History
The club was established by Highland exiles in 1861. In 2005 the club had its best season ever, winning the National Intermediate Indoor 6 a-side competition in Perth, the North Division 2 Title and the Sutherland Cup, only the fourth time the club had won the trophy.
In 2006 the club is still predominantly made up of Highland exiles although there are increasing numbers of newcomers to the sport taking up the game as they pass through Aberdeen University.
In 2007, the club ended up bottom of North Division One although they failed to play a game against Caberfeidh which resulted in the docking of two points which would have placed them a point clear of Inverness Shinty Club.
In 2008, the club applied for entry into North Division Three and were successful allowing the club to compete at a more competitive level of shinty. They knocked Skye Camanachd out of the Strathdearn Cup on 31 May 2008.
In 2010, the club finished level on points with Lochaber Camanachd's reserves at the top of North Division Three. A play-off ensued at Castle Leod, Strathpeffer. Lochaber defeated the University 3-2 with a goal in the last minute.
In 2011 the club won the third division by winning every game, they also lost to kingussie(eventual winners) in the Sutherland cup quarter finals. The Sutherland cup final was held at the Aberdeen university due to the club celebrating its 150th anniversary season. the club welcomed Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister of Scotland as patron.
There was also an Aberdeen Camanachd side in exstence through the 1960s and 1970 founded by Peter English, which drew on the large Highland community living in the area for working in North Sea oil.
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