The Canadians

I have purchased a photograph of the 1891 Canadian team that toured England. Mainly to illustrate a story where a player called Dalton bit the ear of a Sheffield Wednesday player.

Dalton could not of been playing in the match that the photograph is from and is pictured stood at the side in a coat and bowler hat. He looks a bit brute! It's always nice to put a face to the names in the stories. Those of you who have read this blog will know that I have worked hard to make sure that key people do have a picture in the book.

Dalton remained in the uK and played for Sunderland. He is also recored as possibly being the first ever player to score a penalty kick in an 1891 match in Belfast.

1894

I am excited to say that a photograph of the 1894 Scotland V England match has surfaced and will be included in our book. This is a highly significant image. Not only is it the oldest surviving photograph of Celtic Park but it is, to my knowledge, the oldest surviving photograph of an international football match!!! That is pretty special if true.

The photograph has surfaced from the Celtic historians and I have exchanged a few pictures with them in return. My photographs of Celtic park (which were all of the 1898 International match were described as breathtaking and groundbreaking!!! Well that is nice to know.