Celtic FC 1965/1966

Celtic Fixtures and Results 1965/1966

Scottish League: Champions
Scottish FA Cup: Final
League Cup: Winners
European Cup Winners Cup: Semi-Final

 

Manager: Jock Stein (1965 - 1978)

Celtic score always first.

The first of Celtic's World record beating 9 league chamionships in a row - the original 9-in-a-row.

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Dundee United

14/08/65
League Cup
1-2

No programme
MOTHERWELL

 18/08/65
League Cup

1-0

Next day, Celtic sign Henry Quinn from St Mirren.

Match programme
DUNDEE

 21/08/65
League Cup
0-2

No programme
Dundee United

25/08/65
League

4-0

No programme.

Match programme
DUNDEE UNITED

28/08/65
League Cup
3-0

No programme
Motherwell

 01/09/65
League Cup

3-2

No programme.

Match programme
Dundee

 04/09/65
League Cup
3-1

Match programme
CLYDE

 11/09/65
League
2-1

No programme
Raith Rovers

 15/09/65
League Cup

8-1

No programme.

Joe McBride and John Hughes hat-tricks.

Match programme
Rangers

 18/09/65
League
1-2

No programme
RAITH ROVERS

22/09/65
League Cup

4-0

No programme.

Match programme
ABERDEEN

25/09/65
League
7-1

Sold on 31 May, 2020 for £21.50 with 5 bids - water damaged, sof, horz fold, writng inside

Match programme
D.V.V Go-Ahead

29/09/65
ECWC
6-0

Sold Jan 2024 for £485, 24 bids, very good condition.

Bobby Lennox hat-trick.

Match programme
Hibernian

 04/10/65
League Cup Semi-Final
2-2

Match programme
D.V.V. GO-AHEAD

07/10/65
ECWC
1-0

Sold on ebay for £19, Aug 2023, 14 bids, punched holes, sof, otherwise tidy.

Match programme
HEARTS

 09/10/65
League
5-2

Match programme
Falkirk

 16/10/65
League
4-3

Match programme
Hibernian

 18/10/65
League Cup Semi-Final Replay
4-0

Match programme
Rangers

 23/10/65
League Cup Final
2-1

No programme
Dundee

 27/10/65
League

2-1

No programme.

Match programme
STIRLING ALBION

30/10/65
League

6-1

John Hughes hat-trick.

Match programme
AGF Aarhus

03/11/65
ECWC
1-0

Match programme
PARTICK THISTLE

06/11/65
League
1-1

Match programme
St Johnstone

13/11/65
League
4-1

Match programme
AGF AARHUS

17/11/65
ECWC
2-0

Match programme
HAMILTON ACCIES

20/11/65
League
5-0

Match programme
KILMARNOCK

 27/11/65
League
2-1

No programme
St Mirren

04/12/65
League

(Postponed)

No programme.

Match programme
HIBERNIAN

 11/12/65
League
2-0

Match programme
Dunfermline

18/12/65
League
2-0

Match programme
MORTON

 25/12/65
League

8-1

Joe McBride hat-trick.

Match programme
Clyde

 01/01/66
League
3-1

Match programme
RANGERS

 03/01/66
League

5-1

Stevie Chalmers hat-trick

Copy sold on ebay 25/04/21 for £28 with 14 bids - heavy v/f.

Match programme
DUNDEE UNITED

08/01/66
League
1-0

Match programme
DYNAMO KIEV

 12/01/66
ECWC

3-0 - Gemmell, Murdoch (2)

15 years old George Connelly entertains the fans at half-time with a display of keepie-uppie.

Match programme
Aberdeen

 15/01/66
League
1-3

Match programme
MOTHERWELL

 22/01/66
League
1-0

Match programme
Dynamo Kiev

 25/01/66
ECWC

1-1

(Three different programmes, all are rare issues)

Match programme
Hearts

 29/01/66
League
2-3

Match programme
STRANRAER

 05/02/66
Scottish Cup
4-0

Match programme
FALKIRK

 12/02/66
League

6-0

Joe McBride hat-trick

No programme
Dundee

 23/02/66
Scottish Cup

2-0

No programme.

Match programme
Stirling Albion

26/02/66
League
0-1

No programme
DUNDEE

 28/02/66
League

5-0

Joe McBride hat-trick

No programme.

Match programme
Hearts

 05/03/66
Scottish Cup
3-3

No programme
HEARTS

 09/03/66
Scottish Cup Replay

3-1

No programme.

Match programme
ST JOHNSTONE

 12/03/66
League
3-2

Match programme
Hamilton Accies

19/03/66
League
7-1

No programme
Partick Thistle

21/03/66
League

2-2

No programme.

Match programme
Dunfermline

 26/03/66
Scottish Cup Semi-Final
2-0

No programme
Kilmarnock

 29/03/66
League

2-0

No programme.

Match programme
St Mirren

05/04/66
League
3-0

Match programme
ST MIRREN

09/04/66
League
5-0

Match programme
LIVERPOOL

 14/04/66
ECWC
1-0

Match programme
Hibernian

 16/04/66
League
0-0

Match programme
Liverpool

 19/04/66
ECWC
2-0

Match programme
Rangers

 23/04/66
Scottish Cup Final
0-0

No programme
Rangers

 27/04/66
Scottish Cup Final Replay

0-1

No programme.

Match programme
Morton

 30/04/66
League
2-0

No programme
DUNFERMLINE

04/05/66
League

2-1

No programme.

Match programme
Motherwell

 07/05/66
League

1-0 - Bobby Lennox

(League Clincher)

Celtic Football Club Friendlies 1965/1966

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Motherwell

 28/07/65

1-1

In aid of the Isle of Man society for Handicapped Children.

Joe McBride debut. Joe played 107 times for Celtic, scoring 94 goals. He won two League Championships and two League Cups.

No programme
Shamrock Rovers

 03/08/65

7-0

No programme.

Match programme
Sunderland

 07/08/65
5-0

No programme
Clydebank

 Sept

7-1

No programme.

No programme
Airdrie

29/11/65

Jimmy Welsh Testimonial

No programme.

No programme
Ayr United

 25/12/65

0-2

No programme.

Match programme
Bermuda

12/05/66
10-1
Played in Bermuda.


USA Tour 1966
Bermuda 1 Celtic 10
Joint issue

Match programme
Bermuda Y.M.C.A.

15/05/66
7-0
Played in Bermuda


USA Tour 1966
Bermuda YM 0 Celtic 7
Joint issue

 

No programme
New Jersey All Stars

 18/05/66
6-0

in Kearney, NJ

NJ All Stars 0 v Celtic 6

No programme.

Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

21/05/66
1-0
in University Stadium, Toronto


Tottenham Hotspur 0 Celtic 1

Match programme
Hamilton Primo X1

25/05/66
11-1
In Hamilton, Ontario


Hamilton Primo XI 0 v Celtic 11

Match programme
Bologna

27/05/66
0-0
Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, New York


Bologna 0 v Celtic 0
This could have been Torino. See this page.

Match programme
St Louis CYC
All-Stars

29/05/66
6-1
Roosevelt High School Field, St Louis


CYC 1 v Celtic 6

Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

01/06/66
2-1
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco


Joint issue with Bayern
Tottenham 1 v Celtic 2
Att-11,000

Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

04/06/66
1-1
Empire Stadium, Vancouver


Tottenham 1 v Celtic 1
Programme sold for £112 Oct 2005

Match programme
Bayern Munich

08/06/66
2-2
Kezar Stadium, San Francisco


Joint issue with Spurs.
Bayern Munich 2 v Celtic 2

Match programme
Atlas

12/06/66
1-0
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles


Atlas 0 v Celtic 1
A copy of this sold for £109.77 on 21-Apr-08. Here is the sellers description " Programme is in decent condition, has some creasing, and on the front cover,the result of the Celtic match h as been neatly noted." The seller supplied 3 photos and from them rusty staples were also apparent.