Inverness Shinty Club

As a result of this re-kindled interest a meeting was held on Friday 25 March 1887 at the Burgh Court House, Inverness.

The following year, Wester Ross was beaten 4–3 at Victoria Park allowing Inverness to retain the MacTavish Cup.

Many shinty players served in the armed forces, some being Highland Territorial battalions which suffered severe losses in the 1915 battles in France.

A meeting was held on Friday 12 October at Queen Mary's House, Bridge Street, Inverness where it was decided that the club be resurrected.

A field at Lower Kessock Street (Inverness) was the scene for the Camanachd Cup final of that year between Kyles Athletic and Kingussie.

The park was marked out and officiated by Major Roberts and John W. MacKillop who later succeeded in persuading the revenue authorities to recognise shinty as a national game making it expert from income tax.

In 1921 to foster the game in the district, the club organised a schools shinty league for boys of fourteen years and under.

However, in 1923 when the estate of the Bught was bought by Inverness Town Council and tenanted by William MacBean, Scotscraig, who allowed shinty to be played on a part of the ground.

On 12 April 1952 at Old Anniesland (Glasgow) 10,000 spectators watched as Inverness and Oban Celtic played a riveting game.

Mr William MacKenzie (Front row, second from the left) has the distinction of being the only player to participate in both the 1938 and 1952 Camanachd Cup finals.

The Manager and Coach of this cup winning side was Tom MacKenzie who had previously formed the Inverness Harriers and would go on to much greater things in the coming years.

The number of players had gone down again by the 1967–1968 season and in addition the North of Scotland Association split the league in two and Inverness had to participate in the one containing Kingussie, Newtonmore, Kilmallie and Glenurquhart.

From 1973 till 1976 Tom MacKenzie, former manager and Coach for Inverness, was made President of the Camanachd Association, a position which he felt very honoured to hold.

This has become the premier six-a-side event in shinty attracting clubs from all over the country and is even attended, on occasion, by London Camanachd.

In 1985 Tom stepped down as Chieftain of the Camanachd Association but was honoured with the position of Freeman of Inverness for his services to the local Community.

In 2002 "Davie" Glass was employed by the Inverness Shinty Club as a Development Officer for an initial six-month period.

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.

[1][permanent dead link‍] 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.

2014 was a season of struggle for the club, culminating with losing the Mod Cup to lower league Boleskine in October 2014.

Both these developments galvanised the Town, and resulted in a spirited and encouraging performance throughout the 2015 season, finishing sixth out of seven teams but being hard to beat as well as reaching a Balliemore Cup Semi-final.

The club maintained its National Division place as well as having the most successful season for the second team in many years, finishing above Lewis Camanachd and Strathspey.