The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 14 August…
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 1926
Celtic, the League Champions of the previous year, open their defence of the title with a 3-2 win at Rugby Park, Kilmarnock in a tight encounter. 20,000 see Jimmy McGrory, Tommy McInally and Adam McLean score Celtic’s goals.
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 1948
60,000 are at Celtic Park for the first game of the season, with everyone all agog to see the new signing from Belfast Celtic, Charlie Tully. The opposition are Morton, the team who put Celtic out of last year’s Scottish Cup semi-final. The game is a very disappointing goalless draw, however, and the feeling of anti-climax is palpable.
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 1954
A great atmosphere at Celtic Park today to see the League flag being unfurled by Mrs Kelly, wife of Celtic’s Chairman, and the Scottish Cup also on display with its green and white ribbons before Celtic take on Falkirk in the Scottish League Cup, a trophy that Celtic have never won. John Higgins scores one and Sean Fallon twice as Celtic win comfortably 3-0.
SATURDAY 14 AUGUST 1971
The Old Firm Scottish League Cup game is technically a “home” game for Celtic, but because the Celtic Park is still being refurbished, the game is played at Ibrox. It matters little, for Celtic win 2-0 with goals from Jimmy Johnstone and Kenny Dalglish. Dalglish, in his first game against Rangers, scores with a penalty and famously ties his lace before doing so. His Rangers supporting father watches from the Stand.
14th August 1971, Kenny Dalglish scores this penalty in a 2:0 victory against Rangers in the league cup. pic.twitter.com/u2DSi7N5So
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WEDNESDAY 14 AUGUST 2002
Celtic play well to defeat Basel of Switzerland 3-1 at Parkhead in the First Leg of the Champions League qualifier. Larsson scores a penalty and the other goals are scored by Chris Sutton and Momo Sylla. The snag is the away goal scored early in the first half by Basel while so many of the fans are still climbing up the steps of the stand!
14th August 2002, Celtic 3:1 FC Basel.
Larsson, Sutton and Sylla. @chris_sutton73 pic.twitter.com/7iMQeyRYWz
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) August 13, 2023
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14th August 1978, Celtic play Liverpool in a testimonial for Jock Stein.https://t.co/2F5IgD43VL pic.twitter.com/Q8pqLmPTh7
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14th August 1984, Celtic play Cliftonville in a friendly.
Game called off after 79 minutes.https://t.co/6teFQ5zz0j pic.twitter.com/X2TvcppIdp
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30 years ago today, Celtic 1:1 Hibs.
Nicholas. pic.twitter.com/nYxuR8B1Av
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14th August 2004, Kilmarnock 2:4 Celtic.
Hartson(2) and Thommo(2). @JohnHartson10
2 assists for Thommo also. @Alantommo8 pic.twitter.com/B0eKW7qiDE
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) August 13, 2023
14th August 2010, ICT 0:1 Celtic.
McCourt. pic.twitter.com/sq9JagF3of
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A year ago today, Kilmarnock 0:5 Celtic.
Kyogo, Jota, Jenz, Starfelt and Giakoumakis. @Kyogo_Furuhashi pic.twitter.com/YoM12RoFcq
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) August 13, 2023
