1895–96 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1895–96 football season

Celtic
1895–96 season
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish First Division	1st
Scottish Cup	First round
← 1894–95 1896–97 →

During the 1895–96 Scottish football season, Celtic competed in the Scottish First Division.

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

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

References

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

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v t e 1895–96 in Scottish football
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Domestic leagues	Football League Division One Division Two Highland League
Domestic cups	Scottish Cup Final Junior Cup
Related to national team	Results British Home Championship
Club seasons
Division One	Celtic Clyde Dumbarton Dundee Heart of Midlothian Hibernian Rangers St Bernard's St. Mirren Third Lanark
Division Two	Abercorn Airdrieonians Kilmarnock Leith Athletic Linthouse Morton Motherwell Partick Thistle Port Glasgow Athletic Renton
Other teams	Queen's Park

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