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==History== |
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Formed in Perth in 1973 by Barry Nesbitt and Father Eugene O'Sullivan, the club drew upon the number of Highlanders living in the [[Central Belt]] as well as the Irish community in Perth.<ref name="Strathspey 2007">{{cite news |url=http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/Sport/Local-Sport/Tayforth-look-to-the-strath-for-new-blood-1052.htm |title=Tayforth look to the strath for new blood |work=Strathspey & Badenoch Herald |date=14 February 2007 |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Herald 8Nov2013">{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13130849.Marking_four_decades_of_one_of_Scotland_s_most_colourful_shinty_clubs/ |title=Marking four decades of one of Scotland's most colourful shinty clubs |first=David |last=Ross |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |location=Glasgow |date=8 November 2013|accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref> Willie Dowds was another player associated with the club that had helped to expand the game locally.<ref name="Herald 8Nov2013"/> |
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Tayforth Camanachd is a shinty team originally from Perth, Scotland, but now playing at Peffermill Playing Fields, Edinburgh. Whilst historically based in Perth, the team has always drawn players from all over the Tayside and [[Lothian]] area. The club currently plays in South Division 1. The club's nickname throughout its history has been "The Sweeney". |
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| ⚫ | Fr. Eugene O'Sullivan, who was nicknamed the shinty priest, appeared on the front page of the Daily Record in 1970, having been sent-off for punching his opponent, a Kyles Athletic player.<ref name="Strathspey 2007"/> At times during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Hugh O'Kane was also part of the team.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.shinty.com/news/hugh-okane-london-camanachd/ |title=Hugh O’Kane, London Camanachd |work=www.shinty.com |date=11 January 2016 |accessdate=16 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806141534/http://www.shinty.com/news/hugh-okane-london-camanachd/ |archivedate=6 August 2016 }}</ref> |
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Formed in Perth in 1973 by Barry Nesbitt, Tim Neville, John-Joe Moran and Father Eugene O'Sullivan (aka the shinty priest) the club drew upon Highlanders living in the Central Belt as well as the Irish community in Perth. |
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The club reached the [[Camanachd Cup]] semi-final in 1988 and won the national Aviemore sixes in 1990.<ref name="Herald 8Nov2013"/> |
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Over the years the team has had a second team, run successfully by Roy Whitehead (Rector, [[Perth High School]]) who would invariably extol the virtues of shinty as a "manly sport" to his pupils. However, with his retirement the second team consisted mainly of veterans, newcomers and veteran newcomers. |
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| ⚫ | The club narrowly missed out on promotion to South Division One in 2011 after a winner-takes-all game with Strachur. Due to the poor state of the pitch at the North Inch during season 2011, many games were played at Edinburgh East Lothian's old park, Levenhall Links.<ref name="Herald 8Nov2013"/> Tayforth made a move to Levenhall on a more continuous basis for season 2012. |
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A great figure in the history of the club was the late Willie Dowds, whose son Cahal would play and more often than not end up in A&E for Tayforth. Willie also helped form teams in Dundee and [[Glenrothes]]. A visionary, he once nearly caused a riot at the Camanachd Associations AGM by suggesting not only Sunday shinty but summer shinty. Some 30 years later the Camanachd Association would introduce summer shinty. Another character in those early years was Fr. Eugene O'Sullivan who famously appeared on the front page of the Daily Star in 1982, having been sent-off for punching his opponent. The Kyles player was lucky that John-Joe Moran was restrained by Sam "the vet" Mansley from doing further damage. However, the return fixture in Perth entered shinty folklore when once again Fr. O'Sullivan was on the receiving end of some extremely unsavoury treatment but didn't rise to the provocation this time. At half time following a discussion between Willie Dowds, John-Joe Moran & Sam Mansley they decided to invoke Willie John McBrides "99" call. Thus, the next time Fr O'Sullivan was hit the "99" call went out. Within seconds mayhem descended on the South Inch and not one Kyles player was left standing. There were no sending-offs and Tayforth ran-out 4-1 winners. |
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In September 2015, the club won the [[Bullough Cup]], a competition for reserves in the South Division 2.<ref>{{cite news |url= |
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http://www.thenational.scot/sport/14855808.The_Pick_Of_The_Sticks__Newtonmore_move_closer_to_title_after_derby_victory/ |title=The Pick Of The Sticks: Newtonmore move closer to title after derby victory |work=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]] |date=28 September 2015 |accessdate=23 December 2016}}</ref> They retained the trophy in 2016. Later in the year the club finished at the top of South Division Two. |
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Following the retirement of stalwarts Hugh Macmaster, Terry "Butcher" Wade, truly one of Tayforths dirtiest & meanest players and John-Joe Moran a period of decline began. Only for a new breed of players to emerge, such as Donald Kinnear, whose dominant displays in midfield would herald the start of a new era. The club reached the [[Camanachd Cup]] semi-final in 1988 and won the national Aviemore sixes in 1990. |
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The club ran the annual shinty competition at the Blairgowrie Highland Games. The club has links with Linlithgow Shinty Club at Junior level. |
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| ⚫ | The club narrowly missed out on promotion to South Division One in 2011 after a winner-takes-all game with Strachur. Due to the poor state of the pitch at the North Inch during season 2011, many games were played at Edinburgh East Lothian's old park, |
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The club's 40th Anniversary was marked in 2013 with dinner at The Caves, in Edinburgh’s Cowgate, with guest speaker Hugh Dan MacLennan and music from The Occasionals. Prior to the dinner Tayforth players past and present turned out for a match in celebration of the Club’s 40th Anniversary. It featured Badenoch stars Stuart Ferrier and Rory Fraser, as well as Father and Son combo Derry and Calum Barton. Staying true to the Irish roots of Tayforth, Brendan Duggan, the latest in a long line of [[Hurling |Hurlers]] turned Shinty players, also took the field.<ref name="Herald 8Nov2013">{{cite news|last=Ross|first=David|date=8 November 2013|title=Marking four decades of one of Scotland's most colourful shinty clubs|work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|location=Glasgow|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13130849.Marking_four_decades_of_one_of_Scotland_s_most_colourful_shinty_clubs/|accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 06:28, 14 July 2024
| Tayforth | |||
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| Full name | Tayforth Camanachd | ||
| Founded | 1973 | ||
| Ground | Peffermill, Edinburgh | ||
| Manager | Donald MacInnes | ||
| League | South Division 2 | ||
| 2016 | 1st (SD2) | ||
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Tayforth Camanachd is a shinty team originally from Perth, Scotland, but now playing at Edinburgh University grounds in Peffermill, Edinburgh. In 2016, the club finished at the top of South Division 2.
History
Formed in Perth in 1973 by Barry Nesbitt and Father Eugene O'Sullivan, the club drew upon the number of Highlanders living in the Central Belt as well as the Irish community in Perth.[1][2] Willie Dowds was another player associated with the club that had helped to expand the game locally.[2]
Fr. Eugene O'Sullivan, who was nicknamed the shinty priest, appeared on the front page of the Daily Record in 1970, having been sent-off for punching his opponent, a Kyles Athletic player.[1] At times during the late 1970s and early 1980s, Hugh O'Kane was also part of the team.[3]
The club reached the Camanachd Cup semi-final in 1988 and won the national Aviemore sixes in 1990.[2]
The club narrowly missed out on promotion to South Division One in 2011 after a winner-takes-all game with Strachur. Due to the poor state of the pitch at the North Inch during season 2011, many games were played at Edinburgh East Lothian's old park, Levenhall Links.[2] Tayforth made a move to Levenhall on a more continuous basis for season 2012.
In September 2015, the club won the Bullough Cup, a competition for reserves in the South Division 2.[4] They retained the trophy in 2016. Later in the year the club finished at the top of South Division Two.
References
- ^ a b "Tayforth look to the strath for new blood". Strathspey & Badenoch Herald. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d Ross, David (8 November 2013). "Marking four decades of one of Scotland's most colourful shinty clubs". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Hugh O'Kane, London Camanachd". www.shinty.com (Press release). 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
- ^ "The Pick Of The Sticks: Newtonmore move closer to title after derby victory". The National. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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