Like that of Ronnie Simpson, the career of Jimmy Delaney sometimes defies belief. This man won three Cup medals in three different countries in three different…
On his own admission, he wasn’t the best centre half in Celtic’s history, With deliberate ambiguity he would describe himself as “passable”, but he came at…
Charles Patrick Tully was a personality player of the type that Celtic supporters crave at certain points of their history, and they certainly needed one in…
Paul Lambert signed for Celtic in 1997 for a fee of around £2 million. It would prove to be money well spent by Wim Jansen. Paul…
It is not all that far from the Ayrshire village of Beith to Glasgow in terms of miles and distance, but in terms of culture it…
Davie Storrier was a fine full back for Celtic. He had played for Arbroath and Everton before he joined Celtic in 1898, and in season 1898/99…
Bertie Thomson was a brilliantly talented but tragically ill-disciplined right winger in the early 1930s. He first played for Celtic in the 1929/30 season, but 1930/31…
Ian Young was a good right back who came in just at the start of the glory years of Jock Stein, and but for the plethora…
James “Dun” Hay was a mighty man. Being a member of the prodigious half back line of Young, Loney and Hay in the Edwardian Celtic side…
Willie Fernie was a footballing artist. Added to his natural ability of ball control, dribbling skills and passing ability, was the rugged determination born in the…
Until his death in 2021, there were few more popular ex-Celtic players than Bertie Auld. Frequently seen at home games and at supporters’ functions, Bertie was…
Celtic have generally been blessed with great goalkeepers, and one of the greatest was Davy Adams. The problem with Adams however was that he was not…
Chris Sutton was a marvellous player. He was bought in 2000 for a large price and he was a “statement” player in that this was Celtic…
Sometimes called Jimmy or Jim, Jamie Weir was a great Celtic left back who played only three seasons for the club, but one of these seasons…
The tragic death of Peter Scarff in December 1933 has possibly tended to hide just what a good player he was. He joined the club from…
No-one symbolised a whole generation more that the miner bhoy from Croy, the great Jimmy Quinn. The irony was that the idol of all Scotland was…
It was on board ship en route to the tour of the USA in 1957 that Bertie Peacock was called into a cabin to be told…
Jimmy McStay, born in 1895, was the younger brother of Willie and was a centre half. He was generally regarded as a good, rugged determined centre…
John McPhail joined Celtic in the dark years of World War II and was with the club for 15 years. He could play all over the…
It is indeed difficult to come anywhere close to doing justice to what Billy McNeill did for the club. 23 major medals doesn’t even come close…
Commonly knows as “The Ould General”, James McLaren was in more or less at the very start for Celtic, moving west from Hibs when Celtic were…
Andy McAtee came from Croy and played for Celtic between 1910 and 1924. His career coincided with some of the best Celts of all time. He…
Frank Murphy was a superb left winger for Celtic. His reputation has suffered somewhat because Jimmy Delaney was the right winger and Jimmy Delaney was superb.…
It would be a mistake to describe Billy McPhail as a true Celtic great. He did have his great moments, one in particular, but his career…
“Napoleon” was possibly not quite as good a player as Patsy Gallacher, but his contribution to the club was possibly greater as he spent a few…
There was no more wholehearted character than Charlie or Chick Geatons. He was born Gattens in Lochgelly in 1908 but the name was changed in the…
In his years from 1911 to 1925, Patsy Gallacher was generally reckoned to have been the best of them all. Those who saw him would brook…
In July 1990 Celtic made a very public statement of intent in their attempts to challenge a very wealthy Rangers side, now very much bedding is…
Joe Dodds was one of Celtic’s best ever left backs. It is not a position that Celtic have even been short on – one thinks of…
“The Wee Barra” was little more than 5 feet tall when he joined the club in 1948, but it was soon observed that he was a…