Highs and lows for Casement Celtic as we document the club's first 50 years

Casement Celtic celebrate following their 2-0 win over Passage in the Kevin Barry Cup final at Turner's Cross in 2013. Picture: Howard Crowdy
Since its foundation in 1970 the club has been competing at various levels of soccer in Cork, winning trophies, developing Cork, Munster and Irish players as well as turning young boys into well-rounded young men.

Casement by now had established themselves as a leading clubs in the country with eight teams from U10 to junior. 1975 was another standout memory for the minor side as their bad experience in Whitehall two years’ before stood to them as captain Johnny Bowen raised the precious Munster Minor cup when Richie Kenny’s classic header proved the winner in defeating Hyde Rangers of Limerick. This was the first Casement team to bring home the Munster Youths cup managed by Tony Fitzgerald.

A unique occasion that resulted in Casement Celtic overcoming Casement United 2-0 with Billy and Paul O’Sullivan the scorers.

The year 2000 began with five teams entered from Casement for the season ahead. U13, U14, Minor, Junior and senior level.

“We are very positive and are looking forward to the return of football hopefully in the not too distant future. Our hopes are to add a women’s team and also maybe an U19 men’s team, and I have no doubt when we return to some sort of normality, we can get to celebrate this huge milestone for our club.”

As well as players and management, there has been many families in the Ballyphehane area that were synonymous with the club such as the O’Connors, Powers, Wilsons, Towlers, Mulcahys, Foolkes and the Haines.
