Celtic On This Day – 9th December – David Potter’s Celtic Diary

Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 9th December 1916. David’s latest bestseller The Celtic Rising ~ 1965 The Year Jock Stein Changed Everything has SOLD OUT on Celtic Star Books but you can still pick up a copy via CELTIC FC official online store while their remaining stocks last. A new order for The Celtic Rising has been placed and will arrive next Friday, 16 December so we’ll resume taking orders on Monday 12 December. The Celtic Rising is also now available on Amazon Kindle, link below.

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SATURDAY  9 DECEMBER  1916 – The newspapers are full of the new Prime Minister David Lloyd George and the difference that he will make to the prosecution of the war, but at Parkhead it is business as usual. Celtic have not lost for well over a year and today they beat Ayr United 5-0 with a hat-trick from Patsy Gallacher, one from Johnny Browning and one from Jimmy McMenemy.

SATURDAY  9 DECEMBER 1922  – Another disappointing performance by Celtic who do not look as if they are going to repeat last season’s winning of the Scottish League. Today they are indebted to a Willie McStay penalty to earn a point at home to Falkirk, but the same Willie McStay missed another two in a game that Celtic should have won.

SATURDAY 9  DECEMBER 1967 – 35,000 at Parkhead enjoy a hard fought game when Hearts come to town. Steve Chalmers and Bobby Lennox score for Celtic and the unfortunate George Fleming of Hearts concedes an own goal in the 3-1 victory while the other Fleming, Jim Fleming scores Hearts only goal. The weather is freezing and it is no surprise that some games are off, including Dundee United v Rangers.

SATURDAY  9 DECEMBER  1972 – Celtic lose the Scottish League Cup final 1-2 to Hibs before 71,696 fans at Hampden, whereby the Edinburgh team gain a degree of revenge for their 1-6 Scottish Cup final defeat last May. This time Dixie Deans is out injured, and, although Kenny Dalglish scores for Celtic. Hibs are the better team on the day and duly collect the League Cup for the first time.

SUNDAY 9 DECEMBER 2001 – Time was when a trip to Dunfermline used to strike fear into the hearts of supporters, but not for this fine Celtic team who beat them 4-0 with two goals from John Hartson and one each from Bobo Balde and Alan Thompson. Celtic are now 12 points clear at the top of the table.

David Potter

About Author

I am Celtic author and historian and write for The Celtic Star. I live in Kirkcaldy and have followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. I am a retired teacher and my other interests are cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns.

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