Cork Celtic F.C.

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Cork Celtic F.C. was an Irish football club which played in the Football League of Ireland. Based in Cork, Ireland the club, which had been a successful local club for many years, joined the League as Evergreen United in 1951, a name they would play under until 1959. On changing to Cork Celtic the club's strip changed to black and gold. The club was based in Turners Cross and enjoyed many years of friendly rivalry with their cross-city opponents Cork Hibernians F.C. before that club folded in 1979.

Like other Cork clubs that went before, Cork Celtic's final years were a financial struggle. On-field performances were mirroring the off-field crises too, where a steady decline was noticed from the club's 1973/74 championship winning season to 1979 where the club finished last in the league.

Cork Celtic's days were numbered in the League of Ireland AGM of 1979 when a number of delegates led by Louis Kilcoyne (later to become the President of the FAI) called for the club's expulsion. Cork Celtic were voted out of the League by an 11 to 6 majority despite the emergence of a new committee intent on saving the club.

Following their League of Ireland expulsion, the club's attempts to gain entry to the Munster Senior League were thwarted by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) who ordered the Munster Football Association not to admit Cork Celtic to the provincial league. In addition, the FAI ended the club's lease on Turners Cross ending any hope of the club surviving.

1 Honours
2 Cork Celtic F.C. in European Competition
3 Notable Former Players
4 Season Placings
5 See also

[edit] Honours

League Championships: 1
- 1974
Shield Winners: 1
- 1960
Dublin City Cup Winners: 1
- 1961
Munster Senior Cups: 6
- 1952, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1972, 1974
Top Four Cup: 1
- 1976 & Still Holders. Trophy on view Evergreen Bar, Evergreen Road Cork

[edit] Cork Celtic F.C. in European Competition

Record (European Cup, Cup Winners' Cup)

Played	Win	Draw	Lose	For	Against
4	0	1	3	2	10

Opponents:

Season	Competition	Team
1964-65	Cup Winners' Cup	Slavia Sofia
1974-75	European Cup	Omonia Nicosia
1974-75	European Cup	Ararat Yerevan

[edit] Notable Former Players

[edit] Season Placings

Season	Position
1978/79	16th
1977/78	14th
1976/77	9th
1975/76	8th
1974/75	7th
1973/74	1st
1972/73	12th
1971/72	8th
1970/71	5th
1969/70	9th
1968/69	11th
1967/68	3rd
1966/67	11th
1965/66	11th
1964/65	8th
1963/64	4th
1962/63	4th
1961/62	2nd
1960/61	4th
1959/60	2nd
1958/59	2nd
1957/58	3rd
1956/57	4th
1955/56	4th
1954/55	11th
1953/54	2nd
1952/53	10th
1951/52	5th