After a meeting in The League of the Cross Halls in Saint Roch’s Primary School in 1920 Canon Edward Lawton founded Saint Roch’s Juniors Football Club. In their Green Jerseys and White Shorts they won the Scottish Junior Cup. They originally played at Milburn Park, Garngad, before moving to their current stadium, Provanmill Park, in 26th 1935, which at that time was still within the boundaries of St Roch's Parish. 

                                                       
James Edward McGrorry, whose parents were from Donegal, was born in 179 Milburn Street, Garngad, 26th April 1904. He was baptised by Fr Sherwood, C.P., in St Mungo's, 2nd May 1904, and received his First Holy Communion and Confirmation at St Roch's.  Canon Lawton bought him his first pair of Football Boots and was highly influential in his signing for Celtic in St Roch's Chapel House  on 10th June, 1922.  

He played for Celtic from 1923-1938, becoming top scorer for Celtic with 550 goals. He won 2 League Championships and 4 Scottish Cups. He was Manager from 1945-1965, winning the League Cup, Saint Mungo Cup, Coronation Cup and League Championship before becoming Public Relations Officer from 1965 until his death in 1982.

Stevie Chalmers, from James Nisbet Street, won 2 Scottish Cups, 4 League Cup and Championships and 1 European Cup Medal when he scored the most famous of his 241 goals in Lisbon, 1967. He opened 'The Garngad Street Party' to celebrate the League Championship in 2000. 

Michael 'Mick Garngad' McLaughlin (Buncrana, Co Donegal) wrote the Celtic Supporters Favourites 'The Ballad of Johnnie Thompson', 'The Coronation Cup Song' and 'The Celtic Song'.


The Milburn CSC and Glenbarr CSC have played a major role in the local and wider community, and have worked recently with asylum seekers and refugees. Milburn CSC celebrated a Mass of Thanksgivning at St Roch's on Saturday 5th November 2005 to commemorate the 50th Year of their founding.


In recent times Suzanne Lappin has been the toast of the area as she becomes the most famous and successful female footballer from The Garngad