Celtic On This Day – 2nd October – David Potter’s Celtic Diary

Month 3, Day 1 of Celtic Historian David Potter’s new diary on The Celtic Star which will run throughout the new season and will highlight key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 2nd October…

MONDAY 2 OCTOBER 1911

It being Kirkcaldy’s autumn Holiday Monday, 9,000 appear at the primitive Stark’s Park to see a great game of football. Celtic may well have lost the League in 1911, but they still won the Scottish Cup and today they played very well with McMenemy outstanding throughout. Paddy Travers and Andy Nichol scored the two goals in the 2-1 victory.

SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER 1915

Even without Jimmy McMenemy, Celtic today travel to Easter Road and beat Hibs 4-0 in a marvellous display of attacking football with goals from Jimmy McColl, Andy McAtee, Patsy Gallacher and Johnny McMaster before 12,000 spectators. In France, the Battle of Loos rages on with heavy casualties.

SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER 1920

45,000 are at Celtic Park to see the Glasgow Cup Final between Celtic and Clyde in which Andy McAtee scores the only goal of the game just before half-time. Celtic have now won the Glasgow Cup two years in a row.

SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER 1937

Willie Buchan, Johnny Crum and Jimmy McGrory are Celtic’s goal scorers today as Celtic beat Clyde 3-1 and cheer up their supporters a little after their defeat in the Glasgow Cup to Rangers on Monday.

SATURDAY 2 OCTOBER 1976

No one team has yet taken charge of the Scottish Premier League with about five teams “in the mix”, and today’s game at Celtic Park against Hibs proves this point with a 1-1 draw. Kenny Dalglish scores for Celtic with a penalty kick, and Pat Stanton, now at the end of this career, plays well against his old club.

David Potter