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18 Kerrydale St, Glasgow, G40 3RECeltic Park in the Parkhead area of Glasgow in Scotland is the home ground of Celtic Football Club. The all-seater stadium is also known as 'Parkhead' and nicknamed 'Paradise' with a capacity of 60,832.
In and around Celtic Park
Lennoxtown training ground was officially opened on 9 October 2007 by Celtic chairman Brian Quinn at a ceremony where he was joined by Chief executive Peter Lawwell, Celtic manager Gordon Strachan and Celtic captain Stephen McManus.
Chairman Brian Quinn added "When people come and see the facilities they'll see what I think we are which is a major European club".
Celtic Family
On November 6, 1887,One of the world’s most famous sporting institutions was born in a parish hall in Glasgow.
The small group of clergy, lay Church members and sportsmen who gathered at St Mary’s Church Hall, East Rose Street, could never have guessed it at the time, but the result of their afternoon’s work was destined to grow into a club that would hold millions in its thrall. These were the pioneers who founded Celtic.
Chris Cameron, who takes care of memorabilia at Celtic Park, said: “It is a little known anniversary. People tend to focus on later dates, when the club built a ground and started playing matches and winning their first trophies. But the whole story of the club can be traced back to that meeting.”
There was a sense that the Celtic club was an idea that had found its time when it was born in November 1887, and there were several factors at play that ensured a safe delivery.
First, there was a growing enthusiasm for a football club in the city that would represent the Irish population, and provide a focal point and a source of pride for the thousands of poor immigrants who had poured into Glasgow’s fetid slums. They were covetous of the success enjoyed by Edinburgh’s Irish club, Hibernian.
Hibs had won the SFA Cup in Glasgow in February in 1887, to much rejoicing in the green enclaves of the city. The winners held their postmatch celebration at St Mary’s Parish Hall, and the event made a huge impact on Glasgow’s Irish football followers. It was no coincidence that Celtic’s founding fathers chose the same venue to launch their own club a few months later.
The chief figures in the club’s founding were the chairman of that inaugural meting, John Glass, and Brother Walfrid, the Catholic cleric who shrewdly assessed football’s potency as a money-spinner. His aim was to create a club that would generate cash to feed the needy, especially children, in the east end of Glasgow.
Cameron said: “The impetus for the start of the club was charity, and that was first on the minds of the people who met at St Mary’s Church Hall. The aim was to build the club as a means of raising money to feed the poor, and the success of Hibs was the catalyst which gave them the confidence to go ahead.”
In hindsight, it seems odd that an Irish football club needed such a long gestation. But before Celtic were formed, the Irish community had already tried and failed to establish clubs big enough to compete with Scotland’s established sides – mainly because they didn’t have the funds to sustain such an enterprise. At least three dozen had come and gone, including an earlier Celtic that never made it out of infancy.
But the new Celtic quickly caught the imagination of the Irish populace, and attracted the kind of organisers who were equipped to make the dream a reality.
Within a few months enough subscriptions had been collected – half- pennies from people who could ill afford them, as well as more substantial donations, including one from Archbishop Charles Eyre – to get the club started. A ground was built by volunteer labour, and in May 1888 Celtic played their first fixture, against a friendly club which gave them much support in their early days – Rangers. Celtic won 5-2 in front of a crowd of 2,000, who had each paid 6d to get in, and one of the greatest sporting stories ever told had begun to unfold.
“The history which we can touch and hold, in the form of medals, begins later,” Cameron said. “We have medals at Parkhead which were won by the first successful Celtic side.” Celtic won their first championship in 1893, and their first SFA Cup in 1892.
“But the written records, and the club’s oral history, stretch back to that day on November 6, 1887, when it all began.”
Source:The Times
Brother Walfrid (May 18, 1840 - April 17, 1915) founded The Celtic Football Club in 1887 as a means of raising funds for the poor and deprived in the east end of Glasgow.
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Greatest Ever Team
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Ronnie Simpson
Goalkeepers are odd creatures - some of them start off with a bang, others seem to go out with a bang. Ronnie Simpson, on the otherhand, decided to do both, in a career that lasted nearly 25 years.
Son of the former Rangers centre-half Jimmy, Ronnie made his first class debut at the age of 14 when he turned out for Queen's Park in the summer of 1945 and stayed with the Glasgow side until the summer of 1950 when he signed professional forms with Third Lanark. By the time he reached twenty, he had played over 100 times for The Spiders and represented both Scotland and Great Britain at amateur level, making an appearance in the Olympic games along the way.
His performances with Third Lanark earned him a £8,750 (big money back then!) move to Newcastle United in February, 1951, and it was at St. James' Park that Simpson became a star. Having dislodged veteran Jack Fairbrother from the starting line-up, Simpson took his place alongside the likes of Jackie Milburn and Joe Harvey and was part of the Newcastle side that won the FA Cup in 1952 and 1955, becoming the first goalkeeper to win two FA Cup winners medals since Dick Pym in the 1920s. And he was still only 24.
Despite enjoying success with Newcastle, Simpson failed to impress Scotland's international selectors and the only recognition he received during this period was in the form of two "B" caps against England, four years apart.
After ten years and nearly 300 first-team appearances, Simpson moved back north of the border, joining Hibs shortly before his 30th birthday. The likeable goalkeeper had fallen out of favour at St. James' Park and had been languishing in the reserves. His career seemed to be coming to a close, but he found a new lease of life at Easter Road and played a key role in Hibernian's march to the semi-finals of the 1961 Fairs (UEFA) Cup competition while Newcastle were relegated.
In 1964, Simpson's career took another turn. Hibs manager Jock Stein decided that the goalkeeper was surplus to requirements and just when it seemed like it was time to hang up his gloves, Celtic came in with an offer of £4,000. Simpson joined the Parkhead side as cover for John Fallon and many saw the move as one final pay-day.
Simpson managed a couple of appearances for The Hoops before Stein became manager. Things didn't look too bright for Simpson but Stein's hand was forced, Simpson got his chance and neither ever looked back. He went on to play a total of 188 times for the club and managed to keep 91 clean sheets, collecting four championship medals, one Cup and three League Cup medals along the way. But his greatest prize came in 1967, when he was part of the historic Lisbon Lions side that won the European Cup against Inter Milan.
Simpson also finally got the international recognition he deserved and finally made his debut against England at the tender age of 36 as Scotland beat the reigning World Champions 3-2 at Wembley. He went on to win five caps in total and was named Player of the Year by the Scottish Football Writers Association in 1967 before retiring in 1970.
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Bobby Lennox (MBE)
Kenny Dalglish (MBE)
Henrik Larsson (MBE) - Voted Celtic's greatest ever foreign player
Celtic News
Bhoys news from a variety of internet sourcesLoovens rejects Jones swipe
Glenn Loovens has hit back at claims from former manager Dave Jones that he lacked ambition after signing for Celtic.
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Loovens rejects Jones swipe
Glenn Loovens has hit back at claims from former manager Dave Jones that he lacked ambition after signing for Celtic.
The 24-year-old Dutch defender was criticised by Jones after he swapped Cardiff for the Scottish Premier League in a £3million de...
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Loovens rejects Jones swipe
Glenn Loovens has hit back at claims from former manager Dave Jones that he lacked ambition after signing for Celtic.
The 24-year-old Dutch defender was criticised by Jones after he swapped Cardiff for the Scottish Premier League in a £3million de...
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Strachan backs Loovens to become top-class defender
CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan believes he can mould Glenn Loovens' raw talent and help develop him into a top-class defender.
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New signing Glenn Loovens has high hopes for career at Celtic
CARDIFF boss Dave Jones accused Glenn Loovens of lacking ambition when he chose to join Celtic.
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Celtic boss Gordon Strachan: We've got Glenn Loovens because we can't afford Rio Ferdinand
GORDON STRACHAN admits that in a perfect world he would have signed Rio Ferdinand rather than Glenn Loovens.
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Celtic have landed a star in Glenn Loovens, says Ross McCormack
ROSS McCORMACK swears Celtic have pulled off a masterstroke by winning the Old Firm transfer war for Glenn Loovens - because the Dutchman is two top stoppers rolled into one.
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Strachan plans to polish Loovens
Celtic manager Gordon Strachan believes he can mould Glenn Loovens' raw talent and help develop him into a top-class defender.Loovens opted to join the SPL champions over Old Firm rivals Rangers when he agreed a £2.5m move from Cardiff.
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Accies hoping to bring in Hartson
Former Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson could be set for a coaching role at Scottish Premier League newcomers Hamilton Academical.Manager Billy Reid sees Hartson, who won 51 caps for Wales and is now a pundit for Setanta, as the man to improve his side's fire-power for the season ahead.
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Accies approach for Hartson
Former Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson has been offered a coaching role at SPL newcomers Hamilton Academical.
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Scottish Premier League - Accies hopeful of signing Hartson
Former Celtic striker John Hartson could be in line for a coaching role at SPL new-boys Hamilton Academical.
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Championship - Transfer Talk: McFadden snubs Glasgow
Birmingham striker James McFadden will not move to Rangers or Celtic, contrary to recent reports, because of the bad atmosphere in Glasgow.
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Accies approach for Hartson
Former Celtic and Wales striker John Hartson has been offered a coaching role at SPL newcomers Hamilton Academical.
Hartson retired after being released by West Bromwich Albion in January but is wanted by Accies boss Billy Reid to coach the club's...
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Three clubs chasing Maloney
Celtic face competition from two other clubs if they are to sign Shaun Maloney, according to the player’s agent.
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Gravesen exits Celtic, as Stoke get Webster on loan
THOMAS Gravesen's unsuccessful spell at Celtic has finally come to an end. The Scottish champions have confirmed they have parted company with the Danish midfielder.
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McFadden rejects Old Firm talk
JAMES McFadden has crushed speculation over a return to Scottish football, insisting he would not consider signing for either Celtic or Rangers because of the intense scrutiny
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Wolves back in for Celtic misfit Bob Balde
WOLVES look set to resurrect their bid for Celtic misfit Bobo Balde after suffering a defensive injury crisis.
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Celtic face competition for former star Shaun Maloney
TWO Premiership clubs are planning to sabotage Celtic's hopes of signing Shaun Maloney.
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This is my chance to become Scotland regular, says Celtic ace Barry Robson
BARRY ROBSON has two caps from 14 appearances in the Scotland squad but the Celtic midfield man is targeting the visit of Northern Ireland as the chance to become an established international.
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Injury Forces Wolves Into A Bobo Rethink
WOLVES look set to resurrect their bid for Celtic misfit Bobo Balde after suffering a defensive injury crisis.
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Gravesen agrees Bhoys exit
Celtic have parted company with Denmark midfielder Thomas Gravesen, who still had another 12 months of his contract to run at Parkhead.
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Gravesen agrees Bhoys exit
Celtic have parted company with Denmark midfielder Thomas Gravesen, who still had another 12 months of his contract to run at Parkhead.
The 32-year-old joined the Bhoys from Real Madrid in the summer of 2006, but quickly fell out of favour under b...
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Gravesen Leaves Celtic
Thomas Gravesen's unsuccessful spell at Celtic has finally come to an end.
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Gravesen makes Celtic departure
Thomas Gravesen's unhappy spell at Celtic has finally come to an end after the SPL champions confirmed they have parted company with the Dane.The 32-year-old signed from Real Madrid in August 2006 but was unable to establish himself in the first team at Celtic.
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Celtic part company with misfit Thomas Graveson
THOMAS Graveson has left Celtic after agreeing a pay-off with the club.
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