1898-04-16: Celtic 1-1 Sheffield Utd, Friendly

Match Pictures | Matches: 18981899 | 1898-99 League


Trivia

  • Match: Championship of Great Britain, Leg 2, at Celtic Park.
  • Sheffield Utd were English league title holders and Celtic Scottish league title holders
  • Billed as the Championship of Great Britain
  • This was the Second leg, first leg was at Bramall Lane where it was a 1-0 victory to Sheffield.
  • When Celtic played United @ Bramall Lane in 12/3/1898, Sheffield still had 4 league games to play and Sunderland could still have caught them: they didn`t so by the time The Blades arrived at Parkhead on 16/4/1898, it was a clash of the countries`s champions.

Review

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Teams

Celtic (2-3-5):
Dan McArthur, Jim Welford, William Thomson, Hugh Goldie, Willie Orr, Alex King, Martin Moran, Patrick Gilhooley, John James Campbell, Alex “Sandy” McMahon, George (“Dod”) Allan.

Sheffield United (2-3-5):
Bill Foulke, Harry Thickett, Bob Cain, Harry Johnson, Tom Morren, Harry Howard, Walter Bennett, Jack Almond, Ralph Gaudie, John Cunningham, Ernest (“Nudger”) Needham.
The goals: 1-0 McMahon (30 min.), 1-1 Almond (87 min.).

Celtic – Sheffield United 1-1 (1-0).
Attendance: 12,000.
Referee: Mr. W. McLeod (Cowlairs).

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