1909-04-30: Hamilton Academicals 1-2 Celtic, League Division 1

 
Match Pictures | Matches: 19081909 | 1908-09 League

Trivia

  • Celtic win the league title (Division One) for five-in-a-row

  • Celtic win the league by 1pt over Dundee; Must-win game
  • Celtic lost out on third Scottish Cup & League title in a row after Scottish Cup final riot cancels the replay match
  • Heavy month for Celtic, by the end of the month 12 games had to be played this month for Celtic.
 

Review

Tense, but more comfortable than it looks as Accies scored with virtually last kick of the ball.
 
Large crowd included soldiers and ladies from the nearby barracks.
 
5th League win in a row and 9th overall!
 
A great triumph.
 

Teams

Hamilton Accies:
Mason, Brownlie and Roxburgh; Ferguson, Watson and Scott; McLean, Robertson, Miller, Wilson and Glasgow
Scorers:Robertson 89

Celtic:
Adams, McNair and Weir; Young, Dodds and Hay; McLean, McMenemy, Quinn, Somers and Hamilton
Scorers:Hamilton 25, McMenemy 65

Referee: Unknown
Attendance: Various estimates; 6000, 8,000

 

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

  • Match Pictures

Articles

Dundee Courier – Saturday 01 May 1909
Sporting Life – Saturday 01 May 1909