Celtic Fixtures & Results 1948-1949

Scottish League: Sixth
Scottish FA Cup: First Round
League Cup: Section
Charity Cup: Winners

 

Manager: Jimmy McGrory (1945 - 1965)

Celtic Park fixtures in capitals. Celtic score always first.

Opponents Comments

Match programme
MORTON

14/08/48
League
0-0

Match programme
Aberdeen

18/08/48
League
0-1

Sold Jan 2024 for £77, 9 bids, folded, frayed around the edges, no writing

Match programme
RANGERS

21/08/48
League
0-1

Tommy Docherty debut.

Sold for £325, June 2024, 17 bids, H and V folds, grubby torn at staple with rusty mark, frayed at edges

Match programme
Hearts

28/08/48
League
2-1

Sold for £52 - Sept 2021 - 4 bids - heavy vert and horz folds, scores and team changes, creases and dog-eared, half-time scores entered.

Sold on ebay for £58, Aug 2022, 4 bids, good cond.

Match programme
Queen of the South

01/09/48
League
2-2

Match programme
Albion Rovers

04/09/48
League
3-3

Sold Jan 2024 for £132, 14 bids, good overall condition, scores noted on centre pages, small tear at the edge of the cover page

Match programme
HIBERNIAN

11/09/48
League Cup
1-0

No programme
Clyde

18/09/48
League Cup
2-0

No known programme

Match programme
RANGERS

25/09/48
League Cup
3-1.

Match programme
Hibernian

02/10/48
League Cup
2 -4

Match programme
CLYDE

09/10/48
League Cup
3-6. J. Gallacher hat-trick.

Match programme
Rangers

16/10/48
League Cup
1-2

Match programme
DUNDEE

23/10/48
League
0-1

Match programme
Hibernian

30/10/48
League
2-1

Match programme
Clyde

06/11/48
League
4-0

Match programme
EAST FIFE

13/11/48
League
0-1

Match programme
Third Lanark

20/11/48
League
2-3

Match programme
FALKIRK

27/11/48
League
4-4. J. Gallacher hat-trick.

Match programme
Partick Thistle

04/12/48
League
2-1

Match programme
St Mirren

11/12/48
League
1-1

Match programme
MOTHERWELL

18/12/48
League
3-2

Sold for £64, 10 bids, June 2022 - punched holes, folds, tippexed score on cover, a bit crumpled, poor cond.

Match programme
ABERDEEN

25/12/48
League
3-0

Match programme
Rangers

01/01/49
League
0-4

Sold for £117, 12 bids, July 2022 - v/f, h/f, rusty staples, discoloured at edges, a bit crumpled, gruby on back cover, poor cond.

Sold for £85, 7 bids, June 2022 - v/f, h/f, rusty staples, discoloured at edges, crumpled, gruby on back cover, poor cond.

Match programme
HEARTS

03/01/49
League
2-0

Match programme
Morton

08/01/49
League
0-0

Match programme
ALBION ROVERS

15/01/49
League
3-0
Jock Stein playing for Albion Rovers.

Sold for £128, 11 bids, June 2022 - folds, a bit crumpled, torn edges, gruby, poor cond.


Dundee United

22/01/49
Scottish Cup
3-4. Tully, J.Gallacher (2)

sold on ebay for £? - 26/06/21, ?? bids.

Match programme
Queen of the South

29/01/49
League
0-1

Match programme
HIBERNIAN

12/02/49
League
1-2

No programme
CLYDE

19/02/49
League
postponed.

No programme

Match programme
East Fife

26/02/49
League
2-3

Sold for £114, June 2024, 6 bids, Faint folds, paper loss, staple split with minor rust.

Match programme
Falkirk

12/03/49
League
1-1

Match programme
PARTICK THISTLE

19/03/49
League
3-0

Match programme
ST MIRREN

26/03/49
League
2-1

Match programme
Motherwell

02/04/49
League
1-0

No programme
Dundee

11/04/49
League
2-3

No programme

Match programme
THIRD LANARK

16/04/49
League
1-2

Match programme
CLYDE

18/04/49
League
2-1

Copy sold on ebay for £200, Sept 2023, 11 bids, good condition, couple of folds, score and half-time scores written inside, slight damage around the staple.

Match programme
Third Lanark

02/05/1949
Charity Cup Final
2-0

Celtic Friendly Fixtures and Results

Opponents Comments

Match programme
ASTON VILLA

05/02/49
0-2
Celtic Park, Glasgow

Sold for £115, July 2023, 6 bids, folded, damage and rust mark at staple, staple removed

No programme
Stranraer

05/02/49

4-1

No programme

Match programme
Grimsby Town

19/02/49
1-0
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes

Match programme
East Fife

26/02/49
1-0
Blundell Park, Cleethorpes
   

No programme
Duns

19/03/49

5-1

No programme

Match programme
Peterhead/Fraserburgh

05/04/49
2-1
Recreation Park, Peterhead

No programme
Deveronvale/
Huntly Select

07/04/49

3-1 - Johnstone, J. McPhail, J. Docherty | DH scorer: Smith

No programme

Match programme
Buckie/Keith Select

09/04/49
Victoria Park, Buckie
3-1

Match programme
Millwall

25/04/49
2-3 - Paton (2 pens)
The Den, Millwall

Bill Moor Testimonial.

Scarce programme
Sold on ebay for £82 on 01/06/20 with 7 bids - Light fold with slight wear, score, scorers & one team change.
Very good cond copy sold on ebay £207 on 02/04/21 - 24 bids

No programme
St Anthony's

25/04/49

3-0

No programme

Match programme
Notts County

27/04/49
1-2

Meadow Lane, Nottingham

No programme
Clyde

27/04/49

Holm Park, Yoker
Unknown score

No programme

No programme
Falkirk

04/05/49

2-1

No programme

Match programme
Sunderland

17/05/49

2-6

Sam Doak benifit match played in Belfast