Match Pictures | Matches: 1895 – 1896 | 1888-1919 Pictures
Trivia
- Possibly the league victory that won Celtic the league title (Celtic also won the away fixture earlier in the season at Ibrox 4-2). Celtic won the league by 4pts.
- Ex-Ranger player Tom Dunbar who played in the away match earlier in the season and scored two goals for Celtic against his old club did not feature in this game.
- Tommy Morrison returned to the Celtic side after long time out following injury in a match v Newcastle, and scored in this match.
- Notably an attendance of 25,000 which for then was a record for a Scottish league match.
Review
Long way to go in the season, but it’s fair to say in retrospect that this victory sealed the league title for Celtic, who at the end of the season won the title by just 4pts.
Hero of the day was Sandy McMahon who scored a double with goals by three other Celts.
As one report in the Dundee Advertiser stated:
“The Celtic had the game in hand, and latterly did pretty much as they liked.”
Notably an attendance of 25,000 which for then was a record for a Scottish league match.
Teams
Celtic Team:
McArthur; Meehan and Doyle; King, Kelly and Battles; Morrison and Blessington; Martin; McMahon and Ferguson.
Scorers (Celtic): Martin, McMahon, McMahon, Blessington, Battles, Morrison.
Rangers Team:
McLeod; N. Smith and Drummond; Marshall, Gibson and Mitchell; Barker and McCreadie; Oswald; McPherson and A.Smith.
Scorers (Rangers): A. Smith, McCreadie.
Attendance: 25,000 [then a record attendance for a Scottish league match]
Articles
Dundee Advertiser 16th December 1895
Dundee Courier 16th December 1895
Glasgow Herald 16th December 1895
The Scotsman 16th December 1895
Falkirk Herald 18th December 1895
