This section is for documenting graves and memorials of Celtic players, managers and established figures in the history of our club.
If there are any other notable entries then please enter them below or PM one of the admin/moderators to assist (mail “All Moderators”).
To assist various supporters’ efforts, an informal “Celtic Graves Society” forum was created, see link.
The aim is to document the sites in order that supporters and family can visit them out of respect and we hope to be able to keep them in good condition.
Apologies but there are a number of old pictures that have to still be re-added into the below lost from the old site transfer from last year.
So please bear with us. Apologies for inconvenience in the meantime BUT if you really need any pics from here then let us know and we’ll push that up in priority.
Graves & Memorials
| Player/Manager/Patron/Key Figures |
Cemetery |
Notes |
Grave & Memorial Page |
| George Allan |
Linlithgow Cemetery | Family Grave, Row A lair 273 … | Grave & Memorial |
| Willie Angus | Wilton Cemetery, Wilton Road, Carluke. | The replica of the Victoria Cross was designed and manufactured by Mr Angus’s engineer son, the late Nugent Angus. Nugent made the replica and fixed it to the headstone in 1975, covering an original carving of the medal into the granite of the stone. The original had weathered and was barely visible. William Angus VC died just two days after the 44th anniversary of his brave deed. His last annual telegram of thanks from the Martin family was delivered to him in hospital. | Grave & Memorial |
| Barney Battles | St.Peter’s Dalbeth | Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Bridgeton and Burial at St.Peter’s Dalbeth. Gravestone was restored in March 2011 by the Celtic Graves Society in conjunction with the club and family. |
Grave & Memorial |
| Alec Bennett |
Eastwood Cemetery |
Unmarked grave (as of Oct 2010) |
Grave & Memorial |
| James Blessington |
Newton Abbot Cemetery | James Blessington is buried in in Newton Abbot Cemetery. He died in Torbay Hospital on the 18 April 1939 and was buried on the 21st April 1939. The owner of the grave is a Margaret Blessington of 8 Market Street, Newton Abbot. Also buried in the grave is a Margaret Warn |
Grave & Memorial |
| John Bonnar |
Dalbeth Cemetery |
Grave & Memorial |
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| John Browning |
Alexandria Cemetery | Grave & Memorial |
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| Tommy Burns | Linn Cemetery | Funeral at St.Mary”s Calton – Tommy was then Laid to Rest in The Linn Cemetery which is off Lainshaw Drive/Drakemire Drive on the South side of Glasgow. | Funeral page, Grave & Memorial |
| Johnny Campbell | Dalbeth Cemetery | Buried in Dalbeth Cemetery. His Resting Place is in the West Plot – Lair No.214 (the same area of the cemetery as Jimmy McMenemy). | Grave & Memorial |
| Dr John Conway | Dalbeth Cemetery | Grave & Memorial | |
| Hugh Clifford |
Holytown Cemetery |
Sect. B lair 753 | Grave & Memorial |
| John Cushley | Bothwell Park Cemetery | John’s Funeral was at St.Bride’s Bothwell and he was laid to rest at Bothwell Park Cemetery – On the border of Uddingston/Bothwell | |
| Jimmy Delaney |
Cambusnethan Cemetery | Grave & Memorial |
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| Joe Dodds |
St Convals |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Frank Dolan |
Old Monkland Cemetery | Grave & Memorial |
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| Michael Dolan |
Old Monkland Cemetery | Grave & Memorial |
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| John Donnelly | Grave & Memorial |
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| Peter Dowds |
Abbey Cemetery, Elderslie. | Peter Dowds lies in an unmarked grave in Abbey Cemetery, Elderslie. His grave is only a short distance away from fellow Johnstone Celt, Peter Scarff. |
Grave & Memorial |
| Robert Downie | St Kentigern’s Cemetery | Downie has a grave/memorial at St. Kentigern’s Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland. Section 21. Lair 506. Headstone. | Grave & Memorial |
| Dan Doyle | St.Peter’s Dalbeth | Grave & Memorial Remembrance (2010) |
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| Johnny Doyle | Grassyards Road cemetery | In Kilmarnock Cemetery. | Grave & Memorial Memorial (2011) |
| Michael Dunbar | St.Peter’s Dalbeth | Celtic player and Director – St.Peter’s Dalbeth – Section 12 Lair 203 | Grave & Remembrance |
| Patsy Gallacher | Arkleston Cemetery | Funeral was at St. Paul’s Whiteinch. | Grave & Memorial |
| Wiile Gallacher | Arkleston Cemetery | Willie Gallacher (Patsy’s son and another ex Celtic Player) is buried in the same lair as his Father. Willie’s inscription is on the side of Patsy’s headstone. | |
| Chic Geatons |
Lochgelly Cemetery |
Grave & Memorial |
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| John Glass |
Dalbeth Cemetery | Grave & Obituary Memorial (2011) |
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| Samuel Little Glasgow |
Leadhill’s Cemetery |
Sam died on January 4, 1966 in Glen Cove Community Hospital, NY. A Masonic service and Clan Gordon service were held at Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home. Religious services were conducted by the Rev. Stewart at Roslyn Presbyterian Church. Sam was cremated at the Fresh Pound Crematory, Middle Village, NY and his ashes interred in Leadhills where he was laid to rest with his beloved Margaret. |
Grave & Memorial |
| Willie Groves |
Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Michael Hamill |
Hannahstown Cemetary (Belfast) |
Grave & Memorial |
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| David Hamilton |
Dalbeth Cemetery | Grave & Memorial Remembrance (2011) |
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| James Hay |
Ayr Cemetery |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Jimmy Johnstone | Bothwell Park Cemetery | Funeral Mass was at St.John The Baptist Uddingston and then Burial at Bothwell Park Cemetery which is on the border of Uddingston/Bothwell. | Funeral & Grave |
| Tom Maley |
St Kentigern´s Cemetery | Buried in St Kentigerns, Glasgow. | Grave & Memorial |
| Willie Maley |
Cathcart Cemetery | Willie Maley’s grave is a family plot, a double lair. Beside him are his father Tom, mother Mary and wife Helen as well as two infants from the family who passed way before their time. | Grave & Memorial |
| John McAlindon |
Dalbeth Cemetery |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Dan McArthur |
Eastern Necropolis Cemetery |
Grave & Memorial (2023) |
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| Andy McAtee |
Kilsyth Cemetry |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Pat McAuley |
St Patricks, New Stevenston |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Neil McCallum | Bonhill Church Cemetery | Neil was the scorer of Celtic’s first ever goal in a 5-2 victory over Rangers on 28th May 1888. | Grave & Memorial |
| Peter McGonagle |
Cheltenham Crematorium |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Jimmy McGrory | St.Peter’s Dalbeth | Jimmy ‘s Funeral was held at St Leo the Great’s in Dumbreck near to where Jimmy lived – He was subsequently laid to Rest at St.Peter’s Dalbeth which is On London Road near his Beloved Celtic Park – Both Jock Stein and Jimmy’s great friend “Malky” McDonald attended the Church service and then met the Cortege at the Cemetery Gates where “Malky ” was openly weeping at the loss of his friend. | Grave & Memorial |
| Michael McKeown |
Dalbeth Cemetery | Grave & Memorial |
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| John & William McKillop | Dalbeth Cemetery | First Committee members buried together in Dalbeth. | Grave & Memorial |
| Tommy McInally | St.Conval’s Cemetery | Barrhead | Grave & Memorial |
| Brian McLaughlin | Grandsable Cemetery | Polmont | |
| John H McLaughlin |
Grave & Memorial | ||
| Sandy McMahon |
Dalbeth Cemetery | Grave & Memorial |
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| Jimmy McMenemy | Dalbeth | Jimmy McMenemy’s Resting Place in Dalbeth is in the area called West Plot – Lair No.990 | Grave & Memorial |
| Alec McNair | Larbert Cemetery | Larbert cemetery, section 2, lair number 628. At the entrance to the cemetery there is a layout showing the various different sections and their locations. Alec`s grave is on the right hand side of Section 2. At time of writing it is a very well kept cemetery and Alec`s grave has been well tended to. |
Grave & Memorial |
| Billy McNeill | Service at St Aloysius Church |
Grave & Memorial | |
| Willie McStay |
Buried in St Conval’s Cemetery | Buried in St Conval’s Cemetery | Grave & Obituary |
| David Meikleham | Dalbeth Cemetery | Grave & Memorial |
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| Willie Miller |
Baldernock Parish |
Grave & Memorial |
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| John Millsop |
Westburn Cemetery |
He is buried in Lair no.6486 at Westburn Cemetery on the edge of Cambuslang at what was previously known as “The Circuit”. | Grave & Memorial |
| Neil Mochan | Camelon Cemetery | Funeral was held at St.Francis Xavier’s in Falkirk. | Grave & Memorial |
| Phil O’Donnell | Bent Cemetery | Phil’s Funeral was held at St.Mary’s Hamilton and he was laid to rest in Bent Cemetery,Hamilton. | Grave & Memorial |
| Hugh O’Neill |
Douglas Bank Cemetery |
Grave & Memorial |
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| Bertie Peacock | Coleraine Cemetery | Coleraine | |
| Jeremiah Reynolds |
St Peter’s Cemetery |
Dalbeth |
Grave & Memorial |
| Jimmy Quinn | Kilsyth Cemetery | Kilsyth | Grave & Obituary |
| Peter Scarff | Kilbarchan Cemetery | Grave & Memorial | |
| Charlie Shaw |
New Jersey, USA |
Madonna Cemetery, Fort Lee, New Jersey | Grave & Memorial |
| Peter Somers |
West Cemetery in Wellhall Rd Hamilton. | Grave & Memorial |
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| Bertie Thomson | Abbey Cemetery,Elderslie | Famous 1930’s winger. His gravestone has the inscription “Bertie, of Celtic FC” | |
| John Thomson | Bowhill Cemetery | Main Street – Cardenden | |
| Charlie Tully | Milltown Cemetery | West Belfast | Grave & Memorial |
| Brother Walfrid | Mount St.Michael – Dumfries | Dumfries – Mount St.Michael Chapel is at the back of St,Joseph’s College Dumfries – Just up from the Chapel is a small white fenced Graveyard where the Marist Brothers including Brother Walfrid have been laid to rest. – From 2004/2005 The Cemetery fell under the care and jurisdiction of the local Council but it is till open to the Public to pay their respects. | Grave & Memorial |
| Peter Wilson |
Beath Cemetery |
Grave & Memorial |
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| James “Sunny Jim” Young |
Kilmarnock Cemetery |
Grave & Obituary |
Cremations
| Player/Manager/Patron |
Crematorium |
Notes |
| Stevie Chalmers |
The Funeral Mass took place at 11.30am on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at St. Mary’s Church, Calton, Glasgow (G40 2DQ). Following the Church service, the cortege will pass through the Celtic Way at approximately 12.45-1pm and onwards to a private family Cremation. | |
| Tommy Gemmill | Daldowie Crematorium | Tommy’s funeral was held at Daldowie Crematorium on 10th March, on a Friday at 12 noon. Prior to that, the funeral cortège left Celtic Park and travelled down the Celtic Way for one last visit to Celtic Park, then on to London Road towards Daldowie Crematorium. |
| Bobby Murdoch | Linn Crematorium | Funeral was at St.Columbkille’s Rutherglen.,followed by Bobby’s cremation at the Linn Crematorium – In a subsequent podcast several years later Bobby’s widow informed us some of the Great Man’s ashes are scattered at Celtic park |
| Ronnie Simpson | St.Ninian’s.Corstorphine – Edinburgh | Funeral there too |
| Jock Stein | Linn Crematorium | Does not have a grave as such |
First ever Celtic XI from the inaugural match (link)
| Player | Grave Location | State of Grave | Pictures |
| Michael Dolan | |||
| Eddie Pearson | Cambusnethan Cemetery | Grave page | |
| James McLaughlin McLachlan | St Kentigerns | Grave Memorial (2011) |
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| Willie Maley | Cathcart Cemetery | Grave page | |
| James Kelly | St Patrick’s New Stevenston | Alongside his family including Chairman Sir Robert Kelly. | Grave page |
| Phil Murray | St Agatha’s Cemetery, Bridgeville, PA (USA) | He is buried with his wife Ellen Murray. | Grave Page |
| Neil McCallum | Bonhill Church Cemetery, Vale of Leven | No headstone. There are two other McCallums, both females, buried in close proximity to Neilly. | Grave page |
| Tom Maley | St. Kentigern’s Cemetery, Glasgow | Grave page | |
| Johnny Madden | Prague | Died 17th April 1948 Aged 83 – Buried in Olsanke Cemetery in Prague. | Grave |
| Mick Dunbar | Buried at Dalbeth | Grave intact | Grave page |
| Charlie Gorevin | Holy Cross Cemetery, | Holy Cross Cemetery, 3620 Tilden Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11203.Flatbush, Brooklyn, NY in Section St Michael, Range 22 Grave number 102. | Grave |
Links
Articles
- John Thomson – Me and John, 75 years on – A Supporter’s Tribute
- Brother Walfrid – Pilgrimmage to his resting place by Hullbhoy
- Wilie Maley’s Grave by Maley’s Spirit (2010)