At the beginning of February 1974, Celtic were top of the table, some ten points ahead of Rangers and heading for their 9th consecutive League title.…

The early and mid-1980s had been a very successful period for Aberdeen Football Club. They had won the league title in 1983/84 and 1984/85; three consecutive…

Season 1906-07 had been a memorable one for Celtic Football Club. They had won the first ‘Double’ of League/Scottish Cup in Scottish Football history and had…

This league match played on this day in 1891 – between a Celtic side in 3rd place in the table and St Mirren in 8th spot…

The early 1960s was not a good time for Celtic. Dundee and Rangers had the league title sewn up between them, Celtic lost in the final…

Matches between Celtic and Hibs are usually attractive for the fans to watch and this one was no exception. On this day in 1977, Celtic were…

Celtic’s opening tie in the Scottish Cup competition of 1928 turned out to be a fairly comfortable win over 2nd Division Bathgate; 21/01/28 – Bathgate (H)…

In only the fifth Scottish Cup run in the history of Celtic, the club had hit the goal trail. In round one, Hurlford were disposed of…

This Scottish Cup match was First Division versus Second Division, so no Celtic fan was expecting anything other than a comfortable win for the Hoops. Manager…

On 27 January 1951, at Bayview, Celtic were quite fortunate to gain a draw in a first-round Scottish Cup tie with East Fife, the equaliser in…

Halfway through December in 1964, Celtic were in 5th place in the league table, behind Hearts, Kilmarnock, Hibs and Dunfermline. On Boxing Day, they beat Motherwell…

At this time of season 1954-55, Celtic were in 2nd place in the league table, six points behind Aberdeen but also six points ahead of their…

The month of January – and occasionally February – are the months when Celtic have, through the years, played their opening tie in the Scottish Cup.…

Towards the end of January 1962, Celtic were lying in 3rd place in the league table, just behind Dundee and Rangers but ahead of Partick Thistle…

In season 1979-80, Celtic started their Scottish Cup campaign with a home tie against Raith Rovers, the match played on this day in 1980. It was…

When Celtic went on their first tour of North America in 1931, one of the 13 matches they played was against a side called Fall River…

If some neutral stumbled across these offerings by chance, I would not be surprised if they came to the conclusion that Celtic won all the time…

Speedy outside-left Davie Hamilton joined Celtic from Cambuslang Hibs in April 1902 and from that point on, he played his part in all the big Celtic…

The years around the turn of the 19th/20th centuries were ones of transition for Celtic Football Club. A new team was evolving and sides take time…

Through the years, a number of players have played for both Celtic and Manchester United. Thomas ‘Ching’ Morrison was one of the first, Celtic 1895-1987, Man…

Goalkeeper Charlie Shaw was by no means a big goalkeeper in terms of size – at 5’6” and 12 stone – but what a huge figure…

Rather surprisingly, Celtic were not top of the table in the middle of January 1971. The club was attempting to win the League Championship for the…

The season of 1926-27 was a tough one for Celtic. They had won the First Division title the year before and, as a result, were targeted…

The Celtic side which took to the field at Parkhead on this day in 1928 to face Dunfermline in a league match had one unusual name…

On this day in 1875, Bernard Battles was born in Springburn, in the north of Glasgow. 20 years later, Bernard, by then better known as ‘Barney’,…

In January 1966, Celtic were top of the league table and had one trophy already in the cabinet, the League Cup, picked up against Rangers in…

In the middle of season 1994/95, Tommy Burns was not having an easy time in the managerial seat. Rangers were still the dominant side in the…