“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 35: Fences, lunchtime kick-offs and segregation. Welcome to the brave new world. Seven days after the damp squib League Cup…
Author Matt Corr
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 34: A last goal and cup final for Harry but no foggy due for the Irishmen Saturday, 4 October 1975 would…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 33: Feed the Bears There would be further arrivals and departures at Celtic Park as September 1975 progressed. Wednesday 10th…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 32: When Harry met Shuggy Celtic Park would have been a strange place to be over the summer of 1975 as…
A dreadful week for many of those with Celtic in their hearts just got that little bit worse with the sad news of the passing of…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 31: It’s three cups for Celtic and a glorious finale for Cesar Following the Scottish Cup semi-final victory over Dundee,…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 30: No magic ten but a magnificent seven for Stein’s Celts! Seven days after the stunning 6-0 victory at Dens…
Most Celtic supporters of a certain vintage will immediately think of one player when Iceland is mentioned, Johannes Edvaldsson, better known whilst he was in Scotland…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 29: Five-year wait for League Cup glory ends with another Dixie hat-trick From the Athens Riviera, the Celtic party moved…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 28: A glorious era ends in Athens Scottish Double-winners Celtic ended the 1973/74 season by beating English FA Cup-winners Liverpool…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 26: It’s football but not as we know it, as Argentina Madrid come to town After the highs of the…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 25: Nothing Fawlty about the towering performance which brushes Basel aside It was a happy Celtic party which gathered at…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 24: No League Cup blues as Celts go goal crazy in the quest for the Double The Hampden hangover from…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 23: League Cup curse strikes again in the final from Hell Hat-trick hero Harry Hood started where he had left…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 22: Harry’s Game. An historic Hampden hat-trick…and it should have been four! On the Monday after Celtic’s victory at Ibrox…
Catch up with the first instalment of Matt Corr’s tribute to former Celtic Star Peter Goldie….Green, White and Goldie – Celtic take on English champions, Manchester United,…
In recent months here on The Celtic Star, we have reviewed the careers of Celtic greats Willie Wallace and Charlie Gallagher as they celebrated their 80th…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 21: Advantage Celtic in the quest for Nine, following victory at Ibrox, with Jinky the head Bhoy. If Harry Hood…
The sad passing of Tommy Docherty on Hogmanay has triggered some focus on who might now hold the record as the oldest living Celtic player. As…
Sad end to a sad year as The Doc passes away… Sad end to this most difficult of years on Hogmanay with the news that former Celtic…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 20: “Hello, hello, eight-in-a-row!” Jock Stein made two changes from the remarkable draw at Methil for the tricky Scottish Cup-tie…
Moussa and Scotty make it a wonderful, magical Hogmanay at Ibrox – An extract from Invincible by Matt Corr (Brendan Rodgers)…“We go into the game on Saturday…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 19: Six thousand goals and five spots of bother. Jock Stein used some of the Lou Macari transfer money to…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 18: The end of the chant and an era, as Lou skips to his Parkhead exit There were two very…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 17: Hibs at Hampden Part 2 ends in tears for Celtic The hangover from Budapest was blown away with the…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 16: No happy returns to Hungary for Celtic October 1972 saw the inconsistent performances and mixed bag of results continue…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 15: A first Hampden hat-trick for Harry as Celts adapt to their temporary home Following his injury disappointments at the…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 14: A record-breaking yet heartbreaking season’s end for Celtic The walking wounded Celtic party flew out to Milan on Monday,…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 13: Celts struck by the curse of the full-backs The big games kept on coming for Celtic, Jock Stein’s men…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 12: “Harry, Harry, Lou Macari…Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor?” Celtic’s wonderful form from the closing weeks of 1971 carried into…