1888–89 Celtic F.C. season

The 1888–89 season was the first season of football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Cup, Glasgow Exhibition Cup, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Glasgow Cup and Glasgow North Eastern Cup.

Celtic

1888–89 season
Chairman	Dr John Conway
Stadium	Celtic Park
1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup	Runners-up
Scottish Cup	Runners-up
Glasgow Cup	Semi-finals
Glasgow North Eastern Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: N/A All: Willie Groves (11)
Home colours

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Celtic v Rangers

28 May 1888 Friendly	Celtic	5–2	Rangers	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	Maley Kelly Maley Maley McCallum	Celtic Report	Soutar Soutar	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2000 Referee: Mr McFadden (Edinburgh Hibs)

Celtic v Dundee Harp

9 June 1888 Friendly	Celtic	1–0	Dundee Harp	Glasgow, Scotland
16:30 GMT	Coleman	Celtic Report	Renwick Boyd Unknown	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6000 Referee: Unknown

Celtic v Mossend Swifts

16 June 1888 Friendly	Celtic	3–3	Mossend Swifts	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	McLaren  25' Gorevin  40' McCallum  85'	Celtic Report	Renwick Boyd Unknown	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4000 Referee: Unknown

Celtic v Clyde

23 June 1888 Friendly	Celtic	3–4	Clyde	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	Unknown	Celtic Report	Britton Unknown	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: Unknown Referee: Unknown

Celtic v Hibernian

4 August 1888 Friendly	Celtic	3–2	Hibernian	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Airdrie v Celtic

11 August 1888 Friendly	Airdrie	0–6	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Clyde v Celtic

18 August 1888 Friendly	Clyde	1–5	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Third Lanark v Celtic

22 August 1888 Friendly	Third Lanark	4–3	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Abercorn v Celtic

23 August 1888 Friendly	Abercorn	2–4	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Northern v Celtic

27 August 1888 Friendly	Northern	0–3	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Whitefield v Celtic

3 September 1888 Friendly	Whitefield	1–5	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Dumbarton

8 September 1888 Friendly	Celtic	3–0	Dumbarton	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Dumbarton v Celtic

15 September 1888 Friendly	Dumbarton	1–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Airdrie

29 September 1888 Friendly	Celtic	4–1	Airdrie	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Dundee Harp v Celtic

8 October 1888 Friendly	Dundee Harp	1–7	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Hibernian v Celtic

8 October 1888 Friendly	Hibernian	0–3	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Renton

29 September 1888 Friendly	Celtic	1–0	Renton	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Port Glasgow Athletic v Celtic

1 December 1888 Friendly	Port Glasgow Athletic	2–5	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Vale of Level v Celtic

22 December 1888 Friendly	Vale of Level	1–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Mitchell St Georges

31 December 1888 Friendly	Celtic	7–1	Mitchell St Georges	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Corinthians

3 January 1889 Friendly	Celtic	6–2	Corinthians	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Thistle v Celtic

5 January 1889 Friendly	Thistle	3–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Morton v Celtic

19 January 1889 Friendly	Morton	4–5	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Airdrie

26 January 1889 Friendly	Celtic	1–1	Airdrie	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Third Lanark

2 February 1889 Friendly	Celtic	0–3	Third Lanark
15:00 GMT

Corinthians v Celtic

16 February 1888 Friendly	Corinthians	1–3	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Clydesdale Harriers

23 February 1889 Friendly	Celtic	0–3	Clydesdale Harriers	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Abercorn

2 March 1889 Friendly	Celtic	4–4	Abercorn	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Hibernian

9 March 1889 Friendly	Celtic	5–4	Hibernian	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Newcastle West End v Celtic

23 January 1889 Friendly	Newcastle West End	3–4	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Third Lanark

9 March 1889 Friendly	Celtic	4–1	Third Lanark	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Celtic Park

Motherwell v Celtic

6 April 1889 Friendly	Motherwell	3–8	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Cowlairs v Celtic

13 April 1889 Friendly	Cowlairs	0–1	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Bolton Wanderers v Celtic

19 April 1889 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Burnley v Celtic

20 April 1889 Friendly	Burnley	1–3	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Distillery v Celtic

22 April 1889 Friendly	Distillery	0–1	Celtic
15:00 GMT

United Belfast v Celtic

23 April 1889 Friendly	United Belfast	2–5	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Thistle v Celtic

18 April 1889 Friendly	Thistle	0–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Celtic

23 May 1889 Friendly	Celtic	5–1	Celtic
15:00 GMT

Celtic v Preston North End

25 May 1889 Friendly	Celtic	2–1	Preston North End
15:00 GMT

Glasgow Cup

Celtic v Shettelston

6 October 1888 Second Round	Celtic	11–2	Shettelston	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000

Rangers v Celtic

27 October 1888 Third Round	Rangers	1–6	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT	Wilson  20'	Celtic Report	Groves  21' Dunbar  41', 75' Coleman  70' Maley  72' Kelly  85'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 4,000

Celtic v Queens Park

17 November 1888 Semi-Final	Celtic	0–2	Queens Park	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report	Berry  1' Robertson  51'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000

Glasgow Exhibition Cup

Main article: 1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup

Abercorn v Celtic

1 August 1888 First-round	Abercorn	1–1 ^	Celtic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Exhibition Grounds, Kelvinside Attendance: 4000

Celtic v Dumbarton Athletic

21 August 1888 Second-round	Celtic	3–1	Dumbarton Athletic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Exhibition Grounds, Kelvinside

Celtic v Partick Thistle

29 August 1888 Semi-final	Celtic	1–0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Exhibition Grounds, Kelvinside

Celtic v Cowlairs

6 September 1888 Final	Celtic	0–2	Cowlairs	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Exhibition Grounds, Kelvinside Attendance: 6,000

Scottish Cup

Celtic v Shettleston

1 September 1888 First Round	Celtic	5–1	Shettleston	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Cowlairs

22 September 1888 Second Round	Celtic	8–0	Cowlairs	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Albion Rovers

13 October 1888 Third Round	Celtic	4–1	Albion Rovers	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park

St Bernard's v Celtic

3 November 1888 Fourth Round	St Bernard's	1–4	Celtic	Edinburgh, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Old Logie Green

Clyde v Celtic

24 Nov 1888 Fifth Round	Clyde	0–1 Replay Ordered[1]	Celtic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report	34' Britton	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9000

Celtic v Clydesdale

8 December 1888 Fifth Round	Celtic	9–2	Clydesdale	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	6'  27' Maley  10' McLaren  47' McCallum  70' Groves	Celtic Report	20'  21' Cherrie	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 9000 Referee: Mr Robertson

Celtic v East Stirlingshire

15 December 1888 Sixth Round	Celtic	1–4	East Stirlingshire	Falkirk, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Merchiston Park Attendance: 3,000

Dumbarton v Celtic

12 January 1889 Semi-Final	Dumbarton	1–4	Celtic	Dumbarton, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 6,000

Celtic v Third Lanark

2 February 1889 Final	Celtic	0–3 Replay Ordered[2]	Third Lanark	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 13,000

Celtic v Third Lanark

9 February 1889 Final	Celtic	1–2	Third Lanark	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Hampden Park

Glasgow North Eastern Cup

Clydesdale v Celtic

29 Dec 1888 First Round	Clydesdale	1–5	Celtic	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	Rowan	Celtic Report	Dunbar Maley McCallum Groves	Stadium: Southcroft Park Referee: Mr T Quairus

Celtic v Northern

16 March 1889 Semi-Final	Celtic	4–1	Northern	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	McLeod  10'	Celtic Report	13' Dunbar  55' McCallum Coleman	Stadium: Celtic Park

Celtic v Cowlairs

11 May 1889 Final	Celtic	6–1	Cowlairs	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	Coleman  19' Groves Gallagher  15' Dowds  79' Maley  21'	Celtic Report	McPherson	Stadium: Barrowfield Park Attendance: 8000 Referee: McPherson

Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

Main article: Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

Celtic v Renton

4 May 1889 Semi-Final	Celtic	2–5	Renton	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 GMT	Unknown Groves	Celtic Report	Harvie Campbell McCall	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Unknown

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  SCO Willie Dunning — DF  SCO Mick McKeown — DF  SCO Willie Maley — DF  SCO Jas Kelly — DF  SCO Jas McLaren — DF  EIR Alexander Collins — MF  SCO Johnny Coleman — MF  SCO Mick Dunbar — MF  SCO Tom Maley — MF  SCO Paddy Gallagher

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  SCO Neil McCallum — FW  SCO Willie Groves

Team statistics

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Scottish Cup	1st Round	—	Runners-up	1 September 1888	9 February 1889

Updated to match played 21 May 2017 (2017-05-21).
Source: Competitions

See also

• List of Celtic F.C. seasons

References

1. Replay Ordered http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1888-12-05%3A+SFA+meeting+orders+Clyde+Cup+tie+replay
2. Replay Ordered http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1889-02-05%3A+Scottish+Cup+Final%2C+Protest+Meeting