Sir William Sutherland Cup

The Sir William Sutherland Cup, more commonly known simply as the Sutherland Cup, is a trophy in the sport of shinty. It is the national cup competition for junior sides, the equivalent of the Camanachd Cup for those sides in lower league competition.[1] The current (2016) holders are Newtonmore.

The trophy was donated by Sir William Sutherland M.P. in order to allow "junior" (i.e. small clubs) the opportunity for national competition[2] and was first played for in 1923 with Newtonmore defeating North Bute 3-2. Sir William had previously donated another cup of the same name for competition.

The trophy is at present known officially as the Aberdein Considine Sir William Sutherland Cup due to a sponsorship deal with Aberdeen 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.[3]

In 2012, Newtonmore won the cup with a 5-4 victory over Kingussie. However, More were stripped of the title due to having played an ineligible player, Callum Stewart, in both the final win and the semi-final victory over Glenurquhart. [4]

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