1971

Matches: Year by Year | Pictures: Year by Year

Celtic Games Played:- 1971
Other Match Pages:- 1970 | 1972
Decade of Matches:- 1971-1980
Picture Pages:- 1970-71 | 1971-72
League Tables:- 1970-71 | 1971-72
Date Competition Home Team Score Score Away Team Report Pictures Notes
1970-71: The Scottish League switches from goal average to goal difference to separate teams on level points.
JAN
2nd
League Division 1 Rangers
1
1
Celtic
Report Pictures The Ibrox Disaster: the day that disaster struck as 66 Rangers fans lost their lives on staircase 13. RIP
9th League Division 1 Celtic 2
1
Hibernian Report Pictures
16th
League Division 1 Dundee
1
8
Celtic
Report Pictures
23rd
Scottish Cup Celtic 5
1
Queen of the South Report Pictures
27th
Ibrox Distaster Fund Celtic/Rangers Select XI 1
2
Scotland XI Report Pictures Lord Provost’s Ibrox Disaster Fund benefit match.
30th League Division 1 Celtic 1
0
Dunfermline Athletic Report
Pictures
FEB
6th
League Division 1 St. Johnstone 3
2
Celtic Report Pictures
9th
Friendly Celtic 1
1
Feyenoord Report Pictures Played at Hampden
13th
Scottish Cup Celtic 1
1
Dunfermline Athletic Report Pictures
17th
Scottish Cup Replay
Dunfermline Athletic 0
1
Celtic Report Pictures
20th
League Division 1 Celtic 4
1
Airdrieonians Report Pictures
23rd
Friendly
Ayr United
1
3
Celtic
Report
Pictures
27th
League Division 1 Heart of Midlothian 1
1
Celtic Report Pictures
MAR
2nd
Friendly
Carlisle United
4
1
Celtic
Report
Pictures
6th
Scottish Cup Celtic 7
1
Raith Rovers Report Pictures John Hughes hands in a transfer request and is listed
6th
Friendly
Alloa Athletic 1
5
Celtic XI
Report
Pictures
10th
European Cup Ajax 3
0
Celtic Report Pictures 1st Leg
13th
League Division 1 Cowdenbeath 1
5
Celtic Report Pictures
20th
League Division 1 Kilmarnock 1
4
Celtic Report Pictures
24th
European Cup Celtic 1
0
Ajax Report Pictures 2nd Leg
27th
League Division 1 Celtic 4
0
Falkirk Report Pictures
30th Glasgow Cup 1st Rd Partick Thistle 3 4 Celtic Report Pictures
APR
3rd
Scottish Cup SF
Celtic 3
3
Airdrieonians Report Pictures
7th
Scottish Cup SF Replay
Celtic 2
0
Airdrieonians Report Pictures
10th League Division 1 Celtic 1
1
Dundee United Report
Pictures
12th
League Division 1 Celtic 3
0
Motherwell Report Pictures
17th
League Division 1 Aberdeen 1
1
Celtic Report Pictures
19th
Benefit Match
Barnsley
1
3
Celtic
Report
Pictures
Played at Boghead Park for Dumbarton Juveniles
27th
League Division 1 St Mirren 2
2
Celtic Report Pictures
29th
League Division 1 Celtic 2
0
Ayr United Report Pictures Celtic win the title (6-in-a-row)
MAY
1st
League Division 1 Celtic 6
1
Clyde Report
Pictures
Bertie Auld released on a free transfer
6th
Glasgow Cup SF Clyde
2
1
Celtic
Report
Pictures
Bertie Auld joins Hibernian.
8th
Scottish Cup Final
Celtic 1
1
Rangers Report
Pictures
12th
Scottish Cup Final Replay
Celtic 2
1
Rangers Report
Pictures
John Clark and Steve Chalmers released.
14th
Testimonial (Guest)
Kilmarnock 2
7
Celtic Report Pictures Frank Beattie Testimonial; Dalglish scores 6 goals
26th
Friendly
Hapoel
0
1
Celtic
Report
Pictures

Celtic signed Billy Mitchell from Raith Rovers and Gordon Marshall (Snr) from Hibernian

Date
Competition
Home Team
Score
Score
Away Team
Report
Pictures
Notes
JUL
23rd Friendly Cork Hibernian 1 2 Celtic Report Pictures
26th
Friendly
Limerick
1
6
Celtic
Report
Pictures
Death of Charlie Tully at the age of 47.
31st
Drybrough Cup Celtic
5
2
Dumbarton
Report
Pictures
AUG
4th
Drybrough Cup St Johnstone
2
4
Celtic Report Pictures
6th
Friendly
Stirling Albion
1
1
Celtic
Report
Pictures
7th
Drybrough Cup Final
Aberdeen
2
1
Celtic
Report
Pictures
9th
Friendly
Blackpool
4
3
Celtic
Report
Pictures
11th
Friendly
Queen’s Park
3
5
Celtic
Report
Pictures
Played at Lesser Hampden
14th
League Cup Celtic 2
0
Rangers Report Pictures Played at Ibrox
18th
League Cup Morton 0
1
Celtic Report Pictures
21st
League Cup Ayr United 0
3
Celtic Report Pictures
25th
League Cup Celtic 0
1
Morton Report Pictures
28th
League Cup Rangers
0
3
Celtic
Report Pictures
30th
League Cup Celtic 4
1
Ayr United Report Pictures
SEP
1st
Friendly
Celtic
3
0
Nacional
Report
Pictures
4th
League Division 1 Celtic 9
1
Clyde Report Pictures
8th
League Cup Clydebank 0
5
Celtic Report Pictures
11th
League Division 1 Rangers 2
3
Celtic Report Pictures Third Ibrox victory in a month; Steve Chalmers joins Morton
15th
European Cup1st Rd B1903 Copenhagen 2
1
Celtic Report Pictures 1st Leg
18th
League Division 1 Celtic 3
1
Morton Report
Pictures
22nd
League Cup Celtic 6
2
Clydebank Report Pictures Sir Robert Kelly, chairman of Celtic died; Debut for Brian McLaughlin
25th
League Division 1 Airdrieonians 0
5
Celtic Report Pictures
29th
European Cup 1st Rd
Celtic 3
0
B1903 Copenhagen Report Pictures agg 4-2
OCT
2nd
League Division 1 Celtic 0
1
St Johnstone Report Pictures
6th
League Cup Celtic 3
0
St Mirren Report Pictures
9th
League Division 1 Hibernian 0
1
Celtic Report Pictures
12th
Friendly
East Stirling
1
5
Celtic
Report
Pictures
16th
League Division 1 Celtic 3
1
Dundee Report Pictures
20th
European Cup 2nd Rd
Celtic 5
0
Sliema Wanderers Report Pictures 1st Leg; John Hughes and Willie Wallace sold to Crystal Palace
23rd
League Cup Final
Celtic
1
4
Partick Thistle
Report Pictures
27th
League Division 1 Dunfermline Athletic 1
2
Celtic Report Pictures Denis Connaghan signed from St Mirren; first team debut
30th League Division 1 Ayr United 0
1
Celtic Report Pictures
NOV
3rd
European Cup 2nd Rd
Sliema Wanderers 1
2
Celtic Report Pictures 2nd Leg
6th
League Division 1 Celtic 1
1
Aberdeen Report Pictures Celtic sign Dixie Deans from Motherwell for £20,000
13th
League Division 1 Dundee United 1
5
Celtic Report Pictures
20th
League Division 1 Celtic 2
0
Falkirk Report Pictures
27th
League Division 1 Partick Thistle 1
5
Celtic Report Pictures Dixie Deans debut
DEC
4th League Division 1 Celtic 5
1
Kilmarnock Report Pictures
11th League Division 1 Celtic 2
1
East Fife Report Pictures
18th League Division 1 Motherwell 1
5
Celtic Report Pictures Tommy Gemmell moves to Nottingham Forest for £30,000
25th League Division 1 Celtic 3
2
Heart of Midlothian Report Pictures
27th
Friendly
Raith Rovers
2
2
Celtic
Report
Pictures