Derry Celtic F.C.

Derry Celtic Football Club was a football club from Derry, Ireland. The club, formed as St Columb's Hall in 1890, changing to St Columb's Hall Celtic in 1893 after amalgamating with other Derry clubs Rosemount(founded 1884), Clooney Park (1890) and Ivy(1890), and Derry Celtic in 1900, was once the primary team in the city, replacing the previously folded, Derry Olympic, but was voted out of the Irish League in 1913 and is now defunct, just like its predecessor.

As St Columb's Hall Celtic, the club reached the Irish Cup final in the 1897-98 season, losing 0-2 to Linfield. The club competed in the Irish League for the first time in 1900-01, finishing its first season without a single win. There was no relegation in this transition season with the restructuring of the football system in 1901 to allow teams on the whole island of Ireland to compete, so Celtic remained in the top tier. Things began to improve in the next few seasons for Derry Celtic, now competing in the Irish League Division A. The club picked up its first win in the 1901-02 season and achieved 6th place. They followed this up by finishing 5th in the 1902-03 season, however, this would prove to be Celtic's most successful season, only ever climbing to 5th once again in the 1909-10 season. Although they had finished bottom of the table twice in this period, in 1906-07 and 1908-09, the lack of promotion or relegation ensured they stayed in Division A. However, with the introduction in 1912 of relegation for the teams occupying the bottom two positions in the division and Celtic's subsequent ninth place finish in 1912-13, the club was relegated for the first time in its short history. Following this, the club was voted out of the Irish League and never again played senior football. Derry City took over from the club as the city's main side after their formation in 1928 and their subsequent acceptance into the Irish League in 1929.

The club played at Celtic Park (now the Derry GAA stadium) from 1894 to 1900, and at the Brandywell (now Derry City's stadium) from 1900.

Honours

Senior honours

• County Derry Cup/North West Senior Cup: 8
  • 1894/95, 1895/96, 1896/97, 1897/98, 1898/99, 1900/01, 1901/02, 1902/03