The Sir William Sutherland Cup, more commonly known simply as the Sutherland Cup, is a trophy in the sport of shinty. It is the Scottish national cup competition for junior sides, the equivalent of the Camanachd Cup for reserve sides and clubs which field single teams.[1][2] The 2025 final was won by Fort William Shinty Club reserves.[3]
History
The trophy was donated by Sir William Sutherland as a trophy for a national competition for "junior" clubs. It was first played for in 1923 with Newtonmore Camanachd Club defeating Bute Shinty Club 3–2.[1] Sutherland had previously donated another cup of the same name.
In 2011, the final was held in Aberdeen for the first time to mark the 150th anniversary of Aberdeen University Shinty Club.[4]
In 2012, Newtonmore won the final with a 5–4 victory over Kingussie Camanachd but the result was declared void after the team were found to have played an ineligible player in both the final win and in their semi-final victory over Glenurquhart Shinty Club. The final was replayed between Kingussie and Glenurquhart.[5]
The 2017 final was postponed due to heavy rain in Fort William in late July, and was replayed in September between Lochside Rovers and Kingussie.
2023 marked the 100th anniversary of the first final. The final was played at Blairbeg Park, Drumnadrochit.
List of finals
Apart from during World War II and the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] the final has been played each year since 1923. The details of finals are shown in the list below.[7]
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Newtonmore | 3–2 | North Bute | Keppoch |
| 1924 | Kyles Athletic | 3–2 | Newtonmore | Oban |
| 1925 | Lochside Rovers | 2–0 | Newtonmore | Keppoch |
| 1926 | Furnace | 4–3 | Caberfeidh | Newtonmore |
| 1927 | Newtonmore | 4–0 | Kyles Athletic | Oban |
| 1928 | Newtonmore | 4–0 | Colintraive and Glendaruel | Oban |
| 1929 | Lochside Rovers | 4–3 | Strathglass | Spean Bridge |
| 1930 | Strathconon | 2–1 | Colintraive and Glendaruel | Kingussie |
| 1931 | Kyles Athletic | 3–1 | Kingussie | Keppoch |
| 1932 | Kyles Athletic | 4–1 | Newtonmore | Oban |
| 1933 | Lochside Rovers | 3–1 | Strathconon | Keppoch |
| 1934 | Nether Lochaber | 5–2 | Strachur | Oban |
| 1935 | Kyles Athletic | 5–2 | Caberfeidh | Keppoch |
| 1936 | Lochside Rovers | 5–1 | Nether Lochaber | Oban |
| 1937 | Lochside Rovers | 1–0 | Newtonmore | Keppoch |
| 1938 | Newtonmore | 6–2 | Kyles Athletic | Fort William |
| 1939 | Lochcarron | 5–4 | Kilmallie | Newtonmore |
| No competition held between 1940 and 1946 due to World War II | ||||
| 1947 | Oban Celtic | 1–1 | Newtonmore | Glasgow |
| 4–3 (R) | Fort William | |||
| 1948 | Kilmallie | 7–1 | Straths Athletic | Fort Augustus |
| 1949 | Ballachulish | 3–2 | Lochcarron | Inverness |
| 1950 | Portree | 5–4 | Newtonmore | Beauly |
| 1951 | Spean Bridge | 4–3 | Straths Athletic | Corpach |
| 1952 | Beauly | 5–2 | Col Glen | Oban |
| 1953 | Newtonmore | 3–1 | Dunstaffnage | Fort William |
| 1954 | Beauly | 4–2 | Appin | Fort William |
| 1955 | Lochcarron | 1–0 | Strachur | Fort William |
| 1956 | Beauly | 1–0 | Lochside Rovers | Spean Bridge |
| 1957 | Beauly | 3–2 | Kilmallie | Spean Bridge |
| 1958 | Kilmallie | 3–3 | Skye | |
| 4–2 (R) | Beauly | |||
| 1959 | Newtonmore | 7–5 | Inveraray | Oban |
| 1960 | Lochside Rovers | 2–1 | Glenurquhart | Spean Bridge |
| 1961 | Kyles Athletic | 6–1 | Newtonmore | Oban |
| 1962 | Kinlochshiel | 5–4 | Kyles Athletic | Fort William |
| 1963 | Glenurquhart | 3–2 | Kyles Athletic | Spean Bridge |
| 1964 | Boleskine | 4–0 | Kyles Athletic | Strachur |
| 1965 | Lochaber | 3–1 | Ballachulish | Fort William |
| 1966 | Boleskine | 4–2 | Kyles Athletic | Fort William |
| 1967 | Lochcarron | 4–2 | Inveraray | Fort William |
| 1968 | Lochcarron | 2–1 | Ballachulish | Inverness |
| 1969 | Inveraray | 5–1 | Ballachulish | Dalmally |
| 1970 | Lochcarron | 4–2 | Ballachulish | Spean Bridge |
| 1971 | Ballachulish | 2–0 | Skye | Inverness |
| 1972 | Bute | 2–1 | Aberdeen University | Spean Bridge |
| 1973 | Aberdeen University | 6–2 | Bute | Oban |
| 1974 | Aberdeen University | 6–4 | Oban Celtic | Kingussie |
| 1975 | Kyles Athletic | 6–3 | Newtonmore | Oban |
| 1976 | Kingussie | 3–1 | Lochaber | Newtonmore |
| 1977 | Kinlochshiel | 9–1 | Glenorchy | Fort William |
| 1978 | Fort William | 6–3 | Oban Celtic | Inveraray |
| 1979 | Skye | 3–2 | Kyles Athletic | Fort William |
| 1980 | Kyles Athletic | 4–3 | Kingussie | Oban |
| 1981 | Skye | 3–1 | Glasgow University | Oban |
| 1982 | Glenorchy | 2–1 | Lochaber | Fort William |
| 1983 | Lochaber | 6–1 | Col Glen | Taynuilt |
| 1984 | Fort William | 1–0 | Bute | Spean Bridge |
| 1985 | Skye | 2–1 | Strachur | Inveraray |
| 1986 | Kingussie | 5–0 | Strachur | Fort William |
| 1987 | Kyles Athletic | 7–5 | Glenurquhart | Taynuilt |
| 1988 | Skye | 7–2 | Strachur | Strathpeffer |
| 1989 | Kingussie | 6–1 | Lochside Rovers | Taynuilt |
| 1990 | Kingussie | 4–0 | Lochside Rovers | Inverness |
| 1991 | Kingussie | 13–1 | Inveraray | Inveraray |
| 1992 | Kingussie | 5–3 | Glasgow Mid Argyll | Spean Bridge |
| 1993 | Newtonmore | Abdn[a] | Kingussie | Inveraray |
| 3–1 | Newtonmore | |||
| 1994 | Aberdeen University | 4–2 | Newtonmore | Newtonmore |
| 1995 | Fort William | 1–0 | Kilmallie | Spean Bridge |
| 1996 | Kingussie | 6–1 | Kilmallie | Fort William |
| 1997 | Lochside Rovers | 2–1 | Glengarry | Newtonmore |
| 1998 | Kyles Athletic | 2–1 | Newtonmore | Fort William |
| 1999 | Newtonmore | 3–2 | Kingussie | Newtonmore |
| 2000 | Lovat | 2–2[b] | Lochside Rovers | Spean Bridge |
| 2001 | Kincraig | 3–2 | Aberdeen University | Newtonmore |
| 2002 | Kilmallie | 2–1 | Kingussie | Newtonmore |
| 2003 | Newtonmore | 3–0 | Boleskine | Kingussie |
| 2004 | Kilmallie | 4–0 | Inveraray | Ballachulish |
| 2005 | Aberdeen University | 3–1 | Kilmallie | Portree |
| 2006 | Fort William | 6–0 | Glenorchy | Beauly |
| 2007 | Kilmallie | 1–0 | Fort William | Oban |
| 2008 | Kilmallie | 2–1 | Fort William | Kingussie |
| 2009 | Fort William | 3–1 | Lovat | Inverness |
| 2010 | Lovat | 4–1 | Glenurquhart | Newtonmore |
| 2011 | Kingussie | 6–1 | Kyles Athletic | Aberdeen |
| 2012 | Kingussie | 2–0 | Glenurquhart | Beauly |
| 2013 | Ballachulish | 3–1 | Lochcarron | Farr |
| 2014 | Kyles Athletic | 4–2 (aet) | Fort William | Newtonmore |
| 2015 | Newtonmore | 5–0 | Lochside Rovers | Ballachulish |
| 2016 | Newtonmore | 6–0 | Kingussie | Kingussie |
| 2017 | Lochside Rovers | 3–1 | Kingussie | Fort William |
| 2018 | Newtonmore | 5–2 (aet) | Kingussie | Kingussie |
| 2019 | Lochside Rovers | 2–1 | Lovat | Caol |
| 2020 | No competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Newtonmore | 5–1 | Lovat | Drumnadrochit |
| 2022 | Newtonmore | 3–2 | Lovat | Drumnadrochit |
| 2023 | Newtonmore | 4–2 | Skye | Drumnadrochit |
| 2024 | Kingussie | 3–2 | Skye | Drumnadrochit |
| 2025 | Fort William | 6–4 | Kinlochshiel | Drumnadrochit |
Results by team
| Club | Wins | First win | Last win | Runners up | First loss | Last loss | Total finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen University | 4 | 1973 | 2005 | 2 | 1972 | 2001 | 6 |
| Appin | 0 | – | 1 | 1954 | 1 | ||
| Ballachulish | 3 | 1949 | 2013 | 4 | 1965 | 1970 | 7 |
| Beauly | 4 | 1952 | 1957 | 0 | – | 4 | |
| Boleskine | 2 | 1964 | 1966 | 1 | 2003 | 3 | |
| Bute | 1 | 1972 | 3 | 1923[c] | 1984 | 3 | |
| Caberfeidh | 0 | – | 2 | 1926 | 1935 | 2 | |
| Col-Glen[d] | 0 | – | 4 | 1928 | 1983 | 4 | |
| Dunstaffnage | 0 | – | 1 | 1953 | 1 | ||
| Fort William | 6 | 1978 | 2025 | 3 | 2007 | 2014 | 9 |
| Furnace | 1 | 1926 | 0 | – | 1 | ||
| Glasgow Mid Argyll | 0 | – | 1 | 1992 | 1 | ||
| Glasgow University | 0 | – | 1 | 1981 | 1 | ||
| Glengarry | 0 | – | 1 | 1997 | 1 | ||
| Glenorchy | 1 | 1982 | 2 | 1977 | 2006 | 3 | |
| Glenurquhart | 1 | 1963 | 4 | 1960 | 2012 | 5 | |
| Inveraray | 1 | 1969 | 4 | 1959 | 2004 | 5 | |
| Kilmallie | 6 | 1948 | 2008 | 5 | 1939 | 2005 | 11 |
| Kincraig | 1 | 2001 | 0 | – | 1 | ||
| Kingussie | 10 | 1976 | 2024 | 8 | 1931 | 2018 | 18 |
| Kinlochshiel | 2 | 1962 | 1977 | 1 | 2025 | 3 | |
| Kyles Athletic | 10 | 1924 | 2014 | 8 | 1927 | 2011 | 18 |
| Lochaber | 2 | 1965 | 1983 | 2 | 1976 | 1982 | 4 |
| Lochcarron | 5 | 1939 | 1970 | 2 | 1949 | 2013 | 7 |
| Lochside Rovers[e] | 9 | 1925 | 2019 | 5 | 1956 | 2015 | 14 |
| Lovat | 2 | 2000 | 2010 | 4 | 2009 | 2022 | 6 |
| Nether Lochaber | 1 | 1934 | 1 | 1935 | 8 | ||
| Newtonmore | 15 | 1923 | 2023 | 10 | 1924 | 1998 | 25 |
| Oban Celtic | 1 | 1947 | 2 | 1974 | 1978 | 3 | |
| Skye Camanachd | 5 | 1950[f] | 1988 | 4 | 1958 | 2024 | 9 |
| Spean Bridge | 1 | 1951 | 0 | – | 1 | ||
| Strachur and District | 0 | – | 5 | 1934 | 1988 | 5 | |
| Strathconon | 1 | 1930 | 1 | 1933 | 2 | ||
| Strathglass | 0 | – | 1 | 1929 | 1 | ||
| Straths Athletic | 0 | – | 2 | 1948 | 1951 | 2 | |
Notes
- ^ The first final was abandoned due to "appalling weather" with the score 0–0.[8]
- ^ Lovat won 2–0 on penalties.
- ^ The team that played in the 1923 final was named North Bute.
- ^ Until the 1930s the club was known as Colintraive and Glendaruel.
- ^ Lochside Rovers are the reserve side of Oban Camanachd.
- ^ The Skye side that won the 1950 final played under the name Portree.
References
- ^ a b Sutherland Cup, Camanachd Association. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Sutherland Cup, Newtonmore Camanachd Club. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Fort William win Highland Industrial Supplies Sutherland Cup, Camanachd Association, 13 September 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Allan, Charlie (2011) History made as shinty final comes to Aberdeen, Evening Express, 27 July 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Bannerman, Charles (2012) Shinty: Glenurquhart win Macaulay Cup to end trophy drought, BBC Sport, 18 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Smith, Tyrone (2020) Shinty: Camanachd Cup will not take place in 2020, BBC Sport, 29 May 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ Previous winners of the Sutherland Cup, Camanachd Association. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ Newtonmore end 34-year wait, Shinty Yearbook 1993–94. (Available online at Camanachd Association. Retrieved 30 December 2025.)
