1947

Matches: Year by Year | Pictures: Year by Year

 

Celtic Games Played:- 1947
Other Match Pages:- 1946 | 1948
Decade of Matches:- 1941-1950
Picture Pages:- 1946-47 | 1947-48
League Tables:- 1946-47 | 1947-48

Due to appalling weather conditions Celtic only managed to play one game between the 25th January and 22nd March. Part of the reason that the Friendly against Aston Villa south of the border was organised was to give the players match competition.

DateCompetitionHome TeamScoreScoreAway TeamReportPicturesNotes
JAN        
1stLeague Division ARangers1
1
CelticReportPictures 
2ndLeague Division ACeltic1
5
AberdeenReportPictures(RECORD HOME DEFEAT POST-WAR)
4thLeague Division ACeltic2
0
Queen of the SouthReportPictures 
11thLeague Division AQueen’s Park1
3
CelticReportPicturesWillie Gallacher sent off
18thLeague Division AThird Lanark0
0
CelticReportPictures 
25th
Scottish Cup
Dundee
2
1
Celtic
Report
Pictures
 
FEB        
22ndLeague Division ACeltic2
1
St MirrenReportPictures 
MAR        
1st
Friendly
Aston Villa
1
2
Celtic
ReportPictures 
22ndLeague Division ACeltic2
0
Partick ThistleReportPictures 
29thLeague Division AKilmarnock1
2
CelticReportPictures 
APR        
12thLeague Division AHibernian2
0
CelticReportPicturesJohn McPhail’s comeback game.
15th
Friendly
Belfast Celtic4
4
Celtic
ReportPictures 
17th
Friendly
Derry City
1
0
Celtic
ReportPictures 
21st
Testimonial (Guest)
Shamrock Rovers
0
3
Celtic
ReportPicturesJ McKinnell Testimonial
26thLeague Division ACeltic0
0
FalkirkReportPictures 
30Glasgow Charity CupCeltic00Queen’s ParkCeltic won 6-1 on corners
MAY        
3rdLeague Division ACeltic3
2
MotherwellReportPicturesJimmy Sirrell sent off
5Glasgow Charity CupCeltic11Third LanarkCeltic won 7-2 on corners
6th
Friendly
Stirling Albion
1
2
Celtic
ReportPictures 
14th
Glasgow Charity Cup Final
Rangers
1
0
Celtic
Report
Pictures
played at Ibrox
17th
Charity Match
Peebles Rovers3
6
Celtic
ReportPicturesfor Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
27th
Testimonial (Guest)
Leeds United1
3
Celtic
ReportPicturesEric Stephenson Testimonial
         

On the 20th July Seton Airlie left Celtic and joined FC Cannes.

      
         
 Season Review      
 League Table 1946-47      
 Statistics 1946-47      
 Scottish Cup 1946-47      
 League Cup 1946-47      
        
        
        
 Celtic Team Line-Up 1947-48      
         
AUG        
9thLeague CupRangers2
0
CelticReportPictures 
13thLeague Division AAirdrieonians3
2
CelticReportPictures 
16thLeague CupCeltic1
1
DundeeReportPictures 
19th
Glasgow Cup 1st Rd
Celtic
1
1
Clyde
report
Pictures
 
23rdLeague CupCeltic3
1
Third LanarkReportPicturesAlec Boden‘s debut game
27thLeague Division ACeltic4
0
Queen’s ParkReportPictures25th September Tommy Kiernan transfers to Stoke City
30thLeague CupCeltic2
0
RangersReport
Pictures
 
SEP        
3rd
Glasgow Cup 1st Rd Replay
Clyde
0
2
Celtic
ReportPictures 
6thLeague CupDundee4
1
CelticReportPictures 
10th
Glasgow Cup SF
Celtic
1
3
Third Lanark
ReportPictures 
13thLeague CupThird Lanark3
2
CelticReportPictures 
20thLeague Division ARangers2
0
CelticReportPictures 
27thLeague Division ACeltic0
1
MotherwellReportPictures 
OCT       1st October Pat McDonald transfers to Dunfermline
4thLeague Division AAberdeen2
0
CelticReportPictures 
11thLeague Division ACeltic3
2
MortonReportPictures 
18thLeague Division AClyde2
0
CelticReportPictures 
25thLeague Division ACeltic4
3
Queen of the SouthReportPictures 
NOV        
8thLeague Division ACeltic0
3
FalkirkReportPictures 
15thLeague Division APartick Thistle3
5
CelticReportPictures12th November Frank Walsh signed from Kilmarnock
22ndLeague Division ASt Mirren1
2
CelticReportPictures 
DEC        
6thLeague Division ACeltic1
1
DundeeReportPictures 
13thLeague Division AHibernian1
1
CelticReportPictures 
20thLeague Division ACeltic0
0
AirdrieoniansReportPictures 
25thLeague Division ACeltic4
2
Heart of MidlothianReportPictures 
27thLeague Division AQueen’s Park3
2
CelticReportPictures