The Valerie Fraser Camanachd Cup also known as the Valerie Fraser Trophy or the Women's Camanachd Cup is the premier trophy in Women's shinty and is currently sponsored by Peter Gow. It is played on a knock-out basis by the teams in the National Division 1 League and is administered by the Women's Camanachd Association. The current holders are Glasgow Mid Argyll.
The trophy was originally donated to the Camanachd Association in memory of Valerie Fraser. It was originally a trophy for male teams and it was won by Glenurquhart in 1991.[2] Some years later, after the competition fell into abeyance, it was donated to the Women's Camanachd Association and was first played for on the 28th of July 2002.
In 2009, the WCA held the semi-finals on one day at University of Stirling.[3] Glengarry defeated Tir Conaill Harps 2-1 to win the 2009 Cup. There is also a national trophy for Division Two teams, the Marine Harvest Challenge Cup.
The 2016 cup final was contested on the 28th of August at An Aird in Fort William between Skye Camanachd and Lochaber which meant a new name would be added to the list of winners as neither side had won the cup before. League Champions Skye were slight favourites but Lochaber won the day 4- 2, with all four of their goals coming from full-back turned forward Kirsty Delaney (6, 32, 67 and 76 mins). Lorna MacRae scored both the Skye goals (27, 74 mins). Player of the match went to Lochaber goalkeeper Aeleen Campbell for a fantastic display which prevented the Skye ladies from achieving the league and cup double.
2016 - Lochaber 4 v 2 Skye Camanachd, at An Aird, Fort William
2015 - Glasgow Mid Argyll 1 v 0 Badenoch & Strathspey, at The Bught Park, Inverness
2014 - Glasgow Mid Argyll 3 v 2 Skye Camanachd, at Strachurmore, Strachur
2013 - Badenoch & Strathspey 3 v 1 Glasgow Mid Argyll, at The Eilan, Newtownmore
2012 - Aberdour 4 v 3 Glengarry, at Strachurmore, Strachur
2011 - Glengarry 4 v 0 Aberdour, at The Eilan, Newtownmore
2010 - Glengarry 5 v 0 Tir Conaill Harps, at Mossfield, Oban
2009 - Glengarry 2 v 1 Tir Conaill Harps, at Stirling University
2008 - Tir Conaill Harps 2 v 1 Glengarry
2007 - Forth Camanachd (Runners up - Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2006 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (Runners up - Glengarry)
2005 - Glengarry (Runners up - Edinburgh)
2004 - Glengarry (Runners up - Kingussie)
2003 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (Runners up - Glengarry B)
2002 - Glengarry 7 v 0 Kingussie, at Jubilee Park, Ballahullish
2016 - Aeleen Campbell (Lochaber)
2015 - Kristy Deans (Badenoch & Strathspey)
2014 - Sarah Corrigall (Skye Camanachd)
2013 - Rachel McCafferty (Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2012 - Katy Smith (Aberdour)
2011 - Laura Gallacher (Glengarry)
2010 - Elaine Wink (Glengarry)
2009 - Beth MacDonald (Glengarry)
2008 - Sarah Corrigall (Glengarry)
2007 - Katy Smith (Forth)
2006 - Kirsten Munro (Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2005 - Jane Nicol (Glengarry)
2004 - Sarah Corrigall (Glengarry)
2003 - Katie Drain (Glasgow Mid Argyll)
2002 - Cara Dallas (Kingussie)
1995 Beauly 2 v 0 Strathglass
1994 ? bt Strathglass
1993 ?
1992 Kinlochshiel
1991 Glenurquhart bt Glengarry
1990 Glenurquhart bt Glengarry
1989 ? bt Strathglass
1988 Caberfeidh
1987 Caberfeidh
