When John Colquhoun walked off a building site to sign for Celtic in November 1983 at the age of just 20, he was literally living the…
On Saturday 9th February 1980 Celtic made the short trip to Maryhill to take on Partick Thistle at Firhill on Premier League duty… It also happens…
EUROPE IN THE EIGHTIES- EPILOGUE… In the early Eighties, Celtic had come agonisingly close against sides who went on to reach the European Cup semi-finals (Real…
LATE EIGHTIES DECLINE- CELTIC v BORUSSIA DORTMUND, 1987… In 1987, after 23 seasons in European competitions, Celtic had NEVER been drawn against a team from West…
LATE EIGHTIES DECLINE- DYNAMO KIEV v CELTIC, 1986… Prior to their European clash in 1986, Celtic had twice been drawn against Dynamo Kiev in European competition.…
LATE EIGHTIES DECLINE- CELTIC v DYNAMO KIEV, 1986… The 1985/86 League Championship was clinched at Love Street on 3 May in the most dramatic circumstances imaginable.…
The late David Potter’s final Celtic book, Celtic in the Eighties was published on Celtic Star Books in early September 2025… The legendary Celtic historian submitted…
CELTIC’S EARLY EIGHTIES CLASSICS – RETROSPECTIVE… The Early Eighties Classics series has looked at several of Celtic’s classic European matches from the early 1980s, starting with…
May 1983, Rangers 2 Celtic 4: “There’s something very special about this club,” Billy McNeill… Morton were the visitors for the last home game of the…
April began more positively, visitors Motherwell disposed of by three goals to nil, McGarvey, McAdam and a Harrow own goal doing the damage. Willie McStay made…
March 1983 began with a trip ‘doon the water’ to Cappielow, Murdo MacLeod with another excellent long-range shot to put Celts two ahead within fifteen minutes…
First up in February 1983 was a third visit to Tannadice, scene of an earlier defeat for Celtic in the League Cup Semi-final and the classic…
Matt Corr has been taking us back to Celtic’s season 1982-83 and over the last week or so the first half of that eventful season has…
It’s goodbye to Europe and hello to Champagne Charlie – Celtic’s season 1982/83 (Part 5) by Matt Corr, the links to the first four parts in…
Five memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day starting on 18 November 1905……
This could be Rotterdam or anywhere…Celtic’s 1982/83 season (Part 1)… Less than three months after Chicken George and the Blessed Tommy had lit up Celtic Park…
Five memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day in Celtic’s proud and unbroken…
Matt Corr has been taking us through the 1981/82 season in what turned out to be a 5 part series. That concludes this evening… Chicken George…
Five memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day in Celtic’s proud and unbroken…
Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter – Book reviewed by James McDevitt For Celtic fans, the 1980s included the fairytale of the Centenary Year Double,…
EARLY EIGHTIES CLASSICS- CELTIC v RAPID VIENNA. Part 2 of 3… Rapid Vienna won the first leg by 3-1 and were understandably confident about their chances…
EARLY EIGHTIES CLASSICS- RAPID VIENNA v CELTIC. Part 1 of 3… In Season 1984/85, Celtic’s participation in the European Cup Winners’ Cup would prove to be…
Floodlight failures and flute bands – Celtic’s Season 1981/82 (Part 3)… Matt Corr has been working his way through a comprehensive season review for season 1981/81.…
Another sad farewell to another darling Johnny – Celtic’s Season 1981/82 (Part 2) There was no Italian Job hangover for Celtic on the first Saturday of…
We had a great close-season in the Northern Area Celtic club in Springburn in 1981, basking in the afterglow of a tremendous championship-winning campaign… Fergie’s brief…
Matt Corr’s wonderful three-part review of Celtic’s 1980-81 season concludes this morning as we celebrate Celtic in the Eighties and the late David Potter’s final Celtic…
‘A forlorn hope that the flag would be flying above the Jungle,’ Season 1980/81 (Part 2)… Back on League business, there were comfortable wins against Partick…
When Matt Corr’s Celtic in the Thirties books was published last autumn we held in reserve a wonderful series that David Potter had written about Celtic…
EARLY EIGHTIES CLASSICS – CELTIC v SPORTING LISBON… Summer 1983 was a depressing time for Celtic fans. The agony of losing the league title on the…
Danny McGrain, David Potter & Willie Fernie – what a combination! We’re certainly Putting on the Style with the new promotion from Celtic Star Books. David…