Finally caught up on the matches I missed whilst over in Tokyo last week, running the marathon to raise money for the Celtic FC Foundation. Two…
Author Matt Corr
Three months from the day that we won away in Trondheim, it is time for another Celtic pilgrimage. This time it’s Valencia and there will be…
Following the first meeting of the clubs in the autumn of 1962, it would be nearly forty years before Celtic and Valencia would be drawn together…
Four days after the victory in Prague, Celtic took another huge step towards an unique, historic season, defeating Aberdeen at Hampden, in the Scottish Cup Final,…
On 21 March 1967, Celtic learned their European semi-final destiny, drawn against Czech champions, Dukla Prague, with the first leg to be played at home, three…
The calendar year of 1966 had been an incredible period for Celtic, provoking the full range of emotions from those with the club at heart. January…
The first day of March 1967 saw the Celts in Novi Sad, to take on Yugoslav champions, FK Vojvodina, in the Quarter-final of our maiden European…
For the next round of the 1966/67 European Cup, Celtic were paired with a club who have recently been in the news for the saddest of…
The Valencia file continues with Part 5 – Celts face another Magyar legend in Zurich but Big Tam’s the Man!… As Mundo’s Valencia prepared for their…
Following their disappointing debut defeat against Valencia and the glorious run to the Cup-Winners’ Cup Semi-final in 1964, then the inglorious surrender in Budapest, Celtic’s third…
On this day in 1965, Celtic supporters awoke to the news that former captain and reserve team coach, Jock Stein, would be returning to the club…
Following their initial clashes in the autumn of 1962 (see Part 1 of this feature, at bottom), it would be almost forty years before Celtic were…
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…
For McNeill’s Celtic, the season would be defined by the following week’s Scottish Cup Final. The sensational replay victory against St Mirren had been followed by…
With the European dream over after losing 3-2 to Real Madrid in March 1980, there was still a title to be won. To bolster the attack,…
March 1980 commenced with a vital win in the top-of-the-table clash at a packed Cappielow, on Cesar’s 40th birthday, a quick piece of thinking by the…
The new decade, the nineteen eighties, began with a home game against League Cup winners Dundee United, a first-half Murdo MacLeod penalty the difference between the…
Two weeks later, I joined the early morning posse in Tollcross, for my first European away game. If my memory serves me correctly, £29 bought an…
Former Celt Tommy Docherty had replaced Bobby Brown as Scotland manager by the time the qualification phase commenced for the 1974 World Cup Finals, to be…
With the pain of Ibrox still raw and no Celtic to watch in Scotland for a few weeks, I did the next best thing and caught…
The close-season of 1979 was a great time to be a Tim, as we basked in the glory of the 4-2 game, the night when Ten…
Despite a period of unprecedented success at European club level, the three World Cup qualifying campaigns completed in the 1960s would bear little fruit for Celtic’s…
The World Cup Finals tournament of 1958 was held in Sweden, as the world got a first look at a 17-year-old Brazilian superstar, Edson Arantes do…
LAST year we all enjoyed the World Cup Finals tournament in Russia. Here I take a look back at the competition from a Celtic perspective over…
The back corridor between the Boardroom and the tunnel entrance is one of my favourite spots at Celtic Park. The items displayed there are changed around…
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…
The summer of 1978 was a time of huge change at Celtic Park. As predicted, the legend who was Jock Stein was replaced as the manager…
5.30am Thursday. Through security and seated at my normal Table 45 in the bar at Glasgow Airport with my world-class athlete’s breakfast, a pint of Guinness…
Morton were the visitors for the last home game of the season, as we moved into May. The crowd of under 13,000 probably reflected the majority…
April began more positively, visitors Motherwell disposed of by three goals to nil, McGarvey, McAdam and a Harrow own goal doing the damage. Willie McStay made…