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Celtic's Foundation
About Celtic's Foundation
The charity established by Brother Walfrid was named The Poor Children's Dinner Table. Walfrid's move to establish the club as a means of fund raising was largely inspired by the example of Hibernian F.C. who were formed out of the immigrant Irish population a few years earlier in Edinburgh.
On 28 May 1888, Celtic played their first official match against Rangers and won 5-2 in what was described as a "friendly encounter". The team was as follows:
M. Dolan (Drumpellier)
E. Pearson (Carfin Shamrock)
J. McLaughlin (Govan Whitefield)
W. Maley (Cathcart)
J. Kelly (Renton)
P. Murray (Cambuslang Hibs)
N. McCallum (Renton)
T. Maley (Cathcart)
J. Madden (Dumbarton)
M. Dunbar (Edinburgh Hibs)
H. Gorevin (Govan Whitefield)
Links
- Brother Walfrid
- Brother Walfrid & the history of Celtic
- Limited liability circular
- The first circular
- Original Celtic Committee
- About Celtic
- Celtic's First Balance Sheet
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