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Celtic On This Day – 6th August – David Potter’s Celtic Diary

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The late David Potter’s Celtic diary, today covering Celtic related events from 6th August…

David Potter

SATURDAY 6 AUGUST 1966

It is only a pre-season friendly but Celtic’s 4-1 defeat of Manchester United is a sweet victory, coming as it does a week after England won the World Cup. Nobby Stiles in particular finds that the Jungle is a lot less appreciative of him than the Wembley crowd and the sycophantic BBC pundits have been! It is also difficult to imagine what the feelings of manager Matt Busby and right-half Pat Crerand must have been as their first loves turn on the style.

Celtic’s Jimmy Johnstone crosses the ball, watched by Manchester United’s Tony Dunne

WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST 2003

A rather dull game against Kaunas ends 1-0 (the goal was an own goal) at Parkhead meaning that Celtic are now through to the next round of the qualifying stages for the European Champions’ League. 40,104 attended. Celtic were already 4-0 up from the first leg.

SATURDAY 6 AUGUST 2005

Celtic make up for recent errors (they are already out of Europe and managed to concede 4 goal last week against Motherwell) by defeating Dundee United 2-0 at Parkhead before a crowd of 55,456. Craig Beattie and John Hartson scored the goals.

Celtic star Shunsuke Nakamura curls a free kick inches past the post.

SUNDAY 6 AUGUST 2006

Are Hearts to be the team to watch this season? This question seems to get asked every year, but this time the “it’s good for Scottish football” brigade get even more upbeat and chirpy after a lethargic Celtic side are defeated by Hearts at Tynecastle in front of a TV audience. Manager Gordon Strachan is sent to the stand by the referee for picking an argument.

WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST 2015

In faraway Azerbaijan, Celtic play out a dull 0-0 draw against Qarabag. Celtic won the First Leg 1-0, so that was enough to win through to the next round, but it was not the easiest of games to watch for the TV audience.

David Potter

READ THIS…Celtic’s lovely Tribute to David Potter on the big screens at Celtic Park

About Author

David was a distinguished Celtic author and historian and writer for The Celtic Star. He lived in Kirkcaldy and followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. He was a retired teacher and his other interests were cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns. David Potter passed away on 29 July 2023 after a short illness. He was posthumously awarded a Special Recognition award by Celtic FC at the club's Player of the Year awards in May 2024. David's widow Rosemary accepted the award to huge applause from the Celtic Supporters in the Hydro.

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