- Lochaber Camanachd
Infobox shinty club
clubname = Lochaber
fullname = Lochaber Camanachd Club
gaelicname = Comann Camanachd Loch Abair
nickname = dynamite
founded = 1946/1958
ground = Spean Bridge Stadium,Spean Bridge
manager = Michael Delaney
league = Premier League
season = 2007
position = 5th
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socks1=FFFFFFLochaber Camanachd is a
shinty club based inSpean Bridge ,Lochaber ,Scotland . The club has a senior team in premier league and a reserve team in North Division Two.History
The club was formed in 1946 from Brae Lochaber (formed 1887) and Spean Bridge (formed 1894). The constituent clubs then split between 1949 and 1958 before amalgamating again in 1958. These two clubs were very prominent in the first days of organised shinty. [http://lochabercamanachd.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=1]
The club has become a force in shinty in recent years, knocking out Kingussie from the
Camanachd Cup quarter finals in 2004 and gaining promotion to the Premier Division the same year. However, their stay was short-lived and they were relegated in 2005 to North Division One. However, the club made another quick return to the Premier and will retake its place in 2007 after winning Division One. The second team also won North Division Three in 2006.Spean Bridge Stadium regularly plays host to the Marine Harvest Festival of Shinty with the showpiece game between North District and South District.
External links
* [http://www.shinty.com/lochaber/Default.htm Lochaber @ shinty.com]
* [http://www.lochabercamanachd.co.uk Lochaber Camanachd's Website]
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