Nine in a Row – Green Friday Sale now on at Celtic Star Books

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·26 November 2025

Nine in a Row – Green Friday Sale now on at Celtic Star Books

Celtic Star Books Green Friday Sale is Now On!

All books HALF PRICE, excluding Celtic in the Eighties…

Enjoy 50% off all our Celtic books, excluding Celtic in the Eighties in our Green Friday sale at Celtic Star books. And remember you’ll only be charged for postage on one book, so order as many different ones as you like and the deliver charge stays the same! All the books on sale are no priced at just £10 each giving you some brilliant value and quality gifts your Old Bhoy, or yourself will just love.

Here are the high quality Celtic books we have available at Celtic Star Books including the wonderful final Celtic book by the late David Potter. Order your copy of Celtic in the Eighties and it will be delivered quickly, will be personally signed by Celtic legend Danny McGrain plus you’ll also receive a complimentary copy of Willie Fernie – Putting on the Style…

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1. Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter – signed by Danny McGrain

Celtic in the Eighties by David Potter.

A decade book-ended by two Scottish Cup finals, reflecting the thrilling rollercoaster of events and emotions which defined Celtic Football Club in the 1980s. Where the exciting young teams created by Billy McNeill and David Hay captured our hearts as they challenged for honours against the toughest of opposition at home and abroad.

Led by inspirational captains, Danny McGrain, Roy Aitken then Paul McStay, we enjoyed so many iconic triumphs as Celtic supporters that decade. Who can forget those late comebacks to win the Scottish Cup against all odds, with unbelievable strikes from Davie Provan and Frank McGarvey in 1985 then Frank McAvennie’s Centenary double three years later. Or thrilling last-day title victories, none more so than the Miracle of Love Street in May 1986.

Glorious European nights against Ajax and Sporting Lisbon, and of course, this is Celtic, so there will always be a Partizan Belgrade thrown into the mix. The fairytale club indeed, but with a few twists in the plot.

2. Celtic in the Thirties – Volume One by Matt Corr

Celtic in the Thirties – Volume One

At the beginning of the 1930s, as a new Celtic Park emerged to dominate Glasgow’s east end skyline, Willie Maley was assembling the most exciting, attacking young Celtic team, seeking to restore the grand old club to its former glory and take his side across the Atlantic to the New World for the first time, thus fulfilling a long-held dream.

What happened over the next few years is perhaps the most remarkable series of events in the long history of the fairytale club, featuring a cast list of names who are revered to this day. Legends such as the three Young Princes, John Thomson, Jimmy McGrory and Peter Scarff…and so many others.

With input and insights from family members of those involved, follow author Matt Corr as he takes you step by step through the historic triumphs, the ground-breaking adventures and the heartbreaking tragedies which made up the first part of that incredible decade. It is a football story like no other.

3. Celtic in the Thirties – Volume Two by Matt Corr

Celtic in the Thirties – Volume Two

Following the series of tragedies which dominated the first part of the decade, Willie Maley and Jimmy McMenemy are building another truly great Celtic side, which will establish Glasgow’s grand old team as not just the best in Scotland but far beyond.

New heroes such as Jimmy Delaney, Malcolm MacDonald and so many others emerge to join the remaining old guard, led by the Great McGrory, and soon records are tumbling as the Celts reach new heights, embarking on a glorious trophy-laden spree which culminated in the stunning Empire Exhibition success in our Golden Jubilee year of 1938.

And the end of the decade brought the outbreak of war and the passing of an era which had spanned more than half a century, as the veteran Maley reluctantly took his leave of Celtic, the cause to which he had devoted his life.

With input and insights from family members of those involved, author Matt Corr takes you step by step through the historic triumphs and achievements of Willie Maley’s last great Celtic team. It is a remarkable story.

4. Majic, Stan and the King of Japan by Matt Corr

Majic, Stan and the King of Japan

In the summer of 2005, incoming Celtic manager Gordon Strachan faced one of the most difficult jobs in world football, charged with restoring the fortunes of the grand old club after a heartbreaking end to the previous season, which saw legendary boss Martin O’Neill and many of the stars who had delivered such incredible success in the early part of the new millennium take their leave. The end of an era.

But this is Celtic…and our nights are darkest just before the dawn. Soon we would witness the thrilling emergence of a team of exciting new heroes who would create their own magical history in those iconic Hoops, as the next chapter in the greatest football story of them all was written, roared on by that Celtic constant, a fanatical worldwide support.

And what a remarkable chapter it is…Celtic theatre at its rollercoaster finest with last-minute dramas, the tragic loss of another of our immortal Lions and the onset of illness of another beloved redhead with Celtic pouring through his veins, then ultimately title triumph as the Hoops battle through a season dismissed by many as being purely transitional to regain their mantle as Scotland’s Champions, the Celts once again the dominant football force in the land.

It’s a season full of characters befitting of any Celtic Story. From Poland came Artur Boruc, the eccentric but brilliant Holy Goalie, and Maciej ‘Majic’ Zurawski, the international duo thrilling Hoops supporters at either end of the pitch. We had the perfect Irish Heartbeat in midfield, new skipper Neil Lennon joined by Roy Keane, the world-class Cork Bhoy fulfilling a lifetime dream by wearing those colours, the duo in their element as they dominate proceedings in a vital win at Ibrox.

And the incredible, lung-bursting power of Stiliyan Petrov, Stan the Man, the Bulgarian captain with his trademark winning goals turning one point into three in Celtic’s relentless pursuit of the honours. It’s a campaign where the young pretender Shaun Maloney steps out of the shadows with a series of stunning performances to become Scotland’s Player of the Year, and where John Hartson ends his Celtic career by becoming the latest in a long list of striking superstars to pass the century mark of goals for our club.

Finally, there is the genius of Shunsuke Nakamura, The King of Japan, commencing a Celtic career blessed with the most incredible footballing moments. Little known before his arrival on these shores but still revered two decades later. Technically perfect, he lights up Paradise. It’s time to tell this story. To relive those goals. To remember those songs. When we had Majic, Stan and The King of Japan…

5. The Bould Bhoys! Glory to their name’ by Matthew Marr

The Bould Bhoys – Glory to Their Name

At Celtic Star Books, we take great pride in sharing the stories of the legendary players, teams and events which make up the incredible history of our club. From Kelly to Kyogo, and everything in between.

In our seventh publication – The Bould Bhoys! “Glory to their name,” we follow the exploits of a wonderful early Celtic team in their attempt to win the Scottish League for the first time, with joy, controversy and intrigue every step of the way.

Author Matthew Marr picks up the story of our early Celtic heroes in the summer of 1892, three years down the line from Walfrid & The Bould Bhoys, our Autumn 2021 publication which completely sold out on hardback and is now available in Kindle form only. The fledgling club from Glasgow’s east end, established for the most noble of reasons, has won the prestigious Scottish Cup against all odds, beating the established order of the day, notably nine-time winners Queen’s Park.

But there is unfinished business for The Bould Bhoys…

A new, season-long competition is up for grabs, the Scottish League Championship, viewed by many observers as a better test than the briefer knockout cup competitions to determine who is ‘the best in Scotland.’ What a cast of characters. Dan Doyle. Willie Maley. James Kelly. Johnny Madden. Sandy McMahon. Celts who thrilled our forefathers – “Glory to their name.”

The story of that season will now thrill you, as we reach the 130th anniversary of these events this spring. Matthew will walk you through each twist and turn as it occurs, bringing the heroes to life and placing you at every match as Celtic strive to succeed back-to-back Scottish champions Dumbarton as the team at the top of the League, looking down on the others. The more things change. If you love your Celtic history…then this is for you.

6. Willie Fernie – Putting on the Style by David Potter

Willie Fernie – Putting on the Style by David Potter

Piling on the agony, putting on the style. That’s what Glasgow Celtic have been doing all this while. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven ways to make you smile. Watching Willie Fernie putting on the style!

Just one verse from the many songs still sung today which record glorious Celtic victories from the fabulous ‘50s, a decade which witnessed the Coronation Cup, Hampden in the Sun and a first League and Cup Double in 40 years, the last before captain Jock Stein became a revered Celtic manager.

A time of heroes in Hoops, such as Charles Patrick Tully, Bobby Evans, Sean Fallon and Neil Mochan. However, for many Celtic supporters of the day, one man epitomised that era, the Wizard of the Dribble, Willie Fernie, a beautiful, elegant footballer who was a key figure in all of those wonderful triumphs with goals and assists whilst playing in any number of positions.

Willie would enjoy a spell in England before returning to his beloved Celtic to help bring on the youngsters who would become European champions, then move into a coaching role under Jock Stein to develop the multi-talented generation known as the Quality Street Gang. This is his story.

“Those of us who saw Willie Fernie play for Celtic saw a genius,” David Potter

7. Harry Hood – Twice as Good by Matt Corr

Harry Hood – Twice as Good by Matt Corr

Mention the name Harry Hood and it evokes memories of a wonderful footballer in a glorious era, most notably at Celtic, his boyhood club. Wearing those magical, unspoilt green and white Hoops.

Of the chants which rang out as he scored vital goals for Celtic, against the giants of European football under those massive lights in Glasgow’s east end, in the intensity of the city’s fierce derbies or major cup finals before six-figure crowds. Moments which created history.

Skilful, intelligent and classy, with 125 goals and over 300 games for Celtic in that post-Lisbon era, where the Lions and Quality Street Gang merged with Jock Stein’s astute signings to keep the Hoops at the summit of European football. A key man in an incredible team, some of whom pay tribute to Harry in this, his official biography. Oh Harry, Harry! He did it all.

Please note that as with all copies of this book sold, £1 will be donated to Marie Curie in memory of Harry Hood.

8. Alec McNair – Celtic’s Icicle by David Potter

Alec McNair – Celtic’s Icicle by David Potter

Alec McNair wore Celtic’s colours an incredible 716 times over that period, second only to Billy McNeill, whose total of 822 included over 200 matches in the League Cup and European football, neither of which were available in the era of McNair.

He made 584 League appearances, still a club record. For the last of those games, against Queen’s Park in April 1925, he was 42 years and 4 months young, another record. Indeed, Alec McNair is the only outfield player in Celtic’s proud 133-year history to take the field beyond his 40th birthday, with his goalkeeper of that golden era, fellow ‘Holy Trinity’ member Charlie Shaw, the only other man to play for Celtic after achieving the age of 40.

And it was a highly successful career, as Willie Maley’s first great sides enjoyed a golden era.

Alec’s astonishing medal haul of 34 includes a club record 12 League titles, with his Scottish Cup tally of six beaten only by fellow Celtic legends, Jimmy McMenemy, Billy McNeill and Bobby Lennox. And to literally ‘cap’ things off, as well as being a Celtic icon, Alec McNair was chosen to represent his country no fewer than 15 times, captaining Scotland to victory over both England and Ireland. A genuine all-time legend for both Celtic and Scottish football.

Great stories require great authors to tell them properly. Someone who can get under the skin of the main characters, feel and share their joy and their pain and take you as the reader into the story itself. Fortunately, we have David Potter in this role. A man whose lifelong devotion to his beloved Celtic would sit comfortably beside any of the great names mentioned above. The eminent Celtic historian is in his element here.

9. Invincible by Matt Corr

Invincible by Matt Corr

Invincible is Matt Corr’s stunning debut as a published Celtic author. With forewords from Celtic Invincible Erik Sviatchenko and renowned Celtic author and historian, David Potter, Invincible tells the story of the grand old Glasgow football club’s record-breaking 2016/17 season through the perspective of a lifelong Hoops supporter who follows the Bhoys as events unfold which could not possibly have been envisaged by the worldwide Celtic diaspora just 12 months earlier.

Brendan Rodgers changed everything at Celtic introducing a new, higher level of professionalism and a winning mentality matching the greats like Martin O’Neill and Jock Stein.

Invincible has 288 pages plus a bumper 32 pages of colour courtesy of the wonderful Vagelis Georgariou capturing all the action from that magical Celtic year – surely the best since season 1966-67.

GREEN FRIDAY SALE AT CELTIC STAR BOOKS NOW ON!

Green Friday Sale Now ON – All books shown now HALF PRICE at just £10 each!

Green Friday Sale Now on at Celtic Star Books, all books other than David Potter’s Celtic in the Eighties, are now HALF PRICE! Great Christmas Shopping bargains, choose from Celtic in the Thirties, volumes One and Two, Harry Hood – Twice as Good, Bould Bhoys – Glory to Their Name – The Story of Celtic’s First Title Win, Invincible, Willie Fernie – Putting on the Style, Majic Stan and the King of Japan – Gordon Strachan’s first season at Celtic and there are also a few remaining copies of Alec McNair – Celtic’s Icicle.

All these books shown below are now HALF PRICE at only a TENNER each and please note that you will only be charged postage on the first book in your order, so order two or more and get FREE postage on the second book onwards.

Shop now at Celticstarbooks.com and support the great historical writing from our authors on The Celtic Star. High quality hardback books and the best Celtic writers all in one place. Also if you are ordering any of Matt Corr’s books he’ll be happy to add a personal dedication, just ask in notes when ordering and Matt will do the rest!

Half Price Sale Now on – All these books now only £10. Click on image to order.