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.
Charlie Napier was a truly talented footballer, much loved by the fans, and yet there was something rather disappointing about him as well. He earned the…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 11 September… SATURDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 1915 Morton…
No-one typified the great Celtic side of the 1960s more than Tommy Gemmell. He was a larger than life character with loads of swagger and arrogance…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 10 September… SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 1910 …
Known as the “quiet assassin” because of his unobtrusive and yet very effective style of play, Davie Hay first really appeared in season 1969/70. He was…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 9 September… SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 1922 Celtic…
Bobby Craig is a tragic example of a player who could have saved the day but who was badly handled by those who ran the club.…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 8th September… SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 1900 Sandy…
Davie Provan was a great Celt, who achieved great things with Celtic, but at the same time was a very unlucky player who was forced into…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 7 September… SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 1895 Celtic…
The young brother of Frank, Hugh O’Donnell, in spite of having a ready made Celtic name and even a song to himself, did not quite live…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 6 September… SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 1890 Celtic…
Frank O’Donnell was a great player, but it was probably true to say that he never quite made it at Celtic Park. He came from Buckhaven…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 5 September… SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 1891 At…
There can be few players who have had more of an impact on Celtic than Alec “Eck” McNair from Stenhousemuir. He joined the club just at…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 4 September… MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1922 One…
Bobby Petta’s Celtic career was an enigma. A player of superb ability as he proved on quite a few occasions, Bobby didn’t seem, for various reasons,…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s new Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 3 September… SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 1898…
There are many under-estimated and under-rated players in Celtic’s history. Paddy Connolly is an excellent example. He played for Celtic in the 1920s, won three Scottish…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 2 September… SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 1939…
A very complex character was George Connelly. In the first place, there was absolutely no problem with his footballing ability. This was first demonstrated at half…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 1st September… SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 1888…
Ramon Vega was a Swiss internationalist who had a very short stay at Celtic Park, but it was an eventful one. He arrived in mid-winter 2000/01,…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 31 August… pic.twitter.com/2OuosuFo0D— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7)…
Few men contributed more to Celtic than the fair haired right half and captain Sunny Jim Young. An Ayrshire man from Kilmarnock, Sunny was playing not…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 30 August… Happy Birthday Bobby Lennox.🍀…
The circumstances of the death of John Thomson after an accidental collision with a Rangers player at Ibrox on 5th September 1931 are well known. Fewer…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 29 August… SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 1903…
James Welford is a remarkable character in Celtic history. He was the first Englishman to have won an English Cup medal and a Scottish Cup medal…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 28 August… SATURDAY 28 AUGUST 1926…
