Bangor Celtic F.C. are an Irish association football club based in

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. They play in the

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History

Bangor Celtic were founded in 1987 as a breakaway club from Cashel Villa. They originally located themselves at the playing field of Good Shepherd School in

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shortly after the breakaway. They first entered the

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in 1999. In the 20th century, the club later moved to Iveagh Grounds in Crumlin, South Dublin. Bangor Celtic have been used as a feeder club to the

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side

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. They won their first

league title in 2005 and then won it again in 2009.

Merge

In 2019, Bangor Celtic merged with nearby Greenhills/Greenpark F.C. The club decided that they would not locate themselves at the Iveagh Grounds and instead moved to Greenhills/Greenpark's ground due to superior facilities. The Greenhills Boys section of the club was kept separate from the merger. The newly merged club would be renamed Bangor Greenhills/Greenpark F.C. (Bangor GGFC for short) and would continue to play in the Leinster Senior League. The merger was made as part of a trend of smaller Dublin football clubs merging to concentrate talent and be able to challenge larger junior clubs like Crumlin United and Cherry Orchard. It also allowed the clubs to share sponsorship with Bangor Celtic's agreement with

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being transferred over to the new club. In 2022, the club returned to its former name of Bangor Celtic F.C. and updated the club crest to reflect the change.

Ground

The club play their Sunday games at the Transport Club and their Saturday matches in Beechfield Park.

Honours

* Leinster Senior League: 2 **2004–05, 2008–09

References

{{reflist Association football clubs in Dublin (city) Crumlin, Dublin Leinster Senior League (association football) clubs