The Macaulay Association Camanachd Cup (known as the MKM Oban Macaulay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a trophy in the Scottish sport of shinty. It is competed for by the eight highest-placed league teams from the north and south areas of Scotland at the end of the previous season. The first winner of the cup, in 1947, was Newtonmore.

It was sponsored by investment management company Artemis from 2010 to 2025.

It is one of the five trophies that are considered to be part of the Grand Slam in the sport of shinty, with the final being broadcast live on BBC Alba.

The current holders are Oban Camanachd, who defeated Kingussie in the final of the 2026 tournament.

History

The Macaulay Cup was first presented in 1947 by Flora Macaulay, then editor of The Oban Times newspaper. The competition, uniquely in the sport is run outwith the auspices of the Camanachd Association, being administered by the Macaulay Association which sometimes runs a junior six a-side competition before the final.

The final is played in Oban every year. It was the first ever summer tournament when shinty had a winter season, before the switch to summer play in 2004. In 2006, worries about the fixture list being overcrowded led to the proposal of the Macaulay Cup becoming a match between the winners of the MacTavish Cup and the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup. The Macaulay Association withdrew the cup from competition but the reintroduction of the competition in 2007 sparked debate about its place in the sport.

Inveraray won the cup 3–0 against Newtonmore on 23 August 2008. The game was televised live on BBC2. Inveraray again won the cup in 2009 coming back from 3–1 down to win the game 4–3 with a last minute goal by Grant Griffin.

Kingussie stopped Inveraray's attempt at a third consecutive title with a 4–3 win after extra time on 21 August 2010 thanks to 4 goals from Ronald Ross.

The top 8 in the south for 2012 was affected by Ballachulish's decision to drop a league, they were the eighth best team in the south (not counting Lochside Rovers who are technically a reserve team) in 2011.

The 2012 final was played between Oban and Glenurquhart. Glen defeated Oban 6–0. In the aftermath of the final, the trophy was broken during celebrations.

Kinlochshiel lifted the cup in 2016 after defeating Inveraray, their first ever national trophy, before retaining it in 2018 against Kyles. Oban Camanachd lifted the cup on home soil in 2023, their first national trophy in since 1996, which was the second of four successive finals against Kingussie.

Kingussie are the record holders with 28 wins having won the trophy in all but 1 year between 2019 and 2025, but Kyles Athletic moved into second place on the all time charts with 12 after beating Newtonmore with whom they were tied in the 2017 final.

Winners 2026 - Oban Camanachd 2 Kingussie 1 (a.e.t.) 2025 - Kingussie 1 Oban Camanachd 0 2024 - Kingussie 4 Oban Camanachd 1 2023 - Oban Camanachd 2 Kingussie 1 2022 - Kingussie 3 Oban Camanachd 2 2021 - Kingussie 4 Kyles Athletic 1 2019 – Kingussie 3 Oban Camanachd 2 2018 – Kinlochshiel 3 Kyles Athletic 2 2017 – Kyles Athletic 7 Newtonmore 4 2016 – Kinlochshiel 5 Inveraray 3 2015 – Newtonmore 3 Inveraray 1 2014 – Newtonmore 2 Kyles Athletic 1 (a.e.t.) 2013 – Kyles Athletic 4 Newtonmore 3 2012 – Glenurquhart 6 Oban Camanachd 0 2011 – Kyles Athletic 2 Newtonmore 1 2010 – Kingussie 4 Inveraray 3 (a.e.t.) 2009 – Inveraray 4 Kingussie 3 2008 – Inveraray 3 Newtonmore 0 2007 – Kingussie 4 Inveraray 1 2006 – Not contested 2005 – Kingussie 6 Inveraray 3 2004 – Kingussie 2003 – Kingussie 2002 – Kingussie 2001 – Inveraray 3 Lochcarron 0 2000 – Fort William 1999 – Kingussie 1998 – Kingussie 1997 – Kingussie 1995 – Oban Camanachd 1994 – Kingussie 1993 – Oban Camanachd 1992 – Kingussie 1991 – Fort William 1990 – Kingussie 1989 – Kyles Athletic 1988 – Kingussie 1987 – Kingussie 1986 – Newtonmore 1985 – Newtonmore 1984 – Kingussie 1983 – Kingussie 1982 – Kingussie 1981 – Kingussie 1980 – Newtonmore 1979 – Newtonmore 1978 – Kyles Athletic 1977 – Kyles Athletic 2 Glen Urquhart 0 1976 – Newtonmore 1975 – Newtonmore 1974 – Kingussie 1973 – Kingussie 1972 – Kyles Athletic 4 Glen Urquhart 0 1971 – Kyles Athletic 2, Kingussie 1 1970 – Kingussie 1969 – Oban Celtic 1968 – Kingussie 1967 – Newtonmore 1966 – Oban Celtic 1965 – Kingussie 1964 – Oban Celtic 1963 – Kingussie 1962 – Kyles Athletic 1961 – Oban Celtic 1960 – Kyles Athletic 1959 – Furnace 1958 – Kyles Athletic 1957 – Oban Camanachd (8–3 most goals in a MacAulay Final) 1956 – Kyles Athletic 1955 – Inverness 1954 – Oban Camanachd 1953 – Lovat 1952 – Oban Camanachd 1951 – Kyles Athletic/Newtonmore final not played 1950 – Oban Celtic 1949 – Newtonmore 1948 – Lovat 1947 – Newtonmore 4 Ballachulish 1

Table of winners

Club Total Years Fort William 2 1991, 2000 Glenurquhart 1 2012 Inveraray 3 2001, 2008, 2009 Inverness 1 1955 Furnace 1 1959 Kingussie 28 1965, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 Kinlochshiel 2 2016, 2018 Kyles Athletic 12 1956, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1989, 2011, 2013, 2017 Lovat 2 1948, 1953 Newtonmore 11 1947, 1949, 1967, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1986, 2014, 2015 Oban Camanachd 7 1952, 1954, 1957, 1993, 1995, 2023, 2026 Oban Celtic 5 1950, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1969

References

External links 2008 Macaulay Cup Road to the Final Am Baile – Picture of the Cup BBC Slideshow in Scots Gaelic Kinlochshiel historic win in 2016 in Scots Gaelic