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.
John McNamee could have been a great Celt. His problem was that he came at the same time as Billy McNeill, and John, though good, was…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 27 August… SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 1904…
It is very easy to underestimate the contribution of John Clark to the great Lisbon Lions side, but those who saw them are not likely to…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 26 August… SATURDAY 26 AUGUST 1916…
Willie McStay (II) was the elder brother of Paul, and was a more than competent defender for Celtic in the 1980s. Inevitably he is linked to…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 25 August… SATURDAY 25 AUGUST 1906…
It puzzled them as much in 1908 as it does now, but why did Alec Bennett jump ship from Celtic to Rangers? The usual reason about…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 24 August… WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 1921…
Arguments about who was the best Lisbon Lion are futile and even possibly offensive, so I will confine myself to saying that Bobby Murdoch was well…
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…
