1890–91 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic
1890–91 season
Stadium	Celtic Park
Scottish Football League	3rd
Scottish Cup	Sixth round
Glasgow Cup	Winners
Scottish League; Charity Competition	Runners-up
	← 1889–90 1891–92 →

The 1890–91 season was the third season of football by Celtic, this marked the first season where Celtic took part in the newly formed Scottish Football League, they also competed in the Scottish Cup, Scottish League Charity Competition and Glasgow Cup.

Pre-season and friendlies[]

2 October 1890 Friendly	Celtic	2–2	Sunderland
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

29 November 1890 Friendly	Royal Albert	2–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

27 December 1890 Friendly	Celtic	4–2	St. Mirren
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

1 January 1891 Friendly	Celtic	1–1	Dumbarton
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

17 January 1891 Friendly	Celtic	1–3	Clyde
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

27 March 1891 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

28 March 1891 Friendly	Ardwick	2–7	Celtic
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

30 March 1891 Friendly	Blackburn Rovers	0–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

31 March 1891 Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday	1–3	Celtic
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

13 April 1891 Friendly	Celtic	5–5	Blackburn Rovers
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

18 April 1891 Friendly	Celtic	2–0	Bolton Wanderers
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

21 April 1891 Friendly	Celtic	4–0	Preston North End
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

9 May 1891 Friendly	Celtic	2–1	Renton
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

21 May 1891 Friendly	Clyde	2–1	Celtic
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

23 May 1891 Friendly	Celtic	8–1	Third Lanark
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

Competitions[]

Overview[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dumbarton^[a] (C)	18	13	3	2	61	21	+40	29	Joint Champions
1	Rangers^[a] (C)	18	13	3	2	58	25	+33	29	Joint Champions
3	Celtic	18	11	3	4	48	21	+27	21^[b]
4	Cambuslang	18	8	4	6	47	42	+5	20
5	3rd LRV	18	8	3	7	38	39	−1	15^[b]

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points;
(C) Champion
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Dumbarton and Rangers finished equal on points, and a play-off to determine the winner ended in a 2−2 draw so both teams were declared joint champions.
^ ^a ^b Celtic, 3rd LRV and Cowlairs were deducted four points each for fielding ineligible players.

Scottish Football League[]

16 August 1890 Football League ^{[N 1]}	Celtic	1–4	Renton	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

23 August 1890 Football League	Heart of Midlothian	0–5	Celtic	Edinburgh
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 5,000

30 August 1890 Football League	Celtic	5–2	Cambuslang	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 3,500

13 September 1890 Football League	Third Lanark	2–1	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 12,000

25 October 1890 Football League	Abercorn	1–5	Celtic	Abercorn
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Attendance: 5,000

3 January 1891 Football League	Celtic	5–1	Cowlairs	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

24 January 1891 Football League	Vale of Leven	3–1	Celtic	Glasgow
		Celtic Report		Stadium: Millburn Park Attendance: 4,000

7 February 1891 Football League	Celtic	3–2	Cambuslang	Glasgow
		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 2,000

21 February 1891 Football League	Dumbarton	2–2	Celtic	Dumbarton
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 6,000

28 February 1891 Football League	Celtic	1–0	Heart of Midlothian	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

7 March 1891 Football League	Cambuslang	3–1	Celtic	Leith
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Whitefield Park Attendance: 4,000

14 March 1891 Football League	Celtic	2–0	Cowlairs	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

21 March 1891 Football League	Celtic	2–2	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

4 April 1891 Football League	St Mirren	1–0	Celtic	Paisley
15:00		Celtic Report		Stadium: Westmarch Attendance: 5,000

11 April 1891 Football League	Celtic	1–0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 11,000

25 April 1891 Football League	Celtic	1–1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

29 April 1891 Football League	Cowlairs	0–5	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00		Celtic Report		Stadium: Springvale Park Attendance: 2,500

2 May 1891 Football League	Rangers	1–2	Celtic	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 8,500

5 May 1891 Football League	Celtic	9–1	Vale of Leven	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 1,800

12 May 1891 Football League	Celtic	2–0	Abercorn	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 1,500

^ Renton were later expelled from the league and the match was voided

Scottish Cup[]

6 September 1890 First Round	Celtic	1–0	Rangers	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000

27 September 1890 Second Round	Celtic	2–2		Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park

4 October 1890 Second Round Replay		1–3	Celtic	Carfin
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Attendance: 6,000

18 October 1890 Third Round	Wishaw Thistle	2–6	Celtic	Wishaw
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

8 November 1890 Fourth Round	Dundee Our Boys	1–3	Celtic	Dundee
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: West Craigie Park

6 December 1890 Fifth Round	Royal Albert	0–4 ^{[S 1]}	Celtic	Larkhall
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Raploch Park Attendance: 2,000

13 December 1890 Fifth Round Replay	Celtic	2–0	Royal Albert	Glasgow
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 2,000

20 December 1890 Sixth Round	Dumbarton	3–0	Celtic	Dumbarton
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report		Stadium: Boghead Park

^ Match stopped 12 minutes from time

Glasgow Cup[]

20 September 1890 Glasgow Cup	Celtic	7–1
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

11 October 1890 Glasgow Cup	Northern	1–2	Celtic
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

1 November 1890 Glasgow Cup	Celtic	5–0	Clyde
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

22 November 1890 Glasgow Cup	Celtic	5–1	Partick Thistle
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

14 February 1891 Glasgow Cup	Celtic	4–0	Third Lanark
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

Scottish League Charity Competition[]

30 May 1891	Celtic	6–1	Third Lanark
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

10 June 1891 Final	Celtic	0–3	Dumbarton
15:00 GMT		Celtic Report

Notes[]

References[]

^ "1890-1891 SFL". SPFL. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

[table_note_DUM0.25080133008342-1] Dumbarton and Rangers finished equal on points, and a play-off to determine the winner ended in a 2−2 draw so both teams were declared joint champions.

[table_hth_CEL0.25080133008342-2] Celtic, 3rd LRV and Cowlairs were deducted four points each for fielding ineligible players.

[Voides-4] Renton were later expelled from the league and the match was voided

[Abandoned-5] Match stopped 12 minutes from time

[3] "1890-1891 SFL". SPFL. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

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