thehoopster
27-05-2008, 02:29 PM
I've got a book full of little stories about our fantastic club and thought I'd share a few with you...
1. During the 1970s, Celtic's Johannes Edvaldsson, nicknamed "Shuggie", used to get two dozen pairs of football boots of varying sizes sent over from Germany, which he freely distributed among his team-mates.
2. James McLaren became the first Celtic player to captain Scotland when he led his country to a 3-2 win over England on 13 April 1889 in the Home International championship. McLaren scored in the game, which was his second as Scotland captain. He had previously captained his country on his international debut a year earlier, when he was at Hibernian. In total, McLaren captained Scotland three times - his only caps - with a record of two wins and one draw.
3. On 11 March 1959, a Celtic/ Rangers select XI side played at Telford Park, Inverness, to commemorate the switching on of Caledonian FC's new floodlight system. However, at the time, SFA regulations required all competing players to be signed to a single Scottish League member club, so the five Celts that had been selected to play signed for Rangers and then re-signed for Celtic the following day. The team played in a kit of white shirts with blue and red hoops and white shorts. The Celtic players to feature that day were Andrew Beattie, Jim Kennedy, Charlie Tully, Paddy Crerand and Jim Conway.
4. The Glasgow FA ordered that the 1901-02 Glasgow Cup final between Rangers and Celtic was to be played at Ibrox. When the game ended 2-2 the Glasgow FA ordered that the replay should also be held at Ibrox. Rangers offered to play the replay at a neutral venue and when Celtic disagreed, the Glasgow FA awarded the Cup to Rangers.
5. One week prior to Celtic's 3-1 defeat to Rangers in the first-ever Scottish Cup final between them on 17th February 1894 at Second Hampden Park, the grandstand at Celtic Park was severely damaged in a storm with debris being scattered all over the nearby Janefield cemetery. The newspaper stories at the time spoke of Celtic being sued for damages.
6. Exactly one week after their 1894 Cup final defeat by Rangers, Celtic beat Rangers 3-2 at Celtic Park to clinch the Scottish First Division championship. After losing 5-0 to Rangers on 2nd September 1893, Celtic went on a terrific run of 11 consecutive league victories.
7. Of the 11 clubs that formed the original Scottish League in 1891-92, only Celtic and five others are still league teams (Clyde, Dumbarton, Hearts, Rangers and St. Mirren).
8. Celtic goalkeeper Joe Kennaway played for Scotland against Austria in 1933, thus becoming one of a tiny number of players to represent three countries in international matches. Montreal-born Kennaway represented his native Canada and the Unite States of America before joining Celtic in 1931. In his eight years at Parkhead, Joe made 295 appearances for Celtic and kept 83 clean sheets.
9. In 1894, Celtic built the first-ever press box at Celtic Park. Other teams throughout the United Kingdom would later follow Celtic's pioneering example to bring football news to the community.
10. In the 1906-07 season, Celtic became the first Scottish club to win the double (Celtic beat Hearts 3-0 in the Scottish Cup final).
1. During the 1970s, Celtic's Johannes Edvaldsson, nicknamed "Shuggie", used to get two dozen pairs of football boots of varying sizes sent over from Germany, which he freely distributed among his team-mates.
2. James McLaren became the first Celtic player to captain Scotland when he led his country to a 3-2 win over England on 13 April 1889 in the Home International championship. McLaren scored in the game, which was his second as Scotland captain. He had previously captained his country on his international debut a year earlier, when he was at Hibernian. In total, McLaren captained Scotland three times - his only caps - with a record of two wins and one draw.
3. On 11 March 1959, a Celtic/ Rangers select XI side played at Telford Park, Inverness, to commemorate the switching on of Caledonian FC's new floodlight system. However, at the time, SFA regulations required all competing players to be signed to a single Scottish League member club, so the five Celts that had been selected to play signed for Rangers and then re-signed for Celtic the following day. The team played in a kit of white shirts with blue and red hoops and white shorts. The Celtic players to feature that day were Andrew Beattie, Jim Kennedy, Charlie Tully, Paddy Crerand and Jim Conway.
4. The Glasgow FA ordered that the 1901-02 Glasgow Cup final between Rangers and Celtic was to be played at Ibrox. When the game ended 2-2 the Glasgow FA ordered that the replay should also be held at Ibrox. Rangers offered to play the replay at a neutral venue and when Celtic disagreed, the Glasgow FA awarded the Cup to Rangers.
5. One week prior to Celtic's 3-1 defeat to Rangers in the first-ever Scottish Cup final between them on 17th February 1894 at Second Hampden Park, the grandstand at Celtic Park was severely damaged in a storm with debris being scattered all over the nearby Janefield cemetery. The newspaper stories at the time spoke of Celtic being sued for damages.
6. Exactly one week after their 1894 Cup final defeat by Rangers, Celtic beat Rangers 3-2 at Celtic Park to clinch the Scottish First Division championship. After losing 5-0 to Rangers on 2nd September 1893, Celtic went on a terrific run of 11 consecutive league victories.
7. Of the 11 clubs that formed the original Scottish League in 1891-92, only Celtic and five others are still league teams (Clyde, Dumbarton, Hearts, Rangers and St. Mirren).
8. Celtic goalkeeper Joe Kennaway played for Scotland against Austria in 1933, thus becoming one of a tiny number of players to represent three countries in international matches. Montreal-born Kennaway represented his native Canada and the Unite States of America before joining Celtic in 1931. In his eight years at Parkhead, Joe made 295 appearances for Celtic and kept 83 clean sheets.
9. In 1894, Celtic built the first-ever press box at Celtic Park. Other teams throughout the United Kingdom would later follow Celtic's pioneering example to bring football news to the community.
10. In the 1906-07 season, Celtic became the first Scottish club to win the double (Celtic beat Hearts 3-0 in the Scottish Cup final).