1915–16 Celtic F.C. season

The 1915–16 Scottish football season was

Scottish First Division.^[1] Celtic won the League for the third year in a row, by eleven points over nearest rival Rangers. The Scottish Cup was not played for the second consecutive year because of the Great War

.

Celtic won both the Glasgow Cup and the Glasgow Merchants' Charity Cup.

Results

Scottish First Division

21 August 1915 First Division	Celtic	3 - 1	Motherwell	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000

28 August 1915 First Division	Airdrieonians	0 - 5	Celtic	Airdrie
				Stadium: Broomfield Park Attendance: 6,000

4 September 1915 First Division	Celtic	2 - 1	Falkirk	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000

11 September 1915 Morton	0 - 1	Celtic	Greenock
				Stadium: Cappielow Park Attendance: 10,000

Dundee v Celtic

18 September 1915 First Division	Dundee	0 – 2	Celtic	Dundee
				Stadium: Dens Park Attendance: 12,000

27 September 1915 First Division	Celtic	5 - 0	Clyde	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 14,000

2 October 1915 First Division	Hibernian	0 – 4	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 12,000

16 October 1915 First Division	Hamilton Academical	2 - 3	Celtic	Hamilton
				Stadium: Douglas Park Attendance: 14,000

23 October 1915 First Division	Celtic	0 – 2	St Mirren	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

30 October 1915 First Division	Rangers	3 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Ibrox Park Attendance: 45,000

6 November 1915 First Division	Celtic	3 - 1	Aberdeen	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000

13 November 1916 First Division	Hearts	2 - 0	Celtic	Edinburgh
				Stadium: Tynecastle Park Attendance: 16,500

20 November 1915 First Division	Celtic	2 - 0	Kilmarnock	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

27 November 1915 First Division	Raith Rovers	0 - 2	Celtic	Kirkcaldy
				Stadium: Stark's Park Attendance: 5,000

4 December 1915 First Division	Celtic	6 - 2	Queen's Park	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

11 December 1915 First Division	Ayr United	0 - 4	Celtic	Ayr
				Stadium: Somerset Park Attendance: 4,000

18 December 1915 First Division	Partick Thistle	0 - 4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Firhill Park Attendance: 22,000

25 December 1915 First Division	Celtic	6 - 0	Airdrieonains	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 8,000

1 January 1916 First Division	Celtic	2 - 2	Rangers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 40,000

3 January 1916 First Division	Clyde	1 - 3	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Shawfield Stadium Attendance: 12,000

8 January 1916 First Division	Dumbarton	1 - 2	Celtic	Dumbarton
				Stadium: Boghead Park Attendance: 7,000

15 January 1916 First Division	Celtic	3 - 1	Hibernian	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

22 January 1916 First Division	Third Lanark	0 - 4	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Cathkin Park Attendance: 10,000

29 January 1916 First Division	Celtic	3 - 1	Ayr United	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 12,000

5 February 1916 First Division	Aberdeen	0 - 4	Celtic	Aberdeen
				Stadium: Pittodrie Park Attendance: 12,000

12 February 1916 First Division	Celtic	6 - 0	Dumbarton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 6,000

19 February 1916 First Division	Queen's Park	0 - 1	Celtic	Glasgow
				Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 15,000

26 February 1916 First Division	Celtic	3 - 0	Dundee	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

4 March 1916 First Division	Kilmarnock	0 - 3	Celtic	Kilmarnock
				Stadium: Rugby Park Attendance: 10,000

11 March 1916 First Division	Celtic	5 - 1	Hamilton Academical	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 7,000

18 March 1916 First Division	St Mirren	0 - 5	Celtic	Paisley
				Stadium: St Mirren Park, Love Street Attendance: 6,000

1 April 1916 Morton	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 16,000

8 April 1916 First Division	Falkirk	0 - 2	Celtic	Falkirk
				Stadium: Brockville Park Attendance: 8,000

15 April 1916 First Division	Celtic	6 - 0	Raith Rovers	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 10,000

15 April 1916 First Division	Motherwell	1 - 3	Celtic	Motherwell
				Stadium: Fir Park Attendance: 6,000

22 April 1916 First Division	Celtic	0 - 0	Hearts	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000

24 April 1916 First Division	Celtic	4 - 1	Third Lanark	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 4,000

30 April 1916 First Division	Celtic	5 - 0	Partick Thistle	Glasgow
				Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 18,000

Friendly

21 May 1916^{Scottish League XI}	1 - 0	Celtic	Glasgow
	Jock Simpson			Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: A. Allan

Charity fundraising match between the Scottish League winners and the 'Rest of the League'.[2]

References

^ "Results for Celtic for 1915-16". www.londonhearts.com.
^ ^a ^b Association Football. War Fund Games, The Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1916

[1] "Results for Celtic for 1915-16". www.londonhearts.com.

[sfl16-2] Association Football. War Fund Games, The Glasgow Herald, 22 May 1916

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