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.
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…
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…
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…
