The 2018 Marine Harvest Premiership is the 22nd season of the Premier Division, the highest division in Shinty. The season began on 3 March 2018 consisting of 10 teams from across Scotland. The 4th season with Marine Harvest as title sponsors saw the reigning champions Kinlochshiel challenging for their 2nd Premiership title. 2018 Marine Harvest Premiership champions were Newtonmore Camanachd Club.
The 2018 Cup competitions competed will be the Camanachd Cup, Macaulay Cup, MacTavish Cup (North District teams only) and the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup (South District teams only).
Any team winning all 4 major trophies for which they are eligible to take part in will achieve the coveted Shinty Grand Slam.
Teams
Team Formed Ground LocatedCaberfeidh Camanachd Club 1886 Castle Leod Strathpeffer, Ross and Cromarty, HighlandGlenurquhart Shinty Club 1885 Blairbeg Park Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, HighlandKingussie Camanachd 1893The DellKingussie, Badenoch, HighlandKinlochshiel Shinty Club 1958 KirktonBalmacara, Inverness-shire, HighlandKyles Athletic Shinty Club 1896 The Playing Field Tighnabruaich, Argyll and ButeLochaber Camanachd 1958Spean Bridge StadiumSpean Bridge, Lochaber, HighlandLovat Shinty Club 1888BalgateKiltarlity, Inverness-shire, HighlandNewtonmore Camanachd Club 1895The Eilan(Eilean Bheannchair)Newtonmore, Badenoch, HighlandOban Camanachd 1889Mossfield ParkOban, Argyll and ButeSkye Camanachd 1892 Pairc nan Laoch Portree, Skye, Highland
League summary
League table Updated 4 February 2019 PosTeamPldWDLGFGA+/-Pts1Newtonmore181512621646312Kyles Athletic 181043502129253Kinlochshiel181053482820254Lovat181134442618255Oban Camanachd18855462917216Kingussie1874734313187Lochaber 1852114177 -36128Caberfeidh 1842123764 -27109Skye Camanachd1832132765 -38810Glenurquhart1804131547 -325
Form Updated 20 August 2018*Last 5 matches +TeamFormCaberfeidh L5Glenurquhart L5Kingussie D2Kinlochshiel W1Kyles Athletic W1Lochaber L4Lovat L1Newtonmore W4Oban Camanachd W1Skye Camanachd L1
Top Scorer(s) Top Scorer or Scorers onlyUpdated 14 August 2018 PosPlayerTeamGames Goals1 Greg Matheson Lovat 15 20
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