Bangor Celtic F.C.
| Full name | Bangor Celtic Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Bangor | |
| Founded | 1987 | |
| Ground | Iveagh Grounds | |
| Chairman | Gerry Carney | |
| Coach | John Scott | |
| League | Leinster Senior League Senior Division | |
| 2012–13 | 3rd | |
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Bangor Celtic F.C. are an Irish association football club based in Crumlin, Dublin. They play in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division.[1]
History
[edit]Bangor Celtic were founded in 1987 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
[edit]In 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.[6] The newly merged club would be renamed Bangor Greenhills/Greenpark F.C. (Bangor GGFC for short) and would continue to play in the Leinster Senior League.[1][7] 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.[8] It also allowed the clubs to share sponsorship with Bangor Celtic's agreement with Permanent TSB being transferred over to the new club.[8] In 2022, the club returned to it's former name of Bangor Celtic F.C. and updated the club crest to reflect the change.[9]
Ground
[edit]The club play their Sunday games at the Transport Club and their Saturday matches in Beechfield Park.[10]
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.
- ^ "Club Joint Statement – Greenhills Boys FC". 9 September 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ McMahon, James (28 July 2022). "FAI Cup preview: Hoops host non-league Bangor GG".
- ^ a b Donnelly, Dave. "Bangor and Greenhills join forces for new super club - Dublin Gazette Newspapers". Dublin Gazette. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "Bangor Celtic FC added a new photo. - Bangor Celtic FC". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "Bangor Celtic v Tolka Rovers – Soccer". www.finalwhistle.ie. Retrieved 8 June 2025.