Cockhill Celtic F.C.

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Cockhill Celtic F.C.
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Full nameCockhill Celtic Youth and Football Club [1]
NicknameCockhill
Founded28 October 1970;55 years ago (1970-10-28)
Ground Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds, Buncrana
ChairmanJoe McLaughlin
ManagerGavin Cullen [2]
League Inishowen Football League
2023–241st

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. [3]

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History

Cockhill Celtic Youth and Football Club was founded on 28 October 1970 as 'Westbrook Celtic' by a group of men who played football in Buncrana. [4] The club originally played in the Derry & District Football League (D&D League).[ citation needed ] 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. [1]

After the 1984–85 season, the club decided to apply to the Ulster Senior League. [4] In 1989, the association football club amalgamated with the local youth club to become collectively known as 'Cockhill Celtic Youth and Football Club'. [1]

Gavin Cullen was appointed manager in June 2015, replacing Donal O'Brien. [5] The former Finn Harps goalkeeper initially took over as player-manager, having previously managed the youth side. [2]

In April 2024, Cockhill became champions of the Inishowen Football League Premier Division after defeating Greencastle 2–0. [6]

Ground

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. [7]

In 2017, the club grounds suffered flood damage; they received €101,000 from a UEFA Natural Disaster Grant. [8]

Honours

In culture

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cockhill Celtic Youths - Inishowen Football League". inishowenfl.ie. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 McNulty, Chris (21 April 2023). "Gavin Cullen: A reluctant manager delivering the goods for Cockhill". www.donegallive.ie. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Watch: Cockhill Celtic manager encouraged despite FAI Cup exit". derryjournal.com.
  4. 1 2 "About Club – Cockhill Celtic Football Club". www.cockhillcelticfc.com. Archived from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Kelly, Oisin (18 June 2015). "Gavin Cullen takes over as Cockhill Celtic Manager". Highland Radio. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Cockhill captain Bradley "over the moon" with title win". Highland Radio. 21 April 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Cockhill Celtic Football Club : Buncrana, County Donegal : Soccer Pitch Directions & Map : Contact Details". soccer-ireland.com.
  8. ↑ Blake, Ben. "Cork City and Cockhill Celtic receive €160k in UEFA Natural Disaster Grants". The42.ie.
  9. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Ulster Senior League". uslfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018.
  10. ↑ "New Ulster Senior League season kicks off on Wednesday evening". donegaldemocrat.ie.
  11. ↑ McNulty, Chris (26 July 2020). "USL – Cockhill crowned champions to secure eighth title in a row". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 12 January 2026. The inscription from the silversmith is by now a familiar one as Cockhill Celtic clinched their eighth successive Ulster Senior League title.
  12. ↑ McNulty, Chris (12 July 2023). "USL demise to signal junior return for Cockhill, Bonagee and Letterkenny". www.donegallive.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Rockmount retain FAI Intermediate Cup with dramatic penalty shootout win". Irish Examiner. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  14. ↑ "Penalty heartache for Gorey Rangers as Cockhill Celtic claim FAI Junior Cup". Wexford People. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  15. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Ulster Senior League Cup". uslfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018.
  16. ↑ O'Connor, Joseph (25 January 2011). Inishowen. Random House. ISBN   9781446435816 – via Google Books.

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