The Premier Division, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mowi Premiership, is the top division in men's competitive shinty in Scotland. Formed in 1996, the league is the top tier of the shinty league system and was set up in order to create a Scotland-wide league for the first time. It constitutes one of the trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam of shinty.
The 2025 title was won by Kingussie Camanachd, who won it for the fourth successive season.Bannerman, Charles (2025) Kingussie clinch fifth Mowi Premiership title, BBC Sport, 8 November 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
Sponsorship From 2009 until 2011, the league was sponsored by Scottish Hydro Electric before Orion Group took over for the 2012 season. The league was rebranded under the current 'Premiership' branding with Marine Harvest taking over sponsorship at the beginning of the 2015 season. In 2019, Marine Harvest rebranded as Mowi ASA, with the league being known as the Mowi Premiership.
Teams The 2025 premiership consisted of the following teams:Mowi Premiership 2025, Shinty.com. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
Beauly Shinty Club Caberfeidh Camanachd Club Kingussie Camanachd Kinlochshiel Shinty Club Kyles Athletic Shinty Club Fort William Shinty Club Lovat Shinty Club Newtonmore Camanachd Club Oban Camanachd Skye Camanachd
History
1996: The then Premier Division had its inaugural season. Prior to its founding the winners of North Division One and South Division One played in a National Final.
1999: Promotion and Relegation between Premier Division and National Division One adopted
2003: An interim league system contested while the Shinty League system transitioned from being played during winter months to summer months.
2004: The Premier Division becomes a summer season league.
2006: National Division One folded at end of season ending Promotion and Relegation. Fort William break Kingussie's dominance dated back to 1986 by taking home the Premier Division title.
2007: Kingussie recapture the Premier Division.
2009: Title won on final weekend by Kingussie on goal difference. Newtonmore finishing second.
2010: For the second consecutive year league decided on final weekend through goal difference. A dramatic final round game between Fort William and Newtonmore saw Newtonmore victors and champions after an 80th-minute goal by Danny MacRae.
2011: Newtonmore become first team other than Kingussie to retain the Premier Division. Kyles Athletic title dreams dashed with final minute goal along with hopes of being first South team to win the league.
2014: National Division One reinstated along with the pyramid system (Promotion and Relegation).
2016: Newtonmore make it seven in a row having also won the Camanachd Cup and MacTavish Cup.
2017: Newtonmore lost their first league match in two years. Kinlochshiel won their inaugural championship to become only the second club from outside Badenoch to win the title.
2018: Newtonmore Camanachd recapture the Premier Division title.
2019: Kingussie win their first title for ten years.
2024: Kingussie win the league undefeated, making it three in a row
List of champions 1996 – Kingussie Camanachd 1997 – Kingussie Camanachd 1998 – Kingussie Camanachd 1999 – Kingussie Camanachd 2000 – Kingussie Camanachd 2001 – Kingussie Camanachd 2002 – Kingussie Camanachd 2003 – (Interim leagues while transitioning from winter to summer season) 2004 – Kingussie Camanachd 2005 – Kingussie Camanachd 2006 – Fort William Shinty Club 2007 – Kingussie Camanachd 2008 – Kingussie Camanachd 2009 – Kingussie Camanachd 2010 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2011 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2012 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2013 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2014 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2015 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2016 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2017 – Kinlochshiel Shinty Club 2018 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club 2019 – Kingussie Camanachd 2020 – No season due to the COVID-19 pandemicSmith, Tyrone (2020) Shinty: Camanachd Cup will not take place in 2020, BBC Sport, 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2025-12-13. 2021 – Regional league system 2022 – Kingussie Camanachd 2023 – Kingussie CamanachdShinty: Kingussie retain league title with win over Skye, BBC Sport, 28 October 2023. Retrieved 2025-12-02. 2024 – Kingussie CamanachdKingussie win league to complete shinty grand slam, BBC Sport, 28 September 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-02. 2025 – Kingussie Camanachd
Total titles won
TeamTitlesLast titleNoteKingussie Camanachd172025Current championsNewtonmore Camanachd Club82018Fort William Shinty Club12006Kinlochshiel Shinty Club12017
Notes
References
External links 2025 Mowi Premiership on shinty.com