1889-04-23: United Belfast 2-5 Celtic, Friendly

Match Pictures | Matches: 18881889 | 1887-1900


Trivia

  • Friendly match played at Broadway, Belfast.
  • This was Celtics second of two games in two days, to be played in Belfast.
  • Their fourth game in five days.
  • Att:- 5000.

Review

Played at Belfast. Before 5000 spectators. Celtic, 5 goals; United Belfast, 2.
“Coleman kicked off for the Celtic. In the first half, play was pretty even, the score at half-time:- United Belfast, 2 goals; Celtic, 1.
“The Scotchmen, however, had by far the best of the play in the second half, adding four more goals, while the home team could not improve their score.”


Teams

United Belfast:-
Clugston, Reynolds, Ritchie, Rowbotham, W Crone, Forbes, Peden, Stanfield, Elleman, Stewart, S Torrans.
Scorers:-
Stewart, Stanfield.

Celtic:-
John Kelly, Gallagher, McKeown,
Jas Kelly, W Maley, McLaren, McCallum, Dowling, Groves, Dunbar, Coleman,
Scorers:-
Coleman, Dunbar, McKeown, McCallum, Unknown.

Att:- 5,000.


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