EXACTLY one year ago to the day an article, titled ‘The time has come for Celtic’s Number 73, Mikey Johnston’ was published on The Celtic Star.…
Monthly Archives: May, 2019
MARK McGHEE came off the bench in the 1988 Scottish Cup Final to help turn around a 1-0 scoreline in favour of Dundee Utd to win…
MIKAEL LUSTIG could play his last game for Celtic on Saturday in the Scottish Cup Final against Hearts. The 32 year old is out of contract…
KIERAN TIERNEY also spoke to the media at Lennoxtown today as the build-up to Saturday’s Scottish Cup Final gathers pace. Are you getting excited yet? Kieran…
SCOTTY SINCLAIR today admitted that he was delighted at the recent contract extension that will keep him at Celtic for next season at least. The popular…
KARAMOKO DEMBELE is eyeing playing a significant part in the big push for 9IAR after getting his first taste of what it feels like to star…
HENRIK LARSSON played his last competitive game for Celtic on this day 15 years ago, and he bagged another couple of goals against Dunfermline in the…
WHEN the last ball is kicked in a football season it’s fair to say most clubs will take some time to re-group and take stock. However…
IT’S the calm before the storm folks, everyone is waiting on Saturday to come where every Celtic supporter lucky enough to have had their name pulled…
CELTIC STARLET Karamoko Dembele will make Scottish football history on Saturday if he gets any time on the park at all. The 16 year old will…
CELTIC’S class of 1979 met up this evening in Glasgow to reminisce about a game they won exactly 40 years ago this evening. This was a…
Mike Maher now lives in New Zealand with his Kiwi wife and kids. He recalls how that all came about and takes us back to May…
JIM CRAIG was at Celtic Park yesterday doing some promotional work ahead of Saturday other Cup Final – the Guinness PRO14 rugby final between Glasgow Warriors…
THE 4-2 Game, perhaps the most joyous night for The Celtic support, unfolded on a Monday evening 40 years ago today. We’ll start by having a…
FOR many Celtic supporters the 4-2 game on this day 21 May back in 1979 was extra-special. This was probably the biggest high since Lisbon for…
THIS is Celtic Park like you have never seen it before – gone are the usual goalposts and in their place are the rugby posts which…
PADDY ROBERTS has said his goodbyes to Girona after a disappointing season long loan at the Spanish side. He now returns to Manchester City where he…
JAMES FORREST, Scotland’s Player of the Year, has admitted that him and his team-mates would be pleased if Neil Lennon gets the Celtic job on a…
This is going to be a funny old week for Celtic. It will, of course, be dominated by two issues – can we win the Scottish…
CELTIC TV interviewed Neil Lennon as the lap of honour came to a close at Paradise yesterday and all the players weans were enjoying the freedom…
Coronation Cup Final – Celtic 2 Hibs 0 – 20 May 1953, Hampden Park (attendance 117,000)…. CELTIC defied all the odds to lift the Coronation Cup…
EIGHT IN A ROW Captain Scott Brown looked ahead to the summer and reckons that the winds of change are once again set to blow through…
Scottish Cup Final, 21 April 1956 Hampden Park – Hearts 3 Celtic 1 The 1950s and early 1960s are rich in horror stories. This was one…
MOUSSA DEMBELE didn’t have to come back to Paradise yesterday but the fact he was there – as was departing central defender Dedryck Boyata – says…
Scottish Cup Final, April 20 1907 Hampden Park Celtic 3 Hearts 0 Until this year, no team had achieved the League and Cup Double in Scotland.…
THE FIRST MEETING IN A SCOTTISH CUP FINAL 6 April 1901 Ibrox Stadium – Hearts 4 Celtic 3 There are quite a few “hard luck” stories…
IF I can count correctly, Celtic have met Hearts 31 times in the Scottish Cup, have won 19 of them, drawn 5 and lost 7. There…
BANE – 6/10 Gotcha! Some sloppy moments in recent games culminated in the mask almost slipping – super-villainous keeper underestimating the pace of the striker over…
NEIL LENNON was full of praise for Karamoko Dembele after his brilliant Celtic debut in the second half after replacing the injured Oil Burke at the…
KARAMOKO DEMBELE lit up Celtic Park in the second half today as Celtic defeated Hearts 2-1 on Trophy Day at Celtic Park. Both goals were scored…