Celtic goalkeeper Archives - Old Glasgow Pubs

588a Gallowgate, Glasgow. G40 2PE. Demolished.

Image of John Bonnar's Club Bar, Gallowgate 1960s — The Club Bar. 1960.

The Club Bar on the right hand side.

When this image was taken in the 1960s, The Club Bar was then owned by Celtic Football fame John Bonnar. The Club bar sat at the corner of Gallowgate and Orr Street.

John Bonnar will go down in Celtic folklore for his part in ensuring one of the great unique triumphs in Celtic history.

Thanks to the Celtic Wiki.

Born in West Calder – John was signed in August 1948 from Arbroath Bonnar – the son of Donegal parents – he had originally made a name for himself as a junior. However it would be in the Coronation Cup of 1953 that the keeper would earn his place in Celtic and football folklore. Prior he was a shale-miner but was much sought after as a player.
John Bonnar was nicknamed as ‘Tiger’ due to a perceived similarity in looks to the great Moscow Dynamo keeper ‘Tiger’ Khomich, not a bad accolade.

This very old and popular Gallowgate howff was originally called “Wyper’s Bar.”

In the summer of 1878 James Wyper, son of the founder of the business John Wyper acquired this pub. His father had pubs in many parts of the city including Gallowgate, Dale Street, Shuttle Street, Main Street, Bridgeton, Dalmarnock Road, London Road and Sauchiehall Street.

To read more on the pubs on the Gallowgate read up & Doon the Gallowgate by John Gorevan. A copy can be bought for a few pounds at the Hielan Jessie on the Gallowgate or contact me at john@oldglasgowpubs.co.uk

Also see Celtic Football players that owned pubs.

Facts…

Licensees’…

1973 Hugh McLellan Hall.

1960 Allan Anderson.

1950 David Fulton Watson Sim.

1941 Peter McPhee.

1924 Alex Mowat.

1922 John Strang Wyper.

1921 John Strang Wyper, also a pub in Kirkintilloch.

1878 James Wyper.

Do you remember the Club Bar or any of the old Pubs on the Gallowgate? If so please leave a comment.

163 McAslin Street corner of 99 Taylor Street, Glasgow. G4.

McAslin Street was formerly known as Albert Street.

Broon’s Bar dates back to 1881 when Matthew Galloway got his licence to sell wines, beers and spirits. Matthew lived at 86 Garthland Drive. By 1897 he was paying and annul rent of £65.00 for his pub in Albert Street (McAslin Street) and owned another pub at 205 Castle Street, this old pub was known as the “Grapes.”

During this time there were two other pubs on Albert Street the other was at 149 owned by landlord Robert Glover, and the Glebe Bar owned by Thomas Logan at number 63.

This popular pub was then taken over by James Hegan in 1917, the rent was then £60.00 a year.

In 1937 John McFarlane was landlord.

Mr McFarlane served the locals here until the early 1950s.

William Miller then took over the pub which was now known as Willy Miller’s Bar, before renaming it Broon’s Bar.

William Miller was a former Celtic and Clyde goal-keeper.

This image was taken in 1958 at the Glasgow Licensed Trade Association Dance.

left to right Mr H McCrostie, Whitbread’s; Mr & Mrs J Lundie, Cavendish Street; Mr & Mrs William Miller “Broon’s Bar”; Mr H L Jenkins, Whitbread’s; Mrs & Mr J K Hardie, Balmoral Bar; Mr F W Bowles, Whitbread’s.

William (Willie) Miller, Celtic goalkeeper. 1949.

Do you remember this old pub? If so please leave a comment.

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