London Camanachd is the only shinty club in England. They do not play league matches but do compete at present in the Bullough Cup. They have historically been attached to the South District. They went into abeyance in 1992 but were reconstituted in 2005. Shinty, also known as camanachd or iomain, is a team sport played with sticks and a ball. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked...

Colours

Blue Shirts, Red Shorts, Red Socks

Change: none known

Stadium

Practices are held at Regents Park but games are usually played in Scotland. Regents Park (officially The Regents Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. ...

History

The club was formed in 1894, being an amalgamation of London Northern Counties and London Scots. After a long period in abeyance it was re-formed in 1982 by Hugh O'Kane and Sean Reid, before folding again in 1992. Between 1982 and 1992 play was held at Northolt. In earlier times play was held at Wimbledon Common, Parliament Hill, Kodak Grounds (Harrow) and probably elsewhere. Between 1873 and 1915 regular play was held on Good Friday and Boxing Day at Wimbledon. Of all the London clubs only London Camanachd continued until the 1920's and 1930's. Wimbledon and Putney Commons consist of a large open space south west of London comprising 1140 acres (4. ... Alternative meanings: Harrow, London, a place in the London Borough of Harrow; Harrow School, a famous public school in the United Kingdom; The Harrow, a fantasy and horror magazine. ...

The only trophy won was the Skeabost Horn in 1985. Semi finals of both the Balliemore and Bullough Cups were reached in 1984-85. Nine matches were played that year, more than in any other, and the Shinty Year Book Trophy was awarded for endeavour.

The club entered for the Camanachd Cup in 1896 and scratched to Glasgow Cowal as they could not afford the trip to London. As in its early years the club had the same difficulties in raising a team and finding money to travel to Scotland, local competitions were organised for such as Mr Macleod's Cup 1882, Inverness Association Cup (a silver-mounted ram's head) 1901, The Dewar Shield 1908, Young Cup 1913, London Challenge Cup donated by the chief, Mr R.T.S. Macpherson, in 1986. The club won this trophy for four years until 1990 when Fr. Murphy's G.A.A. won it. In 1991, Brian Boru, having entered every year, won it. The club's furthest advance in the Camanachd Cup was in 1984 when it lost to Skye in the quarter final. In 1989 the club donated the London Shield for the national juvenile play-off. Kilmory, Glasgow Highland and Scottish university teams have made the long trip to win the London Cup. The Camanachd Association Challenge Cup or the Camanachd Cup or Scottish Cup as it is known is the premier prize in the sport of shinty. ...

In January 2005 a group of passionate individuals, originally from both sides of the border, decided to reform the club with both a womens and mens teams. They competed in the Bullough Cup, recording their first competitive win since abeyance against Aberdour. they also competed in the Inverness 6s, going out in the shield competition against Skye Camanachd. Aberdour Shinty Club is a shinty club which plays in Aberdour, Fife, Scotland. ... Skye Camanachd are a Shinty team from the Isle of Skye. ...

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