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
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. The teams that participated in this tournament were all from the Glasgow and Clydeside area.

Quarter-Finals1

  • Celtic 2 - 1 Queen's Park


1Not all results were recorded and known

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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