1957-05-19: Tottenham Hotspur 4-3 Celtic, USA Tour

Match Pictures | Matches: 19561957 | 1956-57 pictures

Trivia

  • Celtic left for America on the 8th May with the following party: Bonnar, Byrne, Donnelly, Fallon, Fernie, Higgins, Jack, MacKay, McMillan, McPhail, Meechan, Mochan, Peacock, Ryan, Smith, Tully with Collins and Evans to join the party on the 29th May.
  • Bertie Peacock was made captian for the 1957-58 season to come
  • Arriving in New York they settled into the Paramount Hotel and began a daily routine of morning training at the Triborough Stadium in Randall’s Island in the East River. (It was actually called the Downing Stadium, having been renamed in 1955)
  • Played in New York at the Triborough Stadium, the Rockaway Beach, Long Island American Irish band furnished the music (NOT – as stated on some sites – in Philadelphia)

Review

Teams

Tottenham Hotspur: (likely)
Ditchburn; Baker, Hopkins; Blanchflower, Ryden, Marchi; Medwin, Harrier, Smith, Stokes, Robb.
Scorers: Smith 3 (, , ), Dulin? ()

Celtic: (likely)
Bonnar; Fallon, Meechan; MacKay, Jack, Peacock; Smith, Fernie, McPhail, Tully, Mochan.
Scorers: Smith (), Tully (), Peacock()

Referee: J McLean
Attendance: 12,342

Articles

  • Match Report (see end of page below)

Pictures

http://www.celticprogrammesonline.com/programme%20covers/freindlies/usacelts/mauretaniamenu1big.jpgThe RMS Mauritania on which Celtic crossed the Atlantic for the Amercan Tour with the autographed reversehttp://www.celticprogrammesonline.com/programme%20covers/freindlies/usacelts/mauretaniamenu3.jpg

Articles

Tottenham v Celtic 19/5/57 American Tour