Seven memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day starting in 1907…
ONE – SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 1907 – Jimmy Bauchop, playing one of his rare games for Celtic in place of the unjustly suspended Jimmy Quinn, scores today against Clyde at Shawfield. Peter Somers scores the other in the 2-0 victory and Celtic remain on course to be the first team to lift the Scottish League and the Scottish Cup in the same season.
TWO – SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 1946 – In poor weather, Celtic beat Third Lanark 3-2 at Celtic Park with goals from Tommy Kiernan, Joe Rae and Jackie Gallacher. It is a rather uninspiring time in Celtic history, and rumours abound that Jimmy Delaney wishes to move on.
THREE – WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 1966 – On a cold January night, Celtic beat Dinamo Kiev 3-0 in the first leg of their European Cup Winners’ Cup quarter final with one goal from Jimmy Johnstone and two from Bobby Murdoch. At half-time the 64,000 crowd are entertained by a display of ball control given by young Celtic reserve George Connelly.
12th January 1966, Celtic beat Dynamo Kiev 3:0 in the Cup Winners Cup Quarter-Finals.
Tommy Gemmell and Bobby Murdoch(2) with the goals. pic.twitter.com/M1E4xwtLUB
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FOUR – SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 1980 – A hard fought game at Easter Road today ends in a 1-1 draw. Hibs went ahead with what can only be described as a brilliant goal by George Best, but then Celtic fight back and Roy Aitken gets an equaliser. Possibly Celtic deserved a winner as well, but it never came and a draw was a fair result.
FIVE – WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 2011 – Celtic’s feelings about referees are by no means mollified by tonight’s performance of Willie Collum, but this cannot hide the deficiencies of the team who need a 90th minute penalty from Anthony Stokes to earn a draw against a plucky Hamilton Accies side at New Douglas Park.
SIX – 12 JANUARY 2002 – Two goals in 10 second-half minutes from John Hartson and Paul Lamber put paid to Kilmarnock’s brave challenge against the SPL’s runaway leaders. Hartson put Celtic ahead from the spot after Peter Canero had needlessly pushed Stilian Petrov. Paul Lambert put the game beyond Killie with an exquisite goal shortly afterwards, to restore Celtic’s 13-point lead at the top of the league.
12th January 2002, Kilmarnock 0:2 Celtic.
Hartson and Lambert. @JohnHartson10 pic.twitter.com/cHZH4AVes6
— Celtic GIFs (@CelticGIFs) January 12, 2026
SEVEN – 12 JANUARY 2009 – Andy Hinkel makes his debut, there’s a minute of applause held for Phil O’Donnell and Gordon Strachan faces criticism from large section of the Celtic support for dropping Bobo Balde. Celtic progress in the Scottish Cup with a 3-0 win with the goals coming from Vennegoor of Hesselink, McDonald and Nakamura.
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