1895–96 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic

1895–96 season
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	1st
Scottish Cup	First round

During the 1895–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.^[1]

Results

Scottish First Division

Main article: 1895–96 Scottish Division One

Dundee v Celtic

10 August 1895 First Division	Dundee	1 - 2	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Carolina Port Attendance: 10,000

Celtic v Clyde

17 August 1895 First Division	Celtic	3 – 0	Clyde	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

Hibernian v Celtic

24 August 1895 First Division	Hibernian	4 – 2	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 10,000

Celtic v St Mirren

31 August 1895 First Division	Celtic	4 – 0	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 5,000

Rangers v Celtic

7 September 1895 First Division	Rangers	2 – 4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 16,000

Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

14 September 1895 First Division	Celtic	0 – 5	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000

St Bernard's v Celtic

16 September 1895 First Division	St Bernard's	3 – 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: New Logie Green Attendance: 5,000

Dumbarton v Celtic

28 September 1895 First Division	Dumbarton	2 – 3	Celtic	Dumbarton
				Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 4,000

Celtic v Hibernian

5 October 1895 First Division	Celtic	3 – 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 20,000

Clyde v Celtic

12 October 1895 First Division	Clyde	1 – 5	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 7,000

Celtic v Dundee

26 October 1895 First Division	Celtic	11 – 0	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,500

Celtic v Third Lanark

9 November 1895 First Division	Celtic	7 - 0	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,000

Hearts v Celtic

23 November 1895 First Division	Hearts	1 - 4	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,500

St Mirren v Celtic

30 November 1895 First Division	St Mirren	1 - 3	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 4,000

Celtic v St Bernard's

7 December 1895 First Division	Celtic	2 - 1	St Bernard's	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 1,000

Celtic v Rangers

14 December 1895 First Division	Celtic	6 – 2	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 25,500

Celtic v Dumbarton

21 December 1895 First Division	Celtic	3 – 0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 1,300

Third Lanark v Celtic

29 February 1896 First Division	Third Lanark	1 – 2	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 8,000

Scottish Cup

Main article: 1895–96 Scottish Cup

Celtic v Queen's Park

18 January 1896 First round	Celtic	2 – 4	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 26,000

Friendly

Celtic v Aston Villa

20 April 1896[a]	Celtic	3 – 2	Aston Villa	Glasgow
	McMahon 44' 89' Ferguson	Report	Campbell 3' Devey 85'	Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Mr Dickson

1. Reported in some sources (though not a contemporary match report)^[2] as being an unofficial British/World Championship^[3] – Aston Villa had just won the 1895–96 Football League title.

References

1. "Results for Celtic for 1895-96". www.londonhearts.com.
2. Football. | Celtic v. Aston Villa., The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1896
3. Tom "Ching" Morrison, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 26 October 2008