Football Focus - 100 CELTIC-MOTHERWELL Matches

CELTIC v MOTHEREWELL

Matches:  100

Breakdown

Celtic wins:   59
Motherwell wins:  17
Draws:           24

Competitions:
Scottish Premier League:  90
Scottish Cup:                        7
Scottish League Cup:          3

Venues:
Celtic Park:      54 (SPL 53; LC 1)
Fir Park:           37 (SPL 35; SC 2)
Hampden Park:  9 (SPL 2; SC 5; LC 2)

First meeting:
20 Nov 1982 - Celtic Park
CELTIC  3  MOTHERWELL  1

Finals (1):
2010 Scottish Cup - Celtic 3  Motherwell 0
Scorers: Ki, O.G., Mulgrew

MATCH 1496 - Wednesday, 2nd January 2013

Season:  2012/13
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue:  CELTIC PARK

*** MY 100th MATCH BETWEEN THESE SIDES ***

                       

CELTIC    1    MOTHERWELL    0

Scorer:  Hooper

Classic match in which both teams play to their strengths.  Celtic started strongly but were unable to take any of their early changes.  However it wasn't until late in the match that the main drama unfolded.  Motherwell were awarded a penalty with under 15 minutes to go.  Jamie Murphy who was playing his last for Well impressed throughout the match and when he went down in the box referee McLean very willingly gave the spot kick.  Not for the first time Fraser Forster was a hero for Celtic pulling off a great save with the score all square. 

The save inspired Celtic and minutes later Hooper slotted home a cross to give them victory. 




Forster saves penalty

Celtic: Forster; Matthews, Ambrose (Rogne), Wilson, Izaguirre, Commons (McGeouch), Kayal (Watt), Wanyama, Mulgrew, Samaras, Hooper.

Motherwell: Randolph, Hateley, Kerr, Ramsden, Hammell, Humphrey, Law, Lasley, Francis-Angol (Daley), Ojamaa (McHugh), Murphy.

Attendance 48,000



 

FLASH BACK - MATCH 50 - 2nd January 1983

Season:  1982/83
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue:  IBROX STADIUM (1st visit)

RANGERS    1    CELTIC    2

Scorers: Dalziel;  McStay, Nicholas

My first visit to Ibrox Stadium and Celtic's young guns Paul McStay and Charlie Nicholas insure it is a memorable day.  The highlight is a truely wonderful strike from Nicholas.  He glided past the Rangers defence then curled a great shot out of the reach of Stewart in the Rangers goal, before running to the Celtic support and doing a little slow motion run.

This was my third Old Firm match and the third win for Celtic.  The Celtic fans occupied two thirds of the ground in the Main Stand, Main Stand enclosure, Broomloan Road Stand and a few sections of the Govan Stand.