Cockhill Celtic F.C.

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Cockhill Celtic F.C.
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Full nameCockhill Celtic Football Club
NicknameCockhill
Founded1970
Ground Charlie O'Donnell Sports Grounds, Buncrana
ChairmanJoe McLaughlin
ManagerGavin Cullen
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. [1]

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History

The club was founded as 'Westbrook Celtic' on 28 October 1970 and 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. [2]

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. [3]

In 2017, the club grounds suffered flood damage; they received €101,000 from a UEFA Natural Disaster Grant. [4]

Honours

In culture

References

  1. ↑ "Watch: Cockhill Celtic manager encouraged despite FAI Cup exit". derryjournal.com.
  2. ↑ "Cockhill Celtic Youths - Inishowen Football League". inishowenfl.ie.
  3. ↑ "Cockhill Celtic Football Club : Buncrana, County Donegal : Soccer Pitch Directions & Map : Contact Details". soccer-ireland.com.
  4. ↑ Blake, Ben. "Cork City and Cockhill Celtic receive €160k in UEFA Natural Disaster Grants". The42.ie.
  5. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Ulster Senior League". uslfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "New Ulster Senior League season kicks off on Wednesday evening". donegaldemocrat.ie.
  7. ↑ "Rockmount retain FAI Intermediate Cup with dramatic penalty shootout win". Irish Examiner. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Penalty heartache for Gorey Rangers as Cockhill Celtic claim FAI Junior Cup". Wexford People. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Roll of Honour - Ulster Senior League Cup". uslfootball.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2018.
  10. ↑ O'Connor, Joseph (25 January 2011). Inishowen. Random House. ISBN   9781446435816 – via Google Books.

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