Glasgow Mid Argyll
| Glasgow Mid Argyll | |||
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| Full name | Glasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club | ||
| Gaelic name | Comann Camanachd Glaschu Meadhan Earra Ghàidheal | ||
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| Nickname | GMA | ||
| Founded | 1928 | ||
| Ground | Peterson Park, Yoker | ||
| Manager | George Hay | ||
| League | National Division One | ||
| 2016 | 2nd | ||
| Reserve Manager | David Garden | ||
| League | South Division Two | ||
| 2015 | 3rd | ||
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Glasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club (GMA) is a shinty club from Glasgow, Scotland. It is the only senior side in Glasgow and was founded in 1928. They have two men's sides and two women's sides.
History
Glasgow has had many clubs over the years including Glasgow Cowal and Glasgow Skye whose names reflected the Highland area from which they drew their players. However, Glasgow Mid Argyll now draws its players from throughout Scotland. GMA was established in 1928 and won the Camanachd Cup for the only time in 1973.
In the late 1980s the club were based at Allan Glen’s Sports Centre, Bishopbriggs.[1]
They played in the Premier Division for one season as of 2010 due to Lochside Rovers being unable to be promoted as champions due to their senior side, Oban Camanachd, already being in the top league. Relegation was confirmed early on as the club struggled to match their northern counterparts away from home although a 1–0 win over Drumnadrochit side at Paterson Park, Yoker, gave the club a much needed lift.[2]
The club have established themselves in National Division One as dangerous opponents and finished third in 2015. The club missed out on the title in 2016 to Kilmallie, but secured promotion to the Premiership.
The club has contributed several administrators to the game, including Camanachd Association presidents, Duncan Cameron and Archie Robertson.[3]
GMA ladies
The women's team won the women's Camanachd Cup, the Valerie Fraser trophy in 2006 for the first time but lost out on winning the national league title to Glengarry. In 2007 they won the National first Division and Second Division, becoming the first team ever to win both leagues. They achieved this feat in terms of the Cups as well in 2015 when they won both the Valerie Fraser and the Challenge Cup on the same day.
Youth
The club is affiliated with several youth teams round Glasgow, Milngavie and Bearsden (who won the Under-14 National Development Trophy in 2007 and 2009), Meadowburn Bishopbriggs and Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu AKA The Glasgow Gaels.[4]
References
- ↑ Lowe, Douglas (14 December 1989). "It is changed days and changing facilities". The Glasgow Herald. p. 26. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑
- ↑ "New supremo aims for united approach". Inverness Courier. 10 December 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ↑ MacDiarmid, Graeme (28 May 2015). "Glasgow shinty is being revived from the grassroots". BBC Sport.
