CELTIC F.C.

NON-COMPETITIVE MATCHES

1946 - 1999

1999 - 2000

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Various

28 - 30/05/99
ABN AMRO Youth Tournament.

No programme
Hamarkameratene

13/07/99
3-2
Norwegian tour. John Barnes first match as Celtic manager.

Match programme
Aalborg BK

16/07/99
3-0 - Viduka (3)
Norwegian tour. Aalborg were the Danish Champions. Marco Viduka first Celtic hat-trick. Eyal Berkovic debut for Celtic.

Match programme
Kongsvinger

20/07/99

3-0
A4 fanfold. Norwegian tour.

Bobby Petta debut.

Match programme
LEEDS UNITED

24/07/99
Celtic Park
1-2

Match programme
NEWCASTLE UNITED

27/07/99
Celtic Park
2-0

Match programme
Bray Wanderers

03/08/99
Tolka Park, Dublin
2-0

Match programme
Waterford United

03/08/99
3-0
Celtic Under 21's also includees an Under 18's match

Rare programme

Match programme
Cork City

05/08/99

3-2
Celtic Under 21's.

This programme was also for a youth match between the two teams that was played at 4pm that afternoon. The youth match was played at the 'The Farm' and the Celtic youth team included Liam Millar, Stephen Crainey, John Kennedy, Simon Lynch and Stephen McManus.

Match programme
Limerick

07/08/99
Hogan Park, Limerick
9-0
Quite rare issue.

Celtic Under 18's

Match programme
Limerick

07/08/99
Hogan Park, Limerick
9-0
Celtic Under 21's

No programme
MOTHERWELL XI

12/08/99
3-1
Closed-doors at Barrowfield. Stan Petrov debut.

No programme
Louletano DC

12/01/00

2-2

Mid-season Portuguese tour, Algarve. Celtic's first match of the 21st Century.

No programme
Fortuna Dusseldorf

15/01/00

3-0

Mid-season Portuguese tour

Brazilian Rafael debut.

Match programme
BAYERN MUNICH

01/02/00
Millenium Challenge Match
Celtic Park

1-2

 

Match programme
Vale of Leithen FC

14/05/00
Gavin Selkirk testimonial

3-0

Rare issue

Match programme
Liverpool

16/05/00
Ronnie Moran testimonial

4-1

1998 - 1999

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Foyle Cup 1998

1-4/07/98
Foyle Cup
Youth tournament played at several locations in Derry, Ireland featuring Celtic Hearts Dunferline Nottingham Forest Orient and Peterboro.

Match programme
Hollandia

09/07/98

1-2

Pre-season mini-tour in Holland.

Colin Healy debut

Match programme
FC aswh

10/07/98

5-1

Pre-season minii-tour in Holland.

Eric Black is acting manager and Celtic are on this tour without their international players.

Match programme
Kilmarnock

18/07/98
Ray Montgomerie Testimonial

2-1

Match programme
Preston North End

24/07/98
1-2

Match programme
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR

25/07/98
2-1

No programme
Sligo Rovers

02/08/98

2-1
Celtic XI

No programme.

No programme
Sligo & Lietrim Select

02/08/98

2-2
Under 18's

No programme.

Match programme
Bolton Wanderers

04/08/98
Jimmy Phillips Testimonial

1-1

No programme
Shelbourne

05/08/98

1-1

No programme.

Two matches - Celtic XI and Under 18's (same as Sligo matches).

Match programme
LIVERPOOL

08/08/98
Official Opening of the Jock Stein Stand

0-1

No programme
INSTANT DICT

11/08/98

3-0
Under 21's

No programme.

No programme
BLACKBURN ROVERS

12/08/98

3-2
Under 18's

No programme.

No programme
INSTANT DICT

13/08/98

5-0
Under 21's

No programme.

Match programme
FC Hilversum

15-16/08/98
Under 23's 4 team tourny programme - Ajax, Vitesse Arnhem, FC Hilversum.

No programme
Balona FC

13/01/99

3-3

No programme.

No programme
Xerex Club Deportivo

14/01/99
Brandy Cup

1-0

No programme.

Match ticket.

Match programme
Newcastle United XI

27/01/99
Peter Beardsley Testimonial

3-1

No programme
Scottish Junior FA

22/03/99

4-2

No programme.

1997 - 1998

Opponents Comments

No programme
FC Beatrix

05/07/97

21-0
Dutch tour. Played in Hoenderloo.
no programme

SV Veere
SV Veere

08/07/97
Dutch tour.

8-0

FC Groningen
FC Groningen

09/07/97
Dutch tour

0-3

 

Derry City
Derry City

15/07/97
4 team Irish tournament. Billed as Part One, Part 2 for game below

2-3 - Di Canio, Wieghorst

PSV Eindhoven
PSV Eindhoven

16/07/97
Irish tournament. 3rd & 4th Place Playoff

2-2 - Wieghorst, MacKay (3-5 on penalties)

St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic

18/07/97
Amstel Challenge. Official Opening of a new stand at Richmond Park.

1-1 - Donnelly

Farsley Celtic
Farsley Celtic

22/07/97
Celtic reserves. Played at Throstle Nest

1-0

HARROWGATE TOWN
Harrogate Town

24/07/97

2-1
Celtic Under 21's.

Tottenham Hotspu
Tottenham Hotspur

26/07/97
Tourny
Tournament programme for this and the match below. Celtic played spurs in the first match and lost (score unknown). Harrogate lost to Dundee Utd on the same day.

Harrowgate Town
Harrogate Town

27/07/97
Tourny
Celtic and Harrogate Played for 3rd and 4th Place. Dundee Utd and Spurs Played the final.

Parma
PARMA

26/07/97
1-1 - Donnelly
New signing Henrik Larsson paraded before the Celtic faithful at half-time.

AS Roma
AS ROMA

06/08/97
1-0.

No programme
Bo' Ness

23/09/97

1-2 - Harry Fitzpatrick
Celtic Youths. Danny Crainie in charge for this match, Wullie McStay on International duty
no programme

Monaghan Utd
Monaghan Utd
Youths

10/10/97

5-2
Paul Johnson Memorial Match.
Played at Gortakeegan, Monaghan

Maryhill
Maryhill Juniors

15/10/97

1-2 - Dow
Opening of Lochburn Park
Maryhill F.C. is one of the oldest Junior Clubs in Scotland, being formed in 1884. This match was played to handsel the 100 year old Lochburn Park after an extensive refurbishment that included a new pitch, changing facility, enclosure and terraces. Many Celtic players have played for ('farmed out') Maryhill FC in the past including, Danny McGrain, Pat McCluskie, Tommy Burns and Paul Wilson.

Ross County
Ross County

27/10/97
Victoria Park, Dingwall
4-0 - Tommy Johnson (3), Marc Anthony
Darren Jackson's comeback match after undergoing brain surgery 8 weeks before this game.

Ross County
Stranraer

29/03/98

3-0 - McBride, Elliot , O'Brien
Barney Duffy Testimonial.
Eric Black in charge for Celtic

Ross County
Inverness CT

07/04/98

3-3 - Burchill, Smith, McBride
Charlie Christie Testimonial.

No programme
Sporting Lisbon

12/05/98
1-2 - Stubbs
Played at Jose Alvalade Stadium, Lisbon
Mark Burchill and Barry Elliot debut for the big team. Wim Jansen's last match as manager. This friendly was part of the deal that brought Jorge Cadete to Celtic.
This was a debut and last match for ex-Man Utd goalkeeper Kevin Pilkington who was on-loan to Celtic.
no programme

1996 - 1997

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Keadue Rovers

20/07/96
4-1
Celtic XI played for Keadue's Centenary Season celebrations.

No programme
Finn Harps

22/07/96
0-0
Celtic XI

Match programme
vv Reuunie Borculo

23/07/96
16-0
Pre-season friendly in Holland.
Jorge Cadete scored 6 goals in this match. Pierre van Hooijdonk and Paulo Di Canio both scored 4 each

Match programme
GSV Gouda

24/07/96
8-0
Pre-season friendly in Holland

Match programme
V.V. Veere

26/07/96
9-1
Pre-season friendly in Holland

Match programme
R.K.S.V. Halsteren

27/07/96
3-0
Pre-season friendly in Holland.

Match programme
Berkum

29/07/96
8-1
Pre-season friendly in Holland

Match programme
ARSENAL

31/07/96
2-1
Scarce issue, low print run.

No programme
St Mirren

01/08/96

0-0

No programme
Leigh RMI

03/08/96
0-2

Match programme
SPORTING CP

03/08/96
2-2

No programme
Sporting Lisbon

31/08/96
Jose Alvalade Stadum.

Match programme
Brora Rangers

15/09/96
7-1
Gordon Robertson Testimonial. Attendance 2,000 a record at Dungeon Park.

No programme
Vale of Clyde

13/10/96
7-2

Match programme
Dundalk

17/11/96
4-1
Tom McNulty Testimonial

Match programme
BARCELONA

26/11/96
0-1

Match programme
BAYERN MUNICH

22/01/97
1-2
Peter Grant Testimonial

Match programme
Manchester United

15/04/97
2-1
Brian McClair Testimonial

Match programme
Republic of Ireland

18/05/97
2-3
Packy Bonnar Testimonial

1995 - 1996

Opponents Comments

Programme and Stats
VfB Lubeck

20/07/95
Tour of Germany.
2-1.
Celtic did the first ever huddle before this match. The Celtic huddle was the idea of ex-Celt Tony Mowbray.

Programme and Stats
Kickers Emden

22/07/1995
0-2
Tour of Germany
no programme

Programme and Stats
SV Wilelmshaven

25/07/95
Tour of Germany
1-2 - Walker

Programme and Stats
FC St Pauli

26/07/95
Tour of Germany
0-0
no programme

Programme and Stats
Berwick Rangers

27/07/95
0-1.
Team
: Kerr, Boyle (Wilson 81), Slavin, Smith, McQuilken, Byrne, Nicholas, Carberry, Hammill (Anthony 54), O'Neill, Hay (Dalglish 73). Subs: Morrison, McCondichie. Referee: U. Underhill (Edinburgh)
no programme

Programme and Stats
Birmingham City

29/07/95
0-1

Programme and Stats
Peterhead

30/07/95
1-0

Programme and Stats
Cove Rangers

31/07/95
2-0
no programme

Programme and Stats
Everton

01/08/95
2-2
Neville Southall Testimonial.

Programme and Stats
Vale of Clyde

01/08/95
2-2

Programme and Stats
St Mirren

02/08/95
0-0
no programme

Programme and Stats
NEWCASTLE

05/08/95
1-1
Gala opening of the new stadium. Ribbons cut by Rod Stewart.

Programme and Stats
Derry City

06/08/95
1-0.
Stuart Gauld Testimonial.

Programme and Stats
Drogheda United

08/08/95
2-2

Programme and Stats
LIVERPOOL

10/08/95
0-0

Programme and Stats
Lancaster AFC

15/08/95
1-0.

Programme and Stats
Monaghan United

22/09/95
1-0 - Falconer
Under 16's.
Floodlight Inauguration at Gortakeegan.

Programme and Stats
Maryhill FC

25/09/95
5-0
Lochburn Park, Glasgow

Programme and Stats
Home Farm
St Kevin's Boys Club

04/10/95
Luke Kelly Festival '95.

Programme and Stats
Pencaitland

15/10/95
2-1
Vineyard Park, Pencaitland
Celtic XI
Pencaitland are now defunct (2003).

Programme and Stats
Neilston Juniors

30/10/95
5-0.
Neilston 50th anniversary.  

Programme and Stats
Bo'Ness United

03/12/95
1-3 - Coughlan
George Allison Testimonial.

Programme and Stats
MANCHESTER UTD

12/12/95
3-1.
Paul McStay
Testimonial,
large A4 glossy.

Programme and Stats
Gala Fairydean

14/12/95
3-1

Programme and Stats
Fauldhouse Utd

17/12/95
3-1
no programme

Programme and Stats
Dumbarton

23/12/95
7-0.
no programme

Programme and Stats
Dalry Thistle

25/02/96
6-2.
Dalry 75th anniversary.

Programme and Stats
CELTIC ALL STARS

03/03/96
3-1.
Mike Galloway
Benefit Match.

Programme and Stats
Ireland A XI

26/05/96
0-3.
Mick McCarthy
Testimonial in Dublin.

1994 - 1995

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Cork City

26/07/94
Bishopstown Satdium, Cork
3-2 - McStay 11, Donnelly 25, Collins 56

Match programme
Flamengo

29/07/94
Tolka Park, Dublin
1-1 - MacKay 72

Match programme
FLAMENGO

02/08/94
Hampden Park
2-2 - Walker 50, 60

Match programme
Berwick Rangers

04/08/94
0-1

No programme
CLYDE

06/08/94

1-0

No programme.

Match programme
BLACKBURN
ROVERS

08/08/94
Hampden Park
1-0 - Falconer 83

Match programme
Hamilton Accies

09/08/94
Celtic XI

Match programme
Caledonian Thistle

17/09/94

4-1 - Vata 7, Calder 26 (og), Falconer 39, 83

Celtic XI

No programme
Pencaitland

09/10/94

4-0

No programme.

Match programme
Liverpool

06/12/94
Ian Rush Testimonial

0-6

No programme
Real Madrid

28/02/95

0-2

Played in Malaga

No programme.

No programme
Dundee

11/03/95
No programme.

1993 - 1994

Opponents Comments

No programme
US Carisolo

22/07/93

14-0

No programme.

Match programme
Hawick Royal Albert

24/07/93

5-1

Very rare

Match programme
Atalanta

24/07/93
Gianni Brera Memorial Tournament

0-3

Tournament programme issued for both games

Match programme
Napoli

26/07/93
Gianni Brera Memorial Tournament

1-3

No programme
Arbroath

29/07/93

2-0

No programme.

Match programme
Albion Rovers

31/07/93

2-0

Treble issue prog - Celtic, Airdrie, Motherwell. 2-0

Match programme
SHEFFIELD
WEDNESDAY

03/07/93
1-1 - McAvennie

Match programme
Manchester United

03/08/93
Old Trafford

0-1

Manchester Utd's Euro cup win 25th anniversary and opening of the redeveloped Old Trafford.

Match programme
Gateshead FC

08/08/93

2-0
The International Stadium, Gateshead.

Match programme
Blantyre Victoria

03/10/93

6-0

Opening new pavilion.

Match programme
Scottish Power

10/10/93

3-1

Charity match in Dumfries.

Match programme
St Patrick's Athletic

12/01/94

4-1

Floodlight opening.

Match programme
Sligo Rovers

06/03/94

1-0

Floodlight opening. Brother Walfrid Kearns Trophy. Lou Macari's only silverware.

Match programme
League of Ireland

08/03/94
Jackman Park, Limerick

2-0 - Gillespie. O'Neil

Ground re-opening and floodlight inauguration, Jackman Park, Limerick.

Attendance: 8,000

Match programme
Elgin City

12/04/94
Elgin Centenary match

1-2

 

Match programme
Stow AFC

01/05/94

4-0

Official opening of new changing facilities at Stow Park

Match programme
Manchester United

15/05/94
Mark Hughes testimonial

3-1

 

Match programme
Hearts

22/05/94
Hamilton Cup
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1-1 - Celtic won 4-2 in a penalty shootout

Tournament programme. Malky MacKay debut

Match programme
Aberdeen

29/05/94
Hamilton Cup
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1-0

Tournament programme

1992 - 1993

Opponents Comments

BORD GAIS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT
League of Ireland
All-Stars

17/07/1992
5-0. Bord Gais Tournament. Tournament programme issued for both games.

A new FIFA edict banning goalkeepers picking up the ball from a passback came into force for this season.

Rudi Vata on trial with Celtic.

No programme
Lossiemouth

18/07/1992
3-2 - Britton, McCarrison (2)
Team: McLean, Dolan (McSherry), McQuilken, R.McStay, Smith, McCahill, McLaughlin, Donaghy, Britton, McCarrison, Gray (Stewart).

No programme.

BORD GAIS CHALLENGE TOURNAMENT
Manchester City

19/07/1992
3-1 - Nicholas 33, Coyne 63, Morris 66
Team: Marshall, Morris (Grant 71), Boyd (Wdowczyk 60), Galloway, Mowbray, Gillespie, O' Neil (Miller 74), McStay, Creaney (Coyne 55), Nicholas, Collins.

Final of the Bord Gais Tournament. Paul McStay lifted his first trophy as captain of Celtic, Liam Brady wins his only sliverware as Celtic manager.

No programme
Keith

20/07/1992
5-3 - McQuilken 2, Britton 28, McLaughlin 44, Donaghy 66, R.McStay 72
Team: Kerr, Dolan, McQuilken, R.McStay, Slavin, Smith (Stewart ), McLaughlin, Donaghy (Watters),, Britton, McCarrison, Gray.
Bobby Lennox managing this Celtic team

No programme.

CORK CITY 1992
Cork City

21/07/1992
2-0 - Tommy Coyne 12, Tom Boyd 68
Team: Bonner (Marshall 46), Boyd, Wdowczyk, Grant, Whyte, Vata, Miller (O'Neill), McStay (M.O'Brien), Creaney, Coyne, Fulton.

First ever match at Bishopstown Stadium - stadium still under construction. Referee Tony Gunning played the old rule on pass-backs to the goalkeeper, ignoring the new FIFA edict banning pass-backs which came into force the weekend before this match.

Inverness Thistle FC
Inverness Thistle

22/07/1992
4-1

University College Dublin
University College Dublin

23/07/1992
1-0 - McNally 42
Team: Marshall (Bonner 46), McNally, Fulton, Vata, Gillespie (Grant 61), Whyte, O'Neil, McStay, Nicholas (Miller 56), Coyne, O'Brien (Wdowczyk 46).

Forres Mechanics FC 1992
Forres Mechanics

24/07/1992
3-0 - Britton 50, 65, Donnelly 55
Team: Kerr, Dolan, Smith, McQuilken (Ferguson), Slavin, McCahill, Donnelly (Paterson), McStay, Britton, Donaghy (Stewart), Gray.
Triple issue - Aberdeen, Celtic and Rangers

MIDDLESBROUGH, Tony Mowbray Testimonial
Middlesbrough FC

26/07/1992
1-1 - Tommy Coyne 82
Team: Marshall (Bonner 46), Morris, Boyd, Galloway, Mowbray, Gillespie (Whyte 46), O'Neil, McStay, Creaney (Coyne 46), Nicholas, Collins.
Tony Mowbray testimonial.

No programme
Ardrossan Winton Rovers

28/07/1992
4-0 - Donnelly 10, Smith 58, Dolan 71, Paterson 80
Team: Kerr, Smith, McQuilken, Gray, Slavin, McCahill, Dolan (Ferguson 82), Donaghy, Britton (Paterson 75), Donnelly (Carberry 80), McLaughlin (Stewart 65).
No programme.
Dick Malcolmson testimonial.

MANCHESTER UNITED 1992
MANCHESTER UNITED

29/07/1992
1-1 - Creaney 28
Team: Marshall, McNally (Wdowczyk 51), Boyd, O'Neil (Galloway 51), Mowbray, Gillespie (Whyte 51), Miller (Morris 65), McStay (c), Creaney, Nicholas (Coyne 65), Collins.
Lisbon Euro Cup win 25th anniversary

No programme
Neilston Juniors

04/08/1992
1-0 - Simon Donnelly 20
Team: Kerr, McSherry, McQuilken, Donaghy, Slavin, McCahill, Stewart, Fulton, Paterson, Donnelly (Carberry 80), Haldane (Watters 69)

No programme.

Auchinlec Talbot Sam McCulloch Testimonial
Auchinleck Talbot

11/08/1992
3-4
Sam McCulloch testimonial.

No programme
Queen's Park

27/08/1992
5-0 - McCarrison 2, 26, 58, Slater 26, Donaghy 40
No programme.
Stuart Slater's first goal for Celtic.

Team: McLean, Dolan, McNally,  Vata, Smith, O'Neil (McCahill 60), Donaghy (McStay 60), Fulton, Gray (McLaughlin 46), McCarrison, Slater.

Merthyr Tydfil 1992
Merthyr Tydfil

15/11/1992
1-1
Penydarren Park, Merthyr Tydfil
In aid of Parish Funds

No programme
Fort William

29/11/1992
3-1 - Raymond McStay 12, 20, McCarrison 38
Team: McLean, Dolan, Melly, Slavin, Smith, Fulton, R.McStay, Donaghy, McLaughlin, Hayes, McCarrison
No programme.
Manager: Bobby Lennox
Finlay Shearer scored for Fort William. Played at Claggin Park, Fort William.on Sunday 29 Nov.

FRASERBURGH, Brian Sim Testimonial 1992
Fraserburgh

01/12/1992
2-1 - Stewart 33, 41
Team: McLean, Dolan, Melly,  Slavin, Smith, Stewart, McStay, Donaghy, McLaughlin, Hayes, McCarrison.
Brian Sim Testimonial.

No programme
DUNDEE

07/01/1993
1-2 - Dolan 87
Team: Marshall, Smith, Wdowczyk (Dolan 81), Gillespie (White46), McQuilken, Donaghy (Brady 56), Vata, McStay, McLaughlin, McAvennie (McCarrison 56), Coyne
No programme.
Played behind closed doors. Match report in the Celtic View 13/01/93.

Shelbourne FC
Shelbourne

03/03/1993
4-0 - Payton, Boyd, Slater, Brady
Team: Bonnar (Marshall), Boyd (Brady), Mowbray Gillespie, Wdowczyk (McQuilken), Vata, Miller, Collins, Slater, McAvennie, Payton

Manager Liam Brady played in this match and scored one of the goals. Jamie McQuilken made his debut.

No programme
CLYDE

13/03/1993
0-1
Team: Marshall, Smith, Mowbray, Gillespie, McQuilken, Donaghy, McStay, Fulton (Carberry 46), McLaughlin (Donnelly 65), Vata, Miller. Subs not used: Melly, Slaven.
No programme.
Practice match. Match report in the Celtic View 17/03/93.

BRECHIN CITY, Gordon Lees Testimonial
Brechin City

02/05/1993
3-1.
Gordon Lees Testimonial

No programme
Inverness Thistle

03/05/1993
1-0
No programme.
Alan McDonald Testimonial

Ashfield FC
Ashfield FC

09/05/1993
4-1
Saracen Park, Glasgow
Dave Collins Testimonial.

JERSEY SCOTTISH 1993
Jersey Scottish

16/05/1993
4-0
Springfield Stadium, Jersey
not full team - Liam Brady played

1991 - 1992

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Shelbourne

20/07/91

3-0
Tour of Ireland

First match as Celtic Manager for Liam Brady.
Tony Cascarino debut. Cascarino became Celtic's most expensive player at £1.1 million.

Match programme
Cork City

23/07/91

0-2
Tour of Ireland

Mark McLean debut

Match programme
Dundalk

26/07/91

0-0
Tour of Ireland

No programme
Vale Of Leithen

27/07/91

3-0

Centenary Match

Match programme
Shamrock Rovers

28/07/91

2-0
Tour of Ireland

Match programme
Arsenal F.C.

30/07/91
2-2
Paul Davis Testimonial

No programme
Kilbirnie Laedside

31/07/91
3-1

Match programme
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR

04/08/91

1-0

Gary Lineker at Celtic Park. Mark Donaghy debut

Match programme
Dundee F.C.

05/08/91

1-1

Celtic XI

Match programme
Cowies Tournament

04/08/91
Celtic Under 19's

Teams taking part in this international youth tournament in Sunderland were Sunderland, Feyenoord, Grasshoppers, Eintracht Frankfurt, Inter Milan, Real Madrid, Partizan Belgrade

Match programme
Blantyre Celtic

29/09/91
5-0

Opening Craighead Park Pavillion

No programme
NEW ZEALAND XI

04/02/92

0-1

Celtic XI an afternoon kick-off in mid-week

Match programme
Lossiemouth F.C.

16/02/92

7-1
Highland tour
Floodlights opened

Match programme
Peterhead F.C.

18/02/92

1-0
Highland tour

Peterhead Centenary match

Match programme
Bo' ness United Select

26/04/92

3-1

Gavin Kirkwood Testimonial

1990 - 1991

Opponents Comments

No programme
Newtongrange Star

04/08/90

1-0 - Brian O'Neil

Team: McLean, Dolan, P. McLaughlin, Roche (Donaghy), McCahill (Trialist sub), Beattie, Mathie, O’Neil, McCarrison, Britton, McBride

No programme.

No programme
Kickers Emden

04/08/90

2-2 - Collins, Elliott
German/Dutch tour

Team: Murdoch, Morris (Creaney), Wdowczyk, Fulton, Elliott, Whyte (Balmer), Miller (Hewitt), McStay (Grant), Dziekanowski (Nicholas), Walker (Hayes), Collins

No programme.

Match programme
TSV Verden

05/08/90
3-1
German/Dutch tour

No programme
Hereford Select

08/08/90

3-1 - Walker (2), Miller
German/Dutch tour.

Team: Bonner, Morris (Balmer), Wdowczyk, Grant, Elliott, Whyte, Hayes (Creaney), McStay (Grant), Nicholas (Dziekanowski), Walker (Miller), Collins (Hewitt)

No programme.

No programme
Saltcoats Victoria

08/08/90

3-1 - Beattie, Roche, O’Neil

Team: McLean, Dolan (Smith), Campbell, O’Neil (Gray), McCahill, Beattie, McBride, Roche Britton, Donaghy (B. McLaughlin), Mathie

No programme.

Match programme
TSV Ottersburg

10/08/90
6-0
German/Dutch tour

Match programme
Various Opponents

11/08/90
River Wear International Football Festival 1990. Organised by Sunderland FC and Sunderland's Department of Leisure Services. The teams were Bayern Munich, Feyenoord, Barcelona, Sunderland, Inter Milan, Partizan Belgrade and Grasshopper Club Zurich.

Match programme
RKFC Volendam

12/08/90
1-1
German/Dutch tour

Match programme
Bohemian FC

16/08/90
2-0
Centenary friendly

Match programme
EVERTON

19/08/90

A sell-out on the night and - pre ebay - was dificult to get after the game.

No programme
Cumnock Juniors

20/08/90

3-1 - Mathie, Creaney, McCarrison
Townhead Park, Cumnock

Team: McLean, Dolan, Galloway (McNally), McCahill, McLaughlin, Mathie, Roche, Fulton, Creaney, McCarrison Britton.
Attendance: 1,112

No programme.

Match programme
Blantyre Victoria

26/08/90
6-2
Centenary friendly

Match programme
Peebles Rovers

09/09/90
6-0
Colin Lindsay Testimonial

Match programme
Manchester United

20/11/90

Bryan Robson testimonial

Match programme
Ayr United

26/11/90
2-1
Ian McAllister Testimonial. Programme dated 6 March 1990

No programme
Queens Park

19/02/91
4-1
Closed doors match

No programme.

No programme
Glenafton Athletic

10/03/91
3-2

No programme.

No programme
Coltness United

07/04/91
2-2

No programme.

Match programme
Bathgate Thistle

21/04/91
2-0

No programme
Kilsyth Rangers

07/05/91
4-2
Celtic XI

No programme.

Match programme
ROI

12/05/91
3-2 - Creaney (hat-trick)

Pat Bonner Testimonial
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND XI

PM said "undoubtably the best programme yet from a Scottish club". An Irish version of this prog was issued with a slightly different format.

1989 - 1990

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Ballymote Celtic

05/06/89

Programme for the Opening of the Brother Walfrid Community Park, Ballymote

Played a Celtic XI with Pat Bonner, Chris Morris, Roy Aiken and Mick McCarthy.

Match programme
Phillips Tournament

27/05/89
Phillips Youth tournament

Competing teams included Celtic, Rapid Vienna, Sparta Rotterdam, PSV, Liverpool, Sparta Prague, Ajax and Feyenoord

Rare

Match programme
Rheydter Spielverein E.V.

19/07/89
Tour of Germany

0-0
Rare

No programme
Kickers Offenbach

21/07/89
Tour of Germany

0-0

No programme.

No programme
Borussia Munchen
Gladbach

22/07/89

1-4

Tour of Germany.

No programme.

Match programme
SV Hohenlimburg 1910

24/07/89

4-2

Single sheet A4 type. No date on prog. Tour of Germany.

 

Match programme
Ballingry Rovers

29/07/89
Peter Baird Appeal Fund
Ore Park, Glencraig

1-2 - McCarrison

Four page A4 size programme. The Ballingry Select included players from Dunfermline, Raith Rovers and Cowdenbeath.
McCarrison scored for Celtic.

 

Match programme
Buckie Thistle

30/07/89
Buckie Thistle Centenary
3-0

 

 

No programme
Dumbarton

31/07/89

1-2

No programme.

Match programme
Inverness Thistle

01/08/89
3-0

No programme
Wigtown

02/08/89

8-1

No programme.

Match programme
MOSCOW DYNAMO

05/08/89
2-2

Match programme
Stirling Albion

05/08/89

1-3

In aid of the National Children's Homes

Match programme
Vale of Leven

08/08/89
Golden Jubilee
2-1

Sold for £10, 4 bids, May 2022 - good cond.

No programme
Queen of the South

09/08/89

0-0

No programme.

Match programme
Vale of Clyde

10/08/89
Jim McGee Testimonial
1-1

Match programme
Gala Fairydean

04/09/89
Gala Fairydean Challenge Trophy
4-0

No programme
Raith Rovers

14/11/89
2-1

No programme.

 

Match programme
AFC AJAX

06/12/89
1-0

No programme
Arbroath

06/01/90

2-3

No programme.

Match programme
Troon

21/01/90
Steve Murray Testimonial
7-1

No programme
Broughty Ferry

05/05/90

0-1

No programme.

Match programme
Alloa Athletic

06/05/90
Larry Haggart Test
Recreation Park, Alloa
2-1

1988 - 1989

Opponents Comments

Match programme
FC Solothurn

12/07/88
3-1

No programme
Chemois

13/07/88

4-2

No programme.

Match programme
FC Winterthur

16/07/88
2-1

Match programme
Nordwestschweiz

17/07/88
2-0

Match programme
FC Basel

19/07/88
1-0

Match programme
Selection
Jurassienne

21/07/88
6-2

No programme
FC Porto

30/07/88
Viareggio Tournament

1-2

No programme.

No programme
Ajax

31/07/88
Viareggio Tournament

1-3

No programme.

No programme
Queen of the South

05/08/88

2-1

No programme.

Match programme
CRUZEIRO BH

07/08/88
Celtic Centenary Youth Cup

Celtic Centenary Youth Cup played on Saturday July the 30th 1988 at Scotstoun Showgrounds, Glasgow and on Sunday, 31st of July 1988 at Roseberry Park with the Final played at Celtic Park before the Centenary Friendly match between Celtic and Cruizero.

Match programme
CRUZEIRO BH

07/08/88
Celtic Centenary Cup

4-2

Match programme
Cumbernauld United

10/08/88
Danny Smith Testimonial

4-2

Match programme
Inverness Youth
Tournament

6-8/09/88
Inverness International Youth Football Tournament.

Teams were Augsburg, Dunfermline, Celtic and Inverness.

No programme
ORLANDO LIONS

10/09/88

4-2 - Archdeacon (pen), Burns, McGhee (2).

No programme.

Team: Rough (Murdoch), Traynor, Elliot, McNally, Ballie, Stark, Burns, Christie, McGhee (McCarrison), McEwan, Archdeacon.

Attendance: 4,000

Match programme
Dunipace Juniors

11/09/88
Dunipace Centenary match

1-2

Match programme
RED STAR BELGRADE

26/12/88
Celtic Centenary match

2-2

 

Match programme
Penzance AFC

05/03/89
Penzance AFC Centenary match

6-0

Tommy Coyne debut.

Match programme
Liverpool

04/04/89
Dubai Champions Cup

1-1 - Mark McGhee
Celtic win 4-2 on penalties.Billy Stark scored the winning penalty.

Match programme
LIVERPOOL

30/04/89
Hillsborough Disaster Appeal

0-4

Copy of the Celtic View issued after this match showing photos and text.

Copy sold on ebay for £7.50 on 06 May, 2014.

No programme
Dumfries & District Am's

14/05/89

7-0

No programme.

1987 - 1988

Opponents Comments

Match programme
IFK Stromstad

19/07/87nager.
3-0

Match played to celebrate IFK Stromstad's 80th anniversary

Billy McNeill's first match since returning as ma

Match programme
Varbergs Bois

21/07/87
0-0

Match programme
Tidaholms G&IF

23/07/87
2-1

No programme
QUEEN'S PARK

25/07/87

0-3

Played at Barrowfield.

No programme.

No programme
Moss FK

26/07/87

1-0

No programme.

Match programme
IK Oddevold

28/07/87
4-1

Single sheet A4

Match programme
ARSENAL

01/08/87
1-5 -

Celtic Park debuts for Andy Walker, Billy Stark and Chris Morris. Martin Hayes (2) and Charlie Nicholas scored for Arsenal.

No programme
Dumbarton

5/08/87

Celtic 2 Dumbarton 1.

No programme.

Match programme
LIVERPOOL

9/08/87
0-1

Tommy Burns Testimonial.

Ronnie Whelan scored for Liverpool.

Match programme
Peterhead

20/09/87
2-2

Nat Porter Testimonial.

Match programme
Vale of Clyde

08/11/87
0-0

Opening of refurbished park.

Match programme
NOTTINGHAM FOREST

30/11/87
1-3

David Provan Testimonial.

Davie Provan was signed by Billy McNeill from Kilmarnock for a Scottish record fee of £120,000 on 18 September 1978. He went on to win 4 League titles, 2 Scottish Cups and one League Cup with Celtic in seven seasons. He was the Scottish Professional Football Association's Player of the year for 1979/80, won 10 caps for Scotland and was a member of the 1982 World Cup squad in Spain.

Brian Clough manager of Forest. Att: 42,000. Davie Provan takes a final bow after quitting the game through illness. Kenny Dalglish is a guest player for Celtic.

1986 - 1987

Opponents Comments

No programme
Ayrshire X1

26/07/86
3-0

No programme.

Match programme
Longford Town

27/07/86
Longford Rugby Grounds
1-1

Match programme
Galway United

29/07/86
Terryland Park, Galway
2-0

Match programme
Cobh Ramblers

31/07/86
4-1

Match programme
ASTON VILLA

02/08/86
Celtic Park

1-0

Brian McClair scored for Celtic. Future Celt, Paul Elliott played for Villa.

No programme
Largs Thistle

02/08/86
5-1

No programme.

No programme
Partick Thistle

04/08/86
0-1

No programme.

Match programme
Arsenal

05/08/86
Highbury Stadium, London

2-0

David O'Leary Testimonial. Mo Johnston and Alan McInally scored for Celts, both in the last ten minutes.

Match programme
Ayr United

06/08/86
3-1

Match programme
East Fife

25/11/86

1-2

Brian Jenkins Testimonial

Match programme
St Johnstone

06/12/86
3-0

Match programme
Liverpool

09/12/86

Dubai Gold Cup
1-1 - Archdeacon

(in Dubai). First time the Dubai Gold Cup was contested. Owen Archdeacon scored for Celtic and Alan Hansen scored for Liverpool. Liverpool won 5-3 on penalties.

No programme
Alloa Athletic

30/03/87
2-1

No programme.

Match programme
MANCHESTER UNITED

25/03/87
Celtic Park
1-0 - McInally

Roy Aitken Testimonial. Att: 36,000. Alan McInally scored for Celtic.

1985 - 1986

Opponents Comments


Pacific Rim All-Stars

06/06/85
2-1


BC Place Tournament. Same prog for both matches.


North Shore Colts

08/06/85
1-2


BC Place Tournament. Same prog for both matches.



GIF Sundsvall

27/07/85
3-1

Two different programmes.

No programme
Stranraer

27/07/85
3-5

No programme issued.


IFK Harnosand

31/07/85
11-0


No programme
Berwick Rangers

31/07/85
2-2

No programme issued.


Solleftea GIF

03/08/85
10-1


No programme
Alloa Athletic

03/08/85
2-3 - Ronnie Coyle and Sandy Fraser scored the Celtic goals.

No programme issued.


O-viksalliansen

05/08/85
1-0



Ayr United

07/08/85
2-1



Queen's Park

27/08/85
0-1


Oakley United

08/09/85
3-2

Opening of Pavillion


Inverness Thistle

26/11/85
6-2
Kingsmills Park, Inverness

Thistle's Centenary Match


Stirling Albion

07/12/85
1-1
Annfield Park, Stirling

Stirling Albion's 40th Anniversary


SV HAMBURG

09/12/85
1-2



Albion Rovers

25/01/86
4-0

Tommy Gemmell was the manager of Albion Rovers. The match was a bandoned at half-time because of bad weather.


MANCHESTER UNITED

25/01/86
0-3

Att: 36,144

Terry Gibson, Frank Stapleton and Gordon Strachan scored United's goals.

1984 - 1985

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Bohemian FC

27/07/84
2-2

No programme
Nairn County

28/07/84
4-2

Match programme
Finn Harps

29/07/84
3-0

Match programme
Dundalk

31/07/84
2-1

No programme
Ross County

01/08/84
2-2

Match programme
ARSENAL

04/08/84

3-2 - Brian McClair, Jim Melrose, John Colquhoun

Raphael Meade and Charlie Nicholas for Arsenal. Nicholas back for the first time since his transfer to Arsenal and is booed and jeered by the Celtic fans.

Match programme
Inverness Caledonian

04/08/84
3-0

Match programme
NOTTINGHAM FOREST

07/08/84
0-0

No programme
Alloa Athletic

07/08/84
3-2

Match programme
Cliftonville

14/08/84
4-0

No programme
Coldstream

14/08/84
10-0

Match programme
Queen's Park

20/08/84
1-0

Match programme
Stirling Albion

04/09/84
Score unknown

Single sheet programme

No programme
Cumbernauld United

07/10/84
1-2

No programme
Kilmarnock

12/01/85
1-1


Motherwell

13/01/85
Rangers/Celtic select

Joe Wark Testimonial

Match programme
East Fife

15/01/85

Match Postponed.

Single sheet, hand written.

Match programme
Leeds United

22/01/85

1-1

Celtic asked Leeds for this match owing to severe weather conditions in Scotland. The game in Leeds was played in sleet and snow. (Article about this game in the Celtic v Everton programme 19/08/90.)

No programme
MIDDLESBROUGH

21/02/85

1-0

Practice match. Mo Johnston scored the only goal. (Article about this game in the Celtic v Everton programme 19/08/90.)

No programme
Hibernian

26/02/85
3-6

1983 - 1984

Opponents Comments

No programme
Basle

23/07/83

0-2

No programme.

Match programme
FC Solothurn

24/07/83
7-0

No programme
La Chaux De Fonds

26/07/83

1-1

No programme.

Match programme
Stade-Lausanne

27/07/83
7-1

Stade de Vidy Floodlight Innauguration

No programme
IFC Nurnburg

29/07/83

0-0. (in Konstanz)

No programme.

Match programme
FC Kaiserslautern

31/07/83

0-1

No programme
Stranraer

31/07/83

3-1

No programme.

Match programme
Hamilton Accies

05/08/83
0-1

Match programme
Vale of Leven

06/08/83
2-2

Opening of changing facilities at Millburn Park.

Match programme
Campbelltown FP's

14/08/83

Fundraiser in aid of the Argyll Bowling Club.

Match programme
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR

16/08/83

1-1

Marc Falco scored for Spurs and Frank McGarvey scored for Celtic.

No programme
Dumbarton

17/08/83

0-1

No programme.

Match programme
Stirling Albion

29/08/83

0-1

Match programme
St. Joseph's
Boys A.F.C.

19/09/83

Visit to Scotland

Match programme
Clydebank XI

10/10/83

5-3

Jim Fallon Testimonia

No programme
Kilmarnock

21/01/84

3-1

No programme.

Match programme
Troon Juniors

21/01/84

2-1

Match programme
Manchester United

13/05/84

1-1

Lou Macari Testimonial. Att: 40,140. Celtic-daft Arthur Graham scored for United and Tommy Burns equalised.

No programme
Cyprus National Select

26/05/84

1-2

Cyprus F.A. 50th Anniversary.

Alan McInally debut.

No programme.

1982 - 1983

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Toronto Italia

16/07/82

1-4

Labatt's tournament programme.

Match programme
Greek Panhellnic

18/07/82

7-0

Labatt's Tournament. Same programme as above.

No programme
Rot-Weiss Oberhausen

25/07/82
1-1

No programme.

Match programme
SV Darmstadt 98

28/07/82

0-1

Single sheet.

Match programme
Borussia Dortmund

31/07/82
3-0

Kassel tournament programme.

Match programme
Feyenoord Rotterdam

01/08/82

0-3

Kassel Tournament. Same programme as above.

Match programme
Austria Vienna

06/08/82

4-0

Feyenoord Tournament.

Beat FK Austria 4-0 in the first match but lost 3-4 to Feyenoord in the final. Attendance for the Feyenoord match was 40,000. Tommy Burns was awarded the Player of the Tournament trophy.

Match programme
Feyenoord

8/08/82

3-4

Feyenoord Tournament. Same programme as above.

No programme
Whitehill Welfare

22/08/82
6-2

No programme.

Match programme
Beith Juniors

29/08/82

1-1

Ian Balmer Testimonial.

No programme
Easterhouse X1

03/10/82

6-3

Charity Match

No programme.

Match programme
Dalkeith Thistle

27/02/83

4-0

Club Funds.

Match programme
Baillieston Juniors/
Stonehouse Violet Select

24/04/83

2-4

Billy Paterson Testimonial.

Match programme
Dumfries Amateur Select

28/04/83

5-1

Crichton Royal Hospital.

Match programme
Sunderland FC

15/05/83

1-3

Ian Cashmore Testimonial. Played at at Berwick Rangers. Ally McCoist (2) and Colin West scored for Sunderland and Charlie Nicholas scored for Celtic.

Match programme
Finn Harps

18/05/83
4-0

1981 - 1982

Opponents Comments

Match programme
New York Cosmos

12/07/81
0-2
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup


Match programme
Seattle Sounders

14/07/81
1-2
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup


Match programme
Southampton

19/07/81
2-1
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Cup. This was played for 3rd and 4th place. Cosmos played Seattle in the final


Match programme
SV Wesseling

25/07/81
10-0

No programme
1FC Bocholt

26/07/81

2-2 - McAdam, Garner

No programme.

Celtic team: Bonner, McGrain, MacLeod, Aitken, Garner, McAdam, Provan, Sullivan, McGarvey, Burns, Nicholas. Subs: Latchford, McCluskey, Reid, W.McStay, Conroy, Doyle

No programme
Hamburg SV

28/07/81

1-3
Played in the Volkspark Stadion, Hamburg.

No programme.

Match programme
Feyenoord/Dukla Prague

31/07/81

Feyenoord Rotterdam AD Tournament ul 31 - Aug 2

Celtic beat Feyenoord in the first game and beat Dukla Prague in the Final

No programme
Renfrewshire Junior FA

06/11/81

4-0

No programme.

Match programme
Ipswich Town

03/11/81

3-2

Alan Hunter Testimonial.

Every scorer in this game is a Scot - McCluskey, Nicholas, McGarvey for Celtic, Alan Brazil and John Wark for Ipswich. Floodlights fail and the match was delayed for 45 minutes. The Celtic fans went through their full repertoire of songs during the blackout.

Match programme
Forfar Athletic

10/11/81
Kenny Brown / Billy Gallagher joint Testimonial.

Match programme
Hawick Royal Albert

16/11/81

9-1

Floodlights inauguration.

No programme
Queen's Park

22/11/81

4-1

No programme.

No programme
Queen's Park

02/12/81

2-1

No programme.

Match programme
Dundalk FC

30/12/81
1-2

No programme
Raith Rovers

06/01/82

3-0

No programme.

No programme
Kilmarnock

12/01/82

2-2

No programme.

Match programme
Home Farm

19/01/82
7-2

No programme
Hong Kong Rangers

07/03/82

5-0

No programme.

No programme
Central League Juniors X1

02/05/82

2-1

No programme.

Match programme
International X1

09/05/82

8-3.

Alan Rough Testimonial.

No programme
Ardrossan/Saltcoats X1

20/05/82

Charity match for Christian Aid.

No programme.

1980 - 1981

Opponents Comments

Match programme
SV Wesseling

16/07/80
8-0

Match programme
Sportclub NEC Nijmegan

19/07/80
NEC Nijmegan Tournament. Clubs taking part were Dortmund, Celtic, Go Ahead and Sportclub NEC.

Match programme
Go Ahead Eagles

20/07/80
2-4

NEC Nijmegan Tournament. Same programme as above.

No programme
Werder Bremen

22/07/80
0-4

Celtic team: Bonner, McGrain, Casey, Aitken, McAdam, MacLeod, Provan, McCluskey, McGarvey, Davidson (Lennox), Doyle. Subs: Latchford, Sneddon, Sullivan, Conroy.

No programme.

No programme
Queen's Park

26/07/80
0-1

No programme.

No programme
Selkirk

02/08/80
2-1

Centenary Match

No programme.

No programme
Tarff Rovers

03/08/80
8-0

No programme.

Match programme
MANCHESTER
UNITED

04/08/80
0-0. Celtic lose 1-3 on penalties.

Danny McGrain Testimonial. Att: 45,000.

No programme
Troon Juniors

??/08/80
1-0

No programme.

Match programme
Arsenal

25/11/80
0-0.

Sammy Nelson Testimonial.

No programme
Queen's Park

10/01/81
2-0

No programme.

No programme
Albion Rovers

17/02/81
2-0

No programme.

No programme
Hearts

23/02/81
3-1

No programme.

Match programme
Dumbarton

06/03/81
Score unknown.

No programme
Elgin City

16/03/81

2-3

Tommy Wilson Testimonial at Borough Briggs. Bobby Lennox in charge of the young Celtic team.

No programme.

No programme
St Rochs/Perthshire

23/03/81

Benefit Match.

No programme.

Match programme
Buckie Thistle

29/03/81
3-2

Charity Match with proceeds to repair the town's church spires. The late Johnny Doyle played in a team of youngsters.

No programme
Kentira Athletic Club
(Morroco XI)

17/05/81

1-2

No programme.

1979 - 1980

Opponents Comments

No programme
Queen's Park

31/07/79

2-1

No programme.

Programme and Stats
CHINA

08/08/79
6-1 - MacLeod (3), G. McCluskey (2), Provan.

No programme
Arbroath

01/09/79

2-3

No programme

No programme
Albion Rovers

22/01/80

0-1

No programme

No programme
Queen's Park

10/04/80

0-1

No programme

Programme and Stats
Shettleston Juniors

27/04/80

2-0

Stuart Wardrope Testimonial.

Programme issued

Programme and Stats
Hawick Royal Albert

11/05/80

Floodlight Fund

No programme
Maryhill Juniors

unknown date

Testimonial

No programme

1978 - 1979

Opponents Comments


Montrose

29/07/78

3-1
Celtic team: Latchford, Sneddon, Burns, Stanton, MacDonald, Aitken, Conn (Mackie), Edvaldsson, McAdam, Lumsden, McCluskey (Doyle). Scorers: Roy Aitken 23, George McCluskey 56, 74.

No programme

Programme and Stats
ARSENAL

08/08/78
0-3


Queen's Park

07/08/78

1-1

No programme

Programme and Stats
LIVERPOOL

14/08/78
2-3
Jock Stein Testimonial


East Stirlingshire

22/08/78

1-0

No programme

Programme and Stats
Forfar Athletic

30/10/78

3-0

Alex Brash Testimonial.


Estoril

16/01/79

4-0
Danny McGrain comeback from injury.

No programme


Clyde

23/01/79

3-0 - Turnbull 12 (o.g), Doyle 36, 84
Team: Latchford, McGrain, Lynch, Fillipi, MacDonald, Edvaldsson, Provan, MacLeod, McCluskey, Lennox, Doyle.

No programme


Queen of the South

24/01/79

2-3.
Team: Baines, Sneddon, Russell, Aitken, Young, Burns, Glavin, Weir, McAdam, Conroy, Conn.
Subs: Bonnar, Dowie, Lumsden, Mackie, Casey.
Scorers
: Glavin 9, Aitken 28.

No programme


Stirling Albion

28/02/79

1-1.

No programme


Falkirk

07/03/79

3-1 - McAdam (2), McCluskey.

No programme


Albion Rovers

unknown date and score

No programme

 

1977 - 1978

Opponents Comments

Programme and Stats
Singapore/Red Star

13-17/07/77

Metro 20th Anniverary Tournament.

Programme and Stats
Australia/Arsenal/Red Star

21-31/07/77

$75,000 World of Soccer.


Stirling Albion

05/08/77
2-0

No programme


St Johnstone

08/08/77
4-0 - Lennox 13, Craig 22, 30, Gibson 87

Practice match

No programme


Dunfermline Athletic

09/08/77

4-1 - Edvaldsson 5, 58, Craig 29, 32.
Practice match
Team: Latchford, McGrain, Lynch (G.McCluskey), Stanton, MacDonald, Burns, Dalglish, Edvaldsson, Craig (Wilson), Glavin, Doyle (Conn).
King Kenny's last game for Celtic before signing for Liverpool on the same night. He soon made the Liverpool fans forget about Kevin Keegan.

No programme

Programme and Stats
CHELSEA

15/08/77
2-2

Programme and Stats
Glasgow Radio T.O.A.

17/10/77

In aid of the Kidney unit of Yorkhill Sick Childrens Hospital.


Hamilton Accies

07/11/77
1-0
Practice match abandoned after 60 minutes because of torrential rain. Alfie Conn scored the Celtic goal in the 33rd min.
Celtic team: Latchford, McGrane, Sneddon, Mackie, McWilliams, Ward, G. McCluckey, Lennox, Knepper, Dowie, Conn.

No programme


Cumbernauld United

Nov 27
2-0

No programme


Morton

07/12/77
3-1 - MacAdam, Kay, McCluskey

Andy Ritchie scored for Morton.
Celtic team:
Baines, Mackie, Kay, Dowie, McWilliams, Casey, Lennox, Glavin, MacAdam, Burns, Wilson.

No programme

 


Queen's Park

26/12/77
2-3

No programme


Ayr United

29/01/78
5-0

No programme

Programme and Stats
Hibernian

30/04/78
1-2
Pat Stanton Testimonial

1976 - 1977

Opponents Comments

Programme and Stats
Inverness Thistle

31/07/76
6-2

Single sheet programme


Ross County

02/08/76
4-0

No programme


PENAROL

07/08/76
3-0

No programme


Cowdenbeath

09/08/76
1-2

No programme


Stirling Albion

11/08/76
3-2

No programme

Programme and Stats
IPSWICH TOWN

14/11/76
1-2

Roy Baines debut

1975 - 1976

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Dundalk

25/07/75
6-0

Match programme
Finn Harps

27/07/75
0-0

Match programme
Sligo Rovers

29/07/75
6-1

Match programme
DERBY COUNTY

02/08/75
1-0

Shuggie Edvaldsson debut.

No programme
Stirling Albion

04/08/75
2-4

No programme

Match programme
Birmingham City

25/11/75
0-1

Birmingham Centenary Match.

Match programme
Dundee XI

01/12/75
1-5
A Celtic XI that included a young Gordon Strachan in Bobby Wilson's Testimonial.

No programme
East Stirlingshire

09/01/76
1-0

No programme

No programme
Clydebank

24/01/76
1-3

No programme

No programme
Cowdenbeath

03/02/76
4-3

No programme

Match programme
LEEDS UNITED

11/02/76
1-3

No programme
Stenhousemuir

18/02/76
4-1

No programme

Match programme
MANCHESTER UNITED

11/05/76
4-1

Jimmy Johnstone / Bobby Lennox Testimonial.

Match programme
Portsmouth

19/05/76
6-1

Pompey Appeal

1974 - 1975

Opponents Comments

No programme
East Stirlingshire

29/07/74
4-3

No programme.

No programme
PRESTON NORTH END

02/08/74
1-2 - Lynch

No programme.

Bobby Charlton played for PNE, was applauded onto the park by the Celtic team and scored the winner for PNE.

Match programme
Hamilton Accies

05/08/74
0-2

Match programme
Schalke 04

07/08/74
0-4

Match programme
LIVERPOOL

12/08/74
1-1


Billy McNeill Testimonial

No programme
Queen of the South

13/11/74
3-2

No programme.

Match programme
BENFICA

11/12/74
3-3

In aid of U.N.I.C.E.F. The Children's Cup.

No programme
St Mirren

07/01/75
5-1

No programme.

Match programme
Finn Harps

29/01/75
4-4.

Burtonport Disaster Fund

No programme
East Fife

14/02/75
East Fife 2 Celtic 5 - Lennox 15 (pen), 21, Lynch 18, 74, Glavin 87

No programme.

Rutherford 26 Gillies 63 scored for East FIfe.

No programme
Ayr United

18/02/75
Ayr Utd 2 Celtic 0 - Johnny Doyle 69 and Philips 78 scored for Ayr.

No programme.
Team: Latchford, Callaghan, Trialist, Glavin, Welsh, Brogan, Johnstone, Davidson, Lynch, Trialist, Lennox.
Attendance: 1,500
Andy Lynch sent off

Peter Latchford debut.

No programme
Clydebank

04/03/75
6-5

No programme.

No programme
Eire Youths

29/04/75
Unknown score

No programme
East Kilbride Thistle

14/05/75
5-2

No programme.

Dougie Ross Testimonial

No programme
Albion Rovers

74/75
3-2

No programme.

Date of match unknown.

No programme
Glasgow University

74/75
4-1

No programme.

Date of match unknown.

No programme
Jordanhill College

74/75
7-1

No programme.

Date of match unknown.

1973 - 1974

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Cork Hibernians

22/07/73
5-2

No programme
Shamrock Rovers

24/07/73
1-0

No programme
C.A. PENAROL

02/08/73
3-1

Match programme
SUNDERLAND

06/08/73
1-2 - Johnstone

No programme
Queen's Park

08/08/73
4-1

Match programme
Lancaster Celtic

23/09/73
Christie Park, Morcambe

League match postponed for World Cup qualifiers.

Very rare programme

Match programme
Inverness Thistle

12/11/73
1-2 - Paul Wilson

No programme
Raith Rovers

12/01/74
2-6

No programme
Albion Rovers

26/01/74
3-2 - Vic Davidson (2), McAleer.

No programme
Hamilton Accies

26/03/74

5-2 - Bone, Johnstone, John McCluskey (2), Ritchie.

Attendance: 2,000.
Tommy Burns
debut.

Match programme
Liverpool

13/05/74

4-1

Ron Yeates Testimonial.

Bobby Charlton guested for Celtic and scored the first goal - the only World Cup winner to play for Celtic.

No programme
Kilmarnock

date unknown
1-1

No programme
Maryhill Juniors

date unknown
6-0

Match programme
Haarlem Tourny

01/06/74

The 1st International Youth Tournament in Haarlem (Holland)

1972 - 1973

Opponents Comments

No programme
St Mirren

26/07/72

4-2

Closed Doors trial. Celtic had Israeli goalkeeper Mordecai Spiegler from Maccabi playing a trial and he lost 2 goals in the first 5 minutes.

No programme
Hamilton Accies

27/07/72
11-2 - Billy McNeill (2), Connelly, Dalglish (5), Callaghan, B.McLaughlin, Ritchie

No programme
Queen's Park

01/08/72
7-1 - Deans (2), Davidson, McNamara, Quinn, Hood, Franchetti.

Played at Lesser Hampden before a crowd of 3,000.

No programme
Alloa Athletic

04/08/72
4-0 - McCluskey 10 (pen), Davidson 26, Hood 53, McLaughlin 85.
Team: Connaghan, Jim Davidson, Quinn, McNamara, MacDonald, McCluskey, McLaughlin, Hancock, Franchetti (Ian Balmer 55), Davidson (Prentice 27 (O'Hara 70)), Hood.

Match programme
TOTTENHAM
HOTSPUR

07/08/72
1-0

No programme
Hamilton Accies

08/08/72
2-3

Match programme
Manchester United

18/09/72
0-0

Bobby Charlton Testimonial.

No programme
Albion Rovers

01/12/72
2-2

Match programme
St Ouens

04/12/72
11-1

No programme
Stirling Albion

20/03/73
2-2

No programme
Central League XI

20/04/73

7-3 - Ritchie, Lennox, McLaughlin (3), Franchetti and McCall

Hugh Smith (Blantyre Vics) Testimonial.

Scott, Kerr and Docherty scored for the League XI

Match programme
Leeds United

07/05/73
4-3.

Jackie Charlton Testimonial.

1971 - 1972

Opponents Comments

No programme
Cork Hibernian

23/07/71
2-1

No programme
Limerick

26/07/71
6-1

No programme
Stirling Albion

06/08/71
1-1

Match programme
Blackpool

09/08/71
4-3

No programme
Queen's Park

11/08/71
5-3

Match programme
NACIONAL

01/09/71
3-0

Opening of Stand

No programme
East Stirlingshire

12/10/71
5-1

No programme
Dumbarton

27/11/71
0-3

No programme
Raith Rovers

27/12/71
2-2

No programme
Cowdenbeath

12/01/72
1-2

No programme
Stirling Albion

25/01/72
1-1

Match programme
DYNAMO KIEV

09/02/72
1-0

Match programme
Inverness Thistle

02/02/72
15-0

Opening of new floodlights

No programme
Clydebank

02/03/72
13-1

No programme
Somerset CC

03/06/72
2-0

(Bermuda)

No programme
Pembroke-Hamilton Club

08/06/72
8-1

1970 - 1971

Opponents Comments

No programme
Stenhousemuir

01/08/70
2-0

No programme.

Match programme
Cork Hibernians

02/08/70
3-0

No programme
Carlisle United

03/08/70
5-2

No programme.

Match programme
MANCHESTER CITY

04/08/70
0-0

No programme
Hamilton Accies

24/08/70
1-1

No programme.

No programme
Ross County

31/08/70
3-0

No programme.

Match programme
Limerick

31/08/70
6-0

Match programme
West Ham United

16/11/70
3-3
Bobby Moore Testimonial.


Green programme sold for £79.70 on 17-Aug-07.
Green programme sold for £62.00 on 4-Mar-08.

Raith Rovers

07/12/70

Please let us know if you have a prog for this match. This match doesn't appear on other collectors lists but it was described in The Celt Issue 99.

Match programme
FEYENOORD

09/02/71
1-1

No programme
Albion Rovers

13/02/71
1-0

No programme.

No programme
Ayr United

23/02/71
3-1

No programme.

No programme
Carlisle United

01/03/71
1-4

No programme.

No programme
Alloa

06/03/71
5-1

No programme.

Match programme
Barnsley

19/04/71
3-1

Charity match at Boghead

Match programme
Kilmarnock

14/05/71
7-2

Frank Beattie Testimonial

No programme
Hapoel X1

26/05/71
1-0

No programme.

1969 - 1970

Opponents Comments

No programme
St Etienne

30/07/69

1-1

No programme

Programme and Stats
Preston North End

01/08/69
Deepdale, Preston
Public practice match
2-0

Programme and Stats
Carlisle United

02/08/69
Brunton Park, Carlisle
0-1

Programme and Stats
LEEDS UNITED

05/08/69
1-1

Programme and Stats
Stenhousemuir

07/08/69


£13 0n 08/04/13

No programme
Queen of the South

07/10/69

5-4

No programme

Programme and Stats
UCD

07/11/69
10-0
University College Dublin 75th Anniversary

No programme
Queen of the South

11/11/69

3-3

No programme.

No programme
East Stirlingshire

30/01/70

1-1 - John Hughes.

No programme.

No programme
East Fife

17/02/70

2-1
Att: 2,223.
Scorers: Callaghan 65, Davidson 75.
Team: Fallon, McGrain, Cattanach, Callaghan, Connely, Clark, Wilson, Quinn, Dalglish, Davidson, Gorman.

No programme.

Programme and Stats
Fraserburgh

28/04/70
Lifeboat Disaster Fund
7-0

Programme and Stats
Programme and Stats
Manchester United

11/05/70
Toronto Cup
0-2

(in Toronto)

Two versions of this programme. The colour version is less common than the blue version and is more valuable.


Programme and Stats
FC Bari

13/05/70
USA tour
1-1

(in New York)


Programme and Stats
FC Bari

16/05/70
Toronto Cup
CNE Stadium, Toronto
2-2

Match abandoned, Bari refused to finish the game after a third Bari player was sent off.


No programme
New England All Stars

20/05/70
USA tour

7-1

(In Boston)

No programme

Match programme
Eintracht Frankfurt

22/05/70
USA tour
1-3

(in New York)


No programme
Bermuda X1

24/05/70
USA tour

7-1

(in Bermuda)

No programme

No programme
Somerset C.C.

31/05/70
USA tour

4-1

(in Bermuda)

No programme

No programme
Newtongrange Star

Unknown date

5-0

No programme

1968 - 1969

Opponents Comments

Match programme
AC Milan

26/05/68
1-1
USA Tour 1968
(in New York)


Match programme
AC Milan

01/06/68
2-0
USA Tour 1968

(in Toronto)


No programme
FC Necaxa

04/06/68
2-3
USA Tour 1968

No programme.


 

 

No programme
LEEDS UNITED

03/08/68
1-2

No programme.

No programme
Hamilton Accies

06/08/68
2-1

No programme.

No programme
Morton

11/08/68
4-5

No programme.

No programme
East Stirlingshire

13/08/68
2-1

No programme.

Match programme
Cowdenbeath

07/10/68
1-1

No programme.

Opening of lights

No programme
Jordanhill College

Nov
5-1

No programme.

No programme
Clydebank

7/12/68
4-0

No programme.

Match programme
Carlisle United

20/01/69
1-1

Abandoned after 55 minutes.

Scarce issue.

No programme
Albion Rovers

05/02/69
0-0

No programme.

No programme
Shamrock Rovers

14/05/69
3-1

No programme.

No programme
Hurlford United

unknown date
4-1

No programme.

No programme
Troon Juniors

unknown date
7-2

No programme.

1967 - 1968

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

5/08/67

3-3
Queen's Park Centenary (at Hampden)

Match programme
PENAROL

05/09/67
2-1

No programme
Queen's Park

11/09/67

9-1

No programme.

No programme
Morton

16/01/68

4-3

No programme.

No programme
Dumbarton

29/01/68

3-4

No programme.

Match programme
Newcastle United

17/02/68
0-1

No programme
NEWCASTLE UNITED

08/03/68

2-3

No programme.

George Connelly debut. George connelly went on to play 281 times for Celtic. He won 4 League Championships, 3 Scottish Cups and was in the team beaten in the European Cup final in 1970.

Match programme
Shamrock Rovers

18/03/68

2-2

Sold for £18, 5 bids, July 2022 - good condition.

Also a pirate for this match.

Match programme
Rotherham United

26/03/68

2-2
Celtic Youths

Tommy Docherty manager of Rotherham

Match programme
Southern Counties X1

Apr 02/04/68
1-1

No programme
HOME FARM

26/04/68

7-2

No programme.

Match programme
Queen of the South

08/05/68

2-5

J.McKinnell Testimonial.

Match programme
Ashington

11/05/68

4-3

Three different programmes.

No programme
Inverness Select

11/05/68

6-1

No programme.

Match programme
Cumbernauld United

13/05/68

2-0 and 4-1

Two matches were played to open Ravenswood Stadium. First, a 30 minutes match against the full Celtic team and then a full match against Celtic reserves.

No programme
Kirkwood Shield

20/05/68

1-2

No programme.

No programme
Clydebank

22/05/68

8-0

No programme.

No programme
Cumbernauld United

24/05/68

5-2
Celtic Under 21's

No programme.

No programme
British Olympic XI

67/68

4-0

No programme.

1966 - 1967

OPPONENTS COMMENTS

No programme
MANCHESTER UNITED

06/08/66
4-1 - Lennox, Murdoch, McBride, Foulkes (o.g.)
no programme

 

No programme
Stranraer

06/08/66
2-3
no programme

No programme
Ayr United

22/10/66
2-1
no programme

Match programme
DYNAMO ZAGREB

07/02/67
0-1

No programme
Real Madrid

07/06/67
1-0
Alfredo Di Stefano
Testimonial.
no programme

No programme
Crichton Royal

unknown date
4-3
no programme

No programme
Clyde

unknown date
10-0
no programme

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.

Copy sold on ebay for £93, Feb 2023, 20 bids, folded,stained, dog-eared on white paper

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.

1964 - 1965

Opponents Comments

No programme
Chelsea

09/04/65
No programme.

Match programme
Nottingham Forest

12/04/65

0-2.

Bobby McKinlay Testimonial.

No programme
F.K. Austria

unknown

0-1

No programme.

1963 - 1964

Opponents Comments

No programme
CHELSEA

21/04/64

1-1

No programme.

No programme
Chrichton Royal

14/05/64

5-1

No programme.

No programme
St Cuthbert's Wanderers

15/05/64

9-1

No programme.

No programme
Kirkwood Shield X1

21/05/64

4-1

No programme.

1962 - 1963

Opponents Comments

Match programme
REAL MADRID

10/09/62

1-3 - Stevie Chalmers

Blue and White Trophy

No programme
THROTTUR

28/09/62

No programme.

No programme
Morton

22/02/63

in Dublin

No programme.

No programme
Glentoran

28/02/63

No programme.

No programme
Dundalk

26/05/63

No programme.

No programme
Cork

29/05/63

No programme.

1961 - 1962

Opponents Comments

No programme
MOTHERWELL

28/04/62

2-2

No programme.

No programme
Erskine Juniors X1

unknown date
4-3

No programme.

1960 - 1961

Opponents Comments

No programme
Sedan

06/08/60

Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup
0-3

Celtic wore numbers (yellow) on the back of the famous hoops for the first time in this match.

No programme.

No programme
SEDAN

18/10/60

Anglo-Franco-Scottish Friendship Cup
3-3

No programme.

1959 - 1960

Opponents Comments

Match programme
WOLVERHAMPTON

12/10/59
0-2

First ever floodlight match at Celtic Park.

No programme
EVERTON

27/01/60
1-0 - Carroll

No programme.

Match programme
Sunderland

30/01/60
1-7

Match programme
SPARTA ROTTERDAM

14/05/60
5-1

Dutch Week in Glasgow. Celtic wore numbers for the first time in this match - on the shorts.

No programme
Derry City

19/05/60
3-0

No programme.

Match programme
Cork Hibernians

22/05/60
6-3

Match programme
Limerick AFC

24/05/60
3-3

In aid of the Colgan Fund.

Match programme
Drumcondra Select

26/05/60
6-0

Exhibition match in aid of St Joseph's School for the blind.

1958 - 1959

Opponents Comments

No programme
Selkirk

29/09/58
9-1

Match programme
Brentford

21/10/58
0-2

No programme
Motherwell

17/11/58
1-1.

In aid of Lanark Spastic Association

No programme
Tarff Rovers

28/02/59
3-3

No programme
Morton

15/05/58
1-3

1957 - 1958

Opponents Comments

No programme
HAPOEL

16/09/57
5-2 - Collins (2), Wilson, Mochan, McPhail.

Match programme
Middlesborough

11/12/57
1-6

No programme
Dumbarton

17/03/57

Match programme
Bohemians

14/05/58
2-2

Marian College Building Fund

No programme
Shelbourne

15/05/58
1-1

Campbell Testimonial

No programme
Derry City

17/05/58
7-0

1956 - 1957

Opponents Comments

Match programme
Leeds United

03/12/56
4-3

No programme
Dumbarton

23/01/57
5-2
Floodlight inauguration

Match programme
Watford AFC

04/04/57
4-0

Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

19/05/57
3-4
Played in New York, USA


Match programme
Philadelphia Uhrik Truckers

25/05/57
4-0
Played at Temple University Stadium Philadelphia


No programme
Hapoel Tel-Aviv

26/05/57
2-1
Played in Philadelphia

Match programme
St Louis All-Stars

29/05/57
3-0
Organised by the Catholic Youth Council of St Louis.
Played at the Public Schools Stadium, St Louis


Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

01/06/57

3-6.
Played at the Empiire Stadium, Vancouver

Ticket for this match sold for £20.00 on 06-May-07

Match programme
San Francisco XI

05/06/57
5-0
Played at the Kezar Stadium, San Fransisco.


Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

08/06/57
1-3
Played at the Varsity Stadium, Toronto.


Match programme
Tottenham Hotspur

09/06/57
2-0
Played at Delorimier Stadium, Montreal.


1955 - 1956

Opponents Comments

No programme
STIRLING ALBION

07/04/56
3-1.

Match programme
MANCHESTER UNITED

16/04/56
Celtic Park
2-2
Charity match for Cheshire Homes.
Hawick Royal Albert 24/04/56
Single sheet.

No programme
Coleraine

14/05/56
2-1

Match programme
Peter Docherty XI

15/05/56
5-5.
Charity match for De La Selle Orphan Home.

No programme
Lanarkshire XI

16/05/56
Score unknown.

No programme
Derry City

17/05/56
1-1

Match programme
International XI

24/05/56
0-1.
Charity match for the Irish Sisters of the Poor. Celtic were represented by the 1938 Empire Exhibition Trophy winning team.

No programme
Airdrie

Date unknown
Played at Shettleston.

1954 - 1955

Opponents Comments
Rangers 26/08/54

2-1
Opening of the new enclosure at Petershill Park.
Celtic Team: Bell, Ryan, Jack, Reid, Boden, Smith, Goldie, Walsh, Gillies, Rowan, Mulvey.

Not known if a programme was issued.

Match programme
Cliftonville

13/09/54
2-2
Cliftonville's 75th Anniversary.

No programme
WOLVERHAMPTON
WANDERERS

20/09/54

3-3

No programme

Match programme
Inverness Caledonian

04/10/54
2-2

No programme
Clyde

20/10/54

3-2

No programme

Match programme
Shamrock Rovers

13/05/55
2-0
In aid of the Irish Red Cross Society

No programme
Waterford XI

15/05/55

2-2

No programme

Match programme
Derry City XI

19/05/55
1-2

1953 - 1954

Opponents Comments

Match programme
BOHEMIANS XI

10/08/52
10-1

Willie Maley testimonial match. Maley gave his £2,000 for the testimonial to a local sanatorium.

No programme
Drumcondra

05/10/52

1-0

No programme

Match programme
Wolverhampton
Wanderers

14/10/52
0-2

Match programme
Manchester City

28/10/52
1-1

No programme
Queen of the South

19/12/52

5-1

No programme

No programme
Clyde

09/01/53

3-4

No programme

Match programme
Dundee

30/01/53
1-4

No programme
Ashfield Juniors

07/04/53

2-2

No programme

Match programme
KILMARNOCK

10/04/53
1-1

No programme
Stirling Albion

26/04/53

3-3

No programme

Match programme
Home Farm XI

19/05/53
Silver Jubilee

Match programme
Coleraine/Crusaders XI

20/05/53
1-4

Peter Docherty XI

1952 - 1953

OPPONENTS COMMENTS

No programme
Dumbarton

10/09/52
Donegan Benefit match
2-0
no programme

 

Match programme
Deveronvale

29/09/52
Buchan/Duncan Testimonial match
1-0

Very rare.
Sold on ebay for £160, 3 bids, June 2022 - Good condition, fold, Light Creasing, Small tears around the edges, score inside, discoloured around the edges.

Match programme
Doncaster
Rovers

18/11/52
2-3

Match programme
Newcastle
United

25/02/53
0-2

No programme
FAI Select

22/04/53
1-0

No programme
Hamilton Accies

24/04/53
3-1
Played at East Kilbride
no programme

No programme
Ayr United

25/04/53
3-1
no programme

1951 - 1952

Opponents Comments

Match programme
NEWCASTLE

12/09/51
3-3
Celtic Park, Glasgow


No programme
Kilmarnock

27/09/51
2-1
Bob Thyne Testimonial.

No programme

Match programme
Bohemians

16/04/52
3-4

Bobby Collins broken arm in this match and spent a few days in the Mater Hospital.


Match programme
Sligo Rovers

21/04/52
3-1


No programme
Derry City

22/04/52
3-1

No programme

No programme
Central League Select

23/04/52
5-4 - Duncan (2), Heron (2), Lafferty

No programme

No programme
Coleraine

24/04/52
2-0

No programme

No programme
Central League
Select

28/04/52
5-4

No programme

Match programme
Cumberland Select

30/04/52
0-3



Match programme
Newry Town

17/05/52
3-2

Newry Town/Ex Belfast Celtic XI



1950 - 1951

Opponents Comments

Match programme
LAZIO

04/09/50
4-0
Celtic Park, Glasgow

John McPhail scored all four Celtic goals.

SS Lazio became the first Italian team to play in Scotland

No programme
New York AllStars

20/05/51
North America tour - in New York.

5-1

No programme

No programme
Fulham

27/05/51
North America tour - in New York.

2-0

No programme

No programme
Eintracht Frankfurt

30/05/51
North America tour - in New York.

3-1

No programme

Match programme
Philadelphia All Stars

03/06/51
6-2
Cahill Field, Philadelphia

Match programme
Canadian National League

05/06/51
2-1
C.N.E. Stadium, Toronto

Match programme
Chicago Polish Eagles

08/06/51
4-0
University of Detroit, Detroit

Played for the D.Kennedy Cup - permanent trophy

Match programme
Fulham

16/06/51
1-1
Varsity Stadium, Toronto

Match programme
Kearney XI

17/06/51
2-2
Kearny High School Stadium, New Jersey

Match programme
Fulham

20/06/51
2-3
Delorimier Stadium, Montreal

1949 - 1950

Opponents Comments

No programme
BRENTFORD

24/09/49
2-2

Match programme
Selkirk

03/10/49
3-3

Match programme
West Ham United

17/1049
Catholic School Fund match
2-5

Ref: A. B. Lamb

Team - Miller, Boden, Mallan, Evans, John McGrory, McAuley, Collins, McPhail, Haughney, Peacock, Tully.

Manager: Jimmy McGrory

No programme
Duns

19/03/50
5-1

Match programme
Yeovil Town

04/04/50
0-2

No programme
Airdrie

19/04/50
Church rebuilding fund match
0-6

Match programme
HIBERNIAN

22/04/50
Celtic Park, Glasgow
3-2

No programme
DERRY CITY

24/04/50
1-0

No programme
Irvine Meadow

25/04/50
Old Age Pensioners Fund match
2-3

No programme
Dundee

10/05/50
Charity match
3-0

No programme
Lazio

30/05/50
0-0

No programme
Ayr United

unknown date
Friendly
4-3

1948 - 1949

Opponents Comments

Match programme
ASTON VILLA

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

No programme
Stranraer

05/02/49

4-1

No programme

Match programme
Grimsby Town

19/02/49
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.

Sold on ebay Apr 2023 for £21, 6 bids, very bad condition, folds, tears, dirty, team changes.

Team - Miller, Mallan, Baillie, T Docherty, Bowden, Macaulay, Johnston, J Docherty, Weir, Tully, Paton

Ref - Mr V Rae (London)

No programme
St Anthony's

25/04/49

3-0

No programme

Match programme
Notts County

27/04/49
1-2
Meadow Lane, Nottingham

Sold on ebay May 2023 for £42, 13 bids, Could condition but foxing marks on cover, team changes

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

1947 - 1948

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

1946 - 1947

Opponents Comments

No programme
Aston Villa

01/03/1947
No programme issued
2-1

Derry City vs Celtic
Belfast Celtic

15/04/1947
4-4

Derry City vs Celtic
Derry City

17/04/1947
0-1

No programme
Shamrock Rovers

21/04/1947
No programme issued
3-0
J.McKinnell
Testimonial.

No programme
Blantyre and District
Juniors XI

29/04/1947
No programme issued
4-1
Ground improvements.

No programme
Stirling Albion

06/05/1947
No programme issued
2-1
Scorers: Newman, Campbell

No programme
Peebles Rovers

17/05/1947
No programme issued
6-3
Charity match for Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

Eric Stephenson Testimonial. Leeds v Celtic
Leeds United

27/05/1947
3-1
Eric Stephenson Testimonial