Celtic 1 theRangers 1 It wasn’t the best result, but it was good enough. It is a step in the right direction, and although we would…
Author David Potter
It was Saturday May 1 1920. It was the last day of the League season. Celtic had disappointed their fans in the run-in, but at least…
The following story is likely to strain the belief of anyone, but I am assured by one of the characters that it did happen. It really…
How sad it was three years ago today to have had to write a tribute to the second Lisbon Lion to die in a week! Hard…
On this day in 1969… The date – Saturday 26 April 1969. The occasion – Scottish Cup Final. The venue – Hampden Park, Glasgow. The score…
Well, the three points are in the bag, and it now seems that a win next Sunday will more or less finish it, but that was…
The vulgar call it “squeaky bum” time, the neurotic talk about “tense, nervous headaches”, the learned talk about “crisis” and “watersheds” while experts in Irish Gaelic…
I am proud to say that I have met John Kennedy and his family. He is the grandson of Jimmy Delaney, and, frankly, you need no…
On 18 April 1908, in a very one-sided Scottish Cup final, Celtic beat St.Mirren 5-1 before 58,000 at Hampden to lift the trophy for the sixth time.…
Celtic 1 theRangers 2 (after extra time) This can only be looked upon as a major heartbreak as a look at all the disappointed faces at…
The attendance of 54,252 was not the least important of the topics of conversation about the 1977 Scottish Cup final. By any standards the turnout was…
There seemed to be little point in denying that, in 1899, Rangers had a splendid team. The facts speak for themselves. They won the Scottish League…
1997 had certainly seen some sort of improvement in Celtic since the truly awful days of the early 1990s. The Scottish Cup had been won in…
Putting Them Out Of The Scottish Cup – Quinn Comes Back to Haunt Rangers… There could be little doubt about who was the most-talked about man in…
Putting Them Out of The Scottish Cup – Quinn, Quinn and Nothing But Quinn… Willie Maley was in a quandary. In front of him was his…
There is no good news about testing positive for Covid and not being able to go to a game, especially when you are not really feeling…
Sandy McMahon, a Celtic hero! “Our Bhoys Have The Cup!” was the cry throughout the east end of Glasgow… SATURDAY 9 APRIL 1892 and “Our Bhoys…
Scottish Cup quarter-final, Celtic Park – 21 February 1970… Putting Them Out of The Scottish Cup – Players summoned to SFA, Police headquarters and Glasgow Corporation…
Putting them out of the Scottish Cup… Scottish Cup semi-final, 21 March 1925 Celtic: Shaw, W McStay and Hilley; Wilson, J McStay and McFarlane; Connolly, Thomson,…
There was little doubt that the early success of the Celtic Football Club in three and a half years had been little short of phenomenal… In…
In summer 1968 Celtic found themselves drawn with Rangers for the second year in a row in the League Cup. This time Partick Thistle and Morton…
And so, more than 24 hours after our competent and even impressive win at Ibrox, and all the boasting and sneering is beginning to die down,…
A fine performance from Celtic, playing a game that is alien to us for most of the game. Full marks to Ange for his tactics which…
Part 1: “Someone pressed a switch…but the switch was called Willie Fernie”… New Year’s Day 1954 saw Celtic beat Rangers 1-0 in a game that was…
For the second Saturday in a row, I enjoyed the Parkhead sunshine as my team won comfortably 4-0. A smaller crowd this time but a recognisable…
As far as I can ascertain, the original “Gorgeous Georges” was a French heavyweight boxer of 100 years ago called Georges Carpentier, and I did try…
Happy St Patrick’s Day to the Celtic family especially to the readers of The Celtic Star!… Happy Saint Patricks Day ☘️Here's a Celtic Paddy's Collage. There's…
Celtic’s Scottish Cup Semi Finals v the Rangers… * 1892 Celtic 5 Rangers 3 – Old Celtic Park * 1900 Celtic 4 Rangers 0 – Celtic…
There has been much talk recently about the offensive song sung to the tune of Sir Harry Lauder’s fine old musical song “Roamin In the Gloamin”.…
Dundee United 0 Celtic 3 – Here’s David Potter’s Post Match Thoughts as Celtic join Hearts, Hibs and theRangers in the Scottish Cup semi-finals. Apparently this…