Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 27th April 1935. David’s latest bestseller The Celtic Rising ~ 1965: The Year Jock Stein Changed Everything is available now in print on Celtic Star Books, and also on Amazon kindle, links below…
SATURDAY 27th APRIL 1935 – Celtic’s season finishes with a 2-1 win over St Mirren at Parkhead with goals from Hugh O’Donnell and John McInally. Nine years have now passed without a League title but this year there have been signs of a slight improvement. Jimmy Delaney is very impressive on the right wing and Jimmy McGrory is still around, but it is the third Jimmy – Jimmy Napoleon McMenemy – now back as a trainer who is beginning to make difference.
SATURDAY 27th APRIL 1968 – Without kicking a ball, Celtic win their third Scottish League championship in a row! Rangers finally crack and lose to the strong Aberdeen side at Ibrox, meaning that Celtic are the champions unless they lose to Dunfermline Athletic on Wednesday night by some impossible score. In some ways, this is Celtic’s best League championship of the lot because they were so far behind at New Year, but won through by playing good football and piling the psychological pressure on Rangers.
SATURDAY 27th APRIL 1974 – It is a disappointing 1-1 draw at Brockville but it is enough to win Celtic’s ninth successive Scottish League Championship. Relegation threatened Falkirk score early after a defensive mix-up, but Kenny Dalglish scores a great goal to equalise, and the Celtic fans sing “nine-in-a-row”.
27th April 1974, Celtic win the title at Brockville to make it 9 In A Row. pic.twitter.com/2xE0JLTDcy
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27th April 1996, Partick Thistle 2:4 Celtic.
Pierre(2), Cadete and Mackay. @pierrevh17 @JorgeCadete11 pic.twitter.com/ulRMhQHV95
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SUNDAY 27th APRIL 2008 – A great day for Celtic as they beat Rangers 3-2 at Parkhead with a couple of goals from Scott McDonald and a crucial penalty sunk by Barry Robson. They annoying thing is that, although Celtic have a better goal difference, Rangers are still a point ahead of Gordon Strachan’s side, and we still need someone else to beat or draw with them!
15 years ago today, Celtic 3:2 Rangers.
McDonald(2) and Robson. @ScottyMcD83 pic.twitter.com/uIHuOwrdYQ
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27th April 1985, Aberdeen 1:1 Celtic.
Aitken penalty.
Aberdeen as good as seal the title, last time any team from outwith Glasgow won it. pic.twitter.com/4XIXZAFPPX
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27th April 1991, Hearts 0:1 Celtic.
Charlie Nicholas. @CharNicholas10 pic.twitter.com/tCBBN6VBQA
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20 years ago today, Rangers 1:2 Celtic.
Thommo and Hartson. @Alantommo8 @JohnHartson10
The original Beachball/Sombrero Sunday. 🏖️ pic.twitter.com/c8zI31d3d3
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On this week in 2010, Celtic U19s complete the league and cup double within days of each other.
James Forrest and Callum McGregor part of the team. pic.twitter.com/ejrg668dv0
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27th April 2014, Celtic 6:0 ICT.
Stokes(3), Griffiths, Ambrose and Pukki. pic.twitter.com/0ubfLEXvmm
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27th April 2019, Celtic 1:0 Kilmarnock.
Tributes paid to Billy McNeill before the game as Jozo scores the winner with 67 minutes on the clock. @SimunovicJozo pic.twitter.com/463x8P4mLh
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