Celtic On This Day – 21st October – David Potter’s Celtic Diary

The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 21st October…

SATURDAY 21^st OCTOBER 1911

A major disappointment today as the team go down 1-3 to Rangers at Ibrox with young Andy McAtee scoring the only goal for Celtic. The weather was unpleasant, and Celtic, without the injured Quinn and McMenemy, struggled. Even so, they had a little bad luck and might even have earned a draw.

SATURDAY 21^st OCTOBER 1922

After a few disappointing performances of late, this was a far better performance with a 1-0 win over Morton at Cappielow. Joe Cassidy scored the only goal of the game.

SATURDAY 21^st OCTOBER 1939

Celtic play their first game in the war-time Western League, and it is not a good start, as the team go down 3-4 before 10,000 fans (most of whom have their gas masks in case of enemy bombing) at Parkhead to Hamilton Accies. Joe Carruth, Johnny Crum and Frank Murphy score the goals, but there is an unreal air to proceedings.

WEDNESDAY 21^st OCTOBER 1970

Celtic beat Waterford 7-0 in the European Cup. Willie Wallace scores a hat-trick and Bobby Murdoch and Lou Macari two each, but that is only half the story. The game had been transferred to Dublin, but is badly disrupted by serious crowd trouble. The trouble is caused deliberately by thugs from Northern Ireland with no intention to do anything other than discredit Celtic.

21st October 1970, Celtic beat Waterford 7:0 in the European Cup at Landsdowne Road.https://t.co/407fGhVNyd pic.twitter.com/zSERl3KjOJ

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe785) October 20, 2023

SATURDAY 21^st OCTOBER 2000

Without being in any way brilliant, Martin O’Neill’s Celtic team maintain their good form by beating Dundee United 2-1 at Celtic Park before a crowd of 59,323. It was fairly stuffy and predictable defensive performance from United, but Henrik Larsson and Alan Thompson scored the goals.

21st October 2000, Celtic 2:1 Dundee Utd.

Larsson and Thommo. @Alantommo8

Some finish from Lambert. pic.twitter.com/2o30vrFce0

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe785) October 20, 2023

David Potter

20th October 2002, Hearts 1:4 Celtic.

Sutton, Petrov and Larsson(2). @chris_sutton73 @StanPetrov19 pic.twitter.com/t4suLszwgX

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe785) October 19, 2023

21st October 2006, Celtic 2:1 Motherwell.

Zurawski(2) (one of them a Craigan OG tbf)

The 2 through balls from Naka🙏 pic.twitter.com/vVe9RmxRBc

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe785) October 20, 2023

21st October 2017, Celtic beat Hibs 4:2 in the League Cup semi.

Lustig(2) and Dembele(2). @MDembele_10 pic.twitter.com/1bEOvpf3yh

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe785) October 20, 2023

5 years ago today, Celtic 4:2 Hibs.

Rogic, Ntcham and Edouard(2). @Tom_Rogic @OlivierNtcham @Oedouard22 pic.twitter.com/pgJDtMcm9h

— Li’l Ze (@LilZe785) October 19, 2023