McCallum
Soutar 10
Kelly 42
Maley
Soutar
Maley (2)
Match Information
Manager: No Permanent Manager
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: unknown - to be confirmed
Matchday: Monday
Match Trivia
Although Celtic Park was practically opened on the same day as our ‘Exhibition’ it was not till last night that the club of that name played their inaugural match. 2000 spectators were present. The Rangers kicked off against the wind, and at once made in incursion into Celtic territory. With some difficulty Dolan and the backs cleared their charge, and play was transferred to the other end. A mistake by Meikle gave the Celts a corner kick. Dunbar placed the ball in front of goal, and McCallum was enabled to head the first point of the game. The Ibroxonians from the restart invaded their opponent’s goal, but despite their every exertion they could not force the ball between the uprights. Keeping up the pressure, the Rangers from a pass by Suter equalised after ten minutes play. Nicol was saving in grand form, and but for his clever goal keeping the Celts must have increased their score on several occasions. A foul against a ‘light blue’ further enhanced the prospects of the home team. The ball was kept in dangerous proximity to Nicol’s charge, and to avert what proved to be only a temporary and sufficient relief the Rangers were forced to concede a corner kick. Like the former and placed by the same player, Kelly, who was playing a judicious game headed the second goal, for the home team a few minutes before halftime. Aided by the wind and with a determination to put themselves on an equal footing, the Rangers opened the second half with great vigour. The home defence however were not to be overcome. By short passing and keeping the ball low the Celts carried it to the other end, where Tom Maley was enabled to score another goal. In retaliation the Ibrox forwards were soon in front of their adversaries upright and a second goal was registered by Suter. The ball travelled rapidly from end to end of the field. Ultimately Maley put on a fourth goal for the ground team. Through the instrumentality of McCallum the same player shortly after notched a fifth point. A sixth was put through, but was disallowed owing to an infringement of the offside rule. To show that the Rangers though unluckily in front of goal, were not altogether acting on the defensive the whistle sounded with the ball hovering in front of Dolan
