Kyles Athletic
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| Full name | Kyles Athletic Shinty Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaelic name | Comann Camanachd Caolas a' Bhoid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Kyles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | The Moss, Tighnabruaich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Premier Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyles Athletic Shinty Club is a shinty team from Tighnabruaich, Argyll, Scotland. It is one of the sports most illustrious names. However, the club has recently been outwith the top flight of Scottish Shinty, the first team playing in South Division One and the reserves in South Division Two. The first team will again play in the Premier Division after winning South Division One on 7th September 2007.
[edit] History
The club was founded in 1896 as Kyles Athletic Football and Shinty Club , the same year as the first Camanachd Cup, which Kyles have gone on to win more times than any other club apart from the Badenoch giants, Newtonmore and Kingussie, 19 times in all. They have also won the Celtic Society Cup 27 times and the MacAulay Cup a further 9 times.
Kyles play in royal blue shirts with white shorts and red stockings as their first set of jerseys were presented by Rangers FC.
Until the formation of the National Premier League, Kyles were the dominant side in South shinty, having won the inaugural league in 1974-75 and then winning every league from 1977 to 1988.
They have enjoyed a yo-yo existence in the National Leagues and whilst still a match for anyone in remote Tighnabruaich, they have struggled to regain their prime position in South shinty.
They faced Lochcarron in the play-off for entry into the Premier League in 2006. They lost 2-1 in a close game at The Eilan, Newtonmore, consigning the club to another year outside the top flight.
On 7th September 2007, Kyles defeated Ballachulish 2-0 away from home to gain promotion back to the top flight.
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