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===Leagues===

''For more information, see [[Shinty league system]]''

League shinty was originally organised on a regional basis, with distinct competitions for the North District and at one time, two separate leagues for Argyll (the Dunn League) and the Southern League, for clubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh and the surrounding areas. Over time, there have been moves to amalgamate leagues and, since the 1980s, a push for national competition at the highest levels. In the modern era of league shinty, [[Kingussie (Shinty)|Kingussie]] have been unsurpassed in their domination of the sport; according to the [[Guinness Book of Records]] 2005, Kingussie is world sport's most successful sporting team of all time,<ref name="The Times">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article1033244.ece|title=Sport - The Times|work=[[The Times]]}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> winning 20 consecutive league championships and going four years without losing a single fixture in the early 1990s.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} 

Kingussie's unmatched run of dominance was ended on 2 September 2006 by rivals [[Newtonmore (Shinty)|Newtonmore]], who defeated [[Oban Camanachd]] 2–0 to ensure that Kingussie could not catch the team at the top of the [[Premier Division (shinty)|Premier Division]]. However, Newtonmore were unable to replace their neighbours as champions, as the first post-Kingussie champions were confirmed as [[Fort William Shinty Club|Fort William]], who sealed the title on 30 September 2006, having won their games in hand over Newtonmore. Kingussie regained the title in 2007. Since 2010, Newtonmore have been the dominant league force.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}