The 2016 Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final between Inveraray and Kyles Athletic takes place at the Taynuilt Sports Field on Saturday 25 June 2016.
This is the 112th final of a tournament first contested in 1879 when Glasgow Cowal emerged victors.
Kyles Athletic’s run to the final started with a first round bye.
Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup - Quarter Final
Saturday 16 April 2016
Kyles Athletic 12 Bute 0
Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup holders Kyles Athletic over-powered Bute 12-0 in their noon throw up at Tighnabruaich.
Kyles were minus Roddy MacDonald who was on holiday. David Zavaroni, Roberto Zavaroni and Sandy MacKenzie were also missing. However Dunkie Kerr and Robbie MacLeod were back after missing the league win over Lochaber in their last outing a fortnight earlier.
Bute fielded a young side and they fell behind to a Dunkie Kerr goal on 17 minutes.
Scott MacDonald made it 2-0 on 22 minutes whilst Gordon Whyte added a third just 5 minutes later.
Dunkie Kerr got his second on 32 minutes to make it 4-0.
The goals kept flowing and Thomas Whyte added to the Kyles’ tally on 41 and 47 minutes with one of his strikes proving to be the goal of the game as he struck a fierce shot past the whole Bute defence into the top corner of the net.
Whyte’s double came either side of a 43 minute Innes MacDonald goal when the Scotland U21 international was first to react after the Bute keeper had made a good save with his feet and MacDonald sent the rebound high into the net.
Dunkie Kerr completed his hat-trick to put Kyles 8-0 ahead on 48 minutes.
Robbie MacLeod got in on the act with a 74 minute goal whilst Gordon Whyte got his second on 76 minutes to notch double figures.
Dunkie Kerr then became the day’s top scorer when he took his count to five goals with strikes on 77 and 87 minutes to make it 12-0.
Kyles Athletic will now face Col Glen or Oban Camanachd in the Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup semi-finals on Saturday 14 May 2016. The tie between Col Glen and Oban Camanachd was carried forward to this coming weekend as Marine Harvest Premiership leaders Oban Camanachd had their free-Saturday last weekend as they celebrated player Daniel Cameron’s wedding.
Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup - Semi Final
Saturday 4 June 2016
Oban Camanachd 1 Kyles Athletic 2
The 2016 Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final will be between Inveraray and Kyles Athletic following the Tighnabruaich side’s 2-1 win over Oban Camanachd at Mossfield.
This tie was postponed a fortnight earlier because of an unplayable field.
Oban Camanachd boss Iain Hay was without the services of Andrew MacCuish who had a shoulder problem and Willie Neilson who had a rib injury.
Kyles Athletic co-managers Fraser MacDonald and Kenny MacDonald were still without the injured Andrew King, Scott MacDonald, David Zavaroni and Roberto Zavaroni so Roddy MacDonald continued in defence.
Kyles took the lead on 15 minutes. Sandy MacKenzie went on a mazy run as he dribbled the ball past two defenders and, with Oban keeper Gavin Stobbart coming off his line to narrow the angle, MacKenzie showed great composure as he tucked the ball into the bottom corner of the net from 10 yards out to make it 1-0.
Oban Camanachd had the chance to draw level when referee Lachie Wood awarded them a penalty. Scott MacMillan took it but he didn’t catch the ball as he would have liked and Kyles’ keeper John Whyte stretched low to his right to keep the ball out with a combination of his foot and stick.
Just after that, Oban’s Lorn Dickie hit the post with a shot from fully 40 yards out so Kyles took their single goal advantage into the break.
Innes MacDonald scored what was to prove to be a crucial second goal on 65 minutes. Gavin Stobbart failed to clear a dangerous ball into the D and MacDonald reacted first to tap the ball over the line into an unguarded net to make it 2-0.
With just 13 minutes remaining, Oban Camanachd pulled a goal back. This time it was Kyles who failed to clear their lines and Connor Howe was on hand to poke the ball home to make it 2-1.
Oban Camanachd pressed hard for a leveller and they had a late penalty appeal waved away by referee Lachie Wood.
So this year’s 2016 Gregor Cameron Consultancy Glasgow Celtic Society Cup Final will now be between Inveraray and Kyles Athletic at the Taynuilt Sports Field on Saturday 25 June 2016.
Event Details
Admission is £10 / £5 Concessions. U15s go free if accompanied by a paying adult.
Throw up is at 4.05pm and the match will be broadcast live on BBC Alba.