MATCH 1847 - Thursday 23 September 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTICH LEAGUE CUP Quarter Final

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  3  RAITH ROVERS  0

Scorers: Jota, Abada, Turnbull

Celtic's challenges continue in the Scottish League Cup but they are more than a match for their lower league rivals.  This is a famous fixture in the competition for all the wrong reasons as far as Celtic are concerned but like on all other occasions since the 1994 final Celtic are too strong for their Kirkcaldy opponents.

MATCH 1846 - Friday 17 September 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTISH CUP 1st Round

Venue: FALKIRK STADIUM (2)

EAST STIRLINGSHIRE  3  FORT WILLIAM  0

*** Paul makes his Scottish Cup debut ***

 

MATCH 1845 - Saturday 11 September 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  3  ROSS COUNTY  0

Scorers: Carter-Vickers, Ajeti(2)

With an hour just past on the clock deadline day signing Cameron Carter-Vickers long range deflected shot looped over the County keeper and into the net to break the deadlock.  Albian Ajeti added two more in final 20 minutes to seal the win

Link to: Match Report

Minor Match 60 - Saturday 28 August 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTISH LOWLANDS LEAGUE

Venue:  DUMBARTON STADIUM (2)

RANGERS-B  9  VALE OF LEITHEN  0

A goal fest from the Rangers-B side in the shadow of Dumbarton rock.  My second visit to the ground.

Minor Match 59 - Saturday 31 July 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTISH LOWLANDS LEAGUE

Venue:  RECREATION PARK (2)

    

BROOMHILL  1  CALEDONIAN BRAVES  2

My first venture into Scottish non-league football in the Scottish Lowlands League as Paul makes his debut.  A decent game between Broomhill, a club from Glasgow who play their home games in Alloa and Caledonia Braves from the Bellshill area of North Lanarkshire.

A contrast of styles with Braves playing a good style of football while Broomhill are a little more direct in their play.

Second visit to Recreation Park, Alloa.

MATCH 1844 - Sunday 21 August 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  6  ST MIRREN  0

Scorers: Abada(2), Turnbull(3), Edouard

Another home league game and another six goal haul for Celtic.  This time helped by St Mirren being reduced to 10 men with Celtic leading one nil through Israeli youngster Liel Abada, a summer signing who is begining to make his mark.  He would go onto make it a double however David Turnbull went one better by scoring a hat trick.

Odsonne Edouard was also on the scoresheet for the final time in his outstanding time at Celtic.

MATCH 1843 - Thursday 18 August 2021

SEASON 2021/22

Qualifying Round 1st Leg

CELTIC  2  AZ ALKMAAR  0

Scorers: Kyogo, Forrest

Thanks to an excellent strikers goal from Kyogo and a deflected Forrest goal Celtic record a fine win over Dutch outfit AZ.

AZ's second visit to Celtic Park but this time it's not a low key friendly in an empty ground, instead it's in UEFA competition in front of a capacity stadium. AZ are only the third Dutch side I've seen at Celtic Park in European competition since my first European tie in 1982.  Previous Dutch visits were Ajax 1982, 2001, 2013 and 2015 and Utrecht in 2010.

MATCH 1842 - Sunday 15 August 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 2nd Round

CELTIC  3  HEARTS  2

Scorers: Edouard, Welsh, Kyogo;  Boyce,McEneff

Celtic's League Cup campaign begins with a tough tie against an in-form Hearts side who already had beaten the Hoops at Tynecastle on the opening day of the League season.  However Celtic started at a good pace and didn't allow their Edinburgh opponents to settle and by half time had estabalished a 2-0 lead.

Another impressive performance from recent Japanese signing Kyogo Furuhashi was capped by the third and decisive Celtic goal.

Edouard scorer of the first goal.

MATCH 1841 - Thursday 12 August 2021

SEASON 2021/22

Qualifying Round 2nd Leg

Venue: CELTIC PARK

    CELTIC  3  FK JABLONEC  0

Scorers: Turnbull(2), Forrest

Celtic complete home and away victories over their Czech opponents to progress in the Europa League with an aggregate score of 7-2.

Back in our normal seats for this match and back to full capacity in all parts of the Park bar the Main Stand.  So things are improving on and off the park.

MATCH 1840 - Sunday 8 August 2021

SEASON 2021/22

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  6  DUNDEE  0

Scorers: Kyogo(3), Rogic, Ralston, Edouard

A new era in Celtic's history with many of the historic quadruple treble winners gone or in the process of going a team of new players and a new manager from around the world being assemble.  

New Japanese signing Furuhashi (or Kyogo to his new friends) marks his home debut with a hat-trick.

Again we are in the Lisbon Lion Stand as the crowd is restricted to just 22,500.