Joe was a Celtic stalwart in the dark years of the Second World War as the club struggled to come to terms with war-time football in…
Possibly the most charismatic of the early Celts, Dan was much loved by the Celtic fans in the 1890s. He was a flamboyant character and one…
Jim Craig is an unusual sort of football player. He will probably remain for all time the only dentist ever to win a European Cup medal,…
Scott Brown belongs to the exclusive set of Celtic players. Many players are called “Great Celts”; Scott is one of the “Really Great Celts” a very…
One of the truly great early Celts, Bernard Battles arrived at Celtic Park in 1895. He could be either a full back or a wing half…
Celtic have had many great goalkeepers over the years, but there are few who could compare with the slightly built figure of Dan McArthur who played…
By no means one of the more famous or flamboyant full backs in Celtic’s history, Hugh was nevertheless a very instrumental player in the 1920s, winning…
Jim Brogan was the younger brother of Frank, but their paths barely crossed at Celtic Park. Jim was a different kind of player from Frank, being…
The third John Divers was possibly the least successful of the three in that he won no major honours with the club, but that is not…
There is a natural affinity, one feels, between Celtic and the Geordie nation. There is the same grit and determination, the same hard work and the…
That Davie McLean became a soldier of fortune may have a lot to do with Willie Maley. In truth as a centre forward he was not…
No-one typified the great Celtic side of the 1960s more than Tommy Gemmell. He was a larger than life character with loads of swagger and arrogance…
Like that of Ronnie Simpson, the career of Jimmy Delaney sometimes defies belief. He won three Cup medals in three different countries in three different decades…
On his own admission, he wasn’t the best centre half in Celtic’s history, With deliberate ambiguity he would describe himself as “passable”, but he came at…
Charles Patrick Tully was a personality player of the type that Celtic supporters crave at certain points of their history, and they certainly needed one in…
It is not all that far from the Ayrshire village of Beith to Glasgow in terms of miles and distance, but in terms of culture it…
Simon Donnelly is a familiar name amongst the Celtic supporters for his contributions in the Hoops in the mid-nineties, with younger supporters better acquainted with Simon…
Davie Storrier was a fine full back for Celtic. He had played for Arbroath and Everton before he joined Celtic in 1898, and in season 1898/99…
Bertie Thomson was a brilliantly talented but tragically ill-disciplined right winger in the early 1930s. He first played for Celtic in the 1929/30 season, but 1930/31…
Ian Young was a good right back who came in just at the start of the glory years of Jock Stein, and but for the plethora…
James “Dun” Hay was a mighty man. Being a member of the prodigious half back line of Young, Loney and Hay in the Edwardian Celtic side…
It is very easy to underestimate the contribution of John Clark to the great Lisbon Lions side, but those who saw them are not likely to…
Willie Fernie was a footballing artist. Added to his natural ability of ball control, dribbling skills and passing ability, was the rugged determination born in the…
Until his death in 2021, there were few more popular ex-Celtic players than Bertie Auld. Frequently seen at home games and at supporters’ functions, Bertie was…
Celtic have generally been blessed with great goalkeepers, and one of the greatest was Davy Adams. The problem with Adams however was that he was not…
Chris Sutton was a marvellous player. He was bought in 2000 for a large price and he was a “statement” player in that this was Celtic…
Sometimes called Jimmy or Jim, Jamie Weir was a great Celtic left back who played only three seasons for the club, but one of these seasons…
The tragic death of Peter Scarff in December 1933 has possibly tended to hide just what a good player he was. He joined the club from…
No-one symbolised a whole generation more that the miner bhoy from Croy, the great Jimmy Quinn. The irony was that the idol of all Scotland was…
It was on board ship en route to the tour of the USA in 1957 that Bertie Peacock was called into a cabin to be told…
