Like so many of his generation of players, Dixie Deans was always available to speak to Celtic fans. He recounted his hattricks in the 1972 Scottish Cup Final and the 1974 League Cup Final, both against Hibernian, the support he received from The Jungle throughout his time at the club and his unique foundation story as a Celtic player. He even smiled politely at every mention of that penalty kick.
The latter part of Jock Stein’s nine-in-a-row did not reach the levels of the first five seasons, but it had firepower in the shape of Deans and Dalglish. Kenny was king, with Dixie often the man who put the ball in the net. After two years of failing to win the league, Stein knew change was needed and he sold Dixie to Luton in 1976. Dixie was 32, old for a striker back then, his legacy assured in Glasgow.
Celtic were keen to acquire him from Motherwell before he eventually signed in 1971 but were rebuffed. Stein, who invented the Dark Arts of football, was not to be denied. A few months after his first attempt failed, Jock empowered a friendly journalist to have a word in Dixie’s ear. After a game at Fir Park, the journo invited Dixie to meet him at Carfin Grotto the following day.
Dixie was a fish out of water at the Grotto, but as they walked around, the idea was put to him that he should inform Motherwell of his intention to emigrate to South Africa, where a relative had secured him well-paid work as an electrician. Within days, Motherwell phoned Celtic to ask if they were still interested in signing their striker.
“Nine-in-a-row” was a call of the ages for a generation of Celtic fans. A world record we thought would never be achieved again. I heard Celtic used only 44 players during those nine league campaigns; Dixie has a place of honour among them.
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bournesouprecipe on 10th December 2025 5:46 pm
Wilfried’s Presser
Very professional manager. We should have no worries with this guy at the helm.
Ziggy
Ta for replies :-)
Dont be lettin yir kultyir pollute or stop your culture mate,thats Celtic:-)
Looking forward to the game and God willing victory and progress in EL for us all
HH
ONENIGHTINLISBON on 10TH DECEMBER 2025 5:51 PM
bournesouprecipe on 10th December 2025 5:46 pm
Wilfried’s Presser
Very professional manager. We should have no worries with this guy at the helm.
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Totally agree, very impressed with him 👍
44 players used during te Stein 9 in a row seasons ?
Take out the Lions and that makes 33 others –
In no particular order –
Hay, Connelly, Brogan, Williams, Hood, Deans, Macari, Dalglish, Davidson, Connachan, Hunter (11)
Callaghan, O’Neill, Hughes, Fallon, McLaughlin, MacDonald, Cattenach, em….
That makes 18 + 11 = 29 so we’re mssing 15. I thought that it would beasy to find them all but not the case.
Probably left out some obvious ones.
PeteTheBeat on 10th December 2025 6:10 pm
Chris Shevlane
Frank Brogan
Charlie Gallagher
Pat McMahon
Pat Stanton
?
PeteTheBeat on 10th December 2025 6:10 pm
Stevie Murray
John Gorman
Pat McCluskey
https://timstreams.online/
https://timstreams.top/
lol
HH
oot.
A word of advice Wilf – these people have an agenda and are not your friends.
They hope you fail.
Same applies to the SMSM.
PeteTheBeat on 10th December 2025 6:10 pm
These are all gueses from an ageing mind………..
The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on 10th December 2025 6:19 pm
A word of advice Wilf – these people have an agenda and are not your friends.
They hope you fail.
Same applies to the SMSM.
……..
What kind of club would have sent Wilfrid out to greet these midden whilst wearing a blindfold?
Who really controls it when MONEY is the most important FACTOR of the club.
The despised DESMOND WHITE RIP, would have made it crystal clear that, Celtic Football and Athletic Coy.Ltd, would not risk Celtic’s cherished integrity for a seat at the corrupt beyond belief European Competitions which are rigged to suit exponents of Genocide, through backdoor Lobbying groups.
Will the media be smeared as “racists” when their questioning of Wilfrid moves up a couple of levels from the cuddly toy department?
What a time to be alive.
Cmon the Wilf
HH
oot,
Paul Wilson?
Joe McBride
Pat McMahon?
An Tearmann on 10th December 2025 12:58 pm
Roma game sold out
HH
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Good to see.
Times are hard for many and at this time of year there is so much to spend money on.
A great vote of confidence in the team and our new manager.
COYBIG.
Paranoid nut cases on here. Even the Celtic supporters want the manager to fail. What utter delusional garbage.
Petty childish point scoring that doesn’t even hold water.
Jimmy Quinn
Danny McGrain
John Hughes
Paul 67,,A fine tribute to Dixie
John Divers
Bengt Martin?
Brogan’s gonna get you, loved the guy
kingLUBO
John Cushley
Ian Young
Don’t think Bent Martin played a first team game.
Andy Lynch
TML
Clutching at straws old chap.
😘😘
Timmy 7 Noted,
They really have a problem.
TML,
I have no idea how you manage to sit on your supporters bus all the way to Glasgow.
The splinters stuck in your Ass,by trying to sit on that fence must be agony.
in
Turkey,
It’s a non stop diatribe about his side (as he sees it) having to win every discussion. The actual importance of right and wrong seems to be lost in the ether.
Plus in his particular case everything is done with a sneer, it’s ugly.
Villareal 2
Copenhagen 3
As long as you remember ‘ the gap is ‘ unbridgable’….
Bosun Lawal starting for Stoke tonight.
Daniel Kelly starting for Millwall.
MacTominay obviously starting for Napoli
James McLean starting for Wrexham.
Dixie’s penalty miss introduced me to bad language.
As the ball soared over the bar I shouted ‘FUCK’.
My dad just looked at me, said nothing and shook his head.
My use of ‘potty mouth’ language continues to this day.
Apologies for my language.
the Bada Bing on 10th December 2025 7:38 pm
Villareal 2
Copenhagen 3
As long as you remember ‘ the gap is ‘ unbridgable’….
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villareal – 35th
bodo – 34th
ajax – 33rd
brugge – 28th
clubs we are to measure ourselves against.
allready out the cl after match day 6.
If “Celtic Fan Media” consists of blogs who ban fans who ask serious questions, not run of the mill, flim/flam, then banned and season tickets removed should be the way forward.
https://videocelts.com/2025/12/blogs/latest-news/scottish-broadcast-media-fail-the-celtic-support/
Empty seats are far better than empty seats with empty heads.
Any day of the week.
Selling out all of the 60,000 Roma tickets is a message of unity with board/management/players to the board that the “NOT A PENNY MORE” idiots have moved on cause they have no idea how to ‘sack the board’, and are now parked on the hard shoulder awaiting their next mugging!
The Green Brigade shot themselves in the foot with their joining at the hip with the middle-class-yuppies bawling their stupid eyes out for poor wee 75k per week Rodgers the grifter, who flashes his Mark McGhee mascara at them then they hit the streets to start their latest Revolutionary bore-fest, WHICH AS USUAL, went up like a rocket, and came down like a damp squib!
lol
HH
oot.
So – people have added –
Chris Shevlane, Pat McMahon, Pat Stanton, Gallagher, Frank Brogan, Murray, Gorman, McCluskey, Wilson, McBride, Lynch, Quinn, McGrain (obvious one), Divers, John Hughes II, Martin, Quinn.
That’s 17 which makes the total 46 so two would have to go.
I think Stanton and Andy Lynch arrived for the 1976/77 season which wasn’t part of the 9 ?
And then there’s Jackie McNamara Senior as well ?
I’d echo previous comments about Brother Walfried’s presser.
I don’t know if he’ll be a success or not.
Time will tell.
Already though? He sounds like a smart guy.
Unlike the questioners.
They tried to up their game.
… most failed.
Jackie McNamara senior