1915-03-27: Celtic 3-1 Raith Rovers, League Division 1

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Trivia

  • Celtic & World War One
  • Celtic with two games in hand sit four points adrift of leaders Hearts. In England the First Division is headed by Oldham Athletic a point ahead of Manchester City and Chelsea are bottom club.
  • A German submarine has sunk the British steamer Delmira in the English Channel.
  • The Glasgow Herald features an interview with General Joffre who is in bullish form.

Review

Teams

CELTIC:
Shaw, McNair, McGregor, Young, Dodds, McMaster, McAtee, McMenemy , McColl, Johnstone, Browning.
Scorer: McColl, (3)

RAITH ROVERS:
Neish, Winning, Lavery, Logan, Porter, Anderson, Rattray, Scott, Martin, Turner, Gibson
Scorer: Rattray

Referee: J M Dickson (Glasgow)
Attendance: 6,000

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

Articles

The Scotsman, 29th March, 1915
Raith Rovers put up quite a good fight against the Celtic at Glasgow, and though they lost two goals in the first half they were due a goal themselves, which, however, did not come until well on in the second portion. It was Rattray scored it. Then the Rovers made a great effort to equalise, but instead, McColl – who performed the “hat trick” – got a third goal for the Celts, which settled the destiny of the League points. The attendance would be about 5,000.

The Glasgow Herald, Monday 29th March, 1915
The Rovers forwards commenced in brilliant style, and Shaw was frequently tested. After being outplayed the home team showed improvement and McColl scored twice before the interval. The second half was more evenly contested and each side scored once.