North Division Two (shinty)

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Mowi North Division Two
Country Scotland
Confederation Camanachd Association
Number of clubs10
Level on pyramid4
Promotion to North Division One
Current champions Caberfeidh
(2025)
Website www.shinty.com

The North Division Two, currently known as the Mowi North Division 2 for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth tier of the men's shinty league system. The champions compete for the MacGillivray Junior Cup and are promoted to the North Division One.

Contents

Due to the folding of North Division Three no relegation currently takes place.

Current teams

The 2025 North Division 2 consisted of the following teams: [1]

* Denotes reserve team

History

1996 to 1999: North Division Two becomes the third tier with the creation of a Premier Division.

1999 to 2006: North Division Two becomes the fourth tier of the league system with the advent of the National Division One.

2007 to 2014: North Division Two once again becomes the third tier of Shinty

2014: North Division two returns to being the fourth tier of Shinty.

List of winners since 2014

Notes

  1. A system of regional leagues replaced all Shinty leagues during 2021 in order to reduce distances teams travelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Premiership clubs were placed in one of three senior leagues of six teams each. [3] [4] [5] [6]

References

  1. Mowi North Division 2 2025, Shinty.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  2. Smith, Tyrone (2020) Shinty: Camanachd Cup will not take place in 2020, BBC Sport, 29 May 2020. Retrieved 2025-12-13.
  3. Henderson, Andrew (2021) Camanachd Association confirms regional leagues ahead of 2021 shinty season, Strathspey Hearld, 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  4. Henderson, Andrew (2021) Kinlochshiel boss says regionalised 2021 shinty league structure gave youth chance, Ross-shire Journal, 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  5. Mowi League Composition Announced, Shinty.com, 1 April 2021. 2025-12-02.
  6. Shinty: Regional leagues poised to start up on 5 June, BBC Sport, 1 April 2021. Retrieved 2025-12-13.