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Trivia
- Barnsley had a Scottish captain in Dundonian Archie Taylor.
- Game played at Celtic Park between the Scottish Cup holders and the English Cup holders, dubbed the “Champions of the World” match!
- Match anecdote (courtesy of David Potter biog on Jimmy McMenemy):
- The game was anything but ‘friendly’ with Barnsley from Yorkshire where (where they still boast about breeding them tough with chips on both shoulders) attacking Celtic rather than tackling them in the relentless rain. Jimmy McMenemy, who normally never said a great deal on the field or afterwards complained to Utley about the constant fouling. Utley said: “In English football, this team of yours wouldn’t last a month”, McMenemy replied by saying “In Scottish football, yours wouldn’t last a match”.
Review
Prototype of European Cup Winners Cup with game between Cup winners of Scotland v England. Game was played in relentless rain before 7,000 fans. Barnsley a dirty team but Mulrooney had a great game for Celtic in goal while another goalkeeper Davie Adams, now recovered from illness, ran the line to a great cheer from fans.
Teams
Celtic:-
Mulrooney; McGregor, Dodds; Young, Loney, Mitchell, McAtee, Gallacher, Johnstone, McMenemy, Gray.
Goal:- Loney pen.
Barnsley:-
Cooper, Downs, Taylor, Glendinning, Bratley, Utley, Bartrop, Tufnell, Lillycrop, Travers, Moore.
Goal:- Moore.
Att:- 5,000.
Articles
An extract from the book: “Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling Barnsley, 1910-12” by Mark Metcalf, David Wood
‘Championship of the World’ game at Celtic Park, Glasgow Tuesday 3 September 1912
Glasgow Celtic 1 (Loney, 55 minutes)
Barnsley 1 (Moore, 40 minutes)
Victory in the FA Cup final saw Barnsley invited to play the Scottish Cup winners Celtic at Celtic Park at the commencement of the following season. The match was the third in a series grandiosely billed as the ‘Championship of the World’. Following defeats for English Cup winners West Bromwich Albion against Renton in 1888 and League Champions Aston Villa against Scottish Champions Celtic in 1910 the Yorkshire side became the first English side to avoid defeat by drawing 1-1. In fact, with a little bit of luck, Barnsley might have returned victorious as for much of what proved to be an entertaining game they were the better side. Barnsley fielded the eleven that had enjoyed success against WBA at the 1912 FA Cup final. Celtic had won the Scottish Cup by defeating Clyde at Ibrox on 6 April 1912 with goals from Gallagher and McMenemy.
The sides were as follows:
Celtic: Mulrooney, McGregor, Dodds, Young, Loney, Mitchell, McAtee, Gallagher, Johnstone, McMenemy, Gray
Barnsley: Cooper, Downs, Taylor, Glendenning, Bratley, Utley, Bartrop, Tufnell, Lillycrop, Travers, Moore
The match itself was poorly attended, heavy rain reducing the crowd from the expected 20 to 30 thousand to just 4,000 and they could easily have seen the visitors take a first minute lead except for a fine John Mulrooney save from Moore. The Celtic keeper then had to be down smartly to block hard drives from Glendenning and Bartrop as Barnsley’s quick passing game opened up the Glasgow side’s defence. When the home side did push forward they found Cooper in commanding form and although much of the game became bogged down in midfield it was no surprise when with five minutes of the first half remaining that Barnsley look a deserved lead. The goal came when Travers and Moore linked up on the left before the latter let fly a shot that the Celtic keeper could hardly have seen never mind stopped. At half time the scoreline thus stood at Celtic 0 Barnsley 1.
The second half was a much more even affair especially after the Scottish side equalised in the 55th minute, Willie Loney scoring from the penalty spot after the referee spotted a handball in the penalty area. The game then flowed from box to box but try as both sets of forwards might they were unable to create sufficient chances to finish off their opponents and at the end of the 90 minutes both teams were probably content to have finished up equal with Barnsley having shown an initially sceptical Scottish crowd and press box that their FA Cup victory had been no fluke.
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From a Newspaper Report at the time
In favourable weather conditions Celtic, the Scottish Cup holders, and Barnsley, the English Cup holders, met at Celtic Park, Glasgow.
There was an attendance of about 5000. In the first half the Celtic took some time to settle. Once they did so, they played the better and prettier football, but the strong Barnsley defence were hard to beat. Following a free kick against the Celtic, with which Utley almost beat Mulrooney, the ball came back to Travers, who, neatly tricking McGregor and Young, left Moore in position to put his side on the lead. It was a beautifully taken goal, and Mulrooney had no chance to save.
Ar the interval Barnsley led 1-0, a position which flattered them a good deal.
In the early stages of the second half the Yorkshiremen were very nippy, and they maintained a steady pressure on the Celtic goal, where Mulrooney brought off several good saves, one from Travers being especially fine.
Thereafter the Celtic became more aggressive, and following two fine runs by McAtee, Downs handled in the penalty area, and from the resultant kick Loney brought the scores level.
Following this the home team were very much in the ascendant, but there was no further scoring.
Result: – A draw, 1 goal each.