Having escaped relegation to the regional leagues by the skin of their teeth last month, the Bute first team get their new campaign under way away to Glasgow Mid Argyll on March 6, before welcoming North Division One champions Lovat to the Meadows seven days later.

Bute's second team, meanwhile, begin their assault on South Division Two with a local derby at home to Col-Glen, also on March 6.

The Camanachd Association published the forthcoming season's league fixtures on Thursday after making the draws for this year's cup competitions earlier in the week.

The Bute first team were given a bye in the first round of the Glasgow Celtic Society Cup and will play Kilmory or Ballachulish away from home in round two on May 1, while the Macaulay Cup draw handed Bute's seniors a home first round game against Kilmory on May 8.

Bute's second team were drawn away to Glasgow Mid Argyll in the first round of the Sutherland Cup, and away to Taynuilt in round one of the Bullough Cup.

The full fixture lists for both Bute teams are as follows.

First team (Premier League fixtures unless stated otherwise):

March 6 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (h)
March 13 - Lovat (h)
March 20 - Glenurquhart (h)
March 27 - Kyles Athletic (a)
April 3 - no game
April 10 - Newtonmore (h)
April 17 - Kingussie (h)
April 24 - Fort William (a)
May 1 - Kilmory or Ballachulish (a) in Glasgow Celtic Society Cup quarter-final
May 8 - Kilmory (h) in Macaulay Cup first round
May 15 - Inveraray (h)
May 22 - Camanachd Cup second round (draw to be made after first round on April 24)
May 29 - Lovat (a)
June 5 - Oban Camanachd (a)
July 12 - Macaulay Cup second round
June 19 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (h)
June 26 - Glasgow Celtic Society Cup final (at Old Anniesland)
July 3 - Clash of the Camans at Fort William
July 10 - Camanachd Cup quarter-final
July 17 - Glenurquhart (a)
July 24 - Macaulay Cup semi-final
July 31 - Kingussie (a)
Aug 7 - Camanachd Cup semi-final
Aug 14 - Newtonmore (a)
Aug 21 - Kyles Athletic (h) or Macaulay Cup final
Aug 28 - Fort William (h)
Sept 4 - Inveraray (a)
Sept 11 - Oban Camanachd (h)
Sept 18 - Camanachd Cup final
All other Saturdays are free for the re-arrangement of any postponed fixtures.

Second team (fixtures in South Division Two unless otherwise stated):

March 6 - Col Glen (h)
March 13 - Ballachulish (a)
March 20 - Tayforth (a)
March 27 - Aberdour (h)
April 3 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (h)
April 10 - Glasgow Mid Argyll (a) in Sutherland Cup first round
April 17 - Kyles (a)
April 24 - Strachur (h)
May 1 - Col Glen (a)
May 8 - Ballachulish (h)
May 15 - Tayforth (h)
May 22 - Sutherland Cup second round
May 26 (Wed) - Taynuilt (a) in Bullough Cup first round
May 29 - Aberdour (a)
June 5 v Glasgow Mid Argyll (a)
June 12 Sutherland Cup semi-final
June 19 v Kyles (h)
June 23 (Wed) Bullough Cup semi-final
June 26 v Strachur (a)
All other Saturdays free for re-arrangement of any postponed fixtures, except July 3 (Clash of the Camans), July 10 (Sutherland Cup semi-final) and September 4 (Bullough Cup final).