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Tommy Bonnar, Trainer, 1892; Any info?
Topic Started: Apr 13 2011, 07:31 PM (2,868 Views)
fergie

Hi, I'm new to the forum and found you on another Celtic forum while looking for any reference to Tommy Bonnar. He was my great grandfather. Apart from a picture with the team where he is named as trainer and a few family mentions I really dont have much information about his time at Celtic.
Don't suppose anyone has any info?
I have him staying in the area in the 1891 census and according to my mother, his grand daughter who is now in her eighties, when the team won the Scottish cup it spent the night under his bed!
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Dianogah
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Hi fergie

Great that you've signed up

Amazing story about the cup!

I'll step up the search on him over the next few weeks

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steve

Wiki says he was assistant to Joe Anderson in 1890.
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Ogam

Hi Guys

Ive just come across a mention to Tommy Bonnar in the Daily Record of December 1895. A reporter went to Celtic Park to see the team in training prior to the Charity Cup final against Queen's Park. The first person he meet was Bonnar the groundsman who commented " I've never saw men better trained for a cup tie than our boys, just look at them." He was then escorted into the pavilion were the boys were training under Tom McGuire.
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The Wee Shamrock

That's a great find also Ogam. Although titbits like these seem minor, as you've already seen with the material you've found already the help weave a much more detailed bigger picture of the club's earliest days. Fascinating stuff!
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john1958

hi am also a great granson of thomas bonar.
If Fergie still comes on here i think i can give her some info.
my great grandfather pic in in the willie maley book,my mother and fergie mother are cousin;s.If anybody has contact for fergie please could you ask her to get in touch with me.


Edit - John - For safety reasons we have removed your private e-mail but Fergie it has been passed to Fergie - Good Luck. :thumbsup:
Edited by caltonbhoy1967, May 14 2012, 06:14 PM.
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caltonbhoy1967

john1958
May 14 2012, 05:15 PM
hi am also a great granson of thomas bonar.
If Fergie still comes on here i think i can give her some info.
my great grandfather pic in in the willie maley book,my mother and fergie mother are cousin;s.If anybody has contact for fergie please could you ask her to get in touch with me.
johntoner24@hotmail.com.
I have e-mailed Fergie your details and a note of what you say and wish,John. :thumbsup:

Please let us know any Celtic related info on Tommy you come up with.Thank you.
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