Celtic On This Day – 16th January – David Potter’s Celtic Diary

The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 16th January 1926…

SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 1926 – A quite astonishing game of football is played at Easter Road today when Hibs and Celtic play out a 4-4 draw. The 25,000 crowd are enthralled throughout. For Celtic, Tommy McInally scores twice and Jean McFarlane and Adam McLean once each.

The Celtic team that played Raith Rovers was Bonnar; Haughney, Meechan; Evans, Stein, Peacock; Higgins, Fernie, McPhail, Collins, Mochan. This is the team phot from the start of that season.

SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 1954 – Celtic’s chances of winning the Scottish League seem to suffer a severe blow when they go to Stark’s Park, Kirkcaldy and lose 0-2. It is of course no disgrace to lose to Bert Herdman’s fine Raith Rovers side which contains men like Andy Young and Willie McNaught, but it is a disappointment nevertheless. Ernie Copland scores two good goals for the Rovers.

SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 1960 – Celtic are struggling and are far closer to the relegation zone than they would like to be. Today injuries compel them to dig deep into their reservoir of reserves for the game against Clyde at Shawfield. The ground is hard, but the game is never in any danger, and the large crowd see an entertaining game which ends up 3-3. Neil Mochan scores with a penalty, and Alec Byrne notches a couple.

Jimmy Johnstone in action against Hearts on 16 January 1965

SATURDAY 16 JANUARY 1965 – Bertie Auld makes his debut for Celtic in the rain at Parkhead as they team go down 1-2 to a Hearts side with designs on the League championship. Tommy Gemmell scores Celtic’s goal and Celtic are by no means disgraced, but it is probable that in the 16,000 crowd, Hearts have more supporters than Celtic do.

Chris Sutton celebrates scoring against Aberdeen. (Photo by Maurice McDonald PA Images via Getty Images)

SUNDAY 16 JANUARY 2005 – As always, it is a tough game at Pittodrie, but Celtic win 1-0 against Aberdeen through a deflected Chris Sutton goal. Juninho, the Brazilian played a part in the build up to the goal, but it was one of the very few games in which he starred for the club.

16th January 2005, Aberdeen 0:1 Celtic.

Sutton winner. @chris_sutton73 pic.twitter.com/izh4eiRCOa

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David Potter

16th January 1971, Dundee 1:8 Celtic.https://t.co/tcxbOegnM5 pic.twitter.com/69j8l20uso

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15th January 2011, Hibs 0:3 Celtic.

Excellent goals from Hooper and Stokes(2). @HOOP588 pic.twitter.com/2r9oRCJKhH

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