It was lovely to see Peter Goldie back at Celtic Park on Friday. Now a sprightly 88 years young, I believe Peter is the oldest living Celt…
Author Matt Corr
I was shown a photo yesterday of Celtic skipper Jimmy McStay and the Hakoah All-Stars captain meeting before a game played in New York City in…
The name William Wallace is one revered by Scots of many generations, a freedom-fighter immortalised in word in deed, with the occasional touch of Hollywood thrown…
Celtic’s first-ever game is played…and won On Monday, 28 May 1888, Celtic Football Club played its first-ever match, facing Glasgow outfit Rangers in a friendly. As…
This is one of the sad days in the calendar now. It’s hard to believe it’s three years now since we lost another of the great characters…
Just about the only positive thing to come out of my recent trip to the Arctic outpost of Bodo for Celtic’s European clash was a chance…
Artist gifts his stunning portrait of Ange Postecoglou to Celtic manager… I’ve commented before on the variety and high quality of work produced by so many…
Been a bit of a weekend as we celebrated the 154th anniversary of the birth of Willie Maley, Celtic’s first manager. The legendary Maley was born…
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…
New Bhoy Harry makes an immediate impact for the Treble-chasing Celts… Having finally signed for his Bhoyhood club, more than four years after rejecting Celtic’s initial…
The first of many trophies as Celtic captain for Cesar in Harry’s first Cup Final… With Clyde requiring just eight points from their final six League…
Harry says farewell to Clyde as a red card means there will be only one Stein at Hampden…three extracts from Harry Hood – Twice as Good…
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,…
Matt Corr’s Arctic Circle Diary…We’re all off to Bodo in the snow, in the snow! Thursday morning 3am is not a Simon & Garfunkel ballad. It’s my wake-up…
Amidst the joy of last week’s victory over theRangers there was some sad news for the Celtic family, as we heard of the passing of former…
Fantasy football arrives in Perth as Celtic’s Invincibles march on… With my own memories of McDiarmid Park mostly negative and painful, I admit to feeling a…
A first Ibrox winning goal for Harry…but not For Celtic… Clyde would then have a free weekend, the squad heading down to Inverclyde for a training…
On this day in 1964, Celtic hosted East of Scotland League side Eyemouth United in the first round of the Scottish Cup. The maroon-shirted amateurs from…
January 1967 sees mixed fortunes for three famous old Glasgow clubs… Whilst the calendar year 1967 would be a momentous one for both of the old…
No starring role at Fir Park for Harry, but Celtic Boy isn’t so lucky! Thursday, 1 January 1976 would be a double rite of passage day…
Harry sets up an iconic Celtic moment for the one and only Jim Brogan… Celtic’s wonderful form in the closing weeks of 1971 carried over into…
The new year opens with a tragedy… Reeling from the recent loss of his parents, the second day of 1971 would see Harry play in a…
It’s a dog’s life for Harry at Shawfield as a new decade begins… I marked the first changing of a decade in my lifetime with a…
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…
Harry Hood remained on the first-team periphery as November 1974 ended with another tricky away fixture, this time against Morton at Cappielow. Steve Murray’s goal on…
As Christmas ‘66 approaches several Celtic strikers present and future are making the headlines… December 1966 opened with the announcement of a ‘round the world’…
Harry Hood Weekend: Part 2 – Harry’s Game… This extract from Harry’s biography looks at the events which unfolded on 5 December 1973… December brought heavy…
Harry Hood Weekend: Part 1 – Down Memory Lane with the Bully Wee faithful… With Celtic playing on Sunday, we finally managed to schedule a visit…
A senior debut for Harry…at Ibrox! November 1962 then opened with an excellent 4-1 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, which saw Harry Hood and the…
Personal heartbreak for Harry… Back on the domestic front, three days later promoted Cowdenbeath made their first League visit to Celtic Park since a 7-0 defeat…