Tayforth Camanachd

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Tayforth
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Full name Tayforth Camanachd
Gaelic name Comann Camanachd Tatha For
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Founded 1973
Ground North Inch, Perth
Manager Kenneth Campbell
League South Division 1
2007 8th
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Tayforth Camanachd is a shinty team from Perth, Scotland. Whilst being based in Perth, the team draws players from all over the Tayside and Lothian area. The club currently plays in South Division One.

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Formed in Perth in 1973 by Barry Nesbitt and priest Fr. Eugene O'Sullivan, , the club successfully drew upon the number of Highlander's living in the central belt as well as the Irish community in Dundee. Over the years the team has had a second team although the wide catchment area and dispersed nature of the player pool has meant that inconsistency has always plagued the club. The club reached the Camanachd Cup semi-final in 1988 and won the national Aviemore sixes in 1990.

There was previously a team in the Angus Glens called Strathtay Camanachd. Fr. Eugene was also instrumental in masterminding Abertay University's 2003 Littlejohn Vase triumph. A great figure in the history of the club was the late Willie Dowds, who helped found teams in Perth, Dundee and Glenrothes.

The club now runs the annual shinty competition at the Blairgowrie Highland Games. The club has links with Linlithgow Shinty Club at Junior level. The club has recovered its footing after a troublesome start to the 2007 season when the club was struggling to raise a first team. This is seen as a symptom of the team's geographic spread.


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