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.
And they gave us James McGrory…and Danny Dawson… In the first part of this article, I mentioned how the publication of my Copenhagen Diary on the…
And they gave us James McGrory…and Willie Hughes In the first part of this article, I mentioned how the publication of my Copenhagen Diary on The…
And they gave us James McGrory…and the O’Donnell brothers In the first part of this article, I mentioned how the publication of my Copenhagen Diary on…
And they gave us James McGrory…and William Peter McGonagle… In the first part of this article, I mentioned how the publication of my Copenhagen Diary on…
Funny how things happen sometimes. Following the publication of my Copenhagen Diary on the Celtic Star last year, one of the responses I received was from…
The following Friday saw crowds line the Celtic Way as we bade farewell to Tommy Gemmell, applause ringing out and scarves thrown onto the bonnet of…
The Valencia file – Cork, Tipperary and the kidnapped Valencianista… Following the first meeting of the clubs in the autumn of 1962, it would be nearly…
Pain for the Celtic family as we lose a Lisbon Immortal. An extract from Matt Corr’s INVINCIBLE… “There is a light that never goes out,” Tommy…
The Valencia file – In the heat of Lisbon, the pupils become the masters… Four days after the victory in Prague, Celtic took another huge step…
The Valencia File – Czech-mate as Celts face another Old Master… On 21 March 1967, Celtic learned their European semi-final destiny, drawn against Czech champions, Dukla…
The Valencia file – The flashing head of Cesar breaks Vojvodina hearts… The calendar year of 1966 had been an incredible period for Celtic, provoking the…
The Valencia file – Introducing Yugoslav football, Celtic links and Mr Vojvodina… The first day of March 1967 saw the Celts in Novi Sad, to take…
The Valencia file – The Canaries are ‘bossed in France’ by the Flying Flea… For the next round of the 1966/67 European Cup, Celtic were paired…
The Valencia file continues – Celtic face another Magyar legend in Zurich but Big Tam’s the Man!… As Mundo’s Valencia prepared for their sixth successive assault…
The Valencia File (Part 3) – McGrory of Valencia & the end of an era .Edmundo Suarez Trabanco, known simply as ‘Mundo’, is Valencia’s McGrory, his…
Following their initial clashes in the autumn of 1962 (see Part 1 of this feature), it would be almost forty years before Celtic were again paired…
The close-season of 1962 provided some much-needed hope and promise for the long-suffering supporters of Celtic. Despite a semi-final defeat by St Mirren in the Scottish…
Brattbakk’s four-goal haul…but it should have been Harald the Great On Saturday, 14 January 1928, the legendary James Edward McGrory scored eight goals for Celtic against…
Charles Patrick Tully…turning on the style Celtic’s long unbroken history is littered with characters and events which stagger the mind, some of which if submitted as…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 39: A magnificent seven seasons at Celtic ends for Harry Still boiling with a sense of injustice following the midweek…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 38: East Germany calling for Harry, Croy and Roy the adopted Bhoy March 1976 opened with Celtic’s first-ever European tie…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 37: No plain sailing at Motherwell as Celts exit the Scottish Cup After two thrilling away victories in the League,…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 36: It’s anyone’s title in a four-way race Two days after the victory at Tannadice, Harry Hood and his Celtic…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 35: Fences, lunchtime kick-offs and segregation. Welcome to the brave new world. Seven days after the damp squib League Cup…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 34: A last goal and cup final for Harry but no foggy due for the Irishmen Saturday, 4 October 1975 would…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 33: Feed the Bears There would be further arrivals and departures at Celtic Park as September 1975 progressed. Wednesday 10th…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 32: When Harry met Shuggy Celtic Park would have been a strange place to be over the summer of 1975 as…
A dreadful week for many of those with Celtic in their hearts just got that little bit worse with the sad news of the passing of…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 31: It’s three cups for Celtic and a glorious finale for Cesar Following the Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Dundee,…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 30: No magic ten but a magnificent seven for Stein’s Celts! Seven days after the stunning 6-0 victory at Dens…