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CELTIC FC 1961/62

CELTIC FIXTURES, RESULTS and PROGRAMMES 1961/1962

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

Manager: Jimmy MCGRORY (1945 - 1965)

OPPONENTS	DATE	COMP	ISSUED	COMMENTS
Partick Thistle	Aug 12	LC	yes
ST JOHNSTONE	Aug 16	LC	no
Hibernian	Aug 19	LC	yes
Kilmarnock	Aug 23	Lge	no	3-2.
PARTICK THISTLE	Aug 26	LC	yes
St Johnstone	Aug 30	LC	no
HIBERNIAN	Sep 2	LC	yes
THIRD LANARK	Sep 9	Lge	yes	1-0.
Rangers	Sep 16	Lge	yes	2-2.
DUNDEE UNITED	Sep 23	Lge	yes	3-1.
Falkirk	Sep 30	Lge	yes	3-1.
St Johnstone	Oct 7	Lge	no	(Postponed)
STIRLING ALBION	Oct 14	Lge	yes	5-0. John (Yogi) Hughes hat-trick.
St Johnstone	Oct 18	Lge	no	3-0.
Hearts	Oct 21	Lge	yes	1-2.
DUNFERMLINE ATH'	Oct 28	Lge	yes	2-1.
Dundee	Nov 4	Lge	yes	1-2.
ST MIRREN	Nov 11	Lge	yes	(Postponed)
ST MIRREN	Nov 15	Lge	no	7-1. (Postponed programme issued)
AIRDRIE	Nov 18	Lge	yes	3-0.
Aberdeen	Nov 25	Lge	yes	0-0.
PARTICK THISTLE	Dec 2	Lge	yes	5-1.
COWDENBEATH	Dec 9	SC	yes	(Postponed)
COWDENBEATH	Dec 13	SC	no	5-1, Jackson, Hughes, Chalmers (2), Divers. (Postponed programme issued).
HIBERNIAN	Dec 16	Lge	yes	4-3. John Divers hat-trick.
Raith Rovers	Dec 23	Lge	yes	4-0.
Motherwell	Dec 30	Lge	yes	(Postponed)
RANGERS	Jan 1	Lge	yes	(Postponed)
Third Lanark	Jan 2	Lge	no	(Postponed)
KILMARNOCK	Jan 6	Lge	no	2-2.
Third Lanark	Jan 10	Lge	P	1-1.
Dundee United	Jan 13	Lge	yes	5-4.
FALKIRK	Jan 20	Lge	yes	3-0.
MOTHERWELL	Jan 22	Lge	no	1-1.
Morton	Jan 27	SC	yes	3-1, Carroll, Divers, Jackson
ST JOHNSTONE	Feb 3	Lge	yes	3-1.
Stirling Albion	Feb 10	Lge	yes	1-0.
Hearts	Feb 17	SC	yes	4-3, Divers (2), Chalmers, Crerand
HEARTS	Feb 21	Lge	no	2-2.
Dunfermline	Feb 24	Lge	yes	3-0.
DUNDEE	Mar 3	Lge	yes	2-1. Bobby Lennox debut. Bobby (nicknamed the "buzz-bomb" or "Lemon") played for Celtic until 1980 (except for a period between March and August 1978 when he starred in the USA for a brand new club called Houston Hurricane in Texas). He had an incredible career at Celtic winning a record 11 League Championships and 8 Scottish Cups. He also played in two European Cup finals - winning in 1967 and was runner-up in 1970. Bobby scored 297 competitive goals for celtic. He was capped 10 times for Scotland (including the 3-2 victory against World champions England in 1967) and was honoured by H. M. the Queen with an M.B.E. in July 1981. He was 36 years old when, as the last of the Lisbon Lions, he was forced to retire from playing through injury and immediately took over as coach of the Celtic Reserve team under manager Billy McNeill.
THIRD LANARK	Mar 10	SC	yes	4-4, Chalmers (2), Brogan, Hughes
Third Lanark	Mar 14	SCR	no	4-0, Chalmers, Hughes (2), Byrne
Airdrie	Mar 17	Lge	yes	0-1.
ABERDEEN	Mar 24	Lge	yes	2-0.
St Mirren	Mar 26	Lge	no	5-0.
St Mirren	Mar 31	SCSF	yes	1-3, Byrne
Partick Thistle	Apr 4	Lge	no	2-1.
Hibernian	Apr 7	Lge	yes	1-1.
RANGERS	Apr 9	Lge	no	1-1. (Postponed programme issued)
RAITH ROVERS	Apr 21	Lge	yes	0-1.
Motherwell	Apr 23	Lge	yes	4-0.

CELTIC F.C. 1961/62
FRIENDLIES

OPPONENTS	DATE	COMP	ISSUED	COMMENTS
MOTHERWELL	Apr 28	F	no	2-2.
Erskine Juniors X1	unknown	F	no	4-3.

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