Valerie Fraser Trophy

The Valerie Fraser Trophy also known as the Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup or the Women's Camanachd Cup is the premier trophy in Women's shinty and is currently sponsored by Peter Gow. It is played on a knock-out basis by the teams in the National Division 1 League and is administered by the Women's Camanachd Association. The current holders are Glasgow Mid Argyll.

The Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup - Blue Riband Trophy in Women's Shinty

History

The trophy was originally donated to the Camanachd Association in memory of Valerie Fraser. It was originally a trophy for male teams and it was won by Glenurquhart in 1991. Some years later, after the competition fell into abeyance, it was donated to the Women's Camanachd Association and was first played for in 2002.

In 2009, the WCA held the semi-finals on one day at University of Stirling. Glengarry defeated Tir Conaill Harps 2-1 to win the 2009 Cup. There is also a national trophy for Division Two teams, the Marine Harvest Challenge Cup.

Another image of the Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup, taken at the Shinty Exhibition in Hampden Park

The WCA Challenge Cup - The Reserve Level Cup for Women's Shinty

Previous winners

2015 - Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 v 0 Badenoch & Strathspey, at The Bught Park, Inverness
2014 - Glasgow Mid Argyll 3 v 2 Skye Camanachd, at Strachurmore, Strachur ^[1] ^[2]
2013 - Badenoch & Strathspey 3 v 1 Glasgow Mid Argyll, at The Eilan, Newtownmore
2012 - Aberdour 4 v 3 Glengarry, at Strachurmore, Strachur
2011 - Glengarry 4 v 0 Aberdour, at The Eilan, Newtownmore
2010 - Glengarry 5 v 0 Tir Conaill Harps, at Mossfield, Oban
2009 - Glengarry 2 v 1 Tir Conaill Harps, at Stirling University
2008 - Tir Conaill Harps 2 v 1 Glengarry
2007 - Forth Camanachd (Runners up - Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2006 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (Runners up - Glengarry)
2005 - Glengarry (Runners up - Edinburgh)
2004 - Glengarry (Runners up - Kingussie)
2003 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (Runners up - Glengarry B)
2002 - Glengarry (Runners up - Kingussie)

Winners of Valerie Fraser Trophy for Women

Club	Total	Years
Glengarry	6	2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011
Glasgow Mid Argyll	4	2003, 2006, 2014, 2015
Forth	1	2006
Tir Conaill Harps	1	2008
Aberdour	1	2012
Badenoch & Strathspey	1	2013

Runners-up of Valerie Fraser Trophy for Women

Club	Total	Years
Kingussie	2	2002, 2004
Glengarry B	1	2003
Edinburgh	1	2005
Glengarry	3	2006, 2008, 2012
Glasgow Mid Argyll	2	2007, 2013
Tir Conaill Harps	2	2009, 2010
Aberdour	1	2011
Skye Camanachd	1	2014
Badenoch & Strathspey	1	2015

Winners of the Player of the Match Award

2015 - Kristy Deans (Badenoch & Strathspey)
2014 - Sarah Corrigall (Skye)
2013 - Rachel McCafferty (Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2012 - Katy Smith (Aberdour)
2011 - Laura Gallacher (Glengarry)
2010 - Elaine Wink (Glengarry)
2009 - Beth MacDonald (Glengarry)
2008 - Sarah Corrigall (Glengarry)
2007 - Katy Smith (Forth)
2006 - Kirsten Munro (Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2005 - Jane Nicol (Glengarry)
2004 - Sarah Corrigall (Glengarry)
2003 - Katie Drain (Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2002 - Cara Dallas (Kingussie)

Previous winners of men's competition

1987 Caberfeidh
1988 Caberfeidh
1989 ? bt Strathglass ^[3]
1990 Glenurquhart bt Glengarry
1991 Glenurquhart bt Glengarry
1992 Kinlochshiel
1993 ?
1994 ? bt Strathglass
1995 Beauly 2 v 0 Strathglass

References

External links

Shinty

Senior teams	Aberdeen University Aberdour Ballachulish Beauly Boleskine Bute Caberfeidh Col-Glen Dunoon Fort William Glasgow Mid Argyll Glengarry Glenorchy Glenurquhart Inveraray Inverness Kilmallie Kilmory Kingussie Kinlochshiel Kyles Athletic Lewis Lochaber Lochcarron Lochside Rovers Lovat Newtonmore Oban Oban Celtic Oban Lorn Skye Strathglass Strathspey Tayforth Taynuilt

Former Teams	Edinburgh East Lothian Forth Furnace Glasgow Cowal Nairnshire Naver Athletic Strathclyde Police Northallerton

Non-league and University teams	Ardnamurchan Caithness Cornwall Dundee University Edinburgh University Glasgow University Kincraig Kinlochbervie Kintyre Lochbroom London Milngavie & Bearsden Robert Gordon University Scots St Andrews University Strachur & District Uist

Women's shinty	Aberdour Ardnamurchan Badenoch & Strathspey Cowal and Bute Inverness Dunadd Glasgow Mid Argyll Glengarry Lewis Lochaber Lovat Oban Lorn Strathglass Strathspey Skye Tir Conaill Harps

Competitions	Camanachd Cup Premier Division League System Grand Slam Macaulay Cup Sutherland Cup Balliemore Cup MacTavish Cup Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Strathdearn Cup Bullough Cup Mod Cup Valerie Fraser Trophy Lovat Cup London Shield Littlejohn Vase Fingal Memorial Shield Albert Smith Medal

See also	Camanachd Association Composite rules shinty–hurling Shinty/Hurling International Series Shinty in the United States English Shinty Association Scotland national shinty team English Shinty Team Alba Schools Camanachd Association Women's shinty Clash of the Ash Iomain SWAGs University shinty

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