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Stalybridge Celtic

Stalybridge Celtic FC

Kit impression

Founded

1909

Years standing

117

Home ground

Bower Fold, Stalybridge

Capacity

6,5001,300 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Challenge shield – 1955, 1978
Cheshire county league – 1980
Cheshire county league cup – 1922
Cheshire Senior Cup – 1953, 2001
Edward case cup – 1978
Intermediate cup – 1958, 1969
Lancashire & Cheshire League Division 1 - 1910–11
Lancashire Combination Division Two – 1912
Lancashire floodlit cup – 1989
Manchester Senior Cup – 1923
North West Counties League – 1984, 1987
North west counties super cup – 1984
Northern Premier League – 1991–92, 2000–01
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup – 1999
Northern Premier League President's Cup – 2001, 2003
Peter Swales Shield – 1992

Nickname: Celts

Why Stalybridge Celtic

Here is the argument for Stalybridge Celtic: England, England FA Trophy, and a ground called Bower Fold, Stalybridge. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

Loaded cabinet
16 distinct honours on record, including Challenge shield – 1955, 1978. Adopt them and you inherit expectation, which is more fun than it sounds when the trophies keep coming.
Cathedral football
Bower Fold, Stalybridge holds around 65,001,300. Even a routine league game arrives with a noise floor most clubs only reach in a semi-final.
You get a nickname
Known as Celts. That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Easy weekend
Manchester Airport (MAN) is about 21km from the ground, and Stalybridge railway station is 2km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Bower Fold, Stalybridge. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Manchester Airport (MAN)

21 km / 13 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Stalybridge railway station

1.7 km / 1 miles out

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Around the ground

Things To Do Near Bower Fold, Stalybridge

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Bower Fold, Stalybridge