Celtic Old Crocks

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Name: Celtic Old Crocks
Ref: Ex-Celts Celtic sides that played in post-war era (1950s) for invitational matches, charity matches & meet ups.
Era: 1940s-1970

Summary

Affectionate team name given to invitational side for former players for a kick about to relive old playing days. A great get together and way to bring alumni together.

They played against regional selects, but also interestingly Police and Clergy selects too!

Various old Celtic players have helped to keep in touch with others via these get togethers.  Ex-Celt John Connor played over a ten year spell with this invitational team.

Known charity matches played by the Celtic Old Crocks include (albeit not an exhaustive list):

28/05/55
Broomfield Park, Airdrie
LANARKSHIRE SELECT 0 CELTIC EXHIBITION CUP X1 4

13-17/06/55
Venue ?
GLENAVON AMATEURS 3 CELTIC EXHIBITION CUP Xl 1

25/06/55
Rosebery Park, Oatlands
CELTIC EXHIBITION CUP X1 ? SCOTLAND SELECT ?

09/07/55
Venue ?
CELTIC EXHIBITION CUP X1 1 MARYHILL SELECT 3

01/08/55

Provanmill Park, Garngad

ST ROCH’S OLD CROCKS ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

09/08/55
Moore Park, Govan In aid of St Constsntine’s Building Fund
JOHNNY HUGHES X1 ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

02/09/55
Petershill Park, Springburn
INTERNSATIONAL SELECT 1 CELTIC OLD CROCKS 1

16/05/56
Broomfield Park, Airdrie
LANARKSHIRE X1 ? CELTIC EXHIBITION Xl ?

24/05/56
Holm Park, Yoker
SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL X1 1 CELTIC 1938 EXHIBITION X1 0

02/06/56
Motherwell Stadium St Teresa’s, Newarthill Building Fund LANARKSHIRE SELECT 4 CELTIC 1938 EXHIBITION X1 4

15/05/57
School Park, Wishaw
EX-CELTIC SELECT ? SCOTTISH SELECT ?

14/05/58
Keppoch Park, Possilpark
GLASGOW PERTHSHIRE SELECT ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

20/06/58 Glenhead Park, Duntocher CELTIC OLD CROCKS ? SCOTTISH SELECT ?

27/06/59 Saltaire’s Park, Uddingston In aid of Greyfriars (Uddingston) Development Society CELTIC OLD CROCKS ? SCOTTISH OLD CROCKS ?

04/06/60 Moore Park, Govan St Margaret-Mary’s Parochial Fund THE CLERGY SELECT ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

20/06/60 Adamslie Park. Kirkintilloch EX-SENIOR SELECT ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

02/07/60 Kelvinvale Park, Maryhill Maryhill Harp FC New Pavillion Fund MARYHILL HARP SELECT ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

07/06/63 Keppoch Park, Possilpark GLASGOW PERTHSHIRE Xl ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

28/09/70 Provanmill Park, Garngad CELTIC OLD CROCKS ? NOTHERN POLICE ? 20/05/59 Provanmill Park, Garngad St Roch’s Building Fund ST ROCH’S OLD CROCKS ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?

02/06/56 Motherwell Stadium St Teresa’s, Newarthill Building Fund LANARKSHIRE SELECT 4 CELTIC 1938 EXHIBITION X1 4
02/06/56 Motherwell Stadium St Teresa’s, Newarthill Building Fund LANARKSHIRE SELECT 4 CELTIC 1938 EXHIBITION X1 4
14/05/58 Keppoch Park, Possilpark GLASGOW PERTHSHIRE SELECT ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?
14/05/58 Keppoch Park, Possilpark GLASGOW PERTHSHIRE SELECT ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?
02/07/60
Kelvinvale Park, Maryhill
Maryhill Harp FC New Pavillion Fund
MARYHILL HARP SELECT ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?
07/06/63
Keppoch Park, Possilpark
GLASGOW PERTHSHIRE Xl ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?
20/05/59
Provanmill Park, Garngad
St Roch’s Building Fund
ST ROCH’S OLD CROCKS ? CELTIC OLD CROCKS ?
27/06/59
Saltaire’s Park, Uddingston
In aid of Greyfriars (Uddingston) Development Society
CELTIC OLD CROCKS ? SCOTTISH OLD CROCKS ?
game at Broomfield in May 1955. Thanks to Matt Corr @Boola_vogue courtesy of Bobby Hogg junior.

Notes

From Tom Doyle Biog & Alphabet of the Celts book

Tom served in the Forces 1940-46 during the war, and later played for ‘Celtic1938’ in the 1950s who were affectionately known as the ‘Celtic Old Crocks’. He even ‘suffered’ for the Celtic cause, when in 1956 during a charity match at Kilmarnock he suffered two broken ribs.