 – 1 Newtonmore at Fort William
- 1997 Lochside Rovers 2 – 1 Glengarry at Newtonmore
- 1996 Kingussie 6 – 1 Kilmallie at Fort William
- 1995 Fort William 1 – 0 Kilmallie at Spean Bridge
- 1994 Aberdeen University 4 – 2 Newtonmore at Newtonmore
- 1993 Newtonmore 3 – 1 Kingussie at Newtonmore (after 1st match abandoned at 0 – 0 at Inveraray
- 1992 Kingussie 5 – 3 Glasgow Mid Argyll at Spean Bridge
- 1991 Kingussie 13 – 1 Inveraray at Inveraray
- 1990 Kingussie 4 – 0 Lochside Rovers at Inverness
- 1989 Kingussie 6 - 1 Lochside Rovers at Taynuilt
- 1988 Skye 7 – 2 Strachur at Strathpeffer
- 1987 Kyles Athletic 7 – 5 Glenurquhart (aet) at Taynuilt
- 1986 Kingussie 5 – 0 Strachur at Fort William
- 1985 Skye 2 – 1 Strachur at Inveraray
- 1984 Fort William 1 – 0 Bute at Spean Bridge
- 1983 Lochaber 6 – 1 Col Glen at Taynuilt
- 1982 Glenorchy 2 – 1 Lochaber at Fort William
- 1981 Skye 3 – 1 Glasgow University at Oban
- 1980 Kyles Athletic 4 – 3 Kingussie at Oban
- 1979 Skye 3 – 2 Kyles Athletic at Fort William
- 1978 Fort William 6 – 3 Oban Celtic at Inveraray
- 1977 Kinlochshiel 9 – 1 Glenorchy at Fort William
- 1976 Kingussie 3 – 1 Lochaber at Newtonmore
- 1975 Kyles Athletic 6 – 3 Newtonmore at Oban
- 1974 Aberdeen University 6 – 4 Oban Celtic at Kingussie
- 1973 Aberdeen University 6 – 2 Bute at Oban
- 1972 Bute 2 – 1 Aberdeen University at Spean Bridge
- 1971 Ballachulish 2 – 0 Skye at Inverness
- 1970 Lochcarron 4 – 2 Ballachulish at Spean Bridge
- 1969 Inveraray 5 – 1 Ballachulish at Dalmally
- 1968 Lochcarron 2 – 1 Ballachulish at Inverness
- 1967 Lochcarron 4 – 2 Inveraray at Fort William
- 1966 Boleskine 4 – 2 Kyles Athletic at Fort William
- 1965 Lochaber 3 – 1 Ballachulish at Fort William
- 1964 Boleskine 4 – 0 Kyles Athletic at Strachur
- 1963 Glenurquhart 3 – 2 Kyles Athletic at Spean Bridge
- 1962 Kinlochshiel 5 – 4 Kyles Athletic at Fort William
- 1961 Kyles Athletic 6 – 1 Newtonmore at Oban
- 1960 Lochside Rovers 2 – 1 Glenurquhart at SpeanBridge
- 1959 Newtonmore 7 – 5 Inveraray at Oban
- 1958 Kilmallie 4 – 2 Skye at Beauly (after 3 – 3 draw)
- 1957 Beauly 3 – 2 Kilmallie at Spean Bridge
- 1956 Beauly 1 – 0 Lochside Rovers at Spean Bridge
- 1955 Lochcarron 1 – 0 Strachur at Fort William
- 1954 Beauly 4 – 2 Appin at Fort William
- 1953 Newtonmore 3 – 1 Dunstaffnage at Fort William
- 1952 Beauly 5 – 2 Col Glen at Oban
- 1951 Spean Bridge 4 – 3 Straths Athletic at Corpach
- 1950 Portree 5 – 4 Newtonmore at Beauly
- 1949 Ballachulish 3 – 2 Lochcarron at Inverness
- 1948 Kilmallie 7 – 1 Straths Athletic at Fort Augustus
- 1947 Oban Celtic 4 – 3 Newtonmore at Fort William (after 1 – 1 draw)
- 1940 /46 No Competition due to Second World War
- 1939 Lochcarron 5 – 4 Kilmallie at Newtonmore
- 1938 Newtonmore 6 – 2 Kyles Athletic at Fort William
- 1937 Lochside Rovers 1 – 0 Newtonmore at Keppoch
- 1936 Lochside Rovers 5 – 1 Nether Lochaber at Oban
- 1935 Kyles Athletic 5 – 2 Caberfeidh at Keppoch
- 1934 Nether Lochaber 5 – 2 Strachur at Oban
- 1933 Lochside Rovers 3 – 1 Strathconon at Keppoch
- 1932 Kyles athletic 4 – 1 Newtonmore at Oban
- 1931 Kyles Athletic 3 – 1 Kingussie at Keppoch
- 1930 Strathconon 2 – 1 Colintraive and Glendaruel at Kingussie
- 1929 Lochside Rovers 4 – 3 Strathglass at Spean Bridge
- 1928 Newtonmore 4 – 0 Colintraive and Glendaruel at Oban
- 1927 Newtonmore 4 – 0 Kyles Athletic at Oban
- 1926 Furnace 4 – 3 Caberfeidh at Newtonmore
- 1925 Lochside Rovers 2 – 0 Newtonmore at Keppoch
- 1924 Kyles Athletic 3 – 2 Newtonmore at Oban
- 1923 Newtonmore 3 - 2 North Bute at Keppoch
Wins by Club
| Club | Total | Years |
|---|
| 9 | 1976, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 2011, 2012 |
| 5 | 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 2015 |
| 3 | 1949. 1971, 2013 |
| 10 | 1924, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1961, 1975, 1980, 1987, 1998, 2014 |
| 15 | 1923, 1927, 1928, 1938, 1953, 1959, 1993, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| 1 | 1926 |
| 1 | 1969 |
| 8 | 1925, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1960, 1997, 2017, 2019 |
| 2 | 1962, 1977 |
| 5 | 1939, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1970 |
| 2 | 1965, 1983 |
| 1 | 1947 |
| Nether Lochaber | 1 | 1934 |
| Strathconon | 1 | 1930 |
| Spean Bridge | 1 | 1951 |
| 1 | 1972 |
| 1 | 1982 |
| 1 | 1963 |
| 2 | 1964, 1966 |
| 2 | 2000, 2010 |
| 6 | 1958, 1958, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 |
| 1 | 2001 |
| 5 | 1950, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1988 |
| 5 | 1978, 1984, 1995, 2006, 2009 |
| 4 | 1973, 1974, 1994, 2005 |
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