A groin injury sustained at Paisley would rule Scotland’s top goalscorer Harry Hood out of the rescheduled match with Ayr United, played at Hampden two nights…
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Alec McNair – Celtic’s Icicle by David Potter, Published in May 2021… I’m not really sure where you would begin to describe Alec McNair and his…
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…
The scene was set perfectly for the match of the season on Saturday, 17 April 1971, as Aberdeen hosted Celtic at Pittodrie. The Dons were now…
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…
Referee is all smiles as Bhoys score at Ibrox! A Day in the Life of Celtic FC… I thought I’d take a trip back through some…
The Celtic Wiki suggests that Jack Connor was the second-highest goalscorer in the Scottish top-flight that season, and whilst I am struggling to get definitive numbers…
The following Saturday, 9 September 1933, would see the biggest game of Connor’s career, as Celtic headed across the city to face the defending champions, Rangers,…
On Saturday, 10 April 1909, a new record attendance of 70,000 turned up to see the Scottish Cup Final between the Glasgow rivals, Quinn heading the…
Exclusive Interview with former Celtic Star Tommy Callaghan… Just had the nicest chat with that wonderful Celt, Tommy Callaghan, an absolute gentleman with a host of…
With Hampden out of commission (more on why that was the case in a moment), the 1910 Scottish Cup final would be played at Ibrox, Clyde’s…
Celtic in the 1930s – And they gave us James McGrory and Jack Connor… In the first part of this article, I mentioned how the publication…
And they gave us James McGrory…and Willie Dunn… 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 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…