| Matches: 1887 1888 1889 | 1887-1900 | |
Trivia
- Xmas Day game; Reserves team game
- Played at ground of Airdrieonians
- Celtic Strollers – kind of a scratch first team & reserves side of Celtic players: 6 first teamers & rest reserves
- Strollers was probably a term adopted from Queen’s Park who called their reserves side “The Strollers”. Rangers called theirs “The Swifts”.
- Some reports call the Celtic side the Celtic Crusaders which was a more commonly used name for Celtic’s reserve sides
- William Naughton so impressed Celtic having played “a demon game” in this match, and was to then be signed up by Celtic. Quite a feat on a holy day playing in a match between two Catholic church linked sides!
Review
The Scotsman – Wednesday, 26th December 1888, page 4
Celtic Strollers v Airdrie St Margaret’s – A Christmas game between teams as above named was played on the Airdrieonians ground at Airdrie.
The Strollers included six of the Celtic first eleven, and the St Margaret’s was a combination of various clubs.
The game was a good one throughout. In the first half Celtic Strollers led by a goal, but the home team had much of the best of the second half, having scored three goals, one of which was disallowed.
The result was:- St Margaret’s, two goals; Celtic Strollers, one goal.
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