The Scotsman - Monday, 21st October 1889, page 5

St Bernards v Celtic - Played at Logie Green before several thousand spectators. The home team won the toss, and Groves started play. The Saints had the first advantage, M’Laughlin being called upon to save a good shot. The Celts made efforts to get way, and Madden getting the ball passed to Dunbar, who beat M’Intosh easily. The Celts now took the upper hand, and play was confined to the home territory. At length A. Foyer, by a piece of good tackling, raised the siege, and the game became more open, Hall finishing a run by the home forwards by shooting past. Bishop had a good run down the right, and shot high into goal, M’Laughlin just managing to save. The Celts speedily retaliated, and got a corner, but the home defence baffled the efforts of the Irishmen. Hall and Lamb made a good attempt to make headway, but Reynolds managed to defeat them. Madden now got hold of the ball, and made a great run up the right , outpacing Waterston and A. Foyer, but slackening his pace as he got near the goal-line, Foyer made up the distance between them, and, taking the ball from the Celt, sent it down the field amid applause. The left wing of the home team took the play up, and the Celts’ keeper just managed to save. The Celts retaliated, and M'lntosh was called upon to defend his charge. Before half-time Groves got away with one of his runs, and scored a second goal. The Saints recommenced play in the second half, but a foul ten yards from the centre of the field at once stopped them. Getting the ball again they carried it through the opposing backs, and M’Laughlin had to save thrice. The green and white, however, recovered themselves, and making towards the opposing goal, Methven missed his kick and M’Intosh saved what looked like a sure goal. The home team, urged on by the cries of their followers, fought energetically, and held their own against their redoubtable opponents. For some time the play was kept within the Celtic territory, and the rearguard of the visitors had all their work cut out to keep the home forwards back. The Irish forwards again got away, but a foul stopped them, and Bishop returned with a run up the right wing. His pass was, however, injudicious. The old Cowlairs man made up for this mistake soon afterwards by sending a beautiful shot across the goal, but the ball was not caught. Still the Saints continued to press. All their endeavours, however, seemed to be fated to be thwarted at the critical moment. Yet if they could not score, the members of the team were not the less entitled to great credit for the excellence of their play. The Celts managed to score again towards the end of the game which, therefore, ended:- Celtic, three goals; St Bernards, nil.

Celtic – M’Laughlin, goal; Reynolds and Gallacher, backs; Tom Maley, Kelly, and Dowds. half-backs; Madden, Dunbar, Groves, M’Callum, and H. Gallacher, forwards.


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