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Navy and Army War Fund Shield

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The Navy and Army War Fund Shield was a competition contested in the Spring of 1918, the aim of this competition was to raise money for the footballers and their families who fought in World War I. The teams that participated in this tournament were all from the Glasgow and Clydeside area.

Contents

Quarter-Finals1

  • Celtic 2 - 1 Queen's Park

    • 1Not all results were recorded and known

    Semi-Finals

  • Celtic 2 - 0 Clydebank
  • Rangers 1 - 3 Greenock Morton

    • Final

  • Celtic 1 - 0 Greenock Morton

    • Aftermath

    Although Celtic officially won the competition the trophy was not presented to them as it was not ready. The competition was supposed to be an annual event but since war had ended the competition was never played again. There is no evidence of Celtic ever being presented with a trophy.

    References

    Navy and Army War Fund Shield Wikipedia
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