On the evening of Monday 14th August 1893, football clubs made the most of the light nights and set up a fantastic football game to thrill spectators. It was the turn of Glasgow Celtic to visit Blantyre, coming to Forrest Street to visit new club, Blantyre Victoria. Highlighted players in Celtic were Reynolds, Cullen, Dunbar, […]
On 29th August 1910 a benefit football match took place at Blantyre Vics Ground at Forrest Street. This however, was made all the more remarkable as one team was none other than Celtic Football Club who brought their full, first league team players. The charity match was against the Lanarkshire Junior Select and of course […]
Fallon, Mr. John – John Fallon was born in Halfway on 16 August 1940. He is a Scottish former professional footballer and member of the Celtic squad that won the European Cup in 1967, which came to be known as the Lisbon Lions. Fallon signed for Celtic from junior football team Fauldhouse United in 1959 to […]
Robert Kelly was born in Blantyre in 1902, one of 10 children of James Kelly, Blantyre businessman, player and captain of Glasgow Celtic FC. Robert was educated at St Aloysius and St Josephs, Dumfries and became a stockbroker by profession. Like his father, he became a director of Glasgow Celtic FC and was chairman of […]
Wild scenes were witnessed at Blantyre on Saturday 22nd December 1928, during the Blantyre Celtic and Vale of Clyde Intermediate League fixture, which resulted in the abandonment of the game 17 minutes from time. The game was keen but played clean until about 25 minutes from time, when tempers became ruffled after player, Lyons […]
During a Football match, a cup tie at Blantyre between Blantyre Celtic and Irvine Victoria on Monday 15th May 1933, some sensation was caused in the crowd of spectators when a man collapsed and died. John Ferns, (69), of 101 Station Road was seen to fall when standing immediately behind the Irvine goal. At that […]
Saturday 9th February 1935 saw a football match in Glasgow that was remembered for some time. Blantyre Vics had travelled the few miles to Parkhead, to play against that team, of the same name. Parkhead Football Club was a founding member of the Scottish Junior Football League but the team no longer exists. Whilst the team […]