1896–97 Celtic F.C. season

Celtic 1896–97 football season April 2017 April 2017 Celtic 1896–97 Willie Maley Celtic Park Scottish First Division 4th Scottish Cup First round 1895–96 1897–98 1896–97 was Celtic Football Club's ninth season of competitive association football. They competed in the Scottish First Division.http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/a1890/celtic1897.htm Results for Celtic for 1896-97 www.londonhearts.com It was the first season in the club's history in which they didn't win any trophies, neither national nor local, such as the Glasgow Cup or Glasgow Charity Cup. It was also the last season played by James Kelly, Celtic's first ever captain. Competitions Scottish First Division 1896–97 Scottish Division One League table CEL Matches First Division 15 August 1896 Hibernian 3–1 Celtic Easter Road Edinburgh 12,000 L First Division 17 August 1896 Clyde 2–7 Celtic Barrowfield Park Glasgow 3,000 W First Division 22 August 1896 Celtic 2–0 St Bernard's Celtic Park Glasgow 8,000 W First Division 29 August 1896 Abercorn 0–6 Celtic Underwood Park Abercorn 4,500 W First Division 5 September 1896 Celtic 3–0 Hearts Celtic Park Glasgow 25,000 W First Division 12 September 1896 St Bernard's 1–2 Celtic New Logie Green Edinburgh 8,000 W First Division 26 September 1896 Celtic 2–1 St Mirren Celtic Park Glasgow 6,000 W First Division 3 October 1896 Dundee 2–2 Celtic Carolina Port Dundee 17,000 D First Division 10 October 1896 Celtic 1–1 Rangers Celtic Park Glasgow 24,000 D First Division 17 October 1896 Celtic 2–0 Third Lanark Celtic Park Glasgow 10,000 W First Division 24 October 1896 Hearts 1–1 Celtic Tynecastle Park Edinburgh 11,000 D First Division 7 November 1896 Celtic 5–0 Abercorn Celtic Park Glasgow 1,000 W First Division 28 November 1896 Celtic 1–1 Hibernian Celtic Park Glasgow 15,000 D First Division 5 December 1896 Third Lanark 0–3 Celtic Cathkin Park Glasgow 4,000 W First Division 12 December 1896 Celtic 4–1 Clyde Celtic Park Glasgow 5,000 W First Division 19 December 1896 Rangers 2–0 Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow 15,000 L First Division 20 February 1897 Celtic 0–1 Dundee Celtic Park Glasgow 8,000 L First Division 13 March 1897 St Mirren 2–0 Celtic St Mirren Park, Love Street Paisley 4,000 L Scottish Cup 1896–97 Scottish Cup First round 9 January 1897 Arthurlie 4–2 Celtic Dunterlie Park Arthurlie 2,000 L References Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic