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 18th March 1916…
SATURDAY 18 MARCH 1916 – Celtic’s impressive war time form continues with a 5-0 win over St Mirren at Love Street with two goals from Jimmy McColl and one each from Patsy Gallacher, Johnny Browning and Andy McAtee. The man of the match is, as ever, “the most talked about man in the trenches”, Patsy Gallacher. One of Willie Maley’s first tasks after the match is to go to the Post Office and sent a telegram with the score to the War Office, who will them distribute the news to the various Scottish regiments.
WEDNESDAY 18 MARCH 1953 – Loud boos are heard from the minuscule crowd around Parkhead this Wednesday afternoon as Celtic go down 0-1 to Airdrie. The team lost to Rangers in the Scottish Cup on Saturday, and are in the middle of a bad run of form. The question is asked “If there is to be a Coronation Cup the year, would Celtic deserve to be one of Scotland’s representatives?”
SATURDAY 18 MARCH 1967 – A close game at Celtic Park ends in a 3-2 win for Celtic over Dunfermline sees Steve Chalmers, Willie Wallace and Tommy Gemmell (with a penalty) score for Celtic to keep them joint top of the League with Rangers. Alex Ferguson scores a penalty for Dunfermline.
SATURDAY 18 MARCH 1972 – 47,100 are at Parkhead today to see Celtic and Hearts draw 1-1 in the Scottish Cup. It is a close game. Dixie Deans scores in the first half, but Hearts equalise late in the game to take the game to a replay a week come Monday at Tynecastle.
SUNDAY 18 MARCH 2001 – Very impressively, Celtic, wearing their yellow change strip, take their first step to a domestic treble by beating Kilmarnock 3-0 in the Scottish League Cup Final. Celtic, bedevilled by injuries and non-availability, are compelled to play youngsters like Colin Healy, Jamie Smith and Stephen Crainey and early in the second half with the score only 1-0 for Celtic, Chris Sutton is harshly sent off by referee Hugh Dallas. But Henrik Larsson who has already scored the first goal, then scores another two and the game finishes with Celtic’s ten men well on top of Kilmarnock’s eleven. 48,830 see Celtic’s 12th Scottish League Cup and Martin O’Neill’s first trophy as Celtic manager.
18th March 2001, Celtic beat Kilmarnock 3:0 in the League Cup Final.
Larsson Hattrick.
First part of the Treble. pic.twitter.com/X8GVPPggoz
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David Potter
Happy Birthday Hatem Abd Elhamed. pic.twitter.com/myvBok8RuH
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Happy Birthday Paul Elliot. pic.twitter.com/XPB6C4inby
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18th March 1989, Celtic 2:1 Hearts.
McGhee and Aitken.
Tosh McKinlay sent off for Hearts. Belter of a mullet on him. pic.twitter.com/7pw24hL0hM
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18th March 2015, Celtic 4:0 Dundee Utd.
Denayer, Griffiths, Commons and Virgil. @Jasondenayer @VirgilvDijk pic.twitter.com/IU0Rv6x7pL
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A year ago today, Celtic 3:1 Hibs.
Jota, Oh and Haksabanovic. pic.twitter.com/v4dW14RbRq
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