Kevin Thain

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Kevin Thain (born 1969)^[1] is a shinty player from the village of Tomatin, Scotland. He has played almost his whole career for Kingussie Camanachd and has been an integral part of its success since the mid-1980s.

Playing career

Thain announced his arrival in the sport of shinty with a stunning winning goal against Newtonmore in the MacTavish Cup Final in 1986.^[1]

He won 18 league titles with Kingussie and is the second highest scorer in shinty history, although his total is dwarfed by that of team-mate, Ronald Ross.^[2]

Thain had famously never appeared on the losing side in a Camanachd Cup Final until his 13th final appearance in 2008 when Kingussie was beaten by Fort William.^[3]

Thain has now dropped down to second team level in order to help bring on Kingussie's promising youths.^[4] he had his nose broken in early 2010 by Andrew Banks of Skye.^[5] Due to an injury crisis at Kingussie in early 2011, Thain has been given a recall to the first team squad.

Thain is a successful businessman and owns an electrician company in the Scottish Highlands.^[6] He was working off-shore when Kingussie lost three finals in the early 1990s, during this time he played for Glasgow Mid-Argyll from time to time.

He was given the honour of opening his local community's new sports centre in 2010 in honour of his sporting achievements. Thain also coaches the local shinty team, Strathdearn.^[2]

References

External links

Kevin Thain opens Tomatin Sports Centre

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Senior teams	Aberdeen University Aberdour Ardnamurchan Ballachulish Beauly Boleskine Bute Caberfeidh Col-Glen Dundee University Edinburgh University Fort William Glasgow Mid Argyll Glasgow University Glengarry Glenorchy Glenurquhart Inveraray Inverness Kilmallie Kilmory Kincraig Kingussie Kinlochshiel Kyles Athletic Lewis Lochaber Lochbroom Lochcarron Lochside Rovers London Lovat Newtonmore Oban Oban Celtic Robert Gordon University Scots Skye St Andrews University Strachur & District Strathglass Strathspey Tayforth Taynuilt

Former Teams	Edinburgh East Lothian Forth Furnace Glasgow Cowal Nairnshire Naver Athletic Strathclyde Police

Junior teams	Cornwall Farr Kinlochbervie Kintyre Linlithgow Milngavie & Bearsden Northallerton Thurso Uist

Women's shinty	Aberdour Ardnamurchan Badenoch & Strathspey Cowal and Bute Dunadd Glasgow Mid Argyll Glengarry Lochaber Lovat Strathglass Skye Tir Conaill Harps

Competitions	Camanachd Cup Premier Division League System Grand Slam Macaulay Cup Sutherland Cup Balliemore Cup MacTavish Cup Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Strathdearn Cup Bullough Cup Mod Cup Valerie Fraser Trophy Lovat Cup London Shield Littlejohn Vase Albert Smith Medal

See also	Shinty in the United States Composite rules Camanachd Association English Shinty Association Scotland national shinty team English Shinty Team Alba Schools Camanachd Association Women's shinty Clash of the Ash

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Name	Thain, Kevin
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Short description	Shinty player
Date of birth	1969
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