There are many great links between @stpatsfc and @CelticFC , not least the famous UCL qualifier in 1998. But there aren’t many who’ve played for both clubs – the obvious one being Paul Byrne (Celtic 1993-95, Pat’s 2000-01). Donald Weir, from East Cadder in Scotland, had signed for Celtic in 1948 and featured mainly with the reserves. He played 7 times for the first team from 1949-1952, scoring twice, including one famous goal against Rangers. He moved shortly after to Portadown in the Irish League and from there to St Pat’s for the start of the 1953/54 season. Weir’s stay at the Saints was brief, although he impressed in several displays. An inside-forward, he netted 4 goals from August to November – two in the Shield and one each in the semi-final and final of the Dublin City Cup, helping Pat’s to victory in the competition.He returned to Scotland to play with Forfar but a few short years after, aged just 30, was killed in a mining accident at the Auchengeich Colliery.
Donald Weir scored a spectacular overhead goal (described in the Irish Independent as a “over-the-shoulder effort with his back to goal”) in the Dublin City Cup Final in September 1953. Pat’s beat Shelbourne 4-3 AET to lift the Cup for the first time. Evening Herald
