| Stirling | ||
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| Full name | Stirling Camanachd Club | |
| Gaelic name | Comann Camanachd Shruighlea | |
| Nickname | The Stirlingers | |
| Founded | 2024 | |
| Ground | The Haws, Stirling | |
| Manager | Neil Sutherland | |
| League | South Division Two | |
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Stirling Camanachd Club is a shinty club which plays in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland. It plays in South Division Two.
Stirling Camanachd Club grew from a grassroots youth initiative led by Neil Sutherland. Very rapidly the club secured a pitch at The Haws in Stirling and attracted enough players to enter cup and league competition. [1]
The club was announced as entering South Division Two in January 2025.
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