England national shinty team

The English Shinty Team is the team selected to represent The English Shinty Association and the sport of shinty in England.[1] It has competed at International level against the United States and Alba, but also competes in Scottish cup competitions at club level.

England
UnionEnglish Shinty Association
Ground(s)No fixed ground
Captain(s)Matt Mossop
Top scorerMatt Casey
Team kit
Change kit
Largest win
England 8–0 USA , 3 May 2014
Largest defeat
Strachur and District Shinty Club 21-0 England 5 May 2018

History

The English Shinty Team was formed along with the English Shinty Association in 2013 to represent the association in fixtures.

They took on the USA in what was dubbed as the first ever Shinty International at St Andrews in 2013, winning 2–0.[2]

Since then, The English Shinty Team have entered the Bullough Cup annually and played friendly matches when possible as noted below.


Eligibility Criteria

Players are generally considered eligible to play for the ESA team if they are registered with one of the shinty clubs based in England and not playing with any other club at the time. Most of the players are permanently resident in England, but there have been cases of players who have a historical link with England (often by birth or long residency in the country) and are not registered with another club registering and joining the team for matches.

Matches
DateCompetitionMatchResultCaptainScorers
20 April 2013International ChallengeESA vs USA2–0Graham LoveAlan MacDonald x2
18 May 2013Bullough CupTayforth vs ESA11-1Alan MacDonald
3 April 2014International ChallengeESA vs USA8-0Matthew Casey x5 Alan MacDonald Matt Mossop
31 May 2014Bullough CupBallachulish Camanachd Club 2nd team vs ESA2-0John Kewley
2014Bullough PlateAberdour vs ESA2-0John Kewley
2015Bullough CupKyles Athletic 2nd team vs ESA16-0Matt Mossop (acting)
11 June 2016Bullough CupGlasgow Mid Argyll 2nd team vs ESA6-1John KewleyMatt Mossop
2017Bullough CupKyles Athletic 2nd team vs ESA7-0Luke Sparrow
5 May 2018FriendlyAberdour 2nd team vs ESA4-4James HoppyMossop x2, Matthew Young, Craig Holt
16 June 2018Bullough CupStrachur and District Shinty Club vs ESA21-0James Hoppy
28 July 2018International series matchAlba (shinty team) vs ESA11-1Matt MossopMatt Mossop
6 October 2018FriendlyESA vs Celts3-1Matt Mossop
4 May 2019Bullough CupESA vs Ballachulish Camanachd Club 2nd team4-2Matt MossopChristopher Holley x2, James Livingstone x2
15 June 2019Bullough Cup (2nd round)Lochside Rovers vs ESA6-2Matt MossopJames Livingstone
22 February 2020FriendlyTayforth vs ESA5-1Matt MossopChristopher Holley

The song "When you hear the lions' roar" is an ode to the English Shinty Team and makes reference to the dying out of shinty in England and its replacement with hockey. It also makes reference to England's history and the difficulty some Scottish players have playing for the team.[3]

See also

List of national sports teams of England

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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