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.
Merry Christmas to each and every Celtic supporter around the World from everyone at The Celtic Star! Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic…
I watched this one on Celtic TV and enjoyed the commentary of Paul Cuddihy and Tom Boyd, who are not the worst of commentators and seem…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 24th December 1910.…
January 1905 was to be a difficult month for Celtic. It started with an aborted New Year Day game at Ibrox which had to be abandoned…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 23rd December 1916.…
There were two reasons why I was glad to hear the final whistle last night. One was that it was a very cold night and the…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 22nd December 1894.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 21st December 1907.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 20th December 1902.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 19th December 1903.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 18th December 1915.…
And so it was old Caledonian McBrayne who delivered the goods at the end! Welcome back, Callum! What a strike! What a player! And what a…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 17th December 1892.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 16th December 1893.…
As luck would have it, the next game was against Rangers at Parkhead. It was a full-blooded encounter, ending 2-2, but then Celtic laid down a…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 15th December 1928.…
One does not have to be an expert in telling the future to say that it will be cold in Aberdeen on Saturday. It always is…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 14th December 1895.…
No World Cup last night, but there was a Championship game between Sunderland and West Brom. A poor crowd with the weather clearly as cold as…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 13th December 1913.…
Sunny could hardly wait for the start of the new season. He trained hard in his determination to be as fit as possible, for he knew…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 12th December 1914.…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 11th December 1897.…
In the summer of 1904 Celtic embarked on their first tour of continential Europe. This tour saw Celtic visit Austria and Czechoslovakia to play a total…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 10th December 1910.…
For Sunny Jim Young, 1904 was a dream come true. A year previously he had still been in Bristol with his career going nowhere, the only…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 9th December 1916.…
1904 and 1965 – Perhaps the two most significant Scottish Cup finals in Celtic’s history, this is the story of the 1904 Scottish Cup Final win…
Celtic Historian David Potter each morning on The Celtic Star looks back at key Celtic events and matches on this day starting on 8th December 1888.…
No doubt you are like me, and beginning to pine for the “real” football season to begin again. The World Cup is all very well -…