England national shinty team

The English Shinty Team is the team selected to represent The English Shinty Association and the sport of shinty in England. It has competed at International level against the United States and Alba, and also competes in Scottish cup competitions at club level.

England

Union	English Shinty Association
Ground(s)	No fixed ground
Captain(s)	Barra De Burca
Top scorer	Matt Casey
Team kit Change kit
Largest win
England 8–0 USA , 3 May 2014 [1]
Largest defeat
Strachur and District Shinty Club 21-0 England 5 May 2018

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.

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	John Kewley
2014	Bullough Plate	Aberdour vs ESA	2-0	John Kewley
2015	Bullough Cup	Kyles Athletic 2nd team vs ESA	16-0	Matt Mossop (acting)
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	Easter Tour 2019 19 April 2019 Friendly ESA vs Uddingston 6-1 Capt James Livingstone ESA Scorers Livingstone x2, Hopkins, Holley x2, Soane 20 April 2019 Friendly ESA vs St Andrews Uni 12-2 Capt Matt Mossop ESA Scorers Soane x7, Mossop x3, Hopkins, Holley 21 April 2019 International Challenge England v Scottish Universities Select 7-10 England Scorers Soane x3, Mossop x2, Hopkins, Holley
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
22 February 2020	Friendly	Tayforth vs ESA	5-1	Matt Mossop	Christopher Holley
20 June 2021	Bullough Cup	Kilmory Camanachd vs ESA	5-0	David Mclean
30 April 2022	Bullough Cup	Kilmory Camanachd vs ESA	5-0	Barra de Burca

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.

See also

List of national sports teams of England

External links

• English Shinty Association