Oban Celtic
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Oban Celtic is a shinty team from Oban, Argyll, Scotland. It plays in South Division Two
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[edit] Playing Colours
Green and White Shirts, Green Shorts, Green Socks
The club sometimes plays in green and white hoops, but this has not been the practice for a few years.
[edit] Stadium
Celtic play at two grounds
Mossfield Park, Oban
Ganavan, Oban
[edit] 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.
The Camanachd Cup has been won five times in all and they have also been runners up on 4 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 and the loss of the reserve team. The club did finish the season in the top three of South Division Two and should be challengers for promotion in 2007.
[edit] 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. It is also noted in the modern era by the rest of the shinty community that most Celtic players support Rangers F.C..
