John Cattanach (shinty)

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.

• Biography of Dr. John Cattanach
• Cattanach's entry in the SSHF
• John Cattanach at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame