1895-05-18: Hibernian 3-1 Celtic, Friendly

Match Pictures | Matches: 18941895 | 1888-1919 Pictures


Trivia

  • Played in fine weather.
  • League had ended two weeks earlier with Hearts winning the league with Celtic & Rangers following.
  • At this time Hibs were in the second tier, and had just won the Scottish Division Two (second tier in those days) and won promotion to the top tier replacing neighbours Leith Athletic!
  • Teams had played a week earlier at Celtic Park with Celtic winning 3-2.
  • Played at Easter Road, Edinburgh

Review


Teams

Celtic:

McArthur, Meehan, Doyle, O’Rourke, Kelly, McEleny, Morrison, Divers, Madden, Campbell, Ferguson 

Scorers: Madden

Hibernian:
McGinn, Neill, MacFarlane, Daly, Murphy, Leighton, P Murray, Kennedy, Martin, Smith, Murray

Scorers: Martin, […], [….]

Referee: Mr Donald, Port Glasgow
Linesman: Mr Gallagher (Celtic) & Mr Howie (Hibernian)
Attendance: 10,000


Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

  • Match Pictures

Articles

below thx to @CelticGraves/ @Jimmy_McColl

Match Report – Herald Official Site – Celtic Graves Society