Bangor Celtic F.C. were an Irish association football club based in from Crumlin, Dublin. They played in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division before merging with Greenhills/Greenpark in 2019.[1]
| Full name | Bangor Celtic Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Bangor |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Ground | Iveagh Grounds |
| Chairman | Gerry Carney |
| Coach | John Scott |
| League | Leinster Senior League Senior Division |
| 2012–13 | 3rd |
History
editBangor Celtic were founded in 1987. They were founded as a breakaway club from Cashel Villa.[2] They originally located themselves at the playing field of Good Shepherd School in Rathfarnham shortly after the breakaway.[2] They first entered the FAI Cup in 1999.[2] In the 20th century, the club later moved to Iveagh Grounds in Crumlin, South Dublin.[3] Bangor Celtic have been used as a feeder club to the League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians.[4] They won their first Leinster Senior League Senior Division league title in 2005 and then won it again in 2009.[5]
Merge
editIn 2019, Bangor Celtic merged with nearby Greenhills/Greenpark F.C.. The club decided that they would not locate themselves at the Iveagh Grounds and instead moved to Greenhills/Greenpark's ground due to superior facilities.[1] The Greenhills Boys section of the club was kept separate from the merger. The newly merged club would be renamed Bangor Greenhills/Greenpark F.C. and would continue to play in the Leinster Senior League.[1] The merger was made as part of a trend of smaller Dublin football clubs merging to concentrate talent and be able to challenge larger junior clubs like Crumlin United and Cherry Orchard.[6] It also allowed the clubs to share sponsorship with Bangor Celtic's agreement with Permanent TSB being transferred over to the new club.[6]
Honours
edit- Leinster Senior League: 2
- 2004–05, 2008–09[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bangor and Greenhills/ Greenpark join forces". Echo.ie. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "The Outsiders". Irish Times. 9 January 1999. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Bangor Celtic". The 42. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Aidan (28 January 2020). "Bohs fan favourite Grant keen to be part of 'golden generation'". Herald. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ a b "List of Leinster Senior League Champions". Rsssf.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ a b Donnelly, Dave. "Bangor and Greenhills join forces for new super club - Dublin Gazette Newspapers". Dublin Gazette. Retrieved 9 March 2020.