| Date | Competition | Home Team | Score | Score | Away Team | Report | Pictures | Notes |
| JAN | ||||||||
| 2nd |
Premier Division |
Celtic |
0 |
1 |
Motherwell |
Report | Pictures | |
| 7th |
Premier Division | Rangers |
3 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 14th |
Premier Division | Aberdeen |
2 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 28 |
Scottish Cup |
Celtic |
P |
P |
Dundee |
– |
– |
Postponed |
| 29th |
Friendly |
Ayr United |
0 |
5 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| FEB | ||||||||
| 6th | Scottish Cup 3rd Rd |
Celtic |
7 |
1 |
Dundee |
Report | Pictures | Debut for Alan Sneddon |
| 25th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
1 |
2 |
St Mirren |
Report | Pictures | |
| 27th |
Scottish Cup 4th Rd |
Celtic |
1 |
1 |
Kilmarnock |
Report | Pictures | |
| MAR | ||||||||
| 1st |
League Cup | Celtic |
2 |
0 |
Heart of Midlothian | Report | Pictures | |
| 4th |
Premier Division | Dundee United |
0 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 6th | Scottish Cup 4th Rd Replay |
Kilmarnock |
1 |
0 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 11th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
3 |
0 |
Ayr United |
Report | Pictures | |
| 18th |
League Cup | Celtic |
1 |
2 |
Rangers |
Report | Pictures | |
| 22nd |
Premier Division | Motherwell |
2 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 25th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
2 |
0 |
Rangers |
Report | Pictures | |
| 29th |
Premier Division | Partick Thistle |
0 |
4 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| APR | ||||||||
| 1st |
Premier Division | Celtic |
2 |
2 |
Aberdeen |
Report | Pictures | |
| 5th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
2 |
1 |
Hibernian |
Report | Pictures | |
| 8th |
Premier Division | Clydebank |
3 |
2 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 12th |
Premier Division | Hibernian |
1 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 15th |
Premier Division | Hibernian |
4 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | Mike Conroy signed and debut |
| 17th | Premier Division | Celtic |
5 |
2 |
Clydebank |
Report | Pictures | Debut for Brian Coyne |
| 22nd |
Premier Division | Celtic |
5 |
2 |
Partick Thistle |
Report | Pictures | |
| 26th |
Premier Division | Clydebank |
1 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 29th |
Premier Division | St Mirren |
3 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | Kay, Gibson, Munro, Temperley and Clifford all given frees |
| 30th |
Testimonial |
Hibernian |
2 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | Pat Stanton Testimonial |
| MAY | Celtic signed 17 y.o. Pat Bonner on 18th May |
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| At the end of May Celtic announced that Billy McNeill would take over as manager the following season. Jock Stein would become an executive director. McNeill would bring John Clark as his assistant. Celtic would part company with Davie McParland and Sean Fallon. |
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| Season Review 1977-78 | ||||||||
| European Cup, Fixtures & Results 1977-78 | ||||||||
| Statistics 1977-78 | ||||||||
| League Table 1977-78 | ||||||||
| Scottish Cup 1977-78 | ||||||||
| League Cup 1977-78 | ||||||||
| Celtic Team Line-Up 1978-79 | ||||||||
| Bob Rooney, long time physiotherapist retired and was replaced by Brian Scott. Frank Connor took over Reserve team coaching. |
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| JUL |
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| 29th |
Friendly |
Montrose |
1 |
3 |
Celtic |
Report |
Pictures |
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| AUG | ||||||||
| 3rd |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | Celtic |
2 |
1 |
Clyde |
Report | Pictures | |
| 5th |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | Clyde |
1 |
6 |
Celtic |
Report |
Pictures |
|
| 8th |
Friendly |
Celtic |
0 |
3 |
Arsenal |
Report |
Pictures |
Pat Stanton retires. |
| 12th |
Premier Division | Morton |
1 |
2 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 14th |
Testimonial |
Celtic |
2 |
3 |
Liverpool |
Report | Pictures | Jock Stein Testimonial |
| 16th |
League Cup | Celtic |
3 |
1 |
Dundee |
Report | Pictures | |
| 19th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
4 |
0 |
Heart of Midlothian | Report | Pictures | Jock Stein becomes manager of Leeds Utd. |
| 23rd |
League Cup | Dundee |
0 |
3 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 26th |
Premier Division | Motherwell |
1 |
5 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 30th |
League Cup | Dundee United | 2 |
3 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| SEP | ||||||||
| 2nd |
League Cup | Celtic |
1 |
0 |
Dundee United |
Report | Pictures | |
| 9th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
3 |
1 |
Rangers |
Report | Pictures | |
| 12th |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | Burnley |
1 |
0 |
Celtic |
Report |
Pictures |
|
| 16th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
0 |
1 |
Hibernian |
Report |
Pictures |
Paul Wilson sold to Motherwell for £50k on 20/9 |
| 23rd |
Premier Division | Partick Thistle |
2 |
3 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | Davie Provan signed for £125,000; debuts |
| 27th |
Anglo-Scottish Cup | Celtic |
1 |
2 |
Burnley |
Report |
Pictures |
|
| 30th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
2 |
1 |
St Mirren |
Report | Pictures | Joe Craig sold to Blackburn Rovers for £45,000 |
| OCT | ||||||||
| 4th |
League Cup | Celtic |
0 |
1 |
Motherwell | Report | Pictures | |
| 7th |
Premier Division | Aberdeen |
4 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 11th |
League Cup | Motherwell | 1 |
4 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 14th |
Premier Division | Dundee United |
1 |
0 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 21st |
Premier Division | Celtic |
0 |
0 |
Morton |
Report | Pictures | |
| 28th |
Premier Division | Heart of Midlothian | 2 |
0 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 30th |
Testimonial (Guest) |
Forfar Athletic | 0 |
3 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | Alex Brash Testimonial |
| NOV | ||||||||
| 4th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
1 |
2 |
Motherwell |
Report | Pictures | Celtic sign Murdo MacLeod from Dumbarton for £100k |
| 8th |
League Cup | Montrose |
1 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 11th |
Premier Division | Rangers |
1 |
1 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 15th |
League Cup | Celtic |
3 |
1 |
Montrose |
Report | Pictures | |
| 18th |
Premier Division | Hibernian |
2 |
2 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 25th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
1 |
0 |
Partick Thistle |
Report | Pictures | |
| DEC | ||||||||
| 9th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
0 |
0 |
Aberdeen |
Report | Pictures | |
| 13th |
League Cup | Celtic |
2 |
3 (a.e.t.) |
Rangers |
Report | Pictures | Ended a run of 155 successive League Cup games without being eliminated from the competition. |
| 16th |
Premier Division | Celtic |
1 |
1 |
Dundee United |
Report | Pictures | |
| 23rd |
Premier Division | Morton |
1 |
0 |
Celtic |
Report | Pictures | |
| 30th |
Premier Division |
Celtic |
P |
P |
Hearts |
– |
– |
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