DAVID POTTER’S CELTIC QUIZ 1940-1959 – THE ANSWERS…
1. Surname of two brothers both achieving success in the 1950s. McPhail
2. Generally reckoned to be one of the best ball players of the era, this Fife gentleman scored a penalty in a famous triumph. Willie Fernie
3. This club, amazingly, opposed Celtic being allowed the fly the Irish tricolour flag in 1952. Hibs
4. Won the English Cup with Manchester United in 1948 to add to his Scottish Cup medal in 1937 – and he wasn’t finished yet! Jimmy Delaney
5. Club to which our Youth Development Coach departed in spring 1960 – with consequences that shook the world. Dunfermline Athletic
6. Goalkeeper, who often wore an orange (!) cap and who famously once held up seven fingers. Dick Beattie
7. Rugged, no nonsense defender from Sligo. Sean Fallon
8. Famous English team, managed by equally famous Celtic supporting Scotsman whom Celtic defeated en route to Coronation Cup. Manchester United
9. Ground where Celtic saved themselves from relegation in 1948. Dens Park
10. Hero of the Coronation Cup, he nevertheless managed to let a corner kick slip through his clutch in a Scottish Cup final. John Bonnar.
11. Came from another Celtic, in Belfast. Charlie Tully
12. Country which Celtic toured with Scottish Cup (in a shopping bag, it was claimed) in 1951. USA
13. Had the nickname “Smiler”. Neil Mochan
14. A good hard-working right back but chosen, incongruously, in the forward line in the 1956 Scottish Cup final. Mike Haughney
15. Opponents in Celtic’s first ever Scottish League Cup victory. Partick Thistle
16. Famous old Celt (maybe the greatest of them all!) who died on April 2 1958. Willie Maley
17. Scottish team who beat Rangers 6-0 in Scottish Cup semi-final of 1954, but beaten by Celtic in final. Aberdeen
18. Famous red head who captained Celtic and Scotland. Bobby Evans
19. Trophy, named after the patron saint of Glasgow, which Celtic won in 1951 and which, unfortunately, tended to disintegrate if anyone touched it. St Mungo Cup
20. Italian team against whom Celtic played a couple of friendlies in 1950. Lazio
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