Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 24th January 1925. 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 24 JANUARY 1925 – 42,000 are crammed into Cathkin Park to see a fine attacking Celtic performance and an eclipse of the sun! The eclipse is spectacular but only partial and does not prevent the crowd from seeing the game, although the Third Lanark management did provide candles in the Press Box just in case. The real brightness comes from the forward play of Celtic for whom the impressive young Jimmy McGrory scores a hat-trick and Alec Thomson and Patsy Gallacher one each in the 5-1 defeat of Third Lanark in the Scottish Cup. Tommy McInally, currently with Third Lanark, is not playing today because he is suspended, having been sent off when the two clubs played in the League a few weeks earlier.
SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 1931 – Celtic don’t always do well at Pittodrie and a 1-1 draw is looked upon as a reasonable result. McGrory was out injured but it was his deputy Joe Cowan who scored the goal which equalised. It was a windy day, and Celtic were possibly lucky when Yorston hit the bar. But it was a good game of football and both teams were applauded at the end.
SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 1981 – A trip to England today to play Berwick Rangers in the Scottish Cup results in a fine 2-0 win on a day that the Berwick men fight hard and are applauded by the Celtic fans for so doing, for the memory of what they did in 1967 still remains strong in Celtic memories! Charlie Nicholas and Tommy Burns score the goals for a team which has clearly turned the corner since the New Year.
SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 1987 – A tight game at Falkirk today which Celtic win 2-1 with goals coming from Maurice Johnston. A large crowd is there, but it is obvious to many people that the Brockville ground is now beginning to show its age.
SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2010 – A good win for Tony Mowbray’s side today at McDiarmid Park as Celtic beat St Johnstone 4-1 with a couple of goals from Marc-Antoine Fortune, one from Georgios Samaras and one from Paddy McCourt. St Johnstone scored first, but it was a good second half performance after the Saints had a man sent off for a second booking.
24th January 2010, St Johnstone 1:4 Celtic.
Fortune(2), Samaras and McCourt.
Some superb strikes. pic.twitter.com/4oV8PV4RZm
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 24, 2023
David Potter
🗓️ On This Day – 24th January 1891 :
Sandy McMahon makes his competitive debut against Vale of Leven 🍀 pic.twitter.com/W3ZYP8wl79
— Celtic Curio (@Celticcurio) January 24, 2023
24th January 1976, Kenny Dalglish scores this freekick away to Motherwell.
Celtic go out the Scottish Cup after a 3:2 defeat though. pic.twitter.com/7AedOVCI61
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 24, 2023
24th January 1998, Celtic 2:0 Morton.
Brattbakk and Jackson. pic.twitter.com/f4RH1vbbco
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 24, 2023
24th January 2004, Aberdeen 1:3 Celtic.
Petrov, Larsson and Pearson. @StanPetrov19 @Pearoboy25 pic.twitter.com/Y6DlHVLRg8
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 24, 2023
24th January 2009, Celtic 3:1 Hibs.
McDonald(2) and McManus. @ScottyMcD83 @StephenMc446 pic.twitter.com/pjlC85j9n6
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 24, 2023
24th January 2015, Ross County 0:1 Celtic.
Commons. pic.twitter.com/zyVFDGpoDM
— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7) January 24, 2023
