Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 19th January 1907. 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.
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 1907 – In splendid weather for the middle of January, Celtic beat Morton 2-1 at Parkhead before a good crowd of 20,000. All the goals are scored in the first half. Morton’s goal comes from a soft penalty, according to The Scottish Referee, but Jimmy McMenemy with a header and then Alec McNair score for Celtic. Celtic remain on top but cannot add to their total. Celtic are now 8 points clear of Dundee at the top of the League with 10 games to go.
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 1935 – Pittodrie is fast becoming a bogey ground for Celtic, and today they went down 0-2. This was a shame for a huge Celtic support had made its way up north to see them. But only Jimmy Delaney and Johnny Crum played like the Celts of old. McGrory, just back from injury, was seldom in the picture.
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 1957 – Celtic’s poor form of late means that there was a “marked drop” in the Celtic support at Palmerston Park, Dumfries to see what sounds like a great game which ended 4-3 for Queen of the South. In fact it was no such thing. It was 1-1 at half time (both goals being own goals!) but then Queens were 4-1 up before Celtic fought back when it was too late. They scored their last two goals through Higgins and Mochan with the Celtic support already out of the ground heading disconsolately towards their buses or the railway station. Other than the League Cup won in October, it has been a very poor season for Celtic so far.
SATURDAY 19 JANUARY 1974 – St. Johnstone have caused Celtic more than their fair share of trouble in recent years, so the 3-0 victory at Parkhead is all the more satisfying for Jock Stein’s men. 19,000 see Celtic go ahead with an own goal scored by Jim Argue of the Saints in the first half, but then Stevie Murray scores for Celtic within the last fifteen minutes, followed by the award of a penalty which Bobby Lennox duly converts.
TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2010 – Cappielow Park has seen many great games between Morton and Celtic over the years, but this was not one of them, even though it was a Scottish Cup tie. Celtic are playing in that dreadful yellow and black strip that makes them look like a swarm of wasps, and although they are the better team, they can only score one goal in the 90 minutes and that was from Niall McGinn. However it is a win and Dunfermline Athletic are next up in the Scottish Cup.
19th January 2010, Morton 0:1 Celtic.
Niall McGinn winner. @nmcginn10 pic.twitter.com/hCaacLWNsT
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 19, 2023
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19th January 1991, Celtic 1:0 Aberdeen.
Tommy Coyne with a late winner. pic.twitter.com/i7O0PdrVNz
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19th January 2002, Celtic 2:1 St Johnstone.
Larsson and Thommo. @Alantommo8
Larsson took stick from the Scottish media before this game for “bottling out of taking a penalty” and going 2 games without a goal.🙃 pic.twitter.com/KQluW8YkyQ
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 19, 2023
15 years ago today, Celtic 1:0 Kilmarnock.
Own goal after a Brown shot. pic.twitter.com/3qTRsWBQRl
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 19, 2023
19th January 2013, Celtic 4:1 Hearts.
Hooper(2), Samaras and Lassad. @HOOP588 pic.twitter.com/I9SGAlZtuN
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19th January 2016, Celtic 8:1 Hamilton.
Lustig, Bitton, Rogic, Griffiths(3), Forrest and McGregor. @Tom_Rogic pic.twitter.com/emX29Jfq5R
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 19, 2023
19th January 2019, Celtic 3:0 Airdrie.
Sinclair double then Weah comes off the bench to score on his debut. @Scotty_Sinclair pic.twitter.com/i9Pl0tfcMb
— Li’l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 19, 2023
