The WCA National Division One is the top league for women in the sport of shinty, and is run by the Women's Camanachd Association. Below that from season 2016 there was a return to regional second level set-up with a WCA North Division 2 and WCA South Division 2. All three leagues are sponsored by Marine Harvest. This progression is evidence of the fact that women's shinty is the fastest growing section in Scotland's oldest sport.
In 2016, Skye Camanachd won the league for the first time, clinching the title by comprehensively beating Aberdour Ladies 9-0 in their final league fixture at Silver Sands, Fife on Sunday 14 August 2016. The Skye team narrowly missed out on a famous double when they were beaten 4-2 by Lochaber in the Valerie Fraser Trophy later that month.
Teams At present, seven clubs compete in the league:
Aberdour Shinty Club Ardnamurchan Camanachd Badenoch Ladies Glasgow Mid-Argyll Inverness Shinty Club Lochaber Camanachd Skye Camanachd Glenurquhart Shinty Club
National Division One Winners and Runners-Up 2025: Winners: Lochaber, Runners-up Badenoch 2024: Winners: Badenoch, Runners-up Skye 2023: Winners: Badenoch, Runners-up Lochaber 2022: Winners: Badenoch, Runners-up Skye 2019: Winners: Badenoch(formerly Badenoch & Strathspey), Runners-up Skye 2018: Winners: Skye, Runners-up: Badenoch & Strathspey 2017: Winners: Skye, Runners-up: Lochaber 2016: Winners: Skye, Runners-up: Glasgow Mid Argyll 2015: Winners: Glasgow Mid Argyll, Runners-up: Badenoch & Strathspey 2014: Winners: Glasgow Mid Argyll, Runners-up: Skye 2013: Winners: Glasgow Mid Argyll, 2012: Winners: Glengarry, 2011: Winners: Glengarry, 2010: 2009: Winners: Glengarry, Runners-up: Tír Conaill Harps 2008: 2007: Winners: Glasgow Mid Argyll, 2006: Winners: Glengarry, Runners-up: Glasgow Mid Argyll 2005:
List of Winners Club Total Years Glengarry 4 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012 Glasgow Mid Argyll 4 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015 Badenoch 4 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 Skye Camanachd 3 2016, 2017, 2018 Badenoch 2 2019, 2022 Lochaber 1 2025
List of Runners-Up Club Total Years Skye Camanachd 4 2014, 2019, 2022, 2024 Badenoch 3 2015, 2018, 2025 Glasgow Mid Argyll 2 2006, 2016 Lochaber 2 2017, 2023 Tír Conaill Harps 1 2009
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