Blackburn Celtic Youth

Blackburn Celtic Youth was one of 38 clubs from England that had teams playing during Gothia Cup 2015. They participated with one team in Boys 18. In addition to Blackburn Celtic Youth, 132 other teams from 26 different countries played in Boys 18. They were divided into 33 different groups, whereof Blackburn Celtic Youth could be found in Group 4 together with GAIS, Project Playground FC and Centern, IF. Blackburn Celtic Youth continued to Play off A after reaching 1:st place in Group 4. In the playoff they made it to 1/8 Final, but lost it against Näsets SK/Utsikten 1 with 4-5. In the Final, BK Häcken won over Torslanda IK and became the winner of Play off A in Boys 18. Blackburn Celtic Youth comes from Blackburn which lies approximately 1000 km from Göteborg, where Gothia Cup takes place. Other than Blackburn Celtic Youth, the club Burnley College Football Academy does also originate from the area around Blackburn.