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Famous Matches

Strand Celtic is one of Sligo's premier clubs, founded in 1972, and has a long and illustrious history. This section of our website revives memories of some of our clubs most famous games at all levels.

We have provided a sample of these games below:

HANSBERRY GOAL SEALS LEAGUE DOUBLE FOR STRAND by

UNDER 14 GIRLS LEAGUE FINAL: STRAND CELTIC 1 DROMORE VILLA 0
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A brillant strike by Emma Hansberry sealed a cup double for Strand Celtic in the girls under 14 league final against a gallant Dromore Villa side.

CRUEL CONNACHT FINAL DEFEAT FOR PLUCKY STRAND by DMcCallion

2005 CONNACHT CUP U12 FINAL : MERVUE UNITED 1 STRAND CELTIC 0
Milebush Park, Castlebar

Cup finals are usually notoriously tight affairs. For the players of the Strand Celtic U-12s, last Saturday’s Connacht U-12 Cup final encounter in Milebush Park, Castlebar, proved to be a bitter blow.

UNDERWOOD PROVIDES DRAMATIC ENDING by

JUNE 2003 U14 GIRLS LEAGUE FINAL : BALLYMOTE CELTIC 2 STRAND CELTIC 1
McSharry Park

It seemed that a penalty shoot-out was the only solution to last Thursday’s evenly-balanced Sligo-Leitrim Youth & Schoolgirls U-14 League final in which Ballymote’s resilience matched Strand Celtic’s ingenuity. In such fixtures it is either something bizarre – a goalkeeper’s error – or dramatic – perhaps a last-minute winning goal – which decides the outcome.

ABBEY REAP FINAL REWARDS by

2003 MCSHARRY&FOLEY CUP : ABBEY UNITED 2 STRAND CELTIC 1
McSharry Park

Abbey United completed the ‘double’ as they won this season’s McSharry & Foley Cup last Friday, beating holders Strand Celtic 2-1. This final was a very open game played in true ‘Cup’ tradition, and Strand acquitted themselves well against the recently-crowned Sligo Southern Hotel Super League champions.

MORE GLORY FOR STRAND by DMcCallion

2002 ROBERT CAWLEY CUP FINAL: STRAND CELTIC 3 CALRY CELTIC 1
McSharry Park

Strand Celtic followed up their win in the McSharry & Foley Cup by beating Calry Celtic (3-1) in last Friday’s final of the Robert Cawley Memorial Cup in MacSharry Park. The Sligo-Leitrim Super League outfit fully deserved their win, although they were pushed all the way by a hard-working Calry Celtic side, who were certainly not in awe of their more illustrious opponents.

NIGHT BY THE STRAND ! by

2002 McSHARRY & FOLEY CUP FINAL : STRAND CELTIC 3 CARBURY 2
McSharry Park

There was to be no ‘double’ for this season’s Sligo-Leitrim Super League winners, Carbury FC, as their ‘Cup’ jinx struck again with Strand Celtic edging them out by the odd goal in five (3-2) in last Friday’s absorbing McSharry & Foley Cup final at MacSharry Park.

2002 U12 GIRLS WIN LEAGUE TITLE by DMcCallion

UNDER 12 GIRLS LEAGUE FINAL: STRAND CELTIC 3 CARBURY 2
Carney Village May 2002

THE Sligo-Leitrim Schoolgirls soccer U-12 League, sponsored by Oates Conlon Breheny Group, was won last week by Strand Celtic. An exciting decider, hosted by the facilities of Yeats United FC at Carney, saw Strand emerge victoriously following a five-goal thriller (3-2).