Highland Amateur Cup

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Highland Amateur Cup
Founded1978;47 years ago (1978)
Region Scottish Highlands
Current championsPentland United
(9th title)
Most successful club(s)Pentland United
(9 titles)
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The Highland Amateur Cup is an annual football cup competition run by the Highland Executive branch of the Scottish Amateur Football Association. It also covers various offshore islands.

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All teams affiliated to Highland Associations are eligible to enter; and so this competition covers one of the largest geographical areas for any district amateur cup competition in the UK.

Pentland United are the most successful club, having won the competition nine times.

Currently, the Associations affiliated to the Highland Amateur Cup are:


Finals from 2007–2012

YearTeamsVenueNotes
2007Avoch and Point Grant Street Park, Inverness On 18 August. Avoch were competing in their 4th successive final, having beaten Lochs in the semi-final. [1] The match finished 5–0 to the team from the Black Isle.
2008Castletown and Pentland United Harmsworth Park, Wick Pentland took the lead in the first half before adding another two to win the game 3–0. [2]
2009Avoch and Kirkwall ThorfinnHarmsworth Park, WickThe game came down to a penalty shoot-out after Thorfinn 'threw away' a 2–0 lead - only for Avoch to draw level. The match went to penalties, and Kirkwall won, with their first Amateur Cup win since 1988. [3]
2010Golspie Stafford and Pentland United Dudgeon Park, Brora In front of a 500 strong crowd on 14 August, a Garry MacLeod free kick was all that came between the two sides in what was a fiercely contested game that ended 1–0 to Pentland United. [4]
2011Back F.C. (Lewis) and Avoch Tulloch Caledonian Stadium, InvernessOn 20 August 2011, Avoch won 5–1, for their first success in the cup since 2007. A brace by Paul Brindle, followed by goals from Charlie Christie, Shaun Kerr and Gary Urqhuart, secured the win, with Martin Maclean scoring for Back. [5]
2012Avoch and Wick GroatsTulloch Caledonian Stadium, InvernessOn 4 August, Avoch won 4–0, with Shaun Kerr scoring a hat-trick and Ronnie Jones grabbing the other. This was Avoch's fourth cup triumph in seven years. [6]

Past winners

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-up
1978Blackmuir (1)2–0 Thurso Pentland
1979South Ronaldsay (1)2–1Halkirk
1980 Thurso Pentland (1)5–2Dingwall Thistle Youth
1981 Thurso Pentland (2)1–0Wick Groats
1982Halkirk (1)2–1 Thurso Pentland
1983 Thurso Pentland (3)5–2 Muir of Ord Rovers
1984Ness (1)4–1Bishopmill Villa
1985Halkirk (1)7–2Conon
1986Maryburgh (1)1–0Conon
1987Pentland United (1)1–0Wick Groats
1988Kirkwall Thorfinn (1)2–1Maryburgh
1989Dingwall Thistle (1)2–1Halkirk
1990Maryburgh (2)3–1Stornoway Athletic
1991Ness (2)1–0Dingwall Thistle
1992Ness (3)1–0Kirkwall Thorfinn
1993Pentland United (2)6–2Southend
1994Point (1)1–0Cromarty
1995Ness (4)4–2Avoch
1996Dingwall Thistle (2)2–0Kirkwall Thorfinn
1997Kirkwall Rovers (1)4–2Contin
1998Pentland United (3)3–1Inverness British Legion
1999Contin (1)1–0Pentland United
2000Pentland United (4)4–0Cromarty
2001Wick Thistle (1)2–1Avoch
2002Pentland United (5)2–1Portree
2003Lochs (1)3–2Stornoway Athletic
2004Back (1)2–1Avoch
2005Lochs (2)3–1Avoch
2006Avoch (1)2–0Fortrose & Rosemarkie Union
2007Avoch (2)5–0Point
2008Pentland United (6)3–0Castletown
2009Kirkwall Thorfinn (2)*2–2Avoch
2010Pentland United (7)1–0Golspie Stafford
2011Avoch (3)5–1Back
2012Avoch (4)4–0Wick Groats
2013Wick Groats (1)1–0Kirkwall Thorfinn
2014Avoch (5)2–1Carloway
2015Wick Groats (2)3–1Avoch
2016Wick Groats (3)*0–0Kirkwall Thorfinn
2017Avoch (6)2–1Staxigoe United
2018Pentland United (8)2–1 (a.e.t.)Lerwick Spurs
2019Wick Groats (4)1–0Avoch
2020No Competition
2021No Competition
2022High Ormlie Hotspur (1)*1–1 (a.e.t.)Pentland United
2023Avoch (7)1–0Wick Groats
2024Pentland United (9)2–1Avoch
2025Maryburgh or Inver

* Won on penalties

Performance by club

As of after 2024
ClubWinsLast winRunners-upLast final lost
Pentland United9202422022
Avoch7202382024
Wick Groats4201942023
Ness419950—
Thurso Pentland 3198321982
Kirkwall Thorfinn2200942016
Halkirk2198521989
Dingwall Thistle2199611991
Maryburgh2199011988
Lochs220050—
Back1200412011
Contin1199911997
Point1199412007
High Ormlie Hotspur120220—
Wick Thistle120010—
Kirkwall Rovers119970—
South Ronaldsay119790—
Blackmuir119780—
Stornoway Athletic0—22003
Cromarty0—22000
Conon0—21986
Lerwick Spurs0—12018
Staxigoe United0—12017
Carloway0—12014
Golspie Stafford0—12010
Castletown0—12008
Fortrose & Rosemarkie Union0—12006
Portree0—12002
Inverness British Legion0—11998
Southend0—11993
Bishopmill Villa0—11984
Muir of Ord Rovers 0—11983
Dingwall Thistle Youth0—11980

References

  1. ↑ "Sport | Football | Avoch march on to final of Amateur Cup". Ross-shire Journal. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pentland United F.C - 2008". Pentland United F.C. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Thorfinn Football Club - 2009 Highland Amateur Cup". Orkneycommunities.co.uk. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Home | Stafford's Highland Cup hopes thwarted by the woodwork". Northern Times. 20 August 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Back lose Highland Amateur". Hebrides-news.com. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Sport | Football | There's no stopping Avoch!". Ross-shire Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
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