Kevtic football matches

Thursday, 16 July 2015

MATCH 1611 - Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Season: 2015/16
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Qualifying Round 1st Leg
Venue: CELTIC PARK (900)

CELTIC 2 STJARNAN 0

Scorers: Boyata, Griffiths

Just like last season the new season starts with Icelandic opponents in UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round.

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000631/match=2015591/index.html

Personel note: Landmark game for me, my 900th match at Celtic Park.

Line ups

New season kicks off

First goal of season

Personal note:
My 114th Celtic UEFA tie - only 2 involving Icelandic clubs.

Overall only my 3rd match involving an Icelandic side - the first one was the national side under 21 team v Scotland at Fir Park in 1984 when over aged player Roy Aitken scored the only goal.
FC Stjarnan become the 195th club side I've seen.

Saturday, 11 July 2015

MATCH 1610 - Friday, 10 July 2015

Season: 2015/16
Friendly
Venue: New St Mirren Park (4)

CELTIC 1 REAL SOCIEDAD 0

Scorer: Mackay-Steven

Celtic end their three game pre-season stint at New St Mirren Park with a narrow win over Real Sociedad. Gary Mackay-Steven was once again on the scoresheet.
Crowd: 7150 one of the biggest attendances in the new ground.

3rd Pre-season match at St Mirren FC

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Kick off

Subs warming up

MATCH 42 - 3 November 1982 FLASHBACK

SEASON: 1982/83
UEFA EUROPEAN CUP 2nd Round 2nd Leg
Venue: CELTIC PARK

33 YEARS AGO

CELTIC 2 REAL SOCIEDAD 1

From a memorable season of all out attacking football from Billy McNeill's side.

Only my 2nd European match. Watched from the Front Stand across from a packed "Jungle" with the Sociedad fans in the Upper Stand behind me and 54,000 Celtic fans hoping to see Celtic turn around a 2-0 deficit. However as soon as Real scored an early away goal the task was too great. Murdo McLeod did score twice to at least win the tie on the night.

Celtic team: Bonner, McGrain, Reid (Burns), Aitken, McAdam, Sinclair, Provan (McCluskey), McStay, McGarvey, McLeod, Nicholas

Thursday, 9 July 2015

MATCH 1609 - Tuesday, 7 July 2015

Season: 2015/16
UEFA CHAMPION LEAGUE Qualifying Round 2nd Leg
Venue: Park Hall Stadium

Match ticket

The New Saints (Wales) 4 B36 Tórshavn (Faroe Islands) 1

Scorers: Wilde(3), Williams; Cieślewicz

My most random match ever, still a new ground visited and two new clubs to add to the list. The champions of Wales v the champions of the Faroe Islands played in Oswestry, England!

The basic end of UEFA Champions League football

http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/round=2000630/match=2016703/index.html

UEFA flags

B36 bus

The stadium turnstyles & VIP area

Our view from the "Gazebo" stand

Kick off

New Stand

Near the end of the match

Saturday, 4 July 2015

MATCH 1608 - Saturday, 4 July 2015

Season: 2015/16
Pre-Season Friendly
Venue: NEW ST MIRREN PARK (3)

CELTIC 3 DUKLA PRAGUE 5

Scorers: Griffiths, Mackay-Steven; Marek Hanousek(3),

Entertaining pre-season match between the 1967 European Cup Semi Finalists. In which Celtic were totally outplayed from start to finish by their impressive Czech opponents.

Personal note: First time seeing Dukla Prague and indeed a Czech club side.

New St Mirren Park

Kick Off

Dukla die-hard fans

Dukla corner

Dukla celebrate another goal

Visitors from Prague

Star man Marek Hanousek leads the celebations

Thursday, 2 July 2015

MATCH 1607 - Wednesday, 1 July 2015

SEASON: 2015/16
PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY
Venue: NEW ST MIRREN PARK (2)

Season No. 36

1st game

CELTIC 2 DEN BOSCH 0

Scorers: Mackay-Steven; O.G.

Celtic hire St Mirren's ground for 3 pre season matches beginning with this one against Dutch lower league side FC Den Bosch.

Gary Mackay-Steven had the honour of scoring the first goal of the season and played a major part in the second.

Crowd around 5000.

Personal note: Earliest ever start to season. Celtic match 1380; 1st Den Bosch match & 5th Dutch side.

Den Bosch coach arrives in Paisley

Welcome

Teams take to the field

Kick off

Den Bosch corner

Full Time

Season 2014/15 Summary

MATCHES 46

CELTIC 33

Non Celtic 13

Monday, 25 May 2015

MATCH 1606 - Sunday, 24 May 2015

SEASON: 2014/15
SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: CELTIC PARK

CELTIC 5 INVERNESS CT 0

Scorers: Scepovic(2), Johansen, Griffiths, Commons

My last game of the season and Celtic sign off in style with a five star performance as they are presented with the league trophy after the match.

Personal note: 13th seasons now without missing a home Celtic match! (Last home match missed - Celtic 4 Juventus 3 Nov 2001)

Early action

Big crowd

Celts on Fire

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

MATCH 1605 - Monday, 18 May 2015

SEASON: 2014/15
ENGLISH FA PREMIERSHIP
Venue: The Hawthorns

WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3 CHELSEA 0

Scorers: Berahino (2); Brunt

Our first visit to The Hawthorns! Travelled down on Virgin Trains to Birmingham New Street from Glasgow for a tenner thanks to offer on Megabus. The stadium is only 10 minutes from Birmingham city centre by train or metro. We got the connection to The Hawthorns station from Moor Street on London Midland trains, four an hour up to six o'clock but note this goes down to two later on. The Hawthorns station is only five minutes from the ground.

A McDonalds is conveniently placed across from the north-east corner of the stadium - ideal for families. It's very busy but service is swift.

Away side arrive at the West Stand side (Halfords Lane).

Halfords Lane

We were in the East Stand near to the away fans section.

East Stand

The ground is pretty smart with navy seats in all four sides with three big imposing one tier stands and the West Stand which is much smaller in size to the rests of the ground. The stadium is enclosed and all stands are tight to the pitch making for a terrific atmosphere particularly when the home side are on form.

West Stand

Smethwick End Stand

Birmingham Road End Stand

As for the football Chelsea arrived as champions but it was West Brom who took all the honours on the night. Gaining an early lead and once Febregas was sent off during a heated first half they never looked back.