On This Day 1974 – Airdrie 2-4 Celtic, Drybrough Cup CELTIC started the first game of the new 1974/75 season resting Kenny Dalglish, George Connelly, Dixie…

SATURDAY 10 MAY 1980 is the day that got drinking banned from football matches in Scotland and on the supporters buses going to games. In a…

IMAGINE a Scottish Cup Final between Celtic and Rangers, where 70,000 tickets are sold but only 54,000 fans actually bother to show up! That’s exactly what…

ON THIS DAY IN 1969, the Scottish Cup Final was played at Hampden and Rangers were well and truly put to the sword as Celtic thrashed…

Willie Maley was born on 25 April 1868 at Newry, County Down, Ireland. On three occasions, he celebrated his birthday with a League Championship. 25 April…

THE CELTIC STAR is looking back to this day in 1988 when Celtic staged best Birthday Party of all time, winning the league title at Paradise…

SATURDAY 23 APRIL 1988 was a very special day at a packed out Paradise and if you were there we’d love to hear from you today!…

CELTIC had done the hard bit at the weekend when a Charlie Nicholas goal in front of 15,000 Hoops Supporters at Ibrox gave Celtic a 1-0.…

IT was tense, very tense as Shunsuke Nakamura prepared to take the free kick for Celtic down at Rugby Park on this day in 2007. Two…

ON this day 5 years earlier Jock Stein took off Paul Wilson and with the league gone, brought on a youngster to make his debut for…

Mike Maher recalls watching Ronnie Simpson, Celtic’s greatest ever goalkeeper, who passed away 15 years ago today… 15 years ago today Celtic’s No.1 Ronald ‘Ronnie’ Simpson…

ON 18 April 1908, in a very one-sided Scottish Cup final, Celtic beat St.Mirren 5-1 before 58,000 at Hampden to lift the trophy for the sixth time.…

HIBS 0 – 3 CELTIC SATURDAY 17 APRIL 1954 For the first time in sixteen years since before the Second World War, Celtic are the League…

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…

WILLIE WALLACE made his European debut for Celtic 52 years ago tonight and certainly made his mark by scoring two fabulous second half goals that would…

When I went to Celtic Park for the first-leg of that European Cup semi-final on 12 April 1967 it was for a radio commentary, with George…

CELTIC defeated Dundee 2-1 then lifted the Scottish Cup for the 11th time on this day in 1925. This became known as The Patsy Gallagher Cup…

SATURDAY 9 APRIL 1892 and “Our Bhoys Have The Cup!” is the cry throughout the east end of Glasgow. This was Celtic’s first time winning Scottish…

ON THIS DAY in 31 years ago Hearts were one up against Celtic after a controversial goal was allowed to stand. Brian Whittaker, the former Celtic…

ONE YEAR AGO today Callum McGregor and Leigh Griffiths got the goals for Celtic in a 2-1 in at Hamilton. A year ago today, Hamilton 1:2…

In summer 1968 Celtic found themselves drawn with Rangers for the second year in a row in the League Cup. This time Partick Thistle and Morton…

On this day 61 years ago just shy of his 90th birthday, the “Greatest ever Celt” was taken from us. “A man must be a Celt…

RED RUM won the Grand National at Aintree for the third time and Champions-Elect Celtic won 3-0 at Tynecastle to effectively relegate Hearts for the first…

ENGLAND’S finest were drawn against Celtic in the semi-final of the European Cup in 1970 and over 13,000 Hoops supporters travelled to Leeds from all corners…

ON Wednesday 25 March 1970 Celtic were at home to Aberdeen in the league. Jock Stein picked this team to take on the Dons, Williams, Craig,…

CELTIC travelled to Hampden to play in the Scottish Cup semi-final against Clyde on this day in 1956, Clyde were full of confidence having put eight…

TONY MOWBRAY’S short reign as Celtic manager was effectively brought to an end by a comprehensive and humiliating 0-4 defeat at St.Mirren Park, on this day…