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CELTIC FC 1958/59

CELTIC FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 1958/1959

Scottish League:	Sixth
Scottish FA Cup:	Semi-Final
Scottish League Cup:	Semi-Final

Manager: Jimmy MCGRORY (1945 - 1965)

OPPONENTS	DATE	COMP	ISSUED	COMMENTS
Clyde	Aug 9	LC	yes	4-1.
AIRDRIE	Aug 13	LC	no	3-3.
ST MIRREN	Aug 16	LC	yes	3-0.
Clyde	Aug 20	Lge	yes	1-2.
CLYDE	Aug 23	LC	yes	2-0. Billy McNeill debut. Billy played for 17 seasons, making a record 831 appearances for Celtic and was the Captain of the famous Lisbon Lions that won the European Cup in 1967. As well as winning the European Cup, he won nine league championships (in a row), seven Scottish Cups and seven League Cups. He retired from playing after winning the Scottish Cup Final against Airdrie in 1975. He returned to Celtic as Manager (twice) and won another four league titles, three Scottish Cups and a League Cup, including a League and Cup Double in the clubs' centenary season of 1987/88. Beat that!
Airdrie	Aug 27	LC	yes	2-1.
St Mirren	Aug 30	LC	yes	3-6.
RANGERS	Sep 6	Lge	yes	2-2.
COWDENBEATH	Sep 10	LC	yes	2-0.
Kilmarnock	Sep 13	Lge	yes	4-1.
Cowdenbeath	Sep 17	LC	yes	8-1.
RAITH ROVERS	Sep 20	Lge	yes	3-1
Aberdeen	Sep 27	Lge	yes	1-3.
Partick Thistle	Oct 1	LCSF	yes	1-2.
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH	Oct 4	Lge	yes	3-1.
FALKIRK	Oct 11	Lge	yes	3-4.
Airdrie	Oct 18	Lge	yes	4-1.
THIRD LANARK	Oct 25	Lge	yes	3-1.
Dundee	Nov 1	Lge	yes	1-1.
Dunfermline Athletic	Nov 8	Lge	yes	1-0.
ST MIRREN	Nov 15	Lge	yes	3-3.
Partick Thistle	Nov 22	Lge	yes	0-2.
Hibernian	Nov 29	Lge	yes	2-3.
MOTHERWELL	Dec 6	Lge	yes	(Abandoned after 82 minutes played because of fog at 2-0 to Celtic, Auld and Divers scored)
STIRLING ALBION	Dec 13	Lge	yes	7-3. Colraine hat-trick.
Hearts	Dec 20	Lge	yes	1-1.
CLYDE	Dec 27	Lge	yes	3-1.
Rangers	Jan 1	Lge	yes	1-2.
MOTHERWELL	Jan 2	Lge	yes	3-3. (Postponed programme issued)
ABERDEEN	Jan 17	Lge	yes	(Postponed)
KILMARNOCK	Jan 21	Lge	yes	2-0.
Queen of the South	Jan 24	Lge	yes	2-2.
ALBION ROVERS	Jan 31	SC	yes	4-0, Jackson, Wilson (2), Kerr (og).
Falkirk	Feb 7	Lge	yes	2-3.
CLYDE	Feb 18	SC	yes	1-1, McVittie.
Third Lanark	Feb 21	Lge	yes	1-1.
Clyde	Feb 23	SCR	no	4-3, Wilson (2), McVittie, Peacock.
RANGERS	Feb 28	SC	yes	2-1, Divers, McVittie.
DUNDEE	Mar 4	Lge	no	1-1.
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC	Mar 7	Lge	yes	3-1.
AIRDRIE	Mar 10	Lge	yes	1-2.
Stirling Albion	Mar 16	SC	yes	3-1, Divers, Wilson, Lochhead.
St Mirren	Mar 18	Lge	no	1-0.
PARTICK THISTLE	Mar 21	Lge	yes	2-0.
ABERDEEN	Mar 25	Lge	no	4-0. (Postponed programme issued)
HIBERNIAN	Mar 28	Lge	yes	3-0.
St Mirren	Apr 4	SCSF	yes	0-4.
Raith Rovers	Apr 6	Lge	yes	1-3.
Motherwell	Apr 8	Lge	?	2-0.
Stirling Albion	Apr 11	Lge	yes	1-0.
HEARTS	Apr 18	Lge	yes	2-1.

GLASGOW CELTIC 1958/59
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OPPONENTS	DATE	COMP	ISSUED	COMMENTS
Selkirk	Sep 29	F	no	9-1
Brentford	Oct 21	F	yes	0-2
Motherwell	Nov 17	F	no	1-1. Lanark Spastic Ass.
Tarff Rovers	Feb 28	F	no	3-3.
Morton		F	no	1-3.

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