If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: Part 13 – September 1888 September 1888 was a memorable month in the short…
Author Matt Corr
Wednesday, 16 September 1970 marked another huge step on my rite of passage as a Celtic supporter, my Dad agreeing to take his 9-year-old son to…
A familiar face was missing… A shell shocked looking Celtic troop out without their comrade John Thomson for the first time at Celtic Park pic.twitter.com/SG3KnUSUtU —…
The fallout from the events following Celtic’s Scottish Cup Final victory in May 1980 made for a long, difficult close-season. Everyone who wasn’t anyone had their…
If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: August 1988 Following their return from Viareggio, Celtic made their first appearance on home…
If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: Part 11 – August 1938 Exactly fifty years after 20-year-old wing-half William Patrick Maley…
If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: Part 10 – August 1888 August 1888 was by far the busiest month in…
We’re all off to Transylvania in the green, in the green… The draw for the third qualifying round had thrown up the stuff of nightmares for…
Next morning it is match-day, so after breakfast and a spot of writing, I head back into the centre of town. It’s baking hot. I’m looking…
IT is just as well I didn’t plan to do any work on the flight. The trip to Transylvania is the journey from hell. It starts…
The draw for the third qualifying round had thrown up the stuff of nightmares for my kids, a trip to Transylvania for Celtic, a field day…
If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: Part 9 – July 1988 The last week in July 1988 was a busy…
If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: Part 8 – July 1938 Any Celtic supporter looking back at the season just…
If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: Part 7 – July 1888 There were no games played in July 1888, as…
In over fifty years of following Celtic, for me there are three stars who shine just that bit brighter than any of the rest – Henrik,…
The Long & Winding Road to the Champions League – updated With the first qualifying round safely negotiated, I thought I would update my original article…
Sitting in Sarajevo Airport gathering my thoughts after one of the more poignant trips I’ve made to follow Celtic abroad over the past forty years. Trip…
Whilst most of Celtic’s victorious Centenary Double squad could head off for a well-earned holiday in June 1988, for three of those heroes there would be…
If you know the history – Celtic at birth, 50 & 100: Part 5 – June 1938 ‘In ’38 there was a show, Glasgow was the…
On this day in 1888, Saturday, 9 June, Celtic played the second game in our history, the visitors to First Celtic Park being Dundee Harp. Harp…
WITH the Treble Treble safely delivered and back in the trophy cabinet at Celtic Park, our attention can now turn to the European qualifiers, which begin…
May 1988. On Saturday, 7 May, as Celtic celebrated a League title in our Centenary year with a 1-0 victory over Dunfermline at Parkhead, the ‘first…
May 1938. For most of the month, Celtic were inactive, having clinched a 19th League title at Love Street on Saturday, 23 April, with a 3-1…
May 1888. Excitement was intense amongst the Irish community in the east end of Glasgow, as Celtic’s new ground neared completion, following the purchase of a…
On Saturday 15 August, 1914, Celtic played their first League fixture of the season at Tynecastle, the defence of their title starting badly with a 2-0…
SATURDAY 16 April 1977 was a red-letter day for Celtic fans of a certain vintage, as the Bhoys won the championship title at Easter Road, our…
Cowlairs was not the only side from Springburn to feature in the early part of Celtic’s history. By the time they were formed in 1876, Northern…
So, Cowlairs FC had ensured a strong link to Springburn in the early part of Celtic’s history. They took part in the first game at Celtic…
I thought I’d take a trip back through some of the special birthdays I have shared with my team over the years. I was born in…
As a Bhoy brought up in Springburn, in the north side of Glasgow, living above the Cowlairs Co-operative Society premises on the main road for the…