Donegal Celtic F.C.
Full name	Donegal Celtic Football and Sports Club
Nickname(s)	"DC", The (wee) Hoops, DC
Founded	1970
Ground	Donegal Celtic Park Belfast (Capacity 3000)
Chairman	Raymond Bonner
Manager	Paddy Kelly
League	Irish Premier League
2006/07
Home colours Away colours

Donegal Celtic is a football club playing in the Irish Premier League in Northern Ireland. The club, founded in 1970, hails from Belfast and plays its home matches at Donegal Celtic Park. Club colours are green and white in Celtic-style hoops. The current manager is Paddy Kelly. Image File history File links Donegal. ... Donegal Celtic Park is the home of Irish Premier League team Donegal Celtic. ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... The Drumaville Consortium is a group of eight Irish businessmen and one English businessman led by former footballer Niall Quinn, involved in the takeover of English Premier League football club Sunderland A.F.C.. The consortium is named after the village of Drumaville in Donegal. ... Official logo of the Irish Premier League The Irish Premier League is the top tier of the Irish Football League, which operates in Northern Ireland. ... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_white_hoops. ... soccer kit File links The following pages link to this file: Celtic F.C. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Reading F.C. F.C. Dallas Yeovil Town F.C. Greenock Morton F.C. Darlington F.C. Sporting Clube de Portugal Santos Laguna De Graafschap Shamrock Rovers F.C. Donegal Celtic... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_white_hoops. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Official logo of the Irish Premier League The Irish Premier League is the top tier of the Irish Football League, which operates in Northern Ireland. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article is about the city in Northern Ireland. ... Donegal Celtic Park is the home of Irish Premier League team Donegal Celtic. ... Celtic Football Club (pronounced seltik in IPA; AIM: CCP)[1] is a Scottish football club, competing in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... The Drumaville Consortium is a group of eight Irish businessmen and one English businessman led by former footballer Niall Quinn, involved in the takeover of English Premier League football club Sunderland A.F.C.. The consortium is named after the village of Drumaville in Donegal. ...

History

Donegal Celtic (or "DC") was formed in 1970 by local men from the Lenadoon estate in west Belfast. The club's early days were spent organising and playing friendlies and entering local tournaments. In its infancy it lacked the appropriate facilities and equipment but still managed to grow considerably despite mounting political and social turmoil in Northern Ireland. The club managed to secure a plot of land between Lenadoon and Colin Glen Forest Park and registered its chosen name with the Irish Football League. Often confused with the county or the (differently-spelled) Donegall Road on which Belfast Celtic once played, the club actually takes its name from streets in its locality, which are named after towns in County Donegal. West Belfast is a Parliamentary Constituency in the House of Commons and also an Assembly constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Belfast Celtic Badge Belfast Celtic football club was founded in 1891 and was one of the most successful teams in Irish football until sectarian violence forced them to withdraw from the league in 1949. ... Statistics Province: Ulster Dáil Éireann: Donegal North East, Donegal South West County Town: Lifford Code: DL Area: 4,841 km² Population (2006) 146,956 Website: www. ...

In 1990, the club drew Linfield, a club with a Protestant support in contrast to Donegal Celtic's Catholic fans, in the Irish Cup and travelled along with over five thousand supporters to Windsor Park. The club had not expected such a large following and neither had the authorities and the match was delayed for fifteen minutes while those outside were ushered into the Kop end for what would be the club's biggest game to date. “Linfield” redirects here. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. ... Windsor Park - a view from the Kop Stand, showing the two-tiered North Stand and the low Railway stand behind the opposite goal Windsor Park is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club, Linfield FC, in Belfast. ...

What promised to be an incredible sporting spectacle soon descended into secatarian mayhem when fans rioted and the police fired plastic baton rounds into the Donegal Celtic end. One member of the Linfield support invaded the pitch and viciously assaulted Brendan Tully, a descendant of Charlie Tully who experienced a similar attack prompting the withdrawal of Belfast Celtic from Irish football in 1948. CHARLIE TULLY, born in Belfast on 11 July 1924, signed for Celtic Football Club from Belfast Celtic on 28 June 1948. ... Belfast Celtic Badge Belfast Celtic football club was founded in 1891 and was one of the most successful teams in Irish football until sectarian violence forced them to withdraw from the Irish League in 1949. ...

From then the club went on to dominate the Northern Ireland Intermediate League, securing the league title eight times including three trebles and two doubles. It was this sort of form that prompted the club to apply for Irish League status from around 1993. The political scene was becoming more favourable and the club hoped that this would be considered in their application. The Irish League however continually overlooked them instead chose other teams allegedly for discriminatory reasons. The Irish Football League (IFL), or Irish League, is a league of football (soccer) clubs in Northern Ireland. ...

In 1998 the football at Donegal Celtic Park became a political one when the club was drawn against the RUC team in the Steel & Sons Cup semi-final. The cup is considered the most prestigious in Irish junior football, attracting large crowds for its Christmas Day final and the club felt that this year would be its best chance to capture what had eluded them for decades. The members initially voted to go ahead with the game. They were forced, however, to reverse their decision after intense pressure from Provisional Sinn Fein politicians. The club stated it had been "thrown into the eye of the storm"^[1], with football being the only true loser. PSNI FC is a football club in Northern Ireland, associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. ... The Steel & Sons Cup is a football competition in Northern Ireland run by the County Antrim & District FA. The competition has culminated in the Final which is traditionally played on Christmas Day - except where Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. ... Joseph and Mary with baby Jesus, at the first Christmas Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... Provisional Sinn Féin evolved from the split in Sinn Féin and the IRA that took place in the late 1960s. ...

DC continued to apply for Irish League entry only to be denied time and time again. Left with no option the club sought legal action claiming that they were being discriminated against on religious grounds. Their case, along with that of Lurgan Celtic, was backed by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland ^[2] and was due to go before a county court on the 15th April 2002, but was adjourned until June. The hearing would never come as the Irish Football Association admitted both clubs into the Irish League Second Division at its AGM in May for the start of the 2002-03 season. ^{[3] [4]} Lurgan Celtic F.C. is based in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. ... The Irish Football Association (IFA) is the organising body for football in Northern Ireland. ...

This meant that the League was expanded from thirteen to sixteen teams with Crewe United being admitted alongside the two Celtics and the two bottom clubs PSNI (formerly the RUC) and Chimney Corner remaining in the league. In December of that year the club managed finally to capture the elusive Steel & Sons Cup, denied to them five years previously, as they defeated underdogs Killyleagh YC 3-0 at Seaview in the Christmas Day spectacle.^[5] The next season the club managed to progress to the First Division after finishing in sixth place. PSNI FC is a football club in Northern Ireland, associated with the Police Service of Northern Ireland. ... Chimney Corner is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Second Division. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The team was beginning to find its feet under the stewardship of Paddy Kelly and captain Joe Donnelly as they managed to secure a respectable eighth place and consolidate their status as a First Division club. The Drumaville Consortium is a group of eight Irish businessmen and one English businessman led by former footballer Niall Quinn, involved in the takeover of English Premier League football club Sunderland A.F.C.. The consortium is named after the village of Drumaville in Donegal. ...

In season 2004-05 the club were ready for an assault on the league and despite maintaining second place for considerable periods, a combination of incredible form by Armagh City and a late push by recently relegated senior club Glenavon forced DC into third place. Although losing the possibility of promotion may have left some disappointed coming that close was seen as a massive achievement and set the tone for the following season. Armagh City FC is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ... Glenavon F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Premier League. ...

With the news that relegated Premier League club Omagh Town had been forced to fold due to financial difficulties^[6] only three teams were left with a reasonable chance at promotion, those were relegated Crusaders, Bangor and Donegal Celtic. Bangor's challenge quickly deteriorated and DC's cup commitments allowed Crusaders to open up a gap in the league that they could never realistically close. Crusaders played through the season losing only one game, including knocking DC out of two separate cup competitions on their way to a First Division treble, with DC finishing second, and thus a chance for promotion to the Premier League in a two-legged play-off against the second-bottom Premier League club, Institute. Omagh Town F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ... Crusaders F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Premier League. ... This article is about the football club in Northern Ireland. ... Institute F.C. is a Northern Ireland football club playing in the Irish Football League. ...

DC's home leg had to be played at Cliftonville's Solitude stadium because Donegal Celtic Park was deemed not to meet the minimum standards for senior football (this was despite the absence of an explicit rule dealing with ground criteria for play-off matches). DC took a commanding lead with a 3-1 victory ^[7] in the first leg, however Institute’s away goal ensured the contest was far from over and most of the hard work would have to be done in Drumahoe the following Wednesday. DC played the return game out while Institute ran out of steam searching for the first of the two goals needed to save themselves from relegation against a ten man team. The game finished 0-0 ^[8] and the final whistle lead to an impromptu pitch invasion and a massive huddle as fans and players celebrated together. Cliftonville F.C. (the Reds) is an Northern Irish football team playing in the Irish Premier League. ... For other uses, see Solitude (disambiguation). ... Donegal Celtic Park is the home of Irish Premier League team Donegal Celtic. ...

The team also managed to capture the Intermediate Cup defeating Coagh United 2-0 in the final, it was the only cup in junior football the team had not yet won. The Intermediate Cup is a Northern Ireland football competition, currently sponsored by the Belfast Telegraph. ... Coagh United is a Northern Ireland football (soccer) club playing in the IFA Intermediate League. ...

In its first season in senior football, DC managed to avoid relegation, finishing thirteenth out of sixteen.

Men's senior squad 2006-07

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Honours

• Intermediate Cup: 1
  • 2005/06
• Steel & Sons Cup:
  • 2003/04
• Intermediate League: 8
  • 1989/90, 1990/91, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1994/95, 1998/99, 1999/00; 2001/02
• Intermediate League Cup: 7
  • 1988/89, 1989/90, 1991/92, 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00, 2001/02
• Intermediate League Challenge Cup: 6
  • 1988/89, 1989/90, 1992/93, 1994/95, 1998/99, 2001/02

The Intermediate Cup is a Northern Ireland football competition, currently sponsored by the Belfast Telegraph. ... The Steel & Sons Cup is a football competition in Northern Ireland run by the County Antrim & District FA. The competition has culminated in the Final which is traditionally played on Christmas Day - except where Christmas Day falls on a Sunday. ...

See also

• Irish League Forums Supporters Group

External links

• DonegalCeltic.net - Recently updated Unofficial News, Info, Fixtures & Results
• DC Ladies
• Irish Football Club Project

References

1. ^ Club faced 'unfair' pressure BBC News, 13 November 1998
2. ^ Celtic teams await league approval BBC News, 17 April 2002
3. ^ Celtic duo withdraw actions BBC News, 24 June 2002
4. ^ Celtic duo admitted to League BBC News, 30 May 2002
5. ^ Celtic lift Steel Cup BBC News, 26 December 2003
6. ^ Omagh fold after financial crisis BBC News, 7 June 2005
7. ^ Donegal Celtic 3-1 Institute BBC News, 5 May 2006
8. ^ Institute 0-0 Donegal Celtic BBC News, 10 May 2006