Scotland stars awards Scotland

Gold medal awarded to star of Celtic's first-ever trophy 132 years ago to fetch up to £15k at auction

Reading now: 396
dailyrecord.co.uk

A gold medal awarded to a star of Celtic FC’s first-ever trophy success 132 years ago is expected to fetch up to £15,000 at auction.Scotland international Mick McKeown played left-back in Celtic ’s 6-1 win over Cowlairs in the Glasgow North-Eastern Cup final in May 1889.

The match was played in front of 8000 spectators at Barrowfield Park, and marked Celtic’s first silverware in their first season in football.The 11.8g shield-shaped medal, right, inscribed “Won by Celtic F.C M.

McKeown 1888-89”, will be among the highlights of McTear’s Sporting Medals & Trophies sale on November 5 in Glasgow.McKeown, born in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, in 1869, was lured to Celtic from Hibernian in 1888.The defender, who was unbeaten in two games for Scotland,

Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA