Inverness Shinty Club - 1988 To Date

1988 To Date

In 1992 the Highland Council opened an all weather pitch near the Bught Park. For several years this became the training venue for the club when the weather deteriorated and the winter nights became ever darker. In 1993, Inverness reached the final of the Balliemore Cup and played against Kilmallie at Drumnadrochit. The result was a 2-1 defeat for Inverness. The following year Strathglass narrowly beat Inverness in the 1994 Mod Cup. 1993 Under 14 team On 1 June 1996 the Centennial Final of the Glenmorangie Camanachd Cup was held at the Bught Park. In 1896 Kingussie faced Glasgow Cowal in Inverness and won 2 – 0. This time Kingussie's opponents were Oban Camanachd who were determined that Kingussie not repeat their performance 100 years earlier. The result was a win for Kingussie who did not find it an easy match by any means.

In 1998 David Glass Jnr. became the first Inverness player to be picked for the U21 International Scotland squad for the match played in Ireland that year. In 2000 the Inverness Shinty Club travelled to Ennis, County Claire for a shinty / hurling trip. The team played against three separate hurling clubs and was beaten in all of the matches. However, the players had a wonderful time and formed many new friendships. In 2002 "Davie" Glass was employed by the Inverness Shinty Club as a Development Officer for an initial six month period. In 2003 all of the Primary School teams that were trained by the club performed beyond expectations in both indoor and outdoor competition, Tomnacross and Holm Primaries being two of the best that season.

2004 was a good season for Inverness with both first and second teams ending the season near the top of both division one and division three. In July of that year the junior team won the Ken Ross Memorial Trophy at the Inverness Shinty Club six-a-sides and later that day won the MacBain Memorial Trophy at Glengarry.

By 2006 the Development Officer post has been running for nearly four years when, due mainly to funding shortages, the post had to be discontinued. The Primary teams from that year were also of excellent quality with Raigmore Primary winning the Regional Finals. In 2006 the club's Under 14 side also reached the final of the U14 North Development Trophy. The match was held at Glengarry and the opposition were the new Ardnamurchan team. The full-time score was 2-2 but the Ardnamurchan won 4-2 on penalties. 2006 was also the year that Andrew "Drew" Howie was not only selected for but captained the U17 International Scotland squad. The international was strongly contested but in the end the Irish team won by a narrow margin. Drew was one of the players who was trained in the club's development programme and has developed into an excellent young player who is respected by his team-mates both young and old.

In May 2008, the club featured in national news bulletins after reserve team coach Graeme MacMillan narrowly avoided death after being struck whilst in his car by a train at a level crossing at Bunchrew, Inverness.

In June 2009, the future of shinty at the Bught Park was threatened by Highland Council re-designating the stadium for football to resolve an issue regarding a venue for Inverness City F.C..

The club has appointed Stevie Munro and James McDougall as its management team for the 2010 season, with Allan MacLeod continuing in his role as second team manager. The club is sponsored by the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service for 2010 and 2011.cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=527&cntnt01returnid=15