I think we can all agree that Celtic’s worst ever newspaper headline was “SupercaleygoballisticCelticareatrocious” with reference to the dire events of February 8 2000. But a…
Author David Potter
So, why do we not like Ibrox? It’s a fine stadium, not all that difficult to get to, parking facilities not bad, pies OK – but…
AT first glance, season 1963/64 was another dreadful season for Celtic, and there is no real point in denying that. Rangers won a treble in Scotland,…
IT was an incredible thought that since the Empire Exhibition Trophy of 1938, Celtic had won nothing at all other than the odd Glasgow Cup or…
One can never say such things with any kind of certainty, but one would feel that Neil Mochan must be unique in world football for having…
It was 22 May 1943. Even in the depths of war, a hint of optimism was now in the air. Rommel’s Afrika Korps had surrendered in…
CELTIC in world wars are like Jekyll and Hyde. Brilliant in 1914-18, (winning everything they entered bar one Scottish League, three Glasgow Cup and two Glasgow…
1892 was a wonderful year in the history of the Celtic Football Club. It was the first of many, of course, and although Dumbarton winning the…
“In 38 there was a show Glasgow was the place to go A model of the tower was football’s prize England sent four of the best…
There was little to be happy about this season. The only genuinely good performance was the 1-0 defeat of Rangers in the Scottish Cup in February…
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY Celtic appointed Martin O’Neill as ‘manager of the football club’, and what an impact he was to have! David Potter looks back…
CELTIC AND THE McSTAY DYNASTY A pair of brothers winning Scottish Cup medals is no unusual. When they do it three times, it becomes rather noticeable,…
He had a passing resemblance to Humphrey Bogart, he often wore a trench coat and a broad brimmed hat,sometimes a cigarette hanging from his mouth, and…
Naturally, no-one wanted to win the SPFL in the way that we did, but no-one must ever allow anyone to go around saying that this was…
It was the BBC Scotland programme on Lockdown TV on 15 May 2020 about Aberdeen that brought it all back. I refer to the Scottish Cup…
CELTIC today won our second Nine-in-a-Row with an emphatic winning margin of 13 points and a superior goal difference of plus 25 over distance challengers the…
CELTIC have had very few better players than Johnny Campbell. Born in 1872 in Glasgow the son of an Ironwork Labourer, he joined Celtic in 1890…
The Artful Dodger, Napoleon, The Croy Express, The Powder Monkey and The Dancer… Need I tell you who they were? All right, younger readers may not…
It is almost a hundred years ago, but the end of Sunny Jim Young remains one of Celtic’s saddest days. Sunny, a fair haired right half…
It was my first visit to Celtic Park in 1962 that I saw Jimmy Delaney. I was unimpressed really because although he was pointed out to me…
Not the least of the problems that faced Jock Stein when he arrived at Celtic in March 1965 was what to do with Bobby Murdoch. Since…
The real shame of the 1980 Scottish Cup final was that the nonsense at the end prevented people talking about what was actually a very good…
I was delighted to find out that Joe Kennaway’s real name was James. I was thus able to put together a Celtic team of “Jimmies” viz.…
The Commissioning Editor of Edinburgh Sports Publishing Ltd. leaned across the table at the earnest young wannabee author and said “Yes, I’ve got to hand it…
Football did not stop in war-time. In both 1914-1919 and 1939-1945 football continued to be played. There was never any total cessation, as sadly there is…
One of the most painful experiences of being a Celtic supporter must surely be that night in Milan on 6 May 1970 when Celtic lost the…
Willie Loney was born in 1879 and joined Celtic in summer 1900. He came from Denny Athletic, and he was one of Maley’s first and cleverest…
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…
It was one of those annoying days when roadworks divert the bus off the main road to Celtic Park and compel you to take back roads,…
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…