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The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 15 September…

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 1906

Tommy Sinclair, the Rangers goalkeeper on loan to Celtic has still not conceded a goal since the start of the season! Nor did he ever look likely to do so today as Celtic beat Hearts 3-0. It was Davie Hamilton who scored two today, and almost inevitably, Jimmy Quinn scored the other.

WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 1937

Often the sign of a good team is whether they can bounce back from a defeat, and Celtic do just that today. Defeated by Rangers on Saturday, tonight they bounce back with a 3-2 win over Morton at Cappielow with two goals from Willie Buchan and one from Frank Murphy.

Celtic stars Willie Buchan and John Crum

SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 1951

Forfar Athletic put up a brave fight against Celtic in the League Cup quarter final first leg at Parkhead and their one consolation goal is greeted with a cheer, but Bertie Peacock, Bobby Collins, Jimmy Walsh and Joe Baillie score for Celtic to make it 4-1 and the second leg is now a formality.

Bertie Peacock scored for Celtic

WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 1965

Celtic turn on a magnificent display of scintillating football to defeat Raith Rovers 8-1 in the first leg of the quarter-final of the Scottish League Cup, a performance still talked about locally to this day. Joe McBride and John Hughes each score hat-tricks and Bobby Lennox and Jimmy Johnstone the other two goals. Bobby Evans is playing for Raith Rovers, but has no answer to this devastation.

WEDNESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 1982

56,229 fans at Parkhead are entertained but ultimately disappointed as the first round first leg game in the European Cup between Celtic and Ajax finishes in a 2-2 draw. All the goals come in the first half hour with Celtic’s goal scorers being Charlie Nicholas (with a penalty) and Frank McGarvey. Celtic are denied another penalty when Tommy Burns is barged off the ball in the second half.

David Potter

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I am Celtic author and historian and write for The Celtic Star. I live in Kirkcaldy and have followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. I am a retired teacher and my other interests are 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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