21st December – Five Memorable Celtic Moments on this Day

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·21 December 2025

21st December – Five Memorable Celtic Moments on this Day

Five memorable Celtic moments, with a nod to the late Celtic Historian and Celtic Star legend David Potter, on this day starting on 21 December 1907…

Jimmy Quinn scored

ONE – SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 1907 – A gloomy midwinter day at Celtic Park and the Celtic supporters were as much “gloomed” as anyone else (as The Scottish Referee put it) when Kilmarnock scored first. But then Jimmy Quinn, Alec Bennett, Peter Somers and Davie Hamilton all score to give Celtic a 4-1 victory. Celtic are now third in the League behind Falkirk and Dundee.

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Adam McLean scored twice

TWO – SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 1918 – The impressive young Adam McLean scores twice for Celtic as they beat Hamilton Accies 2-1 at Douglas Park. There is still an air of unreality about life in late 1918. The war is over, but so many men are still in uniform, and so many men are now back in Glasgow with horrendous disfigurements.

Jimmy McGrory scored a hat-trick

THREE – SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 1935 – It is midwinter’s day at Parkhead, the pitch is hard and visibility is difficult in the mist, but 40,000 are there to see Jimmy McGrory score a hat-trick and become the greatest goal scorer of all time as he beats Hughie Ferguson’s record of 364 with a diving header. The other goals are scored by Willie Buchan and Frank Murphy as Celtic beat Aberdeen 5-3.

“Midwinter’s Day at Celtic Park When December’s mist hung hoary But you can keep your Santa Claus Cos we’ve got James McGrory!”

John Clark scored

FOUR – SATURDAY 21 DECEMBER 1963 – It s a very cold day at Parkhead and Celtic have to dig deep to eke out a 2-1 win at Celtic Park before 25,000 freezing spectators who light fires on the terracing to heat themselves up. John Divers scores for Celtic and then John Clark scored one of his rare goals before Motherwell’s Joe McBride pulls one back.

FIVE – TUESDAY 21 DECEMBER 2010 – In sub-zero temperatures in what is possibly the coldest night Celtic have ever played a football match, Kilmarnock look like winning at Parkhead for the first time since December 1955 until Thomas Rogne gets a late equaliser for Celtic before 44,522 shivering fans.

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Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter and personally signed by Danny McGrain. Order at celticstarbooks.com and you will also receive a FREE copy of Willie Fernie – Putting on the Style