MATCH 2079 - Saturday 15 August 2026

SEASON 2026/27

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 2nd Round

Venue: TANNADICE PARK

DUNDEE UNITED  0  CELTIC  4

Scorers:  Trusty, Duran, Tounekti, Nygren

My 40th visit to Tannadice Park and the outcome is a little different to the 3-0 defeat for the away side back in May 1982.

Two goals in each half secured progression to the next round for Celtic.

Match report: LINK 

Personal note:

• My 40th visit to Tannadice - 38 involving Celtic
• This was the 9th time seeing this fixture in the Scottish League Cup
• Overall I have now seen the fixture 126 times 

MATCH 2073 - Tuesday 14 July 2026

SEASON 2026/27

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP - Group Stage

Venue:  LINKS PARK

MONTROSE  1  DUNDEE UNITED  0

Scorer: Webster

Attendence: 1,454

My 46th season attending football matches begins with a trip to a new ground, Links Park in the Scottish north-east town of Montrose. Not the best game as top tier Dundee United struggled to create clear chances against their tier 3 opponents which did not go down well with their good travelling support and especially one very loud mouth fan sitting a few rows behind.

Montrose is a lovely little town to visit prior to a game and has plenty of hotel opportunities to make it a pleasant stay.  It is also very accessible by car as a day trip from Dundee (30 miles) or Aberdeen (40 miles).

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• Links Park was the 126th ground I have attended 
• This was only the 3rd time seeing Montrose and the 136 time seeing Dundee United
• Overall this was the 141st time attending a Scottish League Cup tie - the 11th not involving Celtic

MATCH 2043 - Sunday 14 December 2025

 SEASON 2025/26

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP FINAL

Venue: HAMPDEN PARK

CELTIC  1  ST MIRREN  3

Scorers: Hatate; Fraser, Ayunga(2)

Attendance: 49,914

St Mirren took a very early lead but Celtic quickly got on equal terms and then looked more likely to go in front until Kelechi Iheanacho went off injured before half Tim.

In the second half it was a different story as St Mirren created the chances and took them to deservedly win the League Cup.

View from seat - East Stand section F3

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• Overall this was the 80th time attending this fixture but the first in a Final.
• In the Scottish League Cup this was only the 4th time seeing this fixture since 1981 with Saints winning 3 of them.

MATCH 2035 - Sunday 2 November 2025

 SEASON 2025/26

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP Semi Final

Venue: HAMPDEN PARK

CELTIC  3  RANGERS*  1

After Extra Time

Scorers: Kenny, McGregor, Osmand;  Travernier

Attendance:  49.446

Celtic reached the Scottish League Cup final with a hard fought win over 10 man Rangers*.  Celtic dominated the first half should have had more than one goal for their efforts. However there was another crucial incident before half time when Rangers* were reduced to 10 following a stright red card.

In the second half the 10 men responded very well and played much better than when they had 11. Celtic literally paid the penalty for missing a load of chances to seal the match when Rangers* were awarded a penalty with ten minutes remaining.

It meant the game went to extra time and Celtic finally made the extra man count scoring in each half of extra time including a sweet strike from captain Callum McGregor.

Match report: LINK

Personal note:  

• 6th time seeing this fixture in the Scottish League Cup all at Hampden Park
• Overall the 26th time seeing this fixture with 11 at Hampden Park
• Overall 129th time seeing Celtic in the Scottish League Cup
• Overall 143rd match at Hampden Park

MATCH 2022 - Friday 15 August 2025

 SEASON 2025/26

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 2nd Round

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  4  FALKIRK  1

Scorers:  Maeda, Johnston, Murray, O.G.;  Adams

Friday night football at Celtic Park and it was played with a good vibe Friday atmosphere.  For the home support it was an enjoyable tie with four goals to cheer as their team coasted through to the next round.  Which is not always the case against Falkirk.

This was the second season in a row the clubs had met in the League Cup at Celtic Park and it produced the same outcome.

Falkirk manager - John McGlynn.  Ex-Celtic goalkeeper, Scott Bain returned to Celtic Park as Falkirk's No 1 following his summer transfer to the Bairns.

Match report: LINK

Personal Note:

• 6th time attending this fixture in the Scottish League Cup
• Overall 38th time attending this fixture

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 1981 - Saturday 2 November 2024

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 

Semi Final

Venue:  HAMPDEN PARK

CELTIC  6  ABERDEEN  0

Scorers: Carter-Vickers, Kyogo, Maeda(3), Kuhn

attendance: 47,544

Celtic reached the Scottish League Cup final by putting on the style at Hampden scoring three goals in each half to record an empathic victory over Aberdeen, who are currently the second best team in Scotland.  Daizen Maeda notched an excellent Hampden hat trick.

Sitting in the second back row of the East Stand way behind the goal however it gave a good overview of the full pitch.

Hampden light show for 17:30 kick off

View from back of the East Stand

View over to the North Stand

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 11th time I've seen these club face each other in the Scottish League Cup
• 16th time seeing these sides meet at Hampden since 1983
• 2nd time seeing Aberdeen in League Cup this season and my 3rd Celtic match in the competition.

MATCH 1974 - Sunday 22 September 2024

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP Quarter Final

Venue: CELTIC PARK 

CELTIC  5  FALKIRK  2

Scorers: Bernardo, Idah(2), Kuhn(2), MacIver, Yeats

Great match between two sides unbeaten in their respective leagues - Celtic in the top tier and Falkirk in the Champtionship (tier two).  Falkirk lead at half time 2-1 against a much changed Celtic starting XI however on the hour mark Celtic make four substitutions and then score four goals to take the tie away from Falkirk.

A feature of the match is Nicolas Kuhn's half hour appearance in the second half sees him make two goals, score two goals and win man of the match.

Match report: LINK

 Persona note:

• My 125th Celtic tie in the Scottish League Cup
• The 5th time seeing this tie in the Scottish League Cup
• Overall the 37th time seeing this tie

MATCH 1971 - Sunday 18 August 2024

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 2nd Round

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  3  HIBERNIAN  1

Scorers: Maeda(2), Kuhn; Kukharevych

Second meeting between the Scottish Greens in eight days, this time in the League Cup.  Like last week Celtic took an early two goal lead to set up another fairly comfortable win although Hibs did at least find the back of the net this time to reduce to first half deficit to 2-1.

In the second Hibs shot themselves in the foot by conceding a very soft third goal when they had procession of the ball.

Aftermath of another game in Paradise

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• The 6th time attending the Battle of the Scottish Greens in the Scottish League Cup. 
• Overall my 134th match in the competition including 124 ties involving Celtic and 8 involving Hibernian
• Overall the 137th time seeing Hibernian in all competitions.

MATCH 1968 - Saturday 13 July 2024

SEASON 2024/25

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP - Group Stage

Venue:  PALMERSTON PARK

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH  0  ABERDEEN  3

Scorers: Solker(2), Shinnie

This is the start of my 44th season attnding football matches.

The first game of new season is a trip to Dumfries for my second visit to Palmerston Park. Aberdeen have their new manager in the dugout, Jimmy Thelin for his first game while QOTS manager is former Carlisle captain, Peter Murphy.

I watched the game from th front row of the old main stand.  The first row is elevated above the dugouts giving an excellent view of the pitch.

In the first first Aberdeen dominated and took advantage of poor defending to build a three goal lead.  In the second Aberdeen continued to make good chances but couldn't add to their total.

Palmerston is a great wee ground to visit with the perfect blueprint layout of an old style ground.  Comprising of two good covered stands running the length of the either side of the pitch and terrace behing each goal - one large covered end for home fans and when required a smaller uncovered terrace for away fans.

I expected a nice drive down but it was grey skies all the way and then grey and drizzle on the road home.  Summer football in Scotland!

Small v Big

Main Stand

View from Main Stand front row

Middle of summer in Scotland and floodlights require to be on

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 1st time attending this fixture in any competition.
• My 133rd tie in the Scottish League Cup including Queen of the South 3 times and Aberdeen 14 times.
• Overall 140th time seeing Aberdeen against 6 different opponents and the 6th time seeing QotS against 4 different opponents.