Oban Celtic Explained

Clubname:Oban Celtic
Fullname:Oban Celtic Shinty Club
Gaelicname:Comann Camanachd Ceilteach an Obain
Nickname:Celtic
Founded:1927
League:National Division One
Season:2016
Position:1st (SD1)
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Oban Celtic (;) is a shinty team from Oban, Argyll, Scotland. The club won South Division One in 2016.

History

The club was founded in 1927 due to a plethora of players being available who could not get a game for either the senior or the junior side of Oban Camanachd. The Club were highly successful from the start, winning the Bullough Cup in their first year and reaching the Camanachd Cup Final in 1937, where they defeated Newtonmore.

They won the Camanachd Cup five times in all, and they have also been runners up on four other occasions. They were also South Senior Champions 12 times before reconstruction.

The Club has fallen on hard times in the new millennium, being relegated from the old National Division One to South Division One in 2004 and then being consigned to South Division Two due to a poor league position at the time of league reconstruction. This led to the best players going to fierce local rivals Oban Camanachd, with whom there were advanced talks of a merger[1] and also the loss of the reserve team. The club finished second in South Division Two in 2007 but won the league at a canter in 2008, marking success after several years of decline.[2]

The club were runners-up to Glenorchy in 2010 but had a disappointing 2011, finishing 7th. However, they can look forward to renewed competition with Oban Camanachd's first team in 2012 as their bitter rivals were relegated from the Premier Division.

The club holds an annual Boxing Day fixture between ex-players and the current side.[3] There is also the Robert Wylie Memorial cup played with Inverness.[4]

Nickname and origins

"Celtic"

Over the years, Oban Celtic have attracted moral support from fans of Glasgow Celtic F.C., based solely upon their name. However, this name was decided upon the mere toss of coin, the other option being Rangers. The club plays in green and white stripes.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20041121/ai_n12592113/pg_1?tag=artBody;col1 Find articles
  2. Web site: News . The Camanachd Association.
  3. News: Oban Celtic veterans go down fighting . . 12 February 2009.
  4. Web site: Oban Celtic & Inverness Meet for Robert Wylie Memorial Cup . 9 February 2012 . Skye Camanachd.