Hailing from an Irish background, I grew up on the English south coast with the good fortune to begin watching Celtic during the Martin O'Neill era. I have written four Celtic books since the age of 19: Our Stories & Our Songs: The Celtic Support, Take Me To Your Paradise: A History Of Celtic-Related Incidents & Events, Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys: Celtic's Founding Fathers, First Season & Early Stars, and The Holy Grounds of Glasgow Celtic: A Guide To Celtic Landmarks & Sites Of Interest. These were previously sold in Waterstones and official Celtic FC stores, and are now available on Amazon.
Celtic haven’t started the season in good form, however, our points return isn’t bad. We’ve lost one game and drawn two. Having won nine games, our…
18 years have gone by since Celtic went to Ewood Park and comfortably dispatched of Blackburn Rovers in the UEFA Cup. Blackburn sat in third place…
Following on from my recent article (Celtic fans arguing over National Identity is sad and unnecessary), I feel a much shorter, simple analysis can be offered…
On a personal level, I don’t like international football. Not only does it mean that Celtic aren’t playing, but it runs the risk of injury to…
Modern football has created a few rich leagues with billions of pounds in TV and sponsorship deals, leaving other clubs behind. Gone are the days when…
Peter Johnstone was born just over a month after Celtic Football Club was officially formed. Hailing from Cowdenbeath, he went on to work as a coal…
Neil Lennon went into this match knowing that his job was probably on the line. On the verge of winning five trophies on the bounce since…
Aberdeen beat Hibs 2-0 last night. It’s a result that wouldn’t ordinarily interest Celtic supporters, but it carries a little more significance at the moment because…
After Thursday night’s shambolic performance, there was all manner of problems to comment on. Strangely, after slamming Elyounoussi for being on his phone, Chris Sutton decided…
Recent Celtic history has brought amazing success on this date – 7 November. This week is always a special time in the club’s calendar with Celtic…
Everyone knows about our defensive shortfalls, especially our opposition. Shane Duffy’s performances, the openness of the back line and the goalkeeping conundrum has been discussed at…
Following Celtic away in Europe is an incredible experience. The laughs, the friendship and the atmosphere is unreal. On this day last year, one of the…
On this day in 1887, a football club was started by Irish Catholics and their descendants to raise money to feed the needy children within the…
The Celtic Star have provided a post match report tonight, so I won’t dwell on that. I think every man and his dog knows that the…
On this day in 2003, Celtic beat Anderlecht 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League. With a European game tonight, albeit in the Europa League, Celtic will…
Parkhead Railway station was opened by the Caledonian Railway company on 1 February 1897. After much research and anecdotal evidence, it was clarified beyond doubt that…
Most clubs have allowed supporters to put their flags and banners inside stadiums, whilst games are played behind closed doors. Others, such as Manchester United, have…
Some fans prioritise the ten over winning a quadruple treble. In reality, there’s not a decision that needs to be made between the two as Celtic…
With today being Charlie Gallagher’s 80th birthday, I began to think about his phenomenal contributions to Celtic’s greatest period in history. Two moments stand out above…
Aberdeen have taken some heavy beatings against Celtic over the years. The Dons suffered a more respectable defeat against the champions last weekend, but a defeat…
For many years, Celtic Park has been a place that resonates with Roman Catholics. Society has become much more secular today and faith is markedly less…
When Boli Bolingoli broke coronavirus rules he tested negative. Therefore, despite his irresponsibility, he did not put any players at risk. Celtic were not made aware…
Ryan Christie’s goal yesterday was one of our best at Hampden Park. Ironically, it was actually very similar to James Forrest’s against Aberdeen at the same…
Throughout the annals of Celtic’s history there have been many greats. The names of McGrain, Dalglish and McStay roll off the tongue. In more recent times…
Borek Dockal, captain of Sparta Prague, has written to the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic asking for football to be allowed to return ahead of…
Make absolutely no mistake and do not underplay this achievement, Celtic have reached an eighth consecutive cup final. The consistency to constantly churn out victories in one…
Neil Lennon has made three changes to his starting XI that gave him a much needed improved performance against Lille on Thursday night. Kristoffer Ajer misses…
Celtic travelled to Germany four years ago. They came away with a respectable draw, but it could and should have been more. Scott Sinclair hit the…
The quest for ten in a row and the recent couple of adverse results in the league has led to a slightly less intense build up…
On this day in 1982, Celtic twice came from behind to beat Rangers 3-2. Paul McStay was in inspired form, winning a crunching tackle to start…