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Paul Hartley of Hearts is tackled by Evander Sno of Celtic during the Scottish Premier division match between Hearts and Celtic at Tynecastle Park on January 14,2006. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 14th January 1905. David’s latest bestseller The Celtic Rising ~ 1965: The Year Jock Stein Changed Everything SOLD OUT on Celtic Star Books but the good news is that it is now back in stock! You can place an order here and we’ll post your order immediately. The Celtic Rising is also now available on Amazon Kindle, link below.

Peter Somers scored

SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 1905 – Celtic lose 1-2 to Dundee at Dens Park. On a very hard ground, Celtic made the mistake of playing in rubber soles on a hard pitch and have to take it in turns to change footwear. Peter Somers scores Celtic’s only goal.

Jimmy McGrory scored EIGHT goals!

SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 1928 – Jimmy McGrory scores a phenomenal tally of eight goals in a 9-0 demolition of Dunfermline Athletic at Parkhead. Alec Thomson scores the other, but the man behind it all is Tommy McInally. It is a pity that bad weather restricts the attendance to a meagre 4,000. Referee Tommy Small of Dundee says after the game that he was in danger of losing count.

Bertie Auld signs for Celtic for the second time, watched by manager Jimmy McGrory

THURSDAY 14 JANUARY 1965 – Celtic supporters are given a much needed boost with the news that Bertie Auld is to return from Birmingham City for a fee of £12,000. Bertie would later claim that he already knew that Jock Stein was coming back.

The Celtic team – for the first time – as Simpson, Craig, Gemmell, Murdoch, McNeill, Clark, Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Auld, Lennox. Substitute: Gallacher

SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 1967 – No-one knows it at the time, but this is the first appearance of the team which will in little more than four months’ time win the European Cup. Today they come together to beat St Johnstone 4-0 at Muirton Park in front of a large crowd of 19,000 fans. Jimmy Johnstone scores two goals, Steve Chalmers one and Bobby Lennox one.

Jiri Jarosik (right) rides the challenge from Hearts winger Neil McCann

SUNDAY 14 JANUARY 2007 – Celtic travel to Tynecastle today and win 2-1 in a televised match with goals from Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Jiri Jarosik after Hearts had scored first. They are now 17 points clear at the top of the League.

David Potter

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About Author

David was a distinguished Celtic author and historian and writer for The Celtic Star. He lived in Kirkcaldy and followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. He was a retired teacher and his other interests were cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns. David Potter passed away on 29 July 2023 after a short illness. He was posthumously awarded a Special Recognition award by Celtic FC at the club's Player of the Year awards in May 2024. David's widow Rosemary accepted the award to huge applause from the Celtic Supporters in the Hydro.

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