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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- The Glasgow Herald of Monday 1st May reports that the British garrison of 3,000 troops and 6,000 Indian soldiers commanded by Gerneral Townsend in Kut has surrendered to Turkish forces. LINK
- The same edition of the Glasgow Herald has extensive coverage of the Irish Rebellion, which it states is almost over with 700 prisoners taken and General Connolly reported dead. A copy of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic is reproduced.
- In another article in the Herald the Irish gentlemen, Catholic and Protestant fighting in the trenches in Flanders are praised.
- The Herald also carries details of many meetings of Irish Home Rule supporting Nationalists where motions of support for John Redomond and condemnation of the Rebellion were unanimous.
Review
Teams
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, O’Kane, McMenemy, Browning
Scorers:O’Kane; (2), Gallacher, (3)
PARTICK THISTLE:
Neil, Adams, Bulloch, Morrison, Hamilton, McMullan, Honeyman, McTavish, Neil Harris, Leitch, Joshua “Jack” Harris
Referee: J. M. Dickson (Glasgow)
Attendance: 18,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Glasgow Herald, Monday, May 1st
THE SEASON CLOSES
Brilliant weather was associated with the final stage of the League competition, made interesting by the successful attempts of Celtic and Queen’s Park to win their concluding fixtures. To the professionals this meant their attaining a record aggregate of 67 points, and to the amateurs escape from one of the last two positions on the table, which in normal times means so much to English clubs, so very little to ours.
Past achievements and the possession of an unimpaired team prepared one for another Parkhead record, so one need only give a word of praise in passing to the officials and players responsible for a predominance that must be irritating to other clubs as it is difficult to overcome.
But a club which gives nearly 100 of its members and players to a more worthy campaign and can still hold its own on the football field is entitled to congratulations, which no one will hold from Queen’s Park, who have raised 28 points as compared with 13 last season and risen two places on the League table.
As a rule the League competition declines in interest immediately first place becomes a certainty, but on Saturday we had the leading amateur and professional teams making a special effort – one to improve its position, the other to attain the altitude which few can hope to reach, though all have the same opportunity.