The Sir William Sutherland Cup, more commonly known simply as the Sutherland Cup, is a trophy in the sport

Sport

A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...

 of shinty

Shinty

Shinty is a team game played with sticks and a ball. Shinty is now played mainly in the Scottish Highlands, and amongst Highland migrants to the big cities of Scotland, but it was formerly more widespread, being once competitively played on a widespread basis in England and other areas in the...

. It is the national cup competition for junior sides, the equivalent of the Camanachd Cup

Camanachd Cup

The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup AKA the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup is the premier prize in the sport of shinty...

 for those sides in lower league competition.http://ileachnewspaper.blogspot.com/2009/07/shinty-cup-final-to-be-televised.html

History

The trophy was donated by Sir William Sutherland M.P.

William Sutherland (Scottish politician)

Sir William Sutherland, KCB PC was a Scottish civil servant, Liberal Party politician and colliery owner. He was closely associated with Prime Minister David Lloyd George serving as his private and press secretary and later as his Parliamentary Private Secretary. He was one of Lloyd George’s...

  in order to allow "junior" (i.e. small clubs) the opportunity for national competitionhttp://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/shinty/magazine4c.htm and was first played for in 1923 with Newtonmore

Newtonmore Camanachd Club

Newtonmore Camanachd Club is a shinty club from Newtonmore, Badenoch, Scotland and current holders of the Camanachd Cup. It is historically one of the game's most successful sides, having won the Camanachd Cup a record 29 times, most recently in 2011 and won the Marine Harvest Premier Division in...

 defeating North Bute

Bute Shinty Club

Bute Shinty Club is a shinty club from Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. The first team was relegated from the Premier Division in 2010 but romped to victory and promotion in an undefeated 2011 season back to the Premier Division...

 3-2.

The trophy is at present known officially as the Aberdein Considine Sir William Sutherland Cup due to a sponsorship deal with Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

 based solicitors Aberdein Considine.

In 2011, the final was held in Aberdeen for the first time to mark the 150th anniversary of Aberdeen University Shinty Club

Aberdeen University Shinty Club

Aberdeen University Shinty Club is a shinty club from Aberdeen, Scotland. They play in Marine Harvest North Division Three. It holds the distinction of being the oldest constituted shinty club in Scotland, and therefore the world, dating back to 9 November 1861 in a document held by the...

.http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/Article.aspx/2368419

Winners

• 1923 Newtonmore 3, North Bute 2
• 1924 Kyles Athletic 3, Newtonmore 2
• 1925 Lochside Rovers 2, Newtonmore 0
• 1926 Furnace 4, Caberfeidh 3
• 1927 Newtonmore 4, Kyles Athletic 0
• 1928 Newtonmore 4, Colintraive & Glendaruel 0
• 1929 Lochside Rovers 4, Strathglass 3

• 2009 Fort William 3, Lovat 1
• 2010 Lovat 4 Glenurquhart 1

External links

• 2009 Results