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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- With Celtic beating Thistle and leaders Hearts drawing 2-2 away to Hibs only one point now separates the teams.
- The Carnegie UK Trust held its first AGM in Dunfermline Town Chambers and decided to exclude the citizens of that town from their charitable grants as there already was a specific Dunfermline Trust for the 30,000 townsfolk, which annualy spent £1 5s per capita whereas the UK Trust only spent £1 per 450 persons in the country. The UK Trust was also forbidden to donate to arms or war.
- A meeting of the Amalgamated Engineering Union was held in St Mungo's Hall to decide what further action would be taken in the Clyde Engineer's strike which is in its second week.
- The Glasgow Herald carries a report from Amsterdam stating that due to the lack of soldiers in Mainz, youths aged 14-16 belonging to the Jugendwehre Associations are being forced to join the army.
Review
Teams
PARTICK THISTLE:
Colquhoun, Adams, Bulloch, Morrison, Hamilton, J Harris, Trialist, Ramsay, Whittle, McTavish, Branscombe
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair,Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Scorers: McColl, Dodds
Referee: L. Wynne (Uphall)
Attendance: 30,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman, Monday 1st March 1915
It was a capital first half the big attendance – some 30,000 – saw on Partick Thistle’s ground. The Celtic got two goals certainly, one from a penalty, but on the run of play McColl’s goal, got some fifteen minutes from the start, was somewhat unexpected. Both sides had shown brilliant form up to that point, and later the Celtic had all their work cut out for them to prevent an equaliser being obtained. Near the interval Dodds converted a penalty. By that time the balance of play lay slightly with the Parkheaders, and in the second half the Parkhead attack was not so well sustained, with the result that the champions held their own, though unable to again beat Colquhoun. McMenemy was outstanding. The defence of both sides was splendid.
The Glasgow Herald, Monday 1st March 1915
Partick Thistle pressed in the opening period, but were wild in their shooting and failed to reap the reward of the good play of Branscombe. Soon Celtic settled to their precise game, and from a pass from McMenemy McColl scored, though the ball struck Harris before reaching the net. Thistle retaliated strongly, and then Celtic advanced through their left wing, a centre from which reached Gallacher, who was tripped within the penalty area, and Dodds scored from the resultant kick. The resumption saw Thistle playing well, but the Celtic defence prevailed. Until the end, Celtic were the most dangerous but no further scoring occurred.