WCA National Division One

Marine Harvest WCA National Division One
Country Scotland
Confederation Women's Camanachd Association
Number of teams 6
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to WCA North Division Two or WCA South Division Two
Current champions Skye Camanachd
Website www.womens-shinty.com

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.[1] 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.[2]

Teams

At present, five clubs compete in the league alongside a sixth team, WCA All-Stars, who are a select of players from the regional second-tier leagues.

National Division One Winners and Runners-Up

List of Winners

ClubTotalYears
Glengarry42006, 2009, 2011, 2012
Glasgow Mid Argyll42007, 2013, 2014, 2015
Skye Camanachd32016, 2017, 2018

List of Runners-Up

ClubTotalYears
Glasgow Mid Argyll22006, 2016
Badenoch & Strathspey22015, 2018
Tír Conaill Harps12009
Skye Camanachd12014
Lochaber12017

References


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