Draperstown Celtic F.C.

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Draperstown Celtic
Full nameDraperstown Celtic Football Club
Nickname(s)DC
Founded1968
GroundCahore Playing Fields
ChairmanPaul McCallion
ManagerJohn Glass

Draperstown Celtic is a football club from the village of Draperstown, Northern Ireland. The club, founded in 1968, plays its home matches at Cahore Playing Fields.

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Draperstown Celtic were awarded the IFA Grassroots Club Of The Year Award for 2020 as well as the Inclusivity Award

Club colours Home Kit - Green and white hoops. Away Kit - Black with green and gold vertical stripes. DC Diamonds - Black with pink and white vertical stripes.

The current principle club sponsor is Ballinascreen Credit Union with Capital Dynamics and Crockandun Windfarm Ltd also appearing on the kits

The clubs mental health partner is S.T.E.P.S

As of 2020 / 21 season Draperstown Celtic have both male and female teams at various ages from U6 right up to Seniors.

Honours

Junior honours

Intermediate honours

Current squad

As of Sun 25 January 2009

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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