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Trivia
- On 20th May 1916, a Scottish League X1 beat a Celtic X1 1-0, bringing in the sum of £938.
- The sum of £938 was raised for the Belgian Relief Fund and the teams are shown in this group photograph.
- The Glasgow Herald of Monday 22nd May which reported this match (below) gave the Army and Navy casualty figures as 71 officers and 3,170 men. LINK
- The same edition of the Herald states that the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Wimborne had left the Viceregal Lodge for England. It is also stated that the court martial trial of John Macneill, leader of the Irish Volunteers "will not be open to the press".
Review
Teams
The teams on the night were;-
SCOTTISH LEAGUE:
Stewart (Falkirk*), Manderson ( Rangers), Wilson ( Hearts), Gordon (Rangers), Mercer (Hearts), Nellies (Hearts), Simpson (Falkirk), McTavish (Falkirk), Reid ( Rangers), Cairns (Rangers), Morton (Queen’s Park).
Scorer: Simpson
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Young, Johnstone, McMaster, McAtee, Gallacher, O'Kane, McMenemy, Browning
Referee: A. Allan (Glasgow)
Attendance: 30,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Glasgow Herald, Monday 22nd May 1916
WAR FUND GAMES
Since the close of the official season the Association football clubs have done much to remove the all too prevalent opinion that they are mere money-making concerns without a soul above dividends. The Glasgow Charity Cup was responsible for the addition of almost £2,000 to the funds of various deserving charities of the district. Saturday last was set aside for the benefit of war funds, and over all Scotland at least £1,500 should be raised for the innumerable agencies which devote themselves to the amelioration of the fighting man’s by no means easy existence.
The match at Hampden Park was the chief agency in the accumulation of wealth, and roughly 30,000 assembled to see Celtic perform against a strong team selected from the other organisations of the Scottish League. The total drawings would be in round figures £1,000. Included in this estimate is the amusements’ tax, which on Saturday would provide the Exchequer with almost £150. The fine assemblage was delighted with the play, which if lacking intensity, was always polished and scientific. Celtic, although defeated by a single goal, were the better knit eleven, but the selected side was superior in individual artistry and at times sections of it displayed attractive cooperation.
The other chief match of the day was at Greenock where Renfrewshire proved too strong for Ayrshire. Frontal and half-back superiority was the cause of the success of the Renfrew side. The attendance was rather disappointing. Another effort which should result in a substantial addition to the war charities will be made next Saturday when the East and West match will be played at Edinburgh and Lanarkshire will meet Glasgow at Motherwell.
*Glasgow Herald gives Stewart's club as Hearts.