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Trivia
- Records state that Celtic were presented with a gift by the Army (need confirmed, and what the gift was).
Review
Teams
Celtic
Shaw
James B Murphy
Hilley
Gilchrist
Cringan
W McStay
McLean
Gallacher
Crilly
Cassidy
McFarlane
Goals:
McLean 2, Cassidy, McFarlane & McStay
Rhine Army
Stark
Jones
Barber
Reeves
Brodie
Paton
Vellor
Cullen
Redding
Powell
Cantor
Stadium: Weidenspecher Park, Cologne
Referee:
Attendance: 3000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
Roughly translated by Munich Tim KDS
This year’s Scottish champions finished the season by playing against the English Rhine Army team. A 3000 audience were present as the two teams entered the field. While the (for the) whole game they were not that close but superior; the touring team, the glasgow side could be never seriously in danger. Celtic won a corner early as the first minute. History was made after the first goal soon after. Cassidy, Celtic’s halfback, scored from 20 meters, sharply and unexpected. Crilley added yet another goal until the break. After half time, Celtic of only played an exhibition game. The last 45 minutes the professionals played the best game of the continent tour. By the final whistle, the ball was literally carried by the Innentrio (eff knows!) into the goal three times.
In the evening a banquet was held, where Celtic stayed up to their departure on Thursday morning.
Thanks to Celtic Historian Pat Woods for this Information:
1. SPELLING CORRECTION – THE MATCH WAS PLAYED AT WEIDENPESCHER PARK , A RACECOURSE ESTABLISHED IN 1897 WHICH WAS ALSO THE HOME OF THE FOOTBALL CLUB VFL KOLN 1899 FROM 1903 UNTIL RECENTLY.
2. ‘GLASGOW OBSERVER’, JUNE 10TH 1922, P.3 (‘GLASGOW GLEANINGS’ COLUMN) : [ CELTIC’S] RECEPTION BY THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION AT COLOGNE WAS MOST CORDIAL , THE PLAYERS BEING PRESENTED WITH MEDALS IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CLEVER PLAY AGAINST THE SOLDIERS’ TEAM, WHOM THEY DEFEATED EASILY ‘.
3. AROUND 13,000 TROOPS OF THE BRITISH ARMY OCCUPIED THE VICINITY OF COLOGNE FROM 1919 TO 1926 TO ENFORCE THE DE- MILITARISATION OF THE RHINELAND UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ARMISTICE AND THE SUBSEQUENT TREATY OF VERSAILLES.
4. CELTIC DONATED THE SUM OF 100,000 MARKS TO THE BRITISH ARMY’S COLONEL HUTCHISON FOR HIS WELFARE WORK IN THE LOCALITY OF COLOGNE.
5 . GIFT – PRESUMABLY THE FOLLOWING, MENTIONED BY WILLIE MALEY’S ACCOUNT IN THE ‘GLASGOW OBSERVER ‘ , JUNE 17TH 1922, OF THE MATCH : ‘ THE COMMANDER – IN – CHIEF , SIR WILLIAM GODLEY , GAVE OUR LOT A HEARTY WELCOME AND PRESENTED THEM WITH A UNION JACK FROM THE RHINE ARMY ‘ . PLEASE NOTE, HOWEVER, THAT IT APPEARS THAT MALEY HAS ERRED WITH NAME – IT WAS SIR ALEXANDER GODLEY WHO WAS COMMANDER – IN – CHIEF ,ACCORDING TO HIS ‘ WIKIPEDIA ‘ ENTRY.