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.
The late, great David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 23 August… SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 1890 In Celtic’s…
Tony Mowbray was always, one felt, a very unlucky player, certainly with injuries and more particularly with career decisions. When he played for Celtic he had…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s new Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 22 August… SATURDAY 22 AUGUST…
The “Maestro” was well named. In all his years at the club from his debut in 1982 until he limped off the field at Stark’s Park…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 21 August… SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 1926…
The phrase “a good player but he came at the wrong time” cannot be applied to anyone more appropriately than Joe McLaughlin. Joe was a Celtic…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 20 August… SATURDAY 20 AUGUST 1892…
Murdo MacLeod was one of Billy McNeill’s best ever signings. He was bought from Dumbarton in October 1978 to join a fairly chaotic topsy-turvey, inconsistent sort…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 19 August… SATURDAY 19 AUGUST 1893…
Willie Groves commonly known as “Darlin’ Willie” was a much loved Celt in the early years of the played of the club, yet he played only…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 18 August… SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 1906…
Possibly the most charismatic of the early Celts, Dan was much loved by the Celtic fans in the 1890s. He was a flamboyant character and one…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 17 August… SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 1907…
Jim Craig is an unusual sort of football player. He will probably remain for all time the only dentist ever to win a European Cup medal,…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 16 August… SATURDAY 16 AUGUST 1913…
Scott Brown belongs to the exclusive set of Celtic players. Many players are called “Great Celts”; Scott is one of the “Really Great Celts” a very…
One of the truly great early Celts, Bernard Battles arrived at Celtic Park in 1895. He could be either a full back or a wing half…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 15 August… SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 1903 This…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 14 August… SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 1926…
Celtic have had many great goalkeepers over the years, but there are few who could compare with the slightly built figure of Dan McArthur who played…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 13 August… SATURDAY 13 AUGUST 1892…
By no means one of the more famous or flamboyant full backs in Celtic’s history, Hugh was nevertheless a very instrumental player in the 1920s, winning…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 12 August… SATURDAY 12 AUGUST 1893…
Jim Brogan was the younger brother of Frank, but their paths barely crossed at Celtic Park. Jim was a different kind of player from Frank, being…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 11 August… SATURDAY 11 AUGUST 1928…
The third John Divers was possibly the least successful of the three in that he won no major honours with the club, but that is not…
The late Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary will run throughout the new season and will highlight key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today…
There is a natural affinity, one feels, between Celtic and the Geordie nation. There is the same grit and determination, the same hard work and the…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 9 August… SATURDAY 9 AUGUST 1941…
Peter Somers was as good as anyone else in the great Celtic teams of 1907 and 1908, and that is saying something! He had joined the…
