Month 3, Day 3 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 3 October…
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 1925
Paddy Connolly is injured, so a half-fit Patsy Gallacher is brought into the right wing position for a trip to Airdrie. 22,000 are at Broomfield to see an awful Celtic performance with Patsy Gallacher and Tommy McInally snarling at each other the whole game, and Airdrie’s fine side with Bob McPhail and Hughie Gallacher taking full advantage to beat Celtic 5-1.
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 1959
For the first time since before the Second World War, Celtic visit Gayfield, Arbroath and before a 9,000 crowd packed into the tight little ground, beat the home side 5-0 with a team of promising youngsters. Steve Chalmers scores twice, Mike Jackson twice and Jim Conway once. Bobby Evans is with the Scotland team in Belfast, thus allowing Billy McNeill to play, and Bertie Peacock is in the Irish side, thus allowing John Clark in for his Celtic debut. Scotland beat Ireland 4-0.
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 1970
A good win for Celtic today at East End Park, Dunfermline as young Lou Macari scores and Willie Wallace converts a penalty in a 2-0 victory over a Dunfermline side who seem to have peaked.
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER 1981
Celtic recover from their European exit at the hands of Juventus in midweek by beating Dundee 3-1 at Dens Park in front of a crowd of 13,254. George McCluskey scores twice and Frank McGarvey once and Charlie Nicholas (below) started.
WEDNESDAY 3 OCTOBER 2007
One of Celtic’s best ever European nights as they beat AC Milan 2-1 before a packed ground and a great atmosphere as Gordon Strachan’s side score late through Scott McDonald to win the game. Earlier Stephen McManus had put Celtic ahead before AC Milan equalised through a penalty. The night was somewhat spoiled when a fool ran on the field and seemed to try to hit AC Milan’s goalkeeper.
David Potter
Born on this day in 1944, Harry Hood. pic.twitter.com/aJq93rVtMG
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3rd October 1889, Celtic host Blackburn Rovers in a friendly.https://t.co/bEZgw3ituh pic.twitter.com/ujTmjnaVyr
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95 years ago today, Celtic 4-1 Cardiff City.
Friendly between the Scottish Cup and FA Cup winners.
Jimmy McGrory with all 4 Celtic goals.https://t.co/DqfCuuK1F9 pic.twitter.com/5nARm48eng
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3rd October 1979, Celtic 4:1 FK Partizani Tirana. (4:2 aggregate)
MacDonald, Aitken(2) and Davidson after a belting own goal from Sneddon. pic.twitter.com/3wDZ94RbBp
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3rd October 1984, Celtic 3:0 K.A.A. Gent.
McGarvey(2) and McStay overturn a 1:0 first leg defeat. pic.twitter.com/3Z3kXbR8R9
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30 years ago today, Dundee 0:1 Celtic.
Excellent strike from Galloway. pic.twitter.com/mIiSKLBzSV
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3rd October 1998, Motherwell 1:2 Celtic.
Brattbakk and Lambert. pic.twitter.com/H4VdGmX5fP
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3rd October 2004, Dundee Utd 0:3 Celtic.
Sutton(2) and Petrov. @chris_sutton73 @StanPetrov19
Sitter from Juninho! pic.twitter.com/FneCkVpDKu
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3rd October 2019, Celtic 2:0 CFR Cluj.
Edouard and Elyounoussi. @Oedouard22 @Moielyo pic.twitter.com/x1LoTBZ2XF
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A year ago today, Aberdeen 1:2 Celtic.
Kyogo and Jota. @Kyogo_Furuhashi pic.twitter.com/zphwxk3lYa
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