Celtic Football Club History

Celtic were founded in 1888 by Brother Walfrid, an Irish Monk who came to Scotland to give the Irish men in Scotland something they could be a part of and be proud of it. Brother Walfrid was inspired by Edinburgh Hibernian and decided to create his own football team. Celtic were going to be called Glasgow Hibernian but it was soon settled that it would become Glasgow Celtic Football Club.

It was Walfrid's own suggestion of the name Celtic, a reflection of both its Irish and Scottish roots, that was adopted at a meeting to form the club in November 1887.

A patch of land was rented, close to the club's current ground at a cost of £50 a year and the local community worked for free to transform it into a football pitch.

Six months later Celtic played their first fixture, beating Rangers in a friendly 5 -2, the first of many notable clashes between the two Glasgow teams.