About Us
Stornoway Bowling Club was established in 1922. See the separate tab for our history up to our Centenary year of 2022.
Below are lists of our postholders and cup winners.
STORNOWAY BOWLING CLUB
PRESIDENTS
1921 - Colonel Lindsay; 1922 - Roderick Smith; 1923 - Captain Archibald Macphail Fletcher;
1924 - Louis Bain; 1925 - William George Russell; 1926 - Robert Kinloch Drummond; 1927 - John Maclean; 1928 - Dr John Pringle Tolmie; 1929 - John M. Pryde; 1930 - George Macleod; 1931 - George McGee: 1932 - Donald J. Mackenzie; 1933 - Captain Alex Finlayson; 1934 - James D. Scoular; 1935 - Edwin Aldred; 1936 - D.Macgillivray; 1937 - Angus Mackenzie; 1938 - George Stewart; 1939 -Robert "Bob" Robertson; 1940 - John S. Maclean; 1941-42 - Captain Thomas C. Macdonald; 1943 - Alexander J. Mackenzie ; 1944 - John Poytress Newall; 1945-46 - Donald Macleod; 1947-48 - W.J. McAinsh; 1949 - Leslie H. Goudie; 1950-53 - John Brown ; 1954-56 - William J. McAinsh ; 1957-59 - Robert H. "Harry" Drummond ; 1960 - John Brown ; 1961-62 - Charles A. Stroud ; 1963 - Robert D. "Bob" Grassie; 1964-68 - Daniel M. Kerr ; 1969-71 - James Rome.
The Club then went into abeyance.
1985-89 - Allan Macritchie ; 1990-93 - James Sinclair Scobie ; 1994-95 - Malcolm Macleod ; 1996-97 - Donald Petrie ; 1998-99 - William Watson ; 2000-01 - Ian Macpherson ; 2002 - John Macrae ; 2003-04 - Kenneth Macleod ; 2005-06 - John O'Connor ; 2007-08 - Michael Ferris ; 2009-10 - Duncan Macmillan ; 2011-12 - Mary B. Matheson ; 2013-14 - William Angus Morrison ; 2015-16 - Robert "Bob" Walker ; 2017-18 - Duncan Macmillan ; 2019-20 - Duncan Maclean ; 2021-22 - Henry W. Macinnes.
VICE - PRESIDENTS
1921-22 - Roderick Smith; 1923 - Captain Archibald Macphail Fletcher; 1924 - William George Russell, 1925 - Robert Kinloch Drummond, 1926 - William J. Clarke, 1927 - John Pringle Tolmie, 1928 - John M. Pryde, 1929 - George Macleod, 1930-31 - Donald J. Mackenzie, 1932 - Captain Alexander Finlayson; 1933 - James D. Scoular; 1934 - Edwin Aldred; 1935 - Donald Macgillivray; 1936 - Angus Mackenzie; 1937 - George Stewart; 1938 - Robert "Bob" Robertson; 1939 - John S. Maclean; 1940 - Captain Thomas Carr Macdonald; 1941-42 - Alexander John Mackenzie, 1943 - John Poytress Newall; 1944 - H.W. Freeman RN; 1945 - William J. McAinsh; 1946-47 - Colin J. Macaskill; 1948 - Lesie H. Goudie; 1949 - John Brown, 1950-51 - Robert H. "Harry" Drummond; 1952 - William "Bill" Young; 1953 - J. Anderson; 1954 - Alexander Watt; 1955 - Alexander Watt & Iver Macaskill: 1956-61 - Iver Macaskill; 1962 - Robert D.Grassie; 1963-68 - James Rome; 1969-71 - Donald Morrison.
The Club then went into abeyance.
1985 - Philip Hill; 1986-89 - Iain Crichton; 1990-91 - Theresa Anderson; 1992-93 - Malcolm J.Macleod; 1994-95 - Donald Petrie; 1996-97 William Watson; 1998 - Isabel Linklater;
1999-2022 - To be researched
SECRETARIES
1921-22 - Robert Kinloch Drummond & Louis Bain; 1923 - M. Everest & Charles Mackenzie; 1924 - Alex M. Mackenzie & Charles Mackenzie; 1925-26 - Alex M. Mackenzie & George Murray; 1927-40 - Donald Gunn; 1941-42 - Robert Henry "Bob" Drummond; 1943-49 - Angus Mackenzie, 1950-52 - Donald Kennedy; 1953-55 - M. Macdonald; 1956-60 - John Brown; 1961-64 - David Macintosh; 1965-71 - Mary Dart;
The Club then went into abeyance.
1985-86 - Charles Bruce Nicolson; 1987 - Malcolm J. Macleod; 1988 - Roderick Macleod; 1989 - Malcolm J.Macleod; 1990-91 - John Macrae; 1992 - Murdo Macdonald; 1993-94 - Robert Ferguson; 1995 - Hilda Winters; 1996-97 - Allan Macritchie; 1998 - Ian Macpherson;
1999-2022 to be researched
TREASURERS
1921 - William Grant & Norman Maciver; 1922-29 - William Grant; 1930-40 - Donald Macfarquhar; 1941-58 - George Stewart; 1959-64 - James Douglas; 1965-71 - Katie Barr;
The Club then went into abeyance.
1985 - Charles Bruce Nicolson; 1986-89 Donald Hossack; 1990 - Margaret W. Morrison; 1990-91 - Katie Mary Macdonald; 1992-95 - Theresa Anderson; 1996-98 - Duncan Macmillan;
1999-2022 to be researched.
MAIN PRIZE WINNERS
CLUB CHAMPION
1987 - Murdo Macaulay; 1988 - Donnie Hossack; 1989 - Bill Sutherland; 1990 - Allan Mackinnon; 1991 - Allan Mackinnon; 1992 - Allan Mackinnon; 1993 - Allan Mackinnon; 1994 - Allan Mackinnon; 1995 - Jim Scobie; 1996 - Steven Macdonald; 1997 - Angus Munro; 1998 - Malcolm J. Macleod; 1999 - Alex Dan Campbell; 2000 - Kenneth Macleod (Sty), 2001 - Kenneth Macleod (Sty), 2002 - Isabel Linklater; 2003 - Norman Macleod; 2004 - Bob Ferguson; 2005 - Norman Macleod; 2006 - John W. O'Connor; 2007 - John W. O'Connor; 2008 - Duncan Maclean; 2009 - Norman Macleod; 2010 - Dan Macmillan; 2011 - Norman Macleod; 2012 - Norman Macleod; 2013 - Duncan Macmillan; 2014 - John N. Macleod; 2015 - Bob Walker; 2016 - Duncan Maclean; 2017 - Not Traced; 2018 - Dan Macmillan; 2019 - Malcolm Macleod; 2020 - Malcolm Macleod; 2021 - Dan Macmillan; 2022 - Billy or Cab
GENTS CHAMPION
2007 - Donnie Macdonald; 2008 - Duncan Maclean; 2009 - Dan Macmillan; 2010 - Duncan Maclean; 2011 - Duncan Maclean; 2012 - Iain France; 2013 - Duncan Macmillan; 2014 - Dan Macmillan; 2015 - Duncan Macmillan; 2016 - Angus Murray; 2017 - Not Traced; 2018 - Murdo Macleod; 2019 - Norman Macleod; 2020 - Billy Nelson; 2021 - Billy Nelson; 2022 - Billy or Cab
LADIES CHAMPION
1987 - Freda Cook; 1988 - Agnes Macleod; 1989 - Freda Cook; 1990 - Freda Cook; 1991 - Barbara Carr; 1992 - Alane Campbell; 1993 - Alane Campbell; 1994 - Alane Campbell; 1995 - Isa Dickman; 1996 - Isa Dickman; 1997 - Katie M. Macdonald; 1998 - Isabel Linklater; 1999 - Isa Dickman; 2000 - Margaret Macleod; 2001 - Isabel Linklater; 2002 - Isabel Linklater; 2003 - Janette Ramsay; 2004 - Isabel Linklater; 2005 - Sheena Macdonald; 2006 - Sheena Macdonald; 2007 - Maureen Buchanan; 2008 - Sheena Macdonald; 2009 - Agnes Munro; 2010 - Sheena Macdonald; 2011 - Isabel Linklater; 2012/2013 - Not Traced; 2014 - Sheena Macdonald; 2015 - Barbara Macdonald; 2016 - Isabel Linklater; 2017-22 - Not Played.
CLUB TROPHIES
The following trophies are held by the club:
Caledonian Macbrayne Trophy, Daily Record Trophy, Donnie Petrie Trophy, Fjord Seafood Scotland Cup, George Macleod, Wandene Cup, Gordon West Memorial Trophy (Crystal), Ian Yearley Short Mat Cup, Ivor Ferguson Challenge Trophy, John McRae Mixed Pairs Trophy, J.M. Pryde Trophy, Jim Scobie Quaich, Kenneth Graham Memorial Trophy, Novice Champion; Lewis & Harris Sports Council Shield, Pearl Assurance Trophy (Cup), President's Prize (Twin Bowls), Roy Eaton Memorial Trophy, Royal Bank of Scotland Quaich, Short Jack Trophy, Short Mat Singles Trophy, Sime 4 Bowl Pairs (Bowl on Stand), Soval Rosebowl - Gents Championship, Stornoway Round Table Open Pairs Shield, The Harris Cup Indoor Triples, Tomlinson Cup, Triples Trophy (Shield), Twin Bowls Trophy, Vaila Cup, William Mackenzie, Portland Oregon (Inscribed Bowl).