MATCH 1990 - Sunday 29 December 2024

SEASON 2024/24

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  4  ST JOHNSTONE  0

Scorers:  Kuhn, Kyogo(2), Maeda

Celtic ended their 2024 schedule of fixtures at home to St Johnstone by fielding a starting XI with no Scottish players in the side, due to club captain, Callum McGregor getting a well earned and rare rest.

The starting XI was made up from the following nations:

Denmark

Canada USA Ireland Spain

Portugal Japan Belguim

Germany Japan South Korea 

Callum, Luke McCowan and Anthony Ralston did come on as second half substitutes to give the Celtic team some Scottish representation on the field.

Match report: LINK

Personal note: 

• 2nd time attending this fixture this season
• 58th time attending this fixture in the league
• Overall the 65th time seeing this fixture since 1983
• Milestone match - 1700th time seeing Celtic - breakdown: League 1159 + League Cup 127 + Scottish Cup 149 + UEFA competitions 164 + Other matches 101

MATCH 1989 - Thursday 26 December 2024

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  4  MOTHERWELL  0

Scorers: Engels, Maeda, Kuhn, Hatate

Engels 1st goalscorer

A home Boxing Day fixture for Celtic.  They took the lead on the stroke of half time through a penalty and then scored a further three second half goals to comfortably win the match.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 2nd time seeing this fixture this season both in League
• 112th time attending fixture in League
• Overall the 126th time attending the fixture since 1982

MATCH 1988 - Sunday 22 December 2024

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: TANNADICE PARK (38)

Front row in the "Shed"

DUNDEE UNITED  0  CELTIC  0

Attendance: 13,662

Stalemate at Tannadice as Dundee Utd defend well for 90+ minutes to earn a point.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 38th visit to Tannadice (36 with Celtic)
• 101st time seeing this fixture in the Scottish Premier League
• Overall 120th time seeing this fixture at 4 different venues - Celtic Park, Tannadice, Hampden Park and Ibrox Stadium 

MATCH 1987 - Sunday 15 December 2024

Daizen Maeda - Star man from Japan

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP FINAL 

Venue: HAMPDEN PARK

CELTIC  3  RANGERS*  3

(Celtic won 5-4 on penalties)

Scorers:  Taylor, Maeda, Kuhn; Bajrami, Diomande, Danilo

Cup final with six goals, extra time, penalty kicks and when the drama was all over the League Cup headed to Celtic Park.

Rangers* opened the scoring on the stroke of half time.  Celtic responded well with two early second half goals only to be quickly pegged back.  In the final five minutes there were two more goals. Celtic thought they had won it with a few minutes to play after a fine move but Rangers* instantly equalised with a great cross and solid header.

Not much happened in extra time so the drama continued onto penalty kicks.  Celtic's five kicks were perfect and Kasper Schmeichel made the vital save to quickly become a Celtic hero.

Match Video: 

Match report:  LINK

Personal note:  

• The 22nd Scottish League Cup Final I've attended since December 1982 - 20 involving Celtic 
• The 3rd final attended between these clubs
• 127th Celtic match attended in the Scottish League Cup
• The 5th match I've attended in the competition this season

MATCH 1986 - Saturday 7 December

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PRMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

Matchday official programme

CELTIC  3  HIBERNIAN  0

Scorers:  Engels, OG, Kyogo

Three goals and three points however keeper Kasper Schmeichel wins man of the match with a hard earned clean sheet.  Unlike in previous home matches he is very much involved from the start and continued to make a series of saves throughout the 90 minutes.

Pre-match on the Celtic Way

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 3rd time attending this fixture this season
• 110th meeting in the league I've attended
• 127th match between I've attended between the clubs

MATCH 1985 - Saturday 30 November 2024

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  5  ROSS COUNTY  0

Scorers:  Scales, McCowan, Bernardo, McGregor, Idah

Celtic produced a high quality performance, scoring five first half goals to comfortably beat their modest Highland opponents.  All five goals were scored by five different players including four players who have not been regular starters recently.

Match reports: LINK

Personal note:

• The 27th time seeing this fixture
• The 24th time in the Scottish Premier League
• 19th match at Celtic Park