David was a distinguished Celtic author and historian and writer for The Celtic Star. He lived in Kirkcaldy and followed Celtic all my life, having seen them first at Dundee in March 1958. He was a retired teacher and his other interests were cricket, drama and the poetry of Robert Burns. David Potter passed away on 29 July 2023 after a short illness. He was posthumously awarded a Special Recognition award by Celtic FC at the club's Player of the Year awards in May 2024. David's widow Rosemary accepted the award to huge applause from the Celtic Supporters in the Hydro.
Frank O’Donnell was a great player, but it was probably true to say that he never quite made it at Celtic Park. He came from Buckhaven…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 5 September… SATURDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 1891 At…
There can be few players who have had more of an impact on Celtic than Alec “Eck” McNair from Stenhousemuir. He joined the club just at…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 4 September… MONDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1922 One…
Bobby Petta’s Celtic career was an enigma. A player of superb ability as he proved on quite a few occasions, Bobby didn’t seem, for various reasons,…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s new Celtic diary highlights key Celtic-related events relevant to each day, today covering 3 September… SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 1898…
There are many under-estimated and under-rated players in Celtic’s history. Paddy Connolly is an excellent example. He played for Celtic in the 1920s, won three Scottish…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 2 September… SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 1939…
A very complex character was George Connelly. In the first place, there was absolutely no problem with his footballing ability. This was first demonstrated at half…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 1st September… SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 1888…
Ramon Vega was a Swiss internationalist who had a very short stay at Celtic Park, but it was an eventful one. He arrived in mid-winter 2000/01,…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 31 August… pic.twitter.com/2OuosuFo0D— Li'l Ze (@LilZe_7)…
Few men contributed more to Celtic than the fair haired right half and captain Sunny Jim Young. An Ayrshire man from Kilmarnock, Sunny was playing not…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 30 August… Happy Birthday Bobby Lennox.🍀…
The circumstances of the death of John Thomson after an accidental collision with a Rangers player at Ibrox on 5th September 1931 are well known. Fewer…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 29 August… SATURDAY 29 AUGUST 1903…
James Welford is a remarkable character in Celtic history. He was the first Englishman to have won an English Cup medal and a Scottish Cup medal…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 28 August… SATURDAY 28 AUGUST 1926…
John McNamee could have been a great Celt. His problem was that he came at the same time as Billy McNeill, and John, though good, was…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 27 August… SATURDAY 27 AUGUST 1904…
It is very easy to underestimate the contribution of John Clark to the great Lisbon Lions side, but those who saw them are not likely to…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 26 August… SATURDAY 26 AUGUST 1916…
Willie McStay (II) was the elder brother of Paul, and was a more than competent defender for Celtic in the 1980s. Inevitably he is linked to…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 25 August… SATURDAY 25 AUGUST 1906…
It puzzled them as much in 1908 as it does now, but why did Alec Bennett jump ship from Celtic to Rangers? The usual reason about…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 24 August… WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 1921…
Arguments about who was the best Lisbon Lion are futile and even possibly offensive, so I will confine myself to saying that Bobby Murdoch was well…
The late, great David Potter’s Celtic diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 23 August… SATURDAY 23 AUGUST 1890 In Celtic’s…
Tony Mowbray was always, one felt, a very unlucky player, certainly with injuries and more particularly with career decisions. When he played for Celtic he had…
The late, great Celtic Historian David Potter’s new Celtic Diary highlights key Celtic related events relevant to each day, today covering 22 August… SATURDAY 22 AUGUST…