16th March – Five Memorable Celtic Moments on This Day

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·16 de marzo de 2026

16th March – 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 in 1910…

Peter Johnstone scored

ONE – WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 1910 – Celtic take another step towards their sixth League Championship in a row with a 2-0 win over Third Lanark at Parkhead on a Wednesday afternoon before a poor crowd of 3,000. Jimmy Quinn scores a penalty and the fast developing Peter Johnstone scores the other. It is vital for the club to get back on track today because Saturday’s Cup semi-final defeat to Clyde was a bad blow.

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Bobby Craig scored a hat-trick

TWO – SATURDAY 16 MARCH 1963 – Celtic register a good win at Palmerston Park today as they beat Queen of the South 5-2 with a hat-trick from Bobby Craig and one each from John McNamee and Frank Brogan. There are hopes that something may yet be salvaged from this disastrous season.

Tommy Gemmell scored

THREE – SATURDAY 16 MARCH 1968 – Celtic continue their pursuit of Rangers in the Scottish League with a good 3-0 win over Falkirk at Brockville on a windy and unpleasant day with goals from Willie Wallace, Bobby Lennox and a penalty from Tommy Gemmell. Sadly they are still two points behind Rangers.

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Alan Thompson scored from the penalty spot.

FOUR – WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2005 – In a game postponed form earlier in the season, Celtic beat Inverness 2-0 at Inverness in a performance which is described as “gritty” as Celtic have to work hard to beat the home side. The goals come from Craig Bellamy and Alan Thompson.

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Joe Ledley scored twice

FIVE – WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH 2011 – Inverness has been a bogey team for Celtic in the past, but on this occasion, Celtic get the better of them to earn a place in the Scottish Cup semi-final. The game having been postponed at the weekend, the crowd is reduced to 6064 but there is an agreeably high proportion of Celtic fans. Inverness go ahead with a penalty, but then Joe Ledley scores twice to win the day for Celtic.

Celtic in the Thirties by Matt Corr. Click on image to order