TEN AND OUT: BIG JOCK’S LAST HURRAH
THE legendary Jock Stein masterminded Celtic to his tenth title success 48 years ago today.…
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‘TEAM WITH A MASSIVE POINT TO PROVE,’ CELTIC LEGEND
CELTIC overwhelmed the highly-acclaimed Leeds United 2-1 in a the second leg of an unforgettable…
TWO GAMES IN ONE DAY: HOW CELTIC WON THE TITLE IN 1916
CELTIC were forced to play TWO games in the ONE day as they clinched their…
UNSTOPPABLE: THE LISBON LIONS AND THE WEMBLEY WONDERS
CELTIC great Tommy Gemmell played football with a smile on his face. The sight of…
‘AFRAID OF NO ONE’: 58 YEARS AGO, WE’RE ON OUR WAY TO LISBON
CELTIC overcame Dukla Prague 3-1 in the unforgettable European Cup semi-final first leg at Parkhead…
TITLE FEVER: MARTIN’S FIRST IN RECORD-BREAKING CAMPAIGN
MARTIN O’NEILL’S first championship success – and Celtic’s thirty-seventh in their glorious history – was…
TITLE FEVER: HENRIK HAT-TRICK v LIVI IS CROWNING GLORY
MARTIN O’NEILL joined the legendary Jock Stein as the only Celtic manager to win the…
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY: CELTIC’S TROPHY TREBLE IN 21 DAYS
CELTIC enjoyed one of their most sensational silverware sequences in their glorious history when they embarked…
BIG YOGI: A GENUINE CELTIC MAN
JOHN HUGHES, the legendary Celtic forward known as ‘Big Yogi’ in his rollicking playing days,…
APRIL FOOLS? WRITTEN-OFF CELTIC HAVE LAST LAUGH
ON April 1 1970, Celtic travelled to Elland Road with many so-called experts predicting failure in…
BIRTH OF A LEGEND: BERTIE AULD – AND THAT DAY IN LISBON
BERTIE AULD, the most irrepressible of all the Lisbon Lions, made his debut on the…
‘GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER,’ THE DAY BIG BILLY THREATENED IRISH LEGEND
CELTIC’S legendary keeper Pat Bonner made his first-team debut on St Patrick’s Day – FORTY-SIX…
CAESAR 2 SOUEY 0: RED CARD FRENZY IN ST PATRICK’S DAY MASSACRE
BILLY McNEILL beamed and said: “I think the fact it was St Patrick’s Day meant…
THE RETURN OF BIG JOCK: Part Five
JOCK STEIN was on the brink of a silverware breakthrough just a month after his return…
WEE JINKY REMEMBERED: MAESTRO, MATCHWINNER AND MATE
CELTIC’S legendary winger Jimmy Johnstone passed away 19 years ago today at the far too young…
HOOPY 84th BIRTHDAY, LISBON LION JOHN CLARK
LISBON Lion John Clark celebrates his 84th birthday today. In the most glorious period in Celtic’s…
THE RETURN OF BIG JOCK: Part Four
JOCK STEIN returned to Celtic in March 1965 in a move that dramatically and forever turned around…
THE RETURN OF BIG JOCK: Part Three
JOCK STEIN returned to Celtic in March 1965 in a move that totally turned around…
THE RETURN OF BIG JOCK: Part Two
JOCK STEIN enjoyed an eye-catching 6-0 success over Airdrie at Broomfield on March 10 1965 -…
THE RETURN OF BIG JOCK: Part One
EXACTLY 60 years ago today, Jock Stein took his place in a dug-out as Celtic’s new…
TOMMY GEMMELL AND THE FINAL FAREWELL
TOMMY GEMMELL bade a final farewell eight years ago today as his funeral cortege left…
TOMMY GEMMELL REMEMBERED: THE ‘FORGOTTEN’ TITLE WINNER
NO Celtic fan who witnessed it will ever forget Tommy Gemmell’s pulverising equalising goal against…
TOMMY GEMMELL REMEMBERED: LISBON – AND A SLIGHT DISAGREEMENT WITH BIG JOCK
TOMMY GEMMELL was the buccaneering full-back who used to terrorise defences with his powerful surges…
TOMMY GEMMELL REMEMBERED: LEGEND’S HAUL OF FAME
TOMMY GEMMELL, the Celtic legend and Lisbon Lion who passed away eight years ago today…
EVAN WILLIAMS: CELTIC’S UNSUNG, UNCAPPED HERO
FORMER Celtic keeper Evan Williams has died at the age of 81. Throughout the next seven…
WEE GORDON’S DEBT TO CELTIC LEGEND – AFTER A DAY ON THE BOOZE
THE irrepressible Gordon Strachan celebrates his 68th birthday today. The former Celtic boss, who joined…