Charlie Tully was born on this day in 1924 in Belfast. He played for Belfast Celtic for a few years – a club now making a…
It was lovely to see Peter Goldie back at Celtic Park on Friday. Now a sprightly 88 years young, I believe Peter is the oldest living Celt…
A few days in the life of Willie Fernie… We all know, I think what Willie Fernie was doing on 19 October 1957 as he orchestrated…
Kenny Dalglish was happy to contribute Matt Corr’s outstanding biography for his former Celtic teammate Harry Hood. King Kenny was just one of so many famous…
It is an unfortunate fact of life that many so-called football heroes, admired and revered for their skill on the field, do not live up to…
It gives me great pleasure to write a foreword for this book written by David Potter on one of the true all-time Celtic greats, Alec ‘Eck’…
An extract from David Potter’s book, Alec McNair, Celtic’s Icicle published by Celtic Star Books…. Inspired by David Potter’s book: Alec McNair – Celtic’s Icicle 📗…
And so Celtic won the Glasgow Charity Cup. The Coronation Cup would be an entirely different matter, for there was hardly enough time to draw breath,…
A massive indication of the power of Celtic’s support had come in early March, when it was decided to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II…
This is one of the sad days in the calendar now. It’s hard to believe it’s three years now since we lost another of the great characters…
The Celtic Star has been working this year with The Celtic Academy to provide young Hoops stars some early media exposure, essentially their first taste of…
A surprising amount of Celtic goalkeepers are men who have come from a background which is not what one would call “Celtic minded” (whatever that may…
It was with real sadness that we heard today of the death of Frank Connor, one time goalkeeper for Celtic and one time caretaker Manager for…
It was with regret that we learned of the passing of David Cattanach (sometimes listed as Cattenach) who was with the club from 1963 until 1972,…
Two future Celts are rivals as Holyrood and Lourdes compete for the Glasgow title… My tribute to Frank McCarron… Back with Harry at Holyrood, he would…
There’s an excellent tribute article this morning on the official Celtic site on former Celtic Star Joe Dodds which is written by Joe Sullivan of The…
It’s Harry Hood of the Celtic whether it happened on 16 March or one day later on St Patrick’s Day and in 1969 that was a…
Exclusive Interview with former Celtic Star Tommy Callaghan… Just had the nicest chat with that wonderful Celt, Tommy Callaghan, an absolute gentleman with a host of…
Kenny Dalglish has been speaking to the Fowler Podcast about how his transfer from Celtic to Liverpool happened back in August 1977. Celtic had just won…
There was something rather unfortunate about Alec Boden’s playing career in that he tended to get injured at the wrong time, and of course he played…
Former Celtic Star Didier Agathe has been appointed first team manager at Chester-Le-Street United. The ambitious new club, which is located about 5 miles away from Durham…
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…
Maybe some Celtic supporters will appreciate James Forrest a little bit more than was previously the case when the right winger returns after a long-term ankle…
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…
It was my first visit to Celtic Park in 1962 that I saw Jimmy Delaney. I was unimpressed really because although he was pointed out to me…
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…
The Charlie Shaw Story Here’s to the Celtic, triumphant today Here’s their consistency, skill and fair-play. Here’s to ‘Prince Charlie’, of keepers the best, And here’s…
“Oh Harry, Harry…Oh Harry Hood”: Part 1: Springburn, Shawfield & Sunderland…but no Celtic… Saturday, 5 December, marks the anniversary of Harry Hood’s hat-trick against Rangers in…
Charlie & The Bhoys: Gallagher at 80 Part 7 – A Yogi double ends Celtic’s eight-year League Cup bogey Scottish Cup-holders Celtic kicked-off season 1965/66 by…
