The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 4 September…
MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1922
One of the true greats of Celtic history is today killed in an accident in Ayrshire. This is Sunny Jim Young who was a pillion passenger on a motorbike when it hit a tram near the Wellington Bridge on the road between Kilmarnock and Hurlford. He was thrown off the bike and sustained head injuries from which he never regained consciousness. He had given up football in 1917 because of injury and was “mine host” at a pub in George Street, Kilmarnock.
SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1926
Before 10,000 at Parkhead, Celtic beat Morton 3-0 with goals from Alec Thomson, Peter Wilson and Frank Doyle. Celtic have now won their first four games this season, and are top of the League along with St Mirren.
SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1965
Celtic today qualify for the quarter-finals of the League Cup with a 3-1 defeat of Dundee at Dens Park. The game is marked by a stunningly spectacular individualist goal from John Hughes, and the other goals come from John Divers and Joe McBride. 28,000 enjoy this game in brilliant sunshine. It is a tremendous achievement by Celtic who lost two of their first three games in this section, but have now recovered in brilliant fashion.
WEDNESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1985
In the most heartbreaking of circumstances, Celtic go out of the Scottish League Cup on a penalty shoot-out after drawing 4-4 with Hibs at Easter Road after extra time. It was a not untypical Celtic performance with loads of attacking football but carelessness at the back, and when Celtic went ahead in extra time through Roy Aitken, it looked all over. But Hibs equalised, and the game went to shoot-out with Pierce O’Leary being the unlucky man who ballooned his penalty over the bar to give Hibs their victory.
SATURDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1993
If the alarm bells weren’t ringing before, they are now after an insipid Celtic team go down 0-1 to Aberdeen at Parkhead. The stricken Kelly regime need a good run of form if they are to survive, but that is not happening, and the mumbles of discontent are becoming more and more obvious.
David Potter
4th September 1982, Celtic 2:0 Dundee.
Provan and Aitken. pic.twitter.com/wGCuaFtfrQ
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4th September 1996, Alloa 1:5 Celtic.
Thom, Cadete(3) and Pierre. @JorgeCadete11@pierrevh17 pic.twitter.com/owaNf6F7bw
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4th September 2014, John Guidetti signs for Celtic on loan from Man City. @superguidetti
Mainly posted for the choon.😎 pic.twitter.com/EtwE9FOn59
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