1895–96 Celtic F.C. season

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

1895–96 was the eighth football season played by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish First Division, which they won for the third time in four seasons.^[1] It was the fourth major domestic honour won by the club. They also successfully defended the Glasgow Cup and won the Glasgow Charity Cup for the fifth time in a row.

Competitions

Scottish First Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Celtic (C)	18	15	0	3	64	25	+39	30	Champions
2	Rangers	18	11	4	3	57	39	+18	26
3	Hibernian	18	11	2	5	58	39	+19	24
4	Heart of Midlothian	18	11	0	7	68	36	+32	22
5	Dundee	18	7	2	9	33	42	−9	16

Source: "1895-1896 Division 1 - SPFL Archive". SPFL. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
Rules for classification: Teams finish equal if level on points. Points system: 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss
(C) Champions

Matches

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scottish Cup

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

Friendly

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

^ 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

^ "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

[4] 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.

[1] "Results for Celtic for 1895-96". www.londonhearts.com.

[2] Football. | Celtic v. Aston Villa., The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1896

[nifgtom-3] Tom "Ching" Morrison, Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats, 26 October 2008

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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