Curran made headlines as goal-getter with Carrick-based intermediate club, Woodburn, and brought the attentions of the Irish League\'s top clubs. Belfast Celtic won the race for his signature, usurping Linfield at the last minute. He made his Belfast Celtic debut in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Glenavon on 22 August 1925. He found the back of the net on 51 occasions as the Gibson Cup (Irish League), Irish Cup, Gold Cup, City Cup and Belfast Charities Cup (shared with Glentoran) all returned to Paradise.\n', '

Individual highlights included a hat-trick in the 3-2 Irish Cup final victory over Linfield and a brace in a 4-2 friendly win against Glasgow Celtic on Easter Monday 1926. Impressive club form also brought Curran representative honours. He scored on his Inter-League debut in a 5-1 defeat by the Football League in October 1925, and scored two on his first outing for Ireland in a 3-0 win over Wales.\n', '

Over the next few seasons Curran couldn\'t stop scoring, as Belfast Celtic went on to claim four consecutive League titles, plus further successes in the City Cup and the County Antrim Shield. In 1928 he was chosen to lead the line as Ireland faced France in Paris. Four days later he scored the only goal in a famously hard-fought win over Scotland in Glasgow.\n', '

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