Navy and Army War Fund Shield

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.

Results

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.

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