2006-09-15 06:21:27 · 19 answers · asked by scott c 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Scottish Football
Celtic Football Club was formally constituted at a meeting in St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church hall on East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton, Glasgow, by an Irish Marist monk named Brother Walfrid original from County Sligo on 6 November 1887.
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". Celtic had 8 'guest' players from Hibernian playing that day.
2006-09-15 06:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
November 6, 1887
Celtic Football Club is formally constituted in St Mary's Church Hall in East Rose Street (now Forbes Street), Calton. The purpose is stated as being to alleviate poverty in Glasgow's East End parishes.
May 28, 1888
Celtic beat Rangers 5-2 in a "friendly". It is the new club's first match and is played on the first Celtic Park.
2006-09-17 11:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by evecfc1888 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glasgow 1888
2006-09-15 13:30:26 · answer #3 · answered by edwin4208 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They were founded in Glasgow in 1888, calling themselves Glasgow Hibernian. However, the Edinburgh Football Club Hibernian, claimed they stole there name and they renamed the club Glasgow Celtic.
It was a group of Nuns who started the club to raise money for the poor, "How times have changed" and all proceeds went to charity. Then a goup of Ulstermen came to Glasgow to work in the dockyards, and they founded a club called Glasgow Rangers.
It's just a pity they don't work in the same way today and raise money for the Charities who actually founded many clubs, I don't just mean Celtic, I mean all "money made" teams. Man United, liverpool etc
2006-09-19 10:58:14 · answer #4 · answered by patch 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1888
2006-09-18 09:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by frankieboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1888
2006-09-15 13:40:02 · answer #6 · answered by Brian M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1888
2006-09-15 13:28:02 · answer #7 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1888
2006-09-15 13:27:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1888
2006-09-15 21:23:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
1888, Glasgow, Scotland
2006-09-15 13:27:33 · answer #10 · answered by footynutguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋