Here’s a name we probably haven’t mentioned too often in these articles on The Celtic Star before – Port Glasgow Athletic. Now, for those of you…
On this day in 1981, 48,600 were inside Celtic Park for the second contest of the season against Rangers, Celtic having won the opening encounter 2-0…
The stars of yester-year like Jimmy Quinn, Patsy Gallagher or Jimmy McGrory usually received a benefit match for their long service. These were often entertaining but…
For those fans fortunate enough to follow Celtic through their ‘Annus Mirabilis’ of 1966/67, there is one league match that always features in their memories. On…
This is a big day in the life of Bobby Lennox, as a statue of him in action is being unveiled in his home town of…
Having reached the semi-final stage of the Cup-Winners’ Cup in season 1963/64, Celtic went into the Fairs Cities Cup of the following season with fans’ hopes…
The record for the highest-ever goals tally in one game by a Celtic player belongs to Jimmy McGrory, who scored 8 when Celtic beat Dunfermline Athletic…
The season of 1895/1896, the 8th of Celtic’s existence, very nearly turned out to be the perfect season. The club won the league title, finishing four…
In the early days of November 1961, Celtic lay in fourth place in the league table, five points behind leaders Dundee, which might explain why only…
The Glasgow Dental Hospital Cup was promoted by the Glasgow Football Association in 1928 to raise funds for the local dental hospital, which would open its…
Celtic did not have a great time during the Second World War. For some reason, the Board of Directors refused to take advantage of the well-known…
In season 1968/69, Celtic had had two fine results against St Etienne and Red Star Belgrade before going out to AC Milan in the quarter-final of…
After the death of John Thomson in 1931, Celtic tried out two local keepers before Joe Kennaway was brought over from Canada as a replacement and…
After being reared with Drumchapel Amateurs and having enjoyed a farmed-out spell with Cumbernauld United, Kenny Dalglish played his first match for Celtic in the League…
On this day in 1991, the players of Celtic and Aberdeen ran out at Parkhead for the second league meeting between the clubs that season, the…
Born on 30 September 1944, Jimmy Johnstone grew up in Viewpark, Lanarkshire, where a close-knit family unit made his early life a very happy one. Jimmy…
On this day in 1896, Celtic faced one of the founder members of the Scottish League in a league match at Celtic Park. Abercorn FC was…
If you drive down London Road from Celtic Park towards the City Centre then turn left, you will eventually find yourself heading in the direction of…
On this day in 1975, before a crowd of 37,000, Celtic ran out at Parkhead to face Boavista in a Cup-Winners’ Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg…
We had the chance to become Champions of the Football World. We knew it would be tough. The odds were against us but we had come…
After a fine win in the opening round of the European Cup for that season of 1982-83 over Ajax, Celtic were paired with Real Sociedad in…
In season 1907-08, Celtic had started the league campaign pretty well, winning 7 and drawing 2 of their first 10 matches. In April 1907, Willie Maley…
At this stage of season 1972-73, Celtic had been looking a little sluggish but had suddenly come up with good results against Ujpest Dosza and Aberdeen.…
From the start of the League Cup in 1946/47 season, Celtic had never found it an easy trophy to do well in. Frequently, in fact, the…
After two years in charge of Stoke City, Lou Macari arrived as manager of Celtic on 26 October 1993. It was, perhaps, a surprising choice by…
Celtic had been very impressive as they made their way through the early rounds of the League Cup in 1966. They had scored 34 goals in…
On this day in 1967, a Celtic eleven ran out at Hampden to contest the League Cup Final against Dundee. It was, curiously, a slightly rocky…
In their 10th league match of the 1979/80 season, Celtic were quite surprisingly beaten 1-0 by Morton at Cappielow. However, that defeat still left the Hoops…
We had the chance to become Champions of the Football World. We knew it would be tough. The odds were against us but we had come…
On this day in 1963, a Celtic side ran out at Parkhead to face Airdrie in a league match. In front of a crowd of 13,000,…