It is 75 years since Northern Ireland football was rocked as one of its most successful teams folded.
It is 75 years since the Northern Ireland football community was rocked to its foundation.It came months after a shocking incident in which the club's star striker Jimmy Jones was attacked by Linfield fans after an ugly Boxing Day derby game.
For Charlie and many others, the club is gone but not forgotten. His association with Belfast Celtic goes back via his father, Charlie Tully Sr, who played for both the club and Glasgow Celtic.“It was more than a football team, it was an integral part of the community. It brought people together, something to lift people when there was unemployment, illness, poverty.The club - traditionally supported by Catholic and nationalist people in west Belfast - was caught in the crossfire.
Games between the two were always feisty affairs - but the derby of Boxing Day 1948 descended into complete chaos. He was chased onto the terracing under Windsor Park’s South Stand, where his right leg was stamped on and smashed to bits. He almost needed an amputation. The club isn't a continuation of Belfast Celtic - Charlie Tully Jr said he does not believe the club represents the original team but that he wishes them good luck.
He added that it was “really important for west Belfast to have somebody representing them” since it’s the only area of Belfast without a top-flight club.
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