Premier Division (shinty)

The Premier Division, known for sponsorship reasons as the Mowi Premiership, is the top division in men's competitive shinty in Scotland. Formed in 1996, the league is the top tier of the shinty league system and was set-up in order to create a Scotland-wide league for the first time. It constitutes one of the trophies considered to be part of the Grand Slam of shinty.
The 2025 title was won by Kingussie Camanachd, who won it for the fourth successive season.

Sponsorship

From 2009 until 2011, the league was sponsored by Scottish Hydro Electric before Orion Group took over for the 2012 season. The league was rebranded under the current 'Premiership' branding with Marine Harvest taking over sponsorship at the beginning of the 2015 season. In 2019, Marine Harvest rebranded as Mowi ASA, with the league being known as the Mowi Premiership.

Teams

The 2025 premiership consisted of the following teams:

History

1996: The then Premier Division had its inaugural season. Prior to its founding the winners of North Division One and South Division One played in a National Final.
1999: Promotion and Relegation between Premier Division and National Division One adopted
2003: An interim league system contested while the Shinty League system transitioned from being played during winter months to summer months.
2004: The Premier Division becomes a summer season league.
2006: National Division One folded at end of season ending Promotion and Relegation. Fort William break Kingussie's dominance dated back to 1986 by taking home the Premier Division title.
2007: Kingussie recapture the Premier Division.
2009: Title won on final weekend by Kingussie on goal difference. Newtonmore finishing second.
2010: For the second consecutive year league decided on final weekend through goal difference. A dramatic final round game between Fort William and Newtonmore saw Newtonmore victors and champions after an 80th-minute goal by Danny MacRae.
2011: Newtonmore become first team other than Kingussie to retain the Premier Division. Kyles Athletic title dreams dashed with final minute goal along with hopes of being first South team to win the league.
2014: National Division One reinstated along with the pyramid system.
2016: Newtonmore make it seven in a row having also won the Camanachd Cup and MacTavish Cup.
2017: Newtonmore lost their first league match in two years. Kinlochshiel won their inaugural championship to become only the second club from outside Badenoch to win the title.
2018: Newtonmore Camanachd recapture the Premier Division title.
2019: Kingussie win their first title for ten years.
2024: Kingussie win the league undefeated, making it three in a row

List of champions

1996 – Kingussie Camanachd
1997 – Kingussie Camanachd
1998 – Kingussie Camanachd
1999 – Kingussie Camanachd
2000 – Kingussie Camanachd
2001 – Kingussie Camanachd
2002 – Kingussie Camanachd
2003 – '
2004 – Kingussie Camanachd
2005 – Kingussie Camanachd
2006 – Fort William Shinty Club
2007 – Kingussie Camanachd
2008 – Kingussie Camanachd
2009 – Kingussie Camanachd
2010 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2011 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2012 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2013 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2014 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2015 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2016 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2017 – Kinlochshiel Shinty Club
2018 – Newtonmore Camanachd Club
2019 – Kingussie Camanachd
2020 – No season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 – Regional league system
2022 – Kingussie Camanachd
2023 – Kingussie Camanachd
2024 – Kingussie Camanachd
2025''' – Kingussie Camanachd

Total titles won

Team	Titles	Last title	Note
Kingussie Camanachd	17	2025	Current champions
Newtonmore Camanachd Club	8	2018
Fort William Shinty Club	1	2006
Kinlochshiel Shinty Club	1	2017