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The Park Centre is located on the former
football ground and race track known as Celtic Park, home to Belfast
Celtic from 1891 to 1949.
The legendary Belfast Celtic Football Club was the leading light in Irish football
from 1891 to 1949. Despite being twice forced to withdraw from competition due
to the political upheavals of the time, the Belfast Celtic team won numerous
trophies and gained the admiration of the sporting community in Ireland and further
afield.
During their time in competition, Belfast Celtic had won the Irish League fourteen
times, the Irish Cup eight times, the City Cup ten times and the Gold Cup seven
times. The Belfast Celtic team was the pride of Irish football until it was forced
out of competition after the dramatic game against Belfast rivals Linfield on
Boxing Day 1948. |
