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CELTIC FC 1959/60

CELTIC FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 1959/1960

Scottish League:	Ninth
Scottish FA Cup:	Semi-Final
Scottish League Cup:	Section

Manager: Jimmy MCGRORY (1945 - 1965)

OPPONENTS	DATE	COMP	ISSUED	COMMENTS
Raith Rovers	Aug 8	LC	yes	1-2. Due to a printer's dispute this is a rare single sheet programme. Sold on ebay Nov 2005.
PARTICK THISTLE	Aug 12	LC	no	1-2.
Airdrie	Aug 15	LC	yes	2-4.
KILMARNOCK	Aug 19	Lge	no	2-0.
RAITH ROVERS	Aug 22	LC	yes	1-0.
Partick Thistle	Aug 26	LC	no	2-0.
AIRDRIE	Aug 29	LC	yes	2-2.
Rangers	Sep 5	Lge	yes	1-3.
HEARTS	Sep 12	Lge	yes	3-4.
Raith Rovers	Sep 19	Lge	yes	3-0.
CLYDE	Sep 26	Lge	yes	1-1. John Fallon debut. John spent 12 years at Celtic, much of the time playing second-fiddle to Frank Haffey, Roninie Simpson and Evan Williams but still managed to win two League Championships, two Scotish Cups and two League Cups. He was in the team that played in Celtic's first ever European match against Valencia in 1962. Other highlights were playing in both legs of the European Cup Winner Cup semi-final in 1964 and the 4-0 drubbing of Rangers in the 1969 Scottish Cup final. John still supports Celtic to this day (2009) and writes for the Mt90M Celtic fanzine.
Arbroath	Oct 3	Lge	yes	5-0.
ABERDEEN	Oct 10	Lge	yes	1-1.
Third Lanark	Oct 17	Lge	yes	2-4.
MOTHERWELL	Oct 24	Lge	yes	5-1.
Hibernian	Oct 31	Lge	yes	3-3.
AYR UNITED	Nov 7	Lge	yes	2-3.
DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC	Nov 14	Lge	yes	4-2.
Stirling Albion	Nov 21	Lge	yes	2-2.
Partick Thistle	Nov 28	Lge	yes	1-3.
DUNDEE	Dec 5	Lge	yes	2-3.
AIRDRIE	Dec 12	Lge	yes	0-0.
St Mirren	Dec 19	Lge	yes	3-0.
Kilmarnock	Dec 26	Lge	yes	1-2.
RANGERS	Jan 1	Lge	yes	0-1.
Hearts	Jan 2	Lge	yes	1-3.
RAITH ROVERS	Jan 9	Lge	yes	1-0.
Clyde	Jan 16	Lge	yes	3-3.
ARBROATH	Jan 23	Lge	yes	4-0.
Aberdeen	Feb 6	Lge	yes	2-3.
St Mirren	Feb 13	SC	yes	1-1, Byrne
ST MIRREN	Feb 24	SCR	no	4-4, Mochan (2), Divers (2).
ST MIRREN	Feb 29	SCR(2)	no	5-2, Neily Mochan scores 5 goals.
Elgin City	Mar 5	SC	yes	2-1, Divers, Smith
HIBERNIAN	Mar 7	Lge	no	1-0.
PARTICK THISTLE	Mar 12	SC	yes	2-0, Smith, Colrain
Ayr United	Mar 16	Lge	?	1-1.
Dunfermline Athletic	Mar 19	Lge	yes	2-3.
Motherwell	Mar 21	Lge	yes	2-1.
STIRLING ALBION	Mar 26	Lge	yes	1-1.
THIRD LANARK	Mar 28	Lge	no	4-0.
Rangers	Apr 2	SCSF	yes	1-1, Chalmers
Rangers	Apr 6	SCSFR	no	1-4, Mochan
PARTICK THISTLE	Apr 12	Lge	no	2-4.
Dundee	Apr 16	Lge	yes	0-2.
Airdrie	Apr 18	Lge	no	5-2. Stevie Chalmers hat-trick.
ST MIRREN	Apr 30	Lge	yes	3-3.

GLASGOW CELTIC 1959/60
FRIENDLIES

Wolverhampton Wanderers 12/10/59 Sunderland FC 30/01/60 Sparts Rotterdam 14/05/60 Cork Hibernians 22/05/60 Limerick 24/05/60 Drumcondra Select 26/05/60

OPPONENTS	DATE	COMP	ISSUED	COMMENTS
WOLVERHAMPTON	Oct 12	F	yes	0-2. First ever floodlight match at Celtic Park.
EVERTON	Jan 27	F	no	1-0. Carroll scored for Celtic.
Sunderland	Jan 30	F	yes	1-7.
SPARTA ROTTERDAM	May 14	F	yes	5-1. Dutch Week in Glasgow. Celtic wore numbers for the first time in this match - on the shorts.
Derry City	May 19	F	no	3-0.
Cork Hibernians	May 22	F	yes	6-3.
Limerick AFC	May 24	F	yes	3-3. In aid of the Colgan Fund.
Drumcondra Select	May 26	F	yes	6-0. Exhibition match in aid of St Joseph's School for the blind.

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