MATCH 1964 - Sunday 28 April 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: DENS PARK

DUNDEE  1  CELTIC  2

Scorers:  OG;  Forrest(2)

Attendance: 9,120

A rare trip to the city of Dundee's other stadium across the road from the Tannadice Stadium.  This was my first visit in 9 years and my first time in the Bob Shankly Stand.

James Forrest is the man of the match scoring both Celtic goals to win the points.

Dundee's quirky main stand

Match report: LINK

Personal note:

• 3rd time attending this fixture this season all in the league
• 63rd time attending in this league fixture
• Overall the 69th time attending this fixture - 18 at Dens Park and 51 at Celtic Park 

MATCH 1963 - Saturday 20 April 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH CUP Semi Final

Venue:  HAMPDEN PARK

ABERDEEN  3  CELTIC  3

After Extra Time, Celtic won 6-5 on penalties

Attendance: 45,385

Celtic's indifferent season continued at Hampden in the semi final of the national cup competition allowing leads to slip, not once but twice.  In the last minute of normal time and in the dying moments of extra time which allowed the match to go to the lottery of penalty kicks.

Joe Hart was eventually the hero saving Aberdeen's 7th penalty after missing his own penalty that would have taken Celtic through after five kicks each.

Personal note:

• 3rd time attending this fixture this season and at the third venue - Pittodrie, Celtic Park and Hampden.
• The 13th time attending the fixture in the Scottish Cup and the second time it's went all the way to penalties - the other being the 1990 final.
• Overall the 134th time attending this fixture since my first in March 1981.  League 111, League Cup 10 times.

Match report: LINK

MATCH 1962 - Saturday 13 April 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue: CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  3  ST MIRREN  0 

Scorers: Hatate, Kyogo, Idah

Three second half goals from Celtic see off a stubborn St Mirren side to claim the three points.

Personal note:

• The second time seeing this fixture this season - both at Celtic Park.
• 65th time seeing this fixture in the League - 46 at Celtic Park, 18 at St Mirren Park and 1 at New St Mirren Park
• Overall this was the 75th time attending this fixture. League 65, Scottish Cup 7, League Cup 3

Match report: LINK

MINOR MATCH 69 - Friday 12 April 2024

SEASON 2023/24

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE 2

Venue: OLD TRAFFORD

MANCHESTER UNITED  U21  0  LIVERPOOL U21  3

Scorers: Kone-Doherty, Gordon, Danns

An opportunistic chance to get to another match at Old Trafford, this time a less glamouress encounter as England's big two met in the Premier League 2 for their under 21 players. I was accompanied usually by wife and daughter who wasn't particularly enthusiastic that our day trip to Manchester ended with a trip to the Theatre of Dreams.

United opened up the North Stand lower and around 10,000 took advantage of the very low priced tickets to get their families to a match at Old Trafford - £3 for adults and under 16s £1.50.

Personal Note:

• My 4th visit to Old Trafford this season and overall 59th match at Old Trafford
• My 212th match outside of Bonnie Scotland

MATCH 1961 - Saturday 6 April 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP

Venue:  HAMPDEN PARK

QUEENS PARK  0  DUNDEE UNITED  5

Scorers:  Fotheringham(2), Moult, Graham, Sibbald

A visit to Hampden with a difference, to see Queens Park in a lower league match against the league leaders, Dundee United.  My second time seeing Queens Park this season with a reverse of the scoreline again Elgin at the begining of the season making their aggregate score 5-5.

Personal notes:

• This season the 2nd time seeing Queens Park (both at home) and 3rd time seeing Dundee United (all away)
• This was the first time seeing these two clubs in a lower league match 
• Overall I've now seen Queens Park 5 times, Dundee United 130 times and this was my 137th visit to Hampden.

MATCH 1960 - Sunday 31 March 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE 

Venue: ALMONDVALE STADIUM

LIVINGSTON  0  CELTIC  3

Scorers: OG, Bernardo, O'Riley

Celtic's starting line up, warm up

Three second half goals give Celtic the three points in this Easter Sunday fixture against bottom side, Livingston.

Personal notes:

• My 31st match between the sides - 26 in the league.
• My 13th visit to the home ground of Livingston FC (aka the Tony Macaroni Arena), 12 with Celtic.
• My 6th away fixture in the league with Celtic this season.

Match Report: LINK

MATCH 1959 - Sunday 17 March 2024

SEASON 2023/24

ENGLISH FA CUP

Venue:  OLD TRAFFORD

My e-ticket

MANCHESTER UNITED  4  LIVERPOOL  3

(After Extra Time)

Scorers:  McTominay, Antony, Rashford, Diallo; MacAllister, Salah, Elliott

Exactly eight years after my last United-Liverpool match I got the chance to go to this one.  And watching from high up in the gods of the north-west Quadrant Stand I witnessed a classic encounter between England's premier two clubs.

The match was a roller-coaster contest from start to the very end of extra time with the winning goal scored in the 122nd minute!

Personal Note:

• 8th time attending this fixtures - 7 Old Trafford & 1 Anfield
• 6th time seeing Manchester United in FA Cup
• Overall 18th time seeing Liverpool - first time in FA Cup

Match Report: LINK

My Gallery:    LINK

MATCH 1958 - Saturday 16 March 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  3  ST JOHNSTONE  1

Scorers:  Kyogo, Kuhn, Forrest; Conner Smith

A good performance from Celtic that should have yielded more goals but a combination of indifferent finishing and inept officials both on and off the field kept the home goals count down to three.

Kuhn's first goal at Celtic Park.

Personal note:

• 63rd time attending this fixture
• Breakdown - Muirton Park 1, McDiarmid Stadium 14, Celtic Park 47 and Hampden 1
• Overall the 65th time seeing St Johnstone 

Match Report: LINK

MATCH 1957 - Sunday 10 March 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH CUP Quarter Final

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  4  LIVINGSTON  2

Scorers: Maeda(3), Kyogo;  Mackay, Yengi

Livingston twice pegged Celtic with two excellent solo strikes but two late goals sees Celtic advance to the semi finals.

Maeda is the man of the match scoring a hat-trick with the fourth Celtic goal coming from his Japanese team-mate Kyogo.

Warm up

Personal note:

• 4th Scottish Cup tie attended between these two
• Overall the 31st time I've attended this fixture
• My 148th time seeing Celtic in the Scottish Cup

MATCH 1956 - Wednesday 28 February 2024

SEASON 2023/24

SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE

Venue:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  7  DUNDEE  1

Scorers: Carter-Vickers, Idah, O'Riley, Maeda, Taylor, McGregor, Kelly; Mellon

Celtic blitz Dundee with six first half goals and add a seventh in second, all from different goalscorer.

Although Dundee have a man sent off it doesn't get any worse and indeed they earned a consolation goal in the dying minutes to the game to reduce the deficit to 7-1.

Personal note:

• 68th time attending this fixture with 62 of them in the league 
• Overall the 69th time see Dundee - 17 at Dens Park and now 52 at Celtic Park

Match Report: LINK