Early History
Although shinty has an historical presence in Fife, it has not tended to be a hotbed of the game in recent times.
Jamieson records that the old name of shinty in Fife was "carrick", and that it was "still used in the eastern part of that county" in 1825.
However, the sport was played in Glenrothes in the 1970s and in Dunfermline in the early 1990s and St. Andrews University has had a team made up of students since the late 1960s. However, Aberdour is the first club to take a longer term view of the sport in the Kingdom and have developed a strong junior setup to support the development of the senior team.
It was established in 2001 as a junior side by local Sports Science student Lisa Norman as part of a project at University and within a few years had successful teams playing at all levels from Under 10 to Under 17.
Read more about this topic: Aberdour Shinty Club
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