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Posted on 19/04/202219/04/2022

Issue 8 of The Shamrock out now

Issue 8 of the Celtic retro magazine The Shamrock is now available. Features include: The Goalie who went to Gaol The Story of Celtic’s first-ever trophy by Matthew Marr (@hailhailhistory)…

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Posted on 05/12/202105/12/2021

THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF CELTIC

NO.1 – BROTHER WALFRID For anyone who achieves renown for good works done over the course of a long life, myths attach themselves to their legend the more the years…

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Posted on 05/10/202105/10/2021

Jimmy Hogan – The Parson

“He never forgot the Hungarians.  Neither did any of us.  But unlike us, at least Stein was in a position through the years to pursue the hope that he could…

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Posted on 04/10/2021

CELTIC & ST PAULI

THIS HERE IS MUSIC At the heart of the friendship between Celtic and St Pauli fans lies a shared love of music.  In this follow-up piece to St. Paul &…

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Posted on 14/09/202114/09/2021

CELTIC & ST PAULI

This Here Is Friendship / Das Hier Ist Freundschaft It’s a freezing November night in 1998, Celtic have just beaten Rangers 5-1 and Martin has managed to miss his train…

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Posted on 26/05/202108/06/2021

Retro Big Cup stickers

Celebrate the greatest achievement in Scottish football history with our classic stickers. A6 size (105 mm x 148 mm) £6 for 50 plus P&P KEEP GLASGOW TIDY! All submissions gratefully…

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Posted on 21/02/202104/05/2021

Frank Kelly – A Celtic Centenarian

There is a Celtic song about the 7-1 League Cup Final win over Rangers from 1957 which contains the line ‘For if I live to be a hundred I’ll never…

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Posted on 20/02/202120/02/2021

ON THE BUSES – Emblems of Celtic Supporters Clubs

Some call them boards, some call them plaques. Others call them shields. Whatever term you use, the tradition of club emblems that appear on the back and front of buses…

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Brian Hogan CSC Premier Bhoys
Tam Selleck CSC banner
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John Thomson CSC Cardenden
The Lectern Brighton CSC
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Springburn Bhoys CSC
LISBON RYANS
Cowdenbeath flying Column
Saltmarket CSC
Saltmarket CSC
Wakefield Bhoys
Lone Star CSC Texas
Ballymena Shamrock at Hampden
Tralee CSC banner in Seville
Tralee CSC banner in Seville
Sons of Donegal CSC new banner 2014
Essex Bhoys Slovenia
Fans and banners in the ground
Cavendish 7-1 SISO banner
Tony Mowbray CSC banner in ground
SNP give the dog a bone GB
St Andrews Brake McAtee colour 2
Spirit of '88 Irishtown
Spirit of ’88 Irishtown
AICSC history banner
AICSC history banner
Tommy Burns memorial JB
Packie Bonner CSC Lpool Close up
Pride of Erin 2
Barrowfield Shamrock wee
St Augustines Langloan Coatbridge Jimmy Quinn banner
Banknock Tavern in Turin wee
JFK CSC Perth 1980s 2
Your Day Is Coming
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Wintersgills Neil Lennon 18 CSC
Tanzy Burns CSC Belfast
Paisley Bhoys
Paisley Bhoys
Uddingston CSC
Lisbon Lions CSC v Kaiserslautern 1983
Derry No 1 CSC Early 90s
Falkirk Shamrock CSC
Your Day Is Coming
French Celts CSC
Welcome to Paradise banner
KONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA
Grangemouth No.1 CSC
Fenian Lampost CSC
St Albans CSC Helsingborg
John Thomson banner
Grampian Emerald Flying Column
Coventry Emerald CSC
Let the Rats Drown banner
Alex Salmond Wisdom
Celtic Go Bragh banner GB
Phoenix, Arizona CSC
Molly Maguires CSC Philadelphia
Neil Lennon Celtic to the Core 2007
Sydney City Botany Bay CSC
Sarsfield Banner 1952 at a function Joe Dodds
Cold in his shadow banner
King of Kings CSC Greenock
Sebo banner
Michael Davitt Sod the Bigots banner
Celtic the Champs banner
The Immortal Jock Stein banner
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Port Glasgow Harp CSC
Lisbon Lions CSC
New York CSC banner new 2014
The Franks CSC Gorbals
Tyneside No 1 outside Irish Centre
Scotland Shame GB
Barrowfield Shamrock old banner
Tommy Craig Celtic Club
Wim the Tim CSC Anderlecht
Wolfe Tone CSC in Slovakia
Tom Williams CSC The Popes XI
Randalstown CSC New banner March 07
We're not bigots Mr McCann banner
Glens of Antrim CSC
Zombies banner
Real men conquer Europe
St Brigids CSC Newry
Froggies 2
Vale Discoland CSC
Celtic lion banner, 1970
Celtic lion banner, 1970
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Erskine Bhoys on Tour close up
Lisbon Lions JB
1970 Feyenoord and Celtic fans
SONY DSC
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S/W Ver: 85.83.84P
Carluke Shamrock
Gallowgate Travel Club CSC
Temple and Govan red star small
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St Patricks CSC Lisburn banner
Hill 16 Elite CSC
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Global Hoops CSC
HJC Solidarity banner pic
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Campsie Bhoys
St Andrews Brake Charlie Shaw colour
Henrik in the Gallowgate
Toronto CSC
Our Charlie Doesnt need a Di to Score Sons of Donegal Rotterdam 1981
Stan Petrov Drumchapel hoops banner
Teeside and Darlington
Port Glasgow Emerald Smirnoff
St Pauli CSC
Wolfe Tone Renegades CSC
Woolwich CSC
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Rutherglen Vogue B Murdoch CSC
Kazakhstan Emerald
Carfin Shamrock
St Barr's CSC
Belvidere CSC at Ibrox 1990s
Thomas Kidso Reilly banner
Woolwich CSC
OOR WULLIE Willie Wallace banner 1967 SC Final
St Thomas's CSC Muirkirk Ayrshire
St Thomas’s CSC Muirkirk Ayrshire
Usual Suspects banner GB
Tommy Gemmell CSC Dunblane
St Brendans Corby
Elgin Che Guevara CSC banner
Larkhall CSC
Larkhall CSC
Rutherglen Vogue European medal banner
Montrose CSC FAC
Viewpark bhoys
St Pats Shotts
Anftifa astra flag
London Underground CSC
London Underground CSC
St Patricks CSC Lisburn banner at Celtic Park
YNWA Tommy Burns DR
Phil O'Donnell tribute banner
Phil O’Donnell tribute banner
GB London Calling
Martin Savage CSC
Coatbridge St James CSC
Lisbon Lions CSC on tour
Lisbon Lions CSC on tour
Liam James CSC
TB CSC
Dan Breen Tipperary CSC
Boruc Banner - 23.9.06
Cardenden Celts
Moodiesburn CSC in Luxembourg
Linwood Celtic
Perth CSC banner
Bhoys of Erne CSC Fermanagh
Flats, Flats, Glorious Flats GB
Torridon CSC wee
Kilwinning Bhoys
Penilee Disco bus and fancy dress
Dunbar CSC
Coventry Hay CSC
Baillieston Battalion
Achill Island CSC 2
Paul Lambert CSC Linwood and Johnstone
London Bhoys flag
Lisbon 67 banner v Benfica pro
Bayou Bhoys, New Orleans
Bayou Bhoys, New Orleans
Clydebank Bhoys Celtic cross
Hawick Shamrock
Emerald Inn CSC
Brian Hogan CSC Large tricolour Dublin
Blantyre Tricolour
St Peter's Club, Paisley
St Werburghs Chester CSC
Wimbledon CSC
Aiden McGeady banner JB
Bob Carolgees CSC
Barrowfield Shamrock Trafalgar Square
Joseph Rafferty CSC gd
Fenian Bhoys
Rutherglen Vogue 1968
Tremoni Bhoys CSC
Dam Bhoys
Craig Whyte Shamrock CSC Moodiesburn
Temple Tims basque
Walfrid A football club . . . banner
Sarsfield Brake club WEE amended (2)
Banknock Tavern in Turin
St Matthew's CSC, Short Strand, East Belfast
St Matthew’s CSC, Short Strand, East Belfast
Garngad Brake Club maybe St Mungo outside old Forge Tavern
Duntocher Milan 07
Preston Phoenix CSC
Boab Malcolm started swine flu banner
Pumbs Bar CSC in Lisbon
Pride of Erin CSC Nottingham

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