Lochaber Camanachd
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Lochaber Camanachd is a shinty club based in Spean Bridge, Lochaber, Scotland. The club has a senior team in North Division One and a reserve team in North Division Three. The senior teams are champions of North Division One and will play in the Premier Division in 2007.
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[edit] Playing colours
Red and White Hooped Top, White Shorts, White Socks
[edit] Stadium
Spean Bridge Stadium, Spean Bridge.
This ground regularly plays host to the Marine Harvest Festival of Shinty with the showpiece game between North District and South District.
[edit] History
The club was formed in 1946 from Brae Lochaber (formed 1887) and Spean Bridge (formed 1894). The constituent clubs then split between 1949 and 1958 before amalgamating again in 1958. These two clubs were very prominent in the first days of organised shinty.
The club has become a force in shinty in recent years, knocking out Kingussie from the Camanachd Cup quarter finals in 2004 and gaining promotion to the Premier Division the same year. However, their stay was short-lived and they were relegated in 2005 to North Division One. However, the club made another quick return to the Premier and will retake its place in 2007 after winning Division One. The second team also won North Division Three in 2006.
