2019 Senior Grand Masters Celtic Cup
Swansea, Wales 26-28 April 2019
The Celtic Cup on 26-28 April took place at the King George V Playing Fields, Swansea, Wales. For the first time, four teams competed for the Grand Masters (Over 60) trophy in a round robin competion over three days: France, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The French squad was supplemented by Welsh players as they could not raise a full team. All matches were played in four quarters of seventeen and a half minutes with a ten minute break at half time and an interval of two minutes between quarters.
Scotland were defending the cup which they had won the previous year in France. A defeat in their first match against Wales was a hammer blow from which they could not recover but, after a frustrating 1-1 draw against the France/Wales side, they showed their mettle in the final match, winning 4-1 with goals from Alan Bain, Alan Bryce (penalty corner), Sandy Weir and Ian Pett.Wales were clear winners, emerging undefeated from the weekend, and Scotland's win over Ireland gave them second place.
Friday 26 April
Scotland 0 Wales 3 
Ireland 2 France 1 
Saturday 27 April
Wales 3 Ireland 1
France 1 Scotland 1
Scorer: Crichton
Sunday 28 April
France 1 Wales 4
Scotland 4 Ireland 0
Scorers:
Bain, Bryce, Weir, Pett
Scotland Squad
Alan Auld, Alan Bain, Alan Bryce, Ernie Brittain-Dodd, Roy Crichton, Nigel Dixon (GK), David Margerison, Duncan Mitchell, Doug Morrice, Alan Parker, Ian Pett, Dick Pearce (GK), Derrick Reid, Norrie Springford, Colin Tucker, Dougie Turner, Sandy Weir. Ian Downie was selected but withdrew due to injury. Andy Ferrol and Kieran McLerna also withdrew and their places were taken by Alan Auld and Alan Bryce.
Coach Sandy Keith, Manager Rona Beattie.
Table
Technically, the competition was between Ireland, Scotland and Wales as France could not raise a full team and brought in a number of Welsh players to make up their side. The table assumes that France was part of the tournament but the order would have been the same if results of the matches involving them had not been counted.
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 3 |
| France | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
