Red and white football in Bansha
A village club built from one local team
Bansha Celtic began in 1991 when local footballers formed a junior side of their own. The club later brought schoolboy football into the village and established Celtic Park as a home for underage, youth and adult football.
Club heritage
From one junior team to Celtic Park
19911995 move
The club started with Bansha players who had represented other sides in the area. The club history records the move into the village in 1995, when a field beside Eamone O’Heney’s pub became Celtic Park.
Underage pathway
A schoolboy route rebuilt in 2006
SchoolboysYouth route
The schoolboy record says Bansha entered a team in 1995, then rebuilt underage football with an under 10 blitz team in 2006. That group won the under 11 Tipperary Cup the following season.
Selected honours
Cup success in 2018 and 2026
John Delaney CupDivision 1 Shield
Bansha won its first John Delaney Cup in 2018, beating St Michael’s 3–1. A club match record credits Bernard Fitzgerald with all three goals.
Current football
Underage cups and senior Premier football
2026–2027TSDL Premier
The Tipperary Schoolboys and Schoolgirls League lists Bansha in local and national cup football. Opening TSDL results place the senior side in the Premier Division.
Celtic Park
The club’s village home since 1995
School RoadE34 KX68
The club publishes Celtic Park, School Road, Bansha, Co. Tipperary, E34 KX68 as its football ground. Visitors should follow the venue attached to their match, since a committee address is not a match destination.
Joining Bansha Celtic
Start with the player’s year of birth
Ask which team covers the player’s year of birth, where that team trains, what equipment is needed and if registration is open before attending.
Club story
Football rooted in the village
Bansha Celtic’s first junior team brought together local players who had been with other clubs in the area. A small committee then worked to establish soccer in a community with a strong Gaelic games tradition. The 1995 move into Bansha gave the club a recognisable home and allowed Celtic Park to host junior, schoolboy and representative football.
Schoolboy football had two distinct starts. One team entered in 1995, while the route that grew into later youth football began with an under 10 blitz team in 2006. The returning group won the under 11 Tipperary Cup the following season under Gerald Egan and David Fanning. Club records later note further league and cup success and a national cup run by the 2012 under 16 side.
Christopher Higgins began with the early schoolboy team and later represented Ireland at junior international level. The club record also names former junior international Michael Grace as a coach. Current coaching contacts are available from the club.
Senior milestones continued in May 2026. The TSDL match report records a 4–0 Division 1 Shield final win over Two Mile Borris B. Later that month Bansha held Peake Villa scoreless for 90 minutes in the Tipperary Cup final before losing 2–0 after extra time, as recorded in Tipp FM’s match report.
For parking, toilets, changing rooms, seating, shelter or refreshments at Celtic Park, check with the club before travelling. This is especially useful for an underage match or a cup game with a larger attendance.