8th March 1967: Celtic v Vojvodina European Cup – Part One

6th March ‘Joe McBride, of Celtic goes into Killearn Hospital on Wednesday and he will have his cartilage operation on Friday morning’. That was the news in one of the evening papers on the Monday before the Vojvodina tie, a bitterly disappointing moment but hopefully one which will lead to a return to fitness for …

11th March 1967: Celtic v Queen’s Park Scottish Cup – Part One

The Morning After the Night Before Like a good boy, after all the euphoria and hysteria inside – and outside – Celtic Park, I eventually made my way home, had a wee celebration with my family plus a couple of uncles who lived nearby and hit the pillow just about midnight. Both matches against the …

11th March 1967: Celtic v Queen’s Park Scottish Cup – Part Two

Morning of the Match I was up early and walking round the district where my parents lived. Everyone I passed wanted to have a few words, which was very kindly but made my walk a fairly stop/start affair. Still, I could feel the pressure lessening on the outside of the ankle although it was nowhere …

18th March 1967 Celtic v Dunfermline League

13th March The big news in the press on the Monday after the Queen’s Park match was the draw for the semi finals of the Scottish Cup. It was – Celtic            v       Clyde or Hamilton  ( Hampden) Dundee Utd  v       Hibs or Aberdeen    (Ibrox) The other big story was the Jimmy Johnstone incident from the …

20th March 1967:  Celtic v Falkirk League – Part Two

Pre-match For the second time that day, I made the trip from my parents’ house over to Celtic Park. Curiously enough, I suppose I should have felt a little more apprehensive heading to Parkhead for a first-team match but in actual fact, I had been much more worried going over in the morning to go …

25th March 1967: Hearts v Celtic League

21st March On the Tuesday morning, the Celtic fans in the country would have been pleased to read the headlines in the press and the accompanying words alongside. This is a typical example of the coverage of the Falkirk match –