John Cattanach (shinty)
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Dr. John Cattanach (1885–1915) was a shinty player for Newtonmore in the 1900s. He was the first shinty player inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame
Biography[edit]
Cattanach is considered one the outstanding shinty players in history.[1] He scored eight goals in an 11 – 3 victory for Newtonmore over Furnace in the Camanachd Cup Final of 1909, this record still stands.[2] Cattanach was also capped for his country at hockey and athletics.[1] He was also a qualified medic, graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 1912. Cattanach served in the Royal Army Medical Corps, Warwickshire Regiment, becoming a Lieutenant in 1914. He died in 1915 during the First World War at Gallipoli.[3][4]
He was posthumously inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002 and was the only shinty player honoured in this was until Ronald Ross was inducted in 2023.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Inductees > Dr John Cattanach". Sportscotland. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "The Times & The Sunday Times".
- ^ "Newtonmore – People of the Past – The Shinty Greats". Archived from the original on 15 November 1999.
- ^ "073k.cattanach.html".