Belfast YMCA

Work in progress - many details tbc.

Ground: Mountpottinger Road
Founded: 1883
Folded: 1891 (amalgamated with Cliftonville)

Irish League Record:
Elected to Irish League in 1891.
Season. Pl .W .D .L .F:A. Pt .POS
1891-92 .9 .0 .1 .8 14:40 .1 10/10 (resigned from league 19/12/1891)

"English" Cup Record:
1888/89
Qualifying Competition - First Round bye
Qualifying Competition - Second Round lost 0-5 vs Cliftonville
1889/90
Qualifying Competition - First Round bye
Qualifying Competition - Second Round bye
Qualifying Competition - Third Round scratched to Distillery

Summary: (two entries)
Pl W D L F:A
.1 0 0 1 0:5

Honours:
Irish Cup Runners-Up 1888/89
Charity Cup Runner-Up 1886/87
Co. Antrim Shield Runner-Up 1888/89

Notable Players:
Players capped at senior level while playing with YMCA:
S. Cooke (1 cap)
W.B. Dalton (1)
J. Forsythe (2)
J. Lemon (2)
W. Leslie (1)
J.C. Percy (1)
M. Silo (1)

Other Ireland internationals to have played for YMCA:
Jimmy Small

Belfast Celtic FC

Work in progress.

Founded: 1891
Folded: 1949
Ground: Celtic Park ("Paradise")
Main Colours: Green and white (originally stripes, then hoops)
Website: The Grand Old Team

Selected Managers:
Elisha Scott (1934-1949)

League History:
Junior Alliance 18291/92; Junior League 1892/93-1895/96; Irish League 1896/97-1914/15; Intermediate League while the Irish League was suspended due to the First World War; Belfast & District (War Time) League 1918/19; Irish League 1919/20 (withdrew due to civil unrest); Irish League 1924/25-1939/40; Northern Regional (War Time) League 1940/41-1946/47; Irish League 1947/48-1948/49.

Honours:
Senior
Irish League Champions (14) 1899/1900, 1914/15, 1919/20, 1925/26, 1926/27, 1927/28, 1928/29, 1932/33, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1947/48.
Belfast & District League Champions (1) 1918/19.
Northern Regional League Champions (4) 1940/41, 1941/42, 1942/43, 1946/47.
Irish Cup Winners (8) 1917/18, 1925/26, 1936/37, 1937/38, 1940/41, 1942/43, 1943/44, 1946/47.
Gold Cup Winners (10) 1911/12, 1925/26, 1934/35, 1938/39, 1939/40, 1940/41, 1943/44, 1945/46, 1946/47, 1947/48.
City Cup Winners (10) 1905/06, 1906/07, 1925/26, 1927/28, 1929/30, 1930/31, 1932/33, 1939/40, 1947/48, 1948/49.
Co. Antrim Shield Winners (8) 1894/95, 1909/10, 1926/27, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1938/39, 1942/43, 1944/45.
Dublin & Belfast Inter-City Cup Winners (1) 1947/48 (shared).
Intermediate
Intermediate League Champions (7) 1916/17, 1917/18, 1931/32, 1933/34, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1936/37.
Junior League Champions (3) 1893/94, 1894/95, 1895/96.
Intermediate Cup Winners (5) 1913/14, 1934/35, 1935/36, 1936/37, 1939/40.
Steel & Sons Cup Winners (5) 1912/13, 1916/17, 1917/18, 1934/35, 1935/36.

Notable Players:
31 players were awarded senior caps by the IFA while with Celtic:
Tom "Bud" Aherne (3)
Tommy Breen (4)
Robert Clarke (2)
Jimmy Connor (11)
Jackie Coulter (3)
Sammy Curran (4)
Jack Diffin (1)
Isaac Doherty (1)
Joe Douglas (1)
Jimmy Ferris (4)
Bertie Fulton (20)
Mick Hamill (3)
Andrew Hunter (4)
Norman Kernaghan (3)
Jack Leathem (1)
Jack Mahood (8)
Davy "Boy" Martin (4)
Jimmy Maxwell (2)
Jimmy McAlinden (2)
Pat McAuley (1)
Paddy McCann (4)
Alec McCartney (6)
Keiller McCullough (2)
Jack McGrillen (2)
Fred McKee (3)
Eddie McMorran (1)
Tom Mulholland (2)
Harry Nicholl (3)
Billy Pollock (1)
Elisha Scott (3)
Jackie Vernon (2)

Other Celtic players to have won full international caps at some other point in their careers include Louis Bookman, Hugh Davey, Barney Donaghey, Pat Farrell, Billy Halligan, William Hamilton, Jimmy Jones, Alfie Kearns, Jim Kelly, Paddy Kelly, Jim McAuley (guest), Kevin McGarry, Jimmy McKnight, Dave McMullan, Bert Mehaffy, Fred Roberts, Charlie Tully, Jap Walker.

Elisha Scott, Dan McKinney, Mickey Hamill, Ned Kerr (all WWI), Billy McMillan, Jackie Vernon, Sean McCarthy, Paddy Bonnar and "Bud" Aherne (all WWII) played in the post-war Victory International series.

The following players won amateur caps:
Louis Bookman, Bertie Fulton, Hugh Leddy, Jackie Mahood, Stanley Mahood, "Boy" Martin, Kevin McAlinden, Paddy McCann, Victor McConnell, Fred McKee, Sam Moore, Gerry Murray, Harry Olpherts, Billy Pollock and Jordan Robertson. Charlie McIlroy won amateur caps prior to joining Celtic and Robert Mills and Jimmy Rosbotham after leaving.

Finally, these players played in inter-league matches while Celtic players:
Aherne, Barrett, Bonnar, Breen, Brown, Bruce, Buckle, Campbell, Carroll, Clarke, Clay, Connor, Coulter, Crone, Curran, Currie, Denver, Diffin, Doherty, Dornan, Ferguson, Ferris, Fleming, Foye, Frewen, Fulton, Gall, Gibson, Glenn, Hamill, Heggarty, Hunter, Inch, Jones, Kelly Kernaghan, Kirkwood, Lavery, Lawler, J. Mahood, S. Mahood, Martin, McAlinden, McAuley, McCann, McCartney, McConville, McCullough, McGrillen, McKnight, McMillan, Moore, Murphy, Nicholl, Norwood, O'Neill, Pollock, Ritchie, E. Scott, W.J. Scott, Tierney, Tully, Turnbull, H. Walker, J. Walker, Ward, Wright,