Strathclyde Police Shinty Club
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Strathclyde Police | ||
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Full name | Strathclyde Police Shinty club | |
Gaelic name | Comann Camanachd Poileas Shrath Chluaidh | |
Nickname | The Police | |
Founded | 1963 | |
Ground | Lochinch, Glasgow | |
Manager | ? | |
2007 | Withdrew | |
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Strathclyde Police Shinty Club was a shinty club based in Glasgow, Scotland, the club represents the Strathclyde Police force and draws its players mostly from serving officers. The club went into abeyance in 2000 but entered the south leagues in 2007.
History
The club was established in 1963 as the Glasgow Police Shinty Team but
The police won South Division Two in 1996.
In 1998-99 the club played in South Division One but was relegated to the South Division Two. The following year, team raising difficulties led to the club going into abeyance. The force re-entered the South leagues in 2007, playing their first game against Edinburgh East Lothian.
The
It is unlikely that Strathclyde Police will ever retake the field in league shinty, but their old ground of Lochinch is used by Glasgow Gaels Shinty Club,a junior side, who it is hoped will become a senior side.
External links
- Strathclyde Police Force
- Strathclyde Police Pipe Band
- http://www.shinty.com/novnewsletter.doc Strathclyde Police To Return To Shinty]