Tuam Celtic A.F.C.
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Athletic Football Club|
| nickname = The Hoops|
| founded = {{start date and age|1974|2|18|df=yes}}|
| ground = Celtic Park
Cloonthue
Tuam
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| league = Galway & District League
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Tuam Celtic Association Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Tuam, County Galway. Their senior men's team currently competes in the Galway & District League. The club also operates a ladies team, thirteen underage teams and, as of July 2021, have approximately 450 playing members.{{Cite web |title=Galway District League - Division 1 |url=https://galwayfa.ie/league/197401/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=League - Galway Football Association}}{{Cite web |title=Galway District League - Club Profile - Tuam Celtic |url=https://galwayfa.ie/clubprofile/2788/?competition_id=197401&team_id=234341 |website=Club Profile - Galway Football Association}}{{Cite web |title=Tuam Celtic - Club Mark Award |url=https://www.fai.ie/latest/club-mark-awarded-to-tuam-celtic/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=FAI - Club Mark awarded to Tuam Celtic}}
History
After the demise of Tuam Town F.C. in 1973, a group of players who played at the old racecourse in Parkmore convened for a meeting with the idea of forming a new club.
The meeting was held in Tuam C.B.S (now St. Patrick's College) on Monday the 18th of February, 1974 to found a new club. The name 'Tuam Celtic A.F.C.' was adopted at this meeting after a proposal by club secretary Seamus Sweeney. Initially, a fee of 25 pence was set for membership cards to be sold to players and supporters. Registered players had to pay £1 with a fee of 10 pence per week. Tommy Fleming was elected the first team captain on 4 March 1974. Tuam Celtic played their first match against Mountbellew the following Sunday, 10 March 1974, losing 0-2.
During a meeting held on 1 October 1975, it was proposed that a board of trustees would be formed and each would invest £1,000 over two years in the Tuam Celtic Development Fund. Grounds were eventually purchased at Cloonthue Road, Tuam which is now the club's permanent home.{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~jimmymack/history.htm |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=homepage.eircom.net}}
In 2010, Tuam Celtic seniors won the Jack Lillis Cup with a 3-1 win over OLBC (Our Lady's Boys Club).{{Cite web |title=Jack Lillis Cup - 2009/2010 |url=https://galwayfa.ie/league-diagram/12523/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=League Diagram - Galway Football Association}} The following season Tuam Celtic finished second in the Division 2 league and gained promotion to Division 1.{{Cite web |title=Division 2 - 2010/2011 |url=https://galwayfa.ie/league/16340/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=League - Galway Football Association}}
In 2013, Tuam Celtic were promoted to the Premier League of the Galway & District League for the first time since 1991 after a hugely successful season where they finished second in Division 1. Celtic were just pipped to top spot on the final day of the season by Caherlistrane team, St. Patrick’s FC.{{Cite web |title=Division 1 - 2012/2013 |url=https://galwayfa.ie/league/54499/ |access-date=18 March 2025 |website=League - Galway Football Association}}
Ground
Tuam Celtic play their home games at Celtic Park, just off Cloonthue Road, in Tuam.
In 1996, the club added floodlights and built dressing rooms at Cloonthue. The grounds, training pitches and facilities are wholly owned by the club, a testament to many years of voluntary fund raising by club members.
Notable former players
- {{flagicon|Ireland}} Rory Gaffney