1917-04-09: Celtic 2-0 Third Lanark, League

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Trivia

  • Celtic & World War One
  • There are no football reports in the Glasgow Herald of Tuesday 10th April, simply a table and the scores plus crowds in the three matches played. LINK
  • The Herald does carry reports from the Western Front where The Battle of Arras is detailed and the 'Splendid Gains' made in the great British offensive.
  • Also in the Herald is a report that a Sinn Fein member, Dublin draper, Joseph McGuinness presently serving three years penal sevitude has been chosen to stand for the South Longford seat.

Review

Teams

CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, Dodds, Wilson, McStay, Brown, McAtee, Gallacher, McColl, McMenemy , Browning
Scorers: McColl, Gallacher

THIRD LANARK:
Brownlie, McCormack, Orr, Walker, Hannah, B Brown, Bissett, Weir, McLean, Wilkie, Thomson

Referee:
Attendance: 18,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

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