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Trivia
- Celtic & World War One
- At a meeting of the Carnegie Dunfermline Trust, the Hero Trust and the UK Trust Dr. John Ross announced that the trusts would sell their bonds in US Steel and invest them in British Exchequer Bonds.
- The Glasgow Herald reports that UK troops have fallen back 80 miles at Bagdad, Mesopotamia. LINK
- A Clyde-built vessel, the SS Middleton and the Glasgow owned SS Clan McLeod have been sunk.
Review
Teams
QUEEN'S PARK:
Richardson, Peter Thorpe, J Neilson, D McLaren, Douglas, A Allan, Robert Sibbald, Boyce, Bob Morton, AD McLaren, Alan Morton
Scorers: Sibbald, (2)
CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, McGregor, Young, Dodds, McMaster, McAtee, Johnstone, McColl, McMenemy, Browning
Scorers: Johnstone, McColl; (3), Dodds, Browning
Referee: A. Edwards (Glasgow)
Attendance: 6,000
Articles
- Match Report (see end of page below)
Pictures
Articles
The Glasgow Herald, Monday 6th December 1915.
Three goals in as many minutes would probably have satisfied the Celts’ desire for goals had their opponents not been keen on getting the ball past Shaw, Sibbald he had the pleasure of performing the feat on two occasions, and with McColl showing more consideration for his reputation than from the feelings of his opponents three more goals were recorded against Richardson.
HARD HIT.
Celtic, like Rangers, helped themselves to half a dozen goals at Queen’s Park’s expense, and both may urge the reason given by Hearts when the amateurs lost ten goals at Tynecastle. The amateur forwards, it was said on that occasion, were so keen on scoring that their opponents were compelled to keep the ball at the other end of the field to avert trouble. If the Hampden goalkeeper was hard hit on Saturday his comrades were allowed full scope to show whatever talent they possessed, and the forwards gave a delightful display of passing for which Sibbald’s two goals were no more than value. It was one of the most friendly games of the season, a couple of free kicks scarcely counting, and McColls three goals might well have been reserved for other occasions.
The Scotsman, Monday 6th December 1915
The Celtic played Queen’s Park at Parkhead before 4,000 spectators. The home team had an easy victory, and during the first half scored three goals through McColl, Dodds and Johnstone. The Queen’s had several chances, but wretched marksmanship proved their undoing. The play in the second half was always interesting, and the spectators thoroughly enjoyed the heavy goal-scoring. The Celtic added three more goals to their total per Browning and McColl (2) Sibbald scored twice for the Queen’s. The home team were never stretched, and finished easy winners.