Plough Bhoys Celtic Supporters Club

The Plough Bhoys — Philadelphia's premier Celtic supporters club — emerged in the wake of two particularly enjoyable events in the Celtic timeline: the 2012 friendly between our beloved Hoops and Real Madrid, played right here in Philly, and the financial implosion of a certain blue-tinted Glaswegian institution.

After the smoke cleared from these events, John Joe Devlin from Cardowan brought together Mairtin O'Bradaigh, Gary "Swing" McDonald, Ryan O'Donnell, Bill Fitzgerald, and Séamus Cummins to discuss starting our own club in the Plough and The Stars.

Everyone agreed that they wanted to watch the matches in a dedicated Celtic pub, not some soccer bar that catered mainly to the EPL fans. This group was quickly joined by other founding members Joseph Brooks, Rory Flynn, Chris Giles, Aidan McCreesh, Jake Daniel, Brian Creech, Al Borden, Calum Kennedy, and Tim McMahon.

Since that auspicious beginning on October 1, 2013, when we hosted our first match against Barcelona, the Plough Bhoys have dedicated themselves to being best in class — welcoming ex-Celtic players, coaches, and other team representatives, and hosting our annual East Coast Celtic Supporter's Féile, bringing Celtic fans from all over the globe to our fair city.

Philadelphia is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where the locals love their sports with a passion unrivaled beyond the east end of Glasgow. We Plough Bhoys pride ourselves on warmly welcoming visitors from abroad and from Celtic supporters here in North America.