England national shinty team

England
UnionEnglish Shinty Association
Ground(s)No fixed ground
Captain(s)Matt Mossop
Top scorerMatt Casey
Team kit
Change kit
Largest win
England England 8–0 USA United States, 3 May 2014 [4]
Largest defeat
Scotland Strachur and District Shinty Club 21-0 England England 5 May 2018

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.

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

Date Competition Match Result Captain Scorers
20 April 2013 International Challenge ESA vs USA 2–0 Graham Love Alan MacDonald x2
18 May 2013 Bullough Cup Tayforth vs ESA 11-1 Alan MacDonald
3 April 2014 International Challenge ESA vs USA 8-0 Matthew Casey x5 Alan MacDonald Matt Mossop
31 May 2014 Bullough Cup Ballachulish Camanachd Club 2nd team vs ESA 2-0
2014 Bullough Plate Aberdour vs ESA 2-0
2015 Bullough Cup Kyles Athletic 2nd team vs ESA 16-0
11 June 2016 Bullough Cup Glasgow Mid Argyll 2nd team vs ESA 6-1 John Kewley Matt Mossop
2017 Bullough Cup Kyles Athletic 2nd team vs ESA 7-0 Luke Sparrow
5 May 2018 Friendly Aberdour 2nd team vs ESA 4-4 James Hoppy Mossop x2, Matthew Young, Craig Holt
16 June 2018 Bullough Cup Strachur and District Shinty Club vs ESA 21-0 James Hoppy
28 July 2018 International series match Alba (shinty team) vs ESA 11-1 Matt Mossop Matt Mossop
6 October 2018 Friendly ESA vs Celts 3-1 Matt Mossop
4 May 2019 Bullough Cup ESA vs Ballachulish Camanachd Club 2nd team 4-2 Matt Mossop Christopher Holley x2, James Livingstone x2
15 June 2019 Bullough Cup (2nd round) Lochside Rovers vs ESA 6-2 Matt Mossop James Livingstone

In popular culture

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

External links


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