| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December |
June
| 1st | 2000: Martin O’Neill is appointed Celtic manager. |
| 2nd | 1937: A 20,000 crowd attend Celtic Park to watch a non-title boxing bout between Benny Lynch and Belfast’s Jim Warnock.Warnock would win on points. |
| 3rd | 1878: All time Celtic great Peter Somers born in Strathaven, Lanarkshire |
| 4th | 1949: Lou Macari born in Largs.
1977: Kenny Dalglish scores the winner at Wembley as Scotland beat England 2-1. Danny McGrain also plays. 1986: Roy Aitken is the only Celt in the Scotland team beaten 1-0 by Denmark in the World Cup (Mexico 86) |
| 5th | 1946: Celtic 0-2 Rangers, Victory Cup. Drunk Rangers-biased referee creates havoc, and Celtic players punished heavily for it. A controversial replay which saw Rangers get loads of favours and trouble led to fines/suspensions for Celtic players and the club. Paterson and Mallan of Celtic were suspended for three months and Lynch of Celtic for one month: “The most unfair punishment ever meted out by the referees committee was to George Paterson. The cruelty of his sentence was shattering to both player and club.“
1975: Jock Stein turns down an offer to manage Scotland to stay with Celtic. 1976: Rock Legends The Who play a stadium gig at Celtic Park, one of the world’s loudest ever bands 1991: American Evangelical preacher Billy Graham holds a mass service at Celtic Park as part of his ‘Mission Scotland‘ ‘crusade’. |
| 6th | 1941: Celtic crash to a 5-2 first-leg defeat to Hibernian at Parkhead in their first ever match in the inaugural Summer Cup.
2014: Ronny Deila takes up the role as Celtic Manager. |
| 7th | 1967: Celtic win 1-0 at Real Madrid in a testimonial game for Alfredo di Stefano |
| 8th | 1964: Frank Brogan is sold to Ipswich for £12,000 |
| 9th | 1986: Roy Aitken is the only Celt in the Scotland team defeated 2-1 by West Germany in the World Cup (Mexico 86)
2010: Neil Lennon is officially appointed manager of Celtic following his spell as caretaker boss. |
| 10th | 1938: Celtic defeat Everton 1-0 to claim the Empire Exhibition Trophy at Hampden Park.
1938:Joe McBride was born in Govan, Glasgow. |
| 11th | 1990: Paul McStay is in the Scotland team which is defeated 1-0 by Costa Rica in the World Cup (Italia 90)
1990: Pat Bonner and Chris Morris are in the Republic of Ireland side which draw 1-1 with England in the World Cup (Italia 90) |
| 12th | 2010: Celtic’s Ki Sung-Yung (South Korea) and Georgios Samaras (Greece) go head to head in the World Cup at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth. South Korea emerge comfortable 2-0 victors against a sorry Greek side. |
| 13th | 1986: Roy Aitken and Paul McStay are in the Scotland team which draws 0-0 with Uruguay in the World Cup (Mexico 86) |
| 14th | 1974: Danny McGrain, David Hay and Kenny Dalglish are in the Scotland team which beat Zaire 2-0 in the World Cup. (West Germany 74)
1994: Lou Macari is sacked as Celtic manager |
| 15th | 1977: Kenny Dalglish and Danny McGrain played for Scotland away in Chile. Scotland won 4-2 and Dalglish scored. This was his last goal as a Celtic player.
1982: Danny McGrain in the Scotland team which beat New Zealand 5-2 in the World Cup.(Spain 82) |
| 16th | 1954: Willie Fernie and Neil Mochan are in the Scotland team beaten 1-0 by Austria in the World Cup. (Switzerland 54)
2009:Tony Mowbray is appointed Celtic Manager in succession to Gordon Strachan. |
| 17th | 1897: The recently appointed Celtic Board of Directors hold their first ever meeting following the decision to turn the club into a limited company.
1953:Patsy Gallagher dies at his home in Scotstoun, Glasgow at the age of 62. 1990: Pat Bonner and Chris Morris are in the Republic of Ireland side that draw 0-0 with Eygpt in the World Cup. (Italia 90) |
| 18th | 1974: Danny McGrain, David Hay and Kenny Dalglish are in the Scotland team which draw 0-0 with Brazil in the World Cup. (West Germany 74)
1994: Pat Bonner is in the Republic of Ireland team which defeats Italy 1-0 in the World Cup. (USA 94) |
| 19th | 1911: Celtic plays host to one of the first combined shinty/hurling match, between Dublin Celtic & Glasgow Cowal .
1954: Neil Mochan and Willie Fernie in the Scotland team beaten 7-0 by Uruguay in the World Cup. (Switzerland 54) |
| 20th | 1873: Celtic great Willie Orr born in Shotts, Lanarkshire
1888: Celtic are defeated 4-3 by Clyde in a friendly (Celtic’s first ever defeat); this is also the oldest & longest continuing match fixture in Celtic’s history. 1948: Charlie Tully joins the Bhoys from Belfast Celtic for a fee of approx £8,000. 1983: Celtic sign Brian McClair from Motherwell for £70,000 1991: Liam Brady appointed Celtic manager. |
| 21st | 1913: Shinty/Hurling: Scotland and Ireland clashed at Celtic Park in a match organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
1990: Pat Bonner and Chris Morris are in the Republic of Ireland team which draws 1-1 with Holland in the World Cup. (Italia 90) |
| 22nd | 1965: Lubomir Moravcik born in Nitra Czechoslovakia.
1974: Danny McGrain, David Hay and Kenny Dalglish are in the Scotland team which draw 0-0 with Yugoslavia in the World Cup. (West Germany 74) 1982: Danny McGrain comes on for Scotland in the 2-2 draw with the USSR in the World Cup. The match is his 62nd and last appearance for Scotland. (Spain 82) 1983: Charlie Nicholas leaves Celtic to sign for Arsenal. |
| 23rd | 1940: Willie Wallace born in Kirkintilloch.
1965: Jimmy McMeneny dies at the age of 85. 1994: Pat Bonner concedes two goals as the Republic of Ireland lose 2-1 to Mexico in the World Cup. (USA 94) |
| 24th | 1978: Shunsuke Nakamura born in Yokohama, Japan. |
| 25th | 1966: Stevie Chalmers scores for Scotland in the 1-1 draw with Brazil at Hampden. John Clark was also in the Scotland side.
1971: Neil Lennon, born in Lurgan. 1985: Scott Brown born, Dunfermline, Scotland 1990: Pat Bonner and Chris Morris are in the Republic of Ireland side which qualify for the Quarter Finals of the World Cup after a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory over Romania. The game had ended 0-0 a.e.t. (Italia 90) |
| 26th | 1905: Celtic sign Robert Campbell from Queen’s Park |
| 27th | 1931: Celtic continue their tour of the US and Canada with a 3-1 win over Toronto side Ulster United. |
| 28th | 1992: Pop legend ‘Prince’ played at Celtic Park as part of his Diamonds & Pearls tour
1994: Pat Bonner keeps a clean sheet as the Republic of Ireland draw 0-0 with Norway to progress to the second round of the World Cup. (USA 94) |
| 29th | 1931: Celtic end their summer tour of North America with a 4-1 victory over Baltimore. |
| 30th | 1990: Pat Bonner and Chris Morris are in the Republic of Ireland team which lose 1-0 to hosts Italy in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. (Italia 90) |