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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- Thirds take an early lead through ex-Celt David Prophet McLean, Gallacher equalises and the game looks to be heading for a draw before a quick-fire O'Kane hat trick of goals in 51, 53 and 56 minutes clinches a good win for the bhoys.
- Tuesday's Glasgow Herald which reports the game also carries the news that "A Traitor, Sir R Casement" has been captured after a ship carrying arms from Germany for the Irish Citizen's Army. LINK
- The Herald quotes Roger Casement's famous dictum: "Let Irish men and boys stay in Ireland. Their duty is clear before God and before man. We, as a people, have no quarrel with the German people."
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McGregor, Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, O'Kane, McMenemy, Browning
Scorers: Gallacher, O'Kane; (3).
THIRD LANARK:
Brownlie, Shearer, Orr, R Brown, Hannah, Crichton, Rankin, Weir, David McLean, Anderson, Black
Scorer: McLean.
Referee: J. Lyons (Hamilton)
Attendance: 4,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Glasgow Herald, Tuesday 25th April, 1916
HOLIDAY MATCHES
Attractive football fare was offered in Glasgow yesterday on the occasion of the annual Spring Holiday, but showery weather acted against the attendance at the four games. At Ibrox Park Rangers defeated Queens’ Park by six goals to nothing after having had all the game. Gunner Reid took advantage of a short furlough to renew acquaintances with the “Light Blues” and his admirers had the ? of seeing him score three goals. Third Lanark held out against Celtic at Parkhead for the greater portion of the game. They scored first, but in the last few minutes of the game O’Kane, the Celtic centre, created some sensation by scoring three goals in quick succession. Clyde surprised Partick Thistle at Firhill Park, and although the home team were by no means the poorer side. Clyde were value for their hard-earned victory. The Schools’ International at Hampden Park was not so well attended as expected but the 3,000 odd spectators who patronised the game were treated to football of a high grade.