‘Tic Toons – Willie Maley, 1900 ‘Nothing succeeds like success’
Twelve seasons on from the club’s foundation and Celtic were already a main player in Scottish football. As Club Secretary and Manager, former player Willie Maley was very much the…
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Book competition – win a copy of Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
We have a signed copy of Frank Rafters book on The Celtic Effect to win in our new book competition. Just answer this question about one of the key figures…
Celtic Book Review – ‘Standing on the Shoulders of Giants’ by Frank Rafters
As far as Celtic debuts go, this book by Frank Rafters is up there with Jorge Cadette and Barry Robson in terms of memorable first impressions. With over 450 pages…
‘Tic Toons – Celtic 1922, Scottish League Champions
The Celtic team of 1922 contained some truly famous names: Patsy Gallacher, The Mighty Atom; Charlie Shaw, statistically the best Celtic goalkeeper ever; the McStay brothers (great-uncles to the later…
The Sorrowful Mysteries – Tony Cascarino
At first glance, the Celtic career of Tony Cascarno could be easily summed up in one grammatically bad sentence. A poor signing by a poor manager during one of the…
‘Tic Toons – Quality Street Gang
A cracking wee cartoon of the leading members of Celtic’s famous reserve team of the 1960s, the Quality Street Gang/Kids. Reared by Sean Fallon and blooded by Jock Stein, some…
‘Tic Toons – Bobbbbbbbby Evaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaans!!!
A favourite of the Celtic support throughout the late 1940s and 1950s, Bobby Evans was a classy defender once referred to as “a team in himself.” Flame-haired and expertly coiffured,…
“School’s out – forever!”
The new Pathway to Paradise is taking shape nicely . . . London Road primay school is gone. Big changes taking shape at Celtic’s front door.
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