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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- The Herald reports that only the heroics of the Motherwell defence prevented Celtic from winning the First Division championship with a record points tally.
- Cowdenbeath lead the Second Division championship on goal average.
- The English FA “Khaki” Cup Final is won by Sheffield United who beat Chelsea 3-0 at Old Trafford.
- The Scotsman states that Reuter’s correspondent with the British Fleet has reported from HMS Triumph in the Dardanelles Straits that the ship came under mortar attack from the Gallipoli Peninsula while engaged in shelling enemy positions with her 7.5 inch guns. The damage to Triumph was described as “trifling” and the Turk’s mortars were soon silenced, allowing Triumph to move on seeking further shore targets.
Review
Teams
MOTHERWELL:
Allan, Penman, Kelly, McStay, Finlayson, McGlade, Nicol, Waugh, Archibald, Gray, Fairgray
Scorer: Archibald
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Young, Johnstone ,McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Scorer: Browning
Referee: I Wynne, (Uphall)
Attendance: 12,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Scotsman, Monday, April 26, 1915
The game between Motherwell and the Celtic at Motherwell attracted to the ground one of the largest crowds of the season, the attendance being over 10,000. The game had not proceeded more than two minutes when Archibald opened the score for Motherwell. The attack was a very sudden one, and caught the Celtic defence napping.
When the Celtic settled down to their game they showed the class of football which Motherwell could not touch. For the greater part of the first half, they swarmed in upon Allan, but they found the old Heart of Midlothian goalkeeper and his backs obstructions which they could not readily overcome. It was in the closing minutes of the first half that Browning accepted a pass from McAtee and cleverly put the ball into the net.
The second half was again largely in favour of the Celtic, and again Allan was the saviour of his team. Occasionally the Motherwell forwards made a spurt, but they could make little headway. The strong back play of Motherwell and excellent goalkeeping of Allan prevented the aggressive Celts from adding to their score. The division of the points was lucky for Motherwell, and prevented the Celtic establishing a new points record.
The Glasgow Herald, Monday 26th April, 1915
Two minutes after the start Archibald from a pass by Gray shot a fine goal for Motherwell. From that point until close on half-time, when Browning equalised, Cetlci were always the better side and only the spending defence of Allan, Penman, and Kelly kept them from crossing over with a pronounced lead. The second period was more open, but again Allan saved finely, and he alone prevented Celtic from closing the season with a win and a record number of points.