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The Scotsman - Monday, 6th August 1888, page 4


Football

Celtic 3, Hibs 2

Hibernians v Celtic – The Hibernians on Saturday inaugurated the football season at Glasgow by playing the newly-organised Celtic at Parkhead. The ground team, as is well known has been the means of alluring several of the more prominent members of the Hibernians from Easter Road, and this fact, and the uncertainty of the composition of the visiting team, attracted a crowd of persons. Losing the toss, the Hibernians kicked off, with the sun in their eyes. M’Ghee at once started off and gained a corner, which proved fruitless. The Celts for fully fifteen minutes had much the best of the play. M’Callum being in splendid form the goal on several occasions had narrow escapes through his exertions. Aided by a foul, the Hibs bore down on their opponents, and Smith, with a swift, low shot, scored the first goal amid great cheers. Still keeping up the pressure the wearers of the green experienced hard lines in not increasing their score. With an open field Groves and M’Callum carries the leather to the opposite and, the former with a rather easy shot putting the team level. Half-time arrived with the scores standing one goal each. When the second half was ten minutes old, M’Ghee sustained and injury to his leg, and retired. Despite this the Hibernian played best, and Naughton scored. Five minutes later Coleman equalised. The Celts improved, and Groves put on a third point. The sympathies of the crowd seemed to be with the Hibernians, judging from the cheering. Towards the close they should have scored, but fate was against them.

Celtic – Goal, Dunning; backs, M’Keown and Maclachlan; halfs, Gallacher, Kelly, and M’Laren; forwards, Naughton, Smith, M’Ghee, Mulvie, and Clark.