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Celtic Games 1889 – Sunderland
Trivia
- Friendly match played at Newcastle Road, Sunderland.
- Before 9,000 spectators.
Review
The Celtic having an open date, owing to the Victoria scratching to them in them, journeyed to Sunderland, where to all accounts they played in magnificent form, and defeated the senior local team, who are looked upon as the favourites for the English Cup this season.
Result – Celtic, 1 goal; Sunderland, nil.
Teams
Sunderland:-
Kirtley, Porteous, Oliver, Stevenson, Auld, Gibson, Harvie, Brackanridge, Campbell, Hannah, H McLaughlin.
Celtic Team:-
McLaughlin, Reynolds, McKeown, W Maley, Kelly, Gallagher, Madden, Dowds, Groves, Cunningham, Dunbar.
Scorers:- Groves.
Att:- 9,000.
Articles
- Match Report
- Official Site
Pictures
- Match Pictures
From newspaper report from the time.
The Scotsman – Monday, 23rd September 1889, page 4
Sunderland v Celtic – The famous Celtic team visited the Wearside borough and met Sunderland under extremely favourable conditions, there being a very full “gate” at double prices. The Celtic met with a very popular reception. The combination included four internationals and Groves, the well-known centre forward. A hard game resulted in a win for the Celtic by one goal to nil.