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Celtic Games 1888 – Clyde Cup Tie Replay
The Scotsman – Wednesday, 5th December 1888, page 5
Football
Scottish Football Association – Last night the monthly meeting of the committee of the Scottish football Association was held in the rooms, 55 Waterloo Street, Glasgow—Mr Crerar, the president, in the chair. Attention was called to the circumstance that the Professional Committee had had several matters before it regarding which it had felt it had no power to deal: it was decided by the casting vote of the chairman that full power should be given to the committee to deal with all professional matters. The Celtic protested against the Clyde being awarded the cup tie played on 24th November, because the ground was unplayable, and that for the last fifteen minutes game was played in darkness. Mr Harrison, the referee, explained that the teams started to play a. cup tie with the consent of both captains, that for the last eight minutes he could not follow the game, and that the game was late in starting part of the delay being caused by several Clyde players having to remove bars from their boots. Mr Reid (Airdrieonians) moved that the protest should be sustained and this was seconded by. Mr J. B. Walker (Renfrewshire Association.) Mr Boag (Partick Thistle) proposed that the protest should be dismissed. Mr Graham (Renton) seconded. On a division, the protest was sustained by 7 votes to 4 and the tie was ordered to be replayed on the ground of the Celtic on Saturday first.