1889-10-26: 5th KRV 0-3 Celtic, Friendly

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Trivia

  • Celtic’s official site lists this game as a friendly.
  • Played at Palmerston Park, Dumfries.
  • Celtic’s first game in the south of Scotland.
  • Local newspaper expressed disappointment at the low crowd, saying other games in the area proved to be a bigger attraction.
Teams

5th KRV:-
Lawson, McCallay, Reid, McKie, Mundell, Walker, Morley, Little, Mitchell, Edgar, McWilliam.

Celtic:-
McLaughlin, Reynolds, McKeown, Gallagher, Kelly, Dowds, McCallum, Madden, Groves, Dunbar, Coleman.

Goals:- Groves, Groves, McCallum.

Referee: Mr G Hay, Dumfries.

Articles

Dumfries & Galloway Standard, 30 october 1889