Committee Set Up To Erect Willie Maley Statue In Celtic Great’s Birthplace

Oh Willie Maley was his name, he brought some great names to the game, when he was the boss at Celtic Park…

It’s a song every Celtic fan knows, which often beams around Paradise on the sound system. Willie Maley is certainly deserving of the tribute, after all he gave over 50 years of service to the club as player and manager. Maley also undertook other roles such as serving as the accountant and sitting on the early Celtic committees.

Now a group of Celtic fans in Newry, Co Down, have joined together with the ambition of erecting a statue of Maley in the town, a permanent memorial of the Celtic great in his place of birth.

A Twitter page was recently set up and committee established as the Irish fans aim to make the idea a reality.

Here’s how the Newry Willie Maley Memorial Group announced their intentions online last night:

About Author

Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.

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