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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- The scorer for St Mirren, James Brannick who moved north from Everton in April 1914 was to die in action at Ypres in 1917, while serving with the Lancashire Fusiliers the county regiment of his former English team.
- A strange disaster off Peterhead happened during a severe storm, which capsized a salvage vessel in the harbour causing the death of all but one of the crew of 7. The survivor was rescued by a brave and resourceful local man climbing out on rocks and cutting a hole in the ship's side with oxy-acetylene burning gear.
Review
Teams
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Scorer: McColl, (2)
SAINT MIRREN:
O`Hagan, Marshall, Callaghan, Steel, R Reid, Davidson, Sowerby, Brannick, Clark, Page, Brown
Scorer: Brannick
Referee: R. J. Kelso (Hamilton)
Attendance: 10,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman, Monday, 8th February, 1915
A fast but not particularly interesting game was seen by 10,000 spectators at Celtic Park, Glasgow. The Celts were at full strength and St Mirren had Steel for Gray at half-back. St Mirren had the elements in their favour during the first half, but the Celts were always the superior team, and led at the interval by two goals scored by McColl. The Saints forwards played a free open game, but at close quarters they lacked judgement. In the second half the visitors were mostly kept defending, but so strongly did O’Hagan and his backs play that the Celtic’s eager forwards were unable to add to their score. Three minutes remained for play when the St Mirren forwards burst away and Brannick cleverly beat Shaw from close range.
Glasgow Herald, Monday, 8th February, 1915
The visitors, although losing two goals in the first half, were seen to more advantage than in the second period, when Celtic had three-quarters of the play without once locating the net. Towards the close Celtic relaxed their pressure, and St Mirren, taking advantage, succeeded in scoring. Brannick netting from a cross by Brown.