The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 10th October…
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 1908
Celtic have a reasonably comfortable 2-0 win today at Celtic Park over Dundee, both goals coming from the sometimes undervalued left winger Davie Hamilton, sometimes called “the Dancer” for his trickery.
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 1936
A good win for Celtic today at Hampden over Queen’s Park, the goals scored by the “two Jimmies” – McGrory and Delaney. Meanwhile the war in Spain is taking a turn for the worse with the Celtic family divided. The strict Catholic section of the support would tend to side with Franco and the Nationalists, whereas the socialist sympathisers would be on the side of the Republic.
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 1953
Celtic perplex their supporters sometimes. It is clear that in men like Willie Fernie, Bertie Peacock, Bobby Evans, Bobby Collins and Charlie Tully, talent is there in abundance, and man for man they are better than anyone else. The problem is inconsistency and some awful performances. Not today however. 20,000 leave Parkhead today happy with a 3-0 win, even without Tully, over a rugged Raith Rovers side. Some are even talking about a challenge for the League title for the first time since 1938. And the news that Rangers have lost their League Cup semi-final to Partick Thistle doesn’t exactly reduce anyone to tears either!
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 1964
Celtic play well to beat Aberdeen 3-1 at Pittodrie before 12,000 fans. In spite of going behind to an early penalty kick, Celtic fight back with goals from John Hughes, Bobby Murdoch and Steve Chalmers.
SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 1987
Following a couple of indifferent draws against Hibs and Dundee, Celtic return to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Morton at Parkhead with goals from Andy Walker, Derek Whyte and the first goal for the club from Frank McAvennie. The crowd is given as 22,780 but most fans suspect there are a great deal more than that there.
David Potter
10th October 2001, Celtic 1:0 Rosenborg.
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Meanwhile here’s Matt Corr talking about his latest Celtic Star book on The Celtic Exchange Podcast…
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The Celtic Star presents a night with John Hartson and Stephen McManus at the Kerrydale on Thursday 19 October…
Join The Celtic Star at the Kerrydale on Thursday 19 October when we celebrate the launch of Matt Corr’s new book Majic, Stan and the King of Japan which tells the story of Gordon Strachan’s first season as Celtic manager. We’ll have the trophies that the Celtic team won that season plus well delighted welcome our special guests John Hartson and Stephen McManus, both stars of that Celtic team.
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