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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- In the opposition ranks was Thomas Cranston, who spent most of his career with Raith Rovers Frank Thompson and George Milligan, all of whom would join the army and Cranston would later die in action during fighting at Kut-el-Amara, south of Baghdad.
- At Powderhall the 130-yards, handicap sprint was won by Alnwick man, Robert Gibson, the former Chesterfield F.C. player now with Third Lanark, who runs under the professional name of R. Stevens.
- The Glasgow Herald gives details of the loss of the battleship HMS Formidable, which was torpedoed by a German submarine off Start Point in South Devon, with the loss of more than 500 men. This tragedy was the inspiration for the dog-character Lassie after a dog saved the life of a seaman from the ship.
- A former Port Glasgow shipwright and some time Greenock Morton footballer, Robert Tosh is believed to be among those crew members who perished on HMS Formidable.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, McGregor, Young, Johnstone, Dodds, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Scorer: Browning, (2)
CLYDE:
McTurk, Watson, Farrell, Walker, Black, Collins, Cranston, Milligan, Barr, Allan, Thompson
Referee: T. Dougray (Barrhead)
Attendance: 5,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman, Monday 4th January 1915
The match at Celtic Park, Glasgow, between the Celtic and Clyde attracted some 5000 spectators. The Celtic for the greater part were the aggressive team. Clyde failed in the forward line, but the other sections were quite as good as the opposition.
The home forwards were active all through, and that McTurk was not beaten more than twice is a tribute to his alertness.
In the first half the Celts were easily the superior team, Browning scoring from a perfect pass from McAtee. In the second half Clyde showed an improvement, but the forwards were unable to get the better of the Celtic defence.
In the closing minutes the Celtic forced matters, and Browning succeeded in beating McTurk for the second time.