Cockhill Celtic F.C.
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| Full name | Cockhill Celtic Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Cockhill | ||
| Founded | 1970 | ||
| Ground | Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds, Buncrana | ||
| Chairman | Joe McLaughlin | ||
| Manager | Gavin Cullen | ||
| League | Inishowen Football League | ||
| 2023-24 | 1st | ||
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Cockhill Celtic Football Club is an Irish association football (soccer) club based in Buncrana, County Donegal. The club's senior men's team plays in the Inishowen Football League.[1]
History
[edit]The club was founded as 'Westbrook Celtic' on 28 October 1970. They originally played in the D&D League, which covered counties Donegal and Londonderry. They moved to Cockhill and became 'Cockhill Celtic' in 1974, and moved into the Inishowen Football League. They remained there until 2005, when the club transferred to the Ulster Senior League.[2]
Ground
[edit]The club grounds are named after long-time chairman Charlie O'Donnell (chair from 1978 until his death in 2007). The ground seats 1,000 people and is located on Cockhill in Buncrana. The club also has two astroturf pitches.[3]
In 2017, the club grounds suffered flood damage; they received €101,000 from a UEFA Natural Disaster Grant.[4]
Honours
[edit]- Ulster Senior League[5]
- Winners: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–2020, 2021–2022, 2022-2023: 11
- FAI Intermediate Cup
- Runner-up: 2022–2023
- FAI Junior Cup
- Winners: 2023–2024: 1
- Ulster Senior League Cup
- Winners: 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018: 7
- Inishowen Football League
- Winners: 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1999–2000, 2004–05, 2023–2024: 6[citation needed]
In culture
[edit]- The club are mentioned in Joseph O'Connor's novel Inishowen (2000).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Watch: Cockhill Celtic manager encouraged despite FAI Cup exit". derryjournal.com.
- ^ "Cockhill Celtic Youths - Inishowen Football League". inishowenfl.ie.
- ^ "Cockhill Celtic Football Club : Buncrana, County Donegal : Soccer Pitch Directions & Map : Contact Details". soccer-ireland.com.
- ^ Blake, Ben. "Cork City and Cockhill Celtic receive €160k in UEFA Natural Disaster Grants". The42.ie.
- ^ "New Ulster Senior League season kicks off on Wednesday evening". donegaldemocrat.ie.
- ^ O'Connor, Joseph (25 January 2011). Inishowen. Random House. ISBN 9781446435816 – via Google Books.