Birthplace: Sligo, Ireland

Died: 26 April 1915
Signed: 1888
Left: 1888
Position: Outside-left
Debut: Celtic 5-2 Rangers XI (The Swifts), Friendly, May 1888
Internationals: none

Biog

In truth, little really was known about this man. We didn't even strictly know his actual name or who he exactly was. Searches on him led down dark alleys to decipher who the real man was.

After much work it was found that it was Charlie Gorevin who played for both Celtic & Govan Whitefield. He was Irish, lived in Govan, played for Govan Whitefield and is then proven to have moved from Govan to New York where he played GAA as well as association football.

The search for Charlie by the Celtic Graves Society involved confirming his identity and then tracking his life story through historical documentation.

The Gorevin family was found to have emigrated from Glasgow to the USA. Charlie passed away on Apr 26, 1915 aged 48, following a successful stateside sporting career.

He had the wonderful experience in reflection to play in the inaugural Celtic match against a representative Rangers side, and play his small part in the foundation of the playing side.

Playing Career

No competitive matches for Celtic

Honours with Celtic

none

Pictures

• Player Pics

Links

• Grave & Memorial
• Celtic memorial website search for H Gorevin