Month 2, Day 17 of Celtic Historian David Potter’s new diary on The Celtic Star which will run throughout the new season and will highlight key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 17 September…
WEDNESDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 1952
Tragic news reaches Celtic Park today with the news of the death of John Millsop, a young forward who had already played a few games for the first team and who looked promising. He died of complications after appendicitis, and was only 21 years old.
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 1966
Latecomers miss all the action at Celtic Park in the first Old Firm League game of the season! By the end of the fourth minute, Bertie Auld and Bobby Murdoch have put Celtic two up, and a demoralised Rangers team fail to trouble the Celtic defence for the remaining 86 minutes with the full back combination of Tommy Gemmell and Willie O’Neill particularly impressive. The huge Celtic support in the 65,000 crowd is in full voice throughout and the players on the field are completely in control of the situation.
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 1977
Celtic’s woes continue with the folly of selling Kenny Dalglish now becoming more and more apparent. Dalglish scores again for Liverpool today, while Celtic go down 1-2 to Billy McNeill’s Aberdeen at Pittodrie, and even the goal that Celtic get is an own goal! Jock Stein reveals signs of irritability even in dealing with the media, an area in which he previously excelled while the Celtic fans in the 25,800 crowd are plunged into despair. If Dalglish had to go, why hasn’t the £440.000 been used to buy more players? It is a valid question.
SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 1988
Celtic’s problems continue with a 1-3 defeat by Aberdeen at Parkhead before 37,769 fans who all wish they had gone to the Glasgow Garden Festival instead in the fine autumnal weather. Joe Miller scores a penalty for Celtic but there is little else to cheer about. The team has yet to recover from the psychological effects of the 1-5 defeat by Rangers three weeks previously. It will never do so.
THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2009
In a performance that is sadly typical of Celtic in Europe, the team are 1-0 up against Hapoel Tel Aviv in Israel in the Europa League with a goal from Georgios Samaras, but fail to score again to kill off the Israelis, then defensive frailties lose two goals within the last twenty minutes.
David Potter
17th September 1983, Motherwell 0:3 Celtic.
McGarvey, McStay and Burns. pic.twitter.com/EKB6DJtyIG
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) September 16, 2022
17th September 1986, Shamrock Rovers 0:1 Celtic.
Murdo. @murdomacleod06 pic.twitter.com/sP0G1IM8Sy
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) September 16, 2022
17th September 1994, Celtic 1:1 Kilmarnock.
Late equaliser from McGinlay.
That opening goal.😶 pic.twitter.com/NKrviZ641B
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) September 16, 2022
17th September 2015, Ajax 2:2 Celtic.
Bitton and Lustig. pic.twitter.com/Jgd5COisNs
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) September 16, 2022
17th September 2003, Bayern Munich 2:1 Celtic.
Great header from Thommo to give us the lead but we chucked it away. @Alantommo8 pic.twitter.com/S8Gq8g9O2q
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) September 16, 2022
David Potter’s new book, Willie Fernie – Putting on the Style is featured in the new edition of the Celtic View which is out now and available from the Celtic Stores. You can also pick up the Willie Fernie book there too or order direct from Celtic Star Books, link below…
