Albert Smith Medal

The Albert Smith Memorial Medal is the award given to the Man of the Match in the final of the Camanachd Cup,[1] the blue riband trophy of the sport of shinty. It has been presented every year since 1972 by the Smith family of Fort William in honour of Albert Smith Sr. (Born in 1888, Lochuanagan, Fort Augustus.) The widow of his only son, Albert Smith Jr. currently presents the medal. Albert Sr.'s grandson, Victor Smith is a former player for Fort William Shinty Club but never won the medal despite featuring as a key player in several Fort William wins.

Ronald Ross of Kingussie is the only man to have won the award four times, winning it four times in all, the last time in 2014, his first in 1998.

Nonnie MacInnes won the award three times in four years in the mid 1990s for his performances with Oban Camanachd. Even more exceptional was the fact that he was only on the winning side once of those three occasions.

Hugh Chisholm of Newtonmore, Gary Innes and James Clark of Fort William, and Rory Fraser of Kingussie are the others who have one it more than once, with two apiece.

1972 John Campbell Newtonmore

1973 Kenny MacNiven Glasgow Mid-Argyll

1974 Tommy Nicolson Kyles Athletic

1975 Duncan MacNeil Kyles Athletic

1976 Neil Blair Kyles Athletic

1977 John Mackenzie Newtonmore

1978 Hugh Chisholm Newtonmore

1979 David "Tarzan" Ritchie[2] Newtonmore

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