I am Celtic author and historian and write for The Celtic Star. I live in Kirkcaldy and have followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. I am a retired teacher and my other interests are cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns.
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 21st March 1891.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 20th March 1926.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 19th March 1892.…
Not in truth one of Celtic’s better performances of the season, but certainly a game that kept us on our toes and which was enlivened at…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 18th March 1916.…
I suspect I was not the only person in the world happy to see the demise of Arsenal last night. Arrogant, wealthy, royalist, much loved by…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 17th March 1928.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 16th March 1910.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 15th March 1919.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 14th March 1908.…
Celtic’s Scottish Cup Semi Finals versus a Rangers.. 1892 Celtic 5 Rangers 3 at Old Celtic Park 1900 Celtic 4 Rangers 0 at Celtic Park, after…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 13th March 1929.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 12th March 1910.…
A bit of an anti-climax this one, if you are a football fan, but if you are a Celtic fan it was joy all the way.…
SCOTTISH CUP FINAL 2020… The Scottish Cup final of 2019 was played on Lisbon Day, 25 May 2019. The following year’s Scottish Cup final was played…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 11th March 1893.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 10th March 1906.…
It was on Tuesday, 9 March 1965 at 9.30am (according to The Evening Times of that day) that Jock Stein took over at Celtic Park. The…
A Jekyll and Hyde sort of a game this one. The first half was poor, went on for ever and was ruined by the “lying down”…
It was on the historic day of 25 May, some 52 years after Lisbon, that Celtic won the Scottish Cup for the 39th time, beating Hearts…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 9th March 1907.…
On 5 March 1966, Celtic were at Tynecastle in the Scottish Cup quarter final. It was a match of immense significance for Jock Stein’s young side,…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 8th March 1913.…
Possibly the best Scottish Cup game of them all between Hearts and Celtic was at Tynecastle on 17 February 1962. Hearts were the favourites, but only…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 7th March 1908.…
Date: 20 April 1907…Venue: Hampden Park, Glasgow… Occasion: The 1907 Scottish Cup Final… Final Score: Celtic 3 Hearts 0…Goal-scorers: Somers (2), Orr (pen) Attendance: 50,000 Drawings:Gate £1130,…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 6th March 1920.…
A good win in the end, but a real shocker of a first half is the best way to sum this game up. My heart (and…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 5th March 1904.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 4th March 1905.…
