Patrick Joseph O’Connell, born in Dublin in 1887, joined the famous Belfast Celtic Football Club in 1909, playing as a wing-half or centre-half.

Paradise Lost and Found: The Story of Belfast Celtic (Mainstream Sport) author: Padraig Coyle asin: 1840184515 binding: Paperback list price: £7.99 GBP amazon price: £7.32 GBP

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Paradise Lost and Found: The Story of Belfast Celtic (Mainstream Sport) author: Padraig Coyle asin: 1840184515

On Boxing Day 1948, forty thousand spectators gathered in Belfast for the traditional derby game between Linfield and Belfast Celtic at Windsor Park, Linfield's home ground.