MATCH 2003 - Saturday 15 February 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIR LEAGUE

Venue: CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  3  DUNDEE UNITED  0

Scorers:  McGregor, Jota, Idah

First half kick off and very usually Celtic attack towards the traditional Celtic End (Jock Stein Stand)

Celtic kick off shooting towards to the Lisbon Lions Stand and it is the Celtic captain, Callum McGregor who leads the way by firing Celtic into the lead after finding a way through a packed United defence.  Jota adds a second before half time.

Celtic are not as fluid in the second half but still add a third through Adam Idah.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• My 36th match of the season and the 3rd time attending this fixture
• 103rd time attending this fixture in the league
• Overall it's th 122nd time attending this fixture since 1981

MATCH 2002 - Wednesday 12 February 2025

 SEASON 2024/25

KNOCKOUT PLAY OFF ROUND

CELTIC  1  BAYERN MUNICH  2

Scorers: Maeda;  Olise, Kane

The starting XI's

The new Champions League format reaches the knockout phase and Celtic are unlucky to be drawn against the giants of not only Germany but European football, FC Bayern. 

The last time Bayern visited Celtic Park, Bredan Rodgers was in his first stint as Celtic manager and Jupp Heynckes was the Bayern manager, this time Vincent Kompany was the manager in the away dugout.

A great strike from Michael Olise and a clinical finish from Harry Kane put Bayern in a commanding position to progress to the last 16 of the Champions League.  

Wunderbar wheels

Match report:LINK including TV highlights

Personal note:

• 5th time seeing this fixture.  All at Celtic Park including three in the Champions League
• 18th time seeing a Germany club in UEFA competition - 16 v Celtic, 1 v Motherwell and 1 v Manchester United

MATCH 2001 - Saturday 8 February 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH CUP 5th ROUND

Venue: CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  5  RAITH ROVERS  0

Scorers:  Maeda(3), McGowan, Yang

A hattrick from inform Daizen Maeda made this a comfortable tie for Celtic who many changes including two players making the Celtic debuts, goallkeeper Viljami Sinisalo and left back Jeffrey Schlupp.

Former Celtic player Barry Robson makes a return to Celtic Park as Raith's manager.

Match report:  LINK

Personal note:

• 3rd time seeing this fixture in the Scottish Cup
• Overall the 22nd time attending this fixture 
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MATCH 2000 - Friday 7 February 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH CUP 5th Round 

SCOTTISH CUP 4th Round

Venue:  SOMERSET PARK

AYR UNITED  0  HIBERNIAN  1

Scorer: Bushiri

Attendance:  7,364

Scott Brown's Ayr side against his first club Hibs and a chance to see and experience Ayr's new North stand. The new stand comprising of only four rows offers a fantastic view of the pitch and is a much needed improvement to the old style ground. 

A good cup tie was spoiled by the treatment of the away fans due to a lack of basic facilities. The stewards were great but there was a lack of information directing fans to the four turnstiles for 3000+ visiting fans.  Once in the ground it was a trip back into time, to a time when fans were treated disgracefully.  Firstly, there were no turnstiles for the new stand. Secondly, a serious bottleneck as away fans entered to make their way to the Railway End terrace -  real safety risk.  Thirdly, a real lack of Ladies & Gents facilities.  Ayr have ambitions of being a top flight club but would surely have to greatly update their ground before being allowed entry.

North Stand and Enclosure

Old Main Stand

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• Milestone match - my 2000th senior match attended
• First time attending this fixture
• Overall 6th time seeing Ayr United and 3rd visit to Somerset Park
• Overal the 139th time seeing Hibernian 

MATCH 1999 - Wednesday 5 February 2025

SEASON 2025/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  6  DUNDEE  0

Scorers:  Engels(2), Idah, Maeda(2), Kuhn

Celtic recorded another big home win against Dundee just as they did a year ago (7-1 on 28022024). The goals were scored by players from across Europe (Ireland, Belgium and Germany) and Japan.  Among the goals there were some stunning solo efforts from Engels (second) and Kuhn while the 4th was a thing of beauty and a real team goal from one end of the pitch to the other and finished off in style by Maeda to make it a Goal of the Season contender.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 3rd time seeing this fixture this season - all in the league.
• 66th league match I've attended between these sides
• Overall the 72nd match I've attended between these clubs

MATCH 1998 - Sunday 2 February 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  FIR PARK

MOTHERWELL  1  CELTIC  3

Scorers:  Armstrong;  Maeda, Idah, Jota

Attendance: 8,293

Mild day in North Lanarkshire

The match will be remembered for the return of Jota, who rejoined Celtic after the transfer of Kyogo to French club, Stade Rennes.

Celtic created chance after chance and although leading it wasn't until the final minute of injury time that the match was settled and it was Jota who got the third Celtic goal to cap a very happy day for the away fans.

Jota leads the post-match celebrations

Match report: LINK

Personal:

• 3rd time attending this fixture this season - all in the league
• 113th time attending this fixture in the league
• 127th time attending this fixture overall
• Visit no. 56 to Fir Park, 47 involving Celtic

MATCH 1997 - Thursday 23rd January 2025

 SEASON 2024/25

         Group Match

MANCHESTER UNITED  2  RANGERS*  1

Scorers: OG, Fernandes;  Dessers

In a match United should've won comfortably they had to settle for a last gasp goal give them a narrow victory over a depleted Ibrox side.  Just as the away fans thought they had achieved a memorable away European result Bruno Fernandes snatched it away from them with the last meaningful kick of the game to spark interesting scenes around the ground.

Unfortunately United are way short of the great United sides of the past, so it was two very ordinary teams that took to the field however at least they provided an exciting ending.

Rangers* sporting their true colour playing to the  lowest 

United celebrate the first - a gift
from Butland

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 19th Manchester United match attended in European competition 
• 61st match seen at Old Trafford

MATCH 1996 - Wednesday 22 January 2025

SEASON 2024/25

Group Stage

CELTIC  1  YOUNG BOYS BERNE  0

Scorer:  OG

Celtic facing the team at the botton of the new UEFA Champions League format were expected to win comfortably however a combination of very good goalkeeping and VAR kept the scoreline at 0-0 until the final 5 minutes of the match when it was decided by an Own Goal.

Marvin Keller (YB) made a series of saves throughout the game including a first half penalty and Kasper Schmeichel of Celtic made a very important double save in the second half.

In the first half Celtic had the ball in the net three times only for VAR to rule all of them out.

History repeated itself as the match produced the same scoreline and "scorer" as the match between the clubs in 1993.

A fantastic touch (below) from Young Boys fans to a small Celtic fan at the end of the game:

Match report: LINK

Personal note: 

• 2nd time attending this fixture - the previous one was a UEFA Cup tie in season 1993/94. 
• I've seen Celtic play 5 different Swiss clubs over the years in European competition (the other clubs are Basel, Neuchatel Xamax, Sion and Zurich)
• My 165th Celtic match attended in UEFA competion since 1982

MATCH 1995 - Saturday 18 January 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH CUP 4th Round

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  2  KILMARNOCK  1

Scorers:  McGregor, Maeda;  Wales

Celtic created chances after chance but had only one goal in each half to show for all their efforts on goal.  While Kilmarnock scored with their only effort inside the box at the end of the first half that kept the cup tie alive right to the end of the match.

Celtic Park outside pre-match

View from my seat

Match report: LINK

Personal Note:

•  Second time attending this fixture this season - both at Celtic Park
• 4th time seeing this tie in the Scottish Cup
• Overall the 88th match attended between these sides

MATCH 1994 - Tuesday 14 January 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  DENS PARK

DUNDEE  3  CELTIC  3

Scorers: Adewumi, OG, Donnelly;  McCowan, Yang, Engels

An injury time penalty rescued a point in the City of Discovery for Celtic.  After twice equallising Dundee took a 3-2 lead into the dying moments of the game and looked all set for a rare win however conceded the very late penalty.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 2nd time seeing this fixture this season
• 65th time seeing this fixture in the league
• Overall th 71st time attending this fixture - 18 at Dens Park

MATCH 1993 - Saturday 11 January 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  VICTORIA PARK STADIUM

ROSS COUNTY  1  CELTIC  4

Scorers: White;  Kyogo(2), Engels, McCowan

My 7th trip to Dingwall for Ross County away fixture.  One of the coldest football matches I've ever been too. Very surprising that the early kick off (12:30pm) was never in doubt despite tempertures of -10c. Thankfully the game was good and warmed us up a little.

The trip was off to a bad start on Friday evening when the bus from Perth to Inverness was 90 minutes late.  No problems with the train to Dingwall on Saturday morning and although small delays to both train and bus on the way back home, the return journey was fairly straightforward.

Close to the action today - row 2

Kasper

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 2nd time attending this fixture this season
• 25th time attending fixture in the league - 7 at County and 18 at Celtic Park
• 28th time seeing this fixture overall

MATCH 1992 - Wednesday 8 January 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: CELTIC PARK

Under the lights (flood lights and disco....)

CELTIC  2  DUNDEE UNITED  0

Scorers: Maeda, Hatate

On a bitterly cold night which badly affected the attendance Celtic's Japanese players once again are the main difference with both goals courtesy of Daizen Maeda and Reo Hatate. 

Match Report: LINK

Personal note:

• 2nd time attending this fixture this season
• 102nd league match attended between these clubs
• Overall the 121st time seeing this fixture since my first season 1980/81

MATCH 1991 - Sunday 5 January 2025

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  3  ST MIRREN  0

Scorers: Kuhn(2), Trusty

Celtic's first win of 2025 and after the first goal scored in the 33rd minute and a second quickly added before halftime.

The game survived a major power cut in the Parkhead area which begin early in the second half and continued for the rest of the match.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• First time attending this fixture this season
• 67th time seeing this fixture in the league 
• Overall the 77th time seeing the fixture