Five memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day starting in 1920…
ONE – SATURDAY 6 MARCH 1920 – 85,000 are at Ibrox to see Celtic go down narrowly 0-1 to Rangers in the quarter final of the Scottish Cup. The game was close, but it seems that Celtic make a mistake in playing Patsy Gallacher in the centre forward position in the absence of Tommy McInally.
TWO – WEDNESDAY 6 MARCH 1963 – The big freeze is now over and Celtic and Hearts have some unfinished Scottish Cup business to attend to. The large crowd of 38,000 at Parkhead see Willie Wallace open the score for Hearts, but then Celtic turn it on and goals from Bobby Murdoch, John McNamee and John Hughes win the day for Celtic.
THREE -SATURDAY 6 MARCH 1965 – It is Jimmy McGrory’s last game as manager as Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3-2 in a good Scottish Cup quarter final tie at Celtic Park. Goals are scored by Bobby Lennox, Bertie Auld and John Hughes by a Celtic team wearing their strip of white with green sleeves. Meanwhile in Edinburgh, Hibs
score a late goal to put Rangers out of the Cup in what is Jock Stein’s last game for the Easter Road side.
WATCH THIS – A fine Celtic win at Typecastle over Hearts on this day in 1968 with goals from Jimmy Johnstone and Bobby Lennox.
6th April 1968, Hearts 0:2 Celtic.
Excellent goals from Jinky and Bobby Lennox. pic.twitter.com/TsE7nkHvjw
— Celtic GIFs (@CelticGIFs) April 5, 2026
FOUR – SATURDAY 6 MARCH 1971 – Celtic beat Raith Rovers by the famous score of 7-1 in the Scottish Cup quarter final at Celtic Park with a hat trick from Bobby Lennox, one each from Vic Davidson, Willie Wallace, Tommy Callaghan and a penalty from Tommy Gemmell but the main topic in the days following the game is the sudden disappearance from Celtic Park of John Hughes who apparently has had a contretemps with manager Jock Stein.
FIVE – THURSDAY 6 MARCH 1997 – An excellent performance by Celtic to remove Rangers from the Scottish Cup in a game played on the unusual night of Thursday. Malky Mackay with a header and Paolo di Canio with a penalty score the goals in a famous Celtic victory which goes a long way to destroying the myth (sadly believed in too many areas of Celtic Park) of Rangers invincibility.
WATCH THIS…Another day and another title triumph for Celtic on this day in 2002…
6th April 2002, Celtic beat Livingston 5:1 to win the title for the 2nd year in a row under Martin O’Neill.
Larsson hattrick and a Hartson double. @JohnHartson10 pic.twitter.com/qwRAu964zs
— Celtic GIFs (@CelticGIFs) April 5, 2026
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