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 23rd March 1901…
SATURDAY 23 MARCH 1901 – Celtic reach their seventh Scottish Cup final when they beat St Mirren 1-0 at Celtic Park through a Johnny Campbell goal. The play is described by The Scottish Referee as being “hard rather than brilliant” and the “shooting of both sides was of the most wretched order” but Johnny Campbell’s goal just before half time sent the Celtic “sympathisers” away home happy.
SATURDAY 23 MARCH 1912 – Today at Pittodrie Celtic field both their inside forward wizards in Patsy Gallacher and Jimmy McMenemy with Napoleon now at inside left to allow Patsy to play at inside right. McMenemy scores Celtic’s only goal in the 1-1 draw. It had previously been thought that they could not both play together in the same team. Alec McNair and Jimmy Quinn are away playing for Scotland v England in a 1-1 draw at Hampden.
SATURDAY 23 MARCH 1957 – 109,145 are at Hampden to see the Scottish Cup semi-final between Celtic and Kilmarnock. Celtic seem to be heading out of the competition until a late Johnny Higgins header rescues them and earns a replay on Wednesday night.
SATURDAY 23 MARCH 1963 – Celtic today show just what they are capable of as they beat Dundee 4-1 at Parkhead in bright spring sunshine. This Dundee side won the League Championship last season and have reached the semi-final of the European Cup this year. Today however they are just swept aside with goals from Frank Brogan, John Hughes, Bobby Craig and an own goal, and Billy McNeill even misses a penalty!
23rd March 2008, Gretna 0:3 Celtic.
McDonald, Vennegoor of Hesselink and Samaras. @ScottyMcD83 @JanVofH pic.twitter.com/OGDTOVRASo
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David Potter
Born on this day in 1938, Bertie Auld. 💚 pic.twitter.com/rhb7cU4dru
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23rd March 1968, Celtic beat Raith Rovers 5:0 with Jinky running the show.
Willie Wallace hattrick, Yogi Hughes and Bobby Lennox with the other goals. pic.twitter.com/5nLow41JAE
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23rd March 2002, Celtic beat Ayr 3:0 in the Scottish Cup semi-final.
Larsson and Thommo(2). @Alantommo8 pic.twitter.com/8UmimUxvTE
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