1889–90 Celtic F.C. season

August 2026 Celtic 1889–90 Celtic fc 1889.jpg Manager Chairman Dr John Conway Celtic Park Scottish Cup First round Glasgow Cup Runners-up Glasgow North Eastern Cup Winners 1888–89 1890–91 The 1888–89 season was the second season of football by Celtic. They competed in the Scottish Cup, Glasgow Exhibition Cup, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Glasgow Cup and Glasgow North Eastern Cup, they won the latter for the second consecutive year. Results and fixtures #ccffcc Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffffcc Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #ffcccc Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA #cccccc Postponed 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season and friendlies Friendly 9 August 1889 15:00 GMT Glasgow Select 1–5 Celtic Report Celtic Benburb Park Glasgow, Scotland W Friendly 16 August 1889 15:00 GMT Victoria United 0–10 Celtic Report Celtic Central Park Aberdeen, Scotland W Friendly 17 August 1889 15:00 GMT Dundee Harp 2–5 Celtic Report Celtic East Dock Street Park Dundee, Scotland W Friendly 24 August 1889 15:00 GMT Cambuslang 2–0 Celtic Report Celtic Whitefield Park Cambuslang, Scotland L Friendly 31 August 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Celtic Report Dumbarton Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland 5000 D Friendly 21 September 1889 15:00 GMT Sunderland 0–1 Celtic Report Celtic Newcastle Road Sunderland, England W Friendly 28 September 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–2 Celtic Report Sunderland Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland W Friendly 3 October 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Celtic Report Blackburn Rovers W Friendly 5 October 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Celtic Report Rangers D Friendly 12 October 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–2 Celtic Report Everton L Friendly 19 October 1889 15:00 GMT St Bernards 0–3 Celtic Report Celtic W Friendly 26 October 1889 15:00 GMT 5th KRV 0–3 Celtic Report Celtic W Friendly 9 November 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Celtic Report Cowlairs W Friendly 16 November 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 7–1 Celtic Report Hibernian W Friendly 23 November 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–2 Celtic Report Dumbarton D Friendly 21 December 1889 15:00 GMT Sunderland 1–2 Celtic Report Celtic W Friendly 28 December 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–6 Celtic Report Cowlairs L Friendly 1 January 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–2 Celtic Report Everton W Friendly 4 January 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 7–0 Celtic Report Heart of Midlothian W Friendly 11 January 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Celtic Report St. Mirren W Friendly 8 February 1890 15:00 GMT Heart of Midlothian 1–0 Celtic Report Celtic L Friendly 22 February 1890 15:00 GMT Mitchell St Georges 5–2 Celtic Report Celtic L Friendly 8 March 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–1 Celtic Report Motherwell W Friendly 22 March 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 3–2 Celtic Report Vale of Leven W Friendly 29 March 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–2 Celtic Report Third Lanark W Friendly 4 April 1890 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Celtic Report Celtic L Friendly 5 April 1890 15:00 GMT Everton 3–1 Celtic Report Celtic L Friendly 7 April 1890 15:00 GMT Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Celtic Report Celtic D Friendly 8 April 1890 15:00 GMT Distillery 1–6 Celtic Report Celtic W Friendly 12 April 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Celtic Report Notts County D Friendly 3 May 1890 15:00 GMT Heart of Midlothian 1–2 Celtic Report Celtic W Friendly 10 May 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–2 Celtic Report Bolton Wanderers D Friendly 17 May 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–2 Celtic Report Wolverhampton Wanderers W Friendly 22 May 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–0 Celtic Report Preston North End W Friendly 24 May 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–4 Celtic Report Third Lanark L Friendly 27 May 1890 15:00 GMT St. Mirren 0–2 Celtic Report Celtic W Friendly 31 May 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–2 Celtic Report Old Renton D Scottish Cup 1889–90 Scottish Cup First roundN Rearranged Rearranged game after abandonedN Abandoned Match abandoned due to crowd encroachment 7 September 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–0 Celtic Report Queens Park Celtic Park Glasgow, Scotland 16,000 P First round 14 September 1889 15:00 GMT Queens Park 2–1 Celtic Report Celtic Hampden Park Glasgow, Scotland 11,000 L N Source:Celtic F.C. — 1889-90 http://scottish-football-historical-archive.c1.biz/1889-90.pdf live 2 August 2026 scottish-football-historical-archive.c1.biz en Glasgow Cup Glasgow Cup 2 November 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–1 Celtic Report United Abstainers W Glasgow Cup 30 November 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 4–1 Celtic Report Cambuslang W Glasgow Cup 14 December 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–3 Celtic Report Queens Park L Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup Semi-final 19 April 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 0–2 Celtic Report Third Lanark L Glasgow North Eastern Cup First round 7 December 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 5–0 Celtic Report Clydesdale W Second round 18 January 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 1–1 Celtic Report Cowlairs D Second round 25 January 1890 15:00 GMT Cowlairs 0–5 Celtic Report Celtic W Semi-final 15 February 1890 15:00 GMT Thistle 0–5 Celtic Report Celtic W Final 15 March 1890 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Celtic Report Northern W Rangers & Clydesdale Harriers Sports Cup Semi-final 3 August 1889 15:00 GMT Celtic 2–0 Celtic Report Renton Ibrox Park Glasgow, Scotland 6000 W Final 6 August 1889 15:00 GMT Rangers 0–2 Celtic Report Celtic Ibrox Park Glasgow, Scotland 4000 W References Category:Celtic F.C. seasons Celtic