FLASHBACK - ON THIS DAY - 7 DECEMBER

 Football matches I've attended on this day - 7 December.

Featuring:

• 6 Matches
• 8 Teams
• 11 Goals
• 5 Grounds
• 5 Cities/Towns
• 1 visit to Manchester

Year	COMPETITION	HOME TEAM	HTS	AWAY TEAM	ATS	VENUE
1983	UEFA CUP	CELTIC	1	NOTTINGHAM FOREST	2	CELTIC PARK
1985	ENGLISH LEAGUE DIVISION 1	MANCHESTER UNITED	1	IPSWICH TOWN	0	OLD TRAFFORD
1991	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	DUNDEE UNITED	1	CELTIC	1	TANNADICE PARK
1996	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	MOTHERWELL	2	CELTIC	1	FIR PARK
2004	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE	CELTIC	0	AC MILAN	0	CELTIC PARK
2008	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	HIBERNIAN	2	CELTIC	0	EASTER ROAD STADIUM

FLASHBACK - ON THIS DAY - 6 DECEMBER

Football matches I've been to on this day - 6 December.

Featuring:

• 5 Matches
• 6 Teams
• 7 Goals
• 4 Grounds
• 4 Cities/Towns
• 1 Trip down south 

Year	COMPETITION	HOME TEAM	HTS	AWAY TEAM	ATS	VENUE
1986	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	2	DUNDEE	0	CELTIC PARK
1997	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	KILMARNOCK	0	CELTIC	0	RUGBY PARK
2001	UEFA CUP	CELTIC	1	VALENCIA	0	CELTIC PARK
2003	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	LIVINGSTON	0	CELTIC	2	ALMONDVALE STADIUM
2016	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE	MANCHESTER CITY	1	CELTIC	1	ETIHAD STADIUM

FLASHBACK - ON THIS DAY - 5 DECEMBER

Football matches I've been too on this day.

Featuring:

• 7 Matches
• 8 Teams
• 21 Goals
• 3 Grounds
• 2 Cities/Towns

Year	COMPETITION	HOME TEAM	HTS	AWAY TEAM	ATS	VENUE
1981	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	3	DUNDEE	1	CELTIC PARK
1987	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	MORTON	0	CELTIC	4	CAPPIELOW PARK
1989	FRIENDLY	CELTIC	1	AJAX	0	CELTIC PARK
1992	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	PARTICK THISTLE	2	CELTIC	3	FIRHILL PARK
2009	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	3	ABERDEEN	0	CELTIC PARK
2012	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE	CELTIC	2	SPARTAK MOSCOW	1	CELTIC PARK
2017	UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE	CELTIC	0	ANDERLECHT	1	CELTIC PARK

Talking points:

Tommy Burns last Celtic appearance against Ajax in 1989 Friendly match.

Celtic progress from the Champions League group with victory over Spartak Moscow in 2012

FLASHBACK - MY FIRST CUP FINAL - 40 YEARS AGO TODAY!

SEASON 1982/83

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP FINAL

Venue:  HAMPDEN PARK

Price cut off but it was £2.00

Kick off - 3pm

CELTIC  2  RANGERS  1

Scorers:  Nicholas, MacLeod;  Bett

Fantastic day in the rain at Hampden Park as Celtic won the Scottish League Cup for the 9th time.  The Celtic fans were soaked in the uncovered terrace as the rain fell relentlessly. 

Hampden was getting redeveloped so only the main stand and the two end terracing were opened, meaning capacity was reduced to 55,000.  I remember there was a real struggle at the turnstiles, like a scrum trying to into the ground.

Celtic and especially Charlie Nicholas were in a fine run of form and were two goals up by half time against a sorry looking Rangers side.

The second half however was a completely different story with a quality free kick from Jim Bett immediately after the restart inspiring Rangers.  By the end of the 90 minutes their efforts were in vain and Danny McGrain lead his team up the steps to lift the cup.

FLASHBACK - ON THIS DAY - 4 DECEMBER

Football Matches I've been too on this day - 4 December

Featuring:

• 7 Matches
• 6 Teams
• 15 Goals
• 3 Grounds
• 2 Cities

Year	COMPETITION	HOME TEAM	HTS	AWAY TEAM	ATS	VENUE
1982	SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP	CELTIC	2	RANGERS	1	HAMPDEN PARK
1991	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	0	HIBERNIAN	0	CELTIC PARK
1993	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	1	ST JOHNSTONE	0	CELTIC PARK
1999	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	4	HIBERNIAN	0	CELTIC PARK
2004	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	2	HIBERNIAN	1	CELTIC PARK
2011	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	DUNDEE UNITED	0	CELTIC	1	TANNADICE PARK
2019	SCOTTISH PREMIER LEAGUE	CELTIC	2	HAMILTON	1	CELTIC PARK

Highs n Lows

My first final attended Scottish League Cup Final 1982/3 in the rain and on the horrible Hampden ash slopes.