Blantyre Celtic F.C.

Blantyre Celtic F.C.

Blantyre Celtic were a former football team that played under the auspices of the Scottish Junior Football Association. Their home ground was near Springwell in Blantyre and they had as local rivals Blantyre Victoria, known locally as the Vics. In many ways they were the poorer cousin, as they existed in a poorer area of the village and lacked the financial support that the Vics gained from having a large social club attached to their home ground.

Blantyre Celtic played in green and white hoops, identical to those of their namesake Glasgow Celtic. Their most famous player was Jimmy Johnstone. It is also wrongly reputed that former Celtic manager Jock Stein began his career at Blantyre Celtic, it was at the Vics.

Colours: Green & white hooped shirts, white shorts.

External links

* [http://www.givemefootball.com/display.cfm?article=4072&type=1 Tribute to Jimmy Johnstone]


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