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Oban Camanachd
Oban Camanachd is a shinty team based in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland who currently play in the Premiership. Founded in 1889, they are one of the oldest Camanachd clubs.
The reserve team currently plays in South Division One under the name Lochside Rovers.
Established in Oban, Argyll in 1889, the club has always enjoyed competition against its great local rival, Oban Celtic.
Past successes included winning the Camanachd Cup (Scottish Cup) in 1933. The score was Oban Camanachd 3, Newtonmore 2, at Keppoch, Lochaber, after a drawn game, 1–1, at Corpach, Fort William. They won the Cup again in 1938: Oban Camanachd 4, Inverness 2. at Oban.
The final of the Macaulay Cup is played in Oban every year. The club has won it six times: 1952, 1954, 1957, 1993, 1995 and 2023.
The Celtic Society Cup is where Oban Camanachd have had the most success. It is the oldest competition in the sport: it was first played in 1879. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty. The club's most recent success was in 2025: they beat cup holders Inveraray 2–1 in the semi-final at Ballachullish. In the final Oban Camanachd beat Bute by 7–4. The club's other successes in the competition were in 1889, 1900, 1904, 1911, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1973, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2018, 2019 and 2024, 2025.
The club is consistent with regard to having a record of success in the regional and national leagues as well as cup competitions. In the 1970s and 1980s, the team had international footballers like Ian "Swally" MacIntyre, Bobby Galbraith, Dougie Macintyre, Neil MacDougal, Nigel Evans, Fraser Inglis, and Chukie Clark. The team appeared in the Camanachd Cup final four times in that period and they all lost to Kyles Athletic. At Strachur, Clark got injured due to being bitten by a dog. After experiencing a dip in their performance in the competition, Clark rebuilt the second team called Lochside Rovers.
Oban Camanachd have won the Camanachd Cup on several occasions, most recently with victory over Kingussie in the 1996 final. Nonnie Macinnes was captain on the day, but the game was most notable for the performance of Gordon MacIntyre, who had made a miraculous recovery from the loss of an eye that year to score the winning goal.
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Oban Camanachd
Oban Camanachd is a shinty team based in Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland who currently play in the Premiership. Founded in 1889, they are one of the oldest Camanachd clubs.
The reserve team currently plays in South Division One under the name Lochside Rovers.
Established in Oban, Argyll in 1889, the club has always enjoyed competition against its great local rival, Oban Celtic.
Past successes included winning the Camanachd Cup (Scottish Cup) in 1933. The score was Oban Camanachd 3, Newtonmore 2, at Keppoch, Lochaber, after a drawn game, 1–1, at Corpach, Fort William. They won the Cup again in 1938: Oban Camanachd 4, Inverness 2. at Oban.
The final of the Macaulay Cup is played in Oban every year. The club has won it six times: 1952, 1954, 1957, 1993, 1995 and 2023.
The Celtic Society Cup is where Oban Camanachd have had the most success. It is the oldest competition in the sport: it was first played in 1879. It is one of the five trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty. The club's most recent success was in 2025: they beat cup holders Inveraray 2–1 in the semi-final at Ballachullish. In the final Oban Camanachd beat Bute by 7–4. The club's other successes in the competition were in 1889, 1900, 1904, 1911, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1973, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2018, 2019 and 2024, 2025.
The club is consistent with regard to having a record of success in the regional and national leagues as well as cup competitions. In the 1970s and 1980s, the team had international footballers like Ian "Swally" MacIntyre, Bobby Galbraith, Dougie Macintyre, Neil MacDougal, Nigel Evans, Fraser Inglis, and Chukie Clark. The team appeared in the Camanachd Cup final four times in that period and they all lost to Kyles Athletic. At Strachur, Clark got injured due to being bitten by a dog. After experiencing a dip in their performance in the competition, Clark rebuilt the second team called Lochside Rovers.
Oban Camanachd have won the Camanachd Cup on several occasions, most recently with victory over Kingussie in the 1996 final. Nonnie Macinnes was captain on the day, but the game was most notable for the performance of Gordon MacIntyre, who had made a miraculous recovery from the loss of an eye that year to score the winning goal.
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