Having retired from his day job Matt Corr can usually be found working as a Tour Guide at Celtic Park, or if there is a Marathon on anywhere in the world from as far away as Tokyo or New York, Matt will be running for the Celtic Foundation. On a European away-day, he's there writing his Diary for The Celtic Star and he's currently completing his first Celtic book with another two planned.
John Ferguson. A Dalmuir boy who lived the dream… It started with a post! I love it when a chance comment or article leads to the…
Today marks the 91st birthday of one of our oldest former Celtic players, the lovely Billy Craig… Born in Shettleston on 1 November 1934, Billy was…
Floodlight failures and flute bands – Celtic’s Season 1981/82 (Part 3)… Matt Corr has been working his way through a comprehensive season review for season 1981/81.…
Another sad farewell to another darling Johnny – Celtic’s Season 1981/82 (Part 2) There was no Italian Job hangover for Celtic on the first Saturday of…
We had a great close-season in the Northern Area Celtic club in Springburn in 1981, basking in the afterglow of a tremendous championship-winning campaign… Fergie’s brief…
Danny McGrain, David Potter & Willie Fernie – what a combination! We’re certainly Putting on the Style with the new promotion from Celtic Star Books. David…
Was this the last photograph taken of John Thomson, Celtic’s Prince of Goalkeepers? In recent months, I have shared some incredible photographs from the collection of…
Another bittersweet couple of days for the Celtic family this week… Yesterday we said farewell to the wonderful man that was Pat Woods. As you…
The Original Holy Goalie – Part 2: John Fallon living the dream as a young Celt before injury strikes… After nine months of reserve football at…
Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Original Holy Goalie Part 1: Early days What a time this has been recently as we said farewell to so many…
So many lovely words spoken by the folk who knew and loved Pat Woods since news broke of his sad passing on Monday evening that it’s…
A support like no other…Phenomenal response to launch of David Potter’s final book, Celtic in the Eighties… https://youtu.be/Pa4IZXICyHM?si=1TDejZM2Y7YqlSRl A bit of a Carlsberg Sunday yesterday for…
The King of Japan arrives in Glasgow… It was 20 years ago this week that a Japanese footballer, unfamiliar to most Celtic supporters I think it’s…
David Potter – much loved, never forgotten… Been a strange day. Been a strange few months, in fact. Normally that part of the book process when…
Three moments in time…Celtic in the Thirties (Part 3 – Hampden) Over the past three months I have been sharing some of the memorabilia collection of…
Three moments in time…Celtic in the Thirties (Part 2 – The Polo Grounds, NYC)… Over the past three months I have been sharing some of the…
Three moments in time – Celtic in the Thirties (Part 1 – Dens Park)… Over the past three months I have been sharing some of the…
John Clark, goal by goal… As we prepare to say a final farewell to that wonderful Celt John Clark tomorrow, here is a slightly different perspective…
A classic and rare piece of Celtic memorabilia comes to life… Of all the individual items from the collection of memorabilia shared by the great-grandson of…
God bless John Clark, Celtic to the Core – John’s Celtic Story, Part 2 – John the Brush… God bless John Clark, John the Brush –…
God bless John Clark, Celtic to the Core. Here’s John’s Celtic Story… Dreadful news about John Clark passing away. The confirmation of John’s passing was posted…
In the summer of 1930, Celtic decided to resume the running of a reserve team, or 2nd XI, “which gives the players who are not members…
Gordon Strachan speaks to Matt Corr from The Celtic Star about how the Shunsuke Nakamura transfer to Celtic came about… A few days ago we took…
The Invincible spirit of Kieran Tierney – An extract from INVINCIBLE by Matt Corr… I was delighted to see Kieran Tierney paraded in a Celtic jersey…
A model of the Tower was football’s prize. A short extract from Celtic in the Thirties; Volume Two by Matt Corr… The great Delaney was indeed…
Celtic’s Crusaders and our smallest trophy win… One of the pleasures and occasional hazards of working on the stadium tours at Celtic Park is that guests…
Heroes and vigilantes…the Johnstone No.1 CSC is 80 years young! It still hurts like Hell. I guess you know the feeling It took a very special…
Pavilions, clocks and clippers. Is this a piece of Celtic history?… Without a doubt the most unusual item amongst the collection of memorabilia shared by former…
The Hampden roar which shook the Gods…An extract from Celtic in the Thirties Volume 2 covering the 1937 Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Aberdeen… https://youtu.be/xkL_Te_w8iU?si=B6yuk4b5gpmc1yAe The…
The dreadful weather conditions in Scotland in early 1979 decimated the football card, to the extent that Celtic would play only two competitive games by the…
