Month 3, Day 30 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 30th October…
SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER 1909
Herbert Lock, Rangers goalkeeper is the man responsible for holding Celtic to a 0-0 draw at Ibrox today in front of a 45,000 crowd. Several times he saves the day for his club keeping out the ever dangerous Jimmy Quinn. Three weeks previously, Jimmy had won the Glasgow Cup for Celtic, but he couldn’t quite score a goal today.
SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER 1920
30,000 watch a thrilling contest at Tynecastle in which Celtic press all the second half without success until, with the referee’s whistle imminent, Joe Cassidy scores the only goal of the game. This is a relief to the Celtic fans who have witnessed a couple of bad results recently, and it does little to diminish the adulation for the charismatic Joe Cassidy.
SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER 1954
Falkirk can usually be relied upon to put up a good performance against Celtic, but today at Parkhead they are defeated rather easily by a good Celtic team who win 3-1 with goals from Jimmy Walsh, Johnny Higgins and a penalty from Mike Haughney.
SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER 1965
Heady days at Celtic Park with the Scottish League Cup, won last week, paraded at half-time. Today Stirling Albion are clearly overwhelmed by the occasion, and Celtic win comfortably 6-1 with a hat-trick from John Hughes, two from Joe McBride and one from Bobby Murdoch.
SATURDAY 30 OCTOBER 2004
Fir Park Motherwell sees Celtic emerge 3-2 winners in a close contest which need not have been so close if Celtic had been tighter in defence and had taken all their chances. Craig Beattie scored an excellent goal to win the game after both sides had scored a penalty, Celtic’s being converted by Alan Thompson. Earlier, Aiden McGeady had scored Celtic’s first goal.
David Potter
30th October 1971, Dixie Deans signs for Celtic from Motherwell. pic.twitter.com/vE8WV8SfKX
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30th October 1976, Celtic 2:0 Motherwell.
Dalglish double. pic.twitter.com/h07C0gXee1
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40 years ago today, Celtic come from behind twice to beat Rangers 3:2.
McStay, McGarvey and Murdo. @murdomacleod06
The tackle from the Maestro to start the first.😍 Tremendous assist for the 2nd also. pic.twitter.com/DCbmVJjTry
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30th October 1993, Rangers 1:2 Celtic.
Collins and a last minute winner from O'Neil. @brianoneil1972 pic.twitter.com/Q5828Xnkry
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30th October 1999, Celtic 5:1 Kilmarnock.
Viduka(3), Wright and Burley. @craigburley
5 minute hattrick from Viduka and @IanWright0 scores on his Celtic debut. pic.twitter.com/Glj19IcIMs
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30th October 2004, Motherwell 2:3 Celtic.
McGeady, Thommo and Beattie. @Alantommo8 pic.twitter.com/rpZY9u7GtH
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30th October 2005, Dundee Utd 2:4 Celtic.
Hartson, Sutton(2) and Pearson. @chris_sutton73 @JohnHartson10 @Pearoboy25 pic.twitter.com/yRUqwapS8t
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30th October 2010, St Johnstone 0:3 Celtic.
McGinn(2) and Izaguirre. pic.twitter.com/Es3BM1wsPY
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10 years ago today, Celtic 5:0 St Johnstone.
Commons(3), Hooper and Mulgrew. @HOOP588 @kcommons15 @charlie_mulgrew pic.twitter.com/CwdaIDJUXk
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30th October 2019, Celtic 2:0 St Mirren.
Elyounoussi and Forrest. @Moielyo pic.twitter.com/0Gsll4MDAc
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