Celtic Fixtures & Results 1947-1948

Scottish League: Twelfth
Scottish FA Cup: Semi-Final
League Cup: Section


Tommy McDonald was top goalscorer with only 7 league goals (John Paton scored 10 in all competitions) and he was given a free transfer at the end of the season. Celtic finished twelfth in the league, were threatened by relegation and won only 10 of 30 matches. Lows included losing both Rangers matches, defeats to Third Lanark 2-3, 1-5 and 1-3. Jock Weir was signed from Blackburn Rovers and Tommy Keirnam went to Stoke City. The semi-final stage of the Scottish Cup was lost to Greenock Morton and they were knocked out at the section stage of the League Cup but managed a 2-0 victory over Rangers.

Manager: Jimmy McGrory (1945 - 1965)

Celtic Park fixtures in capitals. Celtic score always first.

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Rangers

 09/08/47
League Cup
0-2
The higher price given was for a copy of the prog in near mint condition.

Match programme
Airdrie

 13/08/47
League
2-3

Match programme
DUNDEE

 16/08/47
League Cup
1-1

Match programme
THIRD LANARK

 23/08/47
League Cup
3-1
Alec Boden debut. Alec Boden played 158 times for Celtic at centre-half and was part of the Scottish Cup winning side of 1951. After retiring he continued to work for the club as trainer, coach and scout and is the scout who spotted Sir Kenny Dalglish and Vic Davidson.

No programme
QUEEN'S PARK

27/08/47
League
4-0.

No programme

Match programme
RANGERS

 30/08/47
League Cup
2-0.

Match programme
Dundee

 06/09/47
League Cup
1-4

Match programme
Third Lanark

13/09/47
League Cup
2-3

Match programme
Rangers

 20/09/47
League
0-2

Match programme
MOTHERWELL

 27/09/47
League
0-1

Match programme
Aberdeen

04/10/47
League
0-2

Match programme
MORTON

 11/10/47
League
3-2

Match programme
Clyde

 18/10/47
League
0-2

Match programme
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH

 25/10/47
League
4-3

Match programme
FALKIRK

 08/11/47
League
0-3

Match programme
Partick Thistle

 15/11/47
League
5-3

Match programme
St Mirren

 22/11/47
League
2-1

Match programme
DUNDEE

 06/12/47
League
1-1

Match programme
Hibernian

 13/12/47
League
1-1

Match programme
AIRDRIE

 20/12/47
League
0-0

Match programme
HEARTS

 25/12/47
League
4-2

Match programme
Queen's Park

 27/12/47
League
2-3

Match programme
RANGERS

01/01/48 (postponed to following day)
League
0-4

Sold on ebay Jan 2024 for £460, 19 bids, good overall condition, sof, writing on centre pages

Match programme
Hearts

 03/01/48
League
0-1

Match programme
ABERDEEN

 10/01/48
League
1-0

Match programme
Morton

 17/01/48
League
0-4

Match programme
PARTICK THISTLE

 24/01/48
League
1-2

Match programme
CLYDE

 31/01/48
League
0-0

Match programme
COWDENBEATH

 07/02/48
Scottish Cup
3-1, McPhail (2), W. Gallacher.

Match programme
Queen of the South

 14/02/48
League
0-2

Match programme
MOTHERWELL

21/02/48
Scottish Cup
1-0, Paton.

Match programme
Falkirk

 28/02/48
League
1-0

Match programme
MONTROSE

 06/03/48
Scottish Cup
4-0, McPhail (2), Weir, Paton.

Match programme
ST MIRREN

13/03/48
League
0-0

No programme
Motherwell

20/03/48
League
3-0

No programme

Match programme
Morton

 27/03/48
Scottish Cup Semi-Final
0-1 a.e.t.
Played at Ibrox.

Match programme
Third Lanark

29/03/48
League
1-5

Match programme
HIBERNIAN

 03/04/48
League
2-4.

Match programme
THIRD LANARK

10/04/48
League
1-3

Match programme
Dundee

 17/04/48
League
3-2

Celtic Friendly Fixtures and Results

Opponents Comments

No programme
MOTHERWELL

 12/09/1947.
No known programme issued
3-1

No programme
Stirling Albion

01/11/1947
No known programme issued
5-3

Att: 3,279

No programme
Ayr United

31/01/1948
No known programme issued
1-1