Players | Miscellaneous

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 has been 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 continued condition.

Graves & Memorials

Player/Manager/Patron	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
John Bonnar	Dalbeth Cemetery		Grave & Memorial
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
Joe Dodds	St Convals		Grave & Memorial
Frank Dolan	Old Monkland Cemetery		Grave & Memorial
Michael Dolan	Old Monkland Cemetery		Grave & Memorial
John Donnelly			Grave & Memorial
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)
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
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
John Glass	Dalbeth Cemetery		Grave & Obituary Memorial (2011)
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
Michael Hamill	Hannahstown Cemetary (Belfast)		Grave & Memorial
David Hamilton	Dalbeth Cemetery		Grave & Memorial Remembrance (2011)
James Hay	Ayr Cemetery		Grave & Memorial
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
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
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
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
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
Willie McStay	Buried in St Conval's Cemetery	Buried in St Conval's Cemetery	Grave & Obituary
David Meikleham	Dalbeth Cemetery		Grave & Memorial
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
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
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
James "Sunny Jim" Young	Kilmarnock Cemetery		Grave & Obituary

Cremations

Player/Manager/Patron	Crematorium	Notes
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)
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

• Celtic Graves Society - Article
  
• Celtic Graves Society Forum

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)