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Celtic was founded as a charity for poor Irish immigrants in Glasgow by Brother Walfrid, a Marist Brother originally from County Sligo, Ireland. [77] Consequently, Celtic is strongly associated with Scotland's Irish Catholic community [78] [79] and have a significant number of supporters in Ireland and among members of the Irish diaspora elsewhere.
While the majority of Celtic fans are Catholic, some of the key figures in the club's history (Jock Stein, Kenny Dalglish, and Danny McGrain amongst others) have come from a Protestant background. [31] In recent times, both Old Firm teams have taken measures to combat sectarianism.
"When I was growing up, I went to a Catholic school, and there wasn't one Rangers fan in the entire school," said Neil McGarvey, 43, who is involved in the operation of Kerrydale Street, a popular Celtic fan Web site. "It's much more mixed now – my boy goes to a Catholic school, and there are maybe 5 percent Rangers fans now."
On 6 November 1887, the Celtic Football Club was founded at the Catholic St. Mary's Church Hall in Calton as a way to fight poverty in East Glasgow. [9] Their Glasgow neighbours Rangers F.C. later became associated with the Protestant section of Glasgow which led to the Old Firm rivalry, which has been the centre of several sectarian incidents ...
Celtic fans also waved Irish and Palestinian flags and displayed a banner accusing Britain of genocide ahead of their Scottish Premiership match with Kilmarnock
Celtic’s association with Irish Republicanism underpins some fans’ rejection and disapproval of Remembrance Sunday, which commemorates the contribution of British and Commonwealth military ...
Celtic fans were placed third, the only club in Britain on the list, with the magazine highlighting their rendition of "You'll Never Walk Alone" before the start of European ties at Celtic Park. [143] On 23 October 2017, Celtic fans were awarded with the FIFA Fan Award for their tifo commemorating the 50th anniversary of the club's European cup ...
Fans banned from European tie and expert says brace for more weather events make the front pages. Scotland's papers: Celtic fan ban and disaster planning concerns Skip to main content