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Celtic Games 1890 – St. Mirren
Trivia
- This League match was cancelled and a friendly match was played at Celtic Park.
- Before 4,000.
- Tom Maley assissted Saint Mirren.
Review
Owing to the condition of the ground it was decided beforehand to cancel the League match and play a friendly. There were about 4,000 spectators present.
Madden scored the first goal of the match. Kelly, in trying to work the ball towards Bell, only managed to kick the ball through his own goal for the equaliser.
Half-time score Celtic, 1 goal; St Mirren, 1 goal.
Boyle sent the ball past Cameron for Celtic’s second goal. Dunbar scored a third point for Celtic before Morrison added a second for the Saints. Celtic added one more point to their score and the match ended Celtic, four goals; Saints, 2 goals.
Teams
Celtic:-
Bell, P Gallagher, McKeown, J McGhee, Kelly, W Maley, Madden, Jas Boyle, Dowds, Campbell, Dunbar.
Goals:- Madden 7, Boyle, Dunbar, Unknown.
St Mirren:-
Cameron, Campbell, A McBain, McCartney, Brown, D McBain, Morrison, W McBain, Wylie, Douglas, T Maley (of the Celtic).
Goals:- Kelly og, Morrison.
Att:- 4,000.
Ref:- Mr J M Grant (Rangers).
Articles
- Match Report (See Below)
- Official Site
Pictures
- Match Pictures
From newspaper reports from the time.
The Scotsman – Monday, 29th December 1890, page 10
The ground was as hard as a board, and without much consultation it was decided to postpone the League match and play a friendly. The light was good, and there was a crowd of about 4000 present.
Madden scored the first goal of the match for the Celtic after seven minutes' play. A few minutes later Boyle put on a second for the Celtic, the ball slipping off A McBain's foot. The point was appealed against, and disallowed. A very nice passing run, in which nearly all the Celtic forwards took part, was wound up by a good shot from Madden. From the kick out the Saints broke away, and Kelly, in trying to work the ball towards Bell, in order that the player might kick it back, ran it through his own goal.
Half-time was called with the score:- Celtic, 1; Saints, 1.
With the start of the second half the Saints began to freshen up. For some minutes the Celts had a spell of defending, but altogether the play was quiet. At last the Celts rattled up the field, and Boyle getting the ball passed forward to him, put it past Cameron for the second time. The Saints now found their way to the other end, and Douglas made a good but ineffective attempt to beat Bell. The play on both sides was at times very scientific . Had the ground been in fit condition a splendid game would no doubt have been witnessed. Cameron, Brown, and the forwards played well for the Saints. Boyle was perhaps the most prominent man in the Celtic front. The defence was, as usual, very good. For the last ten minutes the play was very even, the ball travelling from end to end with great rapidity. Dunbar scored a third goal for his side. From the kick-off the Saints went right up to Bell, and Morrison in a very cool manner placed a second point to the credit of his side.
Result:- Celtic, 4 goals; St Mirren, 2 goals.