SEVENTIES EURO SPECIALS – CELTIC v INTER MILAN, 1972… On 19 April 1972, Glasgow hosted the semi-finals of both major European club competitions on the same…
SEVENTIES EURO SPECIALS- CELTIC v UJPEST DOZSA, 1972… The magnificent result in Budapest was followed by one of those legendary events which seem to occur regularly…
SEVENTIES EURO SPECIALS – UJPEST DOZSA v CELTIC, 1972… Season 1971/72 started with Celtic in splendid form. They won FIVE of their six League Cup group…
SEVENTIES EURO SPECIALS- AJAX v CELTIC 1971 Celtic’s defeat to Feyenoord in the European Cup Final in 1970 was seen by Celtic fans as a disaster.…
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 PARTIZAN BELGRADE, 1989… On Monday 10 July, Mo Johnston signed for Rangers and sparked a frenzy in the Scottish media. This…
LATE EIGHTIES DECLINE – CELTIC v WERDER BREMEN, 1988… The euphoria of the Centenary Double continued throughout the summer of 1988. It was sustained by the…
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- CELTIC v DYNAMO KIEV, 1986… The 1985/86 League Championship was clinched at Love Street on 3 May in the most dramatic circumstances imaginable.…
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…
After the events at Old Trafford in December 1984, the consensus was that Celtic would be banned from all European competitions. The only real question being…
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…
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…
EARLY EIGHTIES CLASSICS- AJAX v CELTIC… Demand for tickets to watch the second leg in Amsterdam was enormous, fuelled by the incredible drama of the first…
EARLY EIGHTIES CLASSICS – CELTIC v AJAX… Celtic retained the 1981/82 League title on the last day of the season with a 3-0 home win over…
EARLY EIGHTIES CLASSICS – CELTIC v JUVENTUS… After the heroics against Real Madrid in the European Cup Quarter Final in March 1980, hopes were high that…