TOMMY GEMMELL: A TRIBUTE
Celtic fans are currently in mourning over the news of the passing of Tommy Gemmell, the legendary Lisbon Lion. Big Tam was more than…
DEBUT DAYS – JOHANNES EDVALDSSON
2nd August 1975 Celtic 1-0 Derby County The summer of 1975 could easily be described as a turbulent one at Celtic Park. Legendary captain,…
DEBUT DAYS – TOM MCADAM
10 September 1977 Rangers 3-2 Celtic In August of 1977 Celtic fans were devastated when their captain and main inspiration, Kenny Dalglish, was transferred…
A PROBLEM ON THE HORIZON…
A PROBLEM ON THE HORIZON… For any of you who drive to Celtic games and park in the vicinity of the stadium, you may…
DEBUT DAYS – PAT STANTON
In September 1976 Jock Stein surprised the Scottish football world by signing Pat Stanton from Hibs. Stanton was the noted Hibs’ captain who had…
YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME
Tomorrow marks the 40th anniversary of the first time I witnessed a Celtic game versus Rangers. On 11th January 1977, Jock Stein’s team faced…
1981 AND ALL THAT….
The late months of 1980 were not a good time for Celtic. In October they crashed out of the European Cup Winners cup to…
DEBUT DAYS – GARY GILLESPIE
17 AUGUST 1996 CELTIC 4-1 FALKIRK Gary Gillespie signed for Celtic in a fanfare of publicity for £925,000 in the summer of 1991. He…
BOOK REVIEW – HOOPS STARS AND STRIPES
Hoops stars and stripes is the new autobiography of Andy Lynch, the popular Celtic player of the 1970’s. The book is written by the…