Glasgow Mid Argyll
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| Full name | Glasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaelic name | Comann Camanachd Ghlaschu Meadhain Earra-ghaidheal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | GMA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Peterson Park, Yoker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Ben Simmister | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | South Division One | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glasgow Mid Argyll Shinty Club AKA GMA is a shinty club from Glasgow, Scotland. It is the only senior side in Glasgow and was founded in 1928. They play in Marine Harvest South Division 1. They also have a reserve team in South Division 2 and was the first club in Scotland to have 2 ladies teams.
[edit] History
Glasgow has had many clubs over the years including Glasgow Cowal and Glasgow Skye whose name reflected the Highland area from which they drew their players. However, Glasgow Mid Argyll now draws its players from throughout Scotland. GMA was established in 1928 and won the Camanachd Cup for the first and only time in 1973.
The Club are currently looking to regain National league status.
The women's team won the women's Camanachd Cup, the Valerie Fraser trophy in 2006 for the first time but lost out on winning the national league title to Glengarry. In 2007 they won the National first Division and Second Division. Becoming the first team ever to win both leagues. The team is currently managed by Donald Colville who is a first team player with GMA seniors and was the successful manager of the Scotland Ladies first ever win on home soil when they defeated the Irish 6-4 in Fort William.
The club is affiliated with several youth teams round Glasgow, Milngavie and Bearsden (who won the U-14 National Development Trophy in 2007, Gryffe, Meadowburn Bishopbriggs and Sgoil Ghaidhlig Ghlaschu.
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