This Irish Football League medal was awarded to James Connor in 1905. He was my great uncle. He was a footballer who graduated from Rathkeltair Club in Downpatrick into Belfast Celtic, a club he was associated with during the greater part of his unusually long career. He was a centre-half who played for Ireland in a number of international matches - he won 11 caps. Belfast Celtic was to become the first club in Ireland to send a team to continent when a series of matches were played in Bohemia during 1912. Sadly my uncle died at the young age of 41 - he was one of the many victims of the influenza pandemic which struck in 1918. Contributed by Joan Magee.
Irish Football League Medal
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I too have a 1905 Irish League medal of 1905, in my grandfather's name -J. Kerr. The team, however, is not Belfast Celtic, but CFC, which I understand is Clifftonville Football Club. Joan, did both clubs win that year??
Belfast Celtic did not win the league in 1905, however Cliftonville And Distillery did as the title was shared that year, they played twice to determine the champions however both games were draws and in the end both shared the title as the season was deamed over.