2018 Marine Harvest Premiership
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.
The 2018 Cup competitions competed will be the Camanachd Cup, Macaulay Cup, MacTavish Cup and the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup.
Any team winning all 4 major trophies for which they are eligible to take part in will achieve the coveted Shinty Grand Slam.
Teams
Team | Formed | Ground | Located |
Caberfeidh Camanachd Club | 1886 | Castle Leod | Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, Highland |
Glenurquhart Shinty Club | 1885 | Blairbeg Park | Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, Highland |
Kingussie Camanachd | 1893 | The Dell | Kingussie, Badenoch, Highland |
Kinlochshiel Shinty Club | 1958 | Kirkton | Balmacara, Inverness-shire, Highland |
Kyles Athletic Shinty Club | 1896 | The Playing Field | Tighnabruaich, Argyll and Bute |
Lochaber Camanachd | 1958 | Spean Bridge Stadium | Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Highland |
Lovat Shinty Club | 1888 | Balgate | Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, Highland |
Newtonmore Camanachd Club | 1895 | The Eilan | Newtonmore, Badenoch, Highland |
Oban Camanachd | 1889 | Mossfield Park | Oban, Argyll and Bute |
Skye Camanachd | 1892 | Pairc nan Laoch | Portree, Skye, Highland |
League summary
League table
Updated 4 February 2019Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
1 | Newtonmore | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 16 | 46 | 31 |
2 | Kyles Athletic | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 21 | 29 | 25 |
3 | Kinlochshiel | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 25 |
4 | Lovat | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 26 | 18 | 25 |
5 | Oban Camanachd | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 21 |
6 | Kingussie | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 31 | 3 | 18 |
7 | Lochaber | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 77 | -36 | 12 |
8 | Caberfeidh | 18 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 37 | 64 | -27 | 10 |
9 | Skye Camanachd | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 65 | -38 | 8 |
10 | Glenurquhart | 18 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 47 | -32 | 5 |
Form
Updated 20 August 2018*Last 5 matches
Team | Form |
Caberfeidh | L5 |
Glenurquhart | L5 |
Kingussie | D2 |
Kinlochshiel | W1 |
Kyles Athletic | W1 |
Lochaber | L4 |
Lovat | L1 |
Newtonmore | W4 |
Oban Camanachd | W1 |
Skye Camanachd | L1 |
Top Scorer(s)
Top Scorer or Scorers onlyUpdated 14 August 2018
Pos | Player | Team | Games | Goals |
1 | Greg Matheson | Lovat | 15 | 20 |