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Remembering our Founding Father
Celtic FC · Apr 17

Remembering our Founding Father

Remembering our Founding Father
Remembering our Founding Father

It was on April 17, 1915 that Celtic’s Founding Father, Brother Walfrid, died at the age of 74. A statue of the Marist priest stands outside Celtic Park, an acknowledgement of his pivotal role in the formation of Celtic Football Club and a permanent reminder to future generations of supporters both of his important place in the club’s history and also of the club’s charitable roots. Amid the poverty, neglect and intolerance of Victorian Glasgow, one man had a dream...

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