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The late Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant on each day, today covering 8 August…

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 1931

Celtic open the new season with a trip to Marine Gardens, Leith where they beat Leith Athletic 3-0 with two goals from Jimmy McGrory and one from Alec Thomson. The changing rooms are the luxurious Empress Ballroom! The 22,000 crowd includes a large Celtic contingent.

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 1959

No-one realised it at the time (although the prescient might have guessed!) but one of Celtic’s worst ever seasons began today with a 1-2 defeat by Raith Rovers at Stark’s Park. Celtic’s goal was scored by Tommy Mackle.

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 1970

Still reeling from the awful events of the spring when both the Scottish Cup final and the European Cup final were lost in heart breaking circumstances followed by a summer of rumour and counter-rumour about players and the Manager, Celtic and their supporters today return to real football. At Tynecastle, Celtic begin the defence of the Scottish League Cup by beating Hearts 2-1 with goals from Jimmy Johnstone and John Hughes.

SATURDAY 8 AUGUST 1987

Billy McNeill’s second tenure as manager of Celtic gets off to a good start with a very convincing 4-0 victory over Greenock Morton at a crowded Cappielow, a ground that is now beginning to show signs of being past its best. Andy Walker scores twice and Mark McGhee and Billy Stark once each.

WEDNESDAY 8 AUGUST 2001

8 Aug 2001: Chris Sutton of Celtic celebrates after scoring the 3rd goal during the UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round, First Leg match between Ajax and Celtic at the Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Holland. Photo Mike Hewitt/ALLSPORT

Celtic amaze Europe by beating Ajax 3-1 in Amsterdam in the first leg of the qualifying round of the European Champions’ League. Goals are scored by Didier Agathe, Bobby Petta and Chris Sutton, but the standard of play by everyone is very impressive, as indeed is the support given by a sizeable proportion of the 51,000 crowd.

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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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