ON SATURDAY 28 APRIL 1973 Celtic won the Scottish League Championship for the eighth year in a row by beating Hibs 3-0 at Easter Road before a packed crowd of 45,453, the vast majority of them being Celtic supporters.
Rangers have fought hard all season and Celtic have a difficult last day, but they rose magnificently to the occasion with a goal from Dixie Deans in the first half, then Kenny Dalglish and Dixie Deans again in the second half.
It was a great triumph for Jock Stein after the bad mid-winter that the team suffered, and the team was now virtually unrecognisable from the team that won the first championship in the sequence back in 1966.
Only Billy McNeill, Bobby Murdoch and Jimmy Johnstone remained from the Celtic league winning side from 1966.
Some of the new players weren’t that bad though…
Here are the highlights…
Celtic won 8-in-a-row again in 2019 with a win over Aberdeen at Pittodrie 46 years.
INVINCIBLE by Matt Corr
The Celtic Star’s very own Matt Corr – who you may also know as a Tour Guide at Celtic Park – publishes his first Celtic book, titled INVINCIBLE – early next month. This beautiful hardback book will be the definitive story of Celtic’s magical2016-17 season – it truly is wonderful, a real joy to read, and brilliantly written by Matt.
If you have been reading Matt’s regular contributions on The Celtic Star or indeed in the Matchday Programme or in the Celtic View you will know just how talented a Celtic writer he is. The book is published by The Celtic Star and you can pre-order below.
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