The documentary on the history of Top of The Hill Celtic FC was shown at An Cro\u00ed Community Hub, Trench Rd on Thursday night.<\/p>\n
The film charts the club\u2019s history from its inception in 1979, through the success of the early 2000s to the present day where the club has grown in size with more than 50 coaches and over 470 children and young people training and competing on a weekly basis.<\/p>\n
\n<\/blockquote>\nThe film was first shown in August 2025 as part of the Hooley on the Hill festival. This annual community festival is hosted by Hillcrest Trust and the documentary was a highlight of this year\u2019s programme.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The film pays tribute to key contributors to the development of the club who are sadly no longer with us. Willie Smith and Kevin Webb were among the founders in those early years whilst Keith \u2019Oxy\u2019 Roddy was a huge part of the growth and development of the club in the 1990s and early 2000s.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Players and coaches past and present spoke about their connections to the club and the sense of community which it engendered in them – a sense which continued long into adulthood.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Committee member Jim McGuinness shared the club\u2019s plans for future development with ambitions for their own home ground. Past Top of the Hill Celtic and Derry City player Sean Hargan stressed the importance of a home ground for the club, \u2018\u2019if you have your own facilities that really builds on the club and builds on the whole community aspect. The community in the Top of the Hill is only getting wider and this would encourage more involvement.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
A special mention was given to Eamon McLaughlin who has been a stalwart of the club for many years. In his role as club volunteer and day job as a community youth worker Eamon has impacted the lives of hundreds of young people in the Top of the Hill. Former TOTH Celtic and current Glenavon player Jack Malone described Eamon as \u2018the glue that held everything together. He was instrumental in the club and played a big part in all our footballing journeys.\u2019<\/p>\n
The McLaughlin family are synonymous with the club with all the brothers having played significant roles in the club success.\u00a0<\/p>\n