The nephew of Patsy Gallacher and father of John Divers III, this one was born in Clydebank in 1911 and was arguably the best of the…
Pat Crerand emerged in the late 1950s as a superb right half with marvellous passing skills, and the clear ability to “take a grip” of a…
There were times when one feared that Steve Chalmers would not make it. There was the feeling that the gentlemanly Chalmers, always well dressed off the…
In my lifetime following Celtic (I can remember vividly from the 1987-88 season onwards) I can recall a few decent shot stoppers who have represented us…
This fellow radiated class. He was an Invernessian by birth, went to school in Aberdeen and came to Celtic from Tannadice in Dundee in 2015 when…
It was possibly the way he played for Ayr United in a game against Celtic at Somerset Park in August 1974 that drew Celtic’s attention to…
Jimmy Blessington was one of the truly great early Celts, along with Dan Doyle and Sandy McMahon, but is not so well known, mainly one feels…
Bobby Carroll was one of the “Kelly Kids” of the early 1960s of whom much was expected, and indeed much might have been delivered if they…
The word used often in the war years and immediately after was “utility”, meaning something that would do for the moment, like for example prefabricated houses…
The first John Divers has no blood relationship, as far as can be ascertained to the other two of the same name. He was born in…
Frank Brogan was a grossly undervalued player at Celtic Park. When he went to Ipswich Town, Frank got a consistent run in the team, and Ipswich…
Bizarre! That is the only way to describe the Celtic career of Tony Cascarino which contained 30 games and lasted little more than six months. In…
Willie Orr was one of the great early Celts, although he is sadly little known about now. He was born in 1873 and joined Celtic in…
“Eckie Tamson” was a Buckhaven boy, and played for the Wellesley Juniors just like his namesake John Thomson, but Alec joined Celtic a few years earlier…
The career of Ronnie Simpson defied belief. The son of Jimmy Simpson of Rangers, he started off playing for Queen’s Park at the end of World…
Willie Wallace was one of Jock Stein’s many great buys. Stein certainly knew what he wanted in a goalscorer. He already had signed Joe McBride from…
“Stan” is a regular pundit on television these days, and is as much loved by Celtic fans now as he was when he played for them…
Carl Muggleton was brought to the club by Lou Macari in 1994 from Leicester city. He wasn’t a big name by any means and was seen…
Willie McStay was a Celtic great. Born in 1892, he first came to the club in 1912 but was immediately farmed out to Ayr United. The…
Without a shadow of a doubt, Adam McLean was the most under-rated left winger of them all. He was a quiet man by nature, less flamboyant…
And where does one start to talk about Bobby Lennox? Well, the second top scorer, behind only Jimmy McGrory for a start, but there was so…
Bobby Evans, always distinguished by his red hair, played for Celtic between 1944 and 1960. He came from St Anthony’s as a forward originally, but he…
“Sid” as he was called was a fine Celtic football player. Like so many, his reputation was tarnished because he quite simply came at the wrong…
Joe Cassidy was a Celtic hero at a time when they needed heroes. The years immediately after the Great War were dire with poverty and so…
Johnny Campbell was one of the truly great early Celts. He had the ability to play all over the forward line and he was a great…
A new series starts on The Celtic Star this morning where Celtic historian David Potter will select a Celtic Player of the Day each day and every…
When Peter met Billy…a tale of two Celts reunited… Spent the most enjoyable afternoon on Thursday in the company of two men who lived their dream…and…
Neil McCallum, the man who scored the first ever goal for Celtic, but he achieved a few more firsts… Neilly McCallum has the distinction of being…
Most footballers dream of being a hero with just one team – few achieve this status in two countries, alongside a life of emigration, love, death,…
Mike Maher recalls watching Ronnie Simpson, Celtic’s greatest ever goalkeeper, who passed away on this day in 2004. Before Mike takes over Ronnie Simpson’s playing days…
