The 2017 Marine Harvest Premiership was the 21st season of the Premier Division, the highest division in Shinty. The season began on 4 March 2017 consisting of 10 teams from across Scotland. The 3rd season with Marine Harvest as title sponsors saw reigning champions Newtonmore challenging for their 8th Premiership title in a row.
The 2017 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.
The 2017 Marine Harvest Premiership champions were Kinlochshiel Shinty Club. This was their first Premiership title.
Teams Team Formed Ground LocatedGlasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club 1928 Peterson Park Yoker, GlasgowGlenurquhart Shinty Club 1885 Blairbeg Park Drumnadrochit, Inverness-shire, HighlandKilmallie Shinty Club 1929 Canal Park Caol, Fort William, 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 Bute
League summary
League table Updated 28 July 2018*League points adjustment PosTeamPldWDLGFGA+/-Pts1Kinlochshiel181341491732302Kyles Athletic 181323562828283Lovat 18121537316254Newtonmore181044432023245Kingussie1893632275276Oban Camanachd1881844301418*7Glenurquhart 1834112849 -21108Lochaber 1842122252 -30109Kilmallie 1831131948 -298*10Glasgow Mid Argyll 1822142149 -286
Form Updated 28 July 2018 +TeamFormGlasgow Mid Argyll L3Glenurquhart D2Kilmallie L3Kingussie L1Kinlochshiel W2Kyles Athletic W1Lochaber D1Lovat W5Newtonmore W1Oban Camanachd L3
Top Scorer(s) Top Scorer or Scorers onlyUpdated 28 July 2018 PosPlayerTeamGames Goals1 Keith Macrae Kinlochshiel 12 18
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