On This Day - MayThis is a featured page

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

May

1st 1950: Danny McGrain born in Glasgow.

1971 : The Lisbon Lions turn out for the last time against Clyde in a 6-1 win against Clyde at Parkhead. Ronnie Simpson leads the team out but cannot play because of injury.
2nd 1997: Tommy Burns dismissed as Celtic manager.
3rd 1975: Billy McNeill makes his final appearance in the Hoops as he skippers Celtic to a 3-1 Scottish Cup final victory over Airdrie at Hampden.

1986: Celtic defeat St Mirren 5-0 at Love Street to clinch the league title from Hearts on goal difference.
4th 1974: Celtic cruise to a 3-0 Scottish Cup final win over Dundee United at Hampden to claim the 'Double'.
5th 2007: Celtic went to Ibrox having already been crowned league champions but duly slumped to a 2-0 defeat.
6th 1970: Celtic lose 2-1 to Feyenoord after extra time in the final of the European Cup at the San Siro, Milan.

1972: Dixie Deans nets a hat-trick as Celtic beat Hibernian 6-1 in the Scottish Cup final at Hampden to claim the 'double'.
7th 1977: Andy Lynch's penalty gives Celtic victory in a 1-0 win over Rangers in the Scottish Cup final.
8th 1953: Celtic sign Neil Mochan from Middlesbrough for a fee of £8,000.
9th 1893: Celtic clinch their first ever League Championship with a 3-1 home victory over Leith Athletic.

1945:Celtic win The Victory in Europe Cup defeating Queens Park in the Final.
10th 1980: A George McCluskey goal in extra time gives Celtc a 1-0 victory over Rangers in the Scottish Cup final.
11th 1953: A Bobby Collins goal gives Celtic a thoroughly deserved 1-0 win over English champions Arsenal in the First Round of the Coronation Cup.

1979: Celtic win 2-0 against St Mirren at Ibrox in a game played on a Friday evening. Love Street was in the process of reconstruction and Police would not allow the game to be played on the Saturday due to Rangers playing Hibs at Hampden. Lennox and McCluskey scored.
12th 1971: Celtic defeat Rangers 2-1 in the Scottish Cup final, after a replay.

1984: Celtic sign Alan McInally from Ayr United.
13th 2000: Mark Fotheringham becomes the youngest player to play a competitive game for Celtic when he debuts in the league clash with St Johnstone. He was aged 16 years and 204 days.
14th 1960: Celtic wear numbers on their shorts for the first time as they defeat Sparta Rotterdam 5-1 in a friendly at Parkhead.


1988: Celtic clinch the 'double' in their centenary season with a 2-1 Scottish Cup final victory at Hampden against Dundee United
15th 1982: Celtic defeat St Mirren 3-0 at Parkhead to clinch a second succesive league title.

1993: Celtic entertain Dundee at Parkhead. The match is the last league game to be played in front of the Jungle terracing. The famous enclosure would be converted to a seated area.

2001: Lisbon Lion Bobby Murdoch died in the Victoria Infirmary,Glasgow aged 56 - The first of "The Lions" to pass away.

2008:Tommy Burns dies of cancer aged 51 years.
16th 1953: Celtic defeat Manchester United 2-1 in the semi-final of the Coronation Cup thanks to goals from Bertie peacock and Neil Mochan.
17th 1956: Jock Stein plays his last game for Celtic in a friendly against Coleraine in Ireland.

1966: Jock Stein named Britain's Manager of the Year
18th 1840:Brother Walfrid was born

1967: Jock Stein named Britain's Manager of the Year for the second year in succesion.

1985: Celtic defeat Dundee Utd 2-1 in the 100th Scottish Cup final.
19th 1984: Roy Aitken is sent-off as Celtic are defeated 2-1 after extra time by Aberdeen in Scottish Cup final at Hampden
20th 1953: Celtic lift the Coronation Cup at Hampden after defeating Hibernian 2-0 in the final.

1989: Joe Miller's solitary goal gives Celtic a 1-0 victory in the Scottish Cup final against Rangers.
21st 1979: Ten man Celtic come twice from behind to defeat Rangers 4-2 at Parkhead and claim the league championship in the most dramatic of fashions.


2003: Celtic 2-3 Porto, UEFA Cup final in Seville
22nd 2004: Henrik Larsson scores twice on his last competitive game for the club, as Celtic come from behind to defeat Dunfermline 3-1 in the Scottish Cup final.
23rd 1931: Celtic open their tour of the United States and Canada with a 6-1 victory in Philadelphia over Pennsylvannia All Stars.
24th 1931: Celtic defeat New York Giants 3-2 at the Polo Grounds, New York.

1960: Pat Bonner born in Donegal, Ireland
25th 1967: Celtic win the European Cup in Lisbon

2009:Gordon Strachan resigns from the post of Celtic Manager.
26th 2001: Celtic beat Hibernian 3-1 at Hampden to lift the Scottish Cup and claim the treble.

2007: Jean-Joel Perrier Doumbe's goal gives Celtic a 1-0 victory in the Scottish Cup final against Dunfermline.
27th 1995: Celtic beat Airdrie 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final to claim their first trophy in six years.
28th 1888: Celtic play their first ever match as they triumph 5-2 over Rangers in the friendly tie at the first Celtic park.

1987: Billy McNeill appointed manager of Celtic for the second time.

2005: Celtic defeat Dundee Utd 1-0 in the Scottish Cup final, in Martin O'Neill's final game in charge.
29th 1983: Manchester United offer £600,000 for Charlie Nicholas
30th 1983: Billy McNeill leaves Celtic to become the new manager of Manchester City
31st 1931: Celtic are defeated 1-0 by Fall River in Rhode Island as the Bhoys continue their tour of the US and Canada.



TheHumanTorpedo
TheHumanTorpedo 		Latest page update: made by TheHumanTorpedo , Jun 14 2011, 10:09 AM EDT (about this update About This Update TheHumanTorpedo Edited by TheHumanTorpedo


view changes
- complete history)
Keyword tags: None
More Info: links to this page

Threads for this page

There are no threads for this page.  Be the first to start a new thread.