The month of January – and occasionally February – are the months when Celtic have, through the years, played their opening tie in the Scottish Cup. And what a popular – and successful – date this day has been for the club, as the list below shows ; –
Celtic’s Scottish Cup Ties on this day…
1905 Dumfries 1 Celtic 2
1911 St Mirren 0 Celtic 2
1922 Celtic 4 Montrose 0
1950 Brechin 0 Celtic 3
1961 Falkirk 1 Celtic 3
1963 Falkirk 0 Celtic 2
1967 Celtic 4 Arbroath 0
1984 Berwick 0 Celtic 4
1989 Celtic 2 Dumbarton 0
199 St Mirren 0 Celtic 2
1996 Whitehill Welfare 0 Celtic 3 – Match played at Easter Road
2001 Stranraer 1 Celtic 3
On this day in 1909 at Buckhaven, John Thomson was born. In a five-year Celtic career, he made 188 appearances, with 64 shut-outs (34%) before receiving the injury that cost him his life in the Rangers v Celtic match at Ibrox on 5 September 1931.
Jim Craig
