Celtic this morning confirmed the sad news that former Celtic Direct Kevin Sweeney has passed away. The club posted this sad news on the official website:
Everyone at Celtic Football Club would like to send their most sincere condolences to the family of former Celtic Director and Company Secretary Kevin Sweeney, who has passed away at the age of 81.
Kevin, a true Celtic man, joined the Club in 1994, initially working with Fergus McCann and then enjoying a working association with Celtic which lasted more than 20 years.
A hugely passionate Celtic supporter, Kevin worked tirelessly to support the interests of the Club.
We send our heartfelt sympathies to Kevin’s wife Lelia, Kevin’s children and all other family members.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time.
You’ll Never Walk Alone.
Kevin Sweeney was a solicitor who specialised in company law and commercial transactions, and was also a qualified chartered accountant. He first joined Celtic as Company Secretary in 1994. He had been solicitor to the Scottish Football Association for 20 years prior to 1994 and a senior partner at Glasgow law firm McGrigor Donald.
As Company Secretary he was fundamentally involved with Fergus McCann’s reform of the club from a family-run association to a full commercial business with a mass shareholding base and as a major corporate entity as well as a football club and everything that Celtic has stood for since 1888.
He stood as Secretary till the end of the 1997-98 season when he stood down (to be superceded by Heather-Anne Barton as Company Secretary) to become a non-executive director of Celtic plc. He also became a non-executive director of the subsidiary to the plc Board, that of Celtic Football and Athletic Club.
It was announced during the 2006/07 season that Mr. Sweeney did not intend to stand for re-election to the plc Board.
Requiesce in pace, Kevin Sweeney.
Rest in peace, Kevin 🍀 https://t.co/fZ9RF90nYQ
— Matt Corr (@Boola_vogue) July 9, 2021
